World of Film International Festival Glasgow

In 2024, the 11th edition of WoFF opens a new page in our festival history, marking a second decade in our journey of bringing audiences, filmmakers and industry professionals together, creating an education platform for independent cinema, and providing a stage to new and underrepresented voices to showcase their work. Having established ourselves as Glasgow's Independent Film Event, our 11th edition in 2024 celebrates our ongoing development; our continuous work toward providing an open and inclusive environment for our community to engage with independent cinema from all around the world; and our accessibility commitment, enabling all audiences to learn about independent film and discover new talent.

Our vision remains in supporting independent cinema from all over the world, by showcasing the work of first feature filmmakers, women directors and eastern European cinema in our three main sections, First Features, The Female Perspective & Focus on Balkan Cinema, respectively. We also continue supporting the world of animation, with our 7th Animation Day in Glasgow, in collaboration with our partners Animaze and Into Film Scotland. Film screenings, panels, talks, youth workshops, Virtual Reality and networking events that will excite everyone, complete the programme.

Our expanded industry programme includes animation workshops for youth, masterclasses / talks / panels and open discussions with acclaimed visiting industry professionals, curated workshops for children and students, networking opportunities, Q&As and more.

The festival has eight categories in competition:

*First Feature Film Competition
*Feature Film Competition (First Features are not considered in this category, please submit in First Feature Competition)
*Short Film Competition
*Feature in the Female Perspective Competition
*Short Film in Female Perspective Competition
*Feature Film: Focus on Balkan Cinema
*Short Film: Focus on Balkan Cinema
*Best Animation

WoFF: World of Film International Festival is Glasgow’s annual independent film event, held in November, and currently in its eleventh edition. Our main focus is to discover and support new talent from Scotland, the UK and beyond, while also showcasing work from established creators and successful projects from around the festival circuit. Our aim is to bring local and Scottish audiences together with filmmakers, producers, artists and cinema enthusiasts from all around the world, thus creating an interactive and educational environment for our community and a platform to generate ideas for future projects. WoFF is a non-profit organisation bringing audiences a step closer to international independent cinema and giving voice to young artists.

In more detail, the WoFF 2024 programme will include the following sections (please check regularly the website for news and updates):

First Feature Competition: Successful submissions from first feature film directors.

Feature Film Competition: Successful submissions in the feature film category.

The Female Perspective (In competition): Showcasing the work of independent women filmmakers.

Focus on Balkan Cinema: A selection of short and feature films from Eastern European countries, with communities and issues from those regions in the spotlight.

Special Screenings (Out of Competition): A selection of films known from the festival circuit.

Animation Day in Glasgow: Filmmakers from the UK and beyond will bring the UK audiences closer to animation. A day dedicated to animation projects, animation panel discussions and workshops.

Our special programmes include workshops, masterclasses, live events and special cinema and art exhibitions.

The above will be surrounded by Q&As, panel discussions & networking events with attending filmmakers and film industry professionals.