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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FestivalsAlchemy Film & Moving Image Festival returns in-person
As Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival returns, its directors tell us to expect a more focused festival with community, collaboration and local filmmaking at its heart Read more »| 29 Apr 2022 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: April 2022
April's film highlights include a Nicole Holofcener season in Glasgow, a Sidney Poitier retrospective at Filmhouse, and the in-person return of Alchemy Film Festival Read more »| 30 Mar 2022 -
FestivalsIberoDocs: 2022 festival preview
IberoDocs returns with a hybrid edition featuring in-person events in Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as online screenings across the UK. As usual, expect a sharply-curated selection of documentary from Spanish, Portuguese and Latin-American filmmakers Read more »| 24 Mar 2022 -
FestivalsThe Fall of the House of Usher at HippFest
Ahead of the premiere of a new score to The Fall of the House of Usher at HippFest, we chat to musicians Elizabeth-Jane Baldry and Stephen Horne about the art of breathing life into cinema from the silent era Read more »| 09 Mar 2022 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: March 2022
New film festivals in St Andrews, check! Provocative art films with banging scores (two Peter Greenaway-Michael Nyman collabs), check! A season of films from amazing women filmmakers, check! It's all part of this month's busy film schedule Read more »| 01 Mar 2022 -
FestivalsHippFest 2022 preview: Scotland's silent film fest returns
Mark Kermode's band scores FW Murnau’s City Girl and Withnail & I’s Paul McGann narrates the closing gala, L’Homme du Large – those are just a few potential highlights from this year's HippFest Read more »| 09 Feb 2022
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FilmIndie Go Go: Patrick Wang brings his exquisite indie films to the UK
Rarely has the phrase 'independent spirit' been more applicable than in the case of Patrick Wang. Ahead of his three brilliant features – including the epic two-parter A Bread Factory – touring the UK, we speak to Wang about his singular approach Read more »| 08 Feb 2022 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: February 2022
Glasgow Film Festival bring the brilliant but underseen films of Patrick Wang to the big screen this month. Elsewhere, Valentine's Day brings out the romantic side of some Scottish programmers while Summerhall has the end of the world on its mind Read more »| 01 Feb 2022 -
FestivalsGlasgow Film Festival 2022: Ten films to watch
Exciting Scottish talent and internationally renowned directors rub shoulders at the latest edition of the Glasgow Film Festival. Stories of gallus imposters, smouldering love triangles and heartbreaking romances are just some of the potential highlights Read more »| 27 Jan 2022 -
FestivalsFokus 2022 celebrates the best of German cinema
The Goethe-Institut's Fokus Film Festival returns to give a snapshot of the German documentary and narrative features released in the last 12 months Read more »| 07 Jan 2022 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: January 2022
Filmhouse kicks off the new year with a huge François Truffaut season while we pray to the movie gods that cinemas stay open so we can catch the likes of Licorice Pizza and Parallel Mothers on the big screen Read more »| 05 Jan 2022 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: December 2021
It's Christmas movies galore in Scottish cinemas this December. As well as the usual suspects like It’s a Wonderful Life and Die Hard you'll find some lesser-spotted festival treats on offer Read more »| 30 Nov 2021 -
Film EventsPlay Poland 2021: Festival preview
Play Poland returns after a four-year hiatus to bring the best of contemporary Polish cinema to Scottish audiences Read more »| 09 Nov 2021 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: November 2021
Dive into the programmes for this year's French Film Festival, Doc'n Roll festival and Edinburgh Short Film Festival with our November film events round-up Read more »| 29 Oct 2021 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: October 2021
October brings a brand new cinema to Edinburgh (kinda), and more festivals than you can shake a stick at Read more »| 04 Oct 2021