A roundtable discussion that brings together festival programmers, curators and community facilitators based in Scotland, who dedicate their time to breaking down barriers in film exhibition. Panellists Indigo Korres, Amanda Rogers and Morvern Cunningham will share their approaches to curating accessible cinema events and to catering for audiences with diverse needs, demonstrating the power of community in making cinema an inclusive and welcoming space for all.
Following the event, there will be a networking session offering an opportunity to connect with Scotland’s creative community.
Doors will open at 18:30, and the roundtable discussion will start at 19:00.
This event was made possible with the support from the City of Edinburgh Council.
** Please note that the event has now relocated to the Assembly Rooms - West Drawing Room (54 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2LR), due to the earlier accident at the Edinburgh City Chambers.
About Our Panelists
Morvern Cunningham
Morvern Cunningham (she/they) is a freelance creative based in Edinburgh. They have been working in grassroots and community-based film exhibition for over a decade. Morvern's previous projects include Grow Your Own Cinema, Leith Cult Film Club and Future Shorts Edinburgh and Glasgow. They have also previously worked with screening institutions Edinburgh Filmhouse, Glasgow Short Film Festival, Cinema For All and Regional Screen Scotland. Morvern currently facilitates the Local Cinema programme in Edinburgh, part of the Community Cinema Hubs project.
Indigo Korres
Indigo (she/her) is a trans and queer multi-media artist. She is currently SQIFF’s Director, a freelance Film Curator and Mentor. She also creates and produces some of her own projects, such as the podcast Changing the Frame, focusing on trans and/or non-binary people working in the film industries, and Yo Perreo Solx, a club night in Glasgow with Latin music for people from marginalised genders.
Amanda Rogers
Amanda Rogers (she/her) is a Filmmaker and Creative Producer. Originally from the USA, she has worked on non-profit, educational, and historical documentary films and creative projects with organisations such as Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Scottish Council on Archives, and Edinburgh’s Hogmanay. First working in NYC, Amanda moved to Edinburgh to complete her MSc in Film, Exhibition, and Curation at the University of Edinburgh in 2017 and continues to work on films as well as runs film events through her company and cineclub, Cinetopia. In 2020 through a crowdfunder campaign, Amanda created Cinescapes, an outdoor touring film festival across Scotland showing and celebrating Scottish films in the locations in which they were inspired. Cinetopia also runs a radio show/podcast as well networking events for local industry professionals and is currently building a virtual hub for the local film community, Cinetopia Connect, as part of the Creative Informatics Resident Entrepreneur programme of which the University of Edinburgh is a partner.