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The Grand Budapest Hotel and Under The Skin to bookend Glasgow

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- Confirmed guests include agnés b, George Sluizer, Richard Ayoade and Roger Christian

The Grand Budapest Hotel and Under The Skin to bookend Glasgow
The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson

The 10th Glasgow Film Festival (GFF, February 20 – March 2) will open with the UK premiere of Wes Anderson’s US/German production The Grand Budapest Hotel [+see also:
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that features a galaxy of stars including Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Jude Law, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray and Saoirse Ronan. The festival will close with the Scottish premiere of Jonathan Glazer’s Glasgow set Under The Skin [+see also:
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The festival will feature an array of renowned guests from around the world. Veteran British set designer Roger Christian will present the European premiere of his restored short Black Angel; legendary Dutch director George Sluizer will present the final cut of Dark Blood [+see also:
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, River Phoenix’s last film; British director Richard Ayoade will discuss his new film The Double [+see also:
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; and agnés b., the French fashion designer-turned-producer/director, will deliver a masterclass on filmmaking and her cinematic inspiration, as well as the UK premiere of her film My Name Is Hmmm…, which stars Glasgow artist and Turner Prize-winner Douglas Gordon.

Other highlights of the programme include UK premieres of Bertrand Tavernier’s Quai D’Orsay [+see also:
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, Jalil Lespert’s Yves Saint Laurent [+see also:
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, Álex de la Iglesia’s Witching & Bitching [+see also:
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and Michel Gondry’s Mood Indigo.

Allan Hunter, Glasgow Film Festival Co-Director, said, “In the decade since the festival began, its grown almost beyond recognition. One thing remains essential, though – GFF is and will always be an access-all-areas event, where you can meet the filmmakers, ask awkward questions, and make friends with the person sitting next to you.”

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