Glasgow Film Festival

Name: Glasgow Film Festival
Address: Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow, G36RB, GB
Telephone: +441413326535
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25 February – 8 March 2026

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The film festival for audiences: Glasgow Film Festival 2024 dates to be announced soon

03/06/2026

Calling all Volunteers 📣 Thank You!!!

We have some of the best volunteers in world 🌍 Whether they are welcoming audiences and guests, adding the final touches to our festival venues, or even going fully method while scanning tickets (photo 3 might explain more 👽), they are a key part of every year at GFF.

In honour of , we wanted to shout out all the friendly faces who helped us welcome over 37,000 attendees and filmmakers from across the UK, Europe and the rest of the World, this year at .

If you haven't heard yet, GFF27 will take place 24 February - 7 March 2027, so keep an eye out later this year for when volunteer applications open.

Learn more about our typical volunteer roles here: https://bit.ly/4uegAxm

Photography by Amy Muir and Ingrid Mur.

29/05/2026

Still not over GFF26? Neither are we. Relive it all and pull back the curtain to find out what's next 📣

Over 37,000 of you joined us for the GFF26 programme of premieres, special event screenings, youth and community initiatives, and Press & Industry events. Our programme contained 127 titles including 16 World, European and International Premieres, 68 UK Premieres, and 18 Scottish Premieres. Highlights included Gaelic-language documentary Sailm nan Daoine (Psalms of the People) directed by Glasgow-based Jack Archer, and Effi o Blaenau, a Welsh drama directed by BAFTA Cymru-winning Marc Evans. GFF also secured the European premiere of the instant cult classic Nirvana - the Band the Show the Movie, with two sold out shows in the festival’s largest venue.

The Industry Focus programme returned to The Social Hub in Merchant City and welcomed 745 press and industry delegates. Admissions for the Industry Focus conference also increased to 4,155 across the five-day programme, which included panel discussions, live pitches and networking, designed to cover topics critical to the screen sector, whilst also serving as a vital hub for film professionals across the UK.

And GFF will return 24 February - 7 March 2027, with submissions opening in July this year. We can't wait to see you there!

To read the full details and find out more about our record-breaking year at GFF26, click here: https://bit.ly/4dS0Ycw

Photography by Eoin Carey, Amy Muir, Erika Stevenson, Ingrid Mur, and Ryan Rutherford. 📸

20/04/2026

Introducing the Black Filmmakers Community Network (BFCN) 📣

A new quarterly event series dedicated to supporting Black filmmakers across Scotland.

Created following a period of consultation with Black filmmakers working in Scotland, the series has been designed to help the community grow their creative careers while driving meaningful change across the sector.

We’re delighted to announce that the first workshop, Pitch Yourself: A Fundamentals of Pitching Your Film, will take place on Saturday 9 May 2026.

This workshop has been honed over 10 years across industries, and specially developed to help Black communities share their stories without leaning into trauma narratives or stereotypical tropes. You’ll develop your own unique pitching style, alongside film industry-specific tips.

FREE tickets are available here: https://bit.ly/4egNWr9

03/04/2026

Announcing the selected shorts for our first ever Scotland & LA Showcase! 🎬 🌍

On Wednesday 15 April, we are thrilled to be showcasing 17 animated shorts from incredible filmmakers based across Scotland and LA, in partnership with Silver Lake Shorts and Animation Scotland. A screening will be hosted at Glasgow Film Theatre and El Cid.

The Glasgow screening will start at 5:45pm at the GFT and will be followed by networking. Your ticket to the screening will allow you access to the networking.

Get your Glasgow screening tickets from our link in bio 🔗

For our LA friends, the screening will also be on Wednesday 15 April and will take place at El Cid (4212 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California, 90029.) Doors open at 7pm, Screening starts at 8pm. Free entry. People will be able to RSVP via the link on Silver Lake Short’s instagram bio.

Full list below of the films:

1. Solstice (Luke Angus)
2. Distance to the Moon (Victoria Watson & Sacha Kyle) 3. You & Me (Joe Hogan)
4. Living with It (Holly Summerson)
5. Fried! (Lizzie Watts)
6. GodDamn’s Great Big Adventure: The Dating Crisis (LuLu McKown)
7. Wolpie Of The Woods: A Silver Lake Shorts Fellowship Film (Kat Messing)
8. The Sycamore (Jared Weiss)
9. Airpoints (Anca Vlasan)
10. Tax Day (Chike Robinson)
11. Meeble And Creeble: The Fool (Christina Fidler)
12. Hungry Hollow (Sarah Ruyle)
13. Roommates (Kat Ball)
14. Lil Gibbos Hot Drop - A Silver Lake Shorts Fellowship Film (Arius Ziaee)
15. Silver Lake Shorts Paper Interstitial (Maria Norris)
16. The Hives: Roll Out The Red Carpet (Cissi Efraimsson)
17. My Breakfast With Barf (Peter Javidpour)

01/04/2026

Looking to bring a touch of GFF to your home? We've got you covered 🏠✨

Our GFF26 Special Event A3 prints are now available to buy, after previously being exclusive to our Carrie and Moulin Rouge! special screenings.

Artwork created by Ryan Rutherford.

Visit the link in our bio to shop our entire collection 🛍️

26/03/2026

🚨 Come join our team at Glasgow Film Festival 🚨

We are looking to hire a Marketing Manager to help increase GFF’s brand awareness and reputation in the UK as Scotland’s flagship film festival, whilst increasing public and industry attendance.

If you love film and want to work behind the scenes at GFF, we’d love to hear from you!

Deadline: Monday 20 April at 10am.

Link to apply: https://bit.ly/4bSGuj1

📸: Amy Muir

19/03/2026

🚨Audience Survey Reminder🚨

Thanks to everyone who came out to GFF26, our festival would not be what it is without you.

Our Audience Survey closes on Monday 23 March at 10:00. Don’t miss out on your chance to have your say and let us know what you thought of GFF26.

Completing the survey enters you into a giveaway draw to win tickets to GFF27.

Link in bio 🎥

📸 Eoin Carey

12/03/2026

It’s time for our annual best dressed of the fest!

GFF is over for another year, so it’s time to reminisce on the fabulous guests that joined us over the 12 days. Of course they all looked great, these are just some of the highlights. ✨

Lucy Halliday for California Schemin’
Chris Colfer for The Restoration at Grayson Manor
Natalie Quarry for Think of England
Extra Terrestrial Volunteers for Welcome to G-Town
Leisa Gwenllian for Effi o Blaenau
Markee de Saw for Moulin Rouge!
Jon Asp for Being Bo Widerberg
Efrain Mojica for Jaripeo
Yukinori Makabe and Patrick Mao Huang for Sinsin and the Mouse
Pippin the Volunteer Dog

📸 Eoin Carey, Amy Muir, Ingrid Mur

11/03/2026

As part of Glasgow 2026 at Glasgow Film Festival, we welcomed the team behind The Restoration at Grayson Manor, including the icon Chris Colfer.

Take a look at the highlights! ✨

📹 Richie Morgan

10/03/2026

At our Closing Gala, we revealed the winner of our prestigious GFF26 Audience Award, chosen by the most important people at GFF - the audience. The Audience Award is voted for from a selection of 10 handpicked films from first or second-time directors who show the promise of having long and exciting careers ahead of them.

The winner of the GFF26 Audience Award was Mélisa Godet’s A Place For Her, a heartfelt and powerful French drama about a dedicated doctor and her team striving to keep their women’s shelter open and to help women heal from abuse.

Upon winning the award, Godet said:

"It is a great honour and a great joy for me that this film, so dear to my heart, is receiving the Audience Award. When you have the privilege of making a film like this one, you dream that it might touch people's hearts. It seems that is indeed the case here at the Glasgow Film Festival. And on this day, the 8th of March, International Women's Rights Day, this award takes on a very special meaning. So today, I think of all the women around the world who are fighting for their rights, for their safety, for their freedom. And I think of all those, women and men, who support them in this fight, who help them rise again. Thank you so very much. Long live women! Long live cinema! And all those who love them!"

📸 Ryan Rutherford

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