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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · 9d

#ESFF2025 is here! What a great way to start the festival. Browse our programme on our website: www.edinburghspanishfilmfestival.com #SpanishFilmsUK #SpanishCinema

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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · 11d

Join us for Klaudia Reynicke's Queens (2024) at the @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social on the 4th of October at 15.30. This is a comingof-age drama set in a politically turbulent Peru. #ESFF25 #LatinAmericanFilms #ReynickeReinas

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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · 12d

Join us at the @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social on Friday the 3rd of October at 18:10 for the much-awaited Opening Night of the ESFF. For this night, we'll be screening Breaking Walls (2025) by director Borja Cobeaga who will be joining us! #ESFF25 #SpanishFilms

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · 13d

For our 20th birthday we're brought back The Skinny on Tour – but just where did the mag wind up?

Submit your guess to be in with a chance to win a bundle of books from @charcopress.com – including a copy of Latin American feminist anthology La Lucha

www.theskinny.co.uk/competitions...

A hand holds a copy of the Skinny August 2025 issue over a vast, natural vista

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · 13d

October sees film festivals like @sqiff.bsky.social and @espanfilmf.bsky.social come to Scotland, plus horror movies abound on the lead-up to Halloween – and @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social gets melodramatic with an epic melodrama season

www.theskinny.co.uk/film/film-ev...

Scottish Film Events: October 2025 – The Skinny

Film festival season continues apace, horror movies abound on the lead-up to Halloween, and Glasgow Film Theatre gets melodramatic with an epic melodrama season.

www.theskinny.co.uk

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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · 14d

Apropos Shelley's Frankenstein, Lucia Molatore, ESFF25's poster designer, recorded this class about the immortal novel for @aliosventos ediciones. A great way to prepare for Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein. youtu.be/AAIpzwuEMdU?... #MxFilms

Wink, wink, @realgdt.bsky.social

Frankenstein una clase de Lucía Molatore

YouTube video by Aliosventos Ediciones

youtu.be

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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · 14d

Join us for a special screening of Dismantling an Elephant on Friday, 10th October at 7pm. We're thrilled to announce that director Aitor Echeverría will be joining us for a Q&A. #ESFF25 #SpanishFilmFestival

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TheQR @theqr.bsky.social · 18d

“Spanish cinema is on a high,” notes director Marian A. Aréchaga. @espanfilmf.bsky.social opens in a week with 17 films across Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, Tranent & Inverness. Read our preview.

#ESFF2025 #SpanishCinema #FilmFestival

The Quinntessential Review ‣ Inclusive independent Arts News, Views, and News.

Inclusive independent Arts News, Views, and News.

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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · 23d

Have you seen our 2025 programme? We're ready to welcome you! Tickets are on sale now. Grab yours via @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social or our Eventbrite page. #ESFF2025 #FilmsInSpanish

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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · 25d

Go big on film. Buy your tickets for the #ESFF2025 and get a 15% discount. #HispanicFilms #SpanishCinema

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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · 27d

Read about the ESFF 2025 at: www.thenational.scot/news/2546480.... Our assistant producer, @tavoht89.bsky.social, was brilliant!

Edinburgh set to showcase the very best of Spanish cinema

A STUNNING restoration of a landmark documentary featuring six trans women in post-Franco Spain is to be shown in Scotland for the first time ...

www.thenational.scot

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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · Sep 12

Thannk you, @thelistuk.bsky.social, we are glad to be back!

The List @thelistuk.bsky.social · Sep 12

The Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) has unveiled the programme for its 12th edition,
boasting 17 screenings, a swathe of guests, roundtable discussions and cultural events to provide a holistic view of Spanish language cinema.

Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival announces return for 12th edition | The List

The festival, which will run in Edinburgh and other locations throughout October, will feature a handful of premieres, special screenings and one-off events

list.co.uk

Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · Sep 8

Three weeks until ESFF25 kicks off and we're incredibly excited to share that our programme is now LIVE. It's been a joy organising our 13th festival edition. We're looking forward to being back in cinema with our audience. #ESFF25 #SpanishFilmsUK

edinburghspanishfilmfestival.com

Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival

We’re back for the 12th edition of the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival, and it’s going to be bigger, bolder, and packed with an unmissable programme.

edinburghspanishfilmfestival.com

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Cinetopia @cinetopia.bsky.social · Sep 7

The latest issue of Cinetopia: Recommends is out! The best film events, jobs, opportunities, funding, etc in Edinburgh and Glasgow taking place next week!

Your one-stop-shop for all good things movie-related.

Subscribe to get it weekly in your inbox!

cinetopia.substack.com/p/cinetopia-...

Cinetopia: Recommends, 8-14 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... 🎉

cinetopia.substack.com

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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · Aug 29

The 2025 ESFF is around the corner, and our new trailer is ready!

We hope to see you all at our screenings.

#ESFF2025 #SpanishCinema #HispanicFilms #SpanishFilmsinUK

youtu.be/KzpX_1w_vlA

2025 ESFF Trailer

YouTube video by EDINBURGH SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL

youtu.be

Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · Aug 22

We are very happy to introduce our 12th Edition artwork! We hope to see you at any of our 2025 events. We are working hard to release our programme soon. Wait for it! #ESF2025 #SpanishCinema #AbyaYalaFilms #FilmFestivalEdinburgh

Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · Aug 21

More picks for Friday at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Elisa Levi and Sara Mesa’s fiction blend themes of belonging, coming of age, power dynamics, and rural isolation tomorrow at
16:45 Spain's New Literary Horizons
www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
ESFF10 for a 10% discount!

Elisa Levi & Sara Mesa: Spain’s New Literary Horizons

From Fri 22 Aug - Discover two bold new voices from Spain, recently published in English for the first time. Writing in the tradition of the Spanish literary greats, Elisa Levi and Sara Mesa’s fiction...

www.edbookfest.co.uk

Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · Aug 20

Pick of the day at the Edinburgh International Book Festival!
22 August: Acclaimed author and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo joins International Booker Prize-shortlisted Gabriela Cabezón Cámara
13:30 'Revisionist Reinventions'
www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
Discount ESFF10!

Gabriela Cabezón Cámara & Xiaolu Guo: Revisionist Reinventions

From Fri 22 Aug - Acclaimed author and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo joins International Booker Prize-shortlisted Gabriela Cabezón Cámara for an entrancing event exploring gender-blending historical narratives...

www.edbookfest.co.uk

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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · Aug 19

Another ESFF pick at the Edinburgh International Book Festival!

Fuelled by Rage (20 Aug, 5:30). A vital conversation between author and journalist Lucía Lijtmaer (Cauterio) and Brazilian-Montenegrin writer Monika Radojevic.
www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

Discount code ESFF10!

Events List | Edinburgh International Book Festival

Explore all events in the programme at this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival

www.edbookfest.co.uk

Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · Aug 18

ESFF picks for August at the EIBF:

Tuesday 19th August
TWO unmissable opportunities to see Spanish author Javier Cercas speak about the role of the author and creator in public debate.
13:15 www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
20:30 cultura.cervantes.es/manchester/e...

Use: ESFF10 for 10% off!

Javier Cercas: The Weight of the Past, the Weight of the Future

From Tue 19 Aug - Since the 90s, Javier Cercas has written regularly for Spain's leading newspaper, El Pais, bringing a novelist's depth to current affairs. Bridging past and present, Cercas' weekly c...

www.edbookfest.co.uk

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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · Jun 26

Delighted to be back at @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social. What a great day for everyone involved in film and cinema in Scotland. We had a wonderful time! @tavoht89.bsky.social. #FilmFestival #ESFF25 #CinemaScotland

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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) @espanfilmf.bsky.social · May 19

Thrilled by the success of Cannes Mania, organised with @ifecosse.bsky.social ! Huge thanks, as always, to the French Institute. Wonderful to see both familiar faces and new ones, all passionate about Spanish cinema. #ESFF2025 #SpanishFilms

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Festival of Europe Scotland @festivalofeurope.bsky.social · May 13

There was so much to digest at #FestivalofEuropeScotland2025 event on Saturday @spornschlegel of the @DelorsInstitute shared her thoughts on how to tackle the far right threat - short 🧵based on notes from Sophie Pornschelegel

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Yes for EU @yesforeu.bsky.social · Apr 29

Our #EuropeDay event is in person at Augustine United Church in Edinburgh or livestreamed to your own home!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotland-i...

Scotland in the EU: good for Scotland, good for Europe

Hear supportive voices from Brussels for Independent Scotland’s EU future & find out why Scotland's EU membership is good for both sides.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Instituto Cervantes @institutocervantes.bsky.social · May 9

Hasta 12/5, cursos en línea #AveGlobal a solo 55 € (antes, 75 €) 👉 https://clic.cervantes.es/es/cursosaveglobal
✔️ Cursos de 30 h
✔️ Niveles del A1 al C1
✔️ 90 días de acceso
✔️ Materiales didácticos, vídeos y ejercicios interactivos
✔️ A través de internet
¡Vive en español y abre nuevas puertas!

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