Filmmaker Amy Leonard’s comedy short Notice Me , exec-produced by Lena Dunham, is among the titles that have been selected to be included in the industry labs at the 2026 Glasgow Film Festival .

Glasgow runs three flagship talent development labs: Animatic for animated projects, Funny Features for comedy projects, and the New Talent Mentorship Scheme.

Funny Features and Animatic both culminate with a live pitch during the Glasgow Film Festival’s Industry Focus conference, which runs from 2 to 6 March. Animatic participants will also compete for Best Short, Best TV Series, and Best Feature cash prizes, and one filmmaking team taking part in Funny Features will be eligible for the Curzon Creates Award, which comes with a meeting with Kristian Brodie, Head of Development at Curzon, to d

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