Cinetopia Recommends: 16-22 February 2026

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Happy Sunday, cinephiles! How are we Wuthering? 😉This week in Recommends: Lots of Queer cinema, some banging rep classics from the Coens and Wes Anderson, a couple of previews, and quite a few new job opportunities!

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AROUND TOWN

Film screenings & events in Edinburgh and Glasgow 🍿

EDINBURGH

FILM SCREENINGS:

• OUR PICKS FROM THE FILMHOUSE:

  • The President’s Cake by Hasan Hadi - While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, Saddam Hussein requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her classmates. The young girl must now use her wits and imagination to gather ingredients for the mandatory cake or face the consequences. Screening all of next week

  • Queens of Joy - Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, three drag queens choose to stay. Queens of Joy documents their efforts to stage a charity drag show in support of Ukrainian soldiers, embarking on a moving journey that is both deeply personal and political. The documentary raises important questions about the price of bringing joy to others in a time of devastation, while amplifying LGBTQ+ voices resisting and creating on the frontlines. hosted by Scottish Documentary Institute - 18 Feb, 6pm

    

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  • Ninotchka - This was the first time Greta Garbo had been seen in a film that was predominantly comic (though it was hardly the first time she'd laughed, as the ads insisted). But her character still had an icy aura, at least at the outset – Garbo plays a Russian comrade staying in Paris on government business, a situation providing writers Wilder, Brackett and Walter Reisch with rich material for impish political jokes. Then she meets the acceptable face of Capitalism in the form of Melvyn Douglas, and succumbs to his suave looks and honeyed voice... 19 Feb, 6pm

  • The Testament of Ann Lee on 70mm - From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, screenwriter of The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers. Academy Award nominee Amanda Seyfried delivers a career-best performance (nominated for Best Actress gongs at the Golden Globe and Critics' Choice Awards) as the Shaker's irrepressible leader, who preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers. From 20 Feb onwards, multiple screenings

• OUR PICKS FROM THE CAMEO:

  • Crash (1997) - After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife. by David Cronenberg. 16 Feb, 5.15pm

  • PREVIEW: Wasteman - Wasteman follows parolee Taylor (EE BAFTA 2025 Rising Star Winner David Jonsson) whose hopes of a fresh start are jeopardized by the arrival of new cellmate Dee (Tom Blyth). As Dee takes Taylor under his wing, a vicious attack tests their bond – forcing Taylor to choose between protecting Dee and his own parole chances. 17 Feb, 6.10pm

    

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  • Paul McCartney: Man on the Run - What happens when you wake up the morning after leaving the most important rock band of all time?

    In April 1970, Paul released his first solo album, McCartney, alongside a shocking press release that announced the beloved band had split. When asked what he’d do next, he said his only plan…was to grow up. Man on the Run captures Paul’s transformative decade in the wake of The Beatles’ break-up. Through stunning archival footage, Linda McCartney’s exceptional photographs, and interviews with Mick Jagger, Chrissie Hynde, Sean Ono Lennon, Mary and Stella McCartney, all the living Wings members, and of course Paul himself, the film examines this time through a uniquely vulnerable lens. 19 Feb, 8pm

  • A Knight’s Tale 25th Anniversary - A Heath Ledger cult classic! After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight. 21 Feb, 8pm

  • Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket - Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a hair-brained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry. 22 Feb, 1.15pm (and all next week)

    

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AROUND TOWN:

• Three Friends/Trois Amies - In this very French romcom by Emmanuel Mouret (Diary of a Fleeting Affair), Joan (India Hair) is no longer in love with Victor, but it pains her to feel she is being dishonest with him. Her best friend Alice (Camille Cottin) reassures her: she herself doesn’t feel passionate about her partner Eric and yet their relationship is smooth sailing. She has no idea he is having an affair with their mutual friend Rebecca (Sara Forestier). When Joan finally decides to leave Victor, the latter goes missing and the lives of the three friends are turned upside down. FRENCH INSTITUTE - 18 Feb, 2pm

• Holy Cow (Vingt Dieux) by Louise Courvoisier - Totone is 18 and spends most of his time drinking beers and partying with his group of friends in the Jura region. But reality catches up with him: he has to take care of his 7-year-old sister and find a way to make a living. He then sets out all by himself to make the best Comté cheese in the region, the one that would win him the gold medal at the agricultural competition and 30,000 euros…Awarded the 2024 Youth Prize at Cannes’ Un Certain regard competition, as well as the Best First Feature film, and Best newcomer for actress Maïwene Barthelemy at the 2025 César awards. 20 Feb, 6pm

• Catalan Short film Screening and Film Quiz! - Join us to enjoy a film-themed quiz to support our efforts to fundraise for this year’s Catalan Film Festival. We will have the bar open and Colombian street food being served by our friends at Sabor al Toque throughout the evening, and after the quiz is over, we’ll enjoy a screening of last year’s audience-award winning short film, Imade. Then stick around afterwards for more drinks, conversation, and music! ST PETERS EPISCOPAL CHUCH, 21 Feb 6.30pm

  

• Drexler - Album and Film Launch - Drexler will launch his latest album, Olympia-5, at Pianodrome. Written for his father who has been battling lymphoma for the past year, the album blends intimate piano recordings with ambient textures. Olympia-5 has already received support from BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 6, The List, The Skinny, KEXP and BBC Sounds. For this album, Drexler has collaborated closely with filmmakers, many of them Scotland-based, creating a series of films that explore themes of care, distance from home, and the search for calm. ST OSWALD’S CENTRE - 21 Feb, 7pm

• Miami Connection - Film Screening - Miami. 1987. The streets are overrun with a gang of motorbike-riding, cocaine-slinging ninjas. It's up to Dragon Sound, a guitar-synth-pop-rock band of taekwondo orphans, to keep Vice City safe. Following its limited initial release in Greater Orlando and West Germany, Leith Kino is bringing Miami Connection to the Central Belt for a celebration of 'so-bad-it's-good' cinema. It's 84 minutes of 1980s action as told through the lens of writer-director and star Y.K. Kim, a taekwondo instructor with no previous (or later) filmmaking experience. LEITH KINO AT LEITH DEPOT - 22 Feb, 7.30pm

  

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• First Love (2019) - A boxer and a sex worker fall into in a drug-smuggling conspiracy across one night in this film from prolific director Takashi Miike. GRASSMARKET COMMUNITY PICTURE HOUSE - 18 Feb, 7pm
  

EVENTS:

• Edinburgh Film Club -Men (2022) - The Edinburgh ‘Like A Book Group But With Films’ Group meets every other Thursday to chat films and TV! It’s a brilliant group, come along! Watch the film in your own time and join us for a chat on the night. All men really are the same in this body-horror fairytale from Alex Garland, the writer-director behind the adventurous sci-fi oddities Ex Machina and Annihilation. Lent emotional heft by Jessie Buckley, it’s a playfully twisted affair boasting enough squishy metaphorical slime to ensure that its musings upon textbook male characteristics are rarely dull, and sometimes deliciously disgusting. BENNET’S BAR - 19 Feb, 7.30pm

• EDINBURGH: MOVE Summit: Our annual conference in Edinburgh brings together creatives from film, television, advertising, games, and immersive arts to celebrate the art, craft and business of making things move. This flagship industry event showcases the best work from around the world and offers a place for industry leaders, support agencies, practitioners, educators and students to gather and get inspired. THE PLEASANCE 18-21 February

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GLASGOW

FILM SCREENINGS:

• OUR PICKS FROM GFT:

  • Barton Fink - A surreal film from the Coen Brothers about a successful New York playwright, Barton Fink, who goes to 1940s Hollywood to write movie scripts but gets severe writer's block while struggling to write a B-movie wrestling picture, encountering bizarre characters like his neighbor Charlie Meadows (John Goodman) and dealing with Hollywood's superficiality, ultimately descending into a personal, hellish nightmare of artistic and existential crisis. This screening will be introduced by film critic and writer, Hannah McGill. 16 Feb, 8pm

  • Visible Cinema: The Chronology of Water - Visible Cinema is GFT’s monthly deaf friendly screening event. All tickets £6.90. A journey through the sensuous and the sensual, Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut chronicles Lidia Yuknavitch’s life as she experiences and processes childhood abuse, first love, addiction and grief, led by a raw and magnetic performance by Imogen Poots. 17 Feb, 8.30pm

    

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  • Inclinations Film Club: Video Letters: Double Bill - Inclinations Film Club presents a double bill of video letters between two pairs of filmmakers: Tatia & Anthea, Godard & Golestan. A World premiere and a Scottish premiere. Introduced by Rastko Novaković. AN IMAGE TO FOLLOW (36 min – 2025) by Tatia Shé & Anthea Kennedy + SEE YOU FRIDAY, ROBINSON (96 min - 2022) by Mitra Farahani - 17 Feb, 8.10pm

  • Chocolate Babies + Introduction - Through a campaign of fabulous surprise attacks, an underground band of radical queer HIV+ activists, addicts, and drag queens take to the streets of New York City to combat conservative politicians and government apathy towards the AIDS crisis. A frenetic debut feature from writer/director Stephen Winter, Chocolate Babies unleashes a world of anarchic camp and unapologetic Black queer power in one of the hidden gems of New Queer Cinema, ripe for rediscovery and ready to be introduced to new audiences. 19 Feb, 8.30pm

  • Queer Cinema Sundays: Lesvia + Introduction - Our Queer Cinema Sundays pick for February is Tzeli Hadjidimitriou's Lesvia, a documentary that chronicles 40+ years of lesbian identity and conflict between the locals of a small village on the Greek island of Lesvos and lesbians who arrived searching for love, freedom and community. 22 Feb, 7.30pm
    

AROUND TOWN:

• Antigone + Introduction by Rastko Novaković - A russian doll of the Antigone myth through the centuries: Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub's film version of Berthold Brecht's 1948 play ‘The Antigone of Sophocles’, which in turn is based on Friedrich Hölderlin's 1804 translation of the ancient tragedy. In his version, written shortly after the end of the Second World War, Brecht interpreted the material as a parable of totalitarian rule and civil engagement. Huillet and Straub's film adaptation reduces the play to its essential content by largely dispensing with camera movement and cinematic dramaturgy and allowing the text to have a direct impact on the audience. GOETHE INSTITUTE - 21 Feb, 2.30pm

  

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• Crisis Acres (2025) — Screening & Q&A with Tom K Kemp - After the Single Use presents a screening of Crisis Acres (2025), followed by a remote Q&A with artist and filmmaker Tom K Kemp. In Crisis Acres, a group of experts design and test a “megagame” — one that simulates the daily running of an imaginary NHS hospital. Using elements from boardgaming, roleplay, and the lived experience of the 35 surgeons, clinicians, nurses, administrators, politicians, and chronic patients who take part, the megagame becomes a tool for analysing and diagnosing potential problems within the world’s largest healthcare system, at multiple scales simultaneously. 50 GEORGE SQUARE - 19 Feb, 4pm

• DV8 Film Club - IN THE DARK (2000) - In the second screening of the DV8 Film Club, I’m delighted to present IN THE DARK, a criminally underseen, SOV horror-thriller directed by Clifton Holmes. The film follows Jane, a lonely librarian who finds a note at her desk with her name on it and a $50 bill, instructing her to play the game. She is helped by Brace, a new friend, in solving the puzzles and getting double the money every time she finds a new envelope. Jane and Brace quickly find out that she is playing a very dangerous game. Her strength, fortitude, and sanity are strained as she finds out just how far she’ll go for the cash - and the thrill. THE OLD HAIRDRESSER’S - 22 Feb, 7pm

EVENTS:

• Rot Your Brain: A Television Reading Group - Discuss theories and themes in contemporary and past television. This month: Undone. A group to discuss theories and themes in contemporary and past television series. This is an event for people who love television, history, and pop culture, who want to gain a greater understanding of television culture. Topics will include but are not limited to: television’s political application, television and social progress, and television and identity. GLASGOW ZINE LIBRARY - 19 Feb, 7pm

  

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• Glasgow Film and TV Networking Party - If you’re looking to kickstart your film career, then this is the perfect opportunity to expand your network, share ideas, and maybe even collaborate on future projects. Don’t miss out on this exciting event where you can meet like-minded individuals in the film and TV industry.

  Whether you’re an actor, director, producer, writer, crew, or otherwise, this event is for you! THE 78 BAR - 17 Feb, 7pm

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FURTHER AFIELD AND FURTHER AHEAD

Film-related treats happening around the rest of Scotland and UK!

• ELGIN - ELGIN FILM FESTIVAL: A new film festival in Moray, bringing together international award-winners, homegrown Scottish cinema, animation, family-friendly films and hands-on workshops. 19-22 Feb, Moray Playhouse and Elgin Town Hall

• EDINBURGH: Cinetopia DOC - Letters from Wolf Street (Listy Z Wilczej) + pre-recorded Q&A - A street in downtown Warsaw is the focus of this witty and personal portrait of Poland. Arjun Talwar immigrated here a decade ago, but still has trouble fitting in. “Wolf Street” – or “Ulica Wilcza” – hasn’t made it easy for him. In an attempt to accelerate his integration, the director begins filming his neighbours, testing his relationships with them, while seeking ways to overcome his own alienation. FILMHOUSE - 11 March, 8.30pm

• BO’NESS: Finis Terrae + live performance at HippFest: Cinetopia in collaboration with Edinburgh Film Guild and HippFest present Jean Epstein’s Finis Terrae + live performance of a newly composed original score by multi-instrumentalist Daniel Abrahams and drummer Philippe Boudot. Opening Day of HIPPFEST 2026! Bo’NESS HIPPODROME, 18 March, 4pm (or get your festival pass!)

  • ALSO A CINETOPIA SALON EVENT in Edinburgh- Finis Terrae + live performance, FRENCH INSTITUTE, 24 March, 6-10pm

    

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• EDINBURGH: The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026 - The notion of identifying the self has been repeatedly explored in cinematic narratives in various ways. However, is it really possible to know our true selves? And if so, would such revelations lead to happiness and freedom, or might they instead bring disastrous and harsh consequences? With these questions in mind, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026 showcases some of the most unmissable Japanese films nationwide across the UK. From powerful social crime dramas and laugh-out-loud comedies to gender-defining films, fantasy, and horror, the programme offers something for everyone. FILMHOUSE 12-19 March, various dates and times

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OPPORTUNITIES

JOBS / WORK OPPORTUNITIES COMING UP:

• Film Programme Coordinator - Sheffield Doc Fest - Salary: £6,700 overall (£100 per day). This is a freelance contract role, requiring 67 days’ work (eight hour days) in total. Apply by 19 Feb

• Partnerships Assistant - Sheffield Doc Fest - Salary £24,785 per annum, deadline to apply, 25th Feb, full-time, permanent, located in Sheffield. Apply by 25 Feb

• Events and Admin Assistant - The Grierson Trust - Salary: 24,000 pro rata, This role is full-time for a fixed period of three months, with the possibility of extension. Apply by 19 Feb

• British Film Institute x6 Governors (inc Scotland): We are looking for six Governors to join our Board as well as a Scotland Governor. The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is looking to appoint six new Governors at the British Film Institute (BFI), including two National Governor roles with one covering Scotland and the other Wales, for an initial four-year term commencing in May 2026. Apply by 20 Feb

• Assistant Programmer, DIRECTORS’ LIBRARY - DIRECTORS’ LIBRARY is looking for an Assistant Programmer (Shorts: Narrative Fiction & Documentary) to help manage and develop its short film programme. Working closely with the Senior Programmer, you will play a key role in shaping how shorts are programmed and distributed by the platform. £175 per month / 9 hours per month at £19.45/hr apply by 27 Feb

• Filmmakers in Residence – NHS Lothian Charity: Tonic Arts is looking to appoint two experienced filmmaker-practitioners to further the participatory, creative residency across the Royal Edinburgh Hospital (REH), part-time over an 18 month period. apply by 27 February

• Post-Production Project Coordinator - Voquent is seeking a full-time meticulous and energetic Project Coordinator to join our post-production team in Glasgow, UK. 26k to 28.5k / apply by 28 Feb

• Volunteer Film Submission Reviewer - Norwich Film Festival | We’ll usually start you off with around 10-25 films of varying lengths between 1-25 minutes. Unpaid, apply by 20 Feb

• Trainee Curators - The June Givanni Pan-African Cinema Archive and Afrika Eye Flm Festival have partnered to deliver Curating with Pan-African Cinema Archives, an eight-week paid traineeship for three people delivered in collaboration with the University of Bristol Film & TV Department, the Arnolfini and Watershed’s Pervasive Media Studio. Bursary of £784, inclusive of tax, Apply by 13 Feb

COURSES & WORKSHOPS:

• Certificate in Documentary Storytelling - NFTS - Develop your individual documentary storytelling and filmmaking skills on this new six-month Certificate programme. Step into the world of documentary filmmaking as a solo creator - where freedom meets full responsibility. Working solo means total creative control, but it also means wearing many hats and developing many skills: researcher, planner, cinematographer, editor, storyteller. You’re the one shaping the narrative from first spark to final cut. You’re also responsible for developing relationships and collaborating with others where needed to support the vision for your story. Apply by 8 March

• SCREEN SCOTLAND SUMMER SCHOOL 2026 The Summer School programme is an intensive learning opportunity to equip teachers with the subject knowledge required to deliver the film and screen curriculum. Deadline 1 March 2026

• ICO Spring Screening Days 2026 - Do you work with film audiences? Do you want to watch the best upcoming indie and world cinema films? Screening Days is an in-person and online event where we preview key upcoming independent UK and international films so you can plan how to bring in new audiences for them. IN PERSON (BFI) 14 & 15 March, ONLINE 16-22 March

• Practical Sound Design Online NFTS - An introduction to the principles of sound editing for film and TV. Sound design is the emotional heartbeat of a film, TV show or game, combining technical skills with a passion for telling stories through sound. Apply by 4 March

• Raindance Scotland Dynamic Screenwriting weekend - Master the art of the script. From three-act structure and dynamic character arcs to visual storytelling and engaging dialogue, learn to turn your cinematic ideas into a polished story. 13 + 14 June, 2026. Apply by 13 June.

• Storytelling for Animation: A three-day workshop designed to be informative and hands-on, helping you turn your idea into a narrative for animation.

  The days will be split between talks introducing storytelling concepts and developing your own ideas. Students from previous workshops have gone on to use their animatic to seek funding and create award-winning short animations. NFTS Scotland 25-27 March, apply by 15 March

• TEACHERS’ ONLINE FILM AND SCREEN TRAINING SESSIONS | Online training sessions for teachers in the new Film and Screen curriculum.

  Following the announcement of the national rollout of Film and Screen into the Curriculum for Excellence as an expressive art, Screen Scotland is delighted to invite all teachers in primary and secondary settings from across Scotland to participate in the first in a series of training sessions on delivering the Film and Screen Curriculum. | Screen Scotland | Online workshops will run on Tuesdays or Thursdays until 17 March 2026

AWARDS / FESTIVALS:

• FESTIVALS / ORGS LOOKING FOR FILM SUBMISSIONS:

  • Women Over 50 Film Festival 2026 (Lewes, Sussex) - Looking for short films (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental) and scripts that feature a woman over 50 in a central role or have a woman over 50 in a key creative role (director, writer, producer). Deadline 22 June

  • Call for Films GRiM’s debut club night celebrating Northern Feminity - Northern Femininity. We are low voices and high heels, girlhood and grossness, glitter and grit. And we are dancing our way out of the dark. Scotland and wider UK nights. Deadline 2 March

  • LandxSea Film Fest 2026 - Scotland’s environmental film festival – a long weekend of cinema, conversation, and community in the northeast, based in the coastal town of Montrose, where shifting dunes, rising seas, and rich wildlife make the climate story feel very close to home. Looking for compelling films exploring environmental challenges, innovative solutions, and the many ways people and nature shape one another. Whether it’s a gripping documentary, an artistic short, an experimental piece, or a powerful narrative, we want films that:

    • spark conversation

    • open up new perspectives

    • invite audiences to imagine, and build, better futures

    Early bird deadline: 25 Feb / Festival: 11-13 Feb 2026 / MONTROSE, ANGUS

  • Edinburgh Short Film Festival Call for entries- 16th Edinburgh Short Film Festival Open For Entries - International Showcases & Awards. The 16th edition of the ESFF, with more short film screenings in Edinburgh, International Film Festival showcases, workshops and masterclasses, awards and industry networking. All genres / maximum 25 minutes. All films submitted eligible for Awards
    Early Bird Deadline 20 Feb | EDINBURGH

  • SI-FAN 2026 - SI-FAN is Scotland’s newest genre festival, with the aim of being the coolest film festival in Scotland and supporting the genre filmmaking community here. SI-FAN (Scottish International Fantastic Arts Network) is open for short film submissions. There is a dedicated Scottish short film award category. Deadline to submit: 22 February 2026 at 23:55

FUNDS, GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, MENTORSHIPS:

• Climate Engagement Fund - Funding of £25,000 to £80,000 for projects in Scotland that help to build people’s understanding of the climate emergency. Deadline to apply: 1 March

• BFI Film Academy Production Management Residential - An intensive, hands-on opportunity for aspiring film professionals 16 to 19 from across the UK. This programme is an intensive seven-day residential programme taking place in Edinburgh for 32 aspiring filmmakers aged 16–19 from across the UK, taking place from the 4th to the 10th of April 2026. Designed for those interested in careers within film and TV production, the course offers hands-on training in key roles such as producer, production manager, coordinator and assistant director. SCREEN EDUCATION EDINBURGH - Apply by 22 Feb

• Grierson DocLab: New Entrants - UK-based people aged 18-25 have until 5pm on Thursday 19 February 2026 to apply for this prestigious training programme. Grierson DocLab: New Entrants aims to help people without connections to the factual TV and documentary industry take their first steps into securing the work experience and networks to succeed in the sector. Deadline 19 Feb

• Shore Scripts Short Film Fund - $15,000 production grant, $4000 finishing fund. Early deadline, 27 Feb.

• BFI Discovery Feature Funding - Production funding of up to £1M for fictional features by debut directors. Round One closes 5 March 2026

• Award: Earth Photo - a leading international platform for photographers and filmmakers who capture the natural world, its peoples and environments, and the urgent issues shaping our time. Earth Photo invites photographers and filmmakers from around the world to submit work that tells powerful stories about our planet… its landscapes and communities, its beauty and resilience, and the urgent challenges it faces. Awards up to £100. Deadline to submit, 4 March

• BFI Creative Fund Opens | UK screen organisations can apply for funding ranging from £12,000 to £150,000 | Ongoing until March 2026

• Schools Screen Education Fund | Funding to support schools across Scotland in their delivery of film and screen education. £500 - £5,000 per project. | Screen Scotland | apply before March 2026

• Meanwhile Use Fund (Glasgow) | The Meanwhile Use Fund, part of the City Centre Improvement Grant Fund, is designed to help organisations and communities in Glasgow city centre make use of empty or vacant properties. The fund aims to support projects that improve the city’s appearance and inclusivity. | Apply before 1 April 2026

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NEWS:

Film stories, productions, news, reports, industry insights, and other tidbits that have caught our attention this week!

• All the big screen talent attending Glasgow Film Festival this year

• Strong year for Scottish film and TV: International festival run continues at Berlin

• Edinburgh film festival director Paul Ridd talks 2026 plans

• Edinburgh filmmaker bags major award for Neil Armstrong documentary linking astronaut to small Scottish town

• New ‘Picturehoose’ cinema brings a widescreen vision to Inverclyde

Film Festivals currently running / coming up:

• Berlinale / 12–22 Feb 2026 / Berlin, Germany

• Dublin International Film Festival / 19 Feb - 1 Mar / Dublin, Ireland

• Glasgow Film Festival / 25 Feb - 8 March / Glasgow, UK

• FrightFest Glasgow / 5-8 March / Glasgow, UK

• Glasgow Short Film Festival / 18-22 March / Glasgow, UK

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