
Glasgow Film Festival Industry Head Reflects On Latest Edition: “It’s The Busiest Year We’ve Ever Had”
Samantha Andie Bennett says attendance at this year's GFF Industry Focus was up 15% year-on-year and the exec talks highlights and plans for growth.
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Brian Durnin’s Directorial Debut ‘Spilt Milk’ Wins Glasgow Film Festival Audience Award
The festival wrapped up a starry 21st edition that saw the likes of James McAvoy, Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Toni Collette all touch down at the event.
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Brian Durnin’s ‘Spilt Milk’ Wins Audience Award at Star-Studded Glasgow Film Fest
German comedy 'Two to One,' starring Sandra Huller, was the runner-up as the fest, attended by the likes of James McAvoy, Toni Collette, Jessica Lange and Ed Harris, closed with 'Make It to Munich.'
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Jessica Lange & Jonathan Kent On The Turbulent Road Of Bringing ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ To The Big Screen: “Sometimes The Struggle Is Helpful” — Glasgow Film Festival
The pair discuss the challenges of bringing Eugene O'Neill's epic play to the big screen, which screened at the Glasgow Film Festival
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James McAvoy Lifts Lid On Directorial Debut ‘California Schemin’: “It Was The Most Stressful Thing I’ve Ever Done In My Life” — Glasgow Film Festival
The 'X-Men' and 'Speak No Evil' actor spoke about his first experience in the director's chair at a panel at the Glasgow Film Festival
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‘Piggy Bank’ Explores the Climate Crisis Via a Mix of Self-Experiment, Mockumentary, Fact and Fiction
Austrian artist Christoph Schwarz's debut feature film follows him living a year without money: "This is my starting point for many projects – I come up with some kind of adventure which I am interested in."
The Hollywood ReporterJohn Maclean On Bringing Samurai Fighters To Britain In Sophomore Feature ‘Tornado’: “I Wanted To Make Something About Outsiders Of The Time” — Glasgow Film Festival
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John Maclean On Bringing Samurai Fighters To Britain In Sophomore Feature ‘Tornado’: “I Wanted To Make Something About Outsiders Of The Time” — Glasgow Film Festival
The 'Slow Horses' writer-director talks challenges of making second feature and bringing samurai fighters to 1790s Britain
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‘Peacock’ Is a Cinematic Social Media Age Metaphor That Dissects Self-Presentation With Subtle Humor
Austrian writer-director Bernhard Wenger researched rent-a-friend agencies in Japan for his directorial debut feature with Albrecht Schuch: "It is a satirical story about our society and our society's problems."
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‘Veni Vidi Vici’ Directors on How Their Satire About the Power of Billionaires “Has Become Reality”
Daniel Hoesl and Julia Niemann wanted to make a black comedy film about the super-rich, guided by Ayn Rand's quote "The point is, who will stop me?" that turned out to feel "very much en vogue."
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‘Gina’ Director on Telling the Film Through the Eyes of a 9-Year-Old With a Struggling Mother
Austrian filmmaker Ulrike Kofler has made a name for herself as an editor on Marie Kreutzer's 'Corsage' and other movies. Her second feature as a director is screening at the Glasgow Film Festival.
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