The Local Cinema Network shared community cinema programme is back for January to March 2025, taking 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 include screenings in local community hubs across the city, but also contributions from a range of community cinema organisers who are at an early stage of development.
The majority of film screenings in the programme are available via a pay what you can sliding scale ticketing model, take place in accessible venues and are presented with descriptive subtitles in English, regardless of the film’s original spoken language. Please contact the community cinemas and organisers directly for more information and to reserve tickets for the individual screenings in the Local Cinema programme. You can view the list of screenings taking place on the programme below, with links to the participating cinemas.
Local Cinema is supported by the City of Edinburgh Council, Film Hub Scotland and the Edinburgh Film Guild. If you’re interested in organising a community cinema screening as part of the Local Cinema programme, please contact project facilitator Morvern Cunningham via morverncunningham@gmail.com.
Duncan Place Community Hub are no longer able to screen There’s Still Tomorrow on Saturday 8th March due to licencing issues. Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché will be shown instead. See the Duncan Place website for more details.
Please follow the links below to find more information about each of the Hubs and how to book a ticket.
Westside Art Base @ Broomhouse Hub
Out of the Blue Drill Hall. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Out of the Blue Drill Hall. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Out of the Blue Drill Hall. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
The Crannie Community Hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
The Crannie Community Hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
The Crannie Community Hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
granton:hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
granton:hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
granton:hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Craigmillar NOW. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Craigmillar NOW. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Craigmillar NOW. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Duncan Place Community Hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Duncan Place Community Hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Duncan Place Community Hub. Photo credit: Kat Gollock 
Craigmillar Now. Photo credit: Bob Winton 
Craigmillar Now. Photo credit: Bob Winton
New documentary Bill Douglas: My Best Friend had its Edinburgh premiere at Craigmillar Now as part of the Local Cinema programme on 27th September 2024. The post-film Q&A was conducted by artist and Craigmillar Now trustee Andrew Crummy, with archivist Kenny Munro and actor Alex Norton.
Tish was screened at Craigmillar Now on 18th December 2023, as part of the Local Cinema programme. Tish is a portrait of the visionary photographer Tish Murtha, who was committed to documenting the struggle and inequality of the working-class communities that framed her upbringing. Watch the trailer from the event and the full Q&A with the film’s director Paul Sng below.
