The Streets of Edinburgh

A young girl is homeless and begging on the street. A kindly coffee shop owner steps in to ‘pay it forward’ and change her fate.

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Apply to our BFI Film Academy Short Course!

Applications are now open for our BFI Short Course 2024/25! This course is eligible for 16- to 19-year-olds living in Edinburgh & the Lothians, the Borders, Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Fife, and Stirling.
Applications open for SEE Young Filmmakers Hub

Apply now to become part of our Young Filmmakers Hub. YFH is a relaxed and inclusive environment where you can develop your filmmaking skills at your own pace.
Celebratory Screening for First Year of Young Filmmakers Hub

Our first year of activity on our Sean Connery Foundation funded Young Filmmakers Hub has completed, with the latest groups of young people finishing their short films ahead of a special screening event at Cameo Cinema.
Young Filmmakers Hub win at Northern Lens Film Festival

In June, a group of young people from our BFI Film Academy Edinburgh and Young Filmmakers Hub programmes had the pleasure of attending the inaugural Northern Lens Film Festival in Aberdeen, delivered and hosted by Station House Media Unit.

Who We Are

A group of pupils and staff at Oaklands School give us an insight into their school and their experiences when out and about in the community.
Action, Reaction

A school bully gets humiliated when stood up to, so he decides to take matters into his own hands without fully thinking of the consequences.
Climate Change Report

Concerned with what impact climate change will have on their future, a class lobby their school community to lessen their use of single use plastics.
The School Trip

A school pupil realises that her friend can’t afford to go on the upcoming school trip so comes up with a way to raise money for it.
Lillipup

2 children stumble across a badly treated dog in the streets and decide to act against animal cruelty.
Frenemies

A new pupil arrives at the school and everyone wants to be her friend. It’s all too much.
Understanding

A new pupil is struggling to gain acceptance from his peers. The class are reminded of their different cultures and languages and the help they received to fit in.
Circle of Friends

A clique of school bullies are taught a lesson of kindness.
Taking Time To Talk

A care experienced child is bullied at school, his foster parent making time to talk about it helps.
Football for Girls

The only girl on the school football team isn’t being treated fairly and asks her friends for help.

BFI Film Academy Craft Skills

On our BFI Film Academy Craft Skills Residential course, learners receive intensive learning in screenwriting, cinematography, sound, directing, production and editing, engage in industry masterclasses, and produce a short film. Applications for the summer 2024 course are now open!
SEE Young Filmmakers Hub

Applications are now open for the SEE Young Filmmakers Hub.
Our mission

Screen Education Edinburgh (SEE) is dedicated to filmmaking for all, teaching high-quality learning, training, and production programmes that develop screen opportunities for people of all ages across education, community, and talent and skills development.
BFI Film Academy Scotland Short Course Programme 2024-25

The BFI Film Academy Scotland Short Course Programme 2024-25 has courses for 16 to 19 year olds taking place in Edinburgh at Screen Education Edinburgh, in Ayrshire at Ayrshire Film Co, in the Scottish Highlands at Eden Court Highlands, in Glasgow at GMAC Film, and in Aberdeen at Station House Media Unit. Applications for BFI Short Course are now open!
Screen Progression Programme

The Screen Progression Programme is a national initiative managed by Screen Education Edinburgh and funded by Screen Scotland that provides access to high quality vocational development in Film and TV skills. For those aged 16 and over with no upper age limit.
Set the Scene: Development of Teachers and Pupils in Filmmaking

Set the Scene is a free programme designed to develop and strengthen the filmmaking knowledge, skills, and practice of teachers and pupils in schools across Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Screen Education Edinburgh receives grant from The Sean Connery Foundation to launch SEE Young Filmmakers Hub

Screen Education Edinburgh are excited to announce, we have been selected as one of the new grantees of The Sean Connery Foundation!
Through the Lens

Our Through the Lens programme will amplify the voices of local people in their communities by providing a platform to express themselves through short films, documentary, or fiction.
Graham Fitzpatrick

Principal Officer
Who We Are

A group of pupils and staff at Oaklands School give us an insight into their school and their experiences when out and about in the community.