EVENTS

Cinetopia Events offer you film in all its forms. From our outdoor and pop-up film screenings to masterclasses, networking nights, film quizzes, and documentary cineclubs. Check out our latest events below and book yourself in for an all-round film experience!

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • FILM NETWORKING NIGHT - OCTOBER 2026

    15 October, 7-10pm

    LITTLE PICARDY BAR

    Join us for our June film networking night back at our favourite autumn locale, the Little Picardy Bar! 🙌

    Meet and connect with fellow film industry folks over informal drinks and chats, whether you're a seasoned pro, or just starting out in the film industry and keen to learn more.

    Coming on your own? Don't worry! One of our team will be here to welcome you and make sure you meet people. We promise a chill, friendly, fun atmosphere.

    This event is free to attend, please RSVP - it helps us track numbers!

    RSVP HERE

  • AFTERSUN (2022) + Post-Film Discussion

    22 October 7pm

    FRENCH INSTITUTE OF SCOTLAND

    In Charlotte Wells’ debut feature, eleven-year-old Sophie travels with her young father, Calum, to a faded Turkish holiday resort in the summer of 1999. Filming the trip on a MiniDV camera, Sophie drifts between her father’s company and the teenagers she is curious to be like, while Calum, warm and playful on the surface, carries something heavier he can’t quite share.

    This special screening is followed by a post-film discussion exploring memory, family, youth and the things we leave unsaid.

    BOOK TICKETS

  • Movie double bill: Sweet Sixteen (2002) + Our Ladies (2019)

    25 October, 5-10pm | Norton Park

    Cinetopia presents this double bill of Ken Loach's Sweet Sixteen (2002) and Michael Caton-Jones' Our ladies, as part of our Transmission: Youth Across Generations program, exploring youth culture movements, memory and identity in Britain across the decades.

    Curated by two of our young programmers, Vama Urban and Eva Rodrigues.

    Between both screenings, audiences are invited to share their own stories in response to the themes that connect both films: rebellion, escape and belonging. Through an interactive sound and listening booth, audiences are encouraged to use their voices to reflect on experiences, share songs and contribute their own perspectives across generations to a collective sound archive.

    BOOK TICKETS

  • Halloween Salon: Häxan (1922) + Live music

    31 October, 7pm | French Institute

    This Halloween, experience one of early cinema’s most gloriously eerie and unsettling masterworks accompanied by an original live score from two exceptional Edinburgh-based musician/composers: Jane Gardner & Hazel Morrison

    Danish filmmaker Benjamin Christensen’s Häxan (Witches, 1922) – also known as Witchcraft Through the Ages is unlike anything else in the silent film canon: part scholarly dissertation, part fever dream, part full-blooded horror spectacle. 

    BOOK TICKETS
  • Group of people dining in a restaurant, some are talking and others are looking at their phones.

    Networking Nights

    Cinetopia runs monthly networking nights for the film industry to get together for a casual get together. Check here for our latest in your city.

    Join Us
  • People sitting in a cinema theater with a blue overlay and white text that reads 'CINE TOPIA DOC'.

    Cinetopia DOC

    Our DOC strand brings together documentary film enthusiasts and filmmakers online to watch, discuss and connect around the genre and craft.

    Join Us
  • Nighttime scene of a tall concrete building with a large blue neon sign reading 'CINESCAPES' on the side

    Cinescapes

    Cinescapes is a touring film festival celebrating Scottish-ness on screen by showcasing films in different locations around Scotland.

    Learn More
  • Cinema on the Shore

    Cinema on the Shore

    Cinema on the Shore brings a outdoor film programme of Scottish and international films to buzzing Leith shore! Enjoy pop-up drinks and food from local vendors, music and a packed selection of movies to suit everyone.

    Learn More
  • Black and white projection of a woman's face on a sheet or screen in a dark room with an audience, and a person working with electronic equipment below.

    Electric Muses

    Electric Muses celebrates women working in creative technology spanning across two centuries, bringing their overlooked input into the public eye.

    Learn More
  • A person standing on grass near water, with mountains in the distance and a cloudy sky above.

    I Ken Whaur I'm Gaun

    An immersive film and sound installation exploring oral traditions and languages in Scotland through folk songs found within the archives.

    Learn More
People seated in deck chairs outdoors at an evening event, facing a large screen, with a stone wall and a streetlamp illuminating the scene and a dark sky overhead.
Interior of a theater-style auditorium with pink and purple lighting, hosting a film screening event. The screen displays the text: ‘A FILM BY MAYA DEREN AND ALEXANDER HAMID HOLLYWOOD 1943’. Audience members are seated in curved rows, some using tabl
A cheerful woman in a yellow shirt and glasses holding two orange T-shirts with a graphic design at an outdoor market stall with bottles of Lind & Lime gin and other drinks.
People watching an outdoor movie on a large inflatable screen in a park, with a castle and trees in the background. The movie shows two men talking, and there are several audience members seated on the grass and benches.
Two friends sitting on deck chairs at an outdoor event, smiling and talking, with drinks in hand. People are enjoying the event in the background.
Group of people socializing indoors, some smiling and talking, in a warmly lit room with wooden walls and sloped ceiling.
A large projection of a black and white close-up of an eye on a screen in a dimly lit room with wooden benches and a musician playing a harp below.
People gathered outdoors at night watching a projected display on a brick building wall, with a white canopy tent in the background, illuminated by purple and white lights.
Outdoor movie screening with rows of striped chairs facing a large screen displaying an eye.
A woman with blonde hair and wearing a dark floral top performs live on stage with a piano, holding a rainstick in one hand and a percussion mallet in the other, illuminated by stage lighting.
Audience attending a concert or presentation titled "Electric Muses" in a large hall with purple lighting. A performer playing a keyboard and two children are on stage.
A person stands with a microphone, performing on stage with two seated musicians playing guitar and violin, in a dimly lit room with an audience. A large screen behind shows text about a presentation or performance.

Cinetopia Events have been funded by:

The logo of Film Hub Scotland, featuring stylized blue film strips and the words 'Film Hub Scotland' in gray and blue text.
Logo for the Big Fan entertainment brand with black text, blue circles with white letters spelling 'BIG,' and a smiling cartoon hand pointing right.
A logo with a black circle containing the word 'CREATIVE' in the center, and a black rectangle with the words 'SCOT LAND' inside. Below the circle and rectangle, the names 'ALBA' and 'CHRUTHACHAIL' are separated by a vertical line.
Sign with the words 'Film Hub North' on it.
Text graphic with words 'SCREEN SCOTLAND SGRIN ALBA' in blue and gray
EventScotland logo with white text on a blue background.
The logo of Edinburgh City Council with the text 'EDINBURGH' and 'THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL' in purple.
Ancestry logo with a stylized green leaf design next to the word 'ancestry' in black and gray text.
Colorful abstract design with geometric shapes and the word 'Curious' written in orange.
Graphic design for Japan 2021 BFI Fan and The National Lottery, featuring the BFI Film Audience Network logo and a cartoon hand with crossed fingers.
Logo of the Sasakwa Foundation with a red circle, black brushstroke, and text in English and Japanese.
Logo with abstract geometric design and the words "Film Feels Connected".