The much-loved GSFF returns for its 19th edition with a spotlight on Iranian filmmaker Gelare Khoshgozaran, an archive programme celebrating the Clyde, and the festivalβs usual expert curation of shorts from across the world
www.theskinny.co.uk/film/news/gl... @glasgowshort.bsky.social
Glasgow Short Film Festival is back; @glasgowshort.bsky.social's Scottish Competition includes new films by Miranda Stern, Duncan Cowles, Will Anderson and Leyla Coll-O'Reilly among others...
www.theskinny.co.uk/film/news/gs... [by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social]
Tickets for the 2026 Scottish Competition and Young Scottish Filmmaker prize are now on sale! π¬
This yearβs programme features new works from GSFF regulars, alongside the premiere of a film from BAFTA Risman scholar Daniel Kelly.
gsff.filmchief.com/shop/tickets...
60 days to go until GSFF26! π
Our 19th edition runs from 18-22 March π
πΈ: Ingrid Mur
Delegate registration and volunteer applications are now open π₯³
The 19th edition of GSFF runs from 18-22 March 2026 and we would love for you to join us as an industry delegate or volunteer!
For more information and to apply, visit our website
πΈ: Ingrid Mur and Erika Stevenson
Is Marty Supreme on your watch list? π
Roll in early to catch Fridtjof StensΓ¦th Josefson and Morten Borgestadβs βBallβ, playing before all GFT screenings of the film - part of our Shorts in Support scheme!
www.glasgowfilm.org/movie/marty-...
Huge congratulations to Lisa Clarkson (Paternal Advice) and Laura Carreira (On Falling) on their recent Scottish BAFTA wins! π
π¬The Scottish Short Film Award went to Paternal Advice at GSFF25
π¬The Shift - Laura Carreiraβs precursor to On Falling - had its Scottish premiere at GSFF21
#GSFF #BAFTA
Submission for the Young Scottish Filmmakers Prize close this Friday! π¬
Submit your short by Nov 14 for the chance to screen it at GSFF, join emerging talent from across the country, and receive Β£1k in funding for your next steps in film
education.glasgowfilm.org/young-scottish-filmmakers-prize/
As this year's @glasgowshort.bsky.social wraps up, @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social reports on this year's award winners...
www.theskinny.co.uk/film/news/gl...
Delighted to have you! A sold out screening, no less!
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Delighted to be playing some music at @glasgowshort.bsky.social tonight. It's such a special festival with amazingly diverse and exciting work on show. We're absolutely delighted to be a part of it.
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Film still from The Disco: A Portrait of Simon Eilbeck (Director: Alex Hetherington)
Really touched by this beautiful write-up for Alex Hetheringtonβs The Disco: A Portrait of Simon Eilbeck, ahead of its world premiere at GSFF25 tomorrow night
glasgowuniversitymagazine.co.uk/articles/features/the-disco-a-portrait-of-simon-eilbeck/
If you're in Glasgow on Friday night do come @glasgowshort.bsky.social πΊ
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Neonatal Unit Riar Rizaldi Germany/Indonesia, 2021
Kasiterit Riar Rizaldi Indonesia, 2019
Fossilis Riar Rizaldi Indonesia, 2023
Mirage - Eigenstate Riar Rizaldi United Kingdom/Indonesia, 2024
Indonesia-born and based, Riar Rizaldiβs body of work harnesses the power of speculative science-fiction. Curated by Ren Scateni, GSFF25 features a two-part career retrospective with an additional live performance ποΈ March 21 - 23 π glasgowshort.org
07.03.2025 15:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The films in this programme explore themes of substance abuse, mental health, trans experience, and diasporic existence. Queer and trans voices take center stage to reclaim their narratives in the face of marginalisation π gsff.filmchief.com/shop/tickets...
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I Don't Want To Be Just A Memory Sarnt Utamachote Germany, 2024
Aliens in Beirut Raghed Charabaty Canada, 2024
Le rΓ©cit d'A Le RΓ©cit d'A Esther Valiquette Canada, 1990
The Source Is a Hole Angelo Madsen United States, 2017
Grieving Tomorrows: Discourses on Ontology, or Resisting Erasure ποΈ Thurs March 20, Civic House at 6pm
I Donβt Want To Be Just A Memory (Sarnt Utamachote, 2024)
The Source Is a Hole (Angelo Madsen, 2017)
Aliens in Beirut (Raghed Charabaty, 2024)
Le RΓ©cit dβA (Esther Valiquette, 1990)
GSFF25 kicks off in two weeks! We open our international award competition with shorts centring on how media affects how we see, dream and take action
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Razeh-del Ψ±Ψ§Ψ² Ψ―Ω Maryam Tafakory Iran, 2024
UNDR Kamal Aljafari Germany/Palestine, 2024
Happy New Year Weipeng Huang China, 2024
400 Cassettes Thelyia Petraki Greece, 2024
We open our international competition with Bill Douglas Award 1: Our Being in Transmission ποΈ Thurs March 20, GFT Cinema 3 / Sat March 22, Grosvenor Picture Theatre
π¬:
Can You Hear Me?
Happy New Year
UNDR
Razeh-del
400 Cassettes
ποΈ gsff.filmchief.com/shop/tickets...
The cover for the March 2025 issue of The Skinny. A collage of still images from the film 'The Disco', altered with various duotone effects in pink, green, purple, red and orange.
March issue out now β @glasgowshort.bsky.social opening film THE DISCO on the cover, @glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social, Hippfest, @404ink.bsky.social, RSA New Contemporaries and more inside...
find your nearest copy here: www.theskinny.co.uk/things-to-do...
Great interview with @xuanlintham.bsky.social in @theskinnymag.bsky.social, about their new @404ink.bsky.social book Revolutionary Desires
'Your Body, Dissolving into Me', a programme which Xuanlin has curated for GSFF25, is at Civic House on Thursday, March 20 - available now from glasgowshort.org
Wishing a happy festival launch on our GFF pals! Lots weβre looking forward to catching at the glorious GFT @glasgowfilm.bsky.social π¬
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Glasgow Short Film Festival @glasgowshort.bsky.social returns next month with a Gaza Film Unit programme, spotlight on Riar Rizaldi, Frank Sweeney's reimagining of Irish TV history + more...
www.theskinny.co.uk/film/news/gl... by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social
π₯ The Glasgow Short Film Festival has launched its full programme, featuring a line-up of diverse, inclusive and engaging films from first-time and established directors.
Find out what else GSFF has planned β‘οΈ list.co.uk/news/46216/g...
π₯ Up next π₯
Sat 22 Feb 7.30pm - THE TASTE OF THINGS
Rated 12A | Screened in French with English subtitles | Running Time 135 min
+GSFF SHORT - The Role
π Β£5 for all. Book online via www.universalhall.co.uk or pay on the door on the night π
@filmhubscotland.bsky.social @glasgowshort.bsky.social
Full GSFF25 programme on-sale now π¬
Highlights from the packed five day programme include dispatches from Indonesia, Gaza and Ireland, as well as brand-new curated strands and the return of our international and local competitions. For more details, visit glasgowshort.org
Bring Them Down is now playing at the GFT, with all screenings preceded by Holly Summersonβs βLiving With Itβ (7 min) - part of our Shorts in Support programme for cinemas πΏ
www.glasgowfilm.org/movie/bring-...
We are thrilled to be opening this year's festival with the World Premiere of Alex Hetherington's portrait of Queer d/Deaf DJ Simon Eilbeck. Formed from 16mm film, The Disco encounters members of the Queer communities who gather at Simon's monthly disco Hot Mess.
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Catch it while you can! Presence screens at the GFT until the 6th of February, with all screenings preceded by Will Hewitt and Austen McCowanβs βHave You Seen the Beast?β (7 min) - part of our Shorts in Support programme.
www.glasgowfilm.org/movie/presen...
A photograph of audience members in cinema seats smiling and applauding.
There are just 50 days to go until #GSFF25! π
We canβt wait to welcome you back from the 19th - 23rd March. In the meantime, keep an eye out for our programme announcement, which will be released in February!
πΈ: Ingrid Mur
An infographic from the Academy Awards announcing the nominees for Animated short film White text on a gold background. The text reads: Nominated for animated short film beautiful Men (Nicholas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande) In the Shadow of the Cypress (Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi) Magic Candies (Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio) Wander to Wonder (Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper) Yuck! (LoΓ―c Espuche and Juliette Marquet)
Oscar-nominee Nina Gantz πΎ has a great ring to it, doesnβt it?
WANDER TO WONDER won our audience award for international short film at last yearβs festival - Many congrats to the whole production team
