Next stop: Edinburgh International Film Festival! First time ever in Edinburgh (and Scotland), and delighted to be here as guest mentor at the EIFF Youth Young Critics campus.

"The movie-watching experience is a special thing." Our young critic 🎃🍂 Beatrice (Shakesqueer) 💙💙🏳️‍⚧️ wrote this interesting article about cherishing the films we have and what it means to see older releases back on the big screen 🎞️ Read // bit.ly/EIFF-YC-Keepin…

Here's another great article from of our Young Critics, Alix Hudson! Alix writes about our fascination with famous women, particularly those deemed ‘troubled’, and looks at @asifkapadia's critically-acclaimed #Amy, which screened at #EIFF15. Read // bit.ly/EIFF-YC-Amy

"Let's get into it!" 🎬 A special thank you to @PamHutch & Amon Warmann for sharing your words of wisdom yesterday with our fantastic #YoungCritics - we loved learning from you! ✨ Young Critics is supported by James and Morag Anderson 💜

Angelica and Ciara from our Youth Adivaory Group introducing #FashionReimagined this afternoon at #EIFF22 🙌

Murray and Daisy from our Youth Advisory Group introducing #Working9to5 yesterday at Vue 🤩

What was your favourite film at EIFF22? Vote now for the Edinburgh International Film Festival Audience Award!

Keep an eye out for our fantastic #YoungCritics in the latest copy of the The Skinny! 👀 As part of this year's programme, our aspiring critics built a portfolio of reviews under the guidance of industry professionals 💜 ⫸ Find a copy today // bit.ly/3ADd7yy

On Sun 14 Aug, we organised a #GrandDayOut for 20 young people involved in the #EIFFYouth programmes at #EIFF22 🌞 We took in a number of aspects of the festival, including #FilmFestInTheCity, the #NewVisions competition screenings, and more! Watch 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=rBOezd…

Get your diaries out! 🗓 The amazing #ScottishYouthFilmFestival returns 21 - 23 October 2022 in Dumfries ✨ More info visit // ww.syff.scot

DEADLINE EXTENDED!!! Our Films for the Future Strand has now been extended to 10 October 2022. Dumfries and Galloway Council Education Service Dumfries and Galloway Council Screen Scotland Screen Education Edinburgh EIFF Youth GMAC Film Film Access Scotland #ClimateEmergency #FilmFestival #Dumfries #film #Filmmaking

#ThrowbackThursday to our Young Critics mentoring sessions with the brilliant Ella Kemp Amon Warmann and douglas greenwood 🙌 Our Young Critics have written some reviews for The Skinny for films from #EIFF22 Read here // theskinny.co.uk/festivals/edin…

Aged 16 - 19 & looking to #BreakIntoFilm? 🎬 BFI Film Academy have a fantastic hands-on filmmaking course to build knowledge, skills & show pathways into the industry for talented and committed young people ✨ Apply now // screen-ed.org/bfi-film-acade… Deadline // 30 Sep 2022 @ 5pm

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Great to see the top picks of Edinburgh International Film Festival for #YoungCritics in their Big Issue review! Well done team 🤩 Full article below: bigissue.com/culture/film/e…

The submissions deadline for BFI Future Film Festival has been extended, you now have until Mon 19 Sept to submit your short film!

Our Edinburgh International Film Festival #YouthCritics enjoyed diving into classic films with @PamHutch during their workshops 🤩 Make sure to catch the rest of her co-curated season at // bit.ly/3dxjbku

✨ We're looking for stars ✨ We're after young, first-time, aspiring film critics to go to BFI London Film Festival 2022 and report back for Storyboard. Ready for your breakout role? Apply now 👉 massive-cinema.com/breakout