Trainspotting producer appointed to chair Edinburgh International Film Festival

Movie producer Andrew Macdonald (left) – seen here with director Danny Boyle – has been appointed new chair of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (Yui Mok/PA)

The producer of films including Trainspotting, 28 Days Later and The Beach has been announced as the new chair of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) – less than a year after administrators were called in.

Andrew Macdonald said he was now looking forward to “helping build long-term success” for the event, which was first staged in 1947 and is the world’s longest continually-running film festival.