Cinetopia Recommends #1 - NOVEMBER 3rd -9th 2024
Cinetopia Recommends #1 - NOVEMBER 3rd -9th 2024
Welcome to your regular round up of film happenings, opportunities, and news across Edinburgh, Glasgow and further afield!
Welcome to the first edition of Cinetopia Recommends, a new weekly round-up keeping you connected with local film events, opportunities, and the latest news impacting the film community.
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AROUND TOWN
Film screenings & events in Edinburgh and Glasgow
EDINBURGH
SCREENING: Freeze Frame Film Club – The Thing by John Carpenter (1982) screening + 2-course dinner / Out of the Blue Drill Hall cafe / 3 November, 6pm
FESTIVAL: Edinburgh Short Film Festival is ongoing with screenings of UK & international shorts, and events at French Institute and Summerhall / until 11 November
SCREENING: Nosferatu + Live Score - A screening of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 film with award-winning guitarist Graeme Stephen / Leith Depot / 4 November, 8-10pm
SCREENING / NETWORKING - Doco’s regular work-in-progress screening and feedback session, this week the documentary film, “Forgotten Crisis” by Sarah Grice / The Outhouse Bar / 6 November, 7pm
FESTIVAL: French Film Festival UK - The only French and francophone language film festival in the UK’s 32nd edition with screenings in Edinburgh, Glasgow and wider Scotland (and UK!) / 6 November - 12 December
SCREENING: Paper Moon by Peter Bogdanovitch (1973) / Grassmarket Community Cinema / 6 November 6, 7 - 9pm
SCREENING + TALK: In Conversation with Benjamin Ree | Ibelin - SDI is In conversation’ with the director of The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (originally titled Ibelin), an unconventional documentary telling the story of a Norwegian gamer — and how we live life on the internet / Scottish Documentary Institute / 6 November 3pm
SCREENING: Film Und Foto Klub - A double-bill of films about and by photographer William Eggleston / 6 William St / 7 November, 7-10pm
WORKSHOP: Scotland Loves Anime - A afternoon program of guests, workshops and expert panels about animation, open to any students of animation or related fields / Edinburgh College of Art / 8 November 2, 6.30 pm
FESTIVAL: The full Scotland Loves Anime festival is now live, running at GFT, Cameo Picturehouse, and Picturehouse Central in London / until 10 November
SCREENING: Silent Film Screening + Live accompaniment - Buster Keaton’s 1928 classic Steamboat Bill + Donald McKenzie on the organ / Corstorphine Trust / 9 November, 3-5pm
GLASGOW
FILM FESTIVAL: WOFF - World of International Film, Glasgow’s annual independent film event, in its 11th edition / various Glasgow locations / 7-10 November
SCREENING: Taiwan Film Season at GFT - Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh presents Shape of Home, a season of Taiwanese films taking audiences on a journey through the emotional and cultural landscapes of Taiwan / GFT / every Thursday from 7 to 28 November
FILM INSTALLATION: Mimesis: African Soldier - Sir John Akomfrah's Mimesis: African Soldier, a film installation which will be shown across three screens / GoMa / until August 2025
SCREENING: Film London Jarman Award - LUX Scotland present a screening of the shortlisted artists’ works and a Q&A with Rosalind Nashashibi / CCA / November 5, 6 - 8.30 pm
SCREENING: Free Country by Christian Alvart - 35 years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall / Goethe Institute, Glasgow / 6 November, 6.30 - 8.45 pm
SCREENING: DOC N’ ROLL presents Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story + Q&A / GFT / 6 November 8pm (and at other venues!)
SCREENING: Warren Miller’s ‘75’ - 10 years of snowsports on film in IMAX / Glasgow Science Centre / 10 November, 8.30 pm
FILM / PERFORMANCE - Many Moods of V - an immersive live performance combining rap, spoken word, and visuals by rapper and musician ACE V!S!ON / CCA / 7 November, 8pm
NETWORKING / TALK - SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group brings local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects / CCA / 9 November, 4pm
Further afield - a curated selection of happenings from across the UK that caught our eyes!
INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL - A week of screenings, film premieres and a handpicked selection of work by international directors / Eden Court Theatre, Inverness / until 7 November
VARIOUS LOCATIONS: FREE Screening of Blitz with We Are Parable / 4 November (Bristol, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham)
MANCHESTER: FilmMakers Networking with Independent Film Cooperative / at 53Two Manchester / 6 November, 6.30 pm
DUNDEE: Everywhere SHORT FILM programme and Somatic Sound Healing / Mills Observatory / *Please note: This event is for BPoC folks only.* / 6 November, 5.30 pm
NEWCASTLE: DeadGoodFilmClub Workshop and Screening of Eternal You + exploration of AI and the afterlife - 7 November, 4-9 pm
BIRMINGHAM: Launch Party Birmingham Film Festival - a social mixer and change to meet the festival’s directors / Millenium Point / 8 November 7.30pm
LEEDS: Leeds International Film Festival / a global showcase of screenings featuring some 2024s most lauded films + documentaries, curated short film competitions, UK premieres of restorations, Q&As, talks and panels / various locations in Leeds / until 17 November
OPPORTUNITIES
Mentoring, Masterclasses, Skills Development and more… (with deadlines for applications!)
Through The Lens: Free Adult Filmmaking Programme with Screen Skills - DEADLINE: 4 November
Screen Skills Trainee Finder - 2025/26 - DEADLINE: 6 November
NEWS IN BRIEF
News items, reports, insights, snippets and thoughts!
ScreenSkills and Adobe launch Film Forward for Inclusion - designed specifically to break down barriers for deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent (DDN) mid-level professionals in the screen industries 📽️
Sheffield Doc Fest’s Annabel Grundy is departing, the fest is recruiting!
Watching films makes us more empathetic - The Stanford Report 🤗
Docudrama can lead people to be more empathetic toward people who are stigmatized in society, a Stanford study finds. Image by Keith Negley SUBMIT YOUR OWN EVENT, OPPORTUNITY, OR NEWS HERE!
