Jaripeo at Glasgow Film Festival 2026
1st March (4.15 p.m.) and 2nd March(8.15 p.m.) Glasgow Film Thetre, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB The world of jaripeo – a traditional Mexican-style rodeo, which sees many from the Mexican diaspora return to visit family – might seem like a hypermasculine space where machismo rules supreme. Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig guide us into another world beneath […]
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Sunday, March 1, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, Glasgow Film Festival 2026
Sailm nan Daoine (Psalms of the People)- Glasgow Film Festival 2026
Sunday 1 March (3.45 p.m.) & Monday 2 March (2 p.m.) Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB Join Scottish Gaelic psalm precentor Rob MacNeacail on an uplifting musical journey from his Carlops singing group in the Borders across Scotland and Ireland as he celebrates the cultural heritage of psalm singing. In addition to lifting […]
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Friday, February 27, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Glasgow Film Festival 2026
It’s A Fine Thing To Sing – Songs and Singers of Inishowen Peninsula Documentary
Thursday 26 March, 2026 The Deep End Venue Space – Govanhill Baths Community Trust21 Nithsdale Street, Glasgow G41 2PZ Event by Paula Larkin and Irish History Group Bob Gallagher, Documentary, 60 min, Ireland, 2023 This 60 minute documentary features Ian Lynch (Lankum), Ye Vagabonds and The Henry Girls arranging and singing six songs from Clonmany and Buncrana singers: […]
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Midwinter Break – Glasgow Film Festival 2026 Review
Based on the novel of the same name by Glasgow based, Northern Irish writer Bernard MacLaverty, the film follows Stella and Gerry, a retired teacher and architect living in Glasgow, as they go on a city break to Amsterdam. Apart from taking in the sites Stella reflects on past trauma experienced during ‘The Troubles’, problems […]
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Thursday, February 26, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, Film reviews, Glasgow Film Festival 2026, Pat's Home Page Blog
Everybody to Kenmure Street – GFF2026 Review
Everybody to Kenmure Street – Documentary by Felipe Bustos Sierra Felipe Bustos Sierra is a Glasgow based, BAFTA winning documentarian; his powerful film ‘Everybody To Kenmure Street’ opened Glasgow Film Festival 2026. The film recreates the spontaneous response by neighbours and activists who came together in this multi-cultural community in Glasgow’s Pollokshields on 13 […]
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, Film reviews, Glasgow Film Festival 2026, Pat's Home Page Blog
Big vs Small, Film Night, Arlington Baths Club
Saturday March 21, 2026, 6pm to 8.30pm Arlington Baths Club, 61 Arlington Street, Glasgow G3 6DT When champion Portuguese big wave surfer Joana Andrade has to conquer her fear of drowning, she finds herself locked in combat with long-buried demons from her past under a frozen Finnish lake. BIG vs SMALL stretches from raging monster […]
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema
Free and Low-Cost Activities at Glasgow Film Festival 2026
25th February until 8th March, 2026 Glasgow Film Festival’s 22nd edition opens Wednesday 25th February – it includes an extensive programme of free and affordable screenings and events. Based at Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) and venues across the city, Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) presents a wide range of free and low-cost activities as part of […]
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Lynne Ramsay to receive Cinema City Honorary Award at Glasgow Film Festival 2026
Friday 6 March, 2026, 12.15 p.m. ‘From Page To Pulse’, Glasgow Film Festival Adelaide Place, 188 Pitt St, Glasgow G2 4HZ Glaswegian director Lynne Ramsay will receive Glasgow Film Festival’s Cinema City Award at a public In Conversation event, From Page to Pulse. Critically acclaimed writer-director Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin, Die […]
Monday, February 23, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, Glasgow Film Festival 2026, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Take 2: Pets on Trains at GFT
Saturday 21 February, 2026, 11.30 a.m. When a train unexpectedly starts up, taking only pets with it, it’s up to Falcon, a crafty raccoon, and Rex, a police dog, to save the animals on this high-speed runaway train. Every child attending a Take 2 screening receives a free ticket for themselves and one free tickets […]
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Friday, February 20, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow Film Festival 2026 – filmaking talent galore attending
There’s filmmaking talent galore at GFF26! Check out the highlights. James McAvoy who will attend GFF’s closing gala for the UK premiere of his directorial debut, California Schemin’. McAvoy will be joined on the red carpet by film cast Samuel Bottomley, Séamus McLean Ross and Lucy Halliday. Glasgow-based director Felipe Bustos Sierra (Nae Pasaran) will […]
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Lola – Screening Arlington Baths Club
Saturday 28 February, 2026 6 p.m. Orphaned sisters Thom and Mars have built a machine, LOLA, that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future. The sisters use LOLA for entertainment and to listen to music. Then the Second World War breaks out, and the women begin listening to news bulletins from the future […]
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Thursday, February 19, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow Film Festival 2026 – Take 2 Screenings
Glasgow Film Theatre believes every child in Glasgow should be able to enjoy the best big screen experience and during GFF this is no different. In keeping with regular Take 2 screenings that happen year-round, during GFF26 there will be two very special Take 2 film screenings. The Children of Bullerby Village – Saturday 28 […]
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Glasgow Film Festival 2026, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Running Man + Q & A with Edgar Wright
Wednesday 11 March, 2026, 7.15 p.m. GFT delighted to welcome director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead; Scott Pilgrim vs. the World; Baby Driver) for a special Q&A following a screening of his latest film, The Running Man. Don’t miss a chance to spend an evening with one of modern cinema’s most exciting filmmakers. Edgar Wright and […]
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Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Way We Were
Sunday 15 February, 2026 – 1.50 p.m. Set against the political backdrops of the lead up to the Second World War and later McCarthyism, a diametrically opposed couple come together only to find that genuine friendship and physical attraction is not enough to overcome fundamental societal beliefs. The Way We Were was the film that broke […]
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Saturday, February 14, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema
GFT – February Programme 2026
Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) – the city’s home of cinema for over 85 years – has revealed its programme for February 2026. Highlights include The continuation of GFT’s CineMasters: Jean-Luc Godard season The 10th edition of the Fokus: Films from Germany festival Special screenings marking LGBT History Month and Valentine’s Day A chance to see […]
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Harold and Maude at GFT
Saturday 14 February, 2026 – 5.40 p.m. Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets Maude at a funeral. A lively woman 60 years his senior who encourages the morbid teenager to look on the bright side and live life to the full, Maude is a million miles away […]
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Glasgow Film Festival 2026 – Marilyn Monroe 100
Celebrating the legendary life of Marilyn Monroe in the 100th year of her birth. Five films at Glasgow Film Festival 2026 showcasing her wit, vulnerability and the star quality that left an indelible mark on cinema. Thu, 26 Feb The Asphalt Jungle Start Time: 1:30pm Learn MoreBuy Tickets Mon, 2 Mar Don’t Bother to […]
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Wuthering Heights at GFT
13 – 24 February, 2026 BAFTA-winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Saltburn, Promising Young Woman) returns to our screens with a distinctive adaptation of the greatest love story of all time, with a soundtrack by Charlie XCX. Based on the classic novel by Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights unfolds against the dramatic backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive […]
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Friday, February 13, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema
Jean Luc Goddard – Cinemasters GFT
4 January – 23 February, 2026 GFT celebrates directors and key figures from filmmaking history and gives you the opportunity to watch their work on the big screen. Few filmmakers have reshaped cinema as profoundly as Jean-Luc Godard. A central figure of the French New Wave, Godard tore up the rulebook, replacing polished studio filmmaking with […]
Glasgow Film Festival 2026 – James McAvoy will attend Closing Gala
Homegrown superstar James McAvoy will attend GFF’s closing gala for the UK premiere of directorial debut, California Schemin’ on 8 March. McAvoy will be joined on the red carpet by film cast Samuel Bottomley, Séamus McLean Ross and Lucy Halliday Glasgow-based director Felipe Bustos Sierra (Nae Pasaran) will return to GFF for the opening gala […]
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Frightfest 2026 Programme Announced
Thursday 5 March, 2026 – Saturday 7 March 2026 FrightFest returns to the renowned Glasgow Film Festival for its 21st year, running from It’s full scream ahead as FrightFest, the UK’s No.1 horror & fantasy film event, presents three days of trauma, terror and tantalising thrills. Once again housed at the iconic Glasgow Film Theatre, the […]
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Thursday, February 12, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
All That’s Left of You
13, 14,17, 18 February, 2026 In the Occupied West Bank of the 1980s, a Palestinian teenager is swept into a protest that changes the course of his family’s life. Reeling from its aftermath, his mother, Hanan, shares the story that led them to that fateful moment. Spanning seven decades, this epic drama traces the hopes […]
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Little Amélie at GFT
13th, 15th, 17th and 18th February, 2026 Based on Amélie Nothomb’s best-selling autobiographical novel, The Character of Rain, Little Amélie is a visually enchanting tale about curiosity, courage, and the healing power of human connection. Born in Japan to Belgian parents, little Amélie sees the world as a place of endless wonder. With her beloved friend and […]
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Take 2: WALL E
Saturday 14 February, 2026 11.30 a.m. Autism Friendly Screening 12 p.m. What if mankind had to leave Earth and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes […]
Inclinations Film Club – Double Bill
Tuesday 17 February, 2026, 8.10 p.m. Inclinations Film Club presents a double bill of video letters between two pairs of filmmakers: Tatia & Anthea, Godard & Golestan. A World premiere and a Scottish premiere. Introduced by Rastko Novaković. AN IMAGE TO FOLLOW (36 min – 2025) by Tatia Shé & Anthea Kennedy A video correspondence between […]
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Antigone plus introduction by Rastko Novaković
21 February, 2026 2.30 p.m. FOKUS: Films from Germany Festival Guest curator Rastko Novaković will open the screening with an introduction to the film. A russian doll of the Antigone myth through the centuries: Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub’s film version of Berthold Brecht’s 1948 play ‘The Antigone of Sophocles’, which in turn is based […]
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema
GRAY DAY 2026 AT ÒRAN MÓR
Wednesday 25 February, 2026, 7.00 p.m. Òran Mór, Top of Byres Road, G12 8QX The annual celebration of Alasdair Gray, presented by The Alasdair Gray Archive in partnership with Canongate, honouring one of Scotland’s most visionary and influential writers and artists. Hosted by the brilliant Josie Long, the evening brings together an outstanding line-up of […]
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The Chronology of Water at GFT
6 – 19 February, 2026 A journey through the sensuous and the sensual, Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut chronicles Lidia Yuknavitch’s life as she experiences and processes childhood abuse, first love, addiction and grief, led by a raw and magnetic performance by Imogen Poots. Adapted by Stewart from the acclaimed memoir by Yuknavitch, The Chronology of Water is a poetic and […]
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Friday, February 6, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema
My Father’s Shadow at GFT
6 – 12 February, 2026 ★ ★ ★ ★ ‘A rich, heartfelt and rewarding movie’ – The Guardian Akinola Davies Jr’s intimate and resplendent film chronicles two brothers spending a rare day with their father in Lagos. Fola (a magnetic Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù) is an enigmatic figure in his sons’ lives. As they traverse Lagos, Remi and Akin (real-life […]
Take 2: Ice Princess
Saturday 7 February, 2026 at 11.30 a.m. Casey Carlyle (Michelle Trachtenberg) is supposed to go to Harvard, just like her mother (Joan Cusack). While Casey has the grades to get into her mum’s alma mater, what she really wants to do is pursue her passion: figure skating. Both Casey’s mum and Gen (Hayden Panettiere), the […]
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Related Pages
- The Wizard of the Kremlin at GFT
- Everbody to Kenmure Street at GFT
- National Theatre Live: All My Sons
- California Schemin at GFT
- Take 2: Where The Wild Things Are, GFT
- The Room plus Greg Sestero Q and A
- It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley at GFT
- The Good Boy at GFT
- Everybody to Kenmure Street, Community Film Screening
- Splitsville at GFT
- The Drama – GFT
- Scotland and Los Angeles Showcase GFT
- Rose of Nevada GFT
- Rushmore – Access Film Club GFT
- Broken English – GFT
- 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
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.