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15-26 FEBRUARY GLASGOWFILM.ORG/FESTIVAL #GFF17 MAJOR PARTNERS SPONSORS Official Colour Chart CMYK Uncoated (Color Bridge +) Cool Gray 11 UP (30 / 17 / 8 / 51) CMYK Coated (Color Bridge +) Cool Gray 9 CP (30 / 22 / 17 / 57) Pantone Uncoated Cool Gray 11 U Pantone Coated Cool Gray 9 C RGB 122 / 125 / 129 HTML 7A7D81 SUPPORTERS Avery 900 Ultimate Cast Opaque Dark Gray (UC 900-855-O) Colour Version (Grey) W M Mann Foundation The Hugh Fraser CMYK Uncoated (Old Process Guide) DS 1-1 U (0 / 5 / 100 / 0) Consulate General CMYK CoatedFoundation (Old Process Guide) DS 1-1 C (0 / 5 / 100 / 0) of the Republic of Poland in Edinburgh Pantone Uncoated 012 U Pantone Coated 012 C RGB 254 / 221 / 0 MrHTML & Mrs William Donald’s FEDD00 Memorial Trust, Avery 900 Ultimate Cast Opaque Pantone 109 C (UC 900-216-O) MLG Colour Version (Yellow) per Mactaggart + Co. McAllister Litho Glasgow Ltd. Solicitors, Largs MEDIA PARTNERS PROGRAMME PARTNERS VENUE PARTNERS Thanks to: The Drink Cabinet, BECTU, Club Noir, Creative Media Skills, The Glue Factory, The Pearce Institute, Hoodou Bayou, H & S Coach Hire, Police Pipe Band, Govan Schools Pipe Band, Sub Club, Traveleads. WELCOME CONTENTS Ticketing 2 Enhance Your Festival Experience 4 Audience Award 5 During the craziest of years, movies have provided a constant Industry Focus 6 source of comfort and joy. We launch the 2017 Glasgow Film Behind the Scenes 7 Festival programme right in the heart of a thrilling awards season. Who hasn’t lost their heart to those foolish dreamers Emma Opening & Closing Galas 8 Stone and Ryan Gosling in La La Land or shed tears over the Dangerous Dames 9 agonisingly poignant Manchester by the Sea or marvelled at old True North: New Canadian Cinema 9 master Martin Scorsese realising his 30 year passion project Special Events 10 Silence? Movies matter to all of us - they are part of our daily lives. In a world that seems impossibly divided, movies build Gala 10 bridges, provoke debate, inspire empathy and remind us of all the Stranger Than Fiction 11 things we have in common. Pioneer 11 FrightFest 11 There is a theory that seeing a film in a cinema is an endangered Local Heroes 12 pastime that will go the way of the horse and carriage. The doom- sayers believe we might go to the cinema for the spectacle of Window on the World 12 a comic book blockbuster if it screens in IMAX with a seat that Modern Families 12 shakes and a snack that satisfies but otherwise, forget it. Well, Mifune: The Last Samurai 12 not on our watch. You can consume what you choose on your Sound & Vision 13 mobile devices or Netflix subscription but there is nothing that will ever replace the magic of a night at the cinema. Movies come Nerdvana 13 alive when you see them together. Comedies are funnier, thrillers CineMasters 13 are more tense, dramas are more gripping and vintage movies Crossing the Line 13 sparkle like brand new. Glasgow prides itself on being a festival A - Z Listings 14–59 that loves movies and loves the audience. It is a festival that Festival Calendar 32-37 programmes without prejudice and delivers without pretension. When you come to our venues the atmosphere is warm and Festival Map 38-39 welcoming, the audience is chatty and excited, the experience Venue Access 60 is everything that going to the movies should be. You are among Staff Thank You 61 friends and kindred spirits. Film and Event Index 64 2017 is a festival of delights that runs the gamut from jaw-dropping documentaries to carefree comedies, grisly horrors to delicate dramas, global greats to local heroes via some unforgettable once-in-a-lifetime events. You will definitely want to be Lost in France but you will also want to be lost in the festival. So, forget those troubles, come on, get happy. Let’s go to the movies. Allan Hunter & Allison Gardner, Festival Co-directors FESTIVAL CLUB DETAILS: GLASGOWFILM.ORG/FESTIVAL-CLUB 1 TICKETING HOW TO BUY TICKETS ONLINE PRICES No booking fees apply From Monday 23 January at 10am, tickets for all events can be STANDARD TICKET PRICES purchased from our website glasgowfilm.org/festival. £10 full price / £8 for all adult concessions / £5.50 children (ages 14 & under). Tickets for GFT/CCA and Cineworld Renfrew Street screenings can be purchased online up until one hour before the Adult concessions include full-time students, over-60s, performance. For all other participating venues, tickets can be Jobseekers Allowance, Income Support recipients and purchased online until two hours before the performance. registered disabled people. Please produce proof of eligibility when purchasing or collecting tickets. GFF also honours the IN PERSON CEA card for all festival events. No booking fees apply GFT: From Monday 23 January you can purchase tickets for Please note that all GFF tickets are non-refundable and non- most events from the central festival box office at GFT during transferable. opening hours, see opposite. SPECIAL EVENTS & PERFORMANCES CCA: From Thursday 16 February – Sunday 26 February you Please note that some special events, live performances can also purchase tickets in person for most events from the and screenings fall outside the standard ticket price and are festival box office at CCA, Sauchiehall Street. marked with this symbol: £ OVER THE PHONE See individual listings for details. £1.50 fee per transaction From Monday 23 January tickets can be booked by calling 0141 FESTIVAL FOR A FIVER 332 6535 during GFT opening hours. Please note there is £1.50 Our Festival for a fiver films are a brilliant way to enjoy the transaction fee for telephone bookings. festival. These screenings are marked with this symbol: 5 and Please note that during busy periods you will be asked to leave no further discounts apply. a message. Calls will be returned in the order in which they are received, however leaving a message does not ensure you are FREE EVENTS able to purchase a ticket, some events sell out online before Tickets for free events, marked with this symbol: F will only be we are able to return calls. issued on the day from the venue where the event is being held when the box office opens, unless otherwise specified in the COLLECTION A - Z. First come, first served (maximum 2 tickets per person). You can collect advance tickets from the central festival box office at GFT or CCA up until the box office closes. On the HAVE YOU GOT A CINECARD? day of the event, tickets can be picked up from GFT or CCA box offices. For venues other than GFT and CCA tickets will To reward the loyalty of GFT CineCard holders we’re offering be available at the central box offices until approximately two £1 off all standard priced tickets. Tickets can be purchased hours before the performance and then available at the venue online or from the festival box offices at GFT and CCA in from one hour before the performance. person. See glasgowfilm.org/festival for full terms and HAVE YOU GOT A CINEWORLD conditions. UNLIMITED CARD? ALL OTHER VENUES Cineworld Unlimited Card holders can claim £1 off all standard You can collect your pre-booked tickets from the venue an priced tickets. Tickets must be purchased from the festival box hour before the event/screening starts. If you haven’t collected offices at GFT and CCA in person. your tickets in advance these will be taken to the venue where you can collect them. If the event/screening is not sold out AGED 15-25 YEARS OLD? tickets may be purchased from the venue one hour before the Join our free 15 -25 Card scheme and get the reduced price event/screening begins (subject to availability). of £5.50 on standard priced events. Proof of age required on collection of your card. Also applies throughout the year at GFT for standard priced events. To find out more and sign up, go to F.A.C.T. www.glasgowfilm.org/student GFF work in cooperation with the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) to fight intellectual property crime in the UK. GFF kindly ask patrons to note the use of recording equipment during screenings is strictly prohibited. Anyone found with such equipment will be asked to leave the immediately and may be subject to further proceedings. CMYK / .eps 2 GLASGOWFILMFESTIVAL @GLASGOWFILMFEST BUY TICKETS ONLINE: GLASGOWFILM.ORG/FESTIVAL CENTRAL FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE GLASGOW FILM THEATRE SPECIAL DEALS 12 Rose Street Glasgow G3 6RB All tickets deals must be purchased in one transaction, either online at glasgowfilm.org/festival or at the central festival TEL: +44 (0) 141 332 6535 box office at GFT. Full terms and conditions on each deal are available online. Special deals are not available from other OPENING HOURS venues. Monday 23 January (10.00 – 19.00) Tuesday 24 January – Tuesday 14 February INTERNET SAVER DEALS* (12noon – 20.00) Allowing huge savings to satisfy your thirst for Wednesday 15 February (12noon – 18.30) must-see cinema, and leave you with cash for the after-party. During the festival: Open from 10.00 and closes 15 minutes after last Only available on standard priced shows. Please note special performance begins. priced events, free events and Festival for a fiver are not included in this ticket deal. CCA BOX OFFICE Only available at glasgowfilm.org/festival Centre for Contemporary Art Internet Saver 6 Films – £45 350 Sauchiehall Street Internet Saver 10 Films – £70 Glasgow G2 3JD Internet Saver 20 Films – £125 Internet Saver 40 Films – £220 OPENING HOURS Thursday 16 February – Sunday 26 February (opens one hour Internet Saver Deals can only be redeemed against standard before the first performance and closes 15 minutes after last priced tickets.