Find out more about the British films on show at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival, including competition winners Brothers Of The Head and London To Brighton...

DAY TWELVE: CARGO Actor Peter Mullan discusses his attraction to water, and the problems of moving from documentary to drama.

DAY ELEVEN: SHOOT THE MESSENGER Director Ngozi Onwurah and writer Sharon Foster on their provocative drama.

DAY TEN: DEAD MAN'S CARDS Meet James Marquand and James McMartin, the men behind the Liverpool western.

DAY NINE: KZ Watch director Rex Bloomstein discuss his powerful new documentary. (CONTAINS SCENES SHOT AT CONCENTRATION CAMP)

DAY EIGHT: COLOUR ME KUBRICK Brian W Cook and Anthony Frewin discuss their outrageous Alan Conway biopic.

DAY SEVEN: SOMEONE ELSE Col Spector and Radha Chakraborty on their low budget unromantic comedy.

DAY SIX: LONDON TO BRIGHTON Paul Andrew Williams discusses his acclaimed directorial debut.

DAY FIVE: THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS Photographer-turned-director Rankin talks about his debut low budget feature.

DAY FOUR: BROTHERS OF THE HEAD Directors Louis Pepe and Keith Fulton and stars Harry and Luke Treadaway share some brotherly love.

DAY THREE: THE KILLING OF JOHN LENNON Director Andrew Piddington and actor Jonas Ball on their Mark Chapman biopic.

DAY TWO: SNOW CAKE Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman at the premiere of their comedy-drama.

DAY ONE: THE FLYING SCOTSMAN Watch highlights from the opening night premiere of The Flying Scotsman.

Brothers Of The Head and London To Brighton were the big winners at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival awards ceremony. Brothers Of The Head won the Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature Film, while Paul Andrew Williams received the Skillset New Directors Award for his debut feature, London To Brighton.

Presenting the Michael Powell Award to writer Tony Grisoni and stars Luke and Harry Treadaway, Jury President John Hurt praised Brothers Of The Head for telling its story cinematically and powerfully, whilst admitting that it won by a short, er, head from London To Brighton. After thanking cast, crew and directors Louis Pepe and Keith Fulton, Tony Grisoni also thanked US producer Bingham Ray for his original development money. "I like weird f***ed-up stuff," Ray had told the writer. He won't be disappointed by the end result.

Paul Andrew Williams, meanwhile, was praised for the "tautness" of his script and the execution which was "cinematic, emotionally powerful and simply and beautifully shot".

You can see our Brothers Of The Head interviews in the Day Four video, while London To Brighton is featured on Day Six. Both films will be released in the UK this autumn: Brothers on 7th October; London To Brighton in November.

Adrian Hennigan | Published 26 August 06

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