The 21st edition of Scotland’s largest film festival will open on February 26 with the World premiere of Scottish director John Maclean’s hotly anticipated survival thriller Tornado starring Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira and K?ki, shot on location in Scotland.
Glasgow Film Festival today revealed the full programme for 2025. Across twelve packed days, Scotland’s largest annual celebration of cinema will showcase 92 World, UK and Scottish premieres from 39 countries, and marks CEO and Film Festival Director Allison Gardner’s final festival, after more than 30 years at Glasgow Film.
Highlights include Ralph Fiennes and Juliet Binoche reuniting in The Return, Jessica Lange and Ed Harris in the star-studded adaptation of Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Tilda Swinton and George Mackay in the post-apocalyptic musical satire The End, and Nicolas Cage in trippy psychological thriller The Surfer.
The festival will close on 9 March with the World premiere of Scottish documentary filmmaker Martyn Robertson’s Make It To Munich, following remarkable Scots teenager Ethan Walker as he defies life-threatening injuries to cycle from Glasgow’s Hampden Park to Munich Football Arena for Scotland’s opening Euro 24 match.
Glasgow Film Festival’s longest-standing award returns this year and will be given to an exceptional first- or second-time director. As always, the award is chosen by the most important people: the GFF audience. The GFF25 Audience Award is Sponsored by MUBI, the global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema.
In addition, there will be a number of special events and strands including anniversary screenings of Muriel’s Wedding, The Craft and Coyote Ugly. The return of Frightfest, a ‘Our Time Is Now: Coming Of Age In The Movies’ retrospective, and 2025’s Country In Focus: Austria On Screen.
Special guests include a homecoming for Glasgow’s own James McAvoy and Hollywood legend Jessica Lange will take part in special In Conversation events.
Allison Gardner, CEO of Glasgow Film and Director of GFF, said: “I cannot begin to say how excited I am by the brilliant programme we have curated, the breadth of films on offer genuinely has something for everyone. Everyone across Glasgow Film works very hard to make the magic happen and I cannot thank all my colleagues enough for their hard work, enthusiasm and sheer brilliance in making this not only a great festival to attend, but a friendly and supportive environment to work in. I shall be sad that this is my last festival as I’ve had so many magical moments over the years, but I know the great work we have done will ensure that audiences, filmmakers and industry colleagues will continue to support what I consider to be the best film festival in the world.”
To discover the full programme, visit https://www.glasgowfilm.org/glasgow-film-festival/
Tickets for the Opening and Closing Galas go on sale at 10am on Wednesday 22 January. Tickets for the full programme go on sale to GFT Cinecard holders at 10am on Thursday 23 January and on general public sale at 10am on Monday 27 January. Tickets will be on sale online from glasgowfilm.org and at GFT Box Office (12 Rose Street, Glasgow – 0141 332 6535).
