2026 Festival Schedule
Montrose LandxSea Film Festival returns to Montrose Playhouse from 11–13 September 2026 for a packed weekend of films, conversations and special events exploring our relationship with land, sea and the living world.
Across three days, discover 22 new films — including premieres and award winners — alongside filmmaker Q&As, lively discussions, special guests and events for younger audiences. Together, the programme invites us to look more closely at our changing planet, share ideas and imagine new possibilities.
The 2026 programme is now live
We’re delighted to reveal this year’s films, with festival screenings and selected events now open for booking. More events, guest speakers, and festival details will continue to be added over the coming weeks.
Coming in mid-August: printed programme guides, downloadable digital guide, and accessible programme formats.
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North Sea, Nature Untamed | Free Schools Screening
LandxSea Schools Programme 2026: Bring your pupils to the Festival for free!Join us at Montrose Playhouse for a spectacular cinematic journey beneath the waves, followed by a live...
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OPENING NIGHT: Derek vs Derek + Q&A
Opening Night! Join us for the Opening Night of the 4th Montrose LandxSea Film Fest — a chance to celebrate, raise a glass, and launch a weekend...
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Hold Fast! Short Films from Land and Sea
From a rumoured bear appearance during asparagus season to the tale of a boy and his goat, from Iraq’s disappearing marshes and Indonesia’s protected reefs to Scotland’s working...
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Materia Prima + Q&A
UK Premiere. Beneath the Bolivian Andes lie some of the world’s most coveted lithium deposits: the raw material promised as essential to Europe’s green transition. In Materia Prima, director...
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Expressing the Earth + Q&A
How do we learn to think with the Earth? Glenda Rome’s debut feature journeys through Scotland’s coastlines, forests, islands and ancient rock formations in search of geopoetics: the...
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After the Credits: From Story to Action
Free Event. A powerful film can open our eyes. But what happens next? Following the Scottish Premiere of Materia Prima, this interactive session invites audiences, filmmakers, campaigners and...
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Jo in the Water + Q&A
Scottish Premiere. For Jo Bateman, sea swimming is more than exercise. It is joy, connection, ritual and a deep relationship with the natural world. But when sewage pollution...
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Finis Terrae + New Live Score
Film Classic presented by Cinetopia. Experience a beautifully restored version of Jean Epstein’s 1929 silent classic Finis Terrae, with a newly composed original score performed live by Edinburgh-based...
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Montrose Beach Dook
Take the plunge! Brave the North Sea and celebrate our coastal community at LandxSea’s signature Montrose Beach Dook. It wouldn’t be LandxSea without the Montrose Beach Dook ("Dip")....
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Watership Down
Film Classic. The rabbit warren is going to be destroyed. Fiver knows it, feels it with a certainty he cannot explain, but few will listen. So he and...
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All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea + Q&A
Scottish Premiere. On England’s North East coast, where rivers, heavy industry and the sea have shaped lives for generations, fisherman Stan Rennie is watching the world he knows...
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Hope is a Word + Q&A
Scottish Premiere. In Nigeria’s Niger Delta, decades of oil extraction have left a landscape marked by spills, gas flaring, displacement and grief. Poet, architect and activist Nnimmo Bassey...
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CLOSING NIGHT: Whispers in the Woods
Closing Night: Join us for a celebratory Closing Night as we announce the North Light Award winner and share one final, unforgettable film to round out the weekend....