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Welcome to Film
Welcome to Film at the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh. You will find our latest news, calendar and office hours here. Our main website is:...
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Edinburgh Film Seminar 2015-16 (Semester 1)
The Edinburgh Film Seminar hosts talks by academics throughout the teaching year. The seminars are open to all staff and students at the University of Edinburgh and to members of the public. There is...
View ArticleScreening Europe at Filmhouse
Screening Europe is a new season of films curated by Film at the University of Edinburgh. We will bring a varied selection of past and contemporary European films to the Filmhouse to celebrate and...
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Daniel Yacavone’s Book Nominated
Dan Yacavone’s book, Film Worlds, is nominated for the BAFTSS (British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies) book of the year award (alongside Jonny Murray’s New Scottish Cinema from the...
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In Conversation with Oliver Stone
The University of Edinburgh is delighted to welcome three-time Academy Award-winner Oliver Stone to Scotland. The celebrated writer, producer and director will disucss his illustrious career with...
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Tarkovsky Retrospective at the Filmhouse
The Filmhouse in Edinburgh is running a full feature film retrospective of Andrei Tarkovsky in May and June 2016. All seven of his films will be screened from new digital prints, with many screenings...
View ArticleEx Machina: Screening and Discussion
As part of the Artificial Intelligence strand at the Festival of Politics, Dr David Sorfa will chair a discussion after a screening of Ex Machina (Alex Garland, 2013) at the Scottish Parliament....
View ArticleEdinburgh Film Seminar 2016-17 (Semester 1)
We are happy to announce the Edinburgh Film Seminars for Semester 1 of 2016-17. All welcome. Wednesday 26 October 2016 Time: 16:30 – 18:30 Venue: G.03, 50 George Square Dr William Brown Senior...
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Shakespeare on Film
In association with the University of Edinburgh, Filmhouse is proud to present a varied programme of Shakespeare adaptations by great filmmakers. Pushing across boundaries of language, genre and...
View ArticleEdinburgh Film Seminar 2016-17 (Semester 1)
We are happy to announce the Edinburgh Film Seminars for Semester 1 of 2016-17. All welcome. Wednesday 26 October 2016 Time: 16:30 – 18:30 Venue: G.03, 50 George Square Dr William Brown Senior...
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Shakespeare on Film
In association with the University of Edinburgh, Filmhouse is proud to present a varied programme of Shakespeare adaptations by great filmmakers. Pushing across boundaries of language, genre and...
View ArticleEdinburgh Film Seminar: Dr Glyn Davis
Edinburgh Film Seminar Monday 13 March 2017 5pm, Appleton Tower Lecture Theatre 1 University of Edinburgh Dr Glyn Davis Chancellor’s Fellow/Reader, The University of Edinburgh (ECA) Dead Time: James...
View ArticleEdinburgh Spy Week: John le Carré Film Season
The English and Film Departments at the University of Edinburgh put together an annual week of spy fiction and history. This year’s film programme at Filmhouse is dedicated to adaptations of John le...
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Berlin International Film Festival 2017
Eszter Simor, PhD Film Studies at the University of Edinburgh At the Berlin International Film Festival 2017, humour made the absurdity of our times bearable. Ildikó Enyedi’s Golden Bear winner offered...
View ArticleSpring Breakers @ Gallery 23
Screening of Spring Breakers with introduction by Dr David Sorfa (Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Edinburgh) Venue: Gallery 23 (English Speaking Union) Date: Friday 22 September 2017...
View ArticleScreening Europe 2018
Our Screening Europe season returns to Filmhouse at the end of January and begins with The Cremator (the theme is, of course, humour and irony). David Sorfa will be joined by Pasquale Iannone and...
View ArticleFilm and Existentialism
We are happy to announce that Dr David Sorfa will be offering a new course, Film and Existentialism, on the MSc Film Studies in 2018-19. Course details are available here.
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Edinburgh Film Seminar: Semester 1 2018-19
We are glad to announce the Edinburgh Film Seminars for Semester 1 in the 2018-19 academic year. Dr James MacDowell (University of Warwick)On the Nature of Irony in Films6 November...
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First News From Home Film Festival screening – Kotoko
Kotoko will be introduced by Dr. Chris Perkins and will be followed by a discussion with Chantal Bertalanffy, PhD in Japanese Studies Date: Thursday 8th November 2018 Time: 6 pm Location: The...
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