Regular film show from the Cinetopia podcast team, reviewing the latest releases (slanted towards arthouse cinema), and interviews with film professionals as well as highlighting industry specific masterclasses we produce in Edinburgh.
Cinetopia is a organisation aiming to make film and filmmaking more approachable and diverse within Edinburgh and beyond. We offer low-cost film screenings for local communities & organise free networking events that bring filmmakers in the early stages of their careers together with seasoned professionals and festival directors together.
Cinetopia presents a special edition from the 2026 Venice International Film Festival.
Amanda Rogers is joined by Martin Petrov and Matthew Floyd from International Film Festival Glasgow to discuss their experience on the Lido and festival highlights including Danny Boyle’s Ink, Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard, Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine, Florian Zeller’s Bunker, Lance Oppenheim’s Prime Time and more.
Martin and Matthew also give us a preview of the newly announced programme for International Film Festival Glasgow, taking place from 10–15 November.
Finally, Amanda sits down with filmmaker Robert Greene in Venice to discuss his new documentary Too Much Sugar, his approach to documentary filmmaking, performance and shared authorship.
Show running times
[01:20] Introduction and Venice International Film Festival discussion
[21:33] Ink, dir. Danny Boyle
[27:37] Bucking Fastard, dir. Werner Herzog
[42:44] Wild Horse Nine, dir. Martin McDonagh
[50:35] Bunker, dir. Florian Zeller
[52:53] Primetime, dir. Lance Oppenheim
[01:01:49] International Film Festival Glasgow 2026 preview
[01:13:05] Interview with Robert Greene, director of Too Much Sugar
Check out the International Film Festival Glasgow's programme and website at https://iffg.co.uk/
For more EIFF reviews and the full video interviews, visit the Cinetopia YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@cinetopiaradio) and cinetopia.co.uk. (https://www.cinetopia.co.uk/)
Cinetopia opening music composed by Rossano Cariello.
Produced and hosted by Amanda Rogers.
21 Aug 2026
August 2026: Edinburgh International Film Festival Special
Cinetopia presents our annual special edition from the 2026 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Amanda Rogers is joined by Garry Arnot and Mariana Duarte to discuss festival highlights including opening film The Incomer, Extra Geography, Tamra Davis’s The Best Summer, Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s The Sheep in the Box and many more, including films competing for the Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence.
Amanda and Veronica Buccino also bring you interviews from across the festival, featuring Tom Courtenay and Anna Calder-Smith from Queen at Sea; Bart Simpson, director of The Mad World of Harvey Kurtzman; Finlay Pretsell, director of Douglas Gordon by Douglas Gordon; Tamra Davis, director of The Best Summer; and members of the cast and crew of Extra Geography.
Show running times
[00:00] Introduction
[02:01] The Incomer
[09:12] The Sheep in the Box
[28:05] I Want Your Sex
[38:35] Interview with Bart Simpson, director of The Mad World of Harvey Kurtzman
[48:46] The Best Summer review
[57:24] Interview with director Tamra Davis
[1:14:49] Interview with Finlay Pretsell, director of Douglas Gordon by Douglas Gordon
[1:32:42] Extra Geography review and interview clip
[1:37:11] Queen at Sea review and interview clip
For more EIFF reviews and the full video interviews, visit the Cinetopia YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@cinetopiaradio) and cinetopia.co.uk. (https://www.cinetopia.co.uk/)
Cinetopia opening music composed by Rossano Cariello.
Produced and hosted by Amanda Rogers.
17 Jul 2026
July 2026: 2026 Edinburgh International Film Festival Preview, The Invite, Blue Heron, and Rosebush Pruning
Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is joined by show regulars Jim Ross (Take One Magazine) and Garry Arnot (Cinema Perspective) for a preview of the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2026, discussing some of the films they're most looking forward to seeing at this year's festival.
The team also reviews The Invite, Blue Heron, and Rosebush Pruning, exploring each film's themes, filmmaking and performances.
Show running times
[00:00] Introduction
[02:45] Edinburgh International Film Festival 2026 Preview
[15:20] The Invite (dir. Olivia Wilde)
[39:48] Blue Heron (dir. Sophy Romvari)
[56:20] Rosebush Pruning (dir. Karim Aïnouz)
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4 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
6 ratings
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