Allison Gardner

Biography

Allison Gardner is CEO at Glasgow Film. What began as a single screen cinema over 49 years ago has become Scotland’s most diverse and best publicly attended independent cinema in Scotland, with Glasgow Film Festival one of the top film festivals in the UK.

Allison joined Glasgow Film in 1993 as a Duty Manager and then began to work in the programme team eventually becoming Programme Director and Co-director of Glasgow Film Festival. She became the CEO in April 2020.

Company Profile

Glasgow Film is...

• Glasgow Film Theatre Is Glasgow’s year-round centre for film-lovers.
• Glasgow Film Festival Is the launch pad for the best of international and Scottish cinema.
• Glasgow Youth Film Festival is one of the most innovative youth film festivals in Europe.
• Film Hub Scotland, supporting a network of over 200 film exhibitors in Scotland.