BIG names are set to appear at the Glasgow Film Festival this year.
The 21st edition of Scotland’s largest celebration of cinema will run from February 26 to March 9.
Glasgow film star James McAvoy will introduce a special screening of his breakthrough role in Kevin McDonald’s compelling fiction debut The Last King of Scotland, following his sold-out In Conversation event on March 2.
Scottish stars Martin Compston (below, right), James Cosmo, and Solly McLeod will attend the world premiere of the new Amazon Studios-produced thriller Fear on February 27.
The festival will kick off with the world premiere of Tornado, featuring Pulp Fiction star Tim Roth, Japanese model and actor Kōki, Shogun star Takehiro Hira, and directed by Edinburgh's John Maclean.
Formula One champion Damon Hill will attend the world premiere of Hill, a documentary about his career and his relationship with his father, Graham Hill.
Hill (below) will be joined by Sky Sports F1 presenter Simon Lazenby and director Alex Holmes at the premiere on February 27.
Hollywood legends Ed Harris and Jessica Lange will walk the red carpet for the UK premiere of Long Day’s Journey Into Night, a new screen adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play, on February 28.
Lange (below) will also feature in a special In Conversation event on March 1, reflecting on her six-decade-long career.
The festival will close with the world premiere of Martyn Robertson’s Make It To Munich, the story of Scots teenager Ethan Walker's recovery from a life-threatening traffic accident.
Walker, along with Dunblane surgeon Professor Gordon Mackay, cycled from Hampden Stadium in Glasgow to Munich for Scotland’s opening game of Euro 2024, just nine months after his accident.
James McArdle will attend the Scottish premiere of his new rom-com Four Mothers on March 3.
GFF favourite George MacKay returns with the Scottish premiere of the post-apocalyptic musical The End on March 4.
Icelandic singer-songwriter Emiliana Torrini, along with directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, will attend the Scottish premiere of The Extraordinary Miss Flower on March 1.
Behind-the-camera talent visiting the festival includes Athina Rachel Tsangari with the Scottish premiere of her folk horror Harvest on March 2.
Jim Hosking will present the UK premiere of his feature Ebony and Ivory on March 5.
Edinburgh-based filmmaker Laura Carreira will showcase her drama On Falling on February 28.
Neon Dreaming director Marie-Claire Marcotte, Peaches Goes Bananas director Marie Losier, The Players director Sarah Galea-Davis, The Surfer director Lorcan Finnegan, and The Return director Uberto Pasolini will also be in attendance.
This year’s country focus, Austria, will be represented by director Bernhard Wenger, who will attend the UK premiere of his comedy Peacock on March 2.
Filmmakers Daniel Hoesl and Julia Niemann will attend the UK premiere of their social satire Veni Vedi Vici on March 8.
