Film Festivals
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FilmSubversive Shorts: How Eastern Bloc animators evaded Soviet censors
This year's Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival opens with a programme of animation made during the tail end of Soviet rule. Czech filmmaker Michaela Pavlátová tells us how artistic freedom and creativity for animation flourished during this era Read more »| 24 Sep 2024 -
FilmTarsem Singh on arthouse epic The Fall
From the archives, our 2008 interview with The Fall director Tarsem Singh on the inspirations behind – and reaction to – his globe-spanning epic Read more »| 24 Sep 2024 -
FilmOn Falling
Laura Carreira’s workplace drama On Falling does Ken Loach better than Ken Loach – it's a deeply moving depiction of emotional purgatory in working-class Scotland Read more »| 23 Sep 2024 -
FilmScotland on Screen: In Praise of Far-Flung Film Festivals
Love films? Like to travel? Adore the scenic beauty of Scotland? Dig wild swimming? If so, we recommend you consider a trip to a far-flung film festival like Sea Change in Tiree or LandxSea in Montrose Read more »| 06 Sep 2024 -
FilmScottish Queer International Film Festival announces 2024 programme
SQIFF returns for its ninth annual celebration of LGBTQIA+ filmmaking talent with a five-day festival that includes a documentary on the lesbian Greek paradise Lesvos, an installation celebrating the much-missed Bonjour, and a lively short film programme Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
FilmEIFF 2024: *smiles and kisses you*
A man's relationship with an AI doll is the heart of this engaging, humane but slightly repetitive documentary Read more »| 21 Aug 2024
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MusicSince Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scottish Girl Bands
Ahead of its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, we chat to Carla J. Easton to find out more about new documentary Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands Read more »| 06 Aug 2024 -
FilmFølkløric: Glasgow Short Film Festival's folk horror strand
One of the highlights of Glasgow Short Film Festival this year is Følkløric, a two-part strand of shorts exploring traditional and contemporary visions of folklore. The strand's co-curators, Grace Feinmann and Heather Bradshaw, introduce their concept Read more »| 12 Mar 2024 -
FilmLa Chimera
Josh O’Connor plays a grave robber in the ethereal new film from Happy as Lazzaro director Alice Rohrwacher Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
FilmIo Capitano
Two Senegalese teenagers embark on a treacherous migration to Europe in Io Capitano, the latest film from Italian director Matteo Garrone Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
FilmCiaran Lyons and Lorn Macdonald on Tummy Monster
Ahead of the world premiere of Tummy Monster at Glasgow Film Festival, we speak to its director (Ciaran Lyons) and star (Lorn Macdonald) about making this ambitious, go-for-broke, micro-budget feature Read more »| 26 Feb 2024 -
FilmTen films to see at Glasgow Film Festival 2024
Super-lean siege thrillers, magic-realist comedies, archive documentaries and time-travelling romances – here are ten must-watch films from Glasgow Film Festival 2024 Read more »| 23 Feb 2024 -
FilmGlasgow Short Film Festival 2024: Archive, community and folklore
GSFF is back with a sparkling programme including newly-unearthed Bill Douglas shorts, little-seen work from a Mexican feminist group, some subversive folklore films and a strand in defiance of oppression Read more »| 20 Feb 2024 -
FilmViggo Mortensen, George Mackay set for Glasgow Film Festival
Rose Glass, Maxine Peake, George Mackay and Viggo Mortensen are among the stars set to appear at the 20th edition of the Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 15 Feb 2024 -
FilmEdinburgh Film Festival announce £50,000 Sean Connery Prize
The Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced two huge prizes for this year’s edition: one for best short film and one for best feature Read more »| 14 Feb 2024