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On 2 May, 1974, the Glasgow Film Theatre had its very first screening. That film was Federico Fellini’s flamboyant Roma. Fifty years later to the day, ... Read more »

The heart wants what the heart wants – and sometimes that’s a bodybuilder with a sweet smile who gets a bit antsy after one too many steroid inje... Read more »

Dinosaur, a new comedy set in Glasgow by Ashley Storrie and Matilda Curtis, doesn’t look like your typical Scottish sitcom. No shade to the likes of Sc... Read more »

At this month’s Sheffield Doc/Fest, Scottish documentarian Duncan Cowles will launch his debut feature, called Silent Men, into the world. Described as... Read more »

On 4 July, after 14 years and five prime ministers, each more hopeless than the last, we will hopefully be saying goodbye to our cruel, corrupt and inept Tor... Read more »

Making a film takes a village (sometimes a small city) of talented people, yet too often film discourse venerates the film director above everyone else. So i... Read more »

If you live in Scotland’s Central Belt, you’re spoiled for choice in terms of film festivals. Coming up in the next couple of months alone you ha... Read more »

We at The Skinny are pretty keen on Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands – so much so that we gave it a Bestie award &ndash... Read more »

The Summerhall saga continues. Back in ​​May, the multi-arts hub in Edinburgh was put up for sale by its owners, the Isle of Man-based Oesselmann Estate... Read more »

I think I speak for everyone with even a smidgen of interest in the Scottish arts scene when I say, thank fuck 2024 is over. Fissures had long been visible w... Read more »

Be prepared to see a lot of films in January, because for some reason every distributor in this country is crowbarring their most-anticipated titles into cin... Read more »

Of all the talented young filmmakers working on the Scottish short film scene, the most visually distinctive might be Bryan M. Ferguson. His early work is di... Read more »

Glasgow Film Festival, Scotland’s largest celebration of film, is currently dusting off its red carpet and step-and-repeat banner hoardings as it gears... Read more »

Flying Lotus is back. It's been five years since FlyLo's last album, You’re Dead!, but the multi-disciplinary LA-based artist known to his pals as Stev... Read more »

Brady Corbet is in a buoyant mood. The 36-year-old American actor-turned-filmmaker is speaking to us over Zoom while supping tea in a London hotel. Our chat ... Read more »

Glasgow Short Film Festival can probably lay claim to putting on the coolest parties on the Scottish film scene, and they’ve found the perfect opening ... Read more »

Film festivals are political, and film festival programmers have a responsibility to engage with the social and political issues of our time. Few festivals i... Read more »

March is chockablock with film festivals. In our March issue you can read features on Glasgow Film Festival (till 9 Mar), Glasgow Short Film Festival and Hip... Read more »

Scotland’s annual celebration of short film, the Glasgow Short Film Festival, came to a close this weekend. Despite the major setback of the festival&r... Read more »

Last September, Hidden Door announced that they had found a huge site for their 2025 edition: The Paper Factory, a 15.5-acre site occupied by the former Saic... Read more »

The CCA’s winter closure has been a massive blow to Glasgow’s film scene, but with spring arriving its doors are reopening with a film that will ... Read more »

The Glasgow International Comedy Festival came to a close last night (30 Mar) with a gala ceremony and the awarding of its most coveted prize – the Sir... Read more »

Over the years, plenty of great filmmakers from all over the world have come to Scotland to capture the majesty of our lochs, hills and glens on screen, from... Read more »

Dunoon Film Festival Two to One Anyone fancy a road trip to the Cowal Peninsula? Dunoon Film Festival is back this weekend, taking place in the spring for ... Read more »

This year’s Edinburgh Fringe details are coming in thick and fast, with new shows being announced each week. One programme we’re particularly loo... Read more »

The world feels pretty broken right now, from the ongoing genocides abroad and deepening inequalities at home, to the attempt by our government to strip away... Read more »

In just over two weeks, Filmhouse will open its doors to the public for the first time in over two years, and they’re kicking off with a programme of f... Read more »

There’s a bunch of film festivals heading your way in June. First up, Refugee Festival Scotland (13-22 Jun). The multi-arts festival has over 150 event... Read more »

Filmhouse returns after two long years, and it has plenty of talented filmmakers joining the cinema for Q&As in its first month. Matt Palmer present... Read more »

Rebuilding has a good heart. It believes in the kindness of strangers. It believes in community. It believes people who’ve lost everything can overcome... Read more »