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Mariinsky Ballet: Swan Lake
The company's performance of Swan Lake, screened in 3D.
Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh (2.2 miles)
Thu 6 Jun
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
Also on at:
- The Granary, Edinburgh (1.9 miles)
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.
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)
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
Fri 24 May
John Hope Gateway Centre
Free / 0131 248 2909
- 10:00 – 18:00
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 sophisticated 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
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
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
Rigoletto: Live from Taormina's Ancient Greek Theatre
Verdi's opera live from the Taormina Arts festival.
Edinburgh Festival Theatre (0.9 miles)
Tue 9 Jul
£25 / 0131 529 6000
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
Sat 1 Jun
Sat 8 Jun
Sat 15 Jun
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
Basque Spring Short Film Show
The newest crop of promising Basque short filmmakers.
Summerhall, Edinburgh (1.0 miles)
Fri 14 Jun
£5 / 0845 874 3001
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
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
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
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
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





