Connecting the film community — offline since 2018, online since 2025.
From outdoor screenings to festival coverage, from networking nights to doc clubs – we've been connecting Scotland's film community since 2018. Now we've also gone digital with an online platform designed by film people, for film people.
Cinetopia is a hub of activity around filmmaking and filmgoing based in Edinburgh. We create events and content for both the general public as well as film industry professionals, bringing the film community together.
What we do
FILM & INDUSTRY EVENTS
Monthly doc clubs and industry networking nights, eventised distribution & film tours, masterclasses, outdoor festivals, and pop-up screenings. We don't just show films – we create experiences that build community.
CINETOPIA CONNECT
Our online hub where the local film community can actually connect.
CINETOPIA RECOMMENDS
Our weekly Substack that delivers the best local film events, film opportunities, and industry news across Scotland and UK straight to your inbox.
CINETOPIA PRODUCTIONS
We make things too. Site-specific archive and multi-media installations, documentaries, and client work. If it involves moving images and good stories, we're interested.
CINETOPIA RADIO & PODCAST
Monthly on EHFM since 2018. Festival coverage from the ground up, filmmaker interviews that go deeper, and reviews that tell you what's actually worth your time.
CINETOPIA SHOP
Handmade merchandise inspired by our love of film, plus collaborations with local designers and artists. Film merch that doesn't look like corporate swag.
Upcoming Events
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FILM NETWORKING x ESFF
13 November, 6-10pm | Filmhouse Edinburgh
Join us this November for our film networking night in partnership with Edinburgh Short Film Festival. 🙌
Meet and connect with fellow film industry folks over informal drinks and chats, whether you're a seasoned pro, or just starting out and keen to learn more.
We're at The Filmhouse, and starting a little earlier than usual to allow those going to watch the ESFF short films at 8.30pm to take part!
Free to attend, please RSVP below.
For those not attending the short films at 8.30pm, we will remain in the bar! goes here
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CINETOPIA DOC: YALLA PARKOUR + RECORDED Q&A
19 November, 5.50pm | Filmhouse Edinburgh
This screening will have a short 5-minute introduction and will be followed by a 20-minute post-screening pre-recorded Q&A.
Filmmaker Areeb's childhood memory of Gaza's sea resurfaces when she discovers parkour athletes training amid distant explosions.She connects with Ahmed, a team member, who guides her through Gaza's ruins: cemeteries, abandoned malls, crumbling airports. As their bond deepens, Ahmed reveals Gaza's harsh realities, transforming Areeb's nostalgia into profound awareness. She grapples with guilt witnessing his desire to escape, exploring themes of identity, belonging, and haunting displacement.
We welcome everyone to the Filmhouse cafe/bar for further discssion after the film.
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CINETOPIA SALON #2
6 December, 6-10pm | The French Institute
Paris Qui Dort (1924) by Rene Claire + Live musical accompaniment by Deb Shaw (Aurora Engine)
Come early for our apéritif hour with a drinks bar and complementary nibbles before the film, a chance to mingle, relax and start the evening in true Salon style.
René Clair’s Paris Qui Dort (1924), also known as The Crazy Ray, is a mischievous early science-fiction gem that turns the City of Light into a playground for surreal misadventure. When a strange ray from the Eiffel Tower freezes the citizens of Paris mid-motion, a small band of unaffected oddballs: a night watchman, a scientist, and a few bemused tourists, roam the motionless metropolis like ghosts in a frozen dream.
The film screening is accompanied by live music from Edinburgh-based harpist / pianist composer, and sonic artist Aurora Engine (Deborah Shaw), and a short introduction from the Edinburgh Film Guild, one of the oldest continuously running film societies in the world.
For full details of the evening and to book click on the link below!