The Glasgow Film Festival is back and is celebrating two decades in the heart of the city.

First started in 2005, the event is now considered one of the three biggest movie festivals in the UK.

With the Glasgow Film Festival returning to Glasgow for yet another year, here is everything you need to know.

When is the Glasgow Film Festival Taking place?

The Glasgow Film Festival will take place on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, and end on Sunday, March 10, 2024.

Where is the Glasgow Film Festival being hosted?

The Glasgow Film Festival takes place at the Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) on Rose Street just off Sauchiehall Street.

The GFT is an independent cinema and is a registered charity. It occupies a purpose-built cinema which first opened in 1939.

The structure is now a category B-listed building, meaning it is of "special architectural or historic interest" and a "major" example of a "particular period, style or building type."

How many people are expected to attend the Glasgow Film Festival?

In 2023, the Glasgow Film Festival reported a 25% boost in cinema attendance with some 33,667 people attending screenings over the 12 days.

See the full programme for Glasgow Film Festival 2024

The full programme for the event can be found on the Glasgow Film Festival website.

The films being screened at the festival include a restoration of Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet and the premiere of Bleeding Love starring Ewan McGregor and his daughter Clara.

Fantasy romance La Chimera starring John O'Connor will also make its premiere at the GFT and nine other cinemas across the country.

The first look at series two of the award-winning LGBT drama Float filmed by BBC Scotland in Helensburgh will also take place.

The festival will close with Janey, a documentary following the final tour of Scottish comedian Janey Godley after her cancer diagnosis.