Our Mission

CinemaAttic was established in 2008 in Edinburgh as an arts and culture blog to provide a platform for thoughts and ideas about independent cinema. The name derives from its first venue, a secret loft located in the heart of Edinburgh that was converted into a cinema to host underground cultural events. Today, CinemaAttic has flourished into one of Scotland’s key players in the film exhibition scene, delivering our events strategically with some of the most prominent Scottish festivals and organisations.

With enhanced film experiences and a strong social approach that allow us to reach transversal popular audiences beyond festival goers and specialised audiences, we have become one of the most active members of Film Hub Scotland. CinemaAttic is a case of consistency and commitment to a film programming proposal that has enriched Scotland’s film scene for almost thirteen years now.

Despite CinemaAttic’s evolution we continue to maintain the initial foundation of reclaiming the artistic value of independent cinema in our all-year-round ‘handcrafted’ programmes of world cinema.



Company Overview



Due to CinemaAttic’s expansion beyond Edinburgh and the Central Belt throughout the past decade, we have been reevaluating the objectives and aspirations of this collaborative organisation as we adapt to our growing fan base. We want our events to be accessible and welcoming to everyone and hope to make a difference in the wider community.

David Sierra

David joins CinemaAttic to strengthen our programming team and the engagement and outreach efforts.
Anna Fedyushina

Anna Fedyushina

Originally from Moscow, Russia, Anna (she/her) is a consultant at Baker Richards by day and a festival and event coordinator by night. Having interned at the British Council…

Sarya Wu

Sarya Wu (they/them) is a non-binary Taiwanese-American captioner and subtitler who has worked for Cinema Attic since 2021. Passionate about diverse media and accessibility, Sarya is a member of…

Clara Terrien

Clara (she/her) is a third-year History of Art student at the University of Edinburgh who has a passion for film. Half Spanish, Clara is drawn to CinemaAttic’s focus on…

Manon Goubard

Manon (she/her) is a Film, Exhibition and Curation master’s student at the University of Edinburgh. Originally from France, she moved to Scotland in 2018 to start her undergraduate studies…

Cecily Webb

Cecily (she/her) is a second-year Spanish and Russian studies student at the University of Edinburgh. Drawn to any opportunity to to learn more about the Spanish-speaking world,…

Alexandra Fougala-Metaxa

My name is Alexandra and I am a 4th year student at the University of Glasgow, studying Spanish and Italian. I first attended one of CinemaAttic’s events back in…

Lewis Williams

I joined CinemaAttic team in September 2022

Alberto Valverde

Programme Director

For any enquiry or proposal please do no hesitate to send us an email to info@cinemaattic.com

CinemaAttic is a registered trademark and CinemaAttic Productions CIC a Community Interest Company Registered in Scotland SC.464771