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CINETOPIA RADIO | VENICE 2026

We’re looking back at the 2026 Venice International Film Festival in our latest Cinetopia Radio special.

Amanda is joined by Martin Petrov Martin I. Petrov and Matthew Floyd Matthew Floyd from International Film Festival Glasgow to talk Venice highlights, including Ink, Bucking Fastard, Wild Horse Nine, Bunker and Prime Time, plus a preview of what’s coming up at this year’s International Film Festival Glasgow International Film Festival Glasgow (IFFG) .

Plus, Amanda sits down with filmmaker Robert Greene to talk about his new documentary Too Much Sugar, performance, collaboration and his approach to documentary filmmaking.

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Link in bio.

🎬 CINETOPIA RECOMMENDS | 5–11 OCTOBER

Another packed week for film across Scotland, with the BFI London Film Festival arriving at Filmhouse and GFT, Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival kicking off in Glasgow and Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival continuing across the capital.

From Human Traffic and 24 Hour Party People to Colombian shorts, Eastern European animation, porridge-making championships and a 20th anniversary screening of Little Miss Sunshine introduced by DeVotchKa, there’s plenty to catch this week.

Swipe through for some of our picks ➡️

Find even more screenings, events and opportunities in our weekly Cinetopia Recommends newsletter, and discover what’s happening across Scotland’s film community on Cinetopia Connect.

🔗 Links in bio

🎬 CINETOPIA RECOMMENDS | 5–11 OCTOBER

Another packed week for film across Scotland, with the BFI London Film Festival arriving at Filmhouse and GFT, Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival kicking off in Glasgow and Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival continuing across the capital.

From Human Traffic and 24 Hour Party People to Colombian shorts, Eastern European animation, porridge-making championships and a 20th anniversary screening of Little Miss Sunshine introduced by DeVotchKa, there’s plenty to catch this week.

Swipe through for some of our picks ➡️

Find even more screenings, events and opportunities in our weekly Cinetopia Recommends newsletter, and discover what’s happening across Scotland’s film community on Cinetopia Connect.

🔗 Links in bio

Cinetopia Recommends: 5-11 October 2026 ➡️ available to read now!

It’s a busy week for film across Scotland, with the BFI London Film Festival arriving in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival kicking off its Glasgow programme, and Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival continuing across the capital.

Tickets are going fast for many screenings, so get booking!

Plus, as always, we’ve rounded up more of the best independent film events and opportunities happening across Scotland and beyond. And if you missed it, Cinetopia’s Venice International Film Festival coverage is now up wherever you get your podcasts! ⬇️

https://cinetopia.substack.com/p/cinetopia-recommends-511-october?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=4dyuxs

Join us on Tuesday, 13th of October The Voodoo Rooms, for a very special screening of Franco Rosso's urgent reggae drama Babylon (1980) in collaboration with Be United, featuring a live musical performance by Rue Cooper and Michael Fallemann.

This event is part of our Transmission: Youth Across Generations program, exploring youth culture in Britain across the decades.

Set in Thatcher-era 1980s South London, Franco Rossi's Babylon follows Blue, a young Jamaican sound system DJ in Brixton, as he and his crew prepare for a major sound system competition. Set to an iconic soundtrack by Dennis Bovell. music helps drive the narrative as Blue navigates a world of racism, police brutality, and systemic oppression, delivering an uncompromising look at Black British youth in the 1980s.

Following the film you can enjoy a live interactive performance, "We Can't Tek No More of That", Sound as Resistance and Healing, by Bahamian singer-songwriter Rue Cooper, accompanied by guitarist Michael Fallemann.

We're delighted to bring you this event in collaboration with Be United who advocate for, nurture, and champion Black people working across Scotland's performing arts, music, screen, and cultural events sectors. Be United create pathways into employment, paid opportunities, professional development, and industry networks, helping Black creatives build sustainable careers and stronger connections across the sector.

At the heart of Be United is a belief that talent should not only have access to the industry but the networks, knowledge, and opportunities needed to thrive, lead, and shape its future.

This screening was curated by young programmer Muratiwa Chinake, a Zimbabwean filmmaker, curator, and marketing professional based in Glasgow. Her creative and written work centers on representation and storytelling using childhood nostalgia and mythology to explore themes of gender, race, and sexuality. ._.chinake

13 Oct, 7pm | Voodoo Rooms

🎟 To book tickets visit cinetopia.co.uk/transmission

Full house for POLY STYRENE: I AM A CLICHÉ the first screening in our Transmission: Youth Across Generations programme last night!

The film was curated by young programmer who hosted a post film Q&A with filmmaker Paul Sng all about punk subculture, identity, and belonging and the inspiration Poly had on music.

Before the film we ran a clothes customisation workshop PATCH IT UP inspired by punk DIY fashion.

Check out the rest of our Transmission programme in our bio link!

Up next: HUMAN TRFFIC on Weds. 7th October at Voodoo Rooms!

Tired of their mundane jobs, five friends set out on a drug-fuelled weekend in Cardiff, hopping from pubs, clubs and parties. Celebrating music that shaped the generation, featuring Orbital, Underworld and Primal Scream, the film is also packed with numerous cameo performances as well as a young Danny Dyer in his debut feature. Recently restored in 4k courtesy of the BFI.

Following the screening, enjoy an interactive exhibition exploring Scottish nightlife across different generations and the art of a good night out.

Then dance the rest of the night out with a DJ session packed with 90s bangers and tunes inspired by the film!

Come for the film + DJ session, or just the DJ session.

Ticket options available + student concessions. Timeline of the evening:

7pm - Welcome + intro
7.15pm - Film screening
9pm - Short break - audience members are invited to share stories and engage in dialogue about the art of a good night out.
9.30pm - DJ session - 90s bangers and Human Traffic-inspired tunes!

🎟️check the 'transmission' link in our bio!
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This event was curated by young programmer Rowan Sharp, and is part of Transmission: Youth Across Generations - a multi-event programme exploring how youth culture has shaped identity, belonging and collective memory in Britain from the 1980s to the present, developed as part of BFI FAN's Rip It Up season, supported by Film Hub Scotland as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery.

Rowan Sharp is a theatre/filmmaker from the Highlands based in Glasgow.

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