We'll not know exactly what to expect at this year's Glasgow Film Festival until the programme is announced later this month but we do already know that we can expect an Ingrid Bergman retrospective, Jean Epstein's 1928 version of The Fall of the House of Usher with a new score by Irene Buckley performed live at Pollokshaws Burgh Hall in the south side, a screening of Strictly Ballroom at Kelvingrove Museum, Paul Merton and Neil Brand giving us a Buster Keaton Night, and British Sea Power performing their soundtrack for Penny Woolcock's magnificent archive-sourced film From the Sea to the Land Beyond on a night dedicated to music and visuals.
And given that last year offered 68 UK premieres the odds are that there will be a few films you haven't seen before.
What's striking is just how quickly GFF has established itself in the last decade. Last year saw it shift more than 40,000 tickets, which makes it the third biggest film festival in the UK, not so very far behind Edinburgh. Wonder if EIFF's new director Mark Adams will be paying a visit then?
TEDDY JAMIESON
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