◆ Trending: Five Scottish film festivals to enjoy in 2024 – including Hippfest
Scottish film fans are spoilt for choice when it comes to events celebrating celluloid. This year’s Glasgow Film Festival starts this week. It’s by far the only film festival held in Scotland though – here are five others.
Edinburgh International Film Festival: Founded in 1947, the Edinburgh International Film Festival is the world's oldest continually running film festival. Financial woes have seen the event scaled back in recent years, but with Trainspotting producer Andrew Macdonald heading up an expanded board, this year's edition from August 15-21 looks promising.
Sands International Film Festival of St Andrews: Small but perfectly formed, 2024 will be the third time this festival will be taking place in the Fife university town. Running from April 19-21 the programme is yet to be released, but expect the unexpected.
Hippfest: Billed as “Scotland’s first and only festival of silent film with live music”, the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival takes place at Scotland's oldest surviving cinema – Bo’ness Hippodrome – from March 20-24. There really is something for everybody, including a gala screening of Mantrap.
Hebrides International Film Festival: Surely a contender for the world’s most remote celebration of cinema, attendees at this festival will need to hop on a plane or take a ferry from the mainland to experience the magical atmosphere of the island event in September.
Glasgow Short Film Festival: Coming hot on the heels of the Glasgow Film Festival, this event is dedicated to short-form film-making and runs from March 20-24. It opens with the big screen debut of Scots filmmaker Bill Douglas.