Inverness Old Town Art continue with their programme of Freaky Fridays, a series of unexpected happenings that will take you on a journey from hell through purgatory to heaven, funded by Creative Scotland as part of the Sublime programme. These events have been occurring every Friday from 18 November to 16 December at the Old Town Rose Street Car Park, Inverness.

The Cromarty Film Festival kicks off on 2nd December with Ian Rankin heading a fabulous line-up of festival guests.

Eden Court Theatre and Cinemas, Inverness, 9 – 13 November 2011.

OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 12 November 2011.

Graeme Stephen premieres his new live accompaniment to a classic film at the Sound festival.

Shetland Arts will take a UK-wide part in the London 2012 Festival that celebrates the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Cinemas, film clubs, community groups, and other bodies are being urged to apply for a share of a new scheme from Regional Screen Scotland (RSS).

A short residency, funded by the Scapa Flow Landscape Partnership Scheme (SFLPS), has been awarded to the Stromness based filmmaker Mark Jenkins.

The return of Screen Machine to Ullapool, Lochinver, Ullapool, Kinlochbervie, Durness and Bettyhill will give film fans a chance to experience some of the latest box office hits from Friday 28 October 2011.

The 19th French Film Festival presents an unparalleled selection of le cinéma français in leading cinemas around the country.