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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Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Film Festival: The stars coming to 2019's festival
Jaws star Richard Dreyfuss and Scottish star David Hayman join the already announced Icíar Bollaín, Timothy Spall, Danny Boyle and Jack Lowden Read more »| 11 Jun 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeEdinburgh Fringe 2019: The Skinny's Comedy & Theatre Picks
As the full Edinburgh Fringe programme reveals itself, our comedy and theatre editor pick out some early highlights Read more »| 11 Jun 2019 -
Uk FestivalsHit the North: XpoNorth 2019 preview
XpoNorth returns to Inverness to inspire creatives and offer professional advice Read more »| 10 Jun 2019 -
MusicMogwai to play Portugal’s NOS Alive festival in July
Mogwai are set to join The Cure, Robyn, Hot Chip, Vampire Weekend and Sharon Van Etten for the 2019 edition of Portugal's NOS Alive festival Read more »| 07 Jun 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival Launches 2019 Programme
Eddie Izzard, Harry Hill, Deborah Levy and Roddy Doyle are among those heading to this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival, which launches under the banner 'We Need New Stories' Read more »| 06 Jun 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeFull Edinburgh Fringe programme 2019 announced
An eye-watering 3841 shows will head to this year's Fringe. Kathy Burke, Eddie Izzard, Nick Offerman and Rose McGowan are among the performers, while climate change and migration are among the major themes Read more »| 05 Jun 2019
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Uk FestivalsA snapshot of American indie cinema in 2019
We report back from Sundance London 2019, where selections from America's biggest indie film festival crossed the Atlantic to greet Brits for the first time. Read more »| 05 Jun 2019 -
Uk FestivalsElectric Fields 2019 is cancelled
After a massive venue shift from Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfries and Galloway to SWG3 in Finnieston, Glasgow, Electric Fields music festival has now announced it won't be taking place at all Read more »| 04 Jun 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsJamie Adams on Biffy Clyro and Balance, Not Symmetry
Glasgow-set Balance, Not Symmetry sees indie director Jamie Adams collaborate with Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro for a film about a young woman working through grief; we speak to Adams ahead of its People's Gala screening at Edinburgh Film Festival Read more »| 30 May 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Film Festival announce 2019 programme
New films from Joanna Hogg, Jim Jarmusch and the late Agnes Varda are among EIFF's 2019 programme highlights, while Danny Boyle, Jack Lowden and Pollyanna McIntosh are some of the guests heading to town Read more »| 29 May 2019 -
Uk Festivals5 Highlights from the Sonica Glasgow 2019 programme
Glasgow's festival of visual sonic arts returns with new work from Alex Smoke, Robbie Thomson and Ela Orleans among others Read more »| 29 May 2019 -
International FestivalsThe Best Films at Cannes Film Festival 2019
With another Cannes in the rearview mirror, we look back at the films that delighted us from this year's edition, including Celine Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Xavier Dolan's Matthias & Maxime and worthy Palme d’Or winner Parasite Read more »| 28 May 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsAu revoir, Agnès: EIFF's Agnès Varda retrospective
Edinburgh International Film Festival says goodbye to the great French filmmaker Agnès Varda with a season of her films, including her swansong Varda by Agnès, released only a few months before her death Read more »| 27 May 2019 -
FilmParasite
The great Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho returns with a thrilling and moving satire concerned with two families at opposite ends of the social spectrum Read more »| 24 May 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsAgnès Varda to be celebrated at Edinburgh Film Festival
Agnès Varda's moving final film Varda by Agnès will screen at Edinburgh International Film Festival alongside a free programme of some of her most-loved films Read more »| 24 May 2019