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    Glasgow Film Festival selects nine projects for inaugural Funny Features comedy lab (exclusive) 5qi3o

    2024-10-07T11:20:00Z 6g4x1b

    BFI-backed lab includes projects from Screen Stars of Tomorrow and Rising Stars Scotland.

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    Reason8 picks up buzzy dark comedy ‘Tummy Monster’ starring Lorn Macdonald (exclusive) 4wa6l

    2024-04-29T09:51:00Z

    The dark comedy stars ’Bridgerton’ actor Lorn Macdonald.

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    Glasgow Film Festival’s 20th edition enjoys rise in audience levels and industry engagement 2r6a3a

    2024-03-21T11:50:00Z

    Cinema issions were up 4%, while industry attendance increased by 56%. 

  • 'The Home Game' directors Kari Vidarsson and Smari Gunn
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    Icelandic football film ‘The Home Game’ scores audience award as Glasgow Film Festival wraps 4lv3s

    2024-03-11T13:27:00Z

    Smari Gunn and Logi Sigursveinsson’s underdog documentary scored the highest audience score in the award’s 10-year history.

  • Lucy Cohen, Charlotte Regan, Luna Carmoon, Adura Onashile, Eva Yates, Mia Bays
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    “A wave comes and it goes”: Rising UK filmmakers debate pros and cons of being labelled part of a movement 151j9

    2024-03-08T15:07:00Z

    Charlotte Regan, Luna Carmoon, Adura Onashile and Lucy Cohen were speaking alongside Mia Bays and Eva Yates at the Glasgow Film Festival.

  • Lucy Cohen, Flora Hylton on 'Edge Of Summer' set
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    ‘Edge Of Summer’ filmmakers on moving from docs to fiction, shooting in Cornwall and having babies while making a film 126538

    2024-03-07T14:51:00Z

    The UK feature world premieres at Glasgow Film Festival.

  • Falling Into Place
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    Aylin Tezel’s ‘Falling Into Place’ secures key deals ahead of Glasgow premiere (exclusive) 445iz

    2024-03-01T15:27:00Z

    Tezel’s debut feature has its UK premiere on Saturday 2.

  • Chris Kumar, Allison Gardner
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    “We are a lean, mean, running machine”: How Glasgow Film Festival is packing a punch 2w3i2b

    2024-02-28T12:19:00Z

    As the festival marks its 20th edition, Allison Gardner and Chris Kumar discuss the fresh programming team and balancing budgets. 

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    Alief acquires Lucy Cohen’s Glasgow premiere 'Edge Of Summer’ (exclusive) 35347

    2024-02-09T11:00:00Z

    Cohen’s narrative feature debut is produced by Dorothy St Pictures, with backing from BBC Film and BFI.

  • Mia Bays, Eva Yates
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    Mia Bays, Eva Yates, Adura Onashile, Charlotte Regan Glasgow industry line-up 6f2g5c

    2024-02-06T10:54:00Z

    Highights include a celebration of the new wave of UK filmmaking; the inaugural Book to Screen live pitching event; and the  launch of the industry advisory board’s 10-year vision for the festival’s industry programme. 

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    ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ to open Glasgow Film Festival; full programme revealed 2b3v4o

    2024-01-24T09:00:00Z

    Full festival programme for the 20th edition is revealed.

  • Charlotte Wells, Ben Sharrock
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    Charlotte Wells, Ben Sharrock among talent mentors for Glasgow Film Festival 2024 181p3b

    2023-12-14T13:59:00Z

    The inaugural animation scheme cohort has also been unveiled.

  • 'We Have Never Been Modern'
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    Glasgow Film Festival sets first 2024 titles, Czech country focus 2o4f6b

    2023-12-07T00:01:00Z

    2024 marks the 20th edition of the festival. 

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    Film4, Protagonist, Netflix execs inaugural industry board of Glasgow Film Festival 1n2765

    2023-09-19T08:27:00Z

    The board will develop a 10-year strategy for the festival’s industry programme.

  • Glasgow Film Theatre
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    UK’s Glasgow Film Theatre strikes landmark union agreement 6j292u

    2023-08-10T13:29:00Z

    A voluntary recognition agreement has been signed between GFT and union Unite – the first of its kind for a Scottish cinema.

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    Glasgow Film Festival reports 25% boost in cinema attendance g1y2b

    2023-03-16T00:01:00Z

    The industry presence saw a return to pre-pandemic levels. 

  • Riceboy Sleeps
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    ‘Riceboy Sleeps’ wins Glasgow audience award as festival co-director bids fond farewell 6m6h67

    2023-03-13T15:36:00Z

    Glasgow Film Festival ran from March 1-12, screening 123 features. 

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    Adura Onashile on shooting ‘Girl’ in Glasgow and venturing to South America for her next project 6amy

    2023-03-09T15:09:00Z

    ‘Girl’ was the opening night film at Glasgow Film Festival and world premiered at Sundance.

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    “I’m still one of the only female execs”: gender gap in animation needs work, say industry insiders ad6e

    2023-03-09T09:46:00Z

    ”It seems like it’s been a lot easier for men to rise up the ranks” 

  • Melanie Iredale
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    UK’s Birds’ Eye View marks 20th anniversary with name change (exclusive) 1g5rz

    2023-03-08T10:15:00Z

    “Much has changed since the charity was set up 20 years ago and yet there remains a long way to go,” said director Melanie Iredale.