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.Scotland Loves Anime Glasgow Film Theatre
12 – 14 October, 2018 Scotland Loves Anime is back for its 9th year, boasting an incredible array of stunning anime films. With 4 UK premieres and 1 European premiere, plus join us for a Q&A with director Kazuto Nakazawa after B: The Beginning. It’s a special year for anime fans! Films in this Season Image for […]
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Thursday, October 11, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people
I Am Not Your Negro, Glasgow Film Theatre
18 October, 2018 Fifty years after the Civil Rights movement, race remains a defining issue in America. James Baldwin’s final book ‘Remember This House’ was due to address the lives and assassinations of his friends Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. The unfinished manuscript has been entrusted to director Raoul Peck who […]
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1945 at Glasgow Film Theatre
12 – 18th October, 2018 When two black clad men arrive at a country railway station, a classic western set up appears to be unfolding. But it’s 1945 in Soviet-occupied Hungary in the immediate aftermath of World War II, and by their appearance the men are Orthodox Jews. As the two men make their way […]
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Mandy, GFT
12 – 18 October, 2018 Somewhere in the primal wilderness near the Shadow Mountains in the year 1983, Red Miller has fallen deeply for the beguiling Mandy Bloom. But the life he has made for himself comes suddenly and horrifyingly crashing down when a vile band of ravaging idolaters and supernatural creatures penetrate his idyllic […]
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European Art Cinema Day, Dogman GFT
14 October, 2018 Marcello, an expert dog groomer, runs petty errands for local thieves in a grotty seaside village near Rome. But his fragile existence is torn to shreds when he falls under the influence of Simone, a bullying and violent criminal. An understated, tragicomic atmosphere is complemented by Marcello Fonte’s terrific central performance, which […]
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The Handmaiden – GFT
24 and 25 October, 2018 GFT Inspired by Sarah Waters’ best-selling novel ‘Fingersmith’, the latest film from visionary director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Thirst, Stoker) is a ravishing, epic and sensual rollercoaster ride. 1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation: a new girl, Sookee is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko […]
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Wednesday, October 10, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Shake Hands With The Devil, CCA
Screening Irish History Wednesday 24 October 2018 6pm, £6 (£4) + £1 booking fee, Cinema 12+ Book Online / 0141 352 4900 Starring James Cagney, this 1959 film about the Irish War of Independence offers revealing representations of the conflict and women’s participation in it. Followed by Q and A. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 […]
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We See The World Differently Screening 24 October, 2018
Please join Starchild for an exclusive screening of our short film on autism with the Communication Support Service from Williamwood High School. There will be a Q and A afterwards with teas, coffee and cakes being served. 24 October, 2018 at 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Netherlee Parish Church, Ormonde Avenue, Glasgow G44 3SL
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Nation – Special Screening with Lesley Riddoch
Monday 8 October, 2018 7 p.m. Blythswood Hall, Renfield St Stephens Church, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JP NATION is a series of films about Scotland’s successful European neighbours by Phantom Power films and Lesley Riddoch. Norway – the twin nation explores what Scotland can learn from our nordic neighbour just across the sea which shares a very […]
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Saturday, October 6, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
The Rider GFT
5 – 7 October, 2018 Everyone who loved Chloé Zhao’s debut feature Songs My Brothers Taught Me should rush to The Rider, a soulful portrait of a young Sioux cowboy at a crossroads in his life. After a near fatal rodeo accident, Brady (Brady Jandreau) is told he must never ride again. How can he bear to bid farewell […]
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Friday, October 5, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Down to Earth, GFT
10 October, 2018 Followed by a Q&A with editor Sahill Gill This unconventional documentary follows a London family of five breaking away from society to find a new perspective on life. During five years on six continents they seek out tribal sages never filmed or interviewed before. Down to Earth reveals the deep wisdom they found and […]
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The Go-Betweens: Right Here GFT
5 – 7 October, 2018 This is the feature length documentary about the people who created the seminal rock band the Go-Betweens. The Go-Betweens: Right Here is a heartfelt story of discovery, uncovering the intensely passionate, creative and fraught relationships that formed one of the most loved and influential bands in Australian rock history; and explores the […]
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Climax GFT
8 – 11 October, 2018 From provocative director Gaspar Noé comes a hallucinatory depiction of a party that descends into delirium over the course of one wintry night. In Climax, a troupe of young dancers gathers in a remote and empty school building to rehearse. Following an unforgettable opening performance, the dancers begin an all-night celebration […]
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Columbus GFT
5 – 11 October, 2018 Kogonada’s assured debut drama boasts style and substance as it meticulously charts rare connections and family responsibilities. When his father is taken ill, Jin (John Cho) heads to Columbus, Indiana, the modernist architecture capital of America. He meets Casey (Haley Lu Richardson) who is smart, funny and full of bright ideas but stifled […]
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Blindspotting, GFT
5 – 11 October, 2018 With just three days left on his probation, all Oakland resident Collin wants to do is keep his head down, do his job and look forward to getting on with his life. But then he witnesses a white cop shooting an unarmed black man late at night while stopped at […]
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Thursday, October 4, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
The Wife, GFT
28 September – 11 October, 2018 Joan (Glenn Close) has spent forty years sacrificing her own talent and ambitions to support her husband Joe (Jonathan Pryce), and his stellar literary career. On the eve of Joe’s Nobel Prize for Literature, Joan has reached a turning point, she will confront the biggest sacrifice of her life […]
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Black Skin, White Masks, Africa in Motion Screening and Discussion
28 October, 2018 – 5.30 p.m. Andrew Stewart Cinema, 9 University Avenue, Glasgow G12 Newly restored for the 20th anniversary of the film’s release, Black Skin, White Masks is a gem from black British filmmaker Isaac Julien and still feels as relevant and necessary today as it did twenty years ago. Based on Frantz Fanon’s […]
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UK Jewish Film Festival 2018
The UK Jewish Film Festival, now in its 22nd year, presents the latest in contemporary British and international films reflecting Jewish stories and culture. The Festival is delighted to bring to GFT audiences two highlights from its programme of 85 new films. Itzhak celebrates the life of one of the most renowned violinists of his generation, and The […]
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Wednesday, October 3, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Make Me Up at GFT
Followed by Q and A with Director, Rachel Maclean 14 October, 2018 In Make Me Up, multimedia artist Rachel Maclean has created a world that is both seductive and dangerous; a place where surveillance, violence and submission are a normalised part of daily life. She tackles these contradictions head-on and never balks at pushing boundaries. […]
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Womens Work 100, Fairfield Govan
Viewing of Three Films Fairfield Heritage, 1048 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4AX 1 November, 2018 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. A viewing of three films in the fabulous Fairfield Boardroom. The films commemorate the contribution made by women in World War One and each one is a composition from Imperial War Museum archive material. 1. […]
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SQIFF 2018
5 – 9 December, 2018 SQIFF 2018 – FIRST EVENTS ANNOUNCED AND ON SALE! Opening Night Shorts– Wednesday 5 December – an exciting and boundary-pushing night of contemporary LGBTQ+ shorts from around the world, all seen in Scotland for the first time. Headlining is VISIBLE, created by SQIFF favourite Campbell X and Kayza Rose, who […]
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Friday, September 28, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, LGBT Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Scalamara Radical Home Secret Screening Glasgow
Saturday 29 September, 2018, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Special Secret Screening Meeting at Kelvinbridge Subway Station at 5.45pm to head to secret venue Radical Home Cinema is an experimental programming and exhibition event where film lovers invite you to watch films in their homes. This event aims to break down the boundaries between public and […]
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Thursday, September 27, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
CTL LUX Scotland presents 24 Lateral Views
30 September. 2018 This screening explores the relationship between the human body, motion and technological reproduction, and features Thom Andersen’s Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975) and Maya Deren’s outtakes from A Study in Choreography for Camera (1945). Andersen’s biography of Muybridge is a re-animation of the latter’s sequential photographs and an examination of their philosophical implications. Deren’s outtakes, meanwhile, offer […]
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Wajib GFT
2 – 4 October, 2018 Abu Shadi is a divorced father and school teacher in his mid-60s living in Nazareth. His daughter’s wedding is a month away, after which point he will be living alone. Shadi, his architect son, arrives from Rome after years abroad to help his father to hand-deliver the wedding invitations to […]
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Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2018 – Audience Figures Doubled
Glasgow Youth Film Festival 10th Anniversary Edition Doubled Audience Figures from 2017. One of the most innovative youth film festivals in Europe, Glasgow Youth Film Festival (GYFF) took place 14 – 16 September 2018, celebrating both its 10th anniversary edition and Scotland’s Year of Young People. Programmed by GYFF Young Programmers aged 15 – 19, […]
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A Northern Soul, GFT
2 October, 2018 – 6.15 p.m. Following 2015’s award-winning A Syrian Love Story, director Sean McAllister returned to his hometown, Hull, as creative director of the opening of Hull UK City of Culture 2017. Reflecting on changes to a city hit by cuts in public spending and divided by Brexit, Sean was drawn to the fringes […]
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Soft Cell One Final Time, Live from London, GFT
Sunday 30 September, 2018 The final and sold-out concert from synth-pop pioneers Soft Cell will be broadcast live from London to cinemas across Europe on Sunday 30 September. This landmark event celebrates the band’s 40th anniversary and will be their last ever show. One of the most influential groups to emerge from the UK electronic […]
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
The Little Stranger, GFT
21 September – 4 October, 2018 Director Lenny Abrahamson returns after his Oscar-winning Room, with this tense supernatural mystery, adapted from Sarah Waters’ novel. When Dr Faraday (Domhnall Gleeson) visits a crumbling estate from his childhood, Hundreds Hall, the Ayres family steps once more into his life. Hundreds Hall holds childhood memories for Faraday, where his mother worked as a maid, […]
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Saturday, September 22, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
The Greatest Showman Sing-a-long, Glasgow Film Theatre
24 September, 2018 Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve all been waiting for… Inspired by the true story of P.T. Barnum’s ‘Greatest Show on Earth’, the Barnum & Bailey Circus, Michael Gracey’s directorial debut is a spectacular blend of song and dance from the lyricists behind La La Land. Starring Hugh Jackman as Barnum, […]
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‘Young Solitude’ Review by Lola Rose
‘Young Solitude’ ‘Young Solitude’ (‘Premieres Solitudes’) devised by the French filmmaker Claire Simon and a group of young film students is a stylised, passionate, fly-on-the-wall documentary. In other words it’s very much a French picture – introspective, beguiling, truthful and emotional all in one. The film is centred upon troubled adolescents trying to cope with […]
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