Cinetopia Recommends: 9-15 December - 2024 ❄️
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AROUND TOWN
Film screenings & events in Edinburgh and Glasgow - Christmas movie screenings indicated by a🎄!
EDINBURGH
FILM SCREENINGS:
PREVIEW SCREENING: QUEER by Luca Guadagnino / CAMEO PICTUREHOUSE / 9 Dec, 8 pm
🎄Love Actually with live Orchestra / USHER HALL / 10 Dec, 7.30 pm
My Beautiful Laundrette / Queer film night screening followed by a discussion / EDINBURGH STUDENT HOUSING COOP / 10 Dec, 8 pm
WONKA / GRASSMARKET COMMUNITY PROJECT / 11 Dec, 7pm
Grand Theft Hamlet + Q&A / With co-director Sam Crane / CAMEO PICTUREHOUSE / 11 Dec, 8.30 pm
🎄It’s A Wonderful Life / Xmas film night and drinks starting with a talk / LIBRARY OF MISTAKES / 11 Dec, 5.20 pm - 8.30 pm
🎄 The Holdovers / BSL Film Club screening by Deaf Action / Accessible screening and discussion / DEAF ACTION / 12 Dec, 7pm
🎄A Miracle on 34th Street / Relaxed screening with hot drink included / ERIC LIDDELL CENTRE / 12 Dec, 2pm
Edinburgh Shorts Showcase / The 48 Hour Film Project and Screen Education Edinburgh present an evening of short films showcasing the best in local filmmaking talent / CAMEO PICTUREHOUSE / 12 Dec, 8pm
🎄Home Alone in Concert / Music by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra / USHER HALL / 13 Dec, 7pm
Pépé le Moko / Edinburgh Film Guild presents the Jean Duvivier classic starring Jean Gabin / INSTITUT FRANCAIS D’ECOSSE / 13 Dec, 8 pm
EVENTS:
OFF BOOK / An evening of poetry, music, and short films from Edinburgh and beyond! / ARGYLLE CELLAR BAR / 9 Dec, 6.45 - 11 pm
GLASGOW
FILM SCREENINGS:
Cobra / Trash Cinema presents the Stallone classic! / THE OLD HAIRDRESSERS / 9 Dec, 7 pm
Winter Tales for the Season / A celebration of winter through film, words, and music featuring Scots Scriever Susi Briggs / KELVIN HALL LIBRARY / 11 Dec, 6pm
🎄Elf! / A free festive screening and a talk from Dr Hongling Liang about winter traditions in China / CINEMARC / Advanced Research Centre, Glasgow Uni /
11 Dec, 5.30 pm
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution / Disability Awareness month screening and discussion / STRATHCLYDE STUDENTS UNION / 11 Dec, 3-5 pm
🎄 The Holiday / Get in the holiday spirit with our "Back Onside Christmas Movie Night" - a cozy evening filled with a festive film, friends, and fun! / GROSVENOR PICTURE THEATRE / 12 Dec, 7 pm
FALL - a Film Poem Sampler / Original short film poems embracing the radical possibilities of immediacy and intimacy offered by digital cameras and other accessible tech / GLASGOW UNIVERSITY / 13 Dec, 5-7 pm
Oidhche TBh @ An Lòchran! / An evening of Gaelic short films / AN LÒCHRAN / 13 Dec, 7pm
PREVIEW: 2073 + Director discussion / Take One Action presents Asif Kapadia’s new dystopian thriller, followed by a discussion with the director via Zoom / GLASGOW FILM THEATRE / 13 Dec, 8.20 pm
Bill Douglas Trilogy / Enjoy a screening of Bill Douglas's award-winning films My Childhood, My Ain Folk and My Way Home / GLASGOW FILM THEATRE / 14 Dec, 12.30 pm
Pottery Painting & Christmas movie: The Miracle on 34th Street / ARTSPACE G41 / 13 Dec, 6.30 pm
Paddington In Peru / Community screening, pay what you can / PYRAMID AT ANDERSTON / 14 Dec, 3.45 pm
The Outrun / Community screening, pay what you can / PYRAMID AT ANDERSTON / 14 Dec, 6.30 pm
🎄Home Alone in Concert / Music by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra / ROYAL CONCERT HALL / 14 Dec, 2.30 pm (matinee) and 7pm
EVENTS:
MEETUP: R-CADE Secret Film Society gather each month to discuss our favourite movies and meet other like minded film buffs / R-CADE / 14 Dec, 7-10 pm
FURTHER AFIELD
A curated selection of opportunities / happenings across the UK or online that caught our eyes!
DUNDEE: She Packs a Punch - Double Bill: The Panther Women & The Bat Woman / Celebrating the action-laden, camp and curious world of 1960s Mexican pulp cinema with two recently restored films from director René Cardona, introduced by Camilla Baier, co-founder and curator of Invisible Women film collective / DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS / 10 Dec, 8pm
MANCHESTER: Film Production Workshop / For anyone who aspires to be a filmmaker, an introduction to pre and post production and editing, organiseed by Weekend Film School / 1853 STUDIOS, STUDIO 49 / 14 Dec, 10 am - 1 pm
FILMS WE RECOMMEND NEXT WEEK!
RUMOURS by Guy Madden - Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest liberal democracies at the annual G7 summit after they become lost in the woods and face increasing peril while attempting to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis / ON ALL WEEK AT PICTUREHOUSE
NIGHTBITCH by Marielle Heller - Amy Adams’s Mother puts her career on hold to parent her young toddler. The transformation of her feelings, sense of self and relationship to the world spark a change in her that is as liberating as it is radical. A genre-bending exploration of motherhood / ON ALL WEEK AT GFT
OPPORTUNITIES
Training, mentoring, masterclasses, skills developments and opportunities… from across the UK (with deadlines for applications!)
LEARNING / TRAINING:
RESOURCE: FAN Screen Heritage Resource Guide / Film Hub Northern Ireland’s new guide to screening film archive for BFI FAN Members / AVAILABLE NOW
WEBINAR: FOCUS On: The TV Landscape 2024-25: Broken models, big opportunities / Organised by Film City Futures / ONLINE / 12 Dec, 1-2 pm
COURSE: HETV Steadicam Workshop / Commissioned by the ScreenSkills’ High-end TV Skills Fund, The Guild of British Camera Technicians (GBCT) and TIFFEN offer a FREE 4 day Steadicam workshop / APPLICATION DEADLINE 20 December 2024
TRAINING PROGRAMME: Sean Connery Talent Lab / This new and transformative 12-month talent development programme is set to become a cornerstone of the Scottish film industry / APPLICATION DEADLINE 13 Jan, 2025
COURSE: BFI Film Academy Specialist Residential 2025 - Film Curation and Archiving / Applications are now open / APPLICATION DEADLINE 17 Jan, 2025
JOBS / WORK OPS:
OPEN CALL FOR GUEST CURATORIAL PROJECT: Queer East is seeking submissions for guest curatorial programmes at Queer East 2025 / APPLICATION DEADLINE, 15 December
BECOME A BOARD MEMBER: Independent Cinema Office is seeking new members for its board of trustees / APPLICATION DEADLINE, 18 December
FILMMAKER SEEKING COLLABORATORS / Glasgow-based / unpaid - opportunity for exchange
FUNDING / AWARDS:
GRANT PROGRAM: The IDFA Bertha Fund is still accepting entries for its flagship grant program IBF Classic, which offers support to documentary projects in development and (post-)production / Deadline 10 December
AWARDS: Into Film Awards submissions now open! / A flagship celebration of young filmmaking talent, offering a platform for 5-19 year-olds from across the UK / SUBMISSION DEADLINE 4 MARCH 2025
NEWS:
Film stories, productions, news, reports, industry insights, and other tidbits that have caught our attention this week!
Creative Scotland’s statement on the Scottish Government draft budget 💰(more money for arts!)
Scottish thriller THE RIG 2 drops on 2nd January! Watch the trailer… 😲
A new film production management platform, CinePlatform, developed in the North East has launched, a centralised and affordable solution for filmmakers, production companies and educational institutions. Get a FREE TRIAL HERE 🎥
10 Christmas movies set in Scotland - comfort, joy, and zombies! 🧟