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Beckett on Film
A rare opportunity to experience the 19 films, shorts and features,from many different filmmakers and actors, of the Beckett on Filmproject produced by Michael Colgan and Alan Moloney.
Rockaby                            Directed by Richard Eyre and starring Penelope.Wilton
Act Without Words I      Directed by Karel Reisz and starring Sean Foley with music by Michael Nyman
That Time                         Directed by Charles Garrad and starring Niall Buggy
12.40 – 1.30pm
Saturday 31 AugustThe Hub
Tickets £4 per screening
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Beckett on Film A rare opportunity to experience the 19 films, shorts and features,from many different filmmakers and actors, of the Beckett on Filmproject produced by Michael Colgan and Alan Moloney. Act Without Words II    Directed by Enda Hughes and starring Pat Kinevane and Marcello MagniA Piece of Monologue    Directed by Robin Lefevre and starring Stephen Brennan Play                                    Directed by Anthony Minghella and starring Alan Rickman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Juliet Stephenson3.40pm – 4.30pm Saturday 31 AugustThe Hub Tickets £4 per screeningSpecial Offer Buy a ticket for 3 to 6 screenings and save 20% or for 7 to 9 screenings and save 30%! eif.co.uk/beckettonfilm

Nigel Osborne, composer and former Reid Professor of Music, explores the complexities of music, mind and the application of technology in a therapeutic setting.
Chaired by Raymond MacDonald, Professor of Music Psychology and Improvisation, and introduced by Dorothy Miell, Vice Principal and Head of Humanities and Social Science.
Friday 30 August 2.30pm
1 hour and 30 minutes approximately
The Hub
Tickets £6
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Shaping Things: Artefacts and the 3D Printer In this workshop led by Chris Speed, you can play at 3D Chinese whispers, adapting objectsand artefacts using time-lapse technology until they no longer resemble their original form. Friday 30 August 12 noon 4 hours approximately Sculpture Court, Edinburgh College of Art Tickets £6

Cultural Dialogue August 2012 saw the inaugural Edinburgh International Culture Summit, an event that brought together Culture Ministers and officials from over 30 nations for a series of conversations about forging international dialogue through culture. Initiated by the Edinburgh International Festival in partnership with the British Council, Scottish Government and UK Government and hosted by the Scottish Parliament, the success of this event was a powerful reminder in a fractured world of a belief in the power ofculture and the arts to transform individual lives and national ambitions. A panel, including British Council Chief Executive Martin Davidson and Festival Director Jonathan Mills, discusses the role of arts and culture in facilitating international dialogue and understanding. Chaired by broadcaster James Naughtie. Friday 30 August 5.00pmThe HubTickets £61 hour approximately

Beckett at the Festival Beckett on Film Producer of the Beckett on Film project, Michael Colgan discusses the challenges in creating thisextraordinary film collection. Friday 30 August 12 noon1 hour approximately   The Hub Tickets £6 eif.co.uk/beckettevents

Synthetic Biology: Where Organic Meets Digital
In this lecture demonstration Alan Murray, Head of the School of Design at ECA, shows us howsynthetic biologists, designers, artists, engineers and computer scientists can work together.
Thursday 29 August 12 noon
2 hours approximately
Sculpture Court, Edinburgh College of Art
Tickets £6

Professor of Communication, Arts and Religion Jolyon Mitchell hosts a discussion with historian,broadcaster and author Bettany Hughes and Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic and InterreligiousStudies, on the relationships between research and the media and the demands of addressing differentaudiences.
Thursday 29 August 5.00pm
1 hour approximately
The Hub
Tickets £6
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Ensemble musikFabrik Members of Ensemble musikFabrik talk to composer John Harris about their unique artistic vision. Thursday 29 August 12 noon Supported byGordon Fraser Charitable Trust The Hub Tickets £6 45 minutes approximately eif.co.uk/conversations

Art and Technology Professor of Epistemics Jon Oberlander, Professor of Composition and Electroacoustic Composition Peter Nelson, and Chris Speed of the Edinburgh College of Art discuss historical, conceptual and philosophical relationships between the performing arts and technology. Chaired by theatre specialist Olga Taxidou. Thursday 29 August 2.30pm 1 hour approximately The Hub Tickets £6 eif.co.uk/university