Colta, Alexandra-MariaVélez-Serna, María2019-08-162019-08-162019https://necsus-ejms.org/between-scenes-glasgows-alternative-film-spaces-in-the-1990s/https://mediarep.org/handle/doc/4952This article focuses on previously undocumented film initiatives that emerged within counter-cultural scenes in Glasgow, presenting the case study of New Visions, a film and video festival established in 1992. Drawing on primary sources including institutional archives, festival brochures, and interviews, this article argues that Glasgow’s alternative film culture had a symbiotic relationship with the arts and the music scenes, a relationship made concrete through the use of shared spaces and the transit of people between different practices. In the context of shifting agendas of cultural policy and funding, with a growing emphasis on festivals, the struggles of New Visions illuminate the clash between grassroots initiatives and mainstream cultural policy.engCreative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 Genericalternative film culturescultural scenesculture-led urban regenerationfestivalisationgrassroots creativityFilmkulturKreativität79110.25969/mediarep/41872213-0217