Glasgow Film Festival
glasgow film festival annual film festival based glasgow scotland festival began festival seen audience figure top two consecutive year considered one top film festival uk glasgow film festival launched initially based glasgow film theatre event focused nonmainstream cinema treated audience main guest quickly earning title one friendliest film festival world less attendance grew festival already considered one top three film festival uk festival grew developed expanded venue special screening hosted indoor real snow ski slope festival main prize audience award sponsored mubi another section frightfest selection horror film programmed londonbased horror film festival programme also includes free morning retrospective screening festival industry section provides networking opportunity host various masterclasses event example offered live animation project pitching session £ funding prize since festival directed allison gardner longtime codirector allan hunter stepped succeeded chris kumar festival took place – february programme included exclusive premiere well bette davis retrospective event featured audrey hepburn retrospective birthday tribute errol flynn festival took place – february submission received organiser feature selected festival programme opening gala featured jeanpierre jeunets latest film micmac director present film guest included peter mullan james earl jones cast scottish classic gregory girl oscar nominated crazy heart also shown prior general release date also included cary grant retrospective well strand focusing japanese cinema fashion music film margaret tait award experimental innovative filmmaking launched coming £ commission winner next project th edition ran february featured gene kelly strictly song dance retrospective marking centenary birth film shown including instead eagle premiere th edition took place february featuring world uk premiere closing gala featured le havre must place kid bike etc frightfest highlight included raid day edition ran february featuring film screening uk film premiere festival lasting day february march gff th edition admission figure topped programme featured uk premiere seven world premiere festival popup event hosted various location throughout city including briggait tall ship th edition successful manager decided add one day next year th glasgow film festival ran february march festival featured event including world premiere uk premiere scottish premiere festival introduced first award — audience award tom browne radiator attendance reached festival took place february edition featured feature film including uk premiere admission reached audience award deniz gamze ergüvens mustang th edition took place february festival attained admission fourth consecutive year featuring film country uk premiere programme highlight included elle negro free fire screening john carpenter thing indoor ski slope empire magazine presented special screening lost boy secret location audience award alankrita shrivastavas lipstick burkha th edition took place february march premiere screening event planned however edition festival nearly ruined british isle cold wave several day local could attend event th edition took place february march programme includes nine world premiere uk premiere filmopening proxima alice winocour edition held march th edition festival screened feature including six world premiere european international premiere uk premiere festival opened adura onashile’s glasgowshot feature debut girl closed nida manzoor’s polite society th anniversary edition held february march year feature submission exceeded lineup featured world international premiere including i̇lker çatak’s teachers’ lounge agnieszka holland’s green border giacomo abbruzzese’s disco boy opening film rose glass love lie bleeding gff introduced award audience award film eligible award usually first second time director either fiction documentary award voted attendee winner announced closing gala festival culture glasgow official website