Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.

When seven-year-old William receives a new favorite toy for Christmas, he discovers a lifelong friend and unlocks a world of magic.

An American family moves in to the Canterville Chase, a London mansion that has been haunted by ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.

When an infamous "cursed" Egyptian sarcophagus falls into the hands of unscrupulous huckster Everett Randolph, he becomes obsessed with resurrecting the mummified princess held within it.

Londoners Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent, murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden. When heavily pregnant Maya’s relationship with a local family turns sour, who – or what – will come to her rescue and to what extremes will she go to protect her unborn child?

A team of scientists face dangerous consequences after they conduct a clandestine experiment to breach the quantum barrier and travel to another dimension.

A natural history fantasy film, following the dramatic lifecycle of the wild salmon in human form, with narration by Marianne Faithfull.

Follows Lewis Carroll’s characters on a quest to find the elusive Snark creature on a tropical island. They encounter surreal adventures and twisted logic as they search for meaning and understanding.

In this animated intergalactic adventure, the red Smeds and the blue Smoos must learn to overcome their differences and work together to find young Janet and Bill – who eloped to escape their families’ long standing rivalries.

After a violent attack at her home, a yoga instructor sees flashbacks of her life and begins a frantic race through her past to try to save her boyfriend.

During a difficult visit to her single immigrant mother, Athena discovers that what she thought was age-related mental decline is in fact an inherited magical gift.

Eccentric, non-binary fortune teller Fei Liu's way of life is threatened when figures and phantoms of present and past visit their tent and plague their subconscious, throwing their own future - and grip on reality - into turmoil.

The film is described as a weird and wonderful merging of shades of folk horror, the supernatural with dadaist humour and a quaint British eccentricities that are long gone in the cinema of today.

A host of CBeebies stars perform a unique adaptation of As You Like It on the world’s most famous stage. Expect love, dressing up, singing and even dancing sheep.

When skeptical scientist Alice falls for reluctant medium Jay, she's taken on an odyssey of love, loss and discovery that will turn her world upside down.

Mourning her mother’s death and struggling to adjust to her new life in Israel, a young girl bonds with the lonely spirit of a Palestinian child.

A reframing of the classic tale of Narcissus, the director draws on snippets of conversation with a trusted friend to muse on gender and identity. Just as shimmers are difficult to grasp as knowable entities, so does the concept of a gendered self feel unknowable except through reflection. Is it Narcissus that Echo truly longs for, or simply the Knowing he possesses when gazing upon himself?

During his first international tour, Zemi, an up-and-coming Dominican rapper, faces the age-old battle between creative integrity and encompassing ambition. While external voices challenge his values, Zemi calls upon a powerful spirit to defend his truth.

A physics teacher's obsessive dislike for Christmas is put to the test when a reservation mishap sends him and his family on a trip to Lapland, a tourist destination dedicated to Christmas and surprisingly near the North Pole.

After the tragic passing of her father, Isla is trying to reconcile with his legacy by attending three completely different job interviews in one day.

Hippie Dippy Julien's doped up antics have gone too far. His moonshine glugging hick fam are sick of his silly shit and want his ass out, leaving poor little Julien lost, stoned and lonely. Until Mama Casserole sets her beady eyes on him. Take a trip with Julien into Mama's world of Bigfoot, bikers, love, rockstars, magic, child-like wonder and all things unfathomable

Luke’s world is rocked when a stranger shows up claiming to be his partner. Luke descents into madness as he struggles to get the bottom of who the imposter is while also experiencing his own terrifying metamorphosis.

An off-the-wall comedy set in the world of the Bystanders - invisible immortals who watch over their human subjects and intervene in (or interfere with) their lives.

After a dragon destroys young Georgia's home, she journeys to its lair to enact violent revenge but instead finds an innocent child in the cave. When the dragon then returns, Georgia must reckon with the price of vengeance.

Abbie is fed up with her boyfriend, Damian, who has the superpower to change anything with a POP! But Damian isn't ready to give up on this relationship yet.

Birmingham Royal Ballet perform Don Quixote in a production by Carlos Acosta. Based on Spain’s most famous novel, the classic ballet follows Don Quixote’s extraordinary adventures as he helps young lovers Kitri and Basilio find happiness. Filmed at the Birmingham Hippodrome, Don Quixote features some of ballet’s most iconic and virtuosic dance moments. Starring Momoko Hirata as Kitri, Mathias Dingman as Basilio and Tom Rogers as Don Quixote.

After ransacking an ancient island monastery, two siblings, now trapped in their sinking campervan, are torn apart by history, hallucination, and a sacred stone.

A modern day retelling of Oscar Wilde’s cautionary tale, it follows actress Dorian as she travels to Matera to be tutored by reclusive screen icon Lady Amelia Wotton for her upcoming Broadway debut as Lady Macbeth. When Wotton asks her granddaughter Evie to photograph Dorian, the girls grow close but is their relationship as innocent as it appears to be, or is there a more sinister curse at work?

Following a traumatic incident, Lily, a socially-aware writer, attempts to restart her life by touring the country with her friend, Zara. After accepting a free boat tour on the "Lady-Jane" through England's canals, the pair begin to realise that there are evils lurking beneath the water that are far more ancient and powerful than they could have ever imagined.

When gawky Irish teenager Róisín has to tell her best friend Jess that she loves her, she receives help from an unusual source - the cartoon villainess 'Empress ClawScream'. Set in the early 1990s, Empress ClawScream is an LGBTQ+ rom-com where regional sci-fi conventions, 1980s cartoon crazes, Riot Grrrl feminism, and first love all collide in spectacular fashion.

A man is stuck on an island and time feels like it's stopped, until he finds a girl who grows fond of him, and time feels fast again.

The story follows the life of Katyusha and is based upon the legend of Baba Yaga, a ferocious old lady with magical powers.

The wordless story of a young girl's journey to the sacred tree.

Val is a century old vampire, but in human terms, she can barely pass for twenty. After what feels like an eternity spent at her family home in the northern reaches of the UK, she’s now ready to embark on a new chapter at university. However, the long trip down south soon turns frosty as grieving mother Vera struggles to come to terms with her little girl flying the nest.

Depressed and recently widowed, Liv agrees to go on a blind date, but when she turns up she’s greeted by Death himself. Surely, she won’t go home with him?

Told in the Cornish language and set in a Cornwall that is urbanised, deprived, and struggling, An Tarrow follows young Peder as he seeks out characters from local folklore to take him away from the violence of his home life.

Not all fairy tales end the way we expect. Alzhemier Research charity promotional film.

With his parents gone, Aleksandr finds not only a sense of family in the Soviet Army, but also love in 1983 when he falls for Tasneem, a local Afghan interpreter. But after a deathly betrayal, he stumbles into Closure Cafe, an eerie watering-hole for misfits from across the ages. The bullet wounds don't hurt, but the memories do, and unless he finds answers soon, he will stay trapped there for all eternity, much like his mysterious bartender, Izumi. Can he ever learn to trust again, or can a lost soul never move on from a broken heart?

The fourth Thingy from Daniel Hutchings spends the day in a fictional Northen city in the UK, following the lives of three ambitious strangers as they intersect through the game of basketball. See this city from the inside out! From the skyscrapers to the countryside! From the bus to the tram and back again! From the crowded city streets of everyone going about their day to the silent suburbs in broad daylight! See how each character spend their day and the little victories they try to win! But they won’t know what a win means until they’re in the 5th QTR and neither will you!

Capturing the beauty and stillness of time alone.

A Slavic folk tale unfurls when a lovelorn woman decides to sacrifice her soul for the heart of another.

A wounded warrior returns to their village but is hunted by a pack of dogs. After a desperate pursuit, they confront their past to find peace in their future.

A young inexperienced postman receives letters from a mysterious woman.

A young boy finds a mermaid washed up on the shores of his seaside home while his older brother is swept up in the rising tide of far-right nationalism.

In a reimagined future, the King of a Nigerian village passes. The Kingmakers consult with traditional Gods and Ayo, an unsuspecting young man from Southeast London is selected as the new Oba. Ayo is plunged into a surreal journey of reconnection and discovery as he ascends to the throne.

Surreal short film based on Aleister Crowley's poem The Red Lips of the Octopus. English Occultist Aleister Crowley reminiscences his love affair with Herbert Charles Pollitt.

A weekend away in rural England, Safie, a young Brazilian woman, is determined for the approval of her partner's challenging mother. Little does she know that a mysterious creature lurks in the shadows, observing her every move.

Deep in an ocean facility, Aryanna, must face the unknown, as drips from water-tight air vents and scratches from within empty cells drive her to the brink of madness.

Odin has dispatched his knights (led by ELVIND) to eradicate the Forest Elves - The Huldra. MAIKEN and her sisters (THYRA & LISBET) are the last. MAIKEN & THYRA have conflicting plans for survival. Can the siblings work together and survive the last Odin hunt?

Ghanti and Friends Return.

The deep relationship between an artist and his sculpture: Victor’s love for art is limitless. When he finishes modelling his latest statue, he discovers himself deeply in love with the gorgeous figure he created, his statue Leia. That very day, the statue comes alive. Very soon, Victor starts to notice flaws in his creature… she is not as perfect as he wanted her to be.

In the search for a new assistant, Robin the Magnifico turns to dark magic. This results in successfully summoning a better version of himself.

Jasper Jackson is a 13 year old boy from a fishing village in the Kingdom of Stoneland. When he discovers that Princess Sophie has been possessed by a cruel witch, he must embark on a quest to save both her and his kingdom.

Two young girls find themselves alone in the forest but for a gaggle of goblins with mischevious intent. Adapted from the Christina Rossetti poem, The Goblin Market is a tale of two girls, their relationship and how it is affected by temptation and the pull of the woods. Keeping Rossetti's characters but altering their relationship slightly, Daisy Adders creates a film full of whimsy and woodland joy with a dark, mystical side to it.

Sinus searches for his missing twin; Möbius. Befriending Hiccup, a cool-headed vagabond, the pair set off on the quest, eventually stumbling into ‘The Garden’. Amongst the topiary, they meet a band of whimsical characters; Queenie, Rebel, and the Fool - who join the search for his twin. At the door of an ancient forest, Sinus loses his newfound friends, and descends into a frenzied trip towards the depths of his psyche. Blind wizards, clouds of bees, and giddy demons - all manner of evils await him in the shadows. In this darkness, will he ever find the elusive Möbius?

‘Who Named the Lily?’ celebrates and laments the complicated history of the Crystal Palace. Monster Chetwynd plays the ‘Fact Hungry Witch’, who explores the story of the Amazonian waterlily, and reveals its links to engineering. The artwork brings to light the politics of Paxton’s developments in industry and architecture, however, the protagonist of this story is the waterlily – a catalyst for ground-breaking technological advancement.

Scientist Dr. Doohickey experiences some strange things on Christmas day, where a blizzard causes a very strange anomaly that only him and his friends notice

‘The Scattered Body or A World Unclouded by Dust’ explores fragmented histories and the invisible work to care for archival objects from a Vietnamese community archive in Hackney to a state film archive in Hanoi. Moving through the archives and their systems of care, the body is both a material and medium to explore the multiple lives of archival objects, the spaces that contain them and the ecstatic labour that sustains them.

Live-action short from Scotland