The Glasgow Film Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and there's a great line-up to look forward to. This year also sees the return of the festival's popular events strand, which gives attendees the opportunity to enjoy immersive experiences and go on cinematic adventures together - and, of course, there's the ever-popular Glasgow Frightfest strand, which gives Scottish viewers the chance to see some of the world's scariest new offerings.

Special guests include Viggo Mortensen, who will participate in a special In Conversation event, as well as Emily Hampshire, George Mackay, Ben Wheatley, Rose Glass, Maxine Peake and Kevin Macdonald.

The festival runs from 28 February to 10 March.

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Jericho Ridge
Jericho Ridge
A lone officer with a broken ankle fights for survival at a police station.
In Flames
In Flames
After the death of the family patriarch, a mother and daughter’s precarious existence is ripped apart by figures from their past – both real and imagined.
Tummy Monster
Tummy Monster
A self-centred tattoo artist finds his request for a selfie leads to a dangerous late-night game after a famous client comes to call.
Custom
Custom
A couple producing custom erotic films are dragged into a nightmarish conspiracy.
High & Low - John Galliano
High & Low - John Galliano
Documentary about controversial fashion designer John Galliano.
All You Need Is Death
All You Need Is Death
A young couple records and collects folk songs in rural Ireland, selling them to a mysterious, rich buyer. When rumours of a song never-before-heard reach the couple, they find themselves in an uneasy alliance with a music professor to discover an ancient song, a song that may end up unlocking some dark truth from the past which will alter all their lives.
The Cemetery of Cinema
The Cemetery of Cinema
Thierno Souleymane Diallo sets out with his camera in search of the birth of filmmaking in Guinea.
I Dream In Photos
I Dream In Photos
A documentary about the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-Winning photographer Cathal McNaughton.
Mom
Mom
A young mother struggles to cope alone in a new home.
The Well
The Well
A budding art restorer travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory. Little does she know the sinister secret behind it - or what is going on down in the cellar.
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Glasgow Film Festival Features

The man who sold Utopia
Matthew Wells on the early days of Hollywood and Frank Capra: Mr America
Hex, lies and videotape
Tiago Teixeira on creating magic in Custom
In tune with the darkness
Paul Duane on music, monstrosities and All You Need Is Death
'I tried to stay away from the bubblegum version'
Olga Mill on creating the Eighties look of Love Lies Bleeding and being inspired by mold for Eileen
Behind the bias cut
Kevin Macdonald on fashion, alcoholism, cancel culture and High & Low – John Galliano
Squad goals
Smari Gunn and Logi Sigursveinsson on their crowd-pleasing football doc The Home Game
Every little moment
Samyuktha Vijayan on getting real about transition in Blue Sunshine
Some form of melancholy
Aylin Tezel on exploring intersecting journeys in Falling Into Place
Turning up the heat
Sean Garrity, Jonas Chernick and Sara Canning on The Burning Season
The beauty of the road
Emma Westenberg on empathy, absurdity and Bleeding Love
Layers of mystery
llker Çatak in conversation on Oscar shortlisted The Teachers’ Lounge, Wim Wenders, and the films that inspired him
A gran plan
Karl R Hearne on The G's inspiration, those who target the old and the portrayal of female sexuality as a radical act
Putting The G in Vengeance
Dale Dickey on her role as a gran bent on revenge and the resolution of the actors' strike
A film of two halves
Alan Scott Neal and Taylor Sardoni on writing and shooting Last Straw
Ewan tripping on an energy rush
Proud dad on filming with Clara, Danny Boyle and wearing that moustache
The Restoration of Oz
As The Wizard of Oz returns to delight a new generation, we explore the real magic of cinema. The film you'll see in cinemas now is clean and bright; but how was this achieved?

Glasgow Film Festival News

2024 Glasgow Film Festival programme announced
Love Lies Bleeding leads a strong line-up
Glasgow Frightfest 2024 line-up announced
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