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Discovery Film Festival 2024

Sat 19 October – Sun 3 November

Girl in pink smiles and holds a doll in DCA cinema

The 21st edition of Discovery Film Festival is here, and everyone’s welcome! The festival brings the best films from around the world for children and families to the heart of Dundee.

Tickets for all of the films are Donate What You Can – you can choose how much you’d like to donate to the festival, from £0 to £8. As well as our screenings, there are free creative workshops to enjoy, and don’t miss our beautiful exhibition by Claudia Martínez Garay, filled with colourful tuftings, fascinating Peruvian imagery and tiny ceramic details to capture the imagination.

For the first time, we’re opening the festival with a full day of screenings and activities. Join us on Sat 19 October for a great line-up of films, creativity… and cake!

Discovery Film Festival 2024 listings

Discovery Film Festival listings

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Films

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A small felt mushroom cutting a slice of cake

Discovery Shorts for Tinies 2025

Duration: 45m
Sat 25 Oct - Sun 2 Nov 2025
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A painted image of two animated girls lying on forearms drawing pictures

Discovery Shorts for Wee Ones 2025

Duration: 45m
Sat 25 Oct 2025
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Claymation of two females

Living Large

Duration: 1h20m
Sat 25 Oct 2025
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A bear carries a girl across a fallen tree at sunset

Discovery Shorts for Families 2025

Duration: 1h5m
Sun 26 Oct 2025
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Animated still of a boy with a magical beast

Tales from the Magic Garden

Duration: 1h11m
Sun 26 Oct 2025
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A bearded man looks at camera while writing on the blackboard and a small boy throws a paper aeroplane

Jump!

Duration: 1h26m
Sun 26 Oct 2025
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Children playing instruments at The Enchanted Cinema

The Enchanted Cinema presents: Where the Wild Things Are + My Neighbour Totoro

Duration: 1h15m
Sat 1 Nov 2025
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Animated still shows three children playing together in a room.

Relaxed: Discovery Shorts for Families 2025

Duration: 1h5m
Sat 1 Nov 2025
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Papercut illustration of a girl holding a camera in a busy city.

Maya, Give me a Title!

Duration: 1h1m
Sat 1 Nov 2025
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A group of school ages girls in sports uniforms raise hands in the air joyfully

Winners

Duration: 1h29m
Sat 1 Nov 2025
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A boy and girl with instruments at The Enchanted Cinema

The Enchanted Cinema: Prince Achmed + The Red Turtle

Duration: 1h15m
Sun 2 Nov 2025
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A green forest space in the centre a group of children sit around a table

Future Council

Duration: 1h22m
Sun 2 Nov 2025
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Relaxed: Discovery Shorts for Wee Ones 2025

Duration: 45m
Sun 2 Nov 2025
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A teenage boy and a husky puppy.

Folktales

Duration: 1h46m
Sun 2 Nov 2025
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Workshops

Workshops and Events
Claymation of a school classroom

Stop-Motion Kitchen workshop

For age 8 and over – try making your own animation inspired by Living Large!
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Animated still shows three children playing together in a room.

Let's Make a Sound Piano workshop

This musical workshop is recommended for age 5+.Come along to make a ‘sound piano’ using objects we all have at home, bits and bobs that can be recycled…
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A boy and girl with instruments at The Enchanted Cinema

The Enchanted Cinema: Prince Achmed + The Red Turtle

A magical interactive cinema experience for age 8+.
Discovery Film Festival
Children playing instruments at The Enchanted Cinema

The Enchanted Cinema presents: Where the Wild Things Are + My Neighbour Totoro

This magical interactive cinema experience is recommended for anyone aged 4+.The Enchanted Cinema is back with another screening suitable for age 6+ on…
Workshops and Events
Claymation animation of three kids and an older bearded man, looking in awe. the background is dark.

Treehouse Stories and Projections workshop

Create colourful slides to project in this workshop for age 5+, inspired by Tales from the Magic Garden.
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A bear carries a girl across a fallen tree at sunset

Wow! Watercolour Scenes workshop

A creative painting workshop for age 5+, inspired by our short films.
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A DCA tutor showing three children images on two spinning zoetropes

Discovery Art Cart

Drop-in and try creative activities inspired by our Discovery films.
Drop-in
Hand drawn video game screen reads 'Before you go, do you want to check the weather'

Drop-in games to play

Try a range of experimental games, suitable for age 7+
Drop-in
Close up of hands holding a tub of blue ink and a spatula

Print Your Own Discovery Merch

Come and print your own Discovery Film Festival merchandise!
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A green forest space in the centre a group of children sit around a table

Big Arty Messages

Create powerful messages in this drop-in session for anyone aged 7+, inspired by Future Council.
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Papercut image of a young mermaid surrounded by fish.

Papercut Animation workshop

A fun animation workshop for age 7+, inspired by Maya, Give Me a Title.