Dumfries and Galloway’s holds first refugee and migrant film festival

Dumfries and Galloway's first refugee and migrant film festival will take place during Refugee Week. The Incomers Film Festival will be held from 18-21 June 2018 and will focus on the human stories of migration. This four-day film festival marks the 20th anniversary of Refugee Week, and considers refugees' and migrants' experiences through the medium of cinema. Using films that have been suggested by community members, the festival includes an exciting array of short films and features across many different genres, including musicals, documentaries, science-fiction and romance. There is something in this programme for everyone, including two screenings that are planned exclusively for school groups. This festival, being held in Dumfries' Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre, is the first event organised by a new partnership of community groups working with refugees and migrants. This partnership, Research Exchange among Migrant and Refugee Networks (REMiND), has been formed by the University of Glasgow's School for Interdisciplinary Studies based at the Crichton Campus in Dumfries, and will work across the local region to help promote discussion about migrant and refugee issues.