UK Festivals
Welcome to The Skinny UK festival guide. We bring you previews, reviews, and line-up information for arts, film, music and comedy festivals around the UK.
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Music
Celtic Connections: Aimee Mann / Amelia Curran / Ted Leo @ O2 ABC, 30 January
Despite having been on the road with Aimee Mann for 3 months already, a solo Ted Leo finds himself short-changed tonight, relegated from chief tour support t... Read more »| 05 Feb 2013 -
Music
Space is the Place: Techno pioneer Jeff Mills introduces his live score to Fritz Lang's Woman In The Moon
As Jeff Mills' new 'cine-mix' for Fritz Lang's Woman In The Moon premieres at Glasgow Film Festival, we caught up with the world's most inventive DJ to talk about space travel, the origins of his unique sound, and his new audiovisual label, Alpha Centauri Read more »| 01 Feb 2013 -
Art
Art Beyond Borders: Edinburgh Iranian Festival 2013
The third Edinburgh Iranian Festival promises a re-examination of the culture, history and art of a much-misunderstood country Read more »| 01 Feb 2013 -
Festival Guide
Manipulate Theatre Festival – Who's Pulling the Strings?
Puppet Animation Scotland's manipulate theatre festival kicks off in February with a thrilling mix of physical theatre, animation, and of course, puppetry. The Skinny got an exlusive preview from manipulate's Artistic Director, Simon Hart Read more »| 14 Jan 2013 -
Film
BFI London Film Festival 2012: The Highlights
The Skinny picks ten films that shone at this year's London Film Festival. Look out for them on general release over the coming twelve months Read more »| 02 Nov 2012 -
Film
African in Motion 2012: Short Film Competition
One of the highlights of Africa in Motion 2012 was its Short Film Competition programme. Here's an overview of the runners and riders Read more »| 01 Nov 2012
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Film
Film Event Highlights – November 2012
The Coens come to the Cameo; DCA delivers a symphony of horror; French cinema is celebrated across Scotland; a new film night launches in Glasgow; and the GFT hosts a Jewish movie simkhe Read more »| 30 Oct 2012 -
Film
Glasgay! 2012: Queer Shorts
We preview the local and international short film programmes screening at this year's Glasgay! Read more »| 26 Oct 2012 -
Film
Good Gaul: French Film Festival UK 2012
November sees the English Channel narrow as a boatload of French fancies make their way across for the 20th French Film Festival UK. Highlights include a new Asterix romp and a retrospective of great cinema modernist Chantal Akerman Read more »| 24 Oct 2012 -
Festival Guide
THAT Festival @ The Macrobert
It's THAT festival again...THAT festival returns with some of the freshest performances in theatre. Read more »| 19 Oct 2012 -
Music
In Pictures: Eastern Promise Festival 2012 @ Platform, Saturday 6 October
Eastern Promise Festival 2012 All the action from Platform's family friendly Eastern Promise Festival 2012, featuring sets from Plank!, Richard Youngs, The ... Read more »| 12 Oct 2012 -
Music
In Pictures: Eastern Promise Festival 2012 @ Platform, Friday, 5 October
Eastern Promise Festival 2012 Returning for a third year, the first night of Platform's 2012 edition of the eclectic Eastern Promise Festival offered sets b... Read more »| 12 Oct 2012 -
Film
Glasgay! 2012: The Movies
We preview the movies being screened in Glasgow's annual celebration of queer culture Read more »| 08 Oct 2012 -
Film
Document 10: A Year of Independence
Document celebrates a decade of politically minded, socially driven film curation with a programme titled A Year of Independence. Homelessness, people trafficking and revolution are just some of the themes in this tenth edition Read more »| 04 Oct 2012 -
Film
Africa in Motion 2012: Redraw Your Movie Map
Africa in Motion, the UK's finest celebration of African cinema, is back for a 7th consecutive year with another bursting programme. Here's a taster of what you can expect, from Arab Spring docs to ass kicking femmes fatales Read more »| 03 Oct 2012