16,000 attendees at over 300 events across Scotland!

The numbers are in and the Festival team are delighted to announce that this year's Festival drew cr...

Phew! After 26 days and 309 events, the busiest SMHAFF yet draws to a close

After twenty six packed days presenting over three hundred events in seventeen regions across Scotla...

Looking back on 'SMHAFF and Aye Write present'

The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival teamed up with Aye Write to present a weekend of l...

Our wonderful time at the Fruit Tree Foundation's Songwriting Saturday

The Fruit Tree Foundation is an independent music project led by Emma Pollock and Rod Jones. Since 2...

'Synecdoche, New York': the ultimate film about reality?

Clocks ticking and conveying a sense of time running out; characters dying of mysterious illnesses; ...

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Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival

The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival is one of Scotland's most diverse cultural events, covering everything from music, film and visual art to theatre, dance, and literature.

The annual festival will take place in venues across Scotland throughout October 2013, aiming to support the arts and challenge preconceived ideas about mental health.

The 2013 programme will be announced in August, follow us on Facebook and Twitter for all the latest news and updates.

Check out the 2013 festival trailer:

SMHAFF 2013 trailer from SMHAFF on Vimeo.