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Falastin
Film
Festival
2025

May 15-19
Scottish Storytelling Centre
Edinburgh

May 9-10
Centre for Contemporary Arts
Glasgow

Logo for the Falastin Film Festival in Scotland, with text in English and Arabic.

In partnership with Solidarity Screenings

Falastin Film Festival Scotland brings Palestinian cinema, culture, and art to Scotland, raising awareness of Zionist colonization. We strive to highlight Palestinian resistance, cultural pride, stories of love, and, in the words of poet Rafeef Ziadah, teachings of life.

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2025 Programme Announced - See What’s On

2025 Programme Announced - See What’s On

2025 Programme Announced - See What’s On

2025 Programme Announced - See What’s On

2025 Programme Announced - See What’s On 2025 Programme Announced - See What’s On 2025 Programme Announced - See What’s On 2025 Programme Announced - See What’s On

What’s On: View Events

Programme 2025
Gaza Biennale: Edinburgh Pavillion بينالي غزة، جناح إدنبرة
May 14
Exhibition
Gaza Biennale: Edinburgh Pavillion بينالي غزة، جناح إدنبرة
Exhibition

(outdoor exhibition)

15th May [now 14th May] - until July

Edinburgh Pavilion presents exhibitions by three artists working in Gaza today: Mohamed Alhaj, Malaka Abu Owda, Ahmad Adawi.

Exhibition

Our 2025 Programme

Our films and events are held in multiple venues. You can find events by type, and films by type, venue and date on our Programme page.

  • People interacting at a book fair or event with tables displaying books and posters on the walls.
  • A group of people engaged in conversation; one woman wearing a hijab and a traditional embroidered garment, a boy with his back turned, and others interacting in the background. The setting is a dimly lit environment.
  • People at an information desk reading brochures and flyers, with various posters on the wall promoting events like film festivals and storytelling workshops.
  • Wooden chairs around a small table with a red and white patterned cloth, a vase with dried flowers, a book, a notebook, and a microphone. A scarf with 'Palestine' text is draped on a stand.
  • Audience watching a virtual presentation in a theater with a presenter on a screen and a laptop on a stand on the stage.
  • A diverse audience seated in a theater with purple seats, lit by overhead lights. Some people are clapping or engaged in conversation before a performance.
  • A person stands on stage speaking at the Falastin Film Festival in Scotland, with a screen displaying the event logo in the background. They wear a red and white checkered scarf over a white top and jeans.
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Two white T-shirts hanging on a clothesline. The left T-shirt features a small watermelon graphic. The right T-shirt has text reading "FALASTIN FILM FESTIVAL SCOTLAND" in both English and Arabic.

Get Involved

We are entirely volunteer led. Shopping our merch and supporting us through donations helps the festival.

  • “To see the rich Palestinian cultural resistance through docs and films was a rare opportunity. All our exposure to Palestine is mediated through our biased anti-Palestinian Western media.”

  • “My understanding and knowledge of the relationship between Palestinians and their land has deepened a lot–pretty much everything I knew gained new levels of depth through the films I attended!”

  • “Seeing and being exposed to stories behind the statistics brings it all to life in a way which concretises the tragic reality.”

With thanks to our generous sponsors and partners

Our partners
Our sponsors

Emilio Arboledo, Richard Morgan, Rayya, Matthew Dunsmore, Fiona Ogilvie, Paul Derbyshire, Aisha Jan, Jojo H, Arya Hasan

special thanks to