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A new three-day festival of artists’ moving image, programmed by artists Andrew Black and Anne-Marie Copestake, at the Byre Theatre on 23-25 June.

Date 4 March 2026
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Motivated by the exigency of climate change, Cinematic Ecosystems takes cinema to be an audiovisual form whose creation and meaning are deeply connected to more-than-human worlds.

Date 16 January 2026
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Staff and students featured in the annual Sight & Sound list of best video essays of 2025.

Date 6 January 2026
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