Event in Focus – Glasgow Short Film Festival

Civic House has been a consistent and valued venue partner over multiple editions of the Glasgow Short Film Festival, working alongside other key city spaces to help deliver the festival’s wide-ranging programme. More than just a screening location, Civic House has regularly functioned as a festival hub – hosting screenings, panel discussions, talks, workshops, receptions and informal social events that support both audiences and industry delegates.

GSFF18 Photo: Ingrid Mur

We are proud to assist the GSFF in extending its reach beyond traditional cinema settings, offering a space for conversation, collaboration and community-building (post- screening of course!). Each year, the venue is carefully installed to suit the programme – from cinema-style screenings with raised seating and dedicated sound, to panel talks and discussions, as well as conference-style workshops with breakout rooms – allowing different strands of the festival to land with warmth, and with purpose. Festival organisers and attendees alike have complemented Civic House’s hospitality and technical support; this is something we pride ourselves on and is greatly appreciated.

GSFF23 Meet the Industry 

We were delighted to return for the 18th edition of the festival in March 2025; it was ever successful and ever a joy. Highlights included the Little Pictures Showcase, presenting micro-budget shorts from upcoming filmmakers, alongside Frank Sweeney’s workshop on cross-border analogue TV culture and a roundtable on Palestine on Film. Together with headline events elsewhere in the festival – such as The Disco: A Portrait of Simon Eilbeck – these moments underscored Civic House’s ongoing contribution to the depth, accessibility and community spirit of Glasgow Short Film Festival – Long may it continue.

GSFF22  Photo: Ingrid Mur