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FestivalsGlasgow Film Festival reveals first titles for 2027
Glasgow Film Festival will be back in 2027 with a retrospective all about surveillance, voyeurism and performance, and a strand dedicated to new Canadian cinema Read more »| 06 Nov 2026 -
NewsA new Indian Film Festival is coming to Edinburgh
A brand new film festival is coming to Filmhouse next month. The inaugural Indian Film Festival will be a three-day celebration of Indian cinema, covering films in Hindi, Tamil, Assamese and Gujarati Read more »| 05 Nov 2026 -
FestivalsAlchemy Film and Moving Image Festival is moving to Galashiels
After 16 years of taking place in Hawick in the Borders, Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival is moving up the road to Galashiels from next year Read more »| 30 Oct 2026 -
FestivalsEIFF 2026: Northern Irish comedy-drama Skintown wins top prize
Kieron J Walsh won this year’s Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence for Skintown, a boisterous film about friendship and rave culture set in the shadow of the Troubles in 1990s Northern Ireland Read more »| 20 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Film Festival reveals its 2026 programme
Edinburgh International Film Festival returns with new films from Nicolas Winding Refn, Greg Araki and Paul Wright and on-stage talks with Ewan McGregor, Kenneth Branagh and New Hollywood legend Bruce Dern Read more »| 01 Jul 2026 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Film Festival to celebrate 30 years of Trainspotting
Edinburgh International Film Festival celebrates 30 years of Trainspotting with a live commentary from cast and crew at Leith Theatre, followed by DJ sets from Irvine Welsh and Darren Emerson Read more »| 30 Jun 2026
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FestivalsCharli xcx horror Faces of Death to close EIFF Midnight Madness
Daniel Goldhaber’s meta slasher retooling 70s cult classic Faces of Death will close Edinburgh Film Festival’s late-night horror strand. It stars Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery and the prolific Charli xcx Read more »| 26 Jun 2026 -
NewsBeldina Odenyo documentary to close Edinburgh Film Festival 2026
The closing night film of the upcoming Edinburgh International Film Festival will be the world premiere of Bel, Louise Lockwood’s documentary about Beldina Odenyo aka Heir of the Cursed Read more »| 12 Jun 2026 -
NewsEdinburgh Film Festival to open with Scottish comedy The Incomer
Louis Paxton’s debut feature The Incomer, a buzzy title from this year’s Sundance Film Festival, will open the 79th edition of Edinburgh International Film Festival this August Read more »| 08 May 2026 -
NewsGlasgow Short Film Festival 2026: The Award Winners
Klarissa Webster took home GSFF's Scottish Competition prize for her documentary Each to Their Own World, while Manal Issa, 2024 by Elisabeth Subrin won The Bill Douglas Award for International Short Film Read more »| 23 Mar 2026 -
NewsGlasgow Short Film Festival reveals 2026 programme
The much-loved GSFF returns for its 19th edition with a spotlight on Iranian filmmaker Gelare Khoshgozaran, an archive programme celebrating the Clyde, and the festival’s usual expert curation of shorts from across the world Read more »| 19 Feb 2026 -
NewsGlasgow Film Festival announces guests for 2026
James McAvoy will present his directorial debut, California Schemin', in person at GFF this year. Other filmmakers in attendance include Mark Jenkin, Alice Winocour and Felipe Bustos Sierra Read more »| 13 Feb 2026 -
NewsGlasgow Short Film Festival reveals Scottish Competition films for 2026
Glasgow Short Film Festival has announced the films competing in its always-popular Scottish Competition for 2026, with GSFF favourites like Duncan Cowles, Will Anderson and Leyla Coll-O'Reilly among the lineup Read more »| 10 Feb 2026 -
NewsHippFest reveals its 2026 programme
HippFest, Scotland's unmissable film festival pairing silent cinema with live music, returns for its 16th edition with its biggest lineup yet. Expect soaring melodrama, epic sci-fi, death-defying stunt work, rib-tickling slapstick and Roaring 20s chic Read more »| 04 Feb 2026 -
NewsGlasgow Film Festival reveals 2026 programme
GFF is back with a bumper 22nd edition. Highlights include new films from Jim Jarmusch, Mark Jenkin and Gus Van Sant as well as a very strong lineup of homegrown cinema, from doc Everyone to Kenmure Street to James McAvoy's California Schemin’ Read more »| 21 Jan 2026