We’re thrilled to announce that Weird Weekend returns in 2024 with monthly screenings leading into the WWIV festival, 25-27th October 2024!
Every month, we’ll be screening the best New Weird Cinema alongside brand-new restorations, while the festival itself will be more focussed than ever before on strange and unseen cinema from around the world. We have a special focus this year on the programmers, curators and archivists who champion, preserve and celebrate these films, expanding the cult canon and exploring new perspectives.
We also have a new venue in the GAMIS Cinema, a brand-new screening space in Glasgow’s Govanhill. The GAMIS Cinema is an emerging venue, aiming to bring cinema to the Southside alongside artists studios, exhibition and community projects. Directly opposite Queen’s Park train station, the GAMIS Cinema will be growing and developing over the course of 2024.
Our monthly screening series, taking place on the final Friday of every month, commences on 29th March with the new documentary Kim’s Video, followed in April by Third Window’s brand-new restoration of The Crazy Family (first screened at the inaugural WW in 2018) and in May by Bertrand Mandico’s She Is Conann. All screenings are priced on a sliding scale and feature Descriptive Subtitles for the entire programme, optional Audio Description and live captioning for intros and Q&As.
Tickets for the first three monthly screenings are on sale now.
Weird Weekend is funded by Screen Scotland. Screen Scotland drives the development of all aspects of Scotland’s film and TV industry, through funding and strategic support. Screen Scotland is part of Creative Scotland and delivers these services and support with funding from Scottish Government and The National Lottery.