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MAXIMUM TILT

LUX Scotland and the University of St Andrews Department of Film Studies and Centre for Screen Cultures present a new festival during Midsummer 2026, programmed by Andrew Black and Anne-Marie Copestake.

Two performers sit around a table in a film studio cast in a purple light. A subtitle reads: "The dog is the state."

if four is a riot, it is also a congress: Cicely Farrer on MAXIMUM TILT

Writing

Cicely Farrer reflects on MAXIMUM TILT: a festival of artists’ moving image, responding to the festival format as a whole before identifying three thematic strands of the programme and unfolding them in relation to specific films. Cicely goes on to draw out the programme's provocations and questions how festivals can be spaces which sit with and hold contradiction.
1. In a darkened cinema the large screen goes with a still image showing a blue monochromatic cyanotype of leafy plants with the festival visual identity in black text.

Reflecting on MAXIMUM TILT: a festival of artists’ moving image

News 5 August 2026

Across Midsummer this year LUX Scotland and the University of St Andrews Department of Film Studies presented and hosted a new festival of artists’ moving image, MAXIMUM TILT, programmed by artists Andrew Black and Anne-Marie Copestake.
An archival still shows protestors marching with a banner that reads "BRITISH IMPERIALISM means COLONIAL FASCISM".

MAXIMUM TILT: Programme Announcement

News 3 June 2026

We are excited to announce the full programme for our upcoming festival MAXIMUM TILT, programmed by Andrew Black and Anne-Marie Copestake.
Three men stand behind a tall barbed fence on a grassy hill that cuts across the frame at a diagonal. Behind them, huge high-rise buildings form a city scape cast in a humid haze. The men appear to be isolated from the greenery in the foreground.

MAXIMUM TILT: What to expect

News 27 April 2026

The programme for MAXIMUM TILT explores land, place and belonging through a selection of films that explore collective agency over placemaking common to both rural and urban settings.

MAXIMUM TILT Discounted Accommodation

Opportunities Deadline passed

The deadline to book discounted accommodation in St Andrews for MAXIMUM TILT has been extended until Friday 8 May.

MAXIMUM TILT: a festival of artists' moving image

Event 23 — 25 June 2026

MAXIMUM TILT Access Bursaries

Opportunities Deadline passed

We have five access bursaries available to support participation in our upcoming festival MAXIMUM TILT, taking place in St Andrews in June 2026.