French Film Festival UK 2024, the only francophone film event in the UK, is ready to return to screens for its 32nd edition, maintaining its commitment to offering a broad selection of exciting and challenging films. This year it partners with MUBI giving an opportunity to view films from several festival icons including several ScottishContinue reading “French Film Festival UK 2024 Unveils Latest Programme”
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Film Calling for Ban on Greyhound Racing up for Top Prize at Film Festival
The 6th Big Syn International Film Festival, that is the world’s biggest sustainability film festival, had a grand opening at Europe’s biggest screen, London’s Piccadilly Lights, where it reached over 45 million in 120 countries. It is led by a Grand Jury of OSCAR, BAFTA and EMMY award-winners and leaders from the United Nations, House of Lords, as wellContinue reading “Film Calling for Ban on Greyhound Racing up for Top Prize at Film Festival”
Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands
There’s a multitude of talented musicians who “coulda been a contender” but instead faded into obscurity. Some due to their own personal demons, some perhaps due to a lack of dedication, and some, well…due to circumstances beyond their control. This documentary from Carla J Easton and Blair Young takes a delve into the careers ofContinue reading “Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands”
Artificial Justice (Justicia Artificial) Edinburgh Spanish Filmfest 2024
This year’s ESFF got off to the perfect start with this intelligent, noir-ish thriller. Director Simon Casal sets his film in the (very) near future, where a justice system is becoming overwhelmed by enormous caseloads and a shortage of judges. The government announces a referendum to approve the introduction of an artificial intelligence algorithm toContinue reading “Artificial Justice (Justicia Artificial) Edinburgh Spanish Filmfest 2024”
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival Returns to Five Scottish Venues for its 11th Edition
The Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF), now in its 11th edition, offers a packed programme of events, featuring a total of 15 films that offer a snapshot of the best new Spanish-language cinema for 2024. The new features are Scottish premieres, with most having their only screening in the UK during the festival. The opening film, Artificial Justice by Simón Casal, isContinue reading “Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival Returns to Five Scottish Venues for its 11th Edition”
Glasgow Architects Appointed to Save The George – Portobello’s Art Deco Cinema
Glasgow-based, award-winning architecture firm Loader Monteith has been appointed to lead a design team undertaking detailed feasibility work on a community cinema project in Portobello. The commission, by The Friends of George (FoTG) group, is supported by the award of a grant from The Architectural Heritage Fund. The design team’s work will dovetail into anContinue reading “Glasgow Architects Appointed to Save The George – Portobello’s Art Deco Cinema”
The Castle (El Castillo) Iberodocs Festival Cameo Cinema
As part of the 10th edition of the Iberodocs festival, celebrating the latest documentaries from Spain, Portugal and Latin America, the 2023 ‘docu/hybrid’ film El Castillo (The Castle) from Director Martín Benchimol had its Scottish premiere. It was introduced on the stage of Edinburgh’s Cameo cinema by co-founder and director of Cinetopia, Amanda Rogers andContinue reading “The Castle (El Castillo) Iberodocs Festival Cameo Cinema”
Sean Connery Foundation Sponsors Prize for Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Sean Connery Foundation has come on board the 2024 Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) to establish The Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence, a £50,000 award to a single filmmaker as part of a new features competition prize at the centre of the relaunched festival. The Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence creates anContinue reading “Sean Connery Foundation Sponsors Prize for Edinburgh International Film Festival”
Iberodocs Returns to Edinburgh and Glasgow for its Tenth Edition
Iberodocs is a festival offering a selected programme of the latest documentaries from Spain, Portugal and Latin America. It features six feature-length documentaries from Argentina, Brazil, Cape Verde, Panama, Portugal, and Spain along with two short films made by Scotland-based filmmakers and will feature several in-person and Zoom Q&As with international filmmakers. Each feature filmContinue reading “Iberodocs Returns to Edinburgh and Glasgow for its Tenth Edition”
Animated Shorts (1,2 &3) at Summerhall Manipulate Festival
This year’s Manipulate Festival featured a programme of animated short films, each comprising 90 minutes sessions and showcasing up to 10 films created by animators from across the globe. Bringing messages about the human condition, the environment, gender issues and politics as well as just surreal takes on life, this selection encompassed as many stylesContinue reading “Animated Shorts (1,2 &3) at Summerhall Manipulate Festival”
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