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This page is a collection of information from previous iterations of GYFF.

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GYFF 2025

GYFF 2025 had a range of different films and events.

The Young Programmers settled on their theme for this festival: Underdogs, Dreamers and Rebel Spirits

They selected the following films for their festival:
Opening Gala: Plainclothes
Cult: Train To Busan
Take 2: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Groundbreaker: Lingua Franca
Documentary: Runa Simi
Modern Classic: Submarine
Documentary: Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Classic + Queer Cinema Sunday: But I'm a Cheerleader
Closing Gala: Sing Street + A Live Performance from The Fynches (The Lead Actors Band!)

GYFF 2024

GYFF 2024

The young programmers selected the following films for their festival:

Opening Gala: Bookworm
Cult: Clue
Take 2: Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules
Documentary: We Can Be Heroes
UK Premiere: Skatergirls - Get Up
Saturday Night New Release: Uproar
Documentary: Long Distance Swimmer: Sara Mardini
Classic: Truman Show
Closing Gala: Grease

GYFF 2023

The GYFF 2023 Young Programmers programme:

Opening Gala: Brother
Cult: They Live
Take 2/Family Fun: Bugsy Malone
Documentary: A Cat Called Dom & a Q+A with the directors
Documentary: We Will Not Fade Away
Saturday Night New Release: Alam and a digital Q+A with the director
Classic: Billy Elliot
Closing Gala: The Matrix

GYFF 2022

The GYFF 2022 Young Programmers programme:

Opening Gala: See How They Run
Cult: Napoleon Dynamite
Take 2/ Family: Corpse Bride
Documentary: A Bunch of Amateurs
Saturday Night Gala: Angry Young Men with Q+A with director
Contemporary Classic: Moonlight
Closing Gala: Moulin Rouge!

GYFF 2017

The GYFF 2017 Young Programmers programme:

Opening Gala: Just Charlie
Cult: Léon
Scotland Loves Anime Crossover: The Ancient Magus' Bride
Documentary: Step
Saturday Night Gala: Daphne with Q+A with director
Family: At Eye Level
Classic: Jasper Jones
Closing Gala: Moonrise Kingdom