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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FilmEdinburgh International Film Festival to celebrate Spanish cinema
EIFF say ‘¡Viva España!’ with a retrospective titled Once Upon a Time in Spain, dedicated to Spanish cinema past and present Read more »| 17 Dec 2018 -
MusicStag & Dagger announce 2019 line-up
Glasgow one-dayer Stag & Dagger has revealed its first set of acts for the 2019 edition, including Dream Wife, Goat Girl, The Ninth Wave and CRYSTAL Read more »| 11 Dec 2018 -
Film
The Old Man & the Gun
Robert Redford stars as an elderly bank robber who refuses to retire in David Lowery's delightful The Old Man & the Gun Read more »| 06 Dec 2018 -
Film
Scottish Queer International Film Festival 2018 preview
SQIFF returns in a new festive slot, bringing with it another playful, daring and provocative line-up of LGBTQIA films presented with all the love and care we’ve come to expect from this vital festival Read more »| 03 Dec 2018 -
FilmAesthetica Short Film Festival: 2018 Round-up
We look back at the eighth edition of Aesthetica Short Film Festival in York. We found several sparkling masterclass sessions with filmmakers like Mark Cousins and Alice Lowe, but the great short films proved more elusive Read more »| 23 Nov 2018 -
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The Matrix takes over the Arches at GFF 2019
Glasgow Film Festival announces the first programme details for its 2019 edition, including special screenings of The Matrix and Alien, and a focus on Belgian cinema Read more »| 20 Nov 2018
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TheatreChrysalis: Scotland's Youth Theatre Festival Returns
Scotland’s festival of youth theatre returns to the Traverse Theatre once again for three days of new work by some of Europe’s leading youth theatre organisations Read more »| 12 Nov 2018 -
Film
Document Film Festival: The 2018 programme
Document returns with a rich line-up of classic documentary and contemporary films that blend both the poetic and political, and should prove a rousing, radical programme to get audiences thinking about today's most pressing issues Read more »| 08 Nov 2018 -
Theatre
manipulate announces its 2019 programme
Scotland's celebrated festival of theatre, puppetry and animation returns, bringing with it a wide-ranging programme of innovative, international work to Edinburgh Read more »| 08 Nov 2018 -
Film
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2018: Preview
Ahead of The Skinny’s first visit to Aesthetica short film festival, we take a peek at the huge programme of short films, special programmes and masterclasses Read more »| 07 Nov 2018 -
Film
Five films to see at French Film Festival 2018
The French Film Festival returns for its 26th edition with another lively line-up of the best in francophone cinema Read more »| 31 Oct 2018 -
Music
No Bounds Festival 2018: Review
The second edition of Sheffield’s No Bounds resists all perceived festival norms to produce a triumphant weekender of critical club beats, challenging experimentation and crucial panel debate Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
Film
Nae Pasaran's director on the Scots workers who defied Pinochet
Chilean filmmaker Felipe Bustos Sierra tells us about the making of Nae Pasaran, his documentary about a group of Scottish factory workers who defied Augusto Pinochet's fascist dictatorship by refusing to repair his air force's engines Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
Film
Scottish Queer International Film Festival announces 2018 programme
The essential SQIFF returns with a programme featuring queer East Asian and Arab cinema, an asexual reading of the Wizard of Oz and a chance to experience queer virtual reality Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
Film
Destroyer
Nicole Kidman will receive plaudits for her transformation into a grizzled LA cop, but the real star of Destroyer is director Karyn Kusama's muscular, pulsating direction Read more »| 25 Oct 2018