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The biggest competitive short film festival in Scotland, and one with a reputation for discovering year's big hitters, the Glasgow Short Film Festival is back with another great line-up of work from around the world. There's the usual focus on homegrown talent, plus the celebrated Bill Douglas Award and a special strand celebrating LGBTQ+ filmmakers. The opening film is Alex Hetherington's The Disco.
The festival runs from 19 to 23 March.
View Films by Strand:
- Bill Douglas Award 1: Our being In transmission
- Bill Douglas Award 2: A portrait reflected in splinters
- Bill Douglas Award 3: Myths For Founding And Confounding
- Bill Douglas Award 4: Terms And Conditions For Survival
- Bill Douglas Award 6: Codes of belonging
- Festival Favourites
- For Shorts & Giggles
- Galas
- Grieving Tomorrows: Discourses on Ontology, or Resisting Erasure
- Minikino presents Indonesian Spice Route
- Scared Shortless
- Scottish Competition 1: Hunt You Down
- Scottish Competition 2: One More Hour
- Scottish Competition 3: Living In Exile
View previous years coverage of the Glasgow Short Film Festival festival:
GSFF Latest Reviews
Exploration of the car hobby of 'diffing' and its attraction to those who participate
The story of culinary treasure the goose barnacle and its influence on life in the Algarve.
Glasgow Short Film Festival Features
Glasgow Short Film Festival News
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