
Hippodrome Silent Film Festival
@hippfest
Scotland’s first and only festival of silent film with live music. HippFest will return in 2026 from 18 - 22 March, save the date!
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http://www.hippfest.co.uk 04-11-2014 18:01:19
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We're over the moon to see Alanna Steele's #HippFest2025 review in Student Newspaper 🥰 'This hidden gem of a festival is accessible, affordable and ideal for anyone willing to take a chance on an incredible era of film...' 📰 Read in full digital format: bit.ly/42JhHu9


Applications for Pordenone Silent Collegium are open! 'The Collegium provides opportunity to 12 people under 30 who are eager to experience the festival’s screenings through a structured programme in which conversation is privileged over lecture.' 📝 Info: bit.ly/3RfBDhY

Some gorgeous photos from The Near Shore: A Scottish and Irish Cine-Concert screening at #HippFest2025... as a visual reminder that our Feedback Surveys close TOMORROW! 🖼️ katgollock ✅ In-person events: bit.ly/3FTkube ☑️ Online events: bit.ly/43Z6iaJ





Today we bid a fond farewell to our Marketing Manager Abbie Dobson, who managed to wrangle the team for a photo right in the middle of #HippFest2025! 💗We'll miss her greatly, but she's moving on to big things at the soon-to-reopen Filmhouse. Thank you Abbie! 🖼️ katgollock


A selection of images (credit: katgollock) of our AUDIENCE AWARD-WINNING New Found Sound screening, with a whopping average score of 4.9/5! 👏 Bravo Laura Namyslo, Sunny Li, Charlie Franklin, Jack Cunningham, Timi Somefun, plus the @YMIFalkirtrad Junior & Senior Trad Bands.


Work with us! 💼 @FalkirkCouncil are looking for an exceptional Freelance Marketing Officer to join the friendly and dedicated team working on #HippFest2026. ⏰ Closing date: 11AM, Monday 14 July 2025. 📌 More info: hippodromecinema.co.uk/get-involved/j… 🖼️ Image credit: katgollock


From our #HippFest2025 screening of OUR HOSPITALITY (1923) - swipe to see Buster doff his hat! '...Everyone laughing along at Buster, with the superb live piano accompaniment, was such a wonderful way to see silent film live for the first time.' - Tom Futter 📸 katgollock


Do you have a passion for print; a mind for merch; or a buoyancy for branded bunting? ✋ Marketers, we want to hear from you! Falkirk Council are looking for an exceptional individual to lead on Marketing as part of the dedicated team behind #HippFest2026: hippodromecinema.co.uk/get-involved/j…


We're celebrating our volunteers as part of Volunteer's Week 2025! 💞 We say it time and time again but we couldn't deliver HippFest's warm welcome without our incredible volunteers. On behalf of everyone that walks into Hippodrome Cinema each March, THANK YOU. 🖼️ katgollock



Freelance opportunity with Hippodrome Silent Film Festival for an ace Outreach & Engagement wizard, full details below…


Reminder! 🔔 We are #recruiting for two roles ahead of HippFest 2026: 🟣 Marketing Officer (deadline: 11am Monday 14 July) 🟣 Outreach and Engagement Coordinator (deadline: 11am Monday 21 July) To download the Recruitment Pack for each position, visit: hippodromecinema.co.uk/get-involved/j…

A brilliant blog from 🎞 Silent London 🎞's Pamela Hutchinson. On Karen Pearlman's BREAKING PLATES: 'Rare to see such joyful feminist revolution on screen, or such deep, loving engagement with silent film style... It moves, constantly, and at a galloping pace.' bit.ly/45COKCg