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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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 -
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 FestivalsDoc and Awe: IceDocs film festival review
The film festival industry may be oversaturated, but there's room for more when the curation is as sharp as that in IceDocs, a new documentary festival in Akranes, Iceland. We report back from what is hopefully the first of many editions Read more »| 26 Jul 2019
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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 -
International Festivals54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: The Highlights
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, central Europe's premiere celebration of cinema, offered up a number of delights in its main competition strand this year, while its expansive Youssef Chahine retrospective overflowed with treasures Read more »| 12 Jul 2019 -
International FestivalsJanelle Monáe @ Roskilde Festival, Denmark, 6 Jul
Janelle Monáe brings the juice to Denmark's Roskilde festival, stealing the hearts of everyone in the process. It's unlikely there will be a better show this year Read more »| 11 Jul 2019 -
MusicBob Dylan @ Roskilde Festival, 3 July
Bob Dylan has never compromised and at Roskilde he proves he's not about to start now, delivering a set heavy on gnarly reinterpretations of his back catalogue Read more »| 09 Jul 2019