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As the Food for Thought strand in this year’s Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival 2020, we have a superb documentary from award winning director Iñaki Arteta with what looks like the double title of The Art of Cooking with Fire and Living in Silence: Bittor Arginzoniz and Asador Etxebarri.  Bittor Arginzoniz is the man not behind,Continue reading “Living in Silence: Bittor Arginzoniz and Asador Etxebarri Spanish Film Festival”

This year’s Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival, that takes place entirely on line, includes a very special selection of 7 shorts films. Coming under the broad heading of Tarde en Corto (The Shortest Afternoon) and the more specific heading A Slice of Life, this thoroughly enjoyable and eclectic selection fits the bill for both descriptions. WhileContinue reading “A Cinematic Plate of Tapas from the Spanish Film Festival”

 The 7th edition of the World of Film International Festival opens on 8 October 2020, and will run both in cinema and online over 4 days. The Festival aspires to bring more audiences, filmmakers and industry professionals together, creating a platform to exchange ideas, showcase their work and most importantly talk on film and new trends inContinue reading “World of Film International Festival Reveals 7th Line-up”

Edinburgh International Film Festival and Unique Events, organisers of Drive-in Movies at Edinburgh Airport, are pleased to announce a special Halloween programme for the next four-day outdoor cinema extravaganza, supported by Edinburgh Live, taking place between 29 October and 1 November. Packed-full with scary movies and fright-filled pre-film activities with ghoulish prizes, this special eventContinue reading “Halloween Programme for October Drive-in Movies Announced”

This year, the seventh edition of the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) will take place entirely online due to the current coronavirus restrictions, when audiences will have access to each film for either 24 or 48 hours. While those of us who relish the trip to the cinema have lost out, the move online ofContinue reading “Edinburgh’s 2020 Spanish Film Festival Goes Online”

First ever and free to access Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh takes place digitally between 18 and 27 September at www.taiwanfilmfestival.org.uk. The ambitious programme features 20 carefully selected titles, including 10 UK premieres. With the earliest film from 1960, the Festival explores the cultural, societal and political changes in Taiwan throughout the decades. In collaboration with ScottishContinue reading “Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh to Be Free to Access Online”

After 5 months Filmhouse is delighted to be reopening its doors to Edinburgh’s film-fans. The opening programme includes Tenet; A White, White Day; Parasite; The Whistlers; Moffie; Max Richter’s Sleep and The History of the Kelly Gang. Filmhouse isn’t just a cinema, it is a charity and a community hub for film lovers across EdinburghContinue reading “Filmhouse Reopens with Highly Anticipated Movie Tenet”

As one of Scotland’s most exciting annual events for filmmakers, the Scottish Short Film Festival (SSFF), enters its 8th year, it will join other arts organisations in responding to the Covid crisis by going online. From the 6th to the 11th September 2020, viewers will be able to watch 25 of the best Scottish shortContinue reading “Scottish Short Film Festival 2020 Joins Ranks of Online Streams”

The Glasgow Short Film Festival is the largest competitive short film festival in Scotland, championing new film talent by providing an annual showcase. This year was its 12th and a half edition and on Sunday 23 August winners were announced at on online Closing Ceremony.  An international jury, made up of Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur programmerContinue reading “And the Winners of the Glasgow Short Film Festival 2020 are…”

Glasgow Short Film Festival (GSFF), the largest competitive short film festival in Scotland, announces its 2020 online programme, its first as an independent charitable organisation. Like other arts organisations, GSFF has had to adapt to new circumstances so the full programme planned back in March can no longer go ahead. Instead their competition selections, thatContinue reading “Glasgow Short Film Festival Online Programme Announced”