As part of the Glasgow Film Festival 2025, Scotland’s largest celebration of all things film, special guest and homegrown star James McAvoy will receive the Cinema City Award for outstanding contributions to cinema, following actor Viggo Mortensen bagging the inaugural award last year.
With a spectacular career spanning film, TV and the stage, McAvoy has left an enduring mark on cinema and the arts in Scotland. Following a sold out In Conversation event on 2nd March, where the actor will discuss his impressive career and his upcoming directorial debut California Schemin, McAvoy will receive the award to mark his extraordinary achievements and his passion for supporting the Scottish film industry and emerging Scots talent.
The talk will be followed by a special screening of his breakout role in Kevin McDonald’s The Last King of Scotland (2006) where he starred alongside Forest Whitaker, Kerry Washington and David Oyelowo. James McAvoy will introduce the film, and tickets are still available for the event.
The Cinema City Award was created on the 50th anniversary of the Glasgow Film Theatre to celebrate Glasgow’s cinematic past: in the 1930s the city was home to more cinemas per person than anywhere in the UK, becoming affectionately known as the Cinema City.
Glasgow Film Festival will run from 26th February to 9th March, screening World and European premieres at the Glasgow Film Theatre and various venues across the city.
