Our story

SEE was originally known as Pilton Video, which was founded in 1981 to develop people, support the work of local organisations, and be at the heart of community development exclusively in North Edinburgh, through film education and production. In 1995 the organisation grew to become an Edinburgh-wide resource, before rebranding to Screen Education Edinburgh in 2011.

Irvine Welsh, the Edinburgh-born novelist, playwright, storyteller and screenwriter, has been the patron of Screen Education Edinburgh since March 2014.

The Building

Our main base is in the community of North Edinburgh, in a building we previously shared with community arts organisation Pilton Arts and the Craigroyston School House, which educated vulnerable pupils for over 20 years.

Today, all six flats are utilised to help develop our learners of all ages and support the filmmaking community of Edinburgh with office space, multiple Avid edit suites, a dedicated learning suite, spaces for training, workshops and screening spaces, a dedicated mini film studio and a youth drop-in facility.

Latest

Tracks

A man on the run from the police finds shelter in the memories of the woman he loved.
Fixing the Pieces

Tom and his father sit at the dining room table as he tries to bond with Tom by teaching him how to solve a rubix cube. This film follows the pair as Tom grows up and further away from his father. A portrait of the relationship between a father and son through the decades.
Black Forest

A young woman's body is found in the woods by police. As the best friend of the victim is shutting herself off from the world in her grief, the killer comes for her and those closest to her
Consience

When a young woman finds a wallet in the street she chooses to take it and run. After a chase on foot she may find herself the hardest to deal with.

Our mission

Scotland's oldest filmmaking organisation, Screen Education Edinburgh (SEE) is dedicated to making film accessible to all. We develop skills, knowledge and passion in filmmaking for young people, schools, adult learners, communities and independent filmmakers, through our education, production and training programmes.
Accessibility
Your Take

Your Take is a free online filmmaking course for young people living in the Edinburgh and Lothians, as well as any family members or guardians they share their home with. All of our course materials are curriculum linked, also making it a great resource for teachers and their pupils working remotely.
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