On Sunday 9th September, Glasgow Greenbecomes the venue for the first ever BBC Film Festival – a spectacularFREE multi-media event celebrating cinema and film-making and offeringfilm fans and families the chance to enjoy, talk about and make theirown films.

Dundee born comedian, TV presenter and writer Danny Wallace kicks off the action on the main stage with live entertainment throughout the day including the BBC Big Bandplaying film soundtracks and exciting Bollywood performances.

Then it’stime to secure your spot for the finale screening of blockbuster Spider-Man 3.Meanwhile elsewhere the festival is jam-packed with action.

Over in theScreening Marquee James Bond is back in action in a brand new restoredprint of Goldfinger, plus you can watch four times Oscar-nominated Notes On A Scandal from BBC Films.

In the ‘Meet The Filmmakers’ tent, Alan Yentob and Kirsty Wark will be interviewing a feast of both on and off screen talent including Sir Ben Kingsley (Sexy Beast, Ghandi, Elegy), Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting, Hallam Foe), Glasgow’s own Atta Yaqub (Nina’s Heavenly Delights) and Gillies MacKinnon (Director – Hideous Kinky, Tara Road), and actress Shirley Eaton,best known for her role as Jill Masterson, the gold-painted lady inGoldfinger.

For some hands-on activity, then pop into the CBBC ‘Meand My Movie’ tent and have a go yourself at some ‘Dr Who’ film-makingas well as interactive creativity with BBC Blast.  The ‘Weird &Wonderful’ stage takes a quirky look at the history of film andincludes an array of performances from the worlds of live animation,silent movies and vaudeville.  More stars, films and attractions to beannounced soon.

Courtesy of SeeGlasgow.com .