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.Psycho Live, RSNO, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 26 October, 2017
Big Screen Showing with live score by RSNO 26 October, 2017 – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall The Bates Motel, that strange young man, the horror behind the shower-curtain – there’s never been a thriller quite as terrifying as Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. And there’s never been a film score quite like Bernard Herrmann’s: those stabbing violins […]
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Friday, October 20, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, Hallowe'en in Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow Film Festival 2018 – Submissions
GFF18 Submissions are now open! GFF18 will take place between 21 February – 4 March 2018. Deadline for submissions 30 October, 2017 Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) is committed to supporting emerging talent and providing audiences with the opportunity to see the best of world cinema. GFF’s strands include the best of new Scottish and British […]
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My Pure Land, GFT, 20 – 22 October, 2017
In rural Pakistan, a mother and her two daughters are forced to defend their family home from their uncle and his men. As the women fight to keep the men at bay, the film alternates through different timelines and we discover the events that have led up to the siege. With only a handful of […]
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I Am Not A Witch, GFT 20 – 26 October, 2017
Sharply satirical and boldly provocative, I Am Not a Witch is the first feature by Zambian born Welsh director Rungano Nyoni. Garnering incredible praise from Cannes 2017, this moving, funny and surreal film follows eight-year old Shula when she is accused of witchcraft. After a short trial she is found guilty, taken into state custody and exiled to a witch camp in […]
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The Party GFT, 15 – 26 October, 2017
Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) has just been appointed to a key ministerial position in the shadow cabinet – the crowning achievement of her political career. She and her husband Bill (Timothy Spall) are celebrating with a few close friends when the party takes an unexpected turn, as Bill suddenly makes some explosive revelations. Love, friendships […]
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival, GFT, 24 – 26 October, 2017
GFT welcomes back ESFF October, 2017. Showing a selection of titles from its 4th edition. Further details of festival Films at GFT Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival 24 October Rara (N/C 12+) Warm and compassionate human drama 25 October 100 Metres (N/C 12+) A film inspired by the amazing true story of Ramon Arroyo 26 […]
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Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival 12 – 15 October, 2017
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Thu 12 October — Sun 15 October 2017 Times & prices vary mhfestival.com 0141 352 4900 The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, led by the Mental Health Foundation, is one of Scotland’s most diverse cultural events, covering everything from music, film and visual art to theatre, dance, and literature. The festival takes […]
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Friday, October 13, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Lu Over The Wall, GFT, 14 October, 2017
Masaaki Yuasa’s Annecy Cristal award-winning family film arrives in Scotland. Music-loving Kai has moved from Tokyo to a lonely fishing village with his father and his grandfather. One day, some classmates invite him to join their band. Fearing his disapproving family, Kai secretly goes with them to Merfolk Island, their practice spot. When the band play, their music […]
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Fireworks, GFT 15 October, 2017
The studio behind Your Name adapts and modernises Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? – originally a TV special written by Shunji Iwai (The Case of Hana and Alice) – adding sci-fi elements to its tale of teenage life. School children Norimichi, Yuusuke, and Junichi want to know if fireworks look round or flat from the side. […]
Kizumonogatari, Part III, GFT, 14 October, 2017
The saga continues: with help from Meme Oshino, the apparition specialist, Koyomi defeats the three powerful vampire hunters, and takes back all the limbs of Kiss-Shot- Acerola-Orion-Heart-Underblade in order to become human again. But, when he returns to Kiss-Shot, she reveals to him the cold truth of what it means to be a vampire. Unable to undo what he has done, Koyomi feels […]
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videoclub Digital Break: New artists’ film from Taiwan, CCA, Mon 16 October 2017
Mon 16 October 2017 CCA 6.30pm, £2 + £1 booking fee, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 End Transmission, Yin-Ju Chen and James T. Hong,2010 A Private Collection, Wu Chi-Yu,2016 A Short History of Decay (still). Lin Chih-Shieh(2014) A new collection of artists’ film and video curated fromOSMOSIS, Taiwan’s leading film, video […]
Luminate Creative Ageing Festival, Cinema, GFT, October, 2017
Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing organisation, runs a diverse programme of creative events and activities throughout the year, including an annual arts festival running from 1st to 31st October across Scotland. The festival brings together older people and those from across the generations to celebrate our creativity as we age, share stories of ageing and explore what […]
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Document Film Festival Opening Gala: Gulîstan, Land of Roses, CCA, 19 October, 2017
Thu 19 October 2017 CCA 8pm, £4 (£3) + £1 booking fee, Theatre 15+ / F-Rated Book online / 0141 352 4900 They stand at the forefront of the fight for freedom in the Middle East. These young women belong to the armed wing of the PKK, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which is also an active […]
Thursday, October 12, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Like Crazy, CCA Fri 13 October 2017
5.30pm, £5 (£3) via Eventbrite, Theatre 15+ / F-Rated Book via Eventbrite / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival International Film Awards Thu 12 October 2017 Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Music Matters Thu 12 October 2017 Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Cloud Nine Thu 12 October 2017 Scottish Mental […]
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Luminate Short Encounters, GFT, Tuesday 17 October, 2017
A specially curated collection of short films from Scottish filmmakers that explore life in older age. Suitable for any audience, these films take a journey from the Scottish Highlands to Govan to the Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom. Touching and insightful, these are wonderful stories about extraordinary older people. GFT 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Buy tickets […]
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Goodbye Christopher Robin, GFT until 12 October, 2017
This heart-warming drama offers a rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children’s author A. A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) and his son Christopher Robin, whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh. Along with his mother Daphne (Margot Robbie) and nanny Olive (Kelly Macdonald), Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in […]
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Belle de Jour, GFT, 18/19 October, 2017
Severine, the very reserved wife of Pierre, has masochistic fantasies that reveal her sexual frustration. Driven by curiosity, she secretly pays a visit to a brothel. Unknown to Pierre, she soon becomes “Beauty of the Day”, the third girl in Madame Anaïs’ discreet house of ill repute. She seems to have found an inner peace through the satisfaction of her clients’ desires, but […]
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GRAMNet Film Series Launch: Constance on the Edge, CCA Wed 11 October 2017
6pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema All ages / F-Rated 0141 352 4900 Filmed over 10 years, Constance on the Edge is an unflinchingly honest portrayal of one refugee family’s resettlement story in Australia. Brave, lion-hearted, charismatic Constance, mother of six, confronts her painful past in war torn Sudan, and risks everything in Australia so her family […]
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Friday, October 6, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Almost Heaven, GFT, 7 October, 2017
Seventeen year old Ying Ling is a trainee mortician in one of China’s largest funeral homes. She delicately treats the motionless corpses, terrified of the spirits that might be lurking in the long corridors. Her work is made bearable through the camaraderie of a colleague, but when he leaves Ying Ling is forced to face […]
The Glass Castle, GFT, 6 – 12 October, 2017
Based on Jeannette Walls’ best-selling memoir of the same name, The Glass Castle is a moving story of a deeply troubled but determined woman. Inspired by the joyfully wild nature of her dysfunctional alcoholic father (Woody Harrelson), Jeannette (Brie Larson) finds the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms. This is a remarkable story of unconditional love and […]
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35 Shots of Rum, GFT, 7 and 10 October 2017
Claire Denis’ understated 35 Rhums paints an intimate and tender portrait of a widowed father, Lionel, and his young adult daughter Josephine, who live by the train tracks in a Parisian suburb. Their loving relationship is slowly being disrupted by the romantic attentions of two neighbours. When these dynamics stir jealousy and doubt between them, Lionel and Josephine […]
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Joan of Arc, Glasgow Cathedral Festival, 9 October, 2017
7.30 p.m. 9 October, 2017, Glasgow Cathedral CARL DREYER’S CLASSIC SILENT FILM WITH LIVE SCORE BY IRENE BUCKLEY With its stunning camerawork and striking compositions, Carl Dreyer’s ‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’ convinced the world that film could be art. An original live score has been composed by the Irish composer Irene Buckley for […]
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Thursday, October 5, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Blade Runner 2049, GFT 6 – 10 October, 2017
The much anticipated and long gestating sequel to Ridley Scott’s neo-noir sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner. Directed by Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Sicario) and shot by celebrated cinematographer Roger Deakins, Blade Runner 2049 continues and expands the narrative of the original. LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling) uncovers a dark secret that could bring an end to humanity. […]
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Armando Ianucci Death of Stalin, Q and A, GFT, 11 October, 2017
Wednesday 1 October, 2017 GFT Director Armando Iannucci to attend post-screening Q&A for The Death of Stalin at GFT GFT are pleased to announce that acclaimed Glaswegian director Armando Iannucci (In The Loop, Veep) will take part in a Q&A following a preview of his new feature, The Death of Stalin, on Wednesday 11 October […]
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CinemaAttic Catalan Short Films + Meditteranean Party 5 and 6 October 2017
CCA Fri 6 October 2017 7.30pm (doors 7pm), £5 (£4) + £1 booking fee, Cinema 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Cinemaattic is well known for being a platform for counter culture and independent film. Strong Short Film advocates, this retrospective into Catalan Films won’t be an exception. Even less so when, for two consecutive […]
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Loving Vincent, GFT, 13– 19 October, 2017
The world’s first fully painted feature film uniquely explores one of art’s great mysteries: the life and controversial death of Vincent van Gogh. Beginning a year after his demise, we witness a series of interviews conducted by Armand Roulin – a regular model for the artist – who becomes obsessed with van Gogh’s death, caused by a bullet […]
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ProjectAbility Spooky Film Night, 26 October, 2017
Spooky Film Night is coming up in a few weeks! Put your scariest costume on, and come along for an evening of fright and laughter! ProjectAbility will be screening the zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, and will have their annual pumpkin carving competition, as well as a raffle. £10 per ticket, including pizza, a […]
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Doc-Open. Launch at GFT, 2 November, 2017
2 November, 2017 at 6.30 p.m. Announcing Doc-Open! The launch of our very own creative documentary maker’s group in Glasgow will be hosted by the GFT and take place Nov 2nd at 6.30pm, (then on the first Thursday at of every month). Come with a doc project in any state of disarray that’ll benefit from […]
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Monday, October 2, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, Classes and Workshops
SQIFF Sad Girl Cinema, CCA, Sat 30 September 2017
Sat 30 September 2017 4.30pm, Free / £1/£3/£5/£7 + £1 booking fee, Theatre 15+ / F-Rated Book online / 0141 352 4900 Sad Girl Cinema is an ongoing documentary film project exploring mental health narratives in screen culture created by queer writers Claire Biddles and Bethany Rose Lamont and designed by Maggie Webster. Sorted into […]
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Friday, September 29, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, LGBT Glasgow
Vergot (+ Short Films): WOFF 2017 Closing Film, Websters, 1 Oct 2017
Websters, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ 1 October, 2017 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Part of World of Film International Festival (WoFF) Glasgow 2017 Vergot (+ short films) Directed by Cecilia Bozza Italy | 2016 | 60′ Two brothers, an exuberant father and an invisible mother. A family of farmers from an Alpine […]
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