A list of upcoming film festivals taking place around Scotland.
Festival Preview: Africa in Motion, 2 – 6 November 2011, Filmhouse, Edinburgh
26 October, 2011 Leave a Comment
Launched in 2006 at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh, the Africa in Motion Film Festival has become one of Europe’s leading platforms for promoting African cinema. Festival founder Lizelle Bisschoff remembers how it all started and introduces this year’s programme.
Event Preview: The Bill Douglas Weekend, 29 & 30 October, Craigmillar Arts Centre, Edinburgh
18 October, 2011 Leave a Comment
It’s taken a while, but it looks like a wrong is about to be righted when a weekend of screenings and talks will celebrate the life and career of Scottish filmmaker, Bill Douglas, in his hometown of Newcraighall on the 20th anniversary of his death.
Festival Preview: Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, 1 – 24 October, various locations
2 October, 2011 Leave a Comment
The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival (SMHAFF) is a series of events throughout Scotland that aim to highlight and foster discussion around mental health issues. Mark Davidson spoke to Eddie Harrison about what’s coming up in 2011.
Festival Preview: Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival, 23 – 25 September, The Maltings Theatre & Cinema, Berwick
16 September, 2011 Leave a Comment
Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival is now in its seventh year. This year’s festival will run from Friday 23rd – Sunday 25th September, and combines film premieres and art installations in a wide variety of locations through out the town.
Event Preview: Celebrating Bernard Herrmann: Music to be Murdered By, 17 & 18 September, City Hall, Glasgow
31 August, 2011 1 Comment
Two musical celebrations of the music of film composer, Bernard Herrmann, are on their way to Glasgow in September: Hitchcock’s Psycho Live on Saturday 17 and Music to be Murdered By on Sunday 18.
As 2011 is the centenary of the late Herrmann, who wrote the music for Hitchcock’s classics Vertigo, and North by Northwest as [...]
Festival Preview: Play Poland Film Festival, various dates, Filmhouse and GFT
2 August, 2011 Leave a Comment
From August until September, Edinburgh’s Filmhouse and the Glasgow Film Theatre will present a range of award-winning Polish films as part of the new Play Poland Film Festival.
Edinburgh Fringe Preview: Summerhall – Film on the Fringe, various dates, Edinburgh
2 August, 2011 Leave a Comment
Edinburgh’s former Dick Veterinary School is being given an overhall this Fringe, becoming Summerhall, a new multi-arts festival venue hosting a series of film events.
Event Preview: Film and Curry Night, 3 August 2011, Arran
30 July, 2011 Leave a Comment
The Best of Kendal Film & Curry Night will consist of three real-life adventure films – Wild Water, The Swiss Machine and A Life Ascending – plus curry, a raffle and the opportunity to bring your own bottle, all for £8.
Film Preview: Renaldo & Clara at the GFT, 29 May 2011, Glasgow Film Theatre
10 May, 2011 Leave a Comment
Ian Hoey explains why Bob Dylan fans should be making their way to the Glasgow Film Theatre in May for a rare screening of Renaldo & Clara.
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