Film Festivals

Now the UK's buzziest animation event, Scotland Loves Anime returns for its tenth edition. Festival director Andrew Partridge talks us through its history and recommends some of this year's highlights, including the new film from the mind behind Your Name Read more »

The Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival is back with a tasty menu of award-winning Spanish cinema as well as a literal tasty menu with Scottish chef Michael Innes Read more »

SQIFF turns five this month, with a zesty programme including a celebration of ballroom culture, films on Latinx legends and Janelle Monáe's Dirty Computer. The festival's coordinator and co-founder, Helen Wright, tells us more Read more »

Africa in Motion's collaborative approach to curation and ambitious scope has produced another lively, polyphonic programme. In this 14th edition, Afrofuturism, VR and gaming sit beside the oldest surviving feature film by an African-American director Read more »

This year's Take One Action opens with timely doc Push, which takes a compelling deep dive into global housing issues. We speak to Push's director, Fredrik Gertten, who explains that the current crisis is much more complex than rampant gentrification Read more »