Filmpoem

Filmpoem is an artists’ moving image project delivering cultural, education and community projects. We are based in Edinburgh, UNESCO City of Literature.

[Filmpoem @Filmpoem]

This summer I’m taking @Filmpoem to France to screen a new commission, working with @j_w_norton and @yvonnelyonmusic. the first rushes are dark and evocative. I’m also currently thrilled at the possibilities of new collaborations. The future may be water. My heart to Rosebud.

[Edinburgh International Film Festival @edfilmfest]

CEO & Festival Director Paul Ridd and Festival Producer Emma Boa represented Edinburgh International Film Festival at @picturehouses Create in London this weekend, taking part in a networking brunch, a festival panel and a pitching session with emerging filmmakers.

[Liberated Words @LiberatedWords]

Cadence Video Poetry Festival online until April 30th. A beautifully curated selection of a variety of film genres by Chelsea Werner-Jatzke and Rana San. Don’t miss it! https://t.co/9oa39FSYD2 See Liberated Words for an overview of the first showcase ‘you flew from my eyes’.

[Hidden Door @hiddendoorarts]

Hidden Door 2026 line-up REVEALED 👀

From 3rd - 7th June, we'll bring together over 100 creatives for live music, art installations, dance performances, poetry and spoken word, unique collaborations and much more.

Full details: https://t.co/Qs5HFDYljA

#HiddenDoorFestival

[Poetry Education @PoetryEducation]

Teachers! Getting ready for a festive end of term? Find our free seasonal poetry learning resources at https://t.co/pJ0WqwupTc

They cover a range of poetry activities and feature some of the wonderful Xmas poems we've commissioned over the years.

Illustration by Gemma Correll.

[Scottish Poetry Library @ByLeavesWeLive]

Scotland’s Makar @PadraigMacaoidh will be in conversation with @EdinburghUni Gaelic poet-in-residence @niallogallchoir on 17 December

https://t.co/XGyp3AJYjx

[Cheryl Moskowitz @cherylmoskowitz]

Very excited to have my film poem ‘You had no hands’ co-created with filmmaker George Gavin, selected for the FALL FILM Screenings @BeaconsfieldArt

London TONIGHT
Glasgow TOMORROW!!

https://t.co/xc0aDKoPIL

[Scottish Poetry Library @ByLeavesWeLive]

🎉 40 POETS/40 YEARS

#15 Nuala Watt reads 'Why Am I Not Like A Swift?''

#SPLat40

[Canal & River Trust - Yorkshire & North East @CRTYorkshireNE]

To celebrate #NationalPoetryDay2024 a preview of new artwork by @femsorcell for #Sheffield

It includes part of a new crowd-sourced poem by Sheffield poet laureate #WardaYassin and is part of @CanalPoetry as we bring arts to the waterways with @PoetrySociety @ace_national

[Hive Young Writers Network @HiveSouthYorks]

Huge congrats to Charlie Jolley, a Foyle Young Poet of the Year winner 2024! You can catch Charlie & other hive Poets reading with @RoryWaterman this Sun 20 Oct as part of @otsfestival details here: 🎤https://t.co/gJNTGcl0ac Charlie wins Foyle 2024 ✍️😍https://t.co/GNegFemt0g

[The Poetry Society @PoetrySociety]

Congratulations to the top 15 winners of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2024! The winners were chosen by judges Jack Underwood and @Vanessa_Kisuule and announced today at British Library, London

Read the winners https://t.co/ZiArEzjbOv

[HelenDewbery @helen_dewbery]

If you're in London on October 30th we would love to see you!
Tkts https://t.co/ojhTkRjlAd
with me, @ChaucerCameron and Rishika Williams #poetry #poetryfilm #videopoetry #filmpoetry

[Edinburgh City of Literature @EdinCityofLit]

Nanjing @UNESCO City of Literature is offering six residencies in 2024 to #writers, #poets and #translators from all UNESCO Cities of Literature.

That includes Edinburgh - deadline: 30 Sept!

Full details: https://t.co/9AtjS1jNbV

[Scottish Poetry Library @ByLeavesWeLive]

WALK THIS WAY

[The Alasdair Gray Archive @AGrayArchive]

PLEASE SHARE🙏

Open Call: Research Commission

AGA & @EdMorganTrust are looking for a post-graduate or early career researcher to create a multimedia portfolio of work that maps and examines cross-overs & connections in the lives, work & practices of Gray and Morgan. Particular

[Moving Poems @moving_poems]

A conversation with @sarahtremlett on ekphrastic videopoetry, publishing #videopoetry or #poetryfilm in a print book, and more https://t.co/VlUi9uNhTg

[Bloomsday Film Festival @BloomsdayFF]

#Bloomsday2024 Awards
🏆Best International Poetry Short
Presented by @JamesJoyceCentr

'Nine Moons'
Directed by Janet Lees

#Bloomsday2024 #BloomsdayFilmFestival #PoetryFilm

[Emma-Louise Williams @Underthecranes]

'A joyous wonder, an instant addition to the modern canon of filmic London.' - Sukhdev Sandhu, BFI. My filmpoem adapted from original play for voices by @MichaelRosenYes screening this Sunday 9 June @HackneyPH +Q&A hosted by @TomHunterArt Details here: 👇
https://t.co/3YNGhNLDrK

[Ink Sweat & Tears @InkSweatTears]

An excellent new filmpoem from Sarah James/Leavesley / @Sarah_James today. It's about the need for moments of peace, for escape from reality. Indulge yourself at https://t.co/IcSw2SHAWo

[The Poetry Society @PoetrySociety]

@KirkdaleBooks @WillVigar The Poetry Society actually participated in a project there at the Hauge Centre in Ulvik a few years ago with Alastair Cook of @Filmpoem - we recommend a visit!

[Filmpoem @Filmpoem]

@HelenCalcutt @PavilionPoetry Brilliant news!