# Glasgow Short Film Festival

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC049556
- **Known as:** GSFF
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Aug. 21, 2019
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC049556


## Contact

- **Address:** 60 Tradeston Street, Glasgow
- **Postcode:** G5 8BH
- **Website:** www.glasgowshort.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals&#x27;,&#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;

**What the charity does:** GSFF hosts an inclusive community of filmmakers and film lovers, showcasing ground-breaking works of visual storytelling. We nurture and promote diverse forms of cinematic expression, in Scotland and around the world. Everything we do is intended to reflect our values of collaboration, enquiry, inclusion and solidarity. Inclusivity and accessibility is a core aspect of our vision, both for audiences and in nurturing new talent. Our Pay-What-You-Can ticketing system ensures no one is turned away for lack of funds. Our industry programme - open to all - aims to demystify film production and exhibition, and foster creativity at all levels. We engage directly with under-represented communities by taking programmes and workshops into community venues, schools and prisons. The discussions generated build understanding and connection within those community as well as feeding new creative projects and developing new skills.

**Objectives:** 4 The SCIO&#x27;s purposes are: 4.1 To advance the education of the public, both formal and informal, linked to, or through the medium of short film and related media, primarily within Glasgow but also throughout Scotland and beyond. 4.2 To advance short film as a form of art and cultural expression, primarily within Glasgow but also throughout Scotland and beyond. 4.3 To advance Scotland?s film heritage, through researching and exhibiting short films held in archives, and through researching, cataloguing and exhibiting short films held by private individuals or organisations. primarily through (a) the delivery of an annual film festival at several venues in Glasgow and (b) the design and/or delivery of a range of initiatives, activities and events, including concerts, lectures, broadcasts, exhibitions and competitions, which further one or more of the above purposes.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Glasgow City
- **Geographical spread:** UK and overseas






