Evening events, Film

With discussions about film and screenings of a chosen film each week.

European Premiere: A two-dimensional, cinematic black-and-white woman of yesteryear struggles to break free of the social, economic and political straitjacket of the time, while a three-dimensional woman of here and now struggles to what … ? Break free … ? Of what … ? When the unfulfilled soul of a fictional woman surges…

A collection of four short films made by refugee and asylum seekers.

A live performance starring Elna Garana and Roberto Alagna.

A live screening of Verdi's masterpiece staring Ambrogio Maestri.

A live screening of Shostakovich's classic opera.

In honour of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edvard Munch, expert Tim Marlow hosts a behind-the-scenes look at putting on this exhibition.

A live screening of the Puccini opera.

A live screening of a mixed programme of five ballets from the choreographer.

Everyone is welcome at these open sessions for screenwriters, from the novice to the professional. Meetings start with an industry talk followed by a Q&A and a workshopping session on scripts brought along by participants. Ages 16+.

Robert Powell and Liza Goddard explore the first hundred years of cinema, starting with the Lumiere Brothers, making their way through Mickey Mouse, Clark Gable and Groucho Marx, and ending with Bond 22. Clive Conway and Christine Croshaw provide musical accompaniment.

Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz present their droll, trans-temporal films which carefully re-present the 'other' and the socially outcast.

Glad Cafe's quarterly get together where script writers can get a scene from a work-in-progress read before a live audience of peers. Submit scenes to the listed email. Ages 18+.

• 2009
• Spain
• 103 min

• Directed by: Álvaro Pastor, Antonio Naharro
• Cast: Lola Dueñas, Pablo Pineda, Antonio Naharro

A charmingly offbeat, gentle comedy. Daniel – a recent university graduate with Down's Syndrome – falls in love on his first day at work in the Department of Social Services. Nuria is an outsider who spends her nights in the city's crowded clubs and singles' bars, escaping her problems in the arms of total strangers.

Pupils from Dunoon Grammar School present a double bill of films of their choosing. Follow on Twitter for more details.