Cinetopia: Recommends, 13-19 January 2025 💫
Film events, screenings, opportunities and film news for the week / month ahead, covering Edinburgh, Glasgow and beyond! Helping you stay connected to the film community... 🎉
We’re back to our regular schedule of weekly Recommends covering the week ahead after the slow January crawl back out of hibernation!
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AROUND TOWN
Film screenings & events in Edinburgh and Glasgow
EDINBURGH
FILM SCREENINGS:
Finding Vivian Maier / The extraordinary story of nanny Vivian Maier, who gained fame posthumously after the discovery of her 100,000 photographs / Free screening run by Local Cinema Project / CRAIGMILLAR NOW / 13 Jan, 2pm
'Here We Go' Documentary on the 1984-85 Miners' Strike / Free screening / EDINBURGH CENTRAL LIBRARY / 14 Jan, 6pm
Memoria Afectiva hosted by Cinemaattic / An amazing programme of films that blend imagination, comedy and family stories / MORNINGSIDE LIBRARY/ 14 Jan, 2pm + ST. PETER’S CHURCH / 18 Jan, 7.30 pm
Bad Boys: Ride or Die / Free screening, but donations encouraged! GRASSMARKET COMMUNITY PICTUREHOUSE/ 15 Jan, 7pm
Abel Gance and his Napoleon / Edinburgh Film Guild screening - With the help of rare and previously unpublished documents, Nelly Kaplan, who was Abel Gance’s young assistant, revisits the filmmaker’s career in the 1920s. / FRENCH INSTITUTE / 15 Jan, 2pm
Dog-friendly BABYGIRL screening 🐶 / THE CAMEO / 18 Jan, 12pm
Made in Bangladesh / FREE film screening of Made in Bangladesh + 1-hour group chat led by Bangladeshi women, a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the Bangladesh culture! By Local Cinema Project / SPACE @ THE BROOMHOUSE HUB / 18 Jan, 1-5pm
EVENTS
Doco Doc Club: #DOCo006 / Start 2025 with a bang with the screening of DOCMA 100. 5 limitations, 6 themes, 30 filmmakers -All thrown into the mix to make 6 short documentaries in the past month / THE OUTHOUSE / 15 Jan, 7pm
Throughout January & February: FOKUS: Films from Germany 2025 a season of recent German films screened by Goethe Institut, curated by Camilla Baier, co-founder of the feminist film collective "Invisible Women" - Various times / dates in Edinburgh and Glasgow, from January 21
GLASGOW
FILM SCREENINGS:
WILLOW (1988): Seeing Pigs / A screening of Willow (1988) + a panel discussion with researchers working on animals and fantasy / UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW / 17 Jan, 5pm
Film launch: Growing Up In Malawi / Capturing the experiences of 20 families involved in the UKRI- and Wellcome-funded Generation Malawi birth cohort / CLARICE PEARS BUILDING / 17 Jan, 11am
maud. Screening + Discussion / Free screening of the short film maud. (2022), followed by a conversation with filmmakers Natasha Thembiso Ruwona (director) and Tomiwa Folorunso (executive producer) / TRAMWAY / 18 Jan, 5pm
The Shoplifters / On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. / ARLINGTON BATHS FILM CLUB / 18 Jan, 6pm
The Wild Robot: Take-2 Family Screening / Every child attending a Take 2 Access screening gets one free ticket for themselves and 2 free tickets for their accompanying adult / GLASGOW FILM THEATRE / 18 Jan, 11.30 am
Memoria Afectiva hosted by Cinemaattic / An amazing programme of films that blend imagination, comedy and family stories / THE PYRAMID AT ANDERSTON / 19 Jan, 7.30 pm
Cinemasters: Mike Leigh / Celebrate four of the best from British director Mike Leigh’s filmography focused on the lives and stories of working class families / Glasgow Film Theatre / 5-26 JAN, various times
EVENTS:
Get into Screenwriting in 2025! Pop along to the screenwriters meetup hosted by GMAC Film, who are also looking for script submissions / TRONGATE 103 / 13 Jan, 6.30 pm
FURTHER AFIELD:
DUNDEE: FILM EUROPE - 6 Week Course / Explore the cinema of the late 1920s as film-makers across Europe developed a distinctive international style / Lifelong Learning Dundee / DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS / from 16 Jan, Apply before 13 Jan
DUNDEE: Stigma, Interrputed! Movie and ‘zine making / Watch a movie together, and get your work and opinions published in our new collective Zine! / FEELING STRONG / 17 Jan, 4.30 pm
NORTH BERWICK: The Outrun / North Berwick Community Centre / 17 Jan, 7 pm
LONDON: London Short Film Festival takes place from 17 - 26 JAN / Tickets now on sale! Check out their industry events here.
OPPORTUNITIES
Film industry training, mentoring, masterclasses, skills developments and opportunities… from across the UK (with deadlines for applications!)
LEARNING / TRAINING / MENTORSHIPS:
WEBINAR: Get the most from your Film Festival Experience / Free online Lab to learn from experts in the film festival space, hosted by Glasgow Film Festival and BFI Film Academy / 13 Jan, 6.30 pm
COURSE: BFI Film Academy Specialist Residential 2025 - Film Curation and Archiving applications now open / Deadline, 17 Jan, 2025
MENTORSHIP: BAFTA + BFI FLARE! Applications now open for this renowned mentorship scheme for LGBTQIA+ creatives looking for career development support as you work towards your debut feature, TV pilot or online commission / Deadline, January 29, 5pm
WORKSHOPS: Rough Cut Documentary Workshop by dok.incubator / ONLINE residential workshops to help documentaries complete and enter the international market / Deadline, 27 January 2025
TRAINING: Get Into Documentary Grierson DocLab/ New entrants programme for 18-25 year olds to learn about the documentary industry and start their a project / / Free ONLINE intro webinar with former students on 22 Jan, 6 pm
JOBS / WORK OPS:
Junior Production Coordinator Apprenticeship (Glasgow) / BBC Studios - Kids & Family / Deadline, 17 January 2025
Sub-Editor for Xposé Film Publication / The New Black Film Collective / Deadline 22 Jan, 2025
Learning & Engagement Officer / Edinburgh Filmhouse / Deadline, 31 Jan, 2025
Edinburgh Filmhouse Board Members - Applications open for the board of trustees for the new Edinburgh Filmhouse / Deadline, 14 February 2025
FUNDING / AWARDS / FESTIVALS:
FUND: Restrictive View + Genera Films offer the Unrestricted View Short Film Fund, up to £5,000 / Deadline, 15 January, 2025
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Women in Film & TV Festival / In celebration of International Women’s Day, Women in Film & TV will be hosting an inaugural WFTV Festival / Deadline, 16 Jan 2025
FUND: Roundhouse Film Fund for 18-25 year-olds / Covers short film development and screening / Deadline, 27 January 2025
FUND: Short Film Fund by Lookaside Films / Apply for either the Primary Fund (£10,000 for established filmmakers) or the Debut Fund (£3,000 for emerging filmmakers) / Deadline, 27 January 2025
FUND: The Whickers Film & TV Funding Award - £100,000 / awarded annually to an emerging filmmaker from anywhere in the world with the most promising pitch for a director-led documentary / Deadline, 31 January 2025
FUND: GO SEE SHARE FUND by Creative Scotland / small grants aimed at increasing financial sustainability within the creative sector / Deadline, 6 February 2025
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Films of Scotland / Scottish Youth Film Festival looking for short films from filmmakers under 26 years old. / Deadline 31 January 2025
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Edinburgh Short Film Festival / All genres considered, maximum duration 25 minutes. Scottish and International films welcomed / Early Bird Deadline, 21 February 2025
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025 / Festival will run from 14-20 August / Deadline, Friday 18 April 2025
NEWS:
Film stories, productions, news, reports, industry insights, and other tidbits that have caught our attention this week!
Modern Films CEO, Eve Gabereau is hired by Vue Lumière, the cinema group’s new distribution arm. 👏
BAFTA 2025 awards longlists are published
Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ to premiere at Berlinale Film Festival
Upcoming Film Festivals in January/February:
Trieste Film Festival: 16-24 January / Trieste, Italy
London Short Film Festival: 17–26 January / London
Sundance Film Festival: 23 January - 2 February / Park City, Utah - USA
PictureEast Film Festival: 30 January – 2 February / London
International Film Festival Rotterdam: 30 January – 9 February / Rotterdam, Netherlands
Berlinale Film Festival / 13-23 February / Berlin, Germany
BFI Future Film Festival: 20 February – 6 March / London and venues UK-wide
Glasgow Film Festival: 26 February - 9 March / Glasgow