2445 movie buffs deliver verdict on Inverness Film Festival as curtain drops on wide-ranging Eden Court event

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THE top pick of attendees at the 21st Inverness Film Festival has been revealed as the curtain comes down on the eagerly anticipated event for another year.

A moving portrait of social documentary photographer and trailblazer Tish Murtha, who dedicated her life to documenting the lives of working-class communities in north-east England, took top spot to scoop the Audience Award.

That was decided by the votes of the 2445 people who came to see films programmed by festival director, Paul Macdonald-Taylor.

Members of the audience were invited to share their views on films watched with an instant rating on the way out.

As they filed out of the darkness after the end credits rolled, they would be invited to share a rating from 1 to 5 on a tablet. The event ran from Friday, November 3 to Thursday, November 9.

The IFF has a track record of screening dozens of films that go on to awards success and classic status. The organisers say that some of the films go on to become must-see arthouse essentials, others will "change the way you see the world".

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The top four chosen after preferences were collated were:

1. Tish

2. Loch Ness: They Created a Monster

3. The Holdovers

4. Driving Madeleine

The event started very close to home with John MacLaverty’s Loch Ness: They Created A Monster, documenting the rivalry of Nessie hunters in the 1970s.

International cinema includes films from Georgia, Laos, Mongolia, Germany and France.

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📽️ Huge thanks to the 2445 people who came to the 21st #InvFilmFest and voted for our Audience Award.

Here are your top 4 films! Thanks to @ModernFilmsEnt and @paulsng for letting us screen the fantastic winner.

1. Tish
2. @LochNess_TCAM
3. The Holdovers
4. Driving Madeleine pic.twitter.com/UWlUKw39eo

— Inverness Film Festival (@InvFilmFest) November 10, 2023

>Browse Eden Court's films for the next few weeks here. Did you catch any of the top 4 – or did you choose differently? Email newsdesk@hnmedia.co.uk

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