Film Exhibition Fund: Round One Recipients
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Date
1st June 2026
We are proud to announce the FHS members who will receive support in the first round of the Film Exhibition Fund 2026/27.
The Film Exhibition Fund supports Scotland’s film exhibitors to create inclusive, diverse and affordable film screenings for audiences across the country. Film Hub Scotland members can apply for grants of up to £10,000 for projects that closely align with BFI FAN’s Priority Outcomes.
The first round of the Fund opened on 23 February and closed on 30 March. The second round will open on 22 June, with a deadline of 4 August. We’re proud to share the projects that secured support in this round. Learn more about their upcoming projects below.
Image: SQIFF 2025 | Photo by Tiu Makkonen
16 Collective | Sapphic Cinema Club
Glasgow-based Sapphic Cinema Club (SCC) offer community screenings that celebrate sapphic, lesbian and queer film culture. After a successful pilot series, SCC is expanding into a year-round programme. Each screening is a relaxed space that centres around an independent, archive or experimental queer feature film paired with a short film, often by local filmmakers. These are accompanied by talks, readings or Q&A’s. This creates a “club” model that encourages the audience to engage more deeply with film.
Aultbea Community Hub (3 Lochs Cinema) | Loch Ewe Rural Cinema Season 2026-27
3 Lochs Cinema is a rural community cinema based in Aultbea, a remote area of the Northwest Highlands. Their 2026/27 season will consist of 10 film screenings – a diverse mix of local heritage cinema, Scottish documentaries and classic films – designed to provide their community with events that help to tackle social isolation.
Borscht Film Club | Polish Cinema Season 2026/27
For Borscht Film Club’s 2026/27 season, they will continue to grow audiences for Polish cinema across Scotland. Alongside community screenings in Glasgow and Edinburgh, they will introduce screenings for young audiences in Livingston and Motherwell, and will partner with North Edinburgh Arts to bring Polish films to older people.
CinemaAttic | Season 2026/27
CinemaAttic will bring a wide range of Iberian and Latin American cinema to Scottish screens as part of their 2026/27 season. From their monthly short film programmes in Glasgow and Edinburgh to the Latin Connections Film Festival 2026 (May–June), there’s something for everyone. Don’t miss their Columbia Presents Showcase (October), Catalan Film Festival (March 2027), and their Highlands and Islands touring programme.
Driftwood | The Write Stuff Festival
Driftwood’s brand-new film festival, The Write Stuff, will spotlight the intersection of two art forms: filmmaking and writing. Embedded within Wigtown Book Festival, they will bring together screenwriters, authors and directors to explore how written stories evolve into compelling screen narratives. Expect a programme of six films and shorts adapted from novels, short stories, poetry, or plays, accompanied by Q&A events and discussions.
Eden Court Inverness | Youth Board + Monthly Youth Board Screenings
Eden Court will continue their long-standing work with young programmers by providing monthly screenings for young audiences aged between 15-26. Each month, the film will be chosen by a different member of Eden Court’s Youth Board. First up, the Youth Board presented Terry Gilliam’s Brazil (1985) on Wednesday, 27th May, chosen by Youth Board Member, Lily.
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival | 2026
This year’s edition of Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) will be the festival’s 13th. The programme – dedicated to the visibility of Spanish and Latin American cultures – will spotlight films made by women, alongside films for young audiences and the LGBTQIA+ community. They will also offer masterclasses by guest filmmakers, a workshop with charity partner, The Welcoming, and a community screening at Grassmarket Community Centre.
Glasgow Short Film Festival | Shorts in Support Touring Package 2026-27
Reviving the practice of screening supporting shorts in cinemas, Glasgow Short Film Festival’s Shorts in Support programme provides new Scottish and international short films to Scottish exhibitors to pair with new release features. This year, GSFF will make a catalogue of 24 short films available to Scottish cinemas and film societies, spanning documentary, fiction and animation.
Glasgow Women’s Library | Collections on Camera
Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL) new screening programme, Collections on Camera, will celebrate feminist films within the context of GWL’s Collections this Winter. These screenings, aimed at empowering and engaging audiences, will present feminist films in an accessible, welcoming and historically resonant space. The screenings will be accompanied by introductions and discussions or Open Archive sessions. Featuring independent British films and international films, the series will engage audiences with narratives that resonate with their own experiences, as well as introduce them to stories they may not have encountered before.
LandxSea | Montrose LandxSea Film Festival 2026 + LandxSea Monthly 2026–27
Every month, LandxSea Monthly brings thought-provoking environmental films to Montrose Playhouse. The films, designed to inspire conversation and spark change, are often paired with a Q&A or discussion. The Film Exhibition Fund will support LandxSea to deliver both their LandxSea Monthly screenings and the fourth edition of LandxSea Film Festival. Returning from 11–13 September, the festival will combine powerful films with participatory events that deepen audience connection.
Lyth Arts | Climate Beacons: Touring Community Climate Cinema
Climate Beacons is a programme of community-led climate cinema that tours across rural venues, community spaces and village halls in Caithness and Sutherland. They will present screenings of independent, international and documentary films that explore climate, environment and place. The screenings will be co-curated with local communities and partners, and each screening will be accompanied by a facilitated discussion and shared community meal, creating space for reflection and conversation.
Manipulate Arts | 2026/27 Season
This Autumn, Manipulate Arts will offer exhibitors and audiences alike the chance to enjoy animated films. Their Autumn Animation Season will bring Manipulate’s curated animated programmes from previous film festivals to major venues, community arts centres and festivals across Scotland. In addition, they will host a mini February festival at Filmhouse in Edinburgh that will focus on Scottish artists, emerging work and work still in development.
Mint Chinese Film Festival | 5th Mint Chinese Film Festival
The 5th edition of Mint Chinese Film Festival will bring film screenings, directors’ Q&As, film intro, panel discussions, and networking events to Filmhouse, Edinburgh, in March 2027. The festival screenings will feature retrospectives, special screenings and a new feature film strand – Women Reimagined: Rediscovering Chinese Women on Screen. The festival programme will also include workshops, gigs, and free cultural events and outdoor activities across the city.
North East Arts Touring | Festival of Darkness: Witches
North East Arts Touring (NEAT) Festival of Darkness: Witches is a multi-day film and performance programme taking place across Aberdeenshire this October. Delivered by NEAT in partnership with Haddo Arts, The Barn, Belmont Cinema and others, the festival brings together cinema, live performance and conversation to explore themes of witchcraft, identity, women’s health and historical injustice in a way that feels welcoming, inclusive and engaging.
Scottish Mental Health Arts Film Festival | Reflections on Film
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF) is celebrating its 20th year in 2026, and will explore the theme of ‘Reflections’. Going beyond the festival’s core dates (19 October – 8 November), Reflections on Film will bring a series of regional screenings to venues across Scotland, plus a pilot film club embedded within The Nook, a drop-in mental health hub in Glasgow. Each screening will take place in partnership with a local cinema or arts venue, and a community partner, to create a shared experience for audiences around mental health themes.
Scottish Queer International Film Festival | 2026
Glasgow’s annual festival dedicated to LGBTQIA+ cinema, Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF), will return this October for its eleventh edition. SQIFF 2026 will feature several days of film screenings, workshops, panel discussions, and filmmaker Q&As. The programme will include short films created by members of SQIFF’s Queer Filmmakers Group, plus a strand of queer classic cinema. Partnerships will include organisations like LGBT Youth Scotland, Time for Inclusive Education (TIE), Queer East Festival and TGirlsOnFilm.
Skye Community Cinema: Film Season 2026/27
Entering its fifth year on a high thanks to their Cinema for All Film Society of the Year 2026 award, Skye Community Cinema will return with an ambitious programme of specialised events, new venues, and new partnerships. This season, they will expand to a second venue: An Crubh in Sleat, South Skye. They are developing collaborations that will bring music-themed screenings to the island and, this season, they will introduce the Skye Cinema Award — presented at a ceremony to one of their programmed films.
The Pyramid at Anderston | Film Club and Community Film Festival
Every week, the Pyramid at Anderston presents a weekly community Film Club, programmed by their community Film Panel. Each screening is accompanied by an introduction, panel discussions, workshops or exhibition. First up for the Film Club this year? A football-focused season in the lead-up to the World Cup. They’ll also be working on the launch of their first Community Film Festival in 2027, which will focus on films by, for and about communities from across the globe.
The Stove Network – Reel to Real
The Stove’s pop-up cinema programme, Reel to Real, is an invitation to gather, share food, and watch films on Dumfries High Street. From May 2026 to March 2027, the programme will show a diverse independent films that present new perspectives, lived experiences and urgent questions. Each event will focus on making people feel welcome, in recognition that the social value of films is how they help people to think, feel and speak together.
Refugee Festival Scotland – Southside Open-Air Cinema Day
Refugee Festival Scotland is collaborating with Inhouse CIC and Scottish Documentary Institute to host an outdoor screening event as part of their June festival. Southside Open-Air Cinema Day will present three film programmes that are rooted in place and community. Taking place in Queens Park, Glasgow, the event will centre on Felipe Bustos Sierra’s documentary, Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026), followed by a panel discussion. Earlier in the day, don’t miss the Scottish premier of Natxo Leuza’s Black Water (2026) and a curated programme of shorts celebrating New Scot talent.
To learn more, visit our Film Exhibition Fund page.