Guild Season: 2023-2024
Photos (left to right): PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, EYES WITHOUT A FACE, A SEASON IN FRANCE THE SEASON. This was the Edinburgh Film Guild’s 94th season and the 2nd season of screenings at the Institut Français Ecosse, held…
Edinburgh University, Film and Media Short Courses 2024-2025
Below is a summary of the Film and Media short courses available through the University of Edinburgh during 2024-2025. Click on the individual course links for further details. Image: Toby Jones, Berberian Sound Studio (2012) See the Film Media Short…
‘Twenty-one Years of Cinema’, published 1951
This Twenty-First Anniversary Retrospective offers an invaluable overview of the Edinburgh Film Guild’s activities from 1930 to 1950 – including a comprehensive listing of all screenings, locations, exhibitions, discussions and lectures held during the period. Content: History and Achievements, by…
Guild Season: 1931-1932
Photos (left to right): BORDERLINE, WAXWORKS, THE MAN WITH THE MOVIE CAMERA THE SEASON. This was the Edinburgh Film Guild’s 2nd season of film screenings, held during 1931-1932. One of the principal objectives was “to show unusual films not shown…
Guild Season: 1969-1970
Photo (left to right): KWAIDAN, THE COMEDY OF TERRORS, WHO SAW HIM DIE THE SEASON. The Edinburgh Film Guild celebrated its 40th Anniversary during its 1969-1970 season. All screenings took place in the Guild Cinema at ‘Film House’, 3 Randolph…
Follow-up: Jacques Becker & ‘Touchez pas au grisbi’
Articles that may be of interest to those who attended our screening of Jacques Becker & ‘Don’t Touch the Loot (Touchez Pas au Grisbi)’, 22 March 2024 at the Institut français d’Écosse. Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the film,…
Follow-up: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun & ‘A Season in France’
Articles that may be of interest to those who attended our screening of Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s ‘A Season in France’ (23 February 2024) at the Institut français d’Écosse. Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the film, please note that key plot…
Follow-up: Jacques Tati & ‘Jour de fête‘
Articles that may be of interest to those who attended our screening of Jacques Tati’s ‘Jour de fête’ (26 January 2024) at the Institut français d’Écosse. Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the film, please note that key plot elements…
Follow-Up: Céline Sciamma & ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’
Articles and interviews that may be of interest to those who attended our screening of Céline Sciamma’s ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ (15 December 2023) at the Institut français d’Écosse. Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the film, please…
Follow-up: Georges Franju & ‘Eyes Without A Face‘
Articles that may be of interest to those who attended our screening of Georges Franju’s ‘Eyes Without A Face’ (24 November 2023) at the Institut français d’Écosse. Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the film, please note that key plot…