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Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · 2m

#French #Cinema #Edinburgh. Screening Friday, 24 October 2025 at 6 pm @ifecosse.bsky.social "Before 'Psycho', 'Peeping Tom', and 'Repulsion', there was 'Les Diaboliques', a heart-grabbing benchmark in horror film-making.” www.ifecosse.org.uk/cinema/les-d...

Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · 5d

#French #Cinema #Edinburgh. Screening Friday, 24 October 2025 at 6 pm @ifecosse.bsky.social “Cruel, dark, and undeniably effective, 'Les Diabolique' is a suspense thriller as effective as Hitchcock’s best work and with a brilliant twist ending.” (Rotten Tomatoes) www.ifecosse.org.uk/cinema/les-d...

Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · 5d

Grassmarket Community Picture House: Wednesday, October 8 · 7 - 9pm. Join us for Challenge Poverty Week for a screening of Dispossession (2017) narrated by Maxine, followed by a Q&A with director Paul Sng. (supported by edinburghfg.bsky.social)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dispossess...

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Institut français d'Ecosse @ifecosse.bsky.social · 24d

🎬 The @edinburghfg.bsky.social returns to @ifecosse.bsky.social with a thrilling line-up of award-winning #French films and timeless classics! Grab your @edinburghfg.bsky.social Season Pass now for access to every screening!

From 24 Oct at @ifecosse.bsky.social
🎟️ www.ifecosse.org.uk/festivals-an...

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Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · 21d

Elevator to the Gallows + Live Jazz Performance. Thursday, 30 October 2025 @cinetopia.bsky.social netopia.bsky.social @ifecosse.bsky.social www.ifecosse.org.uk/cinema/eleva...

Elevator to the Gallows / Ascenseur pour l'échafaud + Live Jazz Performance - Institut français · Écosse

Join us for the very first Cinetopia Salon, a new monthly gathering where cinema meets live performance, nibbles and drinks, and good conversation. Experience Louis Malle’s hypnotic, cult début Ascens...

www.ifecosse.org.uk

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Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · 28d

Cinetopia: Recommends, 15-21 September 2025. #Film screenings, events, opportunities and film news for the week / month ahead, covering #Edinburgh, #Glasgow and beyond! Helping you stay connected to the film community... open.substack.com/pub/cinetopi... open.substack.com/pub/cinetopi...

Cinetopia: Recommends, 15-21 September 2025

Film screenings, events, opportunities and film news for the week / month ahead, covering Edinburgh, Glasgow and beyond! Helping you stay connected to the film community... 🎉

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Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · Sep 7

Ibero Docs – Scotland’s Ibero-American Documentary Film Festival. 10-28 September 2025. Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee iberodocs.org #IberoDocs2025

IberoDocs Film Festival 2025

IberoDocs is back for its 11th edition! Download the IberoDocs 2025 digital brochure here for the full programme.

iberodocs.org

Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · Aug 27

Illustrated Talk: The Mystery Film Girl. Who Was She? Scotland's 1920’s Pioneer Film Maker. Presentation and Reveal by Dr Hursey. 2pm, Sunday 7 September 2025. The Muriel Spark Centre, James Gillespie’s High School, 120 Warrender Park Rd, Edinburgh EH9 1DD edinburghfilmguild.org.uk/talk-the-mys...

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Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · Aug 7

💫 IT’S HERE! 💫

Watch the trailer for Take One Action Film Festivals 2025 and dive into our Real Utopias programme!

EDINBURGH | GLASGOW | INVERNESS | DUNDEE

ACCESS:
🎟️ All tickets pay-what-you-can (£0-20)
💬 All films with descriptive subtitles

Get your tickets now: www.takeoneaction.org.uk

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Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · Aug 9

'Edinburgh International Film Festival: The First 31 Years' The EIFF was founded, organised and administered by the Edinburgh Film Guild for the first 31 years of its existence. This new post describes events and highlights between 1947 and 1977. - edinburghfilmguild.org.uk/edinburgh-in...

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Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · Aug 9

Retrospective: The Edinburgh International Film Festival, in collaboration with Edinburgh Film Guild, presents ‘Budd Boetticher: The Ranown Cycle’. Six films which present the apotheosis of the Western genre & classic Hollywood golden age movie icon Randolph Scott. www.edfilmfest.org/strands/even...

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Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · Jul 22

Cinetopia Recommends
cinetopia.substack.com?r=3ej8i&utm_...

Cinetopia Recommends | Substack

Cinetopia's regular round-up of film-related happenings, opportunities, and insights - helping the film community stay connected! Click to read Cinetopia Recommends, a Substack publication with hundre...

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Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · Jul 17

The Scottish Documentary Institute presents Dahomey by Mati Diop at Filmhouse, Wed 23 July 18:00. This poetic and politically urgent documentary follows the extraordinary return of 26 royal treasures from French museums to their rightful home in Benin.
www.filmhouse.org.uk/movie/dahomey/

Dahomey

This screening will have a short 5-minute introduction and will be followed by a 30-minute Q&A/post-film discussion with Sara Angel Guerrero-Mostafa, Curator and Museum Educator Winner of the coveted...

www.filmhouse.org.uk

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Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · Jun 27

Summary of the recent Guild Season 2024-2025, including our ‘Follow-Up’ Education Series posts of information on the directors and films featured in the season. edinburghfilmguild.org.uk/guild-season...

Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · May 10

See our 'Follow-up' page with links to interviews and articles on filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve & 'One Fine Morning' edinburghfilmguild.org.uk/follow-up-mi...

Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · May 5

#French #Cinema #Edinburgh. Friday, 9 May 2025 at 6 pm
@ifecosse.bsky.social “Mia Hansen-Løve’s moving tale of love and loss.” (The Guardian) www.ifecosse.org.uk/cinema/one-f...

Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · May 6

#Grassmarket Community Picture House screenings in May: Wednesday's at 7 pm. Supported by the Edinburgh Film Guild. grassmarket.org/community-ci...

Community Cinema | Grassmarket Community Picture House - Grassmarket Community Project

Join the most diverse, welcoming audience at the Grassmarket Centre for community cinema at its best. An open door for everyone

grassmarket.org

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Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · May 5

Local #Cinema presents a series of screenings in May of ‘On Falling’ – a feature film by Edinburgh-based director Laura Carreira – which tells the story of a Portuguese migrant working as a warehouse picker in #Edinburgh. Supported by the Edinburgh Film Guild. www.whalearts.co.uk/local-cinema/

Local Cinema Network - Whale Arts Agency

The Local Cinema film programme is funded by the City of Edinburgh Council via the Creative Community Hubs Network, bringing together eight building-based hubs who are engaging with their local commun...

www.whalearts.co.uk

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Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · May 5

#French #Cinema #Edinburgh. Friday, 9 May 2025 at 6 pm
@ifecosse.bsky.social “Mia Hansen-Løve’s moving tale of love and loss.” (The Guardian) www.ifecosse.org.uk/cinema/one-f...

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Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · Apr 28

#French #Cinema #Edinburgh. Friday, 9 May 2025 at 6 pm
@ifecosse.bsky.social “Mia Hansen-Løve’s moving tale of love and loss.” (The Guardian) www.ifecosse.org.uk/cinema/one-f...

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Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · Apr 28

#French #Cinema #Edinburgh. Friday, 9 May 2025 at 6 pm
@ifecosse.bsky.social “Mia Hansen-Løve’s moving tale of love and loss.” (The Guardian) www.ifecosse.org.uk/cinema/one-f...

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Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · Apr 23

‪ #French #Cinema #Edinburgh. Friday, 9 May 2025 at 6 pm @ifecosse.bsky.social “Mia Hansen-Løve’s moving tale of love and loss.” (The Guardian) www.ifecosse.org.uk/cinema/one-f...

Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · Apr 18

#French #Cinema #Edinburgh. Friday, 9 May 2025 at 6 pm @ifecosse.bsky.social “Mia Hansen-Løve’s moving tale of love and loss.” (The Guardian) www.ifecosse.org.uk/cinema/one-f...

Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · Apr 16

See our 'Follow-up' page with links to articles and essays on filmmaker Jacques Becker & 'Edward and Caroline' edinburghfilmguild.org.uk/follow-up-ja...

Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · Apr 7

#French #Cinema #Edinburgh. Friday, 11 April 2025 at 6 pm
@ifecosse.bsky.social Comedy. Drama. Romance. “A delightful gem packed with jazzy vitality and comic aplomb.” (MUBI) www.ifecosse.org.uk/cinema/edoua...

Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · Apr 16

See our 'Follow-up' page with links to articles and essays on filmmaker Henri-Georges Clouzot & 'La vérité' edinburghfilmguild.org.uk/follow-up-he...

Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · Mar 17

‪ #French #Cinema #Edinburgh. Friday, 21 March 2025 at 6 pm
@ifecosse.bsky.social “An astonishing performance by Bardot, Clouzot’s affecting and intricately constructed film renders a harsh verdict against a hypocritical and moralistic society.” www.ifecosse.org.uk/cinema/la-ve...

Edinburgh Film Guild @edinburghfg.bsky.social · Apr 7

#French #Cinema #Edinburgh. Friday, 11 April 2025 at 6 pm
@ifecosse.bsky.social Comedy. Drama. Romance. “A delightful gem packed with jazzy vitality and comic aplomb.” (MUBI) www.ifecosse.org.uk/cinema/edoua...