

The first Films for Future event took place at the Belmont Filmhouse in Aberdeen, where Youth Team member Lola Elsby led an engaging panel discussion between Zoë Clock-wise from left: panellists Mark Hope, Zoë Conroy, Finlay van der Vossen, Jeffrey Rogers, and Youth Team member Lola Elsby.Ĭonroy, participant of the Scottish Youth Film Foundation’s COP TV, Finlay van der Vossen of Edinburgh Green Film Festival, Mark Hope, who helped establish Aberdeenshire multi-arts venue The Barn and Jeffrey Rogers, Climate Reality leader and activist for Aberdeen Climate Action. Daytime Events: Aberdeen – 26 th November 2021 Having planned and delivered the 2020 Festival entirely online, the alumni also managed to meet for the first time in person at the Edinburgh screening. In addition, a Youth Jury of Youth Team alumni from last year’s Edition of the Festival selected the winners in the Youth Award categories. The Youth Film Access Festival’s Youth Team shortlisted submissions in the Youth categories and prepared questions for the panel discussions.


It featured a documentary filmmaking workshop in Edinburgh and panel discussions in Aberdeen and Glasgow exploring the themes of sustainability in the film industry and the future of eco-filmmaking. Following each event, all the shortlisted Climate Challenge 1.5 ° Films were screened at awards ceremonies, which were programmed so that filmmakers could watch their own films on the big screen at the event they attended!

The Films for Future weekend was part of the Youth Film Access Festival programme of in-person events. Films for Future was devised and delivered through Film Access Scotland’s two major current projects, Climate Challenge: 1.5° Films and the Youth Film Access Festival, over the weekend of 26 th -28 th November 2021.
