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Film festivals have taken a massive hit since COVID-19 appeared on these shores, and French Film Festival UK have been particularly unlucky. Back in the autu... Read more »

Forget TikTok sea shanties. A rather more thoughtful reflection on Scotland’s relationship with the sea is found in Iorram, an expressive doc blending ... Read more »

Bacon addicts might want to steer clear of Gunda, but everyone else will be in hog heaven. Victor Kossakovsky’s supremely gorgeous, deeply moving ... Read more »

When Thomas Vinterberg hears where I’m calling from, some hazy recollections of cobblestone streets and too much whisky seem to be flooding back to him... Read more »

To Granton this September, as Hidden Door makes its return. For those uninitiated, this arts and music festival’s MO is to take over long-abandoned spa... Read more »

This year’s Fringe is going to look and feel very, very different. It turns out that some of Edinburgh’s centuries-old buildings, warren-like ven... Read more »

It’s a bitterly cold November morning in Edinburgh and two young actors – Rona Morison and Marli Siu – are wearing mini-skirts and chewing ... Read more »

With Edinburgh now opening up after a year-and-a-half of lockdown, it’s been extremely exciting to see our favourite local businesses back thriving and... Read more »

The leaves are starting to turn, and that signals it’s about to get pretty fucking bleak outside. But never fear, there’ll be plenty of heat comi... Read more »

This month Africa in Motion (AiM) celebrates its sweet 16th edition, which means we’ve the annual opportunity to dig into the wealth of inventive ... Read more »

Poland’s contribution to world cinema should not be underestimated. From past greats like Andrzej Wajda and Krzysztof Kieślowski to current master... Read more »

We all love to treat our loved ones at Christmas, but that doesn’t mean we should go out and buy them a lot of shiny new products, half of which will l... Read more »

George Santayana was bang on the money regarding the past: those who cannot remember it are condemned to repeat it. Emily Munro seems to be in agreement... Read more »

Christmas can be an incredibly wasteful time of year, with all of us prone to buying our loved ones mint fresh gifts that they neither want nor need and whic... Read more »

Being a teenager isn’t easy. There’s the constant pressure of school and homework, and the dreaded exams at the end of it all that could end up d... Read more »

Hidden Door are in the process of preparing the former Royal High School on Calton Hill to host this year’s festival. We can’t wait to see the tr... Read more »

Festival season is almost upon us, and ahead of The Skinny’s music festival special in our April issue, there’s some exciting news coming out of ... Read more »

The team at Alchemy Film & Arts are waiting for something terrible to happen. I’m speaking to the Hawick-based cultural organisation’s direct... Read more »

As Edinburgh International Film Festival celebrates its 75th year, the UK’s oldest film event receives a major dose of spit and polish, with a new Crea... Read more »

Leonor Will Never DieDir. Martika Ramirez EscobarFiction and reality blur in this surreal comedy from the Philippines. The Leonor of the title is an age... Read more »

We feel like we write this every 12 months but: Take One Action, Scotland’s film festival dedicated to positive social change, feels more important tha... Read more »

Storytelling brings people together. Over the weekend of 22 to 23 October, the David Livingstone Birthplace in Blantyre will be doing just that by inviting a... Read more »

The French Film Festival turns 30 this year and it’s got a fantastic lineup fitting of that milestone. Among the big names in the programme you’l... Read more »

This second feature from Alexandre Koberidze is a two-and-a-half-hour epic made with the playful experimentation and youthful vigour of a short. Set in Kutai... Read more »

Christmas is the most wasteful time of year. On the weeks, days, and hours running up to the big day we often panic, and end up buying our loved ones shiny n... Read more »

I hope you like Christmas films, because there’s not much else to feast your eyes on this month. All the old favourites are being dusted off but there ... Read more »

What better way to spend the new year than by slipping down a rabbit hole of cinema with We're Not in Kansas Anymore, Glasgow Film Theatre’s retrospect... Read more »

Six months on from Filmhouse – Edinburgh’s much-loved independent arthouse cinema – having its doors closed and boarded up without any publ... Read more »

Get set for the madness to return. Edinburgh Fringe tickets are already up for grabs with some of the best comedians in the UK and beyond heading to Edinburg... Read more »

Polite Society, the debut film from We are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor, is chockablock with teenage kicks – specifically the flying and s... Read more »