Glasgow Film Festival Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Kristen Stewart's 'Love Lies Bleeding'

The festival, running from February 28 to March 10, features 95 premieres and a special focus on Czech cinema, closing with the world premiere of 'Janey', a documentary about Glaswegian comedian Janey Godley.

• Kristen Stewart's film 'Love Lies Bleeding' will open the 20th Glasgow Film Festival, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the city's arthouse cinema.
• The festival will run from February 28 to March 10, featuring 11 international premieres, 69 UK premieres, and 15 Scottish premieres.
• Highlights include 'The Teachers' Lounge', shortlisted for an Oscar for Best International Film, and special screenings of 'The Wizard Of Oz' and Quentin Tarantino's 'Pulp Fiction'.
• The festival will also focus on films from the Czech Republic, including 'Daisies', a radical feminist film once banned for its stance on communism and patriarchy.
• The festival will close with the world premiere of 'Janey', a documentary about Glaswegian comedian Janey Godley, following her life and tour after her terminal cancer diagnosis.

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