The GFF21 programme is launched!

Got my picks! 4 films a day, and I get to see everything I want. This year is going to be a little different from previous years, as expected. Obviously everything is online, but also there’s not as much adherence to the different strands as usual. Frightfest will be running, as will Country Focus –…

GFF21 to be online only

Well, cuntpunt 2021. The lockdown means no cinemas will be open in time for the festival. Kinda thought this might happen but today it was confirmed – https://glasgowfilm.org/latest/news/glasgow-film-festival-responds-to-lockdown-restrictions-update-to-festival-plans The downsides are obvious. The festival isn’t just the films, it’s the people, the atmosphere, the venues. I love pelting along Sauchiehall Street trying to get from…

GFF21 – How’s it gonna work?

So 2020 was an absolutely shitty year for pretty much everyone. Thank fuck it’s on its road out finally. GFF20 managed to go ahead unscathed, but the GFT who run the festival had to shut for the majority of the year, and that effected them financially in a massive way. Luckily Glasgow Film, which runs…

The GFT is having to close again!

Fuck 2020 and Covid 19! As Glasgow goes into Tier 3 lockdown, the GFT is closing from Monday 2nd November. Obviously we hope these restrictions can be lifted at the earliest opportunity, when things get reassessed in a fortnight, but we all thought we’d only be quarantined for a couple of weeks during the first…

Geez a haun

Glasgow Film, which is the charity that runs the GFF and the GFT cinema, could do with a helping hand the now. Due to the coronavirus crisis, the GFT has had to shut. As a not-for-profit charity, who support a number of dedicated staff members, having to close for a month or possibly more can…