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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CINETOPIA SALON #1
30 October, 6-10pm | The French Institute
Elevator to the Gallows (Louis Malle, 1958) + Live Jazz Performance + Apero Hour
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 Ascenseur pour l’échafaud famous for its live, improvised score by jazz icon Miles Davis.
A woman and her lover plot to murder her husband, but when their plan goes awry, Paris becomes a labyrinth of desire and paranoia. Jeanne Moreau’s face glows with desperate longing as Miles Davis’s haunting trumpet weaves through shadowy streets. This is noir poetry – beautiful, doomed, and unmistakably French.
For full details of the evening and to book click on the link below!
NOW SOLD OUT!
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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.