Edinburgh Short Film Festival Day 2: Low Budget Filmmaking Workshop
FREE Low Budget Filmmaking Workshop A panel of invited guests dissect all aspects of low budget filmmaking. With the Glasgow Media Access Centre and led by Duncan Cowles, with Jamie Robson actor, &... [more]
The Catch - Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh (Doc Replay: Portraits)
From every November to the following February, Indigenous migrant fishermen set up camp along Taiwan's Lanyang River to catch the season's first eel. Camaraderie and bonds are forged as they face the... [more]
When The Dawn Comes 15 - Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh (Doc Replay: Portraits)
CHI Chia-wei devoted his life to educating people about AIDS: he gave out condoms in the 80s while dressed as Snow White, Jesus or a mummy. At a press conference, he came out as gay and became the... [more]
Edinburgh Short Film Festival : Earth's Creatures (18)
A programme exploring life on earth in all its fantastical forms. A young woman holds the power to regenerate the land, cranes dance sadistically as the people around them fall into disarray and... [more]
Rhythm & Revolution
Welcome to Rhythm & Revolution! Started a year ago in an intimate cellar in Marchmont, it has become a monthly jazz, fusion and world beat local gathering. For our Summerhall debut, marking... [more]
Edinburgh Short Film Festival : Perspectives (18)
Closing Night & Awards. The stories we tell help to shape the world around us. Perspectives merge in this wonderful mixture of drama and documentary from around the globe. From an incredible... [more]
Edinburgh Short Film Festival: Stop Motion Workshop
Want to learn the basics of stop motion and create a stop motion film in one afternoon?We're hosting a FREE Stop Motion Masterclass where you can learn the techniques of stop motion and the basic... [more]
Edinburgh Short Film Festival : European Film Festivals Showcase (18)
We’re excited to welcome some European Film Festival Directors and screening their award-winning short films!Braving Brexit with their best films, we’re delighted to welcome Shortcutz... [more]
Edinburgh Short Film Festival: Phone & Tablet Filmmaking Masterclass
Want to learn how to make a film on your phone or tablet? Our masterclass provides an introduction to filmmaking with a mobile phone or tablet, providing practical advice on completing film projects... [more]
Edinburgh Short Film Festival : Belgian Shorts (18)
The ESFF and the Agence Belge du Court Metrage presents a night of curated Belgian Short Film.We're exploring contemporary Belgian life and society with some outstanding Belgian shorts and a Q... [more]
Edinburgh Short Film Festival : Perseverance (18)
This strand explores the resilience and determination of humanity, those who overcome boundaries everyday.From a body positive Scottish comedy to a multi-award-winning Moroccan thriller hosting... [more]
Edinburgh Short Film Festival : Scottish Shorts (18)
Scottish shorts explored in our programme co-curated with Glasgow Media Access Centre, including shorts commissioned via GMAC's 'Little Pictures' programme and some ESFF filmmakers to watch out... [more]
Edinburgh Short Film Festival : Snap! (18)
What happens when you just can’t take it anymore? A very hungry crocodile eats too many starlets, a woman addicted to silence turns to violence and a man on the brink of discovery gets arrested.... [more]
Edinburgh Short Film Festival : At The End of the Day (18)
Screening 2 hosts an eclectic programme featuring a range of shorts, from a fantastic Scottish comedy featuring the grim reaper herself to a human guarding the last bee on... [more]
Edinburgh Short Film Festival: Low Budget Filmmaking Masterclass
A panel of guests dissect low budget filmmaking from funding and budgets to casting and essential crew.Learn some of the ways to make your film better for cheaper! With the Glasgow Media Access... [more]
Push The Boat Out: Edinburgh’s International Poetry Festival
Diverse, eclectic, entertaining and challenging - contemporary poetry is in pretty great shape. A venn diagram with poetry at its heart, Push the Boat Out is where artforms conspire, cross-pollinate... [more]
Mediterraneo: Carnevale 2022! With The Badwills, TuFlamenco and Los Cumbiatones
Please note: you are not legally required to present proof of vaccine certification or a negative lateral flow test for entry to this event. We do request you carry out an LFT as a courtesy to fellow... [more]
The National Whisky Festival
Proof of vaccination or proof of exemption required for entry. Following popular previous editions in Edinburgh and Aberdeen, NWF will be making its way back to both Edinburgh and Glasgow year.... [more]
Push The Boat Out: Edinburgh’s International Poetry Festival
Push the Boat Out is a brand new poetry festival, showcasing fresh, provocative, radical, audacious, and inspiring poetry, hip hop and spoken word, bringing people together to enjoy, experience and... [more]
Tramsurfer, Spinney & Vicious
On 13th July, three emerging Edinburgh groups will take over Summerhall’s brand-new gig venue. The Old Lab will be transformed into a multi-sensory environment, combining visual and sonic... [more]
Scotland’s first International Festival of Europe – Talking Europe
In cooperation, the European Movement in Scotland has created Scotland’s first international Festival of Europe. The theme is ‘Talking Europe’ and we are bringing together an outstanding cast... [more]
Future Proof Exhibition Launch
For access information please contact the venue directly. You are invited to join us on Saturday 30th March for the launch of Future Proof, an exhibition series presented by Summerhall and ASCUS Art... [more]
Wed 21 Feb 2024 - Sun 25 Feb 2024
The Day We Lost the Wheelbarrow
By Esther Castle and Tiree Taylor
11am - 5pm
Esther Castle and Tiree Taylor's ‘The Day We Lost the Wheelbarrow’ exhibition is an exploratory conversation between the two artists' experience of illness which they faced during childhood. As... [more]
Insider Trading
Insider Trading are a four piece that have been making waves in the Edinburgh underground scene for two years, becoming a staple of the post-punk scene in the city. After multiple sold-out headlines... [more]
Fringe of Colour Films
Fringe of Colour Films is a hybrid arts festival celebrating the creative work of Black, Asian, Indigenous and Latine people in Scotland and around the world, through in-person film screenings,... [more]
Sounds in Silence
Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh present a double bill of silent cinema gems offering an extraordinary glimpse into the everyday lives of Taiwanese people in the early and mid-20th century.Director... [more]
Our Ladies (15)
In 1990s Scotland, a group of Catholic school girls get an opportunity to go into Edinburgh for a choir competition, but they’re more interested in drinking, partying and hooking up than winning.... [more]
Skittles, Scran & Stanzas: A Poetry Mile Live Walking Tour
Skittles, Scran & Stanzas with Michael Pedersen, Janette Ayachi, Peter McKay—includes a pub lunch, a drink, three readings, the chance for eternal skittling glory—In honour of the... [more]
Our Ladies (15)
In 1990s Scotland, a group of Catholic school girls get an opportunity to go into Edinburgh for a choir competition, but they’re more interested in drinking, partying and hooking up than winning.... [more]