Below: Links to articles providing further information on Jacques Becker’s ‘Edward and Caroline’ (1951), which screened 11 April 2025 at the Institut français d’Écosse. Director Jacques Becker and actress Anouk Aimee on set. Édouard et Caroline (Edward and Caroline) Review…
Grassmarket Community Picture House An Open Door to Great Cinema for Everyone in the heart of Edinburgh. The Grassmarket Community Picture House (GCPH) began life in 2015 as part of the programme of free social events run by the Grassmarket…
WHALE Arts Local Cinema Project (2024) The Local Cinema shared community cinema programme “takes place across a range of community spaces in Edinburgh, programmed in collaboration with community members and groups. This year we broaden our programme to not only…
The Edinburgh Film Guild was a key partner in establishing ‘Filmhouse’, which provided Edinburgh with a unique, arthouse and cultural cinema. However, the Guild also created two culturally important ‘Film House’ homes long before Filmhouse existed. ‘Film House‘ 6-8 Hill…
The Edinburgh Film Guild’s historical archive is a collection of materials stretching back to the late 1920s. It had been our intention, for several years, to transfer the various parts of the archive to institutions that could preserve, catalogue and…
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 full season of screenings at the Institut francais d’Écosse,…
Photos: (main) LE MILLION poster and (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…
This Twenty-First Anniversary Retrospective offers an invaluable overview of the Edinburgh Film Guild’s activities from 1930 to 1950. This retrospective including a comprehensive listing of all screenings, exhibitions, discussions and lectures held during the Guild’s first 20 years. Contents: History…
Articles related to director René Clément & ‘Purple Noon’, which screened at the Institut français d’Écosse on the 21st of February 2025. Photo: René Clément “The Kind of Film You Make Passionately”: René Clément on Purple Noon (Interviews, 5 December…
Articles and interviews related to director Julien Duvivier & Pépé le Moko, which screened at the Institut français d’Écosse on the 13th of December 2024 Photo: Julien Duvivier Please note that key plot elements may be described or shown in…
