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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Film EventsScottish Film Events & Streaming Highlights: March 2020
Another cracking month of Scottish filmgoing is ahead this month, featuring silent film festival HippFest, Glasgow Short Film Festival and a season on Joy and Despair in Japanese Cinema at Filmhouse Read more »| 03 Mar 2020 -
FilmDystopian Sci-fi at Glasgow Film Festival 2020
Hoping for a bright, shiny future with flying cars and labour-saving technology? Glasgow Film Festival's daily retrospective suggests some less upbeat possibilities for humanity Read more »| 19 Feb 2020 -
Film EventsScottish Film and Streaming Highlights: February 2020
A look at this month's top film events, from a Fellini season in Edinburgh to the return of IberoDocs and Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 04 Feb 2020 -
FestivalsGlasgow Film Festival 2020: Our Top Ten Films
Family feuds, apocalyptic absurdism and hard-hitting historical drama – here are our picks from the GFF programme Read more »| 31 Jan 2020 -
Film EventsThe Best Film Events in Scotland in January
As the new year begins, lose yourself in the fantasies of Alejandro Jodorowsky and the dreamscapes of Federico Fellini Read more »| 07 Jan 2020 -
Film EventsChristmas Gets Dark AF at Summerhall
Summerhall offer up some dark and disturbing Christmas movies this December to get you in the festive spirit Read more »| 03 Dec 2019
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FestivalsFokus: Films from Germany Preview
German film celebration Fokus returns this winter – we dive into the programme, which takes us back to the hope and creativity of the Weimar era, the darkness of National Socialism and to the most daring works of New German Cinema today Read more »| 12 Nov 2019 -
Film EventsThe Best Film Events in Scotland in November
The Scottish film events you should make time for this month; from festivals celebrating French, German, Cuban and Korean cinema, to a month-long season of film noir double bills Read more »| 04 Nov 2019 -
FestivalsDocument Human Rights Film Festival: 2019 preview
The annual human rights film festival is back for its 17th edition with a mouthwatering lineup that includes the new film from Ai Weiwei and opens with a performance from Ted Hughes-winner Jay Bernard Read more »| 24 Oct 2019 -
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French Film Festival 2019: Five highlights
Another eclectic mix of old and new titles from across the Channel arrives in UK cinemas courtesy of the French Film Festival. Highlights among the 2019 crop include love story Portrait of a Lady on Fire and submarine thriller The Wolf's Call Read more »| 17 Oct 2019 -
Film EventsNeu! Reekie! to premiere Mark Cousins' new film
Neu! Reekie! are heading to Leith Theatre this month with a night that sees the premiere of Mark Cousins' latest film and the launch of Neu! Reekie!'s new poetry anthology Read more »| 11 Oct 2019 -
Festivals12 of the best films at London Film Festival 2019
London Film Festival offers up another embarrassment of riches. Here are a dozen films that we think look great and, crucially, haven't completely sold out yet, like many of the other gala screenings Read more »| 02 Oct 2019 -
FestivalsQueer Aye: Scottish Queer International Film Festival 2019
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 »| 26 Sep 2019 -
FestivalsAfrica in Motion 2019: Festival preview
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 »| 23 Sep 2019 -
FestivalsTake One Action: Films with a youth focus
At Take One Action Film Festival, young people are leading the way – here are six films from this year's programme with youth at the forefront Read more »| 09 Sep 2019