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Film Events in Glasgow in May 2025

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Events in Glasgow

Mimesis: African Soldier

26th October 2024 - 31st August 2025

GoMA's next main gallery exhibition is Sir John Akomfrah's Mimesis: African Soldier, a film installation which will be shown across three screens.

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Glasgow 850

1st January 2025 - 31st December 2025
Various Locations Glasgow

2025 will be a big year for Glasgow as we celebrate the city's 850th birthday. It's a milestone and everyone who has or does call Glasgow home is invited to the party!

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Take 2: Family-Friendly Films

Selected dates between 4th January 2025 - 27th December 2025

Everything from kid-friendly classics to family foreign language and the latest blockbuster releases, Take 2 screenings at Glasgow Film Theatre will keep even the littlest film fans entertained!

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EatFilm at Sloans

Selected dates between 7th January 2025 - 18th November 2025

Your favourite movie night is back! Enjoy a line-up of feel-good films and movie classics plus a meal, popcorn and drink, all set up in the stunning Grand Ballroom at Sloans!

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The Lotus Club: Documentary Series

Selected dates between 26th February 2025 - 26th November 2025

The Lotus Club regularly screens documentaries, curated by two Glasgow-based Japanese journalists, at the National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall.

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DIG 2025: Elyla Artists’ Film Programme (Nicaragua)

9th May 2025 - 16th May 2025

As part of Tramway's Dance International Glasgow festival their gallery programme presents an exhibition of three performance films by multi-disciplinary artist and activist Elyla.

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Fungi: Web of Life 3D

Selected dates between 15th May 2025 - 17th May 2025

Join Glasgow Science Centre to celebrate Glasgow Climate Week by experiencing Fungi: Web of Life in stunning IMAX 3D.

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Wes Ander-Season

Selected dates between 15th May 2025 - 5th June 2025

Join the Grosvenor Picture Theatre every Thursday between 15th May and 5th June for screenings of some of Wes Anderson's most iconic films!

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INTERSTELLAR: Tribute to Hans Zimmer

16th May 2025

Join Mystery Ensemble for one of their most beloved programmes: soundtracks of the renowned film Interstellar, directed by Christopher Nolan, at Glasgow University Union!

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Julie Brook, An Artist who works in the Landscape, Artist Talk and Screening

16th May 2025

The House Arts Collective are thrilled to welcome Julie Brook for an artist talk, presentation and screening of a short selection of some of her work on film.

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DIG 2025: Asim Abdulaziz - 1941 (Yemen)

17th May 2025 - 25th May 2025

As part of Tramway's Dance International Glasgow festival their gallery programme presents Asim Abdulaziz - 1941 (2021), a short experimental film directed and produced by the Yemeni artist.

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Grosvenor Picture Theatre Summer Kids Club

Selected dates between 17th May 2025 - 6th July 2025

Join Grosvenor Picture Theatre all through the summer for some classic Family friendly movie fun!

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Mission: Impossible Final Reckoning in IMAX at Glasgow Science Centre

21st May 2025 - 5th June 2025

Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, don't miss it in IMAX at Glasgow Science Centre!

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Exhibition On Screen: The Dawn of Impressionism Paris 1874

22nd May 2025

Stopgap Community Cinema CIC bring Exhibition On Screen's The Dawn of Impressionism Paris 1874 to Helensburgh Civic Centre on Thursday 22nd May!

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The Glasgow Telly Festival

29th May 2025 - 1st June 2025
Various Locations Glasgow

Telly was invented in Glasgow Now it’s coming home The Glasgow Telly Festival is not only a celebration of Scottish stories and talent, but a showcase and launch of the future of the industry.

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Film Night for Teens: The Fall Guy

30th May 2025

Cathcart, Merrylee & Muirend Community Council are delighted to be hosting their first FREE drop-in event for local teens in The Couper Institute on Friday 30th May!

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Tummy Monster

Selected dates between 30th May 2025 - 4th June 2025

Following a sold-out launch at Glasgow Film Theatre earlier this May, Tummy Monster returns by popular demand for another four screenings!

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The Glasgow Telly Festival: 1 Minute Pilots

31st May 2025

Join R-CADE on Saturday 31st May for an evening to celebrate the best in independent Scottish television talent as part of the Glasgow Telly Festival!

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Film Events in East Renfrewshire

Here's a selection of Film Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:

Cinema Screening: Royal Ballet and Opera - Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works

Cinema Screening: Royal Ballet and Opera - Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works

22nd May 2025

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works being screened at Eastwood Park Theatre!

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Cinema Screening: The Royal Opera: Wagner’s Die Walkure

Cinema Screening: The Royal Opera: Wagner’s Die Walkure

18th May 2025

Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner's Ring cycle when Eastwood Park Theatre screens The Royal Opera's production of Die Walkure!

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Film Events in Edinburgh and the Lothians

Here's a selection of Film Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Edinburgh:

EIUFF: Fantastical Realities

EIUFF: Fantastical Realities

31st May 2025

Chemistry and electricity shape our perception of reality. Nothing else. What if we dance it all away? Several short films will be screened as part of this programme.

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Falastin Film Festival: Three Promises

Falastin Film Festival: Three Promises

17th May 2025

Three Promises is a heart-breaking film that conveys the anguish of children and their parents who are forced to choose between safety and emotional upheaval.

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Falastin Film Festival: Reclaiming Rhythms

Falastin Film Festival: Reclaiming Rhythms

18th May 2025

Two beautiful and powerful medium-length films on the coloniality of archives, reclamation of Palestinian music and dance, and the ethnographic underpinnings of colonization.

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Film Events in Fife

Film Events in Lanarkshire

Here's a selection of Film Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:

The Royal Ballet: Ballet To Broadway: Wheeldon Works

The Royal Ballet: Ballet To Broadway: Wheeldon Works

22nd May 2025

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works being screened at Cumbernauld Theatre Cinema!

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Cinema: Wagner’s Die Walkure

Cinema: Wagner’s Die Walkure

Selected dates between 14th May 2025 - 18th May 2025

Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner's Ring cycle when Airdrie Town Hall screens The Royal Opera's production of Die Walkure!

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Peppa Meets The Baby Cinema Experience

Peppa Meets The Baby Cinema Experience

30th May 2025 - 1st June 2025

PIG changes are coming! Join Peppa Pig and her family at Airdrie Town Hall's cinema as they get ready for their biggest adventure yet: welcoming a new baby!

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Film Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Here's a selection of Film Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:

Erskine Arts Cinema Screenings

Erskine Arts Cinema Screenings

Selected dates between 15th March 2025 - 13th December 2025

Erskine Arts are bringing affordable cinema to Renfrewshire! With a genre spanning line up of films from family sing-alongs to cult classics, there's something for everyone.

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Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote

Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote

16th May 2025

Cult hit event Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote returns to Beacon Arts Centre, with an interactive screening of the classic Murder, She Wrote episode 'Paint Me a Murder'!

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Film Events in Stirling

Here's a selection of Film Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:

All of Us Strangers: Screening and Discussion

All of Us Strangers: Screening and Discussion

22nd May 2025

Come along to Creative Stirling on Thursday 22nd May for a free screening of Andrew Haigh's film All of Us Strangers (2024), followed by a post-screening discussion!

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Fleapits, Jamjars, and Cushions on Seats Screening & Roundtable

Fleapits, Jamjars, and Cushions on Seats Screening & Roundtable

15th May 2025

Join Creative Stirling on 15th May for an event centred around archives and moving image preservation, featuring a film screening and a post-screening roundtable.

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IDAHOBIT Mini Fest

IDAHOBIT Mini Fest

17th May 2025

Made in Stirling will come alive on 17th May 2025 for Stirling Pride’s IDAHOBIT Mini Fest. Come along and enjoy a full day of free activities!

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Events in Other Areas

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WestFest
WestFest returns for its annual Summer festival between Sunday 1st and Sunday 29th June, delivering a wide array of high quality, vibrant and inclusive events to the area!

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