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.Love Music Hate Racism Gil Scott-Heron: Black Wax – Film Screening and Discussion
Love Music Hate Racism Gil Scott-Heron: Black Wax – Film Screening and Discussion CCA Sun 15 November 2015 6.30pm, £5 (£4 concessions) + £1 booking fee, Theatre Ages 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 The poet, vocalist, and songwriter Gil Scott-Heron is often regarded as one of the most influential figures of rap and […]
Friday, November 13, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema
UK Jewish Film Festival – Apples From The Desert CCA 14 Nov 2015
CCA Sat 14 November 2015 Reception: 7pm, Film: 7.30pm, £8 (£6 concession for members) + £1 booking fee, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events UK Jewish Film Festival Sat 14 November — Sat 21 November 2015 Nominated for three Israeli Academy Awards and adapted from the much-loved book, Apples […]
Read the full article: UK Jewish Film Festival – Apples From The Desert CCA 14 Nov 2015
| Filed under: Cinema
Tangerine Friday 13–Thursday 19 November, 2015 GFT
Tangerine15 Friday 13–Thursday 19 November, 2015 GFT Buy tickets online On Christmas Eve, rambunctious trans sex worker Sin-Dee Rella is released from a 28-day stint in prison to discover her pimp boyfriend has been sleeping with someone else. Outraged, she begins a rampage of revenge that takes her across the sun-scorched streets of downtown Los […]
Read the full article: Tangerine Friday 13–Thursday 19 November, 2015 GFT
| Filed under: Cinema
A Woman Under the Influence GFT Sunday 15 November, 2015
A Woman Under the Influence15 GFT Sunday 15 November, 2015 14:15 Buy tickets online Veteran independent actor Gena Rowlands will receive an honorary Oscar at the Governor’s Awards in November and, to mark this achievement, GFT are screening A Woman Under the Influence , for which Rowlands was nominated for Best Actress at the 1975 […]
Read the full article: A Woman Under the Influence GFT Sunday 15 November, 2015
Thursday, November 12, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema
LGBTI Human Rights Activism and Film CCA Sun 15 November, 2015
LGBTI Human Rights Activism and Film CCA Two Scottish Premieres No Easy Walk to Freedom, made with Voices Against 377; and And Still We Rise Glasgow Human Rights Network Sunday 15 November 2015 3 p.m. Venue: Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauciehall St. Glasgow. Category: Films and theatre Speaker: Professor Nancy Nicol and others University […]
Read the full article: LGBTI Human Rights Activism and Film CCA Sun 15 November, 2015
| Filed under: Cinema
He Named Me Malala GFT Friday 6–Thursday 19 November, 2016
He Named Me MalalaPG GFT Friday 6–Thursday 19 November, 2016 Buy tickets online Malala Yousafzai is the Pakistani girl who was shot by Taliban soldiers when she was 15 for speaking up for girls’ education: and Oscar-winning director Davis Guggenheim ( An Inconvenient Truth) retells her story using animation, archive and new interviews with now […]
Read the full article: He Named Me Malala GFT Friday 6–Thursday 19 November, 2016
| Filed under: Cinema
Brooklyn, GFT, 6 – 19 November, 2015
Brooklyn12A Friday 6–Thursday 19 November, 2015 GFT Adapted by Nick Hornby from Colm Toíbín’s prize-winning novel, Brooklyn sees Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, Hanna ) firmly cementing her leading actress status as a young Irish woman starting an independent life in New York in the 1950s. When family duties call her back to Ireland, she must decide […]
Read the full article: Brooklyn, GFT, 6 – 19 November, 2015
| Filed under: Cinema
GFF15: William McIlvanney, Living With Words review Pat Byrne
Very sad news that William McIlvanney has died today – 5 December, 2015 An absolute triumph for GFF15 – the world premiere was produced by Gill Parry and filmed and directed by Maurice O’Brien. A documentary about William McIlvanney, Kilmarnock writer and vanguard of Scotland’s Tartan Noir. Only half an hour long, the film captured […]
Read the full article: GFF15: William McIlvanney, Living With Words review Pat Byrne
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema, Glasgow Film Festival 2015
FAIL BETTER: Industrial Hazards, McChuills, Thursday, November 12, 2015
FAIL BETTER: Industrial Hazards Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 8:00pm McChuills Glasgow40 High Street, Glasgow G1 1NL DONT PANIC it’s all fine just sit back no really it’s all fine China’s gonna take care of it all and we don’t need to worry jobs? we don’t need jobs just get some workfare doon yer neck […]
Read the full article: FAIL BETTER: Industrial Hazards, McChuills, Thursday, November 12, 2015
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema, Gig Guide plus Club Events
Carol Mavor, University of Glasgow Creative Writing, 11 November, 2015
For a showing of her film, FULL, followed by a talk on hybridity. 17:30 on Wednesday 11th November, 2015, Room 101, 5 University Gardens Carol Mavor has published five monographs, including Blue Mythologies: Reflections on a Colour (Reaction, 2013). Mavor’s essays and stories have appeared in Cabinet Magazine, Short Fiction and Flash Magazine. This event […]
Read the full article: Carol Mavor, University of Glasgow Creative Writing, 11 November, 2015
Monday, November 9, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema
Distant Voices: The Road from Crime Mon 9 November 2015 CCA
Distant Voices: The Road from Crime Mon 9 November 2015 CCA 3pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 What can we learn from those former prisoners who have successfully “desisted” from criminal behaviour or “gone straight?” This documentary film explores why people desist from offending. It will be followed […]
Read the full article: Distant Voices: The Road from Crime Mon 9 November 2015 CCA
Thursday, November 5, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema
Towed in a Hole & Way Out West GFT Sunday 8 November, 2015
Towed in a Hole & Way Out WestU GFT Sunday 8 November, 2015 15:15 Buy tickets online Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are routinely recognised as one of the finest comedy double-acts of all time. Masters of slapstick and understatement, their works have amused generations of fans. These special double-bills give newcomers the chance […]
Read the full article: Towed in a Hole & Way Out West GFT Sunday 8 November, 2015
| Filed under: Cinema
The Wall of Words GFT Saturday 7 November, 2015
The Wall of WordsN/C 15+ GFT Saturday 7 November, 2015 Buy tickets online When her son succumbs to a disease that leaves him mentally and physically disabled, his distraught mother must learn how to care for him whilst holding together the rest of her crumbling family life. With echoes of Inarritu, Haneke and even Milos […]
Read the full article: The Wall of Words GFT Saturday 7 November, 2015
Sunday, November 1, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema
Africa in Motion Film Festival 2015: Glasgow Programme
Full programme of events Until 1st November, 2015 Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival is celebrating the festival’s 10th birthday with a diverse array of beautiful, inspiring and challenging stories from across the African continent. 23rd October, 2015 – 1 November, 2015 See the full programme Highlights from the Glasgow Programme: Photography exhibition: ‘Ways We […]
Read the full article: Africa in Motion Film Festival 2015: Glasgow Programme
Friday, October 30, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Only Yesterday (PG)Subtitled GFT Saturday 31 October – Sunday 1 November, 2016
Only Yesterday (PG)Subtitled GFT Saturday 31 October – Sunday 1 November, 2016 Based on the manga by Yuko Tone and Kei Okamoto, and directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Isao Takahata, this coming-of-age tale follows 27-year-old office worker Taeko, who takes a trip down memory lane when she leaves Tokyo to visit relatives in the […]
| Filed under: Cinema
Death of a Gentleman GFT Thursday 5 November, 2015
Death of a Gentleman12A GFT Thursday 5 November, 2015 6 p.m. A full game of Test Cricket takes five days to play and is the purest form of the sport. However, it is in danger of being ousted in favour of its shorter, more financially viable cousin ‘Twenty20’. In this film, two fans join forces […]
Read the full article: Death of a Gentleman GFT Thursday 5 November, 2015
| Filed under: Cinema
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution GFT Sunday 1–Wednesday 4 November, 2015
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution15 GFT Sunday 1–Wednesday 4 November, 2015 In the late 1960s, change was coming to America, whether the nation was ready for it or not. Focusing on the short and tumultuous existence of the titular organisation, documentarian Stanley Nelson bracingly brings the era to life, painting a portrait of […]
| Filed under: Cinema
Black Souls GFT Friday 30 October – Thursday 5 November, 2015
Black Souls15 GFT Friday 30 October – Thursday 5 November, 2015 The grey, lawless Calabrian Mountains are an area where honour demands respect and the slightest insult must be avenged. When Luciano leaves the family ‘business’ to dedicate himself to farming, his young son Leo cannot wait to fire a shot in anger. Leo’s impetuous […]
Read the full article: Black Souls GFT Friday 30 October – Thursday 5 November, 2015
| Filed under: Cinema
Taxi Tehran GFT Friday 30 October – Thursday 5 November, 2015
Taxi Tehran12A GFT Friday 30 October – Thursday 5 November, 2015 Virtuoso Iranian director Jafar Panahi (This Is Not a Film, The White Balloon) returns with his latest film from within a country that continuously attempts to suppress his voice. For this latest work, Panahi uses the device of a yellow taxi that drives through […]
Read the full article: Taxi Tehran GFT Friday 30 October – Thursday 5 November, 2015
| Filed under: Cinema
Audition GFT Saturday 31 October, 2015
Audition18 GFT Saturday 31 October, 2015 6 p.m. Takashi Miike’s notorious masterpiece, which garnered both acclaim and outrage upon its release in 2001, Audition remains one of the most infamous and shocking films of the past 20 years. It is also one of the finest Asian horror films ever made. When lonely widower Aoyama (Ryo […]
Read the full article: Audition GFT Saturday 31 October, 2015
| Filed under: Cinema
Wings of Desire at Paisley Abbey Sunday 1 November, 2015
Wings of Desire at Paisley Abbey15 Sunday 1 November, 2015 6.30 p.m. Buy tickets On All Saints’ Day Glasgow Film Festival presents a cinematic spectacular that will take you to another world. Wim Wenders’ 1987 classic Wings of Desire is a hauntingly beautiful exploration of humanity and the desires that connect us to people, places […]
Read the full article: Wings of Desire at Paisley Abbey Sunday 1 November, 2015
| Filed under: Cinema
Under Milk Wood GFT Friday 30 October – Thursday 5 November, 2015
Under Milk Wood15 GFT Friday 30 October – Thursday 5 November, 2015 Kevin Allen’s radically surreal and erotic Welsh language film of Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood stars Rhys Ifans and Charlotte Church in the first cinema production of the brilliant, haunting radio play since Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s 1972 film. Moving away from […]
Read the full article: Under Milk Wood GFT Friday 30 October – Thursday 5 November, 2015
| Filed under: Cinema
An American Werewolf in London GFT Saturday 31 October, 2015
An American Werewolf in London15 GFT Saturday 31 October, 2015 8.30 p.m. A mysterious creature attacks two American college students who are backpacking across the Yorkshire moors. Although Jack falls victim to the beast, David is able to make it out alive when a local shoots the being dead. Awaking in a London hospital weeks […]
Read the full article: An American Werewolf in London GFT Saturday 31 October, 2015
| Filed under: Cinema, Hallowe'en in Glasgow
UK Jewish Film Festival Sat 14 November — Sat 21 November 2015 CCA
UK Jewish Film Festival Sat 14 November — Sat 21 November 2015 CCA Times vary; see event listings for details, £8 (£6 concessions for members) + £1 booking fee, Cinema ukjewishfilm.org Related CCA Events UK Jewish Film Festival – Apples From The Desert Sat 14 November 2015 UK Jewish Film Festival – Raise the Roof […]
Read the full article: UK Jewish Film Festival Sat 14 November — Sat 21 November 2015 CCA
| Filed under: Cinema
Photography exhibition: ‘Ways We Watch Films in Africa’ The Old Hairdressers 23 October – 1 November, 2015
Photography exhibition: ‘Ways We Watch Films in Africa’ The Old Hairdressers 27 Renfield Ln, Glasgow G2 23 October – 1 November, 2015 Across Africa local film industries are flourishing, and as commercial and independent cinema spaces slowly begin to cater for African cinema, audiences have found a myriad of innovative ways to watch […]
Friday, October 23, 2015 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Cinema
For Ailsa – Women in the Workplace, Monday 26 October, 2015 GFT
For Ailsa – Women in the WorkplaceN/C 12+ Monday 26 October 18:00 Professor Ailsa McKay, Glasgow Caledonian University, was a feminist economist who worked with others to evidence and articulate a radical economic model that recognises all work paid and unpaid. Ailsa died on the 5th March 2014. As part of the film, former First […]
Read the full article: For Ailsa – Women in the Workplace, Monday 26 October, 2015 GFT
| Filed under: Cinema
48 Hour Film Project GFT Wednesday 28–Thursday 29 October, 2015
48 Hour Film ProjectN/C 18+ GFT Wednesday 28–Thursday 29 October, 2015 8.15 p.m. The worldwide phenomenon that is The 48 Hour Film Project returns to Glasgow to celebrate its fifth birthday! Over the course of one weekend, teams of budding filmmakers will produce a series of all-new short films. These legendary screenings offer audiences the […]
Read the full article: 48 Hour Film Project GFT Wednesday 28–Thursday 29 October, 2015
| Filed under: Cinema
The Shining GFT Sunday 25 October, Tuesday 27 October, 2015
The Shining15 GFT Sunday 25 October, Tuesday 27 October, 2015 This Halloween, GFT brings back one of the greatest horror movies of all time: Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece of psychological dread, The Shining. Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, this tale of a family man and would-be writer going mad as winter caretaker of the cursed […]
Read the full article: The Shining GFT Sunday 25 October, Tuesday 27 October, 2015
| Filed under: Cinema, Hallowe'en in Glasgow
Kill Your Friends GFT Friday 30 October, 2015
Kill Your FriendsN/C 18+ GFT Friday 30 October, 2015 8 p.m. When the road to success is littered with losers and even your closest colleagues are desperate for you to fail, what would you do to make it to the top? In 1997, the British music industry is on a winning streak – Britpop is […]
Read the full article: Kill Your Friends GFT Friday 30 October, 2015
| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema
Red Army GFT Friday 23–Sunday 25 October, 2015
Red Army15 GFT Friday 23–Sunday 25 October, 2015 Gabe Polsky’s hugely appealing documentary tells the story of Slava Fetisov, a legendary Russian ice hockey player who became a key figure in the intense rivalry between Soviet Russia and America and Canada. Fetisov paved the way for huge changes in the game, as communism gave way […]
Read the full article: Red Army GFT Friday 23–Sunday 25 October, 2015
| Filed under: Cinema
Related Pages
- Take 2: The Day The Earth Blew Up – Looney Tunes
- Glasgow Film Theatre Programme for April 2026
- Showcase Screening, GMAC Partnership, University of Glasgow
- Anti-Empire Film Club: Palestine 36
- Arco at GFT
- The Love That Remains
- Dead Man’s Wire
- Earth’s Greatest Enemy film review Pat Byrne
- Everbody to Kenmure Street at GFT
- Glasgow Film Festival Takeover Day 2026 review Pat Byrne
- Mermaids at GFT – Mother’s Day
- Couture Glasgow Film Festival 2026 review by Pat Byrne
- Effi O Blaenau review Pat Byrne – Glasgow Film Festival 2026
- Super Nature Glasgow Film Festival 2026
- Glasgow Film Theatre Announces Programme for March 2026
- Earth’s Greatest Enemy at GFT
- Jaripeo at Glasgow Film Festival 2026
- Sailm nan Daoine (Psalms of the People)- Glasgow Film Festival 2026
- It’s A Fine Thing To Sing – Songs and Singers of Inishowen Peninsula Documentary
- Midwinter Break – Glasgow Film Festival 2026 Review
