Preview: Glasgow Film Festival '26

About this episode

Nicola Meighan hosts a discussion about the upcoming Glasgow Film Festival with its new Head of Programme and Programme Manager.

Send us Fan Mail A few weeks ago, I was delighted to host the press launch of this year's Glasgow Film Festival, with new Head of Programme Paul Gallagher and Programme Manager Chris Kumar, at the GFT. We sat down afterwards to chat about some of the brilliant movies they're screening, and some of the myriad reasons that GFF remains a world-class festival, while also being deeply rooted in Scotland, and in its own city - as you'll hear. The festival opens in a matter of hours - on Wedne...

People in this episode

Host: Nicola Meighan

Guests: Paul Gallagher, Chris Kumar

Topics covered

• film festival
• Glasgow Film Festival
• cinema
• Scotland
• programming
• cultural events

Keywords

• Glasgow Film Festival
• Paul Gallagher
• Chris Kumar
• film screening
• cultural festival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Glasgow Film Festival

Places: Scotland, Glasgow

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