Edinburgh Festivals
The Skinny guide to art, book and film festivals in Edinburgh. The latest previews, reviews and features.
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Books
Unbound: Outriders Africa
We meet Donna Ogunnaike, one of the writers taking to the stage as part of the new Outriders Africa project Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
Books
Stinging Songs: Armellodie Records at Unbound
Scottish record label Armellodie presents three bands and three authors inspired by the Irish Literary Magazine The Stinging Fly Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
Books
Unbound: Finding Home
Poets and performers come together around Finding Home, an event that will explore traditional ideas of home and place, as well as timely political barriers to finding a home, such as borders, nationality and xenophobia Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
Film
Schemers
Schemers is the inspiring true-life story of how a Dundee teen set his town's music scene alight – it's just a shame that the film has little interest in the women of that scene Read more »| 29 Jun 2019 -
Film
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje's Farming wins EIFF's top prize
As well as winning the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film, Farming’s lead actor also picked up an award Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
Film
Cronofobia
An atmospheric psychological drama from first-time director Francesco Rizzi, Cronofobia's arresting visuals and committed performances make this one of the most memorable films of the year Read more »| 28 Jun 2019
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Film
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
As an overview of the career of the contentious film critic, What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael is a congenial ode to a unique and important cultural voice of the 20th century Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
Film
Underdown
Life below the poverty line in Beirut’s concrete jungle is explored in Sarah Kaskas’ humanistic feature debut Underdown Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
Film
Balance, Not Symmetry
Director Jamie Adams collaborates with Biffy Clyro for Glasgow-set drama Balance, Not Symmetry, an unbearable film marred by clichés and an inconsistent structure Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
Film
The Grizzlies
A true-life story of how sport unites a group of disenfranchised teens in northern Canada, too often The Grizzlies feels like Hollywood schmaltz Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
Film
Not the End (Sin fin)
Time-travelling romance with a sensitive approach to love and loss Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
Film
Venezia
A woman wanders a grey Venice in this gut-wrenching film about loneliness and loss Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
Film
The Vast of Night
Andrew Patterson's The Vast of Night evokes paranoid 50s B-movies but elevates the genre with stylish visuals and vibrant performances Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
Film
Scheme Birds
This lyrical documentary follows the life of an 18-year-old navigating the harsh truths of motherhood, relationships and violence in a deprived corner of Motherwell Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
Film
Edinburgh Film Festival: Read the Student Critics
We're delighted to be hosting the work of this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival student critics – read their EIFF reviews here Read more »| 27 Jun 2019