Fri 04 Jun 2021 - Sun 06 Jun 2021

Edinburgh Short Film Festival Ltd.

Edinburgh Short Film Festival

17:00 / 19:00 (2 blocks per day)

Originally set to take place in November 2020, we're thrilled that we're finally able to present the postponed 2020 edition of the Edinburgh Short Film Festival, live at Summerhall.We're... [more]

Unreserved seating. Please contact venue with any access requirements.

Thu 30 Apr 2020

(Postponed) Stories We Tell (12) - screening

19:30 - 21:20

In this inspired, genre-twisting film, Oscar-nominated writer/director Sarah Polley discovers that the truth depends on who’s telling it. Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates... [more]

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED - A NEW DATE WILL BE CONFIRMED ASAP.

Sun 26 Apr 2020

(CANCELLED) A Faithful Man / L’Homme fidèle (15) - screening

17:00 - 18:15

Nine years after she left him for his best friend, journalist Abel (Louis Garrel) gets back together with his recently widowed old flame Marianne (Laetitia Casta). It seems to be a beautiful new... [more]

DUE TO THE ONGOING SITUATION SURROUNDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Sat 18 Apr 2020

(POSTPONED) Bong Joon-ho's The Host (15) - screening

19:00 - 21:00

The Host is both a creature-feature thrill ride and a poignant human drama from Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho (Parasite, Snowpiercer).The film follows snack bar owner Gang-du Park... [more]

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED - A NEW DATE WILL BE CONFIRMED ASAP.

Fri 17 Apr 2020

(POSTPONED) Finding Nemo (U)

19:00 - 20:40

After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home. Finding Nemo won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, the... [more]

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED - A NEW DATE WILL BE CONFIRMED ASAP.

Sat 11 Apr 2020

(POSTPONED) The Day After Tomorrow (12) - screening

19:00 - 21:05

As Paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is in Antartica, he discovers that a huge ice sheet has sheared off. But what he does not know is that this event will trigger a massive climate shift that will... [more]

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED - A NEW DATE WILL BE CONFIRMED ASAP.

Fri 10 Apr 2020

(POSTPONED) March of the Penguins (U) - screening

19:00 -20:30

At the end of each Antarctic summer, the emperor penguins of the South Pole journey to their traditional breeding grounds in a fascinating mating ritual that is captured in this documentary by... [more]

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED - A NEW DATE WILL BE CONFIRMED ASAP.

Sat 04 Apr 2020

(POSTPONED) Cane Toads: The Conquest (PG) - screening

19:00 - 20:30

A documentary horror film about the environmental devastation left in the wake of the giant toads' unstoppable march across Australia. It is described as an "irreverent" blend of "history, nature... [more]

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED - A NEW DATE WILL BE CONFIRMED ASAP.

Fri 03 Apr 2020

(POSTPONED) 28 Days Later (18) - screening

19:00 - 20:55

After a mysterious virus wreaks havoc in the United Kingdom, a team of survivors tries to cope with the aftermath of the disaster and find security. The film received critical acclaim. Many praised... [more]

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED - A NEW DATE WILL BE CONFIRMED ASAP.

Sun 29 Mar 2020

(CANCELLED) The Bridesmaid / La Demoiselle d’honneur (15) - screening

17:00 - 18:55

When the master of French thrillers Claude Chabrol meets the mistress of English suspense fiction Ruth Rendell, the result is a potent if very classic blend.It's love at first sight when... [more]

DUE TO THE ONGOING SITUATION SURROUNDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Thu 26 Mar 2020

(POSTPONED) Shooting The Mafia (15) - screening

19:30 - 21:05

Kim Longinotto tells the revealing story of the courageous Sicilian photographer and photojournalist, Letizia Battaglia who began a lifelong battle with the Mafia when she first dared to point her... [more]

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED - A NEW DATE WILL BE CONFIRMED ASAP.

Sat 21 Mar 2020

(POSTPONED) The Wizard of Oz (U) - screening

12:00 - 13:50

One of the best-loved movies of all time, The Wizard of Oz stars Judy Garland as Dorothy, a young Kansas farm girl who is whisked away by a twister to the land of Oz. Accompanied by a brainless... [more]

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED - A NEW DATE WILL BE CONFIRMED ASAP.

Fri 20 Mar 2020

(POSTPONED) One Hundred and One Dalmatians (U) - screening

19:00 - 20:20

One Hundred and One Dalmatians has charmed audiences for generations with its irresistible tail wagging stars, memorable story and wonderful blend of humour and adventure. Cruella De Vil, Disney's... [more]

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED - A NEW DATE WILL BE CONFIRMED ASAP.

Sat 14 Mar 2020

Best In Show (12) - screening

12:00 - 13:30

The Tension is unmistakable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air at the prestigious Mayflower Dog Show. Director Christopher Guest takes a hilarious look at... [more]

Contains moderate sex references and language. Unreserved Seating. Please contact venue with any access requirements.

Fri 13 Mar 2020

Isle of Dogs (PG) - screening

19:00 - 20:40

Visionary director Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs tells the story of Atari Kobayashi, 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to vast Trash... [more]

Unreserved seating. Please contact venue with any access requirements.

Sat 07 Mar 2020

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (U) - screening

12:00 - 13:25

This thoroughly captivating remake of Disney's original theatrical hit became an instant favourite with audiences of all ages. You'll lose your heart to Chance, fun-loving American bulldog; Sassy, a... [more]

Unreserved seating. Please contact venue with any access requirements.

Fri 06 Mar 2020

Wallace & Gromit (PG) - screening

19:00 - 20:50

The complete collection of all four cracking half-hour specials featuring Aardman's Oscar-winning duo - charming and eccentric inventor wallace and his faithful, four-legged friend gromit! A Grand... [more]

Contains mild comic threat

Sat 29 Feb 2020

Dead Man's Shoes (18) - screening

19:00 - 20:30

Set in a small, bleak Derbyshire town. After seven years in the army, Richard returns to find out what happened to his beloved brother Anthony, who latched on to the local drugs cartel and became... [more]

Contains very strong language, strong violence and hard drug use.

Fri 28 Feb 2020

Will Anderson & Ainslie Henderson: A Retrospective - screening

19:00 - 21:00

Insane pigeons, a misguided monkey, the existential crisis of an animated GIF, stifled musicians, the poetry of Robert Burns and fracking are just some of the characters and subjects tackled in the... [more]

Unreserved seating. Please contact venue with any access requirements.

Thu 27 Feb 2020

Three Identical Strangers (12A) - screening

19:30 - 21:10

The astonishing story of three men who make the chance discovery, at the age of 19, that they are identical triplets separated at birth.Three Identical Strangers is one of the most incredible... [more]

Unreserved seating. Please contact venue with any access requirements.

Sun 23 Feb 2020

Guy - Special César-themed Screening

17:00 - 18:55

Celebrate the César Awards (the French "Oscars") with a special screening of Alex Lutz's Guy, which was a surprise winner last year awards.  As a special treat the screening will be introduced... [more]

Unreserved seating. Please contact venue with any access requirements.

Sat 22 Feb 2020

London to Brighton (18) - screening

19:00 - 20:26

Kelly (Lorraine Stanley), a prostitute, is sent by her pimp, Derek (Johnny Harris), to procure a young girl for aging gangster Duncan (Alexander Morton). She brings back 11-year-old Joanne (Georgia... [more]

Contains very strong language and bloody violence.

Fri 21 Feb 2020

Withnail and I (15)

19:00 - 20:48

Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood (Paul McGann) and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail (Richard E. Grant) -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the... [more]

Contains very strong language, drug use, strong sex references.

Fri 14 Feb 2020

Dog Soldiers (15) - screening

19:00 - 20:45

During a routine nighttime training mission in the Scottish Highlands, a small squad of British soldiers expected to rendezvous with a special ops unit instead find a bloody massacre with a sole... [more]

warning: Contains strong bloody horror and strong language

Sat 08 Feb 2020

The Full Monty (15) - screening

19:00 - 20:35

After the steel mill they work at shuts down, a group of unemployed men decide to get involved in the stripping business to earn a living. They invest the money they have saved to get started. It... [more]

warning: strong language and stripping theme

Fri 07 Feb 2020

Trainspotting (15) - screening

19:00 - 20:35

The Academy Award-nominated screenplay by John Hodge follows a group of heroin addicts in an economically depressed area of Edinburgh and their passage... [more]

warning: very strong language, strong sex, violence, hard drug use

Sun 26 Jan 2020

The Women on the 6th Floor / Les Femmes du 6eme étage (12A) - screening

17:00 - 18:10

Warm-hearted French comedy, set in 1960s Paris and starring the excellent Fabrice Luchini as a stockbroker in the stuffy world of the Parisian haute bourgeoisie. He falls for the family's new... [more]

Unreserved seating. Please contact venue with any access requirements.

Sat 25 Jan 2020

Chinese Visual Festival

Chinese Visual Festival: Four Springs (PG) - screening

19:00 - 21:00

A special Chinese New Year screening of an award-winning independent documentary following a family in remote Guizhou over four Chinese New Year celebrations, charting life, love and loss.Four... [more]

Unreserved seating. Please contact venue with any access requirements.

Sat 21 Dec 2019

Scrooged (PG) - screening

19:00

In this modern take on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love... [more]

Unreserved seating. Please contact venue with any access requirements. Warning: Contains moderate language and violence

Fri 20 Dec 2019

The Grinch (PG) - screening

19:00

In this live-action adaptation of the beloved children's tale by Dr. Seuss, the reclusive green Grinch (Jim Carrey) decides to ruin Christmas for the cheery citizens of Whoville. Reluctantly joined... [more]

Unreserved seating. Please contact venue with any access requirements. Warning: mild scary scenes