LandxSea is where films ignite action. 🌊

We are Scotland’s environmental film festival – a long weekend of cinema, conversation, and community in the northeast, based in the coastal town of Montrose, where shifting dunes, rising seas, and rich wildlife make the climate story feel very close to home.

Each September we curate a small, powerful selection of films about climate, nature and place-based stories, with a strong interest in Indigenous perspectives, land rights, and communities on the frontline of environmental change. Our audiences come ready to think, feel, and get involved, and our aim is that the work stays with them long after the credits roll.

Alongside screenings, LandxSea brings together:

• ground-breaking environmental films and inspiring guest speakers
• local assemblies, community conversations, and beach swims
• schools screenings, creative workshops, and family events

Since launching in 2023, we’ve welcomed 100+ filmmakers and speakers from across Scotland and around the world, grown a year-round LandxSea Monthly strand and Schools at the Festival programme, and doubled film submissions while keeping the programme intimate, thoughtful, and audience-focused.

Why Montrose?

The festival is hosted at the Montrose Playhouse, a finalist for BIFA's UK Cinema of the Year 2025, a former swimming pool transformed into a community-owned cinema and arts venue with excellent projection, sound, and access.

Framed by sweeping North Sea views, the Montrose Basin nature reserve, and the iconic Scurdie Ness lighthouse, Montrose is the ideal location for a festival rooted in environmental storytelling.

It’s also home to the SeaGreen Wind Farm (Europe’s largest offshore wind project) a living reminder of the stakes and possibilities of our time. With ongoing town regeneration and direct rail links across Scotland, Montrose offers a welcoming, accessible setting for creatives, changemakers, and curious minds.

Local Roots, Global Reach

LandxSea is the first UK member of the international Green Film Network (GFN), a coalition of 30+ environmental film festivals across 23 countries. Through this collaboration, we connect with global partners — from Turin to Toronto, Tokyo to Tehran — aligning with our mission to bring global stories to Montrose and share Scottish voices with the world. We also nominate Scottish films to the annual GFN Awards (the "Green Oscars").

LandxSea is the first Scottish member of the UK Green Film Network, working with fellow exhibitors to bring environmental stories to screens across the country.

Supported by our Partners

We are supported by Screen Scotland (part of Creative Scotland/Scottish Government) and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network, awarding funds from Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI).

Montrose LandxSea Film Festival SCIO is a Registered Charity in Scotland (SC053626).

Want to Learn More?

• Read the story behind the festival
• Check out our Fest FAQ
• Explore the 2025 Impact Report
• Contact Us

photo at top courtesy of Paul Tomkins/Visit Scotland.