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

Muirhouse Anti-Racism Campaign

Short Film looking at the history and work of the Muirhouse Anti Racism Campaign, with interviews from local activists and community members describing their experiences along with priorites for future work.
21 young people awarded BFI/Screen Skills qualification

21 young people who took part in our BFI Film Academy Edinburgh & South East Scotland 2019-20 course have been awarded the BFI/Screen Skills Preparing to Work in the Film Industry qualification.
Film Access Scotland recruiting a Development Manager

Film Access Scotland are seeking to recruit a Development Manager to support and grow the moving image and media access sector in Scotland.
BFI Film Academy 2020-21 open for applications

We are delighted to announce that we are now accepting applications to our BFI Film Academy programme for 2020-21!

Your Take: Summer Courses

Your Take is running as a short online filmmaking course this summer. Open to all Primary and Secondary young people in Edinburgh and the Lothians, Your Take runs for two weeks. Whether it's a live action or animated short our summer courses provide all the learning and support needed to develop a story, plan and shoot a film, and edit - ready to be shown at a celebratory virtual screening.
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.
Muirhouse Anti-Racism Campaign

Short Film looking at the history and work of the Muirhouse Anti Racism Campaign, with interviews from local activists and community members describing their experiences along with priorites for future work.
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Screen Education Edinburgh is a small charitable organisation doing big things to make film accessible for all, no matter their background, ability or financial circumstances.
Our story

SEE was originally known as Pilton Video, which was founded in 1981 to work exclusively in North Edinburgh to develop people, support the work of local organisations, and be at the heart of community development through film education and production.
Learning Projects

We specialise in working with organisations to train, support and develop their service users or staff to create their own content.
Cashback for Creativity

From 2012-20, Screen Education Edinburgh ran CashBack, a high quality learning experience that offered a pathway of progression in film for young people aged 10-24, living in areas of deprivation who have little or no access to creative opportunities.
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Patron

Information on our patron Irvine Welsh.