Enjoy a month of cinema every September with screenings taking place across the UK and beyond, under the banner of Scalarama. From multiplexes to pop-up cinemas, everyone is invited to take part and celebrate watching films together on the big screen.
2019 will see the ninth edition of Scalarama, a perfect opportunity to start a new adventure in cinema and support local projects. Film fans are encouraged to start screenings themselves – with the motto being Fill the Land with Cinemas! Click here to see the upcoming events in 2019, with more on the way…
The season has kicked off in style with screenings happening across the UK from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland to the Sussex south coast. Feel united through film > check out the upcoming events and make a date with cinema!
Anyone can take part in Scalarama. Head to the About Us section to find out more about our history and our ethos, and if you want to get involved either contact us or go to the submission page for more info.
Event organisers in key cities often meet up and coordinate their events and shared marketing. This year, Liverpool, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Nottingham have come together to show the best of their city’s cinematic offerings, whilst regional initiatives like Scalarama Highlands & Islands unite exhibitors from far and wide.
If you want to organise something in your city, there’s still time. Just drop us a line via the Contact Us page.
A new kind of festival comes to the city, with an open call for exhibitors, cinemas, groups and film fans to unite to screen films across the land. This year coordinated by Cinetopia, Edinburgh once more finds film screenings popping up and down this great city. Programme revealed soon. More…
Click here to see all Edinburgh events…
Inspiring all Scottish exhibitors to join the Scalarama party, Scalarama Glasgow has been organising a series of monthly workshops throughout the year to bring as many people as up to speed as possible and get the projectors whirling. Always brimming with enthusiasm and encouragement, Glasgow’s programme kicks off in traditional style with Sing-along Saw and then just keeps getting better, and brighter, and bigger! More…
Click here to see all Glasgow events…
After a wide-reaching and energising first year, Scalarama returns to the Highlands & Islands, bringing more cult and under-the-radar movie pleasures to film fans across the North of Scotland, from Inverness to Orkney… More…
Click here to see all Highlands + Islands events…
It’s all happening in Leeds – organised by a core group of intrepid film friends, Scalarama Leeds has gone from strength to strength each year and in 2019, takes place in more venues and across the city and beyond. With the Hyde Park Picture House as a beacon of fantastic independent cinema, a fleet of smaller film clubs, community venues and newbies join to make an exception programme of events this year. More…
Click here to see all Leeds events…
The friendliness of this great city is mirrored in a warm and welcoming line up of events that take place in Merseyside and beyond, and not a Beatle in sight! With archive films, queer insights, pop-up events and filmmaker showcases, 2019 is going to be a fantastic year from these Scouse cinemas. More…
Click here to see all Liverpool events…
Back with a vengeance this year, Nottingham is home to a wide array of film exhibitors of all shapes and sizes – and the city once boasted the most Scalarama events happening outside of London. Check out this year’s programme and if you are in the Nottingham area, get in touch with them to join the fun! More…
Click here to see all Nottingham events…
Here are four easy ways to getting involved in Scalarama this September. You can do as many or as little as you want – it’s all about working together to share the excitement of cinema. From simply going to the cinema more in September, all the way to hosting your own film screening, Scalarama encourages everyone to connect with each other, wherever they are, through film.
Over 750 different cinemas, film clubs, venues and first timers have taken part in Scalarama since 2011. Check the map below for previous locations and events.
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Tickets to our new season We are all activists! are on sale now. Screenings include Vessel (2014), For Sama (2019) and Sisters! (2011). All tickets are £5 and available from the @Peckhamplex website. https://t.co/cIVtSTQjhV
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