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Festivals
Dundead Horror Film Festival announces 2015 schedule
The lineup for this year’s Dundead festival at Dundee Contemporary Arts has been announced. The UK premiere of American kidnap thriller The Badger Gam... Read more »| 08 Apr 2015 -
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Glasgow Film Theatre announce Sound & Vision programme
Glasgow Film Theatre have announced a string of music-themed events in April and May, including live performances from Saint Etienne and Field Music and a co... Read more »| 26 Mar 2015 -
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BAFTA Scotland New Talent nominees announced
The shortlist for this year's British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards – the annual awards that aim to shine a spotlight on emerging talent from acro... Read more »| 24 Mar 2015 -
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The Skinny Short Film Competition 2015
Following the success of last year’s Skinny Short Film Competition, we’re once again on the hunt for the most exciting new voices in short film-m... Read more »| 12 Mar 2015 -
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Radiator wins Glasgow Film Festival audience award
It was announced on Sunday that Tom Browne’s debut feature Radiator has won the first Glasgow Film Festival audience award. The film – which foc... Read more »| 04 Mar 2015 -
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EIFF announce TV movie retrospective and Mexico focus for 2015
Some early news of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival programme was announced today, with the main 2015 retrospective – Little Big... Read more »| 12 Feb 2015
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BAFTA 2015: Boyhood in pole position as Birdman comes crashing down
Stephen Fry was back on full luvvie-presenter mode last night for British film’s annual celebration of cinema and the award results were as tepid as hi... Read more »| 09 Feb 2015 -
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Glasgow Short Film Festival unveils 2015 programme
The Glasgow Short Film Festival has revealed the details of its 2015 programme, the first to take place outside the main Glasgow Film Festival. It opens wit... Read more »| 29 Jan 2015 -
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Glasgow Film Festival 2015 programme announced
With the full line-up for the 2015 Glasgow Film Festival unveiled, we take a look at some of the highlights, from screenings at pop-up roller discos to new films from Ruben Östlund and Noah Baumbach. Read more »| 21 Jan 2015 -
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The Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman lead 2015 Oscar nominations
The awards season kicked into a higher gear today as the Oscars announced the nominations for its 87th awards, to take place 22 Feb in Los Angeles. Much of t... Read more »| 15 Jan 2015 -
Theatre
HOME 2015 opening programme launched
HOME, Manchester’s new centre for contemporary visual art, theatre and film, yesterday presented its extensive opening programme for 2015. The launch t... Read more »| 15 Jan 2015 -
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The Grand Budapest Hotel, Birdman, The Theory of Everything lead BAFTA nominations
The nominations for the 2015 British Academy Film Awards have been announced, with Wes Anderson’s comic caper The Grand Budapest Hotel picking up eleve... Read more »| 09 Jan 2015 -
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Glasgow Youth Film Festival announces 2015 line-up
The Glasgow Youth Film Festival has revealed details of its new-look programme for 2015, including a fantasy-themed pop-up cinema at the Barras and a clutch ... Read more »| 17 Dec 2014 -
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Mark Adams named new EIFF artistic director
The Edinburgh International Film Festival is set for a new artistic director, with veteran film critic and programmer Mark Adams taking on the role. Adams, ... Read more »| 16 Dec 2014 -
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Mad Max: Fury Road trailer released
The trailer for next year’s Mad Max reboot starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult has been released online. Fury Road stars Hardy... Read more »| 11 Dec 2014