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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Uk FestivalsSonica Glasgow 2022: Five Festival Highlights
Biennial visual sonic art festival Sonica returns to Glasgow for its tenth-anniversary edition with a programme featuring artists such as Alex Smoke, Ela Orleans and Robbie Thomson Read more »| 20 Jan 2022 -
MusicHidden Door reveals new venue for its 2022 festival
After staging a festival at Granton Gasworks in 2021, Hidden Door returns to transform another abandoned Edinburgh location – this time the former Royal High School on Calton Hill Read more »| 17 Jan 2022 -
MusicEurosonic 2022: Preview
With the pandemic still causing disruption across the music industry, we take a closer look at this year's digital Eurosonic festival and pick out five acts you can watch online Read more »| 14 Jan 2022 -
Uk FestivalsFokus 2022 celebrates the best of German cinema
The Goethe-Institut's Fokus Film Festival returns to give a snapshot of the German documentary and narrative features released in the last 12 months Read more »| 07 Jan 2022 -
MusicThe Great Eastern: Five Must-See Artists
More than 40 bands descend on a corner of Edinburgh's Southside this weekend for The Great Eastern; we've picked out five acts you won't want to miss Read more »| 22 Nov 2021 -
FilmPlay Poland 2021: Festival preview
Play Poland returns after a four-year hiatus to bring the best of contemporary Polish cinema to Scottish audiences Read more »| 09 Nov 2021
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FilmMemoria
The great Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul is back with a collaboration with Tilda Swinton, who plays a woman trying to get to the bottom of a loud sound that only she can hear Read more »| 22 Oct 2021 -
FilmLFF 2021: True Things
Harry Wootliff's drama True Things follows the relationship that forms between a young woman who dreams of excitement and an ex-con who seduces her, but unfortunately only one of these characters is fully sketched out Read more »| 14 Oct 2021 -
FilmA Hero
A Separation director Asghar Farhadi returns with another Catch-22 tale of ethical quagmire. The result is a pressure cooker of a social realist piece, and his most universal film yet Read more »| 14 Oct 2021 -
FilmThe Souvenir: Part II
Joanna Hogg follows up her semi-autobiographical The Souvenir with a sequel, following film student Julie as she grapples with her artistic ambitions Read more »| 14 Oct 2021 -
FilmLFF 2021: The Hand of God
Paolo Sorrentino's coming of age tale set in Naples during Maradona's time at Napoli is a love letter to rowdy Italian family life but loses its way towards its close Read more »| 13 Oct 2021 -
FilmTitane
With the Palme d'Or-winning Titane, Raw director Julia Ducournau wraps a devastating story about love inside a wild tale of serial killing, car sex and shifting identity Read more »| 13 Oct 2021 -
Uk FestivalsPlayground Festival 2021: The Report
We recap the sights and sounds of Playground Festival at Rouken Glen Park near Glasgow Read more »| 12 Oct 2021 -
Uk FestivalsWigflex City Festival: 5 Must-See Acts
Marking the legendary promoter's 15th anniversary, Wigflex City Festival returns with its biggest and most ambitious party to date Read more »| 07 Oct 2021 -
MusicPaisley's The Spree festival returns this October
From The Twilight Sad, Arab Strap and Kathryn Joseph to silent discos and comedy workshops for kids, there's something for everyone at Paisley's The Spree festival Read more »| 30 Sep 2021