Stars shine in Glasgow

 

A host of star names will grace the Glasgow Film Festival red carpet as the festival returns for its 19th edition from 1 - 12 March.

Famous faces include:

 ·         Trainspotting and Line of Duty star Kelly Macdonald, joining BAFTA-winner Monica Dolan and director Carol Morley for a special International Women’s Day Gala premiere of Typist Artist Pirate King (8 March)

·         Two-time Oscar-nominee Emily Watson at the UK premiere of new drama God’s Creatures (2 March)

·         Game of Thrones and Braveheart actor James Cosmo at the UK premiere of his new romance My Sailor, My Love (3 March)

·         Star impressionist Alistair McGowan at the UK premiere of Mark Cousins new documentary My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock, featuring a pitch-perfect Hitchcock voiceover from McGowan (4 March)

·         Joe Thomas, The Inbetweeners and Fresh Meat star and alumni of the Isle of Skye-based Young Film Foundation will help launch the fourth edition of the unique talent scheme that aims to identify and support a new generation of screenwriting talent (9 March, part of GFF Industry Focus)

 

GFF23 will also welcome acclaimed and up-and-coming behind-the-camera talent including:

·         Glasgow writer-director Adura Onashile at the UK premiere of her feature debut, the Glasgow-filmed Girl (1 March). This is the first time a Scottish film has opened GFF and the festival is thrilled to welcome Adura to the red carpet alongside young star Le’Shantey Bonsu and local talent featured in the film.

·         Canadian actor and director Matt Johnson attending the UK premiere of his hotly anticipated tale of the rise and fall of a tech giant, Blackberry (3 March)

·         Fife director Andrew Cumming at the Scottish premiere of his highly anticipated Highlands-shot Stone Age horror The Origin (5 March)

·         US director Daniel Goldhaber at the UK premiere of his politically charged new eco-thriller How To Blow Up a Pipeline (2 March)

·         US director Muta’Ali Muhammad and Scottish broadcaster and writer Stuart Cosgrove at the World premiere of their new documentary Cassius X: Becoming Ali (8 March)

·         Director Chloé Raunet and protagonist Andrew John ‘W.I.Z’ Whiston at the World premiere of I Am Weekender, exploring the enigma that was the controversial and banned Acid House film Weekender (11 March)

·         The creators and cast at the UK premiere of one of the most viral movies of 2023, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (10 March)