Late Night Shopping, the Scottish film that premiered at the Berlin Film Festival had hardened hacks applauding at the end of the press screening and went on to gain the top award from the International Confederation of Art Cinemas as their outstanding film of the festival.

The film encompasses a clutch of firsts; first film from Ideal World Films, first feature from writer Jack Lothian and first full length film from director Saul Metzstein.

The £1.5m debut film was made with support from Scottish Screen, the Glasgow Film Office, Film Four and Senator Films of Germany.

Cast includes Luke De Woolfson, James Lance, Kate Ashfield, Enzo Cilente and Heike Makatsch, a big star in Germany.

Late night shopping filmed in Glasgow and Saltcoats last summer. It is set mostly during the hours of darkness and focuses on four friends trapped in the dead end of repetitive twilight zone shift work, who find some comfort in hanging out together in an all-night café.

The film has been sold to Spain and Germany and it is expected to open in the UK later this year.