Scottish Film and Television: Where are we now?

This in-person one-day symposium features a range of speakers discussing Scottish film and television. The day features opening comments from Professor Duncan Petrie (Screening Scotland and Contemporary Scottish Fictions) and a closing discussion between Dr Jonny Murray (The New Scottish Cinema) and Colin McArthur (Scotch Reels, From Brigadoon to Braveheart) on Colin's newly released edited collection Cinema, Culture, Scotland. In addition there are three panels throughout the day exploring Scottish film and television from perspectives of production cultures, national identity, folk culture and social and political realities.

Attendees will receive tea and coffee breaks, as well as a sandwich lunch. We plan to go for a meal after the symposium, followed by a screening of Kenny Glenaan's film Yasmin in the evening, with a Q&A between Kenny and Sana Bilgrami from Edinburgh Napier University and hosted at Napier's Merchiston campus.