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'MOBILE phones are to be temporarily confiscated during performances at this year's Edinburgh Film Festival in a crackdown on movie piracy.

Guests at many festival screenings, including world and international premieres, will be asked to hand over their phones for the duration of the film.

The extra security, which has been likened to checking a bag or coat before going into the theatre, is to be run by professional agencies who have provided the same service for major premieres in London.

The companies are being hired and paid for by film distributors anxious to keep their best films away from the pirates.

And it is likely that even celebrities such as Elijah Wood and Richard E Grant will be asked to turn over their mobiles like everyone else.'

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