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 FestivalsWorld Building: Exploring SQIFF 2020
SQIFF headed to cyberspace in this age of pandemic; one writer reports back on how the festival reflected our increasingly dystopian world back at us Read more »| 09 Nov 2020 -
FilmThe Scottish Film Festivals Offering a Window on the World
Against the odds, three of our favourite festivals return this autumn. After months of lockdown, the fresh new perspectives of Africa in Motion, French Film Festival UK and Scotland Loves Anime should be cherished – and offer more than simple escapism Read more »| 05 Nov 2020 -
FilmPatrick
Peaky Blinders director Tim Mielants makes his feature debut with Patrick, a Coen-esque caper centred on a nudist camp's handyman and his missing tool Read more »| 30 Oct 2020 -
FilmAbout Endlessness
Swedish absurdist Roy Andersson returns with another series of bittersweet sketches that both amuse and move in equal measure Read more »| 30 Oct 2020 -
ArtShoving From All Sides: Edinburgh Art Festival Platform 2020
The annual showcase of emerging Scottish artists Platform returns for its 2020 edition, featuring four diverse practices. Mark Bleakley, Rhona Jack, Susannah Stark and Rabindranath A Bhose introduce their work Read more »| 30 Oct 2020 -
Uk FestivalsTen Films to Catch at London Film Festival 2020
The 64th London Film Festival will be a hybrid affair, with the majority of the programme being presented online along with a scattering of IRL screenings around the UK, including at Glasgow Film Theatre. Here are our highlights Read more »| 05 Oct 2020
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Uk FestivalsTake One Action returns this week
Take One Action, Scotland's film festival aiming to inspire activism and global change, returns for its fully-online 13th edition. Here's what to look out for Read more »| 16 Sep 2020 -
Uk FestivalsSQIFF unveils 2020 programme
The mighty SQIFF – Scottish Queer International Film Festival for the uninitiated – returns with queer dystopia, stories of QTIPOC activism, LGBTQIA+ disruptions in sport and a queer horror icon setting the record straight Read more »| 09 Sep 2020 -
Uk Festivals10 Great Scottish Short Films from GSFF 2020
The 13th Glasgow Short Film Festival may have been downgraded to the “12th and a half edition”, but that didn't dampen the quality of the films. Particularly strong were the Scottish shorts – here are ten of our favourites Read more »| 07 Sep 2020 -
Uk FestivalsStream Spirit: Scotland's Virtual Film Festivals
Cannes couldn't and EIFF effed off till later in the year, but some film festivals have embraced taking their programmes online after in-person events were kiboshed by COVID-19, including the upcoming Take One Action and SQIFF Read more »| 31 Aug 2020 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Book Festival goes online for 2020
The Edinburgh Book Festival's online programme kicks off this weekend – we take a look at what's in store Read more »| 13 Aug 2020 -
Uk FestivalsThe Skinny's Best Scottish Short Films of the 2010s
As we enter the 2020s, we'll be looking back at the incredible Scottish short films to emerge in the 2010s at Glasgow Short Film Festival Read more »| 10 Aug 2020 -
Edinburgh FestivalsJessica Brough on Fringe of Colour Films
We chat to Fringe of Colour founder Jessica Brough about brand new online festival Fringe of Colour Films, the possibilities of going digital, and whether Shakespeare can save theatre Read more »| 06 Aug 2020 -
FilmYouth in Revolt: Ninian Doff on Get Duked!
Ninian Doff opened EIFF 2019 with his rambunctious action-comedy Boyz in the Wood, now titled Get Duked! He talks about politicising today's youth, embracing a music video aesthetic and casting Eddie Izzard as a demented Scottish Duke Read more »| 05 Aug 2020 -
ArtBuilding Edinburgh better in a post-pandemic world
Creative producer Morvern Cunningham presents a manifesto on the cultural crisis facing the city of Edinburgh – 'You'll Have Had Your City?' Read more »| 29 Jul 2020