Edinburgh Festivals
The Skinny guide to art, book and film festivals in Edinburgh. The latest previews, reviews and features.
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FilmFlux Gourmet
Peter Strickland returns with Flux Gourmet, which follows the clashes of ethos and egos between a band that make sonic soundscapes using food. The results are messy Read more »| 16 Aug 2022 -
FilmOfficial Competition
An out-of-touch investor hires an eccentric director and two mismatched actors to adapt a book he hasn't read. Hilarity ensues Read more »| 13 Aug 2022 -
MusicHerbie Hancock @ Edinburgh Playhouse (EIF), 7 Aug
Herbie Hancock brings transcendental joy, with a potent mix of jazz and funk, to the opening night of Edinburgh International Festival's contemporary music programme Read more »| 10 Aug 2022 -
FilmAntonia Campbell-Hughes on It Is in Us All
We delve into the dark psychological thriller It Is in Us All with Irish filmmaker Antonia Campbell-Hughes, who directed, wrote, and acted in the film Read more »| 10 Aug 2022 -
FilmEdinburgh Film Festival 2022: 15 Must-See Films
Of course, we recommend you make it opener Aftersun and closer After Yang, although tickets are currently like gold dust. Here are 15 other must-see titles from EIFF's programme Read more »| 09 Aug 2022 -
FilmKim Knowles on EIFF retrospective Reframing the Gaze
Kim Knowles introduces EIFF's Reframing the Gaze retrospective which responds to the 50th anniversary of the festival's legendary 1972 Women’s Event Read more »| 09 Aug 2022
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InternationalJeff Mills on Tomorrow Comes the Harvest
As Detroit techno wizard Jeff Mills returns to Edinburgh with his latest innovation in sound, we speak to him about the show and pushing the boundaries of live electronic music Read more »| 05 Aug 2022 -
ArtStaying afloat with Pester & Rossi
We talk to Ruby Pester, one half of artist duo Pester & Rossi, about their Edinburgh Art Festival commission Finding Buoyancy, set around the city's Union Canal Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FestivalsThe Skinny's Peripheral Visions
This August, we’re getting into the festival spirit with a trio of events offering an alternative perspective on Art, Film and Books Read more »| 01 Aug 2022 -
ArtEmmie McLuskey on her Edinburgh Art Festival programme
We meet Emmie McLuskey, this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival Associate Artist, to discuss her collaborative, multi-disciplinary programme Channels Read more »| 26 Jul 2022 -
FilmEdinburgh Cinemas Guide
Edinburgh International Film Festival makes a welcome permanent return to the August festival bonanza Read more »| 18 Jul 2022 -
BooksEdinburgh International Book Festival: 2022 preview
As Edinburgh International Book Festival returns with a programme of in-person and streamed events, we pull out a few highlights Read more »| 27 Jun 2022 -
FilmThe Road Dance
The Road Dance has ambitions to explore the devastating impact of war on isolated communities. It doesn't quite succeed, but it's a handsomely mounted period piece nonetheless Read more »| 25 Apr 2022 -
InternationalEdinburgh International Festival announces 2022 programme
EIF is back! Leith Theatre will host a stacked bill of artists, including Arab Strap, Son of Kemet, Princess Nokia, Kae Tempest and Squarepusher; Alan Cumming is Robert Burns in Burn; there's intriguing site-specific piece Muster Station: Leith and more Read more »| 30 Mar 2022 -
MusicHidden Door reveals new venue for its 2022 festival
After staging a festival at Granton Gasworks in 2021, Hidden Door returns to transform another abandoned Edinburgh location – this time the former Royal High School on Calton Hill Read more »| 17 Jan 2022