James McAvoy to receive Cinema City Honorary Award 2025 at Glasgow Film Festival
The award will be presented following his sold-out In Conversation event on 2nd March
James will also introduce a special screening of his breakthrough film role The Last King of Scotland at GFT
On 2 March, Glasgow Film Festival will present its Cinema City Honorary Award to homegrown film star James McAvoy. Launched in 2024, the award recognises filmmakers who have made an outstanding contribution to cinema. In the 1930s, Glasgow was home to more cinemas per person than anywhere else in the UK and became affectionately known as the Cinema City. The city’s passion for film has burned brightly ever since, with Glasgow Film Theatre at its heart.
The Last King of Scotland
With a career spanning film, TV and the stage, James’ journey from Glasgow to Hollywood is testament to his depth and versatility as an actor. His steadfast commitment to storytelling has left an indelible mark on cinema. James will attend the festival to receive the award and will also participate in an In Conversation event, where he will look back at his career. The talk will be followed by a special screening of his breakthrough role in film as Dr Nicolas Garrigan in Kevin McDonald’s compelling fiction debut The Last King of Scotland (2006), introduced by James.
Tickets at sale online and at GFT Box Office (12 Rose Street, Glasgow or Telephone: 0141 332 6535).
Glasgow Film Festival 26 February to 9 March, 2025
The programme includes 13 World and European premieres, 66 UK premieres and 12 Scottish premieres from 38 countries.
GFF is one of the leading film festivals in the UK and is run by Glasgow Film, a charity which also runs Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow Film Festival is made possible by support from Screen Scotland, the BFI Audience Projects Fund, awarding National Lottery funding, Glasgow Life and EventScotland.
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