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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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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
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+.
Discovery Film Festival
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+.
Discovery Film Festival
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+
Workshops and Events
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.
Workshops and Events
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.