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NewsWatch the trailer for stunning Scottish drama Harvest
The Scottish landscape has rarely looked more sumptuous on screen than in Athina Rachel Tsangari's woozy folk western Harvest; here's the film's first trailer ahead of its cinema release in July Read more »| 16 Apr 2025 -
NewsGlasgow Film Theatre reveal 2025 birthday programme
The Glasgow cinema will celebrate its 51st birthday this May with a month-long programme that includes a David Lynch season and loads of classics back on the big screen, with some screenings on 35mm and 70mm Read more »| 09 Apr 2025 -
NewsMUBI FEST coming to Glasgow in 2025
Distributor, streaming service and production company MUBI have announced that their global touring festival MUBI FEST will come to Glasgow in November 2025 Read more »| 26 Mar 2025 -
NewsGlasgow Short Film Festival 2025: The Award Winners
Lisa Clarkson’s Paternal Advice won this year’s Scottish Competition while Iranian filmmaker Maryam Tafakory won the Bill Douglas Award for best international short film Read more »| 25 Mar 2025 -
NewsGlasgow Short Film Festival reveals 2025 programme
Glasgow Short Film Festival is back with a programme of international work including films from the Gaza Film Unit and a spotlight on Indonesian filmmaker Riar Rizaldi, as well as short film programmes exploring sex, grief and the multiverse Read more »| 19 Feb 2025 -
FestivalsGlasgow Short Film Festival opens with film celebrating Hot Mess
GSFF25 will open with the world premiere of Alex Hetherington’s The Disco - A Portrait of Simon Eilbeck, an experimental documentary about the founder of Scottish queer club night Hot Mess Read more »| 05 Feb 2025
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ArtCreative Scotland reveal Multi-Year Funding awards
The recipients of nearly £200 million of Creative Scotland funding have been announced, as the long-delayed Multi-Year Funding process concludes Read more »| 30 Jan 2025 -
NewsGlasgow Film Festival reveals its 2025 programme
The 21st edition of GFF returns with a programme rich with Scottish talent this year, including the world premiere of John Maclean’s second feature and an on-stage talk with James McAvoy Read more »| 21 Jan 2025 -
NewsGlasgow Film Festival reveal special events and Austria focus for 2025
More programme details from Glasgow Film Festival have emerged, with next year’s Country Focus and Special Events revealed. Plus Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced its 2025 dates Read more »| 11 Dec 2024 -
NewsBAFTA Scotland 2024: Scottish horror Out of Darkness wins big
BAFTA’s annual bash celebrating Scottish film and television handed out awards to an eclectic selection of work last night, with David Tennant, Ashley Storrie and Kevin Macdonald among the winners Read more »| 18 Nov 2024 -
NewsFirst details of Glasgow Film Festival 2025 revealed
Glasgow Film Festival celebrates its 21st edition next year, and to mark this coming-of-age milestone, the festival will be treating audiences to a free retrospective of fantastic coming-of-age films from across cinema history Read more »| 30 Oct 2024 -
FilmInverness Film Festival reveals 2024 programme
Inverness Film Festival is back with another packed lineup that should delight Highland audiences – highlights include new films from Mike Leigh, Sean Baker and Andrea Arnold Read more »| 11 Oct 2024 -
NewsWatch the trailer for Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands
Since Yesterday – the new documentary celebrating the Scottish girl bands who should be on every young music fan's walls but aren’t – gets a new trailer ahead of its UK cinema release and tour Read more »| 04 Sep 2024 -
FestivalsScottish Queer International Film Festival announces 2024 programme
SQIFF returns for its ninth annual celebration of LGBTQIA+ filmmaking talent with a five-day festival that includes a documentary on the lesbian Greek paradise Lesvos, an installation celebrating the much-missed Bonjour, and a lively short film programme Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
NewsEdinburgh Film Festival: The 2024 award winners
The new-look Edinburgh International Film Festival came to a close with the world premiere of an excellent new Scottish documentary and an awards ceremony for its mint-fresh competitions Read more »| 22 Aug 2024