This summer, we've teamed up with The Hoxton Hotel Edinburgh to bring you a curated programme of classic movies to their intimate, 5-seater secret cinema! 🍿 Enjoy chill vibes, cool drinks, delicious food at their restaurant Patatino Edinbugh, and check out our handpicked selection of films! Over July, we're celebrating all things Superman and Superwomen with a programme inspired by the films and actors who helped develop the iconic Hollywood superhero style and look. In August, we go full Noir, sharing unmissable American and French noir thrillers spanning the greatest decade of the genre. Free and open all day until late* 📽

A showcase of four short films from artists living in Edinburgh, followed by creative networking.

The Leith Kino film collective are delighted to be launching our new weekly film night at Leith Depot with Japanese experimental classic Funeral Parade of Roses from 1969. The film shines a spotlight on the ‘gay boy’ subculture of late-1960s Japan, specifically the gender-nonconforming hostesses of a Tokyo gay bar. At times shocking and surreal, Funeral Parade of Roses is a landmark film in both Japanese New Wave and queer cinema. "A kaleidoscopic masterpiece, and one of the most subversive, intoxicating films of the 60s." (BFI) Tickets cost £5 and we have allocated handful of free tickets for those not in a position to pay. Please support your local Leith Kino! Drinks and refreshments are available to purchase at the Depot bar, alongside our monthly posters, each designed by a different Leith-based artist. Leith Kino Access Information - English subtitles will be onscreen for every screening, including descriptive captions where possible. - The screening room is on ground level and is wheelchair accessible from the Leith Depot bar with flexible seating to accomodate specific requirements. - There are accessible toilets in both the screening room and the bar. Leith Depot is well-served by public transport. It's a short walk from the Foot of the Walk tram stop and there is a bus stop outside the venue for services: 7, 14, 16, 25, and 49 Leith Kino is kindly supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, awarding funding on behalf of Screen Scotland and the BFI National Lottery.

Returning for our 11th edition, this year the festival will take place across Edinburgh, Glasgow and new city Dundee from 10th-28th September. Celebrating the cultures of Latin America, Spain and Portugal through powerful documentaries, this year’s programme of features and shorts are connected by the themes of searching and the sea, speaking of identity, belonging, fluidity and transformation. Whether rooted in family, memory or the restless tide of the sea, these films invite us to listen closely. From untold histories to personal awakenings, they span borders, generations and shorelines to explore the unseen threads that shape who we are – and who we might become. This includes a new environmental strand, The Sea, focusing this year on the perspectives of female filmmakers. Join us for three inspiring weeks of screenings, exhibitions, workshops, live music and conversations with Ibero-American artists. This year, in a balanced combination of emerging and consolidated filmmakers, we’re excited to welcome eight directors for Q&A discussions. Explore this year’s screenings and events, which includes six Scottish premieres, two UK premieres and the international premiere of María la Portuguesa.

LandxSea Film Fest is Scotland's Environmental Film Festival. More Than Movies. A Movement. LandxSea is Scotland’s leading platform for films and discussions that spark green ideas and actions. Each September, the LandxSea Film Festival transforms Montrose into a hub for bold environmental storytelling. This year’s theme: Creative Ground: Artists Respond to the Climate, celebrates the power of artists to help us feel, reimagine, and respond to a rapidly changing world. Our 3rd annual edition takes place 12–14 September 2025 at the Montrose Playhouse — a community-owned, state-of-the-art cinema on Scotland's northeast coast. The 2025 programme includes 22 new films from around the world, including six Scottish premieres and 1 World premiere with live music, as well as conversations with filmmakers and artists, creative workshops and events, and our beloved Montrose Beach Dook!

2 days with NO gatekeepers, when everything becomes possible! Stuck in the ideas phase? Third act causing you problems? Got a finished screenplay but no idea what to do now? Learn from our industry experts and have the opportunity to network with fellow screenwriters. We also showcase ALL the avenues & formats open to you as a writer for the screen.

Life made him tough. Love made him strong. Music made him hard. Join Leith Kino for a screening of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), the hilarious parody of formulaic rags-to-riches musician biopics that follows fictional rocker Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) on his tumultuous journey through stardom. Haunted by childhood tragedy, Dewey must navigate evolving musical styles, rocky romantic relationships, and the temptations of doing every drug known to man. Released a handful of years after biopic hits such as Ray and Walk the Line, Walk Hard still feels relevant to the current, ongoing trend cycle of self-serious, rise-and-fall musician films (it would make A Complete Unknown shudder). With a relentless jokes-per-minute rate, belly laughs are guaranteed as you follow Dewey Cox through triumph and tragedy. “The Sixties are an important and exciting time!” Tickets cost £5 and we have allocated handful of free tickets for those not in a position to pay. Please support your local Leith Kino! Drinks and refreshments are available to purchase at the Depot bar, alongside our monthly posters, each designed by a different Leith-based artist. Leith Kino Access Information - English subtitles will be onscreen for every screening, including descriptive captions where possible. - The screening room is on ground level and is wheelchair accessible from the Leith Depot bar with flexible seating to accomodate specific requirements. - There are accessible toilets in both the screening room and the bar. Leith Depot is well-served by public transport. It's a short walk from the Foot of the Walk tram stop and there is a bus stop outside the venue for services: 7, 14, 16, 25, and 49 Leith Kino is kindly supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, awarding funding on behalf of Screen Scotland and the BFI National Lottery.

Come long to our next DOC screening: MISTRESS DISPELLER by Elizabeth Lo. This screening will be followed by a pre-recorded Q&A with Lo. In China, a new industry has emerged devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity. Wang Zhenxi is part of this growing profession, a “mistress dispeller” who is hired to maintain the bonds of marriage - and break up affairs - by any means necessary. Offering strikingly intimate access to private dramas usually hidden behind closed doors, Mistress Dispeller follows a real, unfolding case of infidelity as teacher Wang attempts to bring a couple back from the edge of crisis. Their story shifts our sympathies between husband, wife and mistress to explore the ways emotion, pragmatism and cultural norms collide to shape romantic relationships in contemporary China. Cinetopia:DOC is a monthly documentary club bringing audiences together to watch, discuss and connect around the documentary genre and craft. We screen exceptional documentary films alongside filmmaker Q&As or conversations as well as offer a space afterwards for continued discussion and networking in the Filmhouse Bar. Cinetopia:DOC is supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI's Film Audience Network, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI and the Scottish Documentary Institute and produced by Cinetopia, a hub of activity around filmgoing and filmmaking based in Edinburgh. www.cinetopia.co.uk/doc

From Ground Zero is a compelling project that brings together 22 short films created by talented filmmakers from Gaza. Launched by Rashid Masharawi, a renowned Palestinian filmmaker, the initiative was born against the backdrop of conflict and aims to provide a platform for young artists to express themselves through their craft. Each film, ranging in length from 3 to 6 minutes, presents a unique perspective on the current reality in Gaza. The project captures the diverse experiences of life in the Palestinian enclave, including the challenges, tragedies and moments of resilience faced by its people. Using a mix of genres including fiction, documentary, docu-fiction, animation and experimental cinema, From Ground Zero presents a rich diversity of stories that reflect the sorrow, joy and hope inherent in Gazan life. Despite the harsh filming conditions, Gaza's vibrant artistic scene shines through this collection, offering an intimate and powerful portrait of daily life and the enduring spirit of its people.

We at the Leith Kino collective are really excited to host this screening of Ping Pong (1986), an important and rarely seen landmark in British Chinese filmmaking. Directed by Po-Chih Leong, pioneer of the Hong Kong New Wave, Ping Pong bounces between noir, mystery, comedy and drama as it follows a young law student taxed with executing the unusually complex will of a Chinatown restauranteur. This was the first British-Chinese production, and one of the first shot in London's Chinatown. Ping Pong only had a limited release in London's west end in 1986, followed by one TV screening. We're thrilled to have it back on the big screen, where it remains a vital production showcasing the creativity of 1980s British cinema and a thoughtful representation of life for those in the Chinese diaspora. Tickets cost £5 and we have allocated handful of free tickets for those not in a position to pay. Please support your local Leith Kino! Drinks and refreshments are available to purchase at the Depot bar, alongside our monthly posters, each designed by a different Leith-based artist. Leith Kino Access Information - English subtitles will be onscreen for every screening, including descriptive captions where possible. - The screening room is on ground level and is wheelchair accessible from the Leith Depot bar with flexible seating to accomodate specific requirements. - There are accessible toilets in both the screening room and the bar. Leith Depot is well-served by public transport. It's a short walk from the Foot of the Walk tram stop and there is a bus stop outside the venue for services: 7, 14, 16, 25, and 49 Leith Kino is kindly supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, awarding funding on behalf of Screen Scotland and the BFI National Lottery.