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 FestivalsBarcelona, City of Literature at Unbound
For one night in the Spiegeltent, Edinburgh hands the stage to a fellow UNESCO City of Literature Read more »| 03 Jul 2018 -
Edinburgh FestivalsAnthony Joseph: Lord Kitch and Calypso
Poet, musician and writer Anthony Joseph presents his unconventional biography of Trinidadian calypso legend Lord Kitchener at Unbound. Joseph talks us through the importance of Kitch to Trinidadians past and present Read more »| 03 Jul 2018 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas at Unbound
The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas brings academics and the public together to discuss everything from privacy and surveillance to health and education. We talk to Dr Sarah Anderson about the benefits (and pitfalls) of conversation Read more »| 03 Jul 2018 -
Edinburgh FestivalsSabrina Mahfouz and Luke Wright on spoken word at Unbound
Unbound's spoken word strand returns this year with a showcase of the Out-Spoken imprint and poetry night; we talk to founder Anthony Anaxagorou and poet Sabrina Mahfouz about the unique night in store this August Read more »| 03 Jul 2018 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Dracula and Frankenstein go head-to-head at Unbound
Two of the most iconic figures in all of literature – Frankenstein's monster and Dracula – go head-to-head at Unbound; we talk all things Gothic with their respective backers, Dr. Sam George and Marcus Sedgwick Read more »| 03 Jul 2018 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Welcome to Unbound 2018
To get a flavour of this year's programme we pose ten questions to Unbound mastermind Roland Gulliver Read more »| 03 Jul 2018
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Edinburgh FestivalsRoss Sutherland & Damian Barr on the rise of podcasts
We look at the ever-expanding and endlessly exciting world of podcasts with two of Scotland's most celebrated podcasters, Ross Sutherland and Damian Barr Read more »| 03 Jul 2018 -
Film
KVIFF 2018: Winter Flies
Olmo Omerzu’s lively road movie following two teens making a break from home doesn't really go anywhere, but the journey is a fun one Read more »| 02 Jul 2018 -
International Festivals
Ten films to see at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Ahead of The Skinny’s first visit to Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Eastern Europe’s premiere celebration of cinema – we count down the titles we’re most looking forward to Read more »| 29 Jun 2018 -
Film
Calibre wins EIFF's Michael Powell Award
Edinburgh-based filmmaker Matt Palmer’s Highland set thriller takes Edinburgh International Film Festival’s top prize, with Best Documentary going to Kevin Macdonald's Whitney Read more »| 29 Jun 2018 -
Music
Supersonic 2018: The Review
Shirley Collins, Daniel Higgs, Terminal Cheesecake and Gnod are just some of the exceptionally talented artists who thrill at this year's Supersonic Festival in Birmingham Read more »| 28 Jun 2018 -
Film
Unicorn Store
The directorial debut from Brie Larson is an unabashedly girlie hymn to embracing your inner child Read more »| 28 Jun 2018 -
Film
Wild Nights with Emily
Instead of the hermit spinster that she’s often imagined as, Madeleine Olnek uses Dickinson’s own vivid writing to paint her as an altogether gayer character, in both senses of the word Read more »| 28 Jun 2018 -
Film
The Great Buddha+
Two local scavengers who live on odd jobs and food scraps and a security guard watch the latter’s boss’s dashcam camera for entertainment. When some events start to unsettle, they are drawn into a world of shady business deals and midnight crimes. Read more »| 28 Jun 2018 -
Film
Calibre
A hunting trip to the Scottish Highlands turns tragic in this muscular first film from Edinburgh-based writer-director Matt Palmer Read more »| 27 Jun 2018