HE is credited with restoring red-carpet glamour to the Edinburgh International Film Festival, culminating in a star-studded UK premiere of the blockbuster animation Brave.

As the last of the champagne bottles were cleared away after the Disney-Pixar movie closed the festival, artistic director Chris Fujiwara revealed he hopes to stay on after his contract expires in September.

The film critic, author and lecturer, who took over the ailing festival last year with a reduced budget reported to be in the region of £1.5m, told The Herald: "I very much want to stay.

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