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Glasgow Youth Film Festival

14 September – 16 September 2018

Mary And The Witch's Flower
Mary And The Witch's Flower

In 2018 the Glasgow Youth Film Festival showcased another great selection of films curated by young people, for young people. Alongside the screenings themselves, there were workshops on Alternative Careers in Film and How to Make Your First Film

The festival ran from 14 to 16 September.

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  • Skate Kitchen
    Review preview for Skate Kitchen

    Skating, drugs, genital preferences, menstruation; there is a frankness and authentic air to the chatter.

    Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
    Camille's life as a lonely suburban teenager changes dramatically when she befriends a group of girl skateboarders. As she journeys deeper into this raw New York City subculture, she begins to understand the true meaning of friendship as well as her inner self.
  • Anna And The Apocalypse
    Review preview for Anna And The Apocalypse

    Any film that has both a fight director and a dance choreographer is probably doing something right.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    When the zombie apocalypse hits the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - teenager Anna and her high school friends have to fight, sing and dance to survive, with the undead horde all around them.
  • Mary And The Witch's Flower
    Review preview for Mary And The Witch's Flower

    The setting of a Ghibli film in England immediately throws up strange contrasts and contradictons, and these are in many ways the most interesting aspect of the film.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A girl finds a strange plant that gives her magical powers but finds herself in danger as a result.
  • Superbad
    Review preview for Superbad

    I honestly wish I'd written this movie, and I suspect a handful of people my age feel the same way.

    Scott Macdonald · 4.5 out of 5
    An ode to friendship in the final night of high-school leads to a party never to be forgotten.
  • School Of Rock
    Review preview for School Of Rock

    This is career-breaking stuff for Black.

    Claire Sawers · 4 out of 5
    A drop-out muso poses as a schoolteacher and finds himself setting up a rock band with a group of schoolkids.
  • The Mask Of Zorro
    Review preview for The Mask Of Zorro

    A balance is struck. Be serious about the swordplay and have fun with the rest.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The man who makes the sign of the 'Z' takes on a pupil.

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