International Festivals
Welcome to The Skinny international festival guide. We bring you previews, reviews, and 2019 line-up information for international festivals such as Primavera Sound, Le Guess Who and Toronto Film Fest.
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FilmUncut Gems
The Safdie brothers follow up Good Time with another frenetic New York drama, as Adam Sandler gives a great performance as a brash jeweller who dabbles in various suspect tradings across the city Read more »| 10 Jan 2020 -
International FestivalsLISB-ON 2019: Festival Report
A fairly recent addition to Portugal's festival calendar, LISB-ON benefits from an idyllic location and glorious weather as it brings local and international artists to the country's capital Read more »| 01 Oct 2019 -
FilmTIFF 2019: Jojo Rabbit
Kiwi filmmaker Taika Waititi returns with a Nazi satire that proves a great vehicle for his brand of oddball humour Read more »| 11 Sep 2019 -
FilmKnives Out
There are only flashes of excitement to be had in this star-studded whodunit featuring Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Michael Shannon and Chris Evans Read more »| 11 Sep 2019 -
FilmTIFF 2019: The Personal History of David Copperfield
A change of pace for Armando Iannucci as he swaps expletive-laden satire for a charming, comic riff on Charles Dickens’ classic novel David Copperfield Read more »| 10 Sep 2019 -
FilmTIFF 2019: A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood
A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood isn't the textbook biopic of American kids' TV star Mr Rogers that its trailer suggests, but it does lack the vigour of director Marielle Heller's earlier films Read more »| 10 Sep 2019
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International FestivalsLowlands Festival 2019: Report
With its incredible and sprawling line-up, how more people haven’t yet discovered Lowlands is unclear. It’s a beaming gem just waiting to be unearthed Read more »| 05 Sep 2019 -
International FestivalsLocarno Film Festival 2019: The Skinny's Highlights
This year's edition of the Swiss festival was delivered under the leadership of new artistic director Lili Hinstin, with world premieres of new films from Pedro Costa and Simon Bird, alongside career awards for the likes of Song Kang-ho and John Waters Read more »| 29 Aug 2019 -
International FestivalsLISB-ON 2019: Preview
Open-air dance music festival LISB-ON returns to Lisbon's Parque Eduardo VII for three days in September. We pick out five local DJs and producers on this year's line-up to catch at the festival Read more »| 26 Jul 2019 -
International FestivalsNOS Alive 2019: Report
With a whole host of knockout performances, combined with great weather and an excellent atmosphere, Lisbon's NOS Alive is a real gem of a festival Read more »| 25 Jul 2019 -
International FestivalsBilbao BBK Live 2019: Festival Report
We report back from Bilbao BBK Live, where we witnessed the stars of the future and musical legends in the most idyllic of settings Read more »| 22 Jul 2019 -
International FestivalsKappa FuturFestival 2019: Festival Report
For the eighth edition, Kappa FuturFestival sticks with its tried and tested formula of bringing the biggest names in underground electronic music to the incomparable Parco Dora urban park Read more »| 22 Jul 2019 -
International FestivalsRobyn @ NOS Alive, Lisbon, Portugal, 11 Jul
Robyn delivers a powerful non-stop party on the opening night of Lisbon's NOS Alive festival Read more »| 12 Jul 2019 -
International FestivalsKVIFF 2019: Jan-Ole Gerster on Lara
Talented German filmmaker Jan-Ole Gerster follows-up his arthouse hit Oh Boy with the tragicomic Lara, one of the big winners at this year's Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Read more »| 12 Jul 2019 -
International FestivalsRoskilde Festival 2019: The Report
Strap in for our rundown of the extensive, exciting and endlessly impressive Roskilde festival in Denmark Read more »| 12 Jul 2019