On the Blue side of the mountain, the programming is a mixed bag of tight editing and oddly superficial travelogues. It's a solid, if not great line-up.

Forget the gruelling sufferfests: the true magic of this year's Banff Red Programme lies in Wes Anderson-style alpine parenting and joyful big wall climbs.

Edinburgh’s Manipulate Festival 2026 returns 4–10 Feb with its boldest visual theatre and animation yet, from a new Filmhouse competition strand to roaming octopus Ocho.

The Soundhouse Winter Festival opened with a masterclass in musical architecture, as Graeme Stephen reframes Fritz Lang’s dystopia with an organic, genre-blending score. Silent cinema was never truly silent, but…

A HollyShorts-winning, Oscar-contending short, Jack Howard’s The Second Time Around delivers gripping performances and a beautifully contained mystery.