07 November 2016
Discovery Film Festival 2016
Take a look at some of the many highlights from 2016's festival!
News
01 November 2016
Discovery Young Ambassadors interview the director of Sleeping Giant
Four of our Discovery Young Ambassadors put their burning questions to Andrew Cividino, the director of Sleeping Giant. Read his answers for an insight into the inspiration behind the film, the making process and the complexities of adolescence.
20 October 2016
Confidence and collaboration; essential ingredients in the making of Riceballs
We interviewed Shingo Usami, the writer, director and star of short film Riceballs for an insight into the film making process, a look at his inspirations and to find out his advice for young filmmakers.
26 September 2016
Meet the Discovery Young Ambassadors!
Want to join our gang for Discovery 2017?
23 September 2016
Our 2016 programme is out now!
Our programme for 2016 is here! Take a look to find out about the cinematic treats and creative activities in store from Sat 22 October - Sun 6 November.
16 May 2016
Discovery Film Festival Tour
Interested in showing our short film packages at your venue? Read on for more information!
09 November 2015
Discovery Film Festival 2015
Check out some photos of another great year for Discovery!
29 October 2015
Gaming, green screens and a great adventure story!
Three of our Discovery Young Ambassadors interview Douglas Boswell, director of the new games film Labyrinthus. They chat to him about computer games, CGI and creating a cracking adventure movie.
27 October 2015
What’s so ace about making your own films?
We wanted to find out a bit more about how short films are made so we interviewed filmmaker Alice D Cooper, the director of Ace, and asked her all about making movies, watching films, and how to make your own!
23 October 2015
You need big imagination to make short films
From a fox losing his tale to a cat and dog swapping bodies, there's nothing more fun than the adventure of an animated short film - we speak to two of this year's Shorts for Wee Ones animators about doodling, writing stories and making animations
21 October 2015
Discovery Young Ambassadors meet the director of Prince
Ahead of the UK premiere of Prince - a gritty and exciting film that is perfect for teenagers - our Discovery Young Ambassadors chat to Sam de Jong, the director, to find out a bit more about the film, and give you a flavour of what to expect.
12 October 2015
Games Developers Wanted for Drop in and Play at Discovery!
DCA and Abertay University are looking for games developers to take part in the next Drop in and Play event, which will form part of the closing celebrations of this year's Discovery Film Festival.
28 September 2015
Our 2015 programme is here!
From paper planes to video games, street-dancers to astronauts, take a look at what's coming up at this year's Discovery Film Festival!
19 August 2015
Discovery Schools Programme 2015
It's that time of year again - schools are back and so is Discovery Film Festival!
13 February 2015
Discovery Film Festival 2014
We're already looking forward to Discovery 2015, but before then, let's take a look at all the fun we had in 2014!
29 October 2014
Meet Our Discovery Young Ambassadors
Discovery Film Festival is programmed by young people for young people. Meet some of the group behind this year's festival.
22 October 2014
Discovery Starts This Weekend
Films, workshops, family fun and more from Sat 25 October at DCA
29 September 2014
2014 Programme Announced
Our Discovery Film Festival Programme is available now!
10 September 2014
Get Ready For Discovery Film Festival 2014
Watch this teaser trailer and get ready for Discovery 2014!
03 September 2014
Discovery Film Festival Public Programme Coming Soon
Check out the packed programme of films, workshops and fun activities for families in Discovery Film Festival's 2014 programme: Available Mon 29 September!
