Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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International FestivalsTen Best Films to Seek Out at Berlinale 2019
With over 400 films in its programme, Berlin International Film Festival is, as ever, sure to be full of surprises and discoveries. Ahead of the festival kicking off tonight, here are the ten films that have initially caught our eye Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
Uk FestivalsThe Comet is Coming, The Vaselines for Jupiter Rising 2019
Alpha Maid, OH141 and Sarra Wild also among the first announcements for the expanded version of Jupiter Artland’s music festival Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
Uk FestivalsGlasgow Film Festival’s Industry Focus programme announced
Amma Asante, Alice Lowe, Sacha Polak, Vicky Knight, Hope Dickson Leach and Claire Pijman are among the guests sharing insights and taking part in discussions during GFF19's three-day industry event Read more »| 05 Feb 2019 -
Uk Festivals15 to seek out at Glasgow Film Festival 2019
Glasgow Film Festival returns with another sparkling lineup. Here are 15 titles that have caught our eye, from Alice Rohrwacher's Happy as Lazzaro and Scottish closing film Beats, to coming-of-age film Eighth Grade and the offbeat Thunder Road Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
Uk FestivalsEdinburgh Summer Sessions 2019: CHVRCHES, Primal Scream & more
CHVRCHES, Primal Scream and Florence + the Machine are among the seven acts announced for Edinburgh Summer Sessions 2019 in Prince Street Gardens Read more »| 31 Jan 2019 -
Uk FestivalsKelburn Garden Party 2019: first acts announced
Bossy Love, Kobi Onyame, Callum Easter and Leftfield (DJ set) are among the first acts announced to be heading to the ever-electric Kelburn Garden Party this July Read more »| 31 Jan 2019
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Uk FestivalsParklife 2019 line-up announced
Cardi B, Kaytranada, Solange and The Streets are among the names set to play Manchester festival Parklife this year Read more »| 30 Jan 2019 -
Uk FestivalsFull Terminal V Easter 2019 line-up announced
Mall Grab, Daniel Avery, Objekt, Jennifer Cardini and Mr G are among the names rounding out the Terminal V line-up Read more »| 24 Jan 2019 -
Uk FestivalsGlasgow Film Festival announce 2019 line-up
Pop-up screenings of Fight Club, The Matrix and Blair Witch Project are on the cards at the 15th Glasgow Film Festival, as well as visits from actors and filmmakers like Michael Palin, Carol Morley, Alice Lowe and Simon Amstell Read more »| 23 Jan 2019 -
Uk FestivalsThe National, Patti Smith, Bloc Party to play outdoor Glasgow gigs
Teenage Fanclub and Father John Misty are among the other big names set to play Summer Nights this year Read more »| 23 Jan 2019 -
MusicKnockengorroch: 2019 line-up announced
Benjamin Zephaniah, Talisk, Elephant Sessions and Solareye are among the names set to appear at this year's Knockengorroch Read more »| 22 Jan 2019 -
Uk FestivalsBluedot announces 2019 line-up
New Order, Hot Chip and Jon Hopkins join Kraftwerk for the 2019 instalment of Bluedot as the first full wave of acts are revealed Read more »| 22 Jan 2019 -
Uk FestivalsBo Burnham brings Eighth Grade to Glasgow Film Festival
The US stand-up star is coming to Glasgow Film Festival to present Eighth Grade, his tender and funny first feature film about a shy young girl trying to survive middle school Read more »| 18 Jan 2019 -
Film
Beautiful Boy
Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet are both outstanding in this profoundly moving story of a young man dealing with addiction Read more »| 15 Jan 2019 -
Uk FestivalsSkepta and Jorja Smith to Headline Field Day 2019
The first wave of acts for 2019's Field Day have been announced with the likes of Diplo, Bonobo, Earl Sweatshirt and The Black Madonna set to play alongside Skepta and Jorja Smith Read more »| 15 Jan 2019