Edinburgh Napier Students’ Association has announced the films which will be shown at the Napier Student Film Festival in November.

This will be the second festival with films shown at Edinburgh Napier University’s Craiglockhart and Merchiston campuses.

The festival jury says the line up is diverse and reflects the theme Bridging the Gap.There will be 23 short films with ten from UK universities and the rest from Italy, US, Canada, Germany, Ghana, Netherlands, Australia, Ukraine, India and China.

The films will be only a part of the festival which will also include special exhibitions and curated screenings.

And a new partnership formed with with Accra Indie Filmfest (AiF) in Ghana supported by the British Council’s Festival Connect grant will create a platform for cross-continental collaboration through screenings, industry conversations, and a networking opportunities, spotlighting Ghanaian and African diaspora creativity alongside global student voices.

Full details of the programme will be announced next week and meantime these are the official selected films for the Napier Student Film Festival 2025:

  1. “Cell Buddies” directed by Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Miguel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit & Arjen van der Plas – Sint Joost School of Art & Design (Netherlands) – Animation – 5:11min
  2. “Heartware” directed by Leander Behal – Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Germany) – Narrative – 15:00mins
  3. “Pickled Fish” directed by Lucca Walter & Ariel Homossany – Edinburgh Napier University (UK) – Narrative – 10:57mins
  4. “My Monthly Struggle” directed by Crystal Tai – RMIT University (Australia) – Animation – 2:00mins
  5. “My Neighbor Ed” directed by Caleb Gales – Concordia University (Canada) – Narrative – 5:40mins
  6. “In The Company of Bees” directed by Taylor Smith – University of Staffordshire (UK) – Documentary – 7:49mins
  7. “Arundel’s Lighthouse” directed by Julie Fackler – California Institute of the Arts (USA) – Narrative – 18:23mins
  8. “Our Hero, Cadet” directed by Kam Smith – Ohio University (USA) – Narrative – 8:36mins
  9. “Bowl” directed by John Kelbie – Edinburgh Napier University (UK) – Narrative – 9:59mins
  10. “PAINTING BOSCOMBE” directed by Lydia Matata – Bournemouth University (UK) – Documentary – 7:00mins
  11. “Flower Of Remembrance” directed by Yiping Gu – The University of Edinburgh (UK) – Narrative – 5:00mins
  12. “Zapop!” directed by Jiaxin Chen – Pratt Institute (China) – Animation – 3:15mins
  13. “GOBLIN!” directed by Matthew Jones – Nottingham Trent University (UK) – Animation – 5:56mins
  14. “ReBell” directed by Rahul Rajendra Dhanwate – Savitribai Phule Pune University (India) – Narrative – 15:00mins
  15. “King’s Folly” directed by Mark-Antony Marini – Edinburgh Napier University (UK) – Narrative – 10:22mins
  16. “Mary” directed by Dunyasha Althaus – Arts University Bournemouth (UK) – Narrative – 7:49mins
  17. “The Power of the String” directed by Jonathan Awinsakiya Ayamga – University of Media,Arts and Communication – Institute of Film and Television (Ghana) – Documentary – 5:22mins
  18. “Take A Break” directed by Lucas Burridge – Falmouth University (UK) – Animation – 2:27mins
  19. “IL FULMINE VERDE (The Green Lightning)” directed by Tommaso Diaceri – CSC Film School Rome (Italy) – Narrative – 11:00mins
  20. “Phantom” directed by Gabriele Manzoni – CSC Film School Rome (Italy) – Narrative – 17:00mins
  21. “STAR” directed by Paoli De Luca – CSC Film School Rome (Italy) – Narrative – 12:00mins
  22. “Pomana” directed by Anastasiia Lukova – KNUTKIT (Ukraine) – Narrative – 15:00mins
  23. “Safe Travels” directed by Simon Krawczyk – University of Dundee (UK) – Animation – 4:05mins

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