Events

Check out our upcoming events at Refractive

Extreme Location Camera with Thomas Hogben

Refractive Hub 3rd Floor Witherspoon Building, Storie St, Paisley, United Kingdom

This hands-on course is designed for videographers and aspiring filmmakers seeking to enhance their technical and creative camera skills in demanding and unpredictable environments. Drawing on real-world experience from documentary filmmaking, participants will learn how to adapt to varied conditions while maintaining professional production standards. This course is ideal for intermediate to advanced videographers, filmmakers, […]

£25.00

Touch (Film Screening) – Paisley

The Wynd Centre The Wynd Centre, 6 School Wynd, Paisley, United Kingdom

Join Refractive for screening of romance drama film, Touch by Director Baltasar Kormalur, just in time for Valentine’s Day! The film screening will take place on Thursday 13th February at The Wynd Centre.   The feature will be accompanied by a short film (to be announced).   Door open 7pm, screening starts at 7.15pm. Refreshments […]

£5.00 – £50.00

Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands (Film Screening)– Paisley

The Bungalow 15 Shuttle St, Paisley, United Kingdom

Join Refractive for screening of music documentary film, Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands by Directors Blair Young and Carla J Easton. The film screening will take place on Monday 17th February at The Bungalow, Paisley’s award-winning independent ethical live music venue.   The feature will be accompanied by a short film […]

£5.00 – £50.00

Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex (Film Screening) – Paisley

The Bungalow 15 Shuttle St, Paisley, United Kingdom

Join Refractive for a screening of music documentary film, Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T Rex by Director Ethan Silverman. The film screening will take place on Monday 24th February at The Bungalow, Paisley’s award-winning independent ethical live music venue.   The evening will also include a screening of The Renfrew Rhymer […]

£5.00 – £50.00

Social Documentary Photography, with Becky Duncan of Open Aye

Refractive Hub 3rd Floor Witherspoon Building, Storie St, Paisley, United Kingdom

The genre of “social documentary” is a broad one, encompassing many styles, objectives and histories. For this series of 5 in-person Advanced Skills workshops, we will consider social documentary photography as ethical and issue-based visual storytelling.  Each session will involve display and dialogue around inspirational images, practical How To tips and some hands on activities, […]

£25.00

Bird (Film Screening) – Paisley

The Wynd Centre The Wynd Centre, 6 School Wynd, Paisley, United Kingdom

Join Refractive for a screening of award-winning (and BAFTA tipped) coming of age drama film, Bird by Director Andrea Arnold. The film screening will take place on Friday 14th March at The Wynd Centre.   The feature will be accompanied by a short film (to be announced).   Doors open 7pm, screening starts at 7.15pm. […]

£5.00 – £50.00

The Outrun (Film Screening) – Paisley

The Wynd Centre The Wynd Centre, 6 School Wynd, Paisley, United Kingdom

Join Refractive for a screening of widely acclaimed and award-winning drama film, The Outrun by Director Nora Fingscheidt. The film screening will take place on Tuesday 18th March at The Wynd Centre.   The evening will also include a screening of Friends on the Outside (2023), a short film directed by Annabel Moodie.   Doors […]

£5.00 – £7.00

Fashion Reimagined (Film screening) – Johnstone

Johnstone Textile Space 36 Houston Court, Johnstone, United Kingdom

Join Refractive, in partnership with Johnstone Textile Space, for a screening of award-winning fashion documentary film, Fashion Reimagined by Director Becky Hutner. The film screening will take place on Thursday 20th March at Johnstone Textile Space. A bit about Johnstone Textile Space: The JTS Gallery is contemporary arts space in Johnstone, Renfrewshire. They host a […]

£5.00 – £50.00

Paisley Eco Pixels

A dynamic fusion of Projection Mapping, Digital Art, and Local Film celebrating Renfrewshire’s unique architecture and environment. OUTDOOR PROJECTION Thursday 27th, Friday 28th and Saturday 29th March 2025, 7pm-9pm at No 1 High Street,  Paisley, PA12AE    Admission Free Join us outdoors at 1 High Street, Paisley—a long-overlooked and much loved local  landmark which will […]

£5.00

On Falling (Film Screening) – Paisley

The Wynd Centre The Wynd Centre, 6 School Wynd, Paisley, United Kingdom

Join Refractive for a screening of award-winning drama film, On Falling by Director Laura Carreira. The film screening will take place on Friday 28th March at The Wynd Centre.   The evening will also include a screening of Care (2023), a short film directed by Jagoda Tlok.   Doors open 7pm, screening starts at 7.15pm. […]

£5.00 – £50.00

Industry Session : Greening your Film and Digital Practice

Refractive Hub 3rd Floor Witherspoon Building, Storie St, Paisley, United Kingdom

Join us for the first of our Refractive Industry Sessions: Wednesday 2nd April 2025 at 1.30pm.     Discover practical ways to make your film and digital work more sustainable. Our speakers for the afternoon session are Dan Bernard of Fast Familiar (Digital Story Studio) and Sarah Hamilton recently appointed Screen Sustainability Consultant, at Climate for […]

Free

Artists Meet Up

Refractive Hub 3rd Floor Witherspoon Building, Storie St, Paisley, United Kingdom

  Exciting Guest at Our Next Artist Meet Up – Wilma Smith!   We’re delighted to welcome Wilma Smith, a brilliant writer, director, and stop motion animator originally from Coatbridge, to our next Refractive meet-up. Wilma began making films as a teenager and went on to study at Glasgow School of Art. She started on […]