Central Scotland Documentary Festival

We are thrilled to announce the opening film for CSDF 2025 as David Nicholas Wilkinson's The Marbles. Tickets will be on sale in August 2025.

The Central Scotland Documentary Festival celebrates creative documentary and non-fiction filmmaking. Curated and presented by Macrobert, it’s a fitting tribute to the city of Stirling, which is the birthplace of John Grierson, the ‘father of documentary’.

Over five days, the 2024 edition of the Festival showcased 29 film screenings, comprising of three European, nine UK, seven Scottish Premieres and some of the best documentaries from throughout the year (and a few special events thrown in for good measure). We also hosted an exhibition, Capture Narratives, celebrating the films 'in competition' and honoured John Grierson with the Stirling 900 Award for Achievement in Documentary.

Nineteen films featured in the competition, vying for two awards: the Jury Award, chosen by a panel of industry and academic judges, and the Audience Award, determined by votes from CSDF 2024 attendees.

Central Scotland Documentary Festival 2025 will take place from Thu 30 Oct – Mon 3 Nov 2025.

Submissions are open for Central Scotland Documentary Festival 2025. We are inviting documentary & non-fiction filmmakers to submit their recent work.

Full details: https://filmfreeway.com/CentralScotlandDocumentaryFestival