Toy Story 3 - To Edinburgh...and beyond!
The Edinburgh International Film Festival and The Walt Disney Company are delighted to announce today that Disney / Pixar's TOY STORY 3 will have a Special 3D Gala screening at this year's Festival on Saturday 19 June.
Edinburgh, Scotland – 27 April 2010
The Edinburgh International Film Festival and The Walt Disney Company are delighted to announce today that Disney / Pixar's TOY STORY 3 will have a Special 3D Gala screening at this year's Festival on Saturday 19 June. The audience in Edinburgh will be the first in the UK to see TOY STORY 3in 3D after its opening in the United States the previous day.
Attending the red carpet at Cineworld Edinburgh to greet audiences will be the film's exuberant rough-and-tumble cowgirl Jessie and the toys' dependable leader, everyone's favourite cowboy sheriff, Woody.
Continuing to follow the thrilling adventures of Woody, Buzz Lightyear and other familiar faces ten years since we saw them last, TOY STORY 3 also introduces a host of fourteen new characters. Directed by Lee Unkrich (FINDING NEMO; MONSTERS, INC.), the voice cast for TOY STORY 3 reunites Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack and others with TOY STORY newcomers including Timothy Dalton as Mr Pricklepants and Michael Keaton as Ken.
Buzz, Woody and the gang face an uncertain future as Andy gears up for college. When the toys unexpectedly land in a room full of untamed tots who can't wait to get their sticky little fingers on them, it's pandemonium as they try to stay together, ensuring "no toy gets left behind." In an adventure as big as the others in the TOY STORY series, Disney/Pixar goes to the very heart of friendship and the very special relationship between kids and the toys that they play with.
The exclusive Special 3D Gala will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the TOY STORY trilogy.
The first TOY STORY film, directed by John Lasseter in 1995, was a phenomenal success and set an industry precedent as the first full-length feature film created entirely with CG animation, and when TOY STORY 2 opened five years later, it was the biggest box office hit of the year. This Gala builds on Disney's longstanding relationship with the EIFF that has produced Festival premieres including Disney•Pixar's Academy Award-winning WALL•E and RATATOUILLE in recent years.
Hannah McGill, EIFF Artistic Director said: "I'm excited about Toy Story 3 on so many levels. It's fantastic to continue our relationship with Pixar. It's a great thrill to have a key 3D film in the Festival, and to be able to provide such a treat for our younger audience members. And to have the first screening after it's unveiled in the US is an incredible honour for us. This is going to be one of the highlights of the Festival, and I'm looking forward to working with our friends at Disney to make it truly spectacular!"
Tickets for the Special Gala screening will go on sale from 12 noon on Thursday 3 June at the EIFF Box Office and online at www.edfilmfest.org.uk.
Exclusive new artwork has just become available for TOY STORY 3. Please contact Vicky Lewis in the Disney Studios press office on Vicky.Lewis@disney.com for usage.
Images and production notes for TOY STORY 3 can be downloaded at www.image.net
TOY STORY 3 Official Website: www.disney.co.uk/toystory
TOY STORY 3 is on general release in the UK on 23July and is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK
The Edinburgh International Film Festival 16 - 27 June 2010
Press & Industry Accreditation opens online from 19 April
The full EIFF 2010 Programme Launch is on Tuesday 1 June
EIFF Box Office opens at 12 noon, Thursday 3 June
About the Edinburgh International Film Festival:
Since 1947, the Edinburgh International Film Festival has devoted itself to discovering and promoting the very best in international cinema - and to embracing, celebrating and debating changes and developments in the global film industry. Intimate in its scale, ambitious in its scope, and fuelled by pure passion for cinema in all its manifestations, EIFF seeks to expose the cutting edge of new film talent, in a setting steeped in history.
Notable films premiered in recent years have included: THE HURT LOCKER, MOON, FISHTANK, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, SOMERS TOWN, MAN ON WIRE, WALL•E, CONTROL, KNOCKED UP, RATATOUILLE, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, TSOTSI, BILLY ELLIOT, AMORES PERROS and AMÉLIE.
The EIFF is supported by:
The UK Film Council through its Lottery-supported Film Festival Fund.
The UK Film Council is the Government backed lead agency for film in the UK. They aim to make sure that the UK has a dynamic film industry fit for the digital age and to help UK audiences enjoy the best of British and world cinema.
Scottish Screen – the national development agency for the screen industries in Scotland.
Event Scotland - working to make Scotland one of the world's leading event destinations.
City of Edinburgh Council, Culture and Sport Division, Corporate Services Department.
Cineworld is proud to be a sponsor of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Standard Life are delighted to continue their partner sponsorship of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
