Martin Compston was spotted tonight among the great and the good at the closing ceremony of Glasgow's Film Festival.
The festival came to a close today following 12 packed days of premieres, guests and industry events.
Celebrating its return to cinemas in Glasgow after last year’s online edition, Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) also screened exclusive gala premieres in selected cinemas across the UK – from London to Lewis - for the first time in its 18 year history.
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Guests on the final day included Compston who took part in a special 20th anniversary screening of Sweet Sixteen, the Ken Loach film which set him on the road to stardom.
The winner of the prestigious Audience Award, sponsored by Caledonian MacBrayne and voted for by audiences during the festival, was announced as crowd-pleasing. heart-warming documentary, The Hermit of Treig , from first-time director Lizzie MacKenzie.
This year’s festival saw sell-out audiences attend a programme of 10 World premieres, 4 European premieres, 65 UK premieres, and 13 Scottish premieres. GFF continued to champion international female talent behind the camera, with 40% of new films screening at the festival and 5 of the 7 films nominated for the Audience Award directed by women.
The festival welcomed a host of guests onto the red carpet, including Alan Cumming, Jack Lowden, Don Letts, Armando Iannucci, Amanda Brugel, Icíar Bollaín, Ruth Paxton, Lulu and Alfred Enoch, and welcomed 565 delegates from around the world to the dedicated Industry Focus programme, which covered everything from pitching workshops to creating equal access to a career in filmmaking.
Allison Gardner, Co-Director of GFF, said: “We were excited to welcome audiences back to GFF22 and our wonderful audiences didn’t disappoint us.
"We have had the most wonderful array of guests and the films have been outstanding. The joy of working with a fabulous team and seeing people excited to be back in the cinema watching films on the big screen has uplifted us all.”
Allan Hunter, Co-Director of GFF, said: “It has been a total pleasure to be back in cinemas enjoying a complete Festival experience at Glasgow 2022. We have all missed that sharing of emotions from the waves of laughter that rocked the building during My Old School to the pin drop silence of complete absorption in The Quiet Girl .
"Audiences old and new have been so supportive of the event and we also owe a big debt of gratitude to the many guests who have joined us. These are difficult times all around the world but the Festival proved once again how much we all need the comfort and joy of going to the movies.”
