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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ArtVenice Biennale: Karla Black & Mike Nelson
For those who don’t know, the Venice Biennale is a massive international contemporary art exhibition that takes place every two years in the city of Ve... Read more »| 13 Jun 2011 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEIFF 2011: The Long (Shorts) Weekend
There may be no closing Gala this year, but the 65th Edinburgh International Film Festival is still sure to go out with a bang as it hosts the Nokia Shorts Weekender, Scotland's largest celebration of short films Read more »| 10 Jun 2011 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEIFF 2011: Stranger Than Fiction
Documentaries make up a third of the features showing at this year's EIFF. The Skinny preview this strong doc line-up, which includes Project Nim, the new film from Man on Wire's James Marsh, and Hell and Back Again, the startling war documentary that will close the festival's new Conflict | Reportage strand Read more »| 03 Jun 2011 -
International Festivals
Festivals 2011: OFF, Poland
So, why pitch your tent at just one amazing August music festival in the Eastern part of Europe (see last month's piece on Sziget, Budapest) when you can hit... Read more »| 02 Jun 2011 -
Edinburgh Festivals
EIFF 2011: Critical Massive
One of many new introductions to EIFF, Project: New Cinephilia intends to be an "energetic gathering of film lovers engaging in conversations on how to write about cinema" Read more »| 02 Jun 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Open Season: Refugee Week & West End Festival
Multi-talented and multi-cultural – we welcome the start of the festival season with an overview of the Central Belt's June offerings Read more »| 01 Jun 2011
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International Festivals
Karla Black: Her Dark Materials
Glasgow-based sculptor Karla Black is representing Scotland at this year’s Venice Biennale – a massive, six-month-long festival of art. She talks to us about making on-site and her recent Turner Prize nomination Read more »| 01 Jun 2011 -
Edinburgh FestivalsChanging Man: James Mullighan Interview
The Times They Are a-Changin' at The Edinburgh International Film Festival. Festival director James Mullighan tells The Skinny why change is necessary and why EIFF will no longer be a cog in the film distribution sausage machine Read more »| 01 Jun 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Festival Column: TweedLove Bike Week
In a national survey in 2005, listeners to BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme voted the bicycle as the most significant invention since the 1800s, miles a... Read more »| 01 Jun 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Festival Season: A Summer Wasting
Come drizzle or ash cloud, the Scottish music jamboree will not be defeated – here we cast an eye over the highlights on this summer's typically mental festival calendar Read more »| 31 May 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Mayfesto: It's a Dead Liberty and Everything Between Us
If we want to rescue politics from the political classes, go to the theatre Read more »| 21 May 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Knockengorroch World Ceilidh 2011
If you haven’t already taken in the eclectic charms of Knockengorroch’s (hopefully) sun-soaked journey through world music, this year would be a ... Read more »| 19 May 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Due South: Southside Film Festival 2011
The inaugural Southside Film Festival, the first film festival to be held south of the Clyde, takes place 13-15 May. It promises an eclectic programme of films screened in eccentric locations Read more »| 11 May 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Mayfesto: A New Theatre Festival for Glasgow
As Mayfesto returns for a second year, our Theatre editor takes a closer look at their programme of politically-inspired performance Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Reel Festivals 2011: Syria, Lebanon and Scotland
Reel Festivals returns to give Scottish audiences a view of the Middle East beyond the headlines, this year focusing on Syria and Lebanon Read more »| 02 May 2011