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IT'S a long way from the police station incident room. But a retired CID detective from Lothian and Borders Police is about to rub shoulders with the Hollywood elite when his two short films are screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
Former DCI Ronnie Mackintosh, 51, who is now studying advanced film practice and screenwriting at Napier University's Screen Academy of Scotland, has had two shorts accepted at the festival, where they will be viewed later this month by the cream of the international film community.
One of his films, The Neighbours, stars Harry Potter actor Peter Mullan and was directed by the respected Scottish actor and director Davie McKay. His other film, Small Gifts, was co-produced by Atonement director Joe Wright and stars Bend it like Beckham star Shaheen Khan.
Mullan, who won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1998 for his role in Ken Loach's film...