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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International FestivalsKVIFF 2018: Crystal Swan
Stylish Belarus comedy Crystal Swan, which follows a young woman trying to escape her homeland, is sometimes hard to laugh at due to its darker moments Read more »| 04 Jul 2018 -
FilmKVIFF 2018: Winter Flies
Olmo Omerzu’s lively road movie following two teens making a break from home doesn't really go anywhere, but the journey is a fun one Read more »| 02 Jul 2018 -
International Festivals
Ten films to see at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Ahead of The Skinny’s first visit to Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Eastern Europe’s premiere celebration of cinema – we count down the titles we’re most looking forward to Read more »| 29 Jun 2018 -
International Festivals
SPOT Festival 2018: Review
Showcasing everything from Scandi-pop to trap to thrashing punk, Aarhus' SPOT festival takes you through every genre and back again Read more »| 30 May 2018 -
Cannes
Dogman
Matteo Garrone returns to the milieu of Gomorrah with the tense, brutal and tragic crime film Dogman Read more »| 22 May 2018 -
Cannes
Capernaum
Tearjerking drama from Lebanon centred on a knockout performance from 13-year-old Zain Al Rafeea Read more »| 22 May 2018
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Cannes
Cannes 2018: The Best Films
Fewer stars and fresher filmmaking talent, this year’s Cannes was all about trying to break free of the past and moving towards a brighter future – but the festival is not there yet Read more »| 21 May 2018 -
Cannes
Under the Silver Lake
David Robert Mitchell pays homage to Chinatown, Inherent Vice and The Big Lebowski with Under the Silver Lake, but the resulting film following Andrew Garfield's stoner detective is a sprawling slog Read more »| 17 May 2018 -
Film
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story is hardly revolutionary – it's no Last Jedi – but its high-spirited adventure reminds us why we all fell in love with Star Wars in the first place Read more »| 17 May 2018 -
Cannes
Cold War
Ida director Paweł Pawlikowski delivers a stylish love story set during the early years of the Cold War Read more »| 11 May 2018 -
International Festivals
SPOT Festival 2018: we preview the Danish festival
As SPOT Festival kicks off in the Danish city of Aarhus today, we take a look at some of the Danish and Nordic acts you won’t want to miss on this year’s line-up Read more »| 09 May 2018 -
International Festivals
Tallinn Music Week 2018: The Review
From free freaky feminists to Icelandic pop stars, Swedish "fuck-pop" to a Canadian Gwen Stefani and a performance from the 2018 Estonian Eurovision Song Contest entry, Tallinn Music Week is the kind of rollercoaster we want to ride Read more »| 27 Apr 2018 -
Cannes
Cannes 2018 line-up: Spike Lee, David Robert Mitchell & more
The line-up includes new films from Asghar Farhadi, Jafar Panahi and Jean-Luc Godard, but no films from Netflix Read more »| 12 Apr 2018 -
International Festivals
Nils Frahm and Jenny Lewis added to Copenhagen’s HAVEN festival
The pair join Arcade Fire, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Kamasi Washington, Ariel Pink and Big Thief at the innovative Danish festival Read more »| 10 Apr 2018 -
Venice BiennaleGlasgow's Cathy Wilkes to represent UK at Venice Biennale
Celebrated for her melancholic sculptural installations, Wilkes will present at new work in the Giardini's British pavilion at the 58th edition of the world's grandest visual arts festival Read more »| 09 Apr 2018