Film, free events

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.

Hemingway Design bring their Vintage Festival format to Glasgow, featuring music, fashion, film, design and dance that celebrates British creativity from the 1920s to 1980s. In the evening time, things get fancy dress with Vintage Nightclubs themed Soul Casino on Saturday and the Torch Club on Sunday.

Dr Dominic Paterson of the University of Glasgow looks at the different ways that the body is represented in the work of Matthew Barney and Robert Gober.

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

• 90 min

• Directed by: Various

The youngest filmmakers in our 2012 programme: budding artists from Edinburgh's primary schools show their perspective on life, in a colourful and inspiring showcase.

• 90 min

• Directed by: Various

Don't some of your most intense memories date from your time at 'big school'? Here, we see things through the eyes of Edinburgh's secondary school pupils – spot the new filmmakers of the future here.

C film. Returning for its ninth season, the critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day. Pop in for a quirky short or linger longer for a moving moment - fabulously fresh innovation to discuss. Features work from UK, Europe, Americas, Asia…

Artist Ilana Halperin, whose exhibition The Library is currently running in the museum, curates a programme of films in which artists interact with geological processes (as she herself does). Artists include Joan Jonas, Seth Kelly, Allan McCollum, Takehito Shiina and a new work by Halperin herself.

The local primary school are going to take over the cinema running for the week including running the Monday meeting, booking films, programming, booking a gig, projecting and running the sound system.

Edinburgh Printmakers. Maclean presents film and screen-print work that explores Scotland's romantic histories through the lens of contemporary political debate. Both violently positive and grotesquely kitsch, the work explores a hybrid of styles, which reference the rugged mystique of Scottish Landscape painting, the…

The adventures of Jock the pirate cat and a band of swashbuckling mice.

Filmic-inclined kids can learn how to make music and reportage videos with this educational project, support by Yoko Ono.

This film festival features Disney classics and family favourites, all part of the celebration of Caribbean culture. Sunday sees the return of the Caribbean Carnival with colourful costumes, music and dance.

A queer filmmaking group, where everyone is invited to gain hands-on experience in making films on a shoe-string budget, discuss film scripts and watch a short or two.

• Directed by: Jon Pullman

A documentary of the Citadel Arts Group Festival Fringe show in 2009 about Scottish suffragettes.

Rory McEwen (1932–1982) had at least three careers: folksinger, television presenter and visual artist. In the latter case he made installations, memorable images of flowers and also collaborated with Joseph Beuys on a short film for the 1970 Edinburgh Festival. This show features a sculptural environment that McEwen made…

A talk by filmmaker Bipin Anand on how people can be affected emotionally by film.

See a selection of short films based on a particular theme, followed by discussions.

A screening of Tanko Bole Chhe (The Stitches Speak), a film made in Gujarat using the art of embroidery to form a narrative, and a discussion with artist Jeni Allison on how textiles serve as an archive for women.