Crieff Film Festival Theme – Local Heroes
The theme of Crieff’s first-ever Film Festival is ‘Local Heroes’. We’re proud to celebrate the achievements of two of the town’s most renowned actors – Ewan McGregor and Denis Lawson – both of whom grew up in Crieff and were inspired by visits to their local cinema. Creative Crieff aims to rekindle that same magic by bringing the joy of cinema to residents of Crieff and the wider Perth and Kinross community.
Friday 8th August 2025
Strathearn Arts – 7pm – Angels and Demons
Info: In Angels & Demons, symbologist Robert Langdon races to stop the Illuminati from destroying the Vatican with stolen antimatter, uncovering secrets hidden deep within science, religion, and history.
Saturday 9th August 2025
Workshops – Strathearn Arts 10am – 4pm
Make a Film in a Day
11 – 14 year olds (Sold Out )
15 – 18 year olds (Few places remaining) contact: info@creativecrieff.org
Strathearn Arts – 5pm – 6.30pm – Make a Film in a Day Screening
Screening of the films that have been produced. Friends and family are welcome and everyone will receive a certificate.
Saturday 9th August 2025
Crieff Hydro 2.30pm – Star Wars Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace
Info: Episode 1 (1999) kicks off the Skywalker saga with a thrilling return to a galaxy far, far away. Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi—played by a young Ewan McGregor in his breakout Star Wars role—are drawn into a battle to protect the Republic and a gifted child named Anakin Skywalker. Packed with podracing, political intrigue, and the unforgettable duel with Darth Maul, this epic prequel sets the stage for the rise of the Jedi legend we know.
Crieff Hydro 4.45pm – Star Wars Episode VI- Return of the Jedi
Info: Episode VI (1983) is the thrilling conclusion to the original Star Wars trilogy, as the Rebel Alliance makes a final stand against the tyrannical Empire. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader and the Emperor in a battle for his soul and the future of the galaxy, while Han Solo, Princess Leia, and their allies take on the Empire on the forest moon of Endor—with a little help from the heroic Ewoks.
Saturday 9th August 2025
Crieff Hydro 7.30pm – Moulin Rouge
Directed by Baz Luhrman
Info: Starring Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman
Dazzling musical set in 1890s Paris, telling the tragic love story of a writer and a cabaret star in a world of glamour, passion, and heartbreak.
Saturday 9th August 2025
Strathearn Arts – 7.30pm – Christopher Robin
Info: Directed by Marc Foster and Starring Ewan McGregor
A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.
Sunday 10th August 2025
Crieff Hydro – 2.30 pm – Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Directed by Lasse Hallstrom
Info: Starring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt and Amr Waked
A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realise a sheik’s vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.
Sunday 10th August 2025
Strathearn Arts – Crieff at the Movies with June McEwan
3.00pm- The Schoolmaster
Info- This charming short, lovingly preserved by the Scottish Screen Archive, features the people and places of Crieff in the 1950s. A quiet, heartfelt portrait of education and village life, The Schoolmaster captures a moment in time that many locals will recognise — and perhaps even remember.
3.35pm- Crieff at the Movies
Info- A celebration of Crieff’s cinematic history, this specially curated reel showcases rare archive footage, old cinema memories, and glimpses of community life through the decades. This is Crieff as you’ve never seen it — on the big screen, in motion, and full of heart.
4.55pm- Crieff Fair’s Kiss and a Rose
Info- Filmed in and around Crieff, this atmospheric short is the work of local talent, blending poetic visuals with an emotional, modern-day story. A tender portrayal of love and loss, Kiss from a Rose shows the artistic talent blooming right here in our community.
5.20pm- GetMeLovedUp.com
Sunday 10th August 2025
Crieff Hydro – Closing Night Film – 7.30pm – Cinema Paradiso
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.
Info: Classic movie from 1988 Dramedy about a cinema set in a small Sicilian town, the film centres on the friendship between a young boy and an aging projectionist who works at the titular movie theatre.
Strathearn Arts – 7.45pm- Perfect Sense
Info: Perfect Sense, Ewan McGregor stars as Michael, a chef who falls in love with a scientist amid a global epidemic that causes people to lose their senses one by one. Denis Lawson plays a supporting role, adding depth to the unfolding emotional journey as humanity faces an uncertain future.