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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FilmA New Wave: Johnny Barrington on Silent Roar
Johnny Barrington's Silent Roar is a disarmingly leftfield coming-of-age drama that makes evocative use of its setting on the Isle of Lewis. We chat with Barrington ahead of his film's premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 12 Jul 2023 -
MusicTRNSMT @ Glasgow Green, 7 Jul
It might still be trying to be something for everyone, but day one of TRNSMT 2023 – capped by a headlining set for the ages from Pulp – gets pretty close Read more »| 12 Jul 2023 -
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MusicRoskilde Festival 2023: The Report
Danish festival Roskilde is the blueprint for what a forward-thinking modern music festival should be Read more »| 07 Jul 2023 -
FilmEdinburgh Film Festival: The 2023 programme
Edinburgh Film Festival reveals its 2023 programme, which includes a documentary on Irvine Welsh, a patricide thriller set in the Highlands and possibly the year's best film, alongside new work from Kelly Reichardt, Christian Petzold and Ira Sachs Read more »| 06 Jul 2023 -
TravelThe Skinny Guide to the 2023 Edinburgh Festivals
Each August the city transforms as multiple arts festivals kick off simultaneously and the population explodes. Fest editor Arusa Qureshi offers some guidance on how to navigate Edinburgh's festivals Read more »| 05 Jul 2023 -
Edinburgh FestivalsFremont to close Edinburgh Film Festival 2023
The curtain will come down on the 2023 Edinburgh International Film Festival with the immigration tale Fremont from Iranian-British filmmaker Babak Jalali Read more »| 27 Jun 2023
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ArtEdinburgh Art Festival: Platform 2023 preview
Edinburgh Art Festival has announced the details of its annual Platform exhibition, celebrating the work of four Scotland-based emerging artists Read more »| 20 Jun 2023 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival 2023: The programme
The Edinburgh Book Festival returns to the Edinburgh College of Art this August for its 40th year – here's a look at the 2023 programme Read more »| 14 Jun 2023 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Silent Roar opens Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023
The opening gala film for the new-look Edinburgh International Film Festival will be Outer Hebrides-set teen movie Silent Roar Read more »| 14 Jun 2023 -
MusicHidden Door festival, Edinburgh, 1 June
Hidden Door has once again transformed an abandoned space in Edinburgh and turned it into a hive of art, music and creativity. We report back from a night at the festival with the likes of Flasher, Aku and the Hot 8 Brass Band on the bill Read more »| 06 Jun 2023 -
Uk FestivalsWide Awake 2023: Festival Review
Los Bitchos, Butch Kassidy and Osees are among the highlights of this year's sunny and hugely enjoyable Wide Awake festival, with the mood only slightly dampened by a few sound and timing issues Read more »| 31 May 2023 -
FilmThe Zone of Interest
Jonathan Glazer explores the banality of evil in The Zone of Interest, which just picked up the Grand Prix at Cannes Read more »| 28 May 2023 -
Uk FestivalsWide Awake Festival 2023: Five acts to catch
Ahead of its return to London's Brockwell Park this bank holiday weekend, we pick out the acts not to be missed at Wide Awake festival Read more »| 24 May 2023 -
FilmAsteroid City
Wes Anderson explores themes of grief and riffs on Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind in Asteroid City, which is among the richest films of his career Read more »| 24 May 2023 -
FilmAlchemy Film & Moving Image Festival: 2023 Report
We look back at the highlights from the thirteenth edition of Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival, where community filmmaking shone brightly. Other highlights include a celebration of the UK's most prolific actor and a haunting portrait of teens run amok Read more »| 16 May 2023