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Discovery Film Festival 2025

Sat 25 October – Sun 2 November

A mum and toddler in the cinema at Discovery Film Festival

Welcome to the 22nd edition of Discovery Film Festival! 

The festival brings the best family films from around the world to Dundee. Tickets for all events 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 film screenings, there are creative workshops to enjoy, and don’t miss our exhibition from Lauren Gault, filled with sculptures and prints inspired by themes including myth, folklore and farming.

Join us for our opening day on Sat 25 October for an exciting line-up of films and creativity, plus delicious cakes courtesy of our friends at legendary Scottish bakery Fisher & Donaldson.

Amazing film festival with wonderful activities for the children. Thank you!

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

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A DCA tutor showing three children images on two spinning zoetropes

Discovery Art Cart

Duration: 240 minutes
Sat 25 Oct - Sun 2 Nov 2025
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Workshops and Events
Claymation of a school classroom

Stop-Motion Kitchen workshop

Duration: 1h
Sat 25 Oct 2025
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Drop-in
Close up of hands holding a tub of blue ink and a spatula

Print Your Own Discovery Merch

Duration: 1h30m
Sat 25 Oct 2025
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A bear carries a girl across a fallen tree at sunset

Wow! Watercolour Scenes workshop

Duration: 1h
Sun 26 Oct 2025
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Claymation animation of three kids and an older bearded man, looking in awe. the background is dark.

Treehouse Stories and Projections workshop

Duration: 1h
Sun 26 Oct 2025
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Drop-in
Hand drawn video game screen reads 'Before you go, do you want to check the weather'

Drop-in games to play

Duration: 3h30m
Sat 1 Nov 2025
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Animated still shows three children playing together in a room.

Let's Make a Sound Piano workshop

Duration: 1h
Sat 1 Nov 2025
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Papercut image of a young mermaid surrounded by fish.

Papercut Animation workshop

Duration: 60 minutes
Sat 1 Nov 2025
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A green forest space in the centre a group of children sit around a table

Big Arty Messages

Duration: 4h
Sun 2 Nov 2025
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Plan your visit

A gallery full of dark blue light, with a film projected on a wall showing a figure lying on its back with a cloud of insects above it.

Gallery

Contemporary art exhibitions in our two beautiful gallery spaces
colourful seats in DCA cinema

Cinema

Bringing you new releases, vintage favourites and indie gems from around the world
A group of people choose paints in DCA Print Studio.

Print Studio

State-of-the-art facilities for printmaking, photography and digital design
Learning artist helping a fmily to screen print in Create Space

Learning

See, think, make and do at DCA
Two customers browse in DCA Shop.

Shop

Open Mon-Sun, 10:00-17:30
Three people holding up their wine glasses in Jute Cafe Bar

Eat & Drink at Jute Café Bar

A popular choice in the heart of the city
Two young boys and a member of our Learning Team work on activities together in DCA Create Space.

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