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27/04/2026

“Absolutely brilliant.”

Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews is over for another year and we’re looking back on just one of the highlights from this year’s festival.

Renowned film composer Craig Armstrong. treated us to reflections on his career and his approach to creating film scores, before St Andrews music scholars and associate teachers performed three stunning pieces of his work from Far from the Madding Crowd, Moulin Rouge! and World Trade Center.

Here are some of the reactions from those lucky enough to be in the room for such an captivating session.

Sands 2026 marked its milestone fifth edition with a significant increase in box office income, increasing by nearly 50%...
25/04/2026

Sands 2026 marked its milestone fifth edition with a significant increase in box office income, increasing by nearly 50%.

Here are just some of the other impressive stats racked up over the festival weekend…

📸: Euan Cherry for Getty and the Sands marketing team

24/04/2026

It’s already a week since began with an engaging and thought-provoking academic and industry conference, kicking off an incredible weekend of film and discussion that celebrated storytelling in all its forms.

Our director Ania Trzebiatowska spoke to Deadline, reflecting on the milestone fifth edition of the festival.

“This year feels like a real step forward for Sands,” she said. “We’ve seen audiences not only return but engage more deeply with the programme – reflected in a significant increase in box office income and a real sense of trust in what we’re building here.”

Read the full article here: https://deadline.com/2026/04/sands-ania-trzebiatowska-fifth-edition-1236867808/

~AGBO

23/04/2026

Four days on from the end of and we're still basking in all the lovely feedback we've had about this year's festival.

Here's just some of the kind words from our incredible guests.

Whether you were fortunate enough to be in the audience for Moving Pictures: The Poetry of Cinema and Vice Versa – An af...
22/04/2026

Whether you were fortunate enough to be in the audience for Moving Pictures: The Poetry of Cinema and Vice Versa – An afternoon with Charlie Kaufman and Eva H.D. or not - you are strongly encouraged to look up the poems that Eva and Charlie shared with us in an unforgettably beautiful event...

To the Woman Crying Uncontrollably in the Next Stall by Kim Addonizio
The Mercy by Philip Levine
Falling and Flying by Jack Gilbert
I Thought on His Desire for Three Days by Linda Gregg
The beginning of Welcome to These Lines by Leonard Cohen
night vision by Lucille Clifton

21/04/2026

“When you make a film, you have to market it with that same kind of passion.”

From discussing her first internship at the Golden Globes to her work as Chief Marketing Officer at AGBO, Marian Koltai-Levine shared invaluable insights into her career during her This Much I Know… session at .

It’s the final day of and there’s still so much to go, including two This Much I Know... sessions with AGBO chief mark...
19/04/2026

It’s the final day of and there’s still so much to go, including two This Much I Know... sessions with AGBO chief marketing officer Marian Koltai-Levine and Oscar winning production designer James Price, a very special event with Charlie Kaufman and Eva H.D. and, of course, two more amazing films.

You can still book tickets at sands-iff.com

Here’s a round-up of just some of the highlights from Day 1.

📸: Ewan Cherry for Getty

🎥 The final day of Sands 26 is here. 🎥 One last chance to catch standout documentaries, essential conversations, and ton...
19/04/2026

🎥 The final day of Sands 26 is here. 🎥

One last chance to catch standout documentaries, essential conversations, and tonight’s Closing Film at the Byre.
✨ What’s on today (Sun 19 April):
🕚 11.00am – André Is an Idiot
🕐 1.00pm – This Much I Know… with Angela Russo-Otstot
🕑 2.00pm – Cutting Through Rocks
🕓 4.00pm – This Much I Know… with James Price
🕔 5.00pm – Moving Pictures: The Poetry of Cinema and Vice Versa. An Afternoon with Charlie Kaufman and Eva H.D.
🕗 8.00pm – Closing Film: Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda)

🎟️ BOOK NOW at sands-iff.com or call 01334 475 000.

Thanks to Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews founding sponsors the Russo Brothers, the University of St An...
18/04/2026

Thanks to Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews founding sponsors the Russo Brothers, the University of St Andrews’ Department of Film Studies is offering a Russo Brothers Scholarship to an MLitt student joining the Film Studies programme for the academic year 2026-2027.

Applicants must be applying for a full-time MLitt course due to start in September 2026.

Applicants can apply to either of the two Mlitt courses offered in the Department of Film Studies, the MLitt in Film Studies or the International Masters in Audiovisual and Cinema Studies (IMACS).

The Russo Brothers Scholarship offers the successful applicant £7,500 towards tuition fees in the Film Studies Mlitt programmes during the coming academic year.

For more information and how to apply follow the link: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/scholarships/scholarships-catalogue/school-of-philosophical-anthropological-and-film-studies/russo-brothers-mlitt-scholarship-in-film-studies/

The application period closes on Wednesday 29 April.

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