Film titles 174 | Founded 2005 | |
Festival date 17 February 2016 (2016-02-17) − 28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) Website visitgff.glasgowfilm.org | ||
The Glasgow Film Festival is an annual film festival based in Glasgow, Scotland. The festival began in 2005. By 2015, the festival had seen audience figures top 40,000 for two consecutive years.
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2008
2008's festival took place between 14–24 February and the programme included exclusive premieres as well as a Bette Davis retrospective.
2009
The 2009 event featured an Audrey Hepburn retrospective and a birthday tribute to Errol Flynn.
2010
2010's festival took place between 18–28 February. The opening gala featured Jean-Pierre Jeunet's latest film, Micmacs with the director there to present the film. Other guests included Peter Mullan, James Earl Jones and the cast of Scottish classic, Gregory's Girl. Oscar nominated Crazy Heart was also shown, prior to the general release date. Also included a Cary Grant retrospective, as well as strands focusing on Japanese Cinema, Fashion and Music and film.
2013
The 2013 festival was scheduled to feature 57 UK film premieres.
2014
With the festival lasting 11 days from February 18 to March 1, admission figures topped 40,000.
2015
2010's festival featured 174 events, including 11 world premieres, 33 UK premieres and 65 Scottish premieres.