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Film & Festivals magazine

GFF — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:07:00 +0100

Film & Festivals magazine was created to guide and support film professionals as well as emerging film talent and film students, providing practical tips and cutting edge insider information to provoke, inspire and propel the readers' creativity and careers forward. A 'must have' read including detailed previews and reviews of films, film festivals and new talent, plus an invaluable pull out guide to upcoming submission deadlines and a festival diary for the coming months.

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Grindhouse is back...!

GFF — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:16:00 +0000

...at GFT at 7.15 on Sunday 6 April for those of you who missed out on the sellout screening during FrightFest.
This is another chance to see Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez' double dose of sluts, serial killers, zombies and killer cars as it was meant to be seen...

Call GFT Box Office on 0141 332 6535 to buy tickets.

Another chance to see...

GFF — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:36:00 +0000

After a sellout first screening at GFF we're giving those of you who missed out another chance to see What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? on Sunday 24 February at 7.00 at Cineworld.
Buy tickets online here.

FrightFest � guests, premieres, blood, gore and zombie strippers�

GFF — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:40:00 +0000

On Saturday 23 February Glasgow Film Festival is taken over by FrightFest, the UK�s biggest, brightest and best fantasy and horror festival.

The Cottage actors Andy Serkis (King Kong, Lord of the Rings) and Reece Shearsmith (The League of Gentlemen) will be joining writer/director Paul Andrew Williams and producer Ken Williams for the world premiere of the film.

[REC] co-directors Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza are flying in from Barcelona to be with us for the UK premiere of their Spanish hit.

French director Franck Vestiel will introduce Eden Log, a nightmarish descent into a subterranean parallel world at the film�s UK premiere.

We�ll also have the UK premiere of Grindhouse, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez�s double dose of sluts, serial killers, zombies and killer cars as it was meant to be seen.

Another chance to see...

GFF — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:06:00 +0000

After a sellout first screening at GFF we're giving those of you another chance to see Jezebel on Sunday 24 February at 11.15am at GFT.
Buy tickets online here.

And due to the sell out 25th anniversary screening with the cast and crew in attendance, we're giving those of you who missed out another chance to see Local Hero, one of the most beloved Scottish films ever made. The additional screening is on 23 February at 3.30.
Buy tickets online here.

Festival Opening Gala a massive success!

GFF — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:03:00 +0000

Over 500 people attended last night�s launch of the Glasgow Film Festival.

The Festival opened with a gala UK premiere of Woody Allen's dark comedy Cassandra's Dream co-starring Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell as debt-ridden Cockney brothers confronted with an offer they cannot refuse. An outstanding British cast includes Tom Wilkinson, Phil Davis, Jim Carter, Sally Hawkins and rising star Hayley Atwell.

Sadly Ewan McGregor couldn�t make it to the opening but sent a message which was screened before the film. He said: ��I�m sorry I can�t be there with you tonight, I�d love to be but I�m performing here in London in Othello at the moment and can�t make it. I�m very proud that Cassandra�s Dream is opening the festival tonight and I hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it. Have a great night and I�ll maybe see you there next year��

Co-director Allison Gardner said: �Allan and I are delighted with the fantastic response to the opening night of Glasgow Film Festival. Each day looks better and better with pre-sales of tickets at over 10,000. This weekend look out for Honeydripper and the masterclass with John Sayles and a rare chance to see the 1922 version of Oliver Twist directed by Frank Lloyd, the first Scotsman to win an Oscar, with live piano accompaniment with Neil Brand.�

John Sayles Masterclass at the GFT!

GFF — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:38:00 +0000

Legendary American filmmaker John Sayles has confirmed his attendance as the star guest of the 2008 Glasgow Film Festival. A two time Oscar nominee, Sayles is the undisputed king of American independent cinema with an inspirational thirty year career that includes such landmark films as The Return Of The Secaucus Seven (1980), Matewan (1987), City Of Hope (1991), Passion Fish (1992), Lone Star (1996) and Sunshine State (2002). Sayles will attend the Festival with his partner and producer Maggie Renzi.

He will introduce his latest film Honeydripper and participate in a master class with Festival Co-Director Allan Hunter in which he will discuss his lengthy career as a director and as a screenwriter on such diverse films as Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Breaking In (1989), directed by Bill Forsyth, and The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) which will also receive a UK premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival.

Honeydripper receives its official UK premiere at the 2008 Glasgow Film Festival, screening at the Glasgow Film Theatre on Saturday February 16th at 8.00pm and again at CIneworld on Sunday February 17th at 6.15pm.

The Spiderwick Chronicles screens at Cineworld on Sunday February 17th at 1pm. The John Sayles master-class takes place at the Glasgow Film Theatre on Sunday February 17th at 4.15pm.

Tickets are available on www.glasgowfilmfestival.org.uk or by calling the box office on 0141 332 6535.

Honeydripper will be released by Axiom Films on April 25th. To request an interview with John Sayles please contact Tom Bell on tom@axiomfilms.co.uk or on 020 7243 3111.

Funny Games Film Review

GFF — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:13:00 +0000

Michael Haneke's 1997 film Funny Games has become such a classic that Haneke himself has decided to remake it in an American context. Funny Games US will be shown during the Glasgow Film Festival on Wednesday 20th February (8.45) and Thursday 21st February (1.30) at Cineworld.

For an in depth review of Funny Games, go to Screen Daily by clicking the link below.
www.screendaily.com

GFF on STV!

GFF — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:19:00 +0000

Use this link to see Grant Lauchlans STV feature on the Glasgow Film Festival.
www.stv.tv

Official Programme Just Announced

GFF — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:53:00 +0000

The Fantastic Fourth GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2008
Sponsored by Glasgow: Scotland with style and in association with VisitScotland & The Sunday Herald.
Co-Directors Allison Gardner and Allan Hunter today launched the full programme for the 4th Glasgow Film Festival. Running from February 14th to 24th, the Festival will screen more than 100 films over eleven days with a star-studded line-up of UK premieres that include new films featuring Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Ryan Gosling, Romola Garai, Danny Glover and Monica Bellucci.
The Festival opens on Thursday February 14th with a gala UK premiere of Woody Allen's dark comedy Cassandra's Dream co-starring Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell as debt-ridden Cockney brothers confronted with an offer they cannot refuse. An outstanding British cast includes Tom Wilkinson, Phil Davis, Jim Carter, Sally Hawkins and rising star Hayley Atwell.
�Glasgow is proud to open with the new film from one of the great names in American cinema, " says Allison Gardner. �We hosted the UK premiere of Woody Allen's Scoop in 2007 and are thrilled to continue that relationship.�
The Festival closes on Sunday February 24th with the UK premiere of Lars And The Real Girl featuring a knockout performance from Ryan Gosling as a lonely young man who finds himself the perfect girlfriend. The fact that he met her on the internet leaves some people anxious on his behalf. The fact that she is a doll causes all kinds of hilarity and heartache in this inventive charmer.
�Lars And The Real Girl is a wonderfully original film that is extremely funny and very touching,� declares Allan Hunter. �Ryan Gosling is fast become another Glasgow favourite after last year's sell-out screenings of his Oscar-nominated performance in Half Nelson.�
The Festival's bumper crop of UK premieres includes Margot At The Wedding, a bittersweet tale of feuding sisters co-starring Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Sayles' Honeydripper starring Danny Glover as the owner of a failing nightclub in the American South of the 1950s, The Cottage, a gory chiller from London To Brighton director Paul Andrew Williams, The Bank Job, Roger Donaldson's recreation of a true life British heist starring Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows, La Sconoscuita (The Unknown), a brooding comeback thriller from Cinema Paradiso director Giuseppe Tornatore, Le Deuxieme Souffle (The Second Wind), a stunning all-star remake of the Jean-Pierre Melville classic with Daniel Auteuil, Monica Bellucci and Eric Cantona, documentary Body Of War on the very human cost of the war on terror, family adventure The Spiderwick Chronicles with Freddie Highmore and the latest blood-curdling classic from a master of horror-George A Romero's Diary Of The Dead.
Check out the calendar for full film listings.