News and features
Read about the experiences of our students, staff and alumni in Film Studies, Film, Exhibition and Curation and Intermediality.
MINT Chinese Film Festival brings together graduate talent in women on screen
We hear from alumni and staff in Asian Studies and Film, Exhibition and Curation about the very first edition of a new festival showcasing films by and about Chinese women.
The Film Dispatch: The story continues
We sat down with online student-run magazine The Film Dispatch to catch up on their first six months and hopes for the future.
Breathing new life into fascinating archival footage of Scotland's lifeboats on wild seas
Shona Thomson tells us how the making of her FOCAL Award-shortlisted film is being used on our Film, Exhibition and Curation programme to help students explore working with archives.
Embracing ambiguity – BAFTSS shortlisting for Teaching Fellow in Film Studies
We talk to Hoi Lun Law about being BAFTSS-shortlisted for Best First Monograph and how our students can engage with ambiguity and film criticism.
And... action! Film students launch new magazine
Film students Niamh and Yvonne take us behind the scenes of their new student-led magazine, The Film Dispatch.
What’s it like to attend the Sundance Film Festival virtually?
Three Film, Exhibition and Curation students talk to us about their experiences of Sundance and how it feels to have their research used by the Festival.
What’s it like to help out at one of Edinburgh's leading European film festivals?
We talk to Film Studies MSc student Simon Galván about developing his skills at the fifth annual Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival.
Meet our graduates: Katherine Irving
A film programmer and educator, Katherine completed our Film Studies MSc in 2014 and is now based in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She also teaches at Boston College.
Meet our graduates: Harriet Warman
Based in the Scottish Borders, Harriet completed our Film Studies MSc in 2010 and is now Partnerships Coordinator at Regional Screen Scotland. She is also the founder of feminist film project, Behind the Curtain.