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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Edinburgh FestivalsStinging Songs: Armellodie Records at Unbound
Scottish record label Armellodie presents three bands and three authors inspired by the Irish Literary Magazine The Stinging Fly Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsUnbound: Finding Home
Poets and performers come together around Finding Home, an event that will explore traditional ideas of home and place, as well as timely political barriers to finding a home, such as borders, nationality and xenophobia Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
FilmSchemers
Schemers is the inspiring true-life story of how a Dundee teen set his town's music scene alight – it's just a shame that the film has little interest in the women of that scene Read more »| 29 Jun 2019 -
International FestivalsBilbao BBK Live 2019: Festival Preview
As Bilbao BBK Live returns for its 14th edition between 11-13 July, we introduce some of the Spanish and Latin artists playing the festival that you should add to your list Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
International Festivals10 films to see at Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2019
We survey what to look out for at this year's Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, including Palme d'Or-winner Parasite and the hallucinatory survivalist thriller Monos Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
MusicEdinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival: Our Top Five
This year’s Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival is shaping up to be one of the most hotly anticipated in years; we select our top picks for the ten-day festival Read more »| 28 Jun 2019
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Edinburgh FestivalsAdewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje's Farming wins EIFF's top prize
As well as winning the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film, Farming’s lead actor also picked up an award Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
FilmCronofobia
An atmospheric psychological drama from first-time director Francesco Rizzi, Cronofobia's arresting visuals and committed performances make this one of the most memorable films of the year Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
FilmWhat She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
As an overview of the career of the contentious film critic, What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael is a congenial ode to a unique and important cultural voice of the 20th century Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
FilmUnderdown
Life below the poverty line in Beirut’s concrete jungle is explored in Sarah Kaskas’ humanistic feature debut Underdown Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
FilmBalance, Not Symmetry
Director Jamie Adams collaborates with Biffy Clyro for Glasgow-set drama Balance, Not Symmetry, an unbearable film marred by clichés and an inconsistent structure Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
FilmThe Grizzlies
A true-life story of how sport unites a group of disenfranchised teens in northern Canada, too often The Grizzlies feels like Hollywood schmaltz Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
FilmNot the End (Sin fin)
Time-travelling romance with a sensitive approach to love and loss Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
FilmVenezia
A woman wanders a grey Venice in this gut-wrenching film about loneliness and loss Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
FilmThe Vast of Night
Andrew Patterson's The Vast of Night evokes paranoid 50s B-movies but elevates the genre with stylish visuals and vibrant performances Read more »| 27 Jun 2019