Festival (2005 film)

Festival
DVD cover
Directed by	Annie Griffin
Produced by	Christopher Young
Written by	Annie Griffin
Starring	Chris O'Dowd; Daniela Nardini; Stephen Mangan; Clive Russell
Music by	Jim Sutherland
Cinematography	Daniel Cohen
Editing by	William Webb
Distributed by	Pathé
Release date(s)	15 July 2005
Running time	107 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Festival is a 2005 British black comedy film about a number of people at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe directed by Annie Griffin. The general shots of the festival were filmed during the 2004 event.

Main characters and sub plots

The characters' stories become interconnected.

• Faith (Lyndsey Marshal) arrives in Edinburgh to put on her one-person play about Dorothy Wordsworth. She finds companionship with Brother Mike (Clive Russell), who is performing a show about paedophile priests, before eventually revealing himself as one.
• Tommy O'Dwyer (Chris O'Dowd) - an Irish stand-up, who tries to seduce local radio host Joan Gerrard (Daniela Nardini).
• Sean Sullivan (Stephen Mangan) - famous comedian. He antagonises many people, especially Gerrard and his fellow jurors at the Comedy Awards. His alcoholic assistant, Petra (Raquel Cassidy), feels particularly put-upon.
• Joan Gerard (Daniela Nardini) - local radio host covering the festival. An early argument with Sullivan during a live radio interview sets the tone for their antagonistic relationship. She is also a juror for the Comedy Awards. Sullivan taunts her during the discussion sessions because of her acquaintance with O'Dwyer, who is nominated.
• Nicky Romanowski (Lucy Punch) - ambitious young hack comedienne and Award nominee.
• Micheline Menzies (Amelia Bullmore) - wife of an Edinburgh lawyer who is suffering from post natal depression, and runs off with a Canadian fringe festival actor Rick (Jonah Lotan).

External links

• Annie Griffin on Festival
• BBC.co.uk - links to professional reviews
• Future Movies Interview with Annie Griffin
• Festival at the Internet Movie Database