Film Events
Stay up to date with current and upcoming film events. Here you’ll find info on approaching film festivals, and interviews with festival curators.
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FestivalsPuppet Masters: resistance in stop-motion animation
New stop-motion films from directors Alain Ughetto and Claude Barras, which screen at French Film Festival UK, tell intensely personal stories and harness the revolutionary potential of this old-school animation technique Read more »| 01 Aug 2025 -
Film EventsTen films to see at Edinburgh Film Festival 2025
Here are ten titles to add to your Edinburgh Film Festival watchlist, from sparky dramas to documentaries about competitive porridge-making Read more »| 30 Jul 2025 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: August 2025
Cinema Rediscovered goes on tour, some classics from Comic Strip Presents... screen at the Fringe, and Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud gives us a new arthouse trilogy we didn't know we needed in our lives Read more »| 28 Jul 2025 -
FestivalsEdinburgh International Film Festival reveals 2025 programme
EIFF is back with new venues, James Bond and Budd Boetticher retrospectives, new films from Andrew Kotting, Paul Andrew Williams and Charlie Shackleton and on-stage talks from Andrea Arnold and Ben Wheatley Read more »| 02 Jul 2025 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: July 2025
This month, check out the newly renovated Filmhouse, celebrate Pride at GFT, enjoy some alfresco cinema at Queen's Park and catch lots of films on 35mm Read more »| 30 Jun 2025 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: June 2025
There's a bunch of film festivals this month, Glasgow Film Theatre celebrates two great filmmakers named Michael and Cameo brings David Lynch's legendary TV show Twin Peaks to the big screen Read more »| 28 May 2025
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Film EventsScottish Film Events: May 2025
May's cinema highlights include three great film festivals (Alchemy, Falastine and Folk Film Gathering) plus GFT's 51st birthday and the Cameo showing some David Lynch love Read more »| 29 Apr 2025 -
FestivalsFalastin Film Festival returns for 2025
Falastin Film Festival, the new and urgent Palestinian film festival in Scotland, returns for its second edition with an expanded programme. We look at how the event goes beyond passive film watching to foster a space of learning, solidarity and action Read more »| 28 Apr 2025 -
FestivalsSpring Breakers: Five Great Scottish Film Festivals
There's a glut of great film festivals happening in Scotland this spring, covering a myriad of subjects and forms. We look forward to five of them Read more »| 25 Apr 2025 -
FilmGlasgow Film Theatre reveal 2025 birthday programme
The Glasgow cinema will celebrate its 51st birthday this May with a month-long programme that includes a David Lynch season and loads of classics back on the big screen, with some screenings on 35mm and 70mm Read more »| 09 Apr 2025 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: April 2025
The CCA makes a welcome return, physical media love letter Kim's Video goes on tour, and the essential Derek Jarman and Chantal Akerman retrospectives continue at GFT Read more »| 31 Mar 2025 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: March 2025
This March, expect many film festivals, unmissable retrospectives on two hugely influential filmmakers and a whole load of Q&A screenings for new work Read more »| 28 Feb 2025 -
FestivalsGlasgow Film Festival announces guests for 2025
Actors Tim Roth, Ed Harris and George MacKay, directors John Maclean and Laura Carreira, and Formula One star Damon Hill are just some of the talent coming to Glasgow Film Festival this year Read more »| 05 Feb 2025 -
FestivalsHippFest returns for its 15th edition
Scotland's silent film festival – HippFest – is back with another crackerjack lineup of classics and recently uncovered gems that will be accompanied by some brilliantly talented musicians Read more »| 04 Feb 2025 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: February 2025
Scottish cinemas begin their tributes to the late, great David Lynch, the Japan Touring Programme returns and there are a few unique ways to experience Brady Corbet's Oscar-nominated epic The Brutalist this month Read more »| 04 Feb 2025