Cinetopia

10/09/2026

A unique cinema and live music event is coming to LandxSea this Saturday, 12 September at The Montrose Playhouse ⤵️

Edinburgh-based musician/composer Dan Abrahams (Dowally, Wayward Jane) and French drummer Philippe Boudot (Clara Ysé, Brame de Zéphyr) collaborate to create a bold, atmospheric live score for Jean Epstein's groundbreaking 1929 silent drama FINIS TERRAE, presented by Cinetopia and showing at LandxSea Film Festival this weekend!

Shot in a documentary style and using non-professional actors FINIS TERRAE is set on a remote windswept island off the coast of Brittany, where an argument between two seaweed harvesters turns to tragedy leading to a high seas race against time.

"Edin­burgh gui­tar­ist and score com­poser Dan Abra­hams and French drum­mer Phil­ippe Boudot echoed the flar­ing human drama and pound­ing ele­ments as four sea­weed har­vesters are assailed by weather and a care­less injury that turns nasty."

★★★★ - The Scotsman

Tickets on sale now via LandxSea website!

➡️ 12 September, 8.30pm | Montrose Playhouse

07/09/2026

A unique cinema and live music event...

Jean Epstein's dramatic, sweeping silent epic FINIS TERRAE in 4K restoration, accompanied by live performance of a bold new score by Scottish-French composer/musician duo Dan Abrahams (Dowally) and French drummer Philippe Boudot.

Touring Scotland from Saturday 12 September.

Montrose LandxSea Film Festival | Birnam Arts | Eden Court Cinema | DCA | Filmhouse Edinburgh

Tickets on sale now. 🎟 Check the event link in our bio!

06/09/2026

We're touring Scotland with FINIS TERRAE (1929) + New Live Score, 12-16 September. A unique cinema experience with live music.

Musician/composers Dan Abrahams and Philippe Boudot composed the score over several months in 2025 working and travelling between France and Scotland, sharing ideas and inspiration before coming together in the studio in Edinburgh.

Jean Epstein's Finis Terrae is a groundbreaking work, shot in a documentary style and using non-professional actors. Set on the remote windsweot island off the coast of Brittany, an argument between two seaweed harvesters turns to tragedy leading to a high seas race against time.

See it at:

- 12 September
- 13 September
- 14 September
- 15 September
16 September
Tickets on sale via our bio link!

01/09/2026

🎬 Volunteer with Cinetopia – 2026–2027 Season!

Love all things film, documentaries, curation, or events? Want hands-on experience in the world of film exhibition, events, networking, community building?

We're looking for volunteers to join us for our 2026-2027 season of activities!

We’re a collaborative film collective based in Edinburgh, and we're inviting volunteers who want to learn, get involved, and be part of a dynamic team.

Whether you're curious about how to run film events, want to help deliver film programmes, love writing/photography/content and want to contribute to our newsletters, socials or podcast, or are just curious to get involved, there’s room to explore your interests with us.

🔥 You could be supporting with:

Programme delivery

Festival and event management

Audience development

Podcast and newsletter

Marketing & Social Media

🌟 What We’re Looking For:

Interest in film, curation, exhibition, documentaries, podcasts, or events

Eagerness to learn and contribute as part of a team

Reliability and good communication

🎥 You’ll Get:

Hands-on experience

Support as part of a team

The potential to take on bigger roles in projects (as funding becomes available)

📩 To apply, email [email protected] with the subject line CINETOPIA VOLUNTEER. Please include a few lines about your interests and your general availability.

Currently most of our events are Edinburgh-based but we are building out new events in Glasgow and are exploring touring opportunities.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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01/09/2026

🎬 Thank you to everyone who came along last night for Power Station — what a warm crowd for a film about community power. 💛

Next up in the Film Society season...

FINIS TERRAE + LIVE SCORE | Sun 13 Sep, 7pm

Jean Epstein's 1929 silent classic, restored in stunning 4K, follows four seaweed harvesters on a storm-lashed island off Brittany — cut off from the world, until tragedy forces a desperate crossing to save a life.

It gets a brand new original score, performed live by composer Dan Abrahams (of , who played our stage back in April) and French drummer Philippe Boudot, straight off their UK tour with Cinetopia Salon.

Poetic, atmospheric, unforgettable — cinema the way it used to be experienced.

🎟️ £12 / concessions from £8.40 / free for Film Society members
📍 Birnam Arts
🔗 Link in bio to book

28/08/2026

19/08/2026

*UPDATE: Applications are now closed, thanks to all.who submitted. We will be sharing udpates with you all soon!*

There are just 24 hours left to apply as a Young Programmer to take part in our TRANSMISSION: Youth Across Generations programme.

Are you passionate about film, music, youth culture, or telling stories? Do you have ideas about what growing up in Britain looks and feels like today? We want to hear from you! 🗣️

This autumn, Cinetopia will be running TRANSMISSION: Youth Across Generations, a film programme curated as part of RIP IT UP, the 2026 BFI FAN UK-wide season exploring and celebrating the changing face of youth rebellion, culture and expression on screen in the UK. 🔥🎥

The programme will run across September and October 2026, and we are looking for 4-5 young people to help us with programming. This is a paid opportunity to gain experience on an eventised film programme with an established film events and exhibition organisation.

This is a great opportunity for those who would like to gain skills in film exhibition and curation, with opportunities across a range responsibilities, including selecting and introducing films, interviewing, leading Q&As and discussions, designing participatory activities around music and arts and crafts, and support of delivery of the Transmission programme.

Find out more and apply via: www.cinetopia.co.uk/transmission

⚠️Deadline to apply is 20 August, 11.59pm! ⚠️

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Transmission is part of RIP IT UP, supported by the BFI Film Audience Network and the National Lottery.

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14/08/2026

Thankful for the support of Creative Scotland to bring this wonderful screening & live score tour across the country with two brilliant musician/composers! 🎉

Find out more & book tickets
cinetopia.co.uk/finisterraetour

📣 New | Cinetopia

A reimagining of Jean Epstein’s groundbreaking 1929 silent drama will be performed live across Scotland with a new, original score.

Following a successful world premiere at Scotland's silent film festival HippFest in March, and a preview at Cinetopia Salon at Institut français d'Ecosse, film events and exhibition organisation Cinetopia is taking FINIS TERRAE on tour.

The film screens in a beautiful 4K restoration by Gaumont, accompanied by a live performance of a new, original score created by Edinburgh-based multi-instrumentalist and composer Dan Abrahams and French drummer Philippe Boudot.

Find dates and additional info below 👇

10/08/2026

We're taking FINIS TERRAE on the road, with a new score performed live - this in September!

After a standing ovation premiere at HippFest and a sold-out preview at our Cinetopia Salon at the Institut français d'Ecosse we're taking this incredible live, sound and image experience on tour across Scotland.

This September, catch Jean Epstein's poetic, sea-swept silent classic in a stunning 4K restoration - accompanied live by a new, original score from Edinburgh composer Dan Abrahams and French drummer Philippe Boudot.

Four seaweed harvesters. A remote island off Brittany. A quarrel that turns to tragedy, and a desperate crossing through fog and open sea to save a life.

Shot in a documentary-style, using local non-actors, Jean Epstein’s camera reveals an unforgiving, isolated environment where men live a hard, rudimentary existence of toil against the sea and the elements.

Through experimental techniques, Epstein frames the landscape, the sky, and the waters in a highly poetic visual style, rich in atmosphere, and a dual sense of menace and beauty.

See it at Montrose LandxSea Film Fest Montrose, Birnam Arts in Dunkeld, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Eden Court Theatre and Cinema in Inverness, and capping off at the Filmhouse Edinburgh between 12-16 September ⬇️

Tickets on sale now at cinetopia.co.uk/finisterraetour