GLASGOW Film Festival (GFF) drew more than 37,000 audience views for its entire 2021 programme. Audiences tuned in online to the 17th edition of the festival which featured 10 world premieres, three European premieres and 49 UK premieres, screened across 12 days.
GFF opened on February 24 with the UK premiere of Lee Isaac Chung’s Golden Globe-winning Minari and closed yesterday with the UK premiere of Suzanne Lindon’s Spring Blossom.
GFF exceeded expectations and sales targets with its online edition, reaching 37,733 viewers as of Saturday with its online streaming platform Glasgow Film At Home.
A selection of film festival titles remain available to rent from Glasgow Film At Home until Wednesday.
Audiences at the event also enjoyed post-film Q&As with more than 70 filmmakers, including Kevin Macdonald, Tahar Rahim and Golden Globe winner Jodie Foster for The Mauritanian; Nick Moran and Ewen Bremner for Creation Stories; as well as Amir El-Masry and Ben Sharrock for Limbo.
The GFF 2021 Audience Award winner, sponsored by Caledonian MacBrayne, was announced as Sweetheart (pictured above), directed by Marley Morrison.
The coming-of-age story charts the relationship between two young women during a summer holiday at a caravan park in Dorset. The Audience Award is the only award given by GFF and is voted for by the public.
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