Glasgow loves cinema and offers a wide selection of entertainment to film goers and movie buffs alike. You can see all the latest big releases or catch an art house movie, participate in film quiz nights and enjoy special screenings.Monos ay GFT
20 October, 2019 – Preview 25 – 31 October, 2019 High in the mountains of South America, a ragtag band of child soldiers brandishing guns stand guard over a ‘conscripted’ milk cow and a kidnapped American engineer. Awaiting instructions, the kids stave off boredom with feral teenage raves, until an attack forces them to abandon […]
Read the full article: Monos ay GFT
Thursday, October 17, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
The King, GFT
18 October – 24 October, 2019 Hal, wayward prince and heir to the English throne, is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father dies. Now the young king must navigate palace politics, the war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life. Director David Michôd (Animal Kingdom) and his co-writer […]
Read the full article: The King, GFT
| Filed under: Cinema
Non-Fiction, GFT
18 – 31 October, 2019 Juliette Binoche shines as Selena, an actress at the centre of a complicated love triangle, in this irreverent and witty new film from French iconoclast Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper, Clouds of Sils Maria). When Selena’s publisher husband Alain refuses to publish her lover Léonard’s latest masterpiece, their personal and professional conflicts […]
Read the full article: Non-Fiction, GFT
| Filed under: Cinema
SQIFF 2019 Black History Month: Calalai: In Betweenness + shorts
Tuesday 22 October 2019 5.30pm, Free but ticketed, Theatre 15+ / F-rated Book online / 0141 352 4900 Calalai: In Betweenness by filmmaker Kiki Febriyanti depicts women in South Sulawesi Bugis culture, which for centuries has accepted gender diversity as implicit, believing humans consist of 5 genders, one of them being calalai. The film takes a closer look […]
Read the full article: SQIFF 2019 Black History Month: Calalai: In Betweenness + shorts
| Filed under: Cinema
Chinese Visual Festival CCA
Saturday 19 October — Sunday 20 October 2019 chinesevisualfestival.org Now in its ninth year of screening the best in Chinese-language cinema in the UK, Chinese Visual Festival is bringing three of its most popular films to Glasgow. From Mainland China and Hong Kong, these films are a mix of fiction and documentary, covering themes ranging from gender identity […]
Read the full article: Chinese Visual Festival CCA
| Filed under: Cinema
Mòd 2019 National Theatre of Scotland – Rocket Post screening + family drama workshop
Friday 18 October 2019 CCA 10am, Free but ticketed, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 July, 1934. The Western Isles. A small crowd stand on a beach and watch in amazement. Eccentric German scientist Gerhard Zucker tells them he wants to bring the world together. The future is about communication. The future is about […]
| Filed under: Cinema, Classes and Workshops
Mòd 2019 Gaelic Film Screenings: A taste of BBC Alba – Na Millenni-Gaels CCA
Friday 18 October 2019 A taste of BBC ALBA, screening Na Millenni-Gaels (Episode 1), alongside a chat and Q&A with guests from each featured programme. Blasad BBC ALBA le cabadaich agus Q&A le aoighean bho gach prògram. 3pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema All ages Book tickets / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Mòd 2019 National Theatre of Scotland – Rocket Post screening + […]
Read the full article: Mòd 2019 Gaelic Film Screenings: A taste of BBC Alba – Na Millenni-Gaels CCA
| Filed under: Cinema
French Film Festival GFT 2019
Welcome to the 27th edition of the French Film Festival, the UK’s only festival embracing French and Francophone cinema in all its diversity. We are delighted to be screening some of the most exciting new films from across the Channel, including Cannes award-winners On a Magical Night and Portrait of a Lady on Fire, as well as Bruno […]
Read the full article: French Film Festival GFT 2019
| Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
The Irishman GFT
15 – 17 November,2019 Frank ‘The Irishman’ Sheeran (Robert DeNiro) is a man with a lot on his mind. In the 1950s, he falls in with Russell Bafalino (Joe Pesci) and his Pennsylvania crime family, climbing the ranks to become a top hitman. Martin Scorsese’s epic saga of organised crime in post-war America recounts the […]
Read the full article: The Irishman GFT
| Filed under: Cinema
Lost Lives plus Q & A
23 October, 2019, 8.15 p.m. Based on the book Lost Lives, which records every single death since the beginning of the modern conflict known as the Troubles in Northern Ireland, this heartfelt documentary is a cinematic homage to the victims, from all sides. Powerfully narrated by famous Irish and Northern Irish actors, including Kenneth Branagh, Roma […]
Read the full article: Lost Lives plus Q & A
| Filed under: Cinema
Malcolm X 35 mm GFT
20 October, 2019, 6.15 p.m. We are delighted to have the rare chance to screen Malcolm X on 35mm as part of Black History Month. This is going to be special. Civil-rights leader Malcolm X is strikingly immortalised in Spike Lee’s panoramic biopic, tracing his remarkable transformation from incarcerated juvenile felon to globally-renowned religious statesman. Denzel Washington […]
Read the full article: Malcolm X 35 mm GFT
| Filed under: Cinema
Halloween at GFT 2019
This year for Halloween GFT is turning to some of the classic actors who have defined horror on the big screen – Christopher Lee, Vincent Price… and Nicolas Cage? Guaranteed chills and thrills in the cinema, and remember – it’s only a movie… Films in this Season 31 October The Wicker Man: The Final Cut […]
Read the full article: Halloween at GFT 2019
| Filed under: Cinema, Hallowe'en in Glasgow
Preview: Pink Wall with Q & A
Saturday 19 October, 2019 6 p.m. Pink Wall is a modern-day romance, following the six-year relationship of Jenna (Tatiana Maslany) and Leon (Jay Duplass). Intimately told through defining moments along their journey together, the film explores how both friendship and resentments grow as the pressures of adult life confront them. Followed by a Q&A with director Tom […]
Read the full article: Preview: Pink Wall with Q & A
| Filed under: Cinema
Africa in Motion Film Festival 2019 Glasgow
25 October – 3 November, 2019 This year the AIM Festival has taken a collaborative approach with 16 curators shaping an incredible programme! You will find a unique mix of screenings and events, from archival classics to Afrofuturist tales, silent films to music extravaganzas, short films to fiction features. Full details and tickets on AIM […]
Read the full article: Africa in Motion Film Festival 2019 Glasgow
| Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Hitsville The Making of Motown Black History Month Glasgow
21 October,2019 The first documentary about the iconic label to be made with the participation of the label’s visionary founder, Berry Gordy, Hitsville: The Making of Motown will be an unmissable cinematic event, released during the year Motown Records celebrates its 60th Anniversary. Directed by Gabe and Ben Turner (Class of 92, One Direction: This Is […]
Read the full article: Hitsville The Making of Motown Black History Month Glasgow
| Filed under: Cinema
Branagh Theatre Live – A Winter’s Tale GFT
4 December, 2019 Due to phenomenal demand, The Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare’s timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption, returns to cinemas this festive season. This beautifully reimagined production, co-directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh, features a remarkable cast including Dame Judi Dench as Paulina, alongside Tom Bateman, Jessie Buckley, Hadley Fraser, Miranda Raison and Sir […]
Read the full article: Branagh Theatre Live – A Winter’s Tale GFT
| Filed under: Cinema, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Cinemasters at GFT: Quentin Tarantino
8 – 30 October, 2019 Quentin Tarantino’s 9th film Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood is one of the biggest hits of 2019, so this month GFT is looking back at the movies that made Tarantino’s name. And since QT is such an outspoken advocate for physical film, they are delighted to have the opportunity to screen […]
Read the full article: Cinemasters at GFT: Quentin Tarantino
| Filed under: Cinema
Scotland Loves Anime 10 Anniversary at GFT
11 – 13 October, 2019 This year marks a decade of Scotland Loves Anime, bringing one of its strongest line-ups to date as it continues to bring a varied look at the world of Japanese animation. In 2019 the special guest is Yuhei Sakuragi, who returns to deliver a Q&A session following the UK premiere […]
Read the full article: Scotland Loves Anime 10 Anniversary at GFT
Friday, October 11, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
American Woman GFT
11 – 17 February, 2019 In a blue-collar town in Pennsylvania, Debra Callahan (Sienna Miller) is a grandmother by the age of 32. When her teenage daughter goes missing, she is left to raise her infant grandson alone. American Woman charts one woman’s gruelling 11-year odyssey, from the day her daughter vanishes, through the trials and tribulations […]
Read the full article: American Woman GFT
| Filed under: Cinema
Judy GFT
4 – 17 October, 2019 30 years have passed since Judy Garland shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz. Now broke, jobless and struggling with addiction she is offered a five-week residency performing at the Talk of the Town in London in the winter of 1968. Judy is a compassionate and revealing dive in to the […]
Read the full article: Judy GFT
| Filed under: Cinema
48 Hours Film Project Part 1 GFT
Tuesday 15 October, 2019 8.30 p.m. Scotland’s most popular filmmaking event is back! Come along on 11-13 October weekend to make a film in just 48 hours and get it screened at the GFT. You could win a free trip to Filmapalooza in the Netherlands! Sign up today at 48hourfilm.com Book both screenings for £15/£11. […]
Read the full article: 48 Hours Film Project Part 1 GFT
| Filed under: Cinema, Classes and Workshops
Her Century: Scottish Women on Film GFT
Tuesday 15 October, 2019 – 6.15 p.m. Scotland’s women lived through major social change in the twentieth century, challenging their roles in society and fighting for equality: at work and at home, from classroom to croft, and from girlhood to motherhood. Discover their stories and hear their voices in Her Century, a timely collection of […]
Read the full article: Her Century: Scottish Women on Film GFT
| Filed under: Cinema
The Relative Worlds GFT plus Q and A
Saturday 12 October, 2019 – 5.20 p.m. Part of Scotland Loves Anime Shin Hazama is a normal high school boy living an ordinary life in Tokyo… a life that is about to be turned upside-down when he encounters Jin, a boy who looks identical to him but claims to originate from another world entirely. Jin’s […]
Read the full article: The Relative Worlds GFT plus Q and A
| Filed under: Cinema
European Art House Cinema Day GFT
By The Grace of God Sunday, 13 October, 2019 – 4 p.m. François Ozon’s gripping true-life drama is an engrossing and topical examination of the Catholic Church abuse scandal, telling the story of three men who come together to dismantle the code of silence and pursue justice for the abuse they suffered as children. Based […]
Read the full article: European Art House Cinema Day GFT
| Filed under: Cinema
The Day Shall Come GFT
11 – 17 October, 2019 Unstable preacher Moses brings hope to the Miami projects by galvanising a small band of African-American locals. Offered cash to save his family from eviction, Moses has no idea his sponsor works for the FBI, who have hatched a plan to fuel his madcap revolutionary dreams. Based on 100 true […]
Read the full article: The Day Shall Come GFT
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
The Joker, Cineworld Glasgow
Release date 4th October, 2019 Screenings: Cineworld, Renfrew Street, Glasgow Forever alone in a crowd, failed comedian Arthur Fleck seeks connection as he walks the streets of Gotham City. Arthur wears two masks — the one he paints for his day job as a clown, and the guise he projects in a futile attempt to […]
Read the full article: The Joker, Cineworld Glasgow
| Filed under: Cinema
CINE[STHESIA]: Filmichean Gàidhlig/ Gaelic Films Ghlaschu Mod 2019
Wednesday, 9 October 2019, 6.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m. National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall To celebrate the return of the Royal National Mòd to Glasgow there will be a specially selected programme of films which highlight the Gaelic content in Moving Image Collections at NLS at Kelvin Hall. An evening of films which celebrate […]
Read the full article: CINE[STHESIA]: Filmichean Gàidhlig/ Gaelic Films Ghlaschu Mod 2019
Monday, October 7, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema, Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Black Abolitionists in Scotland, Black History Month 2019
Talk & Film Screening Thursday 10 October 2019 5.30pm, Free/£2/£4/£6 + £1 booking fee, Cinema All ages / F-rated Book online / 0141 3524900 Professor Bernier, from the University of Edinburgh, will discuss the African American “struggle for liberty” in Scotland by tracing the transatlantic tours of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Josiah Henson, Sarah Parker Remond and […]
Read the full article: Black Abolitionists in Scotland, Black History Month 2019
| Filed under: Black History Month Glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry Events, Cinema
Roger Waters Us + Them GFT
2 – 6 October, 2019 Roger Waters, co-founder, creative force and songwriter behind Pink Floyd, presents his highly anticipated film, Us + Them, featuring state-of-the-art visual production and breath-taking sound in this unmissable cinema event. Filmed in Amsterdam on the European leg of his 2017–2018 Us + Them tour which saw Waters perform to over two […]
Read the full article: Roger Waters Us + Them GFT
Friday, October 4, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Werewolf, GFT
4 – 10 October, 2019 In the final days of the Second World War, eight children who have escaped from the Gross-Rosen concentration camp find refuge in an abandoned palace. Hanka, also a former inmate, becomes their guardian. After the atrocities of the camp, the children slowly begin to regain what is left of their […]
Read the full article: Werewolf, GFT
| Filed under: Cinema
Related Pages
- Monos ay GFT
- The King, GFT
- Non-Fiction, GFT
- SQIFF 2019 Black History Month: Calalai: In Betweenness + shorts
- Chinese Visual Festival CCA
- Mòd 2019 National Theatre of Scotland – Rocket Post screening + family drama workshop
- Mòd 2019 Gaelic Film Screenings: A taste of BBC Alba – Na Millenni-Gaels CCA
- French Film Festival GFT 2019
- The Irishman GFT
- Lost Lives plus Q & A
- Malcolm X 35 mm GFT
- Halloween at GFT 2019
- Preview: Pink Wall with Q & A
- Africa in Motion Film Festival 2019 Glasgow
- Hitsville The Making of Motown Black History Month Glasgow
- Branagh Theatre Live – A Winter’s Tale GFT
- Cinemasters at GFT: Quentin Tarantino
- Scotland Loves Anime 10 Anniversary at GFT
- American Woman GFT
- Judy GFT
