Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle star Karen Gillan has been named patron of the Edinburgh International Film Festival's The Young & the Wild strand, which aims to increase the festival's programming of screenings and events for young people.

Deputy Artistic Director of the festival Diane Henderson commented 'For our 72nd Festival in June we're delighted to be able to expand on our popular youth strand The Young & the Wild. To have support from Karen Gillan, one of Scotland's most treasured and successful actor/writer/directors, is a huge honour for us. Karen is already one of our esteemed Honorary Patrons and to have this additional support from her means a great deal to all of us here at EIFF'.