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 DOC: MISTRESS DISPELLER + Q&A
17 September, 5.45pm | Edinburgh Filmhouse
Scottish premiere: In China, a new industry has emerged devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity. Wang Zhenxi is part of this growing profession, a “mistress dispeller” who is hired to maintain the bonds of marriage - and break up affairs - by any means necessary.
Offering strikingly intimate access to private dramas usually hidden behind closed doors, Mistress Dispeller follows a real, unfolding case of infidelity as teacher Wang attempts to bring a couple back from the edge of crisis. Their story shifts our sympathies between husband, wife and mistress to explore the ways emotion, pragmatism and cultural norms collide to shape romantic relationships in contemporary China.
This screening will be followed by a pre-recorded Q&A with director Elizabeth Lo.
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September Cinetopia Film Networking Night (free entry)
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.
Our film networking events are all about building connections and community in the local film industry, in a friendly, low-key, no-pressure environment.
We're back at the fantastic BLACKBIRD in Tollcross, just a few minutes from The Cameo.
The event is free to attend and you can purchase food and drinks from the bar.
When and Where:
25 September 7pm - 10.00pm
BLACKBIRD BAR (COURTYARD) - 37-39 Leven St, Edinburgh EH3 9LH