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Article published 21/01/2025

Today (Tuesday 21 January), Glasgow Film Festival (GFF25) has announced the programme for its 21st edition. Across 12 packed days, Scotland’s largest annual celebration of cinema will showcase 91 World, UK and Scottish premieres from 39 countries.

As well as an outstanding line-up of premieres, special events and community takeovers for both residents and visitors to enjoy, this 21st edition also marks CEO and Film Festival Director Allison Gardner’s final festival, after more than 30 years at Glasgow Film.

GFF is one of the leading film festivals in the UK and is run by Glasgow Film, a charity which also runs Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow Film Festival is made possible by support from Screen Scotland and the BFI Audience Projects Fund, both awarding National Lottery funding, Glasgow Life and EventScotland, part of VisitScotland.

The programme

The 2025 programme runs from Wednesday 26 February – Sunday 9 March, opening with the World premiere of Scottish director John Maclean’s hotly-anticipated survival thriller Tornado starring Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira and Kōki, shot on location in Scotland.

Other highlights across the programme include:

  • the World premiere of Scottish documentary filmmaker Martyn Robertson’s Make It To Munich, following remarkable Scots teenager Ethan Walker as he defies life-threatening injuries to cycle from Glasgow’s Hampden Park to Munich Football Arena for Scotland’s opening Euro24 match
Explore the full programme

 

  • a total of 12 World and European premieres, 76 UK premieres and 12 Scottish premieres from 39 countries to the big screen at Glasgow Film Theatre and venues across Scotland
  • Scottish premiere highlights include Scottish folk horror Harvest shot on location in Argyllshire, Tilda Swinton and George Mackay in the post-apocalyptic musical satire The End, Nicolas Cage in trippy psychological thriller The Surfer, and Glasgow’s James McArdle in the feel-good comedy Four Mothers
  • Glasgow-born Hollywood star James McAvoy will appear at a live In Conversation event, looking back at his career

Supported through our International Events Programme, the Glasgow Film Festival is part of an exciting portfolio of events strengthening Scotland’s reputation as the perfect stage for events.

The festival’s exciting and varied programme is filled with an abundance of World, European, UK and Scottish premieres as well as true cinema classics and thrilling special events, giving people the chance to connect, share and enjoy in truly memorable experiences in the way only events can.

Through their commitment to screening Scottish based films, they also help showcase to audiences, both visiting and local, what is available beyond the screen to go and explore, reflecting the growing global trend of screen tourism or ‘set-jetting’. Congratulations to Allison and the GFF team on another fantastic programme – we wish Allison a wonderful final edition."

Rebecca Edser, Head of EventScotland

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