On Wednesday, the Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) unveiled its full lineup for its 22nd edition, showcasing a star-studded roster that includes Angelina Jolie, Marilyn Monroe, Jude Law, and Willem Dafoe, who will be featured twice. The festival, held in Scotland, will also celebrate the life and work of Marilyn Monroe 100 years after her birth with a series of her classic hits projected on the big screen.
From February 25 to March 8, the GFF will host 126 films, including 16 world, European, and international premieres, 68 UK premieres, and 18 Scottish premieres. The films will come from 44 countries, with 13 from Scotland. As previously announced, Scottish films will open and close the festival. The U.K. premiere of Felipe Bustos Sierra's documentary Everybody to Kenmure Street, executive produced by Emma Thompson, will mark the start of the event, while James McAvoy's directorial debut, California Schemin', will bring it to a close. Both films were shot in Glasgow.
This year's edition marks Paul Gallagher's debut as head of program. Among the highlights of GFF 2026 are the UK premieres of Rebuilding starring Josh O'Connor, the high-fashion world film Couture featuring Angelina Jolie, the relationship drama Erupcja led by Charli XCX, the political thriller The Wizard of the Kremlin with Jude Law, Paul Dano, and Alicia Vikander, as well as Late Fame and The Birthday Party, both starring Dafoe.
The Scottish premieres set for Glasgow include Jim Jarmusch's Venice Golden Lion winner Father Mother Sister Brother with Adam Driver and Cate Blanchett, Mark Jenkin's mysterious drama Rose of Nevada with George MacKay and Callum Turner, and the dark thriller The Good Boy starring Andrea Riseborough and Stephen Graham. The program also features the world premiere of Molly vs The Machines, a Scottish film that tells the story of a heartbroken father's quest to uncover the truth behind his daughter's death. Additionally, there will be UK premieres of the dark comedy The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford starring Peter Mullan and Midwinter Break written by Bernard MacLaverty and starring Ciarán Hinds and Lesley Manville.
The GFF26 will also showcase 50 films not in English, with a total of 44 languages represented in the lineup. Notably, the Gaelic language will be represented at the festival with the world premiere of Sailm nan Daoine (Psalms of the People), a documentary by Jack Archer about Scotland's tradition of Gaelic psalm singing.
Furthermore, Glasgow's "Marilyn Monroe 100" program will screen a selection of her films, including noir film The Asphalt Jungle (1950), iconic crime comedy Some Like It Hot (1959), and musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).
