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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Uk FestivalsGlasgow Film Festival 2020: Our Top Ten Films
Family feuds, apocalyptic absurdism and hard-hitting historical drama – here are our picks from the GFF programme Read more »| 31 Jan 2020 -
Uk FestivalsKelburn Garden Party 2020: first acts announced
Max Cooper, Andrew Weatherall, Free Love, Swim School and Squiggles are among the first acts to be announced for the 2020 festival Read more »| 31 Jan 2020 -
Uk FestivalsSoma Skool announces 2020 line-up
Annual electronic music conference and showcase event, Soma Skool has revealed the first wave of names for its 2020 edition, including a panel discussion hosted by The Skinny Read more »| 30 Jan 2020 -
Uk FestivalsThe Skinny at Glasgow Film Festival 2020
We're presenting a chat on the future of cinema at Glasgow Film Festival – and helping throw a whopper of a party as well... Read more »| 29 Jan 2020 -
Uk FestivalsGlasgow Film Festival 2020: Programme revealed
The GFF 2020 programme features new films from Anthony Baxter, Mark Cousins and Hirokazu Kore-eda Read more »| 29 Jan 2020 -
Uk FestivalsDays of the Bagnold Summer set for Glasgow Film Festival
The Skinny are teaming up with Glasgow Film Festival for the Scottish premiere of the new film by Simon Bird, with a soundtrack by Belle and Sebastian Read more »| 24 Jan 2020
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Uk FestivalsGlasgow Short Film Festival unveils 2020 opening film
Glasgow Short Film Festival opens with a hybrid of film and performance, with the 2020 edition also hosting a rare gig from synth pioneer Felix Kubin Read more »| 23 Jan 2020 -
International FestivalsLes Trans Musicales de Rennes 2019: The Report
As the legendary French festival enters its fifth decade, it's business as usual – a truly global, cutting-edge affair Read more »| 16 Jan 2020 -
FilmUncut Gems
The Safdie brothers follow up Good Time with another frenetic New York drama, as Adam Sandler gives a great performance as a brash jeweller who dabbles in various suspect tradings across the city Read more »| 10 Jan 2020 -
FilmCaitlin Moran’s How to Build a Girl to close Glasgow Film Festival
This UK premiere starring Booksmart’s Beanie Feldstein will be joined by French drama Proxima, starring Eva Green, which will open the festival Read more »| 09 Jan 2020 -
FilmGlasgow Film Festival to turn the Arches into Neo-Glasgow
Glasgow Film Festival announce its first set of special event screenings, which will turn the Argyle Street Arches into Neo-Glasgow for a weekend of special immersive film screenings of sci-fi cult classics from Total Recall to Tank Girl Read more »| 11 Dec 2019 -
Uk FestivalsBelle & Sebastian to headline Doune the Rabbit Hole
Motown legends Martha Reeves and the Vandellas are also among the first wave announced today for the Stirlingshire festival, alongside Pussy Riot, The Bluebells and Girl Ray Read more »| 10 Dec 2019 -
Uk FestivalsTerminal V: 50:50 gender split in 2020 line-up
Terminal V's April edition is shaping up pretty nicely, with its latest artist announcement including Avalon Emerson, Ben UFO, Honey Dijon, Octo Octa and many more Read more »| 04 Dec 2019 -
FilmAll change at EIFF as artistic director Mark Adams steps down
After five years, Mark Adams steps down from his role as artistic director of Edinburgh International Film Festival. It’s an opportunity for a fresh start for a festival that’s in need of reinvention Read more »| 29 Nov 2019 -
Uk FestivalsNo Bounds 2019: Festival Report
Sheffield's No Bounds Festival explores the intersection of light and sound and highlights great originality and creativity across both artforms Read more »| 28 Nov 2019