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Brian Durnin's 'Spilt Milk' Wins Audience Award At Star-Studded Glasgow Film Fest
The Glasgow Film Festival's 2025 Audience Award, sponsored by Mubi, went to Brian Durnin's drama Spilt Milk, wrapping up a star-studded 21st edition that attracted the likes of James McAvoy, Toni Collette, Tim Roth, Jessica Lange and Ed Harris.
Among other big names visiting Scotland were Japanese musician and actress Koki and Shogun star Takehiro Hira, who came to Glasgow for the world premiere of Scottish survival thriller Tornado, while Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill attended the world premiere of sporting documentary Hill. Collette was a surprise special guest for a 30th anniversary showing of her breakthrough film Muriel's Wedding.
Scotland's largest annual celebration of cinema, which this year also put a spotlight on Austrian films, from satirical looks at rent-a-friend agencies and the power of billionaires to an exploration of generational poverty and a climate crisis mockumentary, wrapped with the world premiere of Scottish documentary-maker Martyn Robertson's Make It to Munich, shot in the run-up to the Euro 2024 soccer tournament.
The movie follows Ethan Walker, "a promising teenage footballer from Aberdeenshire who, just months into a (soccer) scholarship at a USA university, suffers life-threatening injuries (including multiple fractures, two brain hemorrhages and the complete dislocation of his right knee) in a road traffic accident," according to a synopsis. "Aided in his recovery by pioneering Glasgow surgeon … Professor Gordon Mackay, Ethan decides to cycle from Hampden to Munich for Scotland's opening match against Germany in Euro 2024 – just nine months after his accident."
The 2025 edition of the Glasgow Film Festival saw attendance cross the 33,000 mark.
Audience Award winner Spilt Milk is set in 1980s Dublin where 11-year-old Bobby (Cillian Sullivan) dreams of being a detective, just like his TV idol Kojak. "Offering to hunt down lost items on his housing estate with the help of his pal Nell (Naoise Kelly), the pair begin their biggest case after Bobby's brother Oisin (Lewis Brophy) goes missing," notes a synopsis. "Their hunt takes them into the dangerous underbelly of the housing estate where they live, as the harsh realities of addiction are presented through a child's eyes."
The runner-up was Natja Brunckhorst's German comedy Two to One, starring Sandra Hüller.
The 2025 edition of the Glasgow Film Festival was the final one for departing Glasgow Film CEO and festival director Allison Gardner. "Being part of Glasgow Film Festival has been the most fun, rewarding and brilliant time over the last 21 years," she said. "From co-directing alongside the wonderful Allan Hunter to going solo the last couple of years, I have had the most fabulous support and friendship from the exceptional teams in our organization. I have met some wonderful filmmakers and guests over the years and witnessed audiences fall in love with films that have changed their lives for the better."
The Playmaker Closes IPA Asia Deal On Heist Comedy 'Two To One,' Starring Sandra Hüller (EXCLUSIVE)
Munich-based sales agency the Playmaker has signed a key distribution deal for Japan with IPA Asia on its hit heist comedy "Two to One," starring Academy Award-nominated German thesp Sandra Hüller ("Anatomy of a Fall," "The Zone of Interest").
Hüller is joined in the cast by Max Riemelt ("Sense 8") and Ronald Zehrfeld ("Barbara," "Phoenix"). The film is directed by Natja Brunckhorst, known for her critically acclaimed work on "Alles in Bester Ordnung" and "Wie Feuer und Flamme."
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"Two to One" is based on true events that took place during the reunification of Germany in 1990. In the chaos during the disintegration of the German Democratic Republic, a group of clever East Germans seize the chance to retrieve hidden millions from an underground vault. As they outsmart formidable opponents, the heist takes an unexpected turn when money officially unrecognized in East Germany circulates.
Pic has already sold widely in other territories, including KMBO in France, A Contracorriente in Spain, Madman in Australia and Rosebud in Greece. The German distributor is X-Verleih.
Brunckhorst's career kicked off with her powerful portrayal of young street addict Christiane F. In the 1981 film "Christiane F. — Wir Kinder Vom Bahnhof Zoo."
She later transitioned to screenwriting, penning scripts for the television series "Einsatz Hamburg Süd" and several episodes of the police show "Tatort". Her screenplay for "Feuer und Flamme," which drew on her own life, won her the German Film Award in 2001. Brunckhorst's writing talent also contributed to the award-winning children's film "Amelie Rennt." She further expanded her repertoire by directing the successful film "Alles in Bester Ordnung."
Alongside "Two to One," The Playmaker's slate includes the love story "Muenter & Kandinsky — The Blue Rider" and the powerful drama "Never Alone" from director Klaus Härö. Also joining the lineup is creature horror "Paws," featuring a deadly polar bear, and the family animation projects "Ploey 2 — The Legend of the Winds" and "Pirate Mo — The Legend of the Red Ruby."
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Erich Kasulke and Rudolf Portmann both are highly decorated east German comedians. When the Berlin wall falls they are suddenly and like so many others without employment. Erich tries his luck in Berlin, but nobody can laugh about his east German humour. Thus he stays an unemployed comedian. Rudolf Portmann tries to get the best out of the new capitalistic system. He is selling faked business capital and makes a lot of money. When they meet again Erich is not very impressed by Rudolf's business, but it seems that only Rudolf is able to make a successful living in the western world.
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