BloG AND FORUM
Thoughts and updates from the Cinetopia team.
The Berlin International Queue Festival: Dispatches from Berlinale ’20
Betty’s back from Berlinale – here are her dispatches from the field.
Oscars ’20
Elisa gives us her in-depth take on this year’s Oscars ceremony.
Business & Banter: How Networking Events Boost the Film Community
In our new feature article, Betty Stojnić explores the positive effects of film networking through our first session of 2020.
Chinese Visual Festival @ Edinburgh
Our newest contributor Elisa Teneggi takes a look at the Chinese Visual Festival’s recent visit to Edinburgh.
Cinetopia’s Favourite Films of 2019 – Part Two
Part two of our favourite films of 2019, including Joker, Marriage Story, and The Irishman.
Cinetopia’s Favourite Films of 2019 – Part One
Part one of our favourite films of 2019, based on the UK calendar of releases.
A Message from the Founders
We recently wrote this for an application we submitted, and we thought it was a good thing to share on our website-- our story, our mission, and our plans for the future! Cinetopia was formed in 2018 in Edinburgh by two female masters students from the University of...
Post-Production Masterclass: Top 5 Tips
Takeaways from our recent post-production masterclass, with full audio recording.
@EIFF19: EIFF Youth
Takeaways from the EIFF Youth – opening events, Pride March, and things to come…
The British Weird Wave: an interview with Jamie Robson
In the last few years, a new group of filmmakers has emerged across the UK, including Scotland. From an output consisting of both short and feature-length productions, their films are dark, strange, sparse in dialogue and imbued with an aura of ambiguity and...
Cinetopia Italia: Four Short Films Unveil a Multifaceted Country
by Serena Scateni Think of Italian cinema and the first names popping to mind are the well-known, glorified ones of the likes of Antonioni, Fellini, Monicelli, Bertolucci, and so on. As the same goes for any other country-specific cinema, charting the undiscovered...
Cinetopia Italia: An Ode to Magic
“As a child, I went to the cinema for the atmosphere: I loved the noise […] and the way the people went out into the street – men and women stunned by the spectacle.” – Federico Fellini On May 10th, Cinetopia will screen Giuseppe Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso and a...