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Highlights GSFF17 Day Two
On day two of GSFF17 we saw the launch of our VR Movie House, the beginning of our Scottish and International Competitions, part one of the Filmmaker-In-Focus: Gunhild Enger programme and the wonderfully entertaining When I Say Vagina… event in our new venue Joytown Grand Electric Theatre. We also welcomed our youngest GSFF guests to our Short Stuff Parent and Baby screening. …
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Opening night: 10th Anniversary Shorts
The opening of the 10th Glasgow Short Film Festival kicked off last night, with nine films handpicked from each previous GSFF editions. Festival Director Matt Lloyd welcomed guests and was soon joined onstage by GSFF Founder, Rosie Crerar to say a few brief words and cut the birthday cake. Not only was there cake, but thanks to our sponsors, there was lovely Brooklyn Brewery Beer and…
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10th Anniversary: Looking Back With Our Contributors part 3
To mark the tenth anniversary of GSFF, we’ve carried out a series of interviews with some of our many volunteers, staff members and other contributors over the years, asking them for their most memorable festival films and moments. In this final instalment we spoke with: Morvern Cunningham, GSFF Volunteer 2012, GSFF Festival Coordinator 2013-2015, GSFF Events Manager 2016, GSFF Event Producer 2017. Julie Cathcart, Head of Communications…
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Scottish Short Film Award Sponsor: Blazing Griffin
Here at GSFF we’re incredibly excited to present the new Scottish Short Film Award Sponsor for our 10th edition, Blazing Griffin! “Short form screen content is a vitally important part of developing both filmmakers and the industry, and so we are delighted to be supporting Scottish new talent by sponsoring the Scottish Short Film Award at…
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Filmmaker-in-focus: Gunhild Enger
Filmmaking is an illness. I wish I didn’t have this condition, but I have to make these films – you can’t get away from yourself. Gunhild Enger, Filmmaker in Focus. Gunhild Enger has been making short films in the UK, Sweden and her native Norway for more than a decade. She brings an honesty and…
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When I Say Vagina…
When I Say Vagina is a short film programme exploring female body image, masturbation, sexual oppression, social expectations, empowerment, friendship, and talking vaginas. Programmer Sanne Jehoul talks lady bits, muffins, beavers, flowers, tacos, cooches, bearded clams, honeypots, pussies, love boxes, cherries, and pink canoes. Credit where credit’s due: the seed for this programme was planted when a good pal and friend-of-GSFF, Rosa Downing, drew my…
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We Were Strangers Once, Too: Reflections on Sovereignty
As the British government prepares to commence EU exit negotiations, GSFF enlists imagineNATIVE, the world’s largest showcase of Indigenous-made screen content, and Dokufest, the leading film festival in Kosovo, to propose programmes of short films exploring notions of sovereignty, nationhood and borders both physical and cultural. Programmers Matt Lloyd, Veton Nurkollari and Jason Ryle talk us through…
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The Magic Lantern Returns
The Magic Lantern was a regular screening series that took place in Glasgow between 2006 and 2010, showing local and international short films. Creators Rosie Crerar and Penelope Bartlett tell us about the early days and introduce their programme at GSFF17. The Magic Lantern – a scrappy, shoestring budget event where we nervously lingered in the projection booth praying that…
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Interview: Pim Zwier, director of Three Dimensions of Time
Three Dimensions of Time are captured in three layers of coloured imagery shown simultaneously. This elegant film combines the layers from normal full-colour images of the elements which persist through time. We spoke to director Pim Zwier about how this fascinating film was made. You studied a Master of Fine Arts, have created video installations, curated events and…
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10th Anniversary: Looking Back With Our Contributors part 2
To mark the tenth anniversary of GSFF, we’ve carried out a series of interviews with some of our many volunteers, staff members and other contributors over the years, asking them for their most memorable festival films and moments. In this second instalment we spoke with: Sven Schwarz, Member of A Wall Is A Screen and Curator of Black and Light GSFF 2016. Sven is the Managing Director of Hamburg International…
