YOUNG people from across Glasgow have put together a three-day festival showcasing the best in independent cinema.

Programmers aged between 15 and 19-years-old have personally curated the ninth annual Glasgow Youth Film Festival which will be running from Friday September 22 to Sunday 24 in venues across the city.

Highlights of this year’s festival include the winner of the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017 Audience Award, an anime adventure and a screening of Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom.

During a two-week summer school, the programmers worked closely with the team behind the Glasgow Film Theatre and Glasgow Film Festival to learn how to put together a thought-provoking film festival for their peers.

Previous guests at the festival have included Hollywood star John C. Reilly and the cast of Channel 4 smash hit Fresh Meat.

The festival will open with Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017 Audience Award winner Just Charlie.

Created by Rebekah Fortune, the debut feature tells the story of a transgender child’s journey for acceptance.

Throughout the weekend, other highlights will include the Scottish Premiere of At Eye Level, the winner of Best Family Film at the German Film Awards. The plot features the plight of Michi, a child who is picked on for being the smallest in his foster home.

When Mitchi discovers a letter written by his deceased mother he believes it holds the secret of his father’s identity and sets out to find him in this charming tale of difference and belonging

Australian thriller Jasper Jones starring Toni Collette and Hugo Weaving will also be screened, following a small town in disarray over a missing girl and strange outsider.

There will be a collaboration with Crunchyroll Movie Night and Scotland Loves Anime to bring anime adventure The Ancient Magus’ Bride to the big screen, preceded by an exclusive look at original Crunchyroll production Children of Ether before it's even screened in Japan

Free behind-the-scenes workshops for prospective young filmmakers led by industry professionals will also be running in conjunction with the festival.

Wes Anderson’s cult modern classic Moonrise Kingdom will close the festival which will see Glasgow’s Mackintosh Queen's Cross Church transformed into Camp Ivanhoe from the movie.

The Young Programmers said: “Our goal through the Glasgow Youth Film Festival is to bring in young people to the GFT and show them how amazing the art of film is.”

“We want to find new viewers who may have never been to Glasgow Film Theatre and persuade them to come again and again and fall in love with movies, just as we have.”

Tickets to all GYFF screenings are £5.50 for 15-25 Card holders.

Anyone between 15 and 25 can register for a free 15-25 Card at GFT box office or online at https://glasgowfilm.org/plan-your-visit/memberships/15-25-card.

Tickets for Leon and Moonrise Kingdom are £5.50 for all.