Film within 5 miles of Edinburgh

45 events within 5 miles

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Modern Edinburgh Film School

Modern Edinburgh Film School is a temporary, participatory film school curated by visual artist Alex Hetherington in association with Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, giving an ongoing series of talks, lectures and screenings in various venues across Edinburgh.

Inspace, Edinburgh (1.0 miles)

Sat 25 May

Free / 0131 650 2750

Featuring screenings of Beau Travail and short film ISLAND, and an essay by Hannah McGill read live by artist Catherine Street.

  • 20:00

Neu! Reekie!

Avant-garde spoken word, film and music fusion night describing itself as 'playing host to the sinister and the sanguine'.

Summerhall, Edinburgh (1.0 miles)

Fri 31 May

£7 / 0845 874 3001

With readings from American poet Krystelle Bamford and short story writer McGuire; music from Stevie Jackson of Belle and Sebastian and pop folkies Admiral Fallow; and the usual selection of animated goodness.

Edinburgh Short Film Festival

A selection of the best shorts by filmmakers from around the world.

Summerhall, Edinburgh (1.0 miles)

Fri 7 Jun

£4 (£3) / 0845 874 3001

Part of Leith Festival.

  • 19:30

Sat 15 Jun

£4 (£3) / 0845 874 3001

Part of Leith Festival.

  • 19:30

The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh (1.1 miles)

Sun 16 Jun

£4 (£3) / 0131 556 7060

Closing night.

  • 19:30

SUPERCUBE, Edinburgh (1.4 miles)

Wed 12 Jun

£3 / 0131 226 4218

Short film roulette.

  • 19:00 – 23:00

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Jalan Jati (Teak Road)

An exhibition tracing the imagined history of a teak bed found in a Singapore junk shop back to the tree from which it was made, incorporating photographs, prints, collages and an award-winning short film.

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (2.0 miles)

Tue 21 May

John Hope Gateway Centre

Free / 0131 248 2909

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Wed 22 May

John Hope Gateway Centre

Free / 0131 248 2909

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Thu 23 May

John Hope Gateway Centre

Free / 0131 248 2909

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 45 more dates until 7 Jul

Mariinsky Ballet: Swan Lake

The company's performance of Swan Lake, screened in 3D.

Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh (2.2 miles)

Thu 6 Jun

3D

0871 200 2000

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La Belle et la Bête

Minimalist composer Philip Glass’s magical reimagining of Jean Cocteau’s 1946 La Belle et la Bête combines the classic black and white film with live performance in a Šsophisticated work that is at once a touching fairy tale and a meditation on creativity. Removing the film’s original dialogue track and score by Georges…

The Edinburgh Playhouse (1.0 miles)

Sat 10 Aug

£12–£35 / 0131 473 2000

Sun 11 Aug

£12–£35 / 0131 473 2000

The Best of Edinburgh Zombie Club Alldayer

The EZC celebrate their fifth birthday with a full day of diabolical cinematic oddities. The day opens with cannibals on the London underground in Death Line (1972); the visually inventive searingly bizarre Japanese ghost story Hausu (1977); Umberto Lenzi's Euromcrime shocker Rome Armed To The Teeth; gonzo prison action…

The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh (1.0 miles)

Sun 2 Jun

Free / 0131 558 8209

  • 12:30

Edinburgh International Film Festival

The oldest continually running film festival in the world, the EIFF draws on its prestige to consistently present abundant programmes of new features, documentaries, retrospectives, shorts, panel discussions and educational workshops, with a few high profile premieres thrown in for good measure.

Edinburgh: various venues (1.0 miles)

Wed 19 Jun

Times & prices vary / 0131 228 4051

Thu 20 Jun

Times & prices vary / 0131 228 4051

Fri 21 Jun

Times & prices vary / 0131 228 4051

…and 9 more dates until 30 Jun

Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival

An essential fixture for everyone in the television industry wanting inspiration, networking, learning and fun. Run by and for the television industry, it is attended by over 2000 delegates and has featured hundreds of globally renowned top TV executives as speakers, including Ricky Gervais, Professor Brian Cox, Elisabeth…

EICC, Edinburgh (1.8 miles)

Thu 22 Aug

Times & prices vary / 02078 43 0146

Fri 23 Aug

Times & prices vary / 02078 43 0146

Sat 24 Aug

Times & prices vary / 02078 43 0146

Munch 150

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.

Cameo, Edinburgh (1.7 miles)

Thu 27 Jun

0871 902 5723

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The Slow-Wave

A project on the practice of Edinburgh artist Lyndsay Mann, featuring you are what you think about most of the time by Chris Dyson & Katherine MacBride; TRANS by Mark Chapman; and 60 seconds the release by Lyndsay Mann.

Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh (1.0 miles)

Fri 24 May

Free / 0131 650 2210

  • 13:00 – 14:00

An Introduction to Thinking about Cinema

A series of discussions examining various aspects of cinema.

Summerhall, Edinburgh (1.0 miles)

Sat 25 May

£6 in advance / 0845 874 3001

The story.

Sat 1 Jun

£6 in advance / 0845 874 3001

The image.

Sat 8 Jun

£6 in advance / 0845 874 3001

The sound.

Sat 15 Jun

£6 in advance / 0845 874 3001

The acting.

Anatomy

Variety night with a focus on risk-taking performance from any genre.

Summerhall, Edinburgh (1.0 miles)

Fri 14 Jun

£6 / 0845 874 3001

  • 19:30 – 22:30

Beckett on Film

Producer of the Beckett on Film project, Michael Colgan discusses the challenges in creating this extraordinary film collection.

The Hub, Edinburgh (1.3 miles)

Fri 30 Aug

£6 / 0131 473 2000

Part of Beckett at the Festival.

Catastrophe/Rough for Theatre II/Breath

Beckett on Film: Catastrophe: Directed by David Mamet and starring Harold Pinter, Rebecca Pidgeon and John Gielgud. Rough for Theatre II: Directed by Katie Mitchell and starring Jim Norton, Timothy Spall and Hugh B O’Brien. Breath: Directed by Damien †Hirst.

The Hub, Edinburgh (1.3 miles)

Sat 31 Aug

£4 / 0131 473 2000

Part of Beckett on Film.

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Centenary Film Screenings

A number of documentaries and footage shot at the zoo over the years, to mark its centenary.

Edinburgh Zoo (4.2 miles)

Wed 22 May

Included in zoo admission / 0131 334 9171

  • 11:00 – 15:00

Thu 23 May

Included in zoo admission / 0131 334 9171

  • 11:00 – 15:00

Fri 24 May

Included in zoo admission / 0131 334 9171

  • 11:00 – 15:00
…and 186 more dates until 26 Nov

Dance on Film Talk

Curator of Dance Odysseys films Nele Hertling shares her thoughts on dance on celluloid.

Edinburgh Festival Theatre (0.9 miles)

Mon 19 Aug

Free / 0131 473 2000

Part of Dance Odysseys.

Edinburgh College – Granton Campus: Degree Show

  • 120 min
  • Directed by: Various

A selection of short films from final year students who started at Telford College and finished at Edinburgh College, Granton Campus.

Filmhouse, Edinburgh (1.7 miles)

Wed 5 Jun

0131 228 2688

  • 18:00

Edinburgh College of Art Animation: Degree Show

  • 100 min

A collection of short animations from Edinburgh College of Art, including one that earned itself a BAFTA.

Filmhouse, Edinburgh (1.7 miles)

Mon 17 Jun

0131 228 2688

  • 20:30

Edinburgh College of Art Film & TV: Degree Show

  • 100 min

A selection of work from students at Edinburgh College of Art.

Filmhouse, Edinburgh (1.7 miles)

Tue 18 Jun

0131 228 2688

  • 20:30
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Edinburgh College – Sighthill Campus: Degree Show

  • 120 min

A selection of short films from final year students at Edinburgh College's Sighthill Campus.

Filmhouse, Edinburgh (1.7 miles)

Tue 11 Jun

0131 228 2688

  • 18:00

Edinburgh Napier University: Degree Show

  • 90 min

A selection of short films from final year students at Edinburgh Napier University.

Filmhouse, Edinburgh (1.7 miles)

Wed 22 May

0131 228 2688

  • 18:00

Edinburgh Printmakers Short Film Award

This award ceremony features a selection of films from final year students and graduates working across digital media in the Scottish arts colleges. Booking is essential.

Edinburgh Printmakers (1.1 miles)

Fri 28 Jun

£3 (Students free) / 0131 557 2479

  • 19:00 – 21:00

The Emperor Jones; Today, I Must Sincerely Congratulate You; Rhyme ’Em to Death

Three pieces on video: The Emperor Jones is a video interpretation of The Wooster Group’s original stage production of Eugene O’Neill’s play; Today, I Must Sincerely Congratulate You is the Group’s 1991 metadocumentary of daily life in a fading performance troupe; and Rhyme ’Em to Death is a short black-and-white film…

Inspace, Edinburgh (1.0 miles)

Tue 13 Aug

£4 / 0131 473 2000

Part of Selections from the Wooster Group Archive.

Festival of the Erotic Arts

After a successful first outing last year, this festival specialising in all things naughty and arty returns for a second week of big-time sensuality in the form of performance, visual arts and crafts, film and more.

Edinburgh: various venues (1.0 miles)

Mon 10 Jun

Times & prices vary / 0844 487 7102

Tue 11 Jun

Times & prices vary / 0844 487 7102

Wed 12 Jun

Times & prices vary / 0844 487 7102

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