David Smith

Want to get involved with @thetvfestival.bsky.social, that's Edinburgh TV Festival, then get yourself to Glasgow! Edinburgh TV Festival is holding a "town hall" meeting at the @channel4tv.bsky.social hub in Glasgow on 10th March, or Belfast on the 14th, or join online on the 18th. Details 👇

Berlin Film Festival, after hours walk via Check Point Charlie...

Edinburgh in primary colours

A Glasgow sunset from the working week...

Sundance Film Festival Awards Winners List: ‘Atropia’ Wins U.S. Grand Jury Prize Dramatic Sundance Awards 2025: Film Festival Winners List

Don't think the Scottish Documentary Institute is on here, but the film they supported Theo Panagopoulos to make (with funding from Screen Scotland) won the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. It's called The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing, it's beautiful. deadline.com/2025/01/sund...

Screen Scotland is funding this alongside partners. Is it your job? Would you want it to be?
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If you have a vote in the @BAFTA film awards, before you cast it please watch MILK by Miranda Stern and THE FLOWERS STAND SILENTLY, WITNESSING by Theo Panagopoulos. Both are excellent, both deserve your vote.

Very good, took me a beat but very good.

Love that Bowie once stood and looked at the things I see each day.

How David Bowie's famous Ziggy Stardust alter-ego was born in an Edinburgh flat Today marks the eighth anniversary of David Bowie's death – but did you know the music icon’s most famous alter-ego was born right here in Edinburgh?

How did I not know David Bowie lived in Drummond Street, Edinburgh for a short period in the early 1970s. Grateful to @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social for telling me over a curry yesterday in Tuk Tuk on Drummond Street yesterday.
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Important new survey launched by Scottish Government: "seeking views on how culture & the arts are currently supported in Scotland & areas for change.” Scotland's screen sector needs to engage in this process as it's about Screen Scotland & Creative Scotland...
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Gaelic drama goes international with The Island TV series A landmark in Scottish broadcasting has been passed with the screening of the first ever high-end Gaelic drama series.

A landmark in Scottish broadcasting & the first ever high-end Gaelic drama series: An t-Eilean (The Island) on BBC Alba, BBC4 & iPlayer. More in Edinburgh Evening News https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/gaelic-drama-goes-international-with-the-island-tv-series-4941903

‘The Traitors’: BBC & Studio Lambert Accused Of Being Misleading About Hit Show’s Scottish Roots The BBC has been accused over 'The Traitors' Scottish roots and whether it is meeting Ofcom regulations.

This is a shocking report and raises serious questions for the BBC and Ofcom. I will be seeking meetings with both. Scotland’s growing screen sector has been a success story in recent years and must not be undermined. deadline.com/2025/01/the-...

Quality Skandi Noir set in Harris? Yeah, on the evidence of the first episode I saw tonight that just might be what Black Camel + BBC ALBA/MG ALBA have delivered in An t-Eilean (The Island). Lots of intrigue in Ep1, good acting all round, ditto script, direction, post and music. Airs from the 14th

The Waterboys Recruit Fiona Apple, Bruce Springsteen, and More for New Album Life, Death and Dennis Hopper is a song cycle about the great actor, with Steve Earle, Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith, and more among the other guests

I'm in...
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Home - Edinburgh International Film Festival 78th edition 14 20 August 2025 Join us for the 78th edition, taking place from 14 – 20 August 2025  Submissions EIFF mailing list This is Edinburgh International Film Festival With an exciting program...

Edinburgh International Film Festival doesn't seem to have an account here yet, but they are open for submissions for the 2025 festival:
www.edfilmfest.org

Fair play, all round. If it works, it works.

As with many films these days, it could easily have lost 20mins. As a horror it failed the "is it scary" test. Looked amazing but wafer thin. Have you seen Conclave?

Produced by Marissa Keating, the film has also been announced as part of the Sundance shorts selection for 2025.

The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing - Scottish Documentary Institute Synopsis When a Palestinian filmmaker based in Scotland unearths a rarely-seen Scottish film archive of Palestinian wild flowers, he decides to reclaim the footage. This tender film essay questions th...

Also BAFTA long listed, The Flowers Stand Silently Witnessing by Theo Panagopoulos with the Screen Scotland backed Scottish Documentary Institute...
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BAFTA Longlists Revealed: ‘Emilia Perez’ & ‘Conclave’ Lead The Pack ‘Emilia Perez’ appears on 15 longlists, equaling the past record.

The Outrun, Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger + @lauracarreira.bsky.social's 1st feature - On Falling all make BAFTA 2025 long lists & all backed by Screen Scotland. As was A Bear Called Wotjek from @iaingardiner.bsky.social on the Oscars long list...
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Big day for high end TV from Scotland, @macpherzone.bsky.social's excellent The Rig returns to Amazon Prime for an even more ambitious 2nd series (season? you decide!). Entirely shot in Leith, and with a cast led by Iain Glenn and Martin Compston it is a gripping yarn, good fun + it's got purpose...

YouTube video by Cinora Finding the good in the Scottish Screen Industry

Ash from Cinora (@ashonfilm on other platforms) has posted a fairly comprehensive, nuanced, and evenhanded review of developments in Scotland's screen sector across 2024. It's 20mins+ but I learned things from it, it's worth a watch...
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Well you wouldn't want to stay, the drafts are terrible

Aye, it's atmospheric. Had it to myself.

Eight A9 trips in two weeks. It's a road I've spent almost 35 years driving up and down. Today was the first time I took the time to visit Ruthven Barracks...

Göteborg Film Festival: Laura Carreira’s ‘On Falling’ Among Titles Set For Ingmar Bergman Competition Göteborg Film Festival announced this year's Ingmar Bergman Competition titles.

Another great festival for @lauracarreira.bsky.social's On Falling...
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Chap in the middle with the wee dog is my great great grandfather in Egypt in 1917. Second image was his postcard home at new year. He was a blacksmith in the army, and seems to have been in an artillery unit. Don't know if the dog made it back to Aberdeen (where that branch of the family is from).

The Rig – Speaking to Iain Glen and Martin Compston When we last saw them, Magnus and Fulmer were being helicoptered to who-knew-where, as the first season of The Rig reached its devastating climax. While fans of the hit sci-fi series were sure to be delighted by the announcement that both characters would return for the second season, none were as pleased as Edinburgh-born Iain Glen and Line of Duty favourite Martin Compston, who reprise their roles of Magnus and Fulmer respectively.

The Rig – Speaking to Iain Glen and Martin Compston

When we last saw them, Magnus and Fulmer were being helicoptered to who-knew-where, as the first season of The Rig reached its devastating climax. While fans of the hit sci-fi series were sure to be delighted by the announcement that both…

France’s streamer levy has injected €1bn into the industry in three years, says report In 2021 France introduced a 20% levy on the annual turnover of the US streamers to invest in the French film and industry

Everything comes at a price, including access to markets. Something to think on in the new year ...

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