Dunoon Community Development Trust

19/05/2026

One of our main priorities in all aspects of our work is to support local businesses wherever we can - putting Community Wealth Building into action. We are especially grateful to Coorie Cooks for ensuring that the produce they used at our Dunoon Film Festival Open Seas screening was as local and as sustainable as possible thanks to their excellent contacts at The Rock Cafe and Fynest Fish.

14/05/2026

13/05/2026

Climate change isn’t just something happening “out there” - it affects our food, power, water, and weather right here in Dunoon. With extreme weather events becoming more frequent, have you ever wondered “what if…”?

Our community food growing garden, Grow Food Grow Dunoon, is hosting get-togethers for locals to discuss the impacts of climate change and our community's resilience.

The next get-together will focus on WATER and will take place on Saturday 16th May at 11:00am.

For more information about the free talks, including how to book your spot, visit 👉https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-is-get-together-water-tickets-1982359515675?aff=oddtdtcreator

Everyone is welcome!

These get-togethers are funded by Argyll and Bute Climate Action Network.

09/05/2026

Porridge, community spirit and a Highland competition like no other...

As Dunoon Film Festival continues its fun & foodie-themed programme this year, The Golden Spurtle is heading to Dunoon Burgh Hall this Sunday.

The documentary follows the World Porridge Making Championships, celebrating the characters, traditions and community behind one of Scotland’s most unique food events.

A perfect watch for food lovers ahead of this summer’s Taste Dunoon Food & Drink Festival!

🎞️ Sunday 10th May, doors open 12.45pm.

www.dunoonburghhall.org.uk/event/the-golden-spurtle/

09/05/2026

Our Dunoon Film Festival is all about community and this is where it all starts - with the wee ones. Thank you for coming; it was a delight.

08/05/2026

We are so excited to share the news that Hamlyns Scottish Porridge Oats and Oatmeal, Official Sponsors of the World Porridge Championships, have sent us a batch of their delicious oats to share at this screening. Come along for your chance to take some of their fabulous oats home with you!

The Golden Spurtle 🥣

Sunday 10th May
Dunoon Burgh Hall
Doors open 12.45pm
£5 plus booking fee

A hilarious and heart-warming film about the Scottish Porridge Championships. Held in a highland Scottish village, competitors get together to see who can make the best bowl of porridge. This documentary follows the 2023 event and shares the story of celebrating tradition and local community events.

A cosy celebration of porridge
and its champions
The Guardian

Enjoy some oat-based treats or bring your favourite flapjack recipe to share!

Director: Constantine Costi
UK 2025 / 1hr 15mins / PG

Tickets

https://www.dunoonburghhall.org.uk/event/the-golden-spurtle/

Dunoon Film Festival is brought to you by Dunoon Community Development Trust and Screen Argyll.

Supported by Screen Scotland and Film Hub Scotland.

For more information go to What's On Dunoon
Dunoonfilmfestival.org

08/05/2026

It was joyful to have so many pupils from Kirn Primary School and Dunoon Primary School join us for Shorts for Wee Ones this morning at Dunoon Burgh Hall and Studio Cinema - Dunoon. They helped us to kick off our Dunoon Film Festival weekend in our usual cheery fashion.

Pupils enjoyed watching film shorts at the Burgh Hall and our local cinema this morning as part of the Dunoon Film Festival.

08/05/2026

We're delighted to welcome Open Seas to Dunoon Film Festival

Tickets are now available for Dunoon Film Festival - The Orkney Dive plus Q&A at Dunoon Burgh Hall, Dunoon on Fri 8 May 2026 at 6:00PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

07/05/2026

Bring the wee ones along for lots of fun!

🎬 Bringing kids into the magic of film at Dunoon Film Festival!

We love getting young audiences involved, and this year we’ve got a brilliant line-up of animations and activities to spark their imagination 🎥

🍽️ Ratatouille
📍 Dunoon Burgh Hall
🗓️ Saturday 9 May | Doors 9.45am
Followed by a fun workshop with Alasdair Satchel

🐾 Little Amélie
📍 Studio Cinema - Dunoon
🗓️ Saturday 9 May | Doors 4pm

🎈 Living Large
📍 Studio Cinema
🗓️ Sunday 10 May | Doors 3.45pm

🎞️ Shorts for Wee Ones (from Discovery Film Festival)
📍 Dunoon Burgh Hall
🗓️ Friday 8 May | 9.30am & 11am

📍 Studio Cinema
🗓️ Friday 8 May | 11am & 1.45pm

🌟 Special showing for Little Links
📍 Dunoon Senior Citizens Hall
🗓️ 10am Sunday 10th

Perfect for families, little film fans, and anyone wanting to introduce kids to the big screen experience 🎬

07/05/2026

Broken English

Doors 6.45pm / 7pm pm
Studio Cinema - Dunoon / £7

This striking documentary captures the life and legacy of the one-of-a-kind singer, songwriter, and cultural icon. Marianne Faithfull. Archival footage and interviews are woven together with musical interpretations from Beth Orton, Courtney Love, and Nick Cave.

Blurring the line between fact and fiction, filmmakers Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard reinvent the documentary form, delivering their most ambitious work yet.

Director: Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard
Ireland 2026 / 1hr 39mins / 15

Dunoon Film Festival is brought to you by Dunoon Community Development Trust and Screen Argyll.

Supported by Screen Scotland and Film Hub Scotland.

For more information go to What's On Dunoon
Dunoonfilmfestival.org

07/05/2026

Dunoon Film Festival is nearly here 🎬

Three packed days of cinema, live music, workshops, documentaries, cult classics, family favourites and special events across Dunoon Burgh Hall, Studio Cinema and venues around town.

FRIDAY 8 MAY
🎥 Shorts for Wee Ones
📍 Dunoon Burgh Hall 9.30am & 11am
📍 Studio Cinema 11am & 1.45pm

🎶 DJ Ahmet
📍 Studio Cinema, doors 5pm

🌊 The Orkney Dive + Q&A + seafood canapés
📍 Dunoon Burgh Hall, doors 5.30pm

🎹 Alive in Wonderland (1915) with live score by Paul Harrison
📍 Dunoon Burgh Hall, doors 7.30pm

🐺 An American Werewolf in London
📍 Studio Cinema, doors 7.30pm

SATURDAY 9 MAY
🍝 Ratatouille + family workshop
📍 Dunoon Burgh Hall, doors 9.45am

❄️ The North
📍 Studio Cinema, doors 10.45am

🎬 The Green Room Scottish documentaries
📍 Dunoon Burgh Hall from 10am
Including: An Argyll & Bute Welcome, The Boat in the Waiting Room, Songs From Over Event Horizon & EDIT

🎵 Sailm nan Daoine (Psalms of the People) + psalm singing workshop
📍 Dunoon Burgh Hall, doors 1.15pm

🐔 Hen
📍 Studio Cinema, doors 1.15pm

🇫🇷 Little Amélie
📍 Studio Cinema, doors 4pm

🌾 The Gleaners and I
📍 Dunoon Burgh Hall, doors 5pm

🕶️ The Breakfast Club + Indie 80s Disco
📍 Dunoon Burgh Hall, doors 7pm

🧊 The Thing
📍 Studio Cinema, doors 6.45pm

SUNDAY
🎬 The Green Room Scottish documentaries
📍 Dunoon Burgh Hall from 10am

🎥 Shorts for Wee Ones – Little Links Screening
📍 Dunoon Senior Citizens Hall, doors 10am

🎷 Bugsy Malone + creative family workshop
📍 Dunoon Burgh Hall, doors 9.45am

🏃 Man on the Run
📍 Studio Cinema, doors 10.45am

🥣 The Golden Spurtle
📍 Dunoon Burgh Hall, doors 12.45pm

🇫🇷 Amélie
📍 Studio Cinema, doors 1.15pm

🎨 Made in Argyll
📍 Dunoon Burgh Hall from 2.30pm
Including films made in the region
Dunoon goes POP presents: Made in Valrose/ Stones Throw from Nowhere/ Clyde Reflections / Expressing the Earth

📚 Living Large
📍 Studio Cinema, doors 3.45pm

💔 Broken English
📍 Studio Cinema, doors 6.45pm

A weekend of brilliant films, local stories, workshops, live performances and community celebration right here in Dunoon.