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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FilmEIFF 2025: The Golden Spurtle
The styles of both Wes Anderson and Christopher Guest are evoked in this winning documentary about the kooky community surrounding the annual World Porridge Making Championship in Carrbridge Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
FilmEIFF 2025: Low Rider
Campbell X's long-awaited second feature lands with a disappointing thud. This queer road movie set in South Africa suffers from irritating characters, cliché-riddled dialogue, and simplistic politics Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
FilmEIFF 2025: The Toxic Avenger
Macon Blair's slick remake of the Troma classic is not without its grubby charms, but its sub-Deadpool meta gags don't satisfy, and the whole thing feels a little bit sanitised Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
MusicKaitlyn Aurelia Smith @ The Hub, Edinburgh, 16 Aug
For a brief moment of transcendence during the busiest month of year, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith dominates, allowing the smallest glimpse into her world full of wonder and joy Read more »| 19 Aug 2025 -
FilmEIFF 2025: I Live Here Now
Julie Pacino's psychological horror is overstuffed with ideas, and very few of them are adequately explored Read more »| 19 Aug 2025 -
FilmEIFF 2025: Mortician
A dour, middle-aged Iranian mortician forms a bond with a rebellious young pop star wanted by the Iranian regime in this funny and politically potent piece of lo-fi cinema Read more »| 19 Aug 2025
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FilmEIFF 2025: Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
Sepideh Farsi's heartbreaking documentary depicts life in Gaza during Israel's brutal military campaign through the eyes of photojournalist Fatima Hassouna, who was subsequently killed in an Israeli airstrike Read more »| 19 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEIF: Cutting the Tightrope @ Church Hill Theatre
Cutting the Tightrope confronts political censorship in art through a range of new short plays Read more »| 19 Aug 2025 -
FilmEIFF 2025: After this Death
Lucio Castro’s romantic and beguiling second feature concerns the cosmic connection between a pregnant voiceover artist and an enigmatic rock star who goes missing Read more »| 19 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeDavid Elms @ Pleasance Courtyard
David Elms Describes a Room is a real triumph of the imagination Read more »| 19 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeKim Blythe @ Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
The mischievous Kim Blythe returns to the Fringe with an hour of raucous gags Read more »| 19 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeRosa Garland @ Assembly Roxy
Primal Bog is a deliciously warped, deliriously funny lurch into the goop with Rosa Garland Read more »| 19 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeAlex Stringer @ Pleasance Courtyard
Alex Stringer proves that not all Happy Hours must end in disaster with this genuine, vulnerable, and very funny debut hour Read more »| 19 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeJohnny White Really-Really @ Monkey Barrel
am/pm is an hour of super dreamy stand-up from underground Fringe legend Johnny White Really-Really Read more »| 18 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeNick Hornedo @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Watch This When You Get Home is a warm, romantic debut hour from US comic Nick Hornedo Read more »| 18 Aug 2025