@csdocufest
The Central Scotland Documentary Festival celebrates creative documentary and non-fiction filmmaking. Curated and presented by Macrobert it’s a fitting tribute to the city of Stirling, which is the birthplace of John Grierson, the ‘father of documentary’.
📣 Submissions are now open for #CSDF26 We are inviting documentary and non-fiction filmmakers to submit their recent work for Central Scotland Documentary Festival 2026. Full details ⬇ filmfreeway.com/CentralScotl...
🎬 Submissions open in 5 days!
We’re getting ready to open submissions for this year's Central Scotland Documentary Festival.
Documentary and non-fiction filmmakers are invited to submit recent work for the 2026 edition of the festival.
Full details ⬇️
filmfreeway.com/CentralScotl...
We're bringing cinema to the city! Join us at The Book Nook for The Librarians, a powerful doc on fighting book bans.
🍰 Café open from 7pm
📆 Fri 31 Oct, 7.30pm | 24 Upper Craigs, Stirling
🎟️ Tickets from £5: bit.ly/4nH8Hhj
Mystery solved… it’s Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars!
Join us for an immersive, standing screening packed with lights, sound & Bowie magic.
📆 Sat 1 Nov, 8pm
🎟️ Tickets from £5: bit.ly/4pFitlu
Big news! We’re celebrating award-winning British filmmaker Jeanie Finlay with the Stirling 900 Award for Achievement in Documentary at this year’s A Doc, A Dinner and A Drink.
📆 Sun 2 Nov, 5.30pm
🎟 Tickets from £11*: bit.ly/3W7H2Kf
*Festival pass holders, £6 supplement.
Clue #2 for our Mystery CSDF screening: 🌟 Something glam. Something loud. Something out of this world. 🌟
Will you wait to find out… or take the gamble and grab a ticket?
❓Mystery 'Gig-Like' Screening
📅 Sat 1 Nov, 8.00pm
🎟 Tickets [from £5.00] available via: bit.ly/4pFitlu
... And we are delighted to host you!
🎥 VOLUNTEER CALLOUT 🎥
We’re on the lookout for festival volunteers to join us from Thu 30 Oct to Mon 3 Nov. No experience needed – just a friendly face and a can-do spirit.
📅 Dates: 30 Oct – 3 Nov
📝 Apply by Wed 8 Oct, 12 noon: bit.ly/4o6H0OV
🎥🍴🍺 A Doc, A Dinner & A Drink: The Great Hip Hop Hoax -
two fake Scottish rappers in a wild music scam.
Plus, see @jeaniefinlay.com honoured with the Stirling 900 Award for Achievement in Documentary.
📆 Sun 2 Nov, 5.30pm
🎟 Tickets from £11*: bit.ly/3W7H2Kf
*Festival pass holders, £6 supplement.
✨ Closing night #CSDF25! 🍍
The story of Dene Michael, 80s pop star, Agadoo legend, and eternal optimist.
Screening followed by a Q&A with Kim Hopkins & Margareta Szabo.
🎥 Still Pushing Pineapples
📆 Mon 3 Nov, 7.30 pm
📍Macrobert Arts Centre
🎟 Tickets [from £5.00] via: bit.ly/4pHjgT1
Our festival opener has just received a glowing ★★★★★ from Film Review Daily.
David Wilkinson’s The Marbles – a powerful documentary exploring the controversy around the Parthenon Marbles.
Read the full review here: bit.ly/46l6vpH
The line-up for #CSDF25 has landed 🌍✨
From The Marbles to Still Pushing Pineapples, Jeanie Finlay masterclass to a brand new Sessions & Events Programme, it’s our biggest and boldest year yet.
📅 30 Oct – 3 Nov @ Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling
🎟️ Full lineup + tickets: bit.ly/3I32Qn3
🌍 WORLD PREMIERE TRAILER 🌍
We're proud to share the official trailer for The Marbles - the #OpeningFilm of Central Scotland Documentary Festival 2025, and its World Premiere!
🎥 The Marbles
📍 Macrobert Arts Centre
📅 Thu 30 Oct, 7.30pm
#CSDF25 #TheMarbles #ParthenonMarbles #Documentary
That's a wrap! Thank you @sheffdocfest Fab docs, great connections and a whole lot of new perspectives!
We're excited to open Central Scotland Documentary Festival 2025 with THE MARBLES by David Nicholas Wilkinson - a powerful look at the Parthenon marbles and Greece’s long fight for their return.
🎥Thu 30 Oct, 7.30pm
🎟Tickets on sale Aug 2025.
📰Info: bit.ly/4ldW1x1
#TheMarbles #CSDF25
