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URCHIN follows Frank Dillane as a young man on the streets of London with no safety net – we caught up with Frank to talk through the film, and working with director and fellow actor Harris Dickinson

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Frank Dillane on his starring role in Urchin - The Skinny

Fear the Walking Dead star Frank Dillane gives a wonderful performance in Urchin, the debut film from Babygirl actor Harris Dickinson.

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · 25d

Glasgow Youth Film Festival returns to @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social this month with a programme that's fierce, fun and a little subversive – our preview, by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social

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Young Team: Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2025 preview - The Skinny

GFT's young film programming team have come up with an electric lineup of films for this year's Glasgow Youth Film Festival.

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Jamie Dunn @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social · 26d

Tomorrow night, Sophie Dupuis brings Solo, her glittering drama about a young drag queen in Montreal, to
@filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social. Sophie will also be sticking around for a Q&A with me after the film. Doors at 5.30pm. Tickets here www.filmhouse.org.uk/movie/solo-qa/

Solo

This film contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy. Simon (Glory Gore), a dazzling star of Montreal's drag scene, finds his world turned upside ...

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · Sep 10

Beach walks, wild swimming, fantastic films directed by women – welcome to Sea Change, the Tiree film festival returning next week

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Making Waves: Sea Change 2025 preview - The Skinny

Beach walks, wild swimming, fantastic films directed by women – welcome to Sea Change, the Tiree film festival returning this September

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · Aug 21

Abdolreza Kahani picks up the top prize at this year's #EdFilmFest for his new film Mortician – @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social recaps this year's competition winners...

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Edinburgh Film Festival: Abdolreza Kahani wins top prize - The Skinny

Canada-based Iranian filmmaker Abdolreza Kahani takes home the £50,000 Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence for Mortician, a tragicomic drama he shot on his iPhone.

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Jamie Dunn @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social · Aug 13

Be sure to check out this revival of Silent Scream at EIFF. Embarrassed to say the film was new to me, but it blew me away when I watched it for this interview. I'm amazed we don't shout about it more in Scotland. It's screening in honour of the late, great Paddy Higson

The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · Aug 13

“I wanted it to be radical because the nature of the man was radical.”

Silent Scream, a forgotten Scottish masterpiece from 1990 returns to #EIFF – in this month's SCOTLAND ON SCREEN, @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social interviews director David Hayman

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Scotland on Screen: David Hayman - The Skinny

David Hayman discusses his debut feature, Silent Scream, a forgotten Scottish masterpiece from 1990, ahead of a screening at EIFF in tribute to the film's late, great producer, Paddy Higson

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · Aug 2

He sold his DS and his Wii at 14 to buy his first camera; at 25, he's won the Best Director prize at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – we talk to Out of Love director Nathan Ambrosioni

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Nathan Ambrosioni on KVIFF award-winner Out of Love: The Skinny

We meet the talented young French filmmaker Nathan Ambrosioni, winner of Crystal Globe for Best Director at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · Aug 1

ICYMI, #TakeMeSomewhere returns to Glasgow this October; here's an early look at the programme for the theatre and performance fest, via @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social

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Take Me Somewhere: 2025 programme announced - The Skinny

Take Me Somewhere returns to Glasgow this October with an eclectic programme exploring subjects such as care, communal feasting and desire.

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Jamie Dunn @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social · Jul 31

Ahead of EIFF kicking off in a couple of weeks, here are some of the films I'm looking forward to www.theskinny.co.uk/film/film-ev...

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · Jul 15

Call My Agent's Camille Cottin is superb in OUT OF LOVE, a nuanced family drama from wise-beyond-his-years director Nathan Ambrosioni

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Out of Love: a fine-grained family drama - The Skinny

Call My Agent's Camille Cottin is superb in this nuanced French drama about a middle-aged woman suddenly charged with the care of her niece and nephew.

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · Jul 2

The Edinburgh Film Festival programme is here – 18 world premieres, a bag of retrospectives, some new venues, and a bumper programme, as @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social explains

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Edinburgh Film Festival reveals 2025 programme - The Skinny

EIFF is back with new venues, 007 and Budd Boetticher retrospectives, new films from Andrew Kotting, and Charlie Shakleton and on-stage talks from Andrea Arnold and Ben Wheatley.

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · Jun 30

If @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social‬'s opening weekend of cinema deep cuts and big screen belters left you wanting more, read @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social‬'s interview with the people rebuilding Edinburgh's arthouse theatre

Open the Doors: Filmhouse returns - The Skinny

We're so back! After a heroic rescue effort, Filmhouse is very close to opening its doors again. Ahead of its 'soft launch' at the end of June, we chat to Andrew Simpson and Rod White, the directors…

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · Jun 27

There's been widespread outcry in Glasgow's art scene after the police were called to an Art Workers for Palestine Scotland protest at the CCA – story via @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social

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'A profound rift': anger grows over CCA's handling of Palestine protests - The Skinny

Art Workers for Palestine Scotland (AWFPS) have made a statement after the CCA's closure due to AWFPS's pro-Palestine protests, while Scotland's arts community react to the centre's handling of the si...

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · Jun 12

Filmhouse reopens with a programme of films released during their closure and some special screenings, with tickets at half price or less 📽️

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Filmhouse announces opening programme - The Skinny

Filmhouse reopens with a programme of films released during their closure and some special screenings, with tickets at half price.

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · Jun 5

"Instead of the roadblock, my insecurity became the vehicle to drive the book"

Film critic @ryangilbey.bsky.social‬ on his new essay/memoir IT USED TO BE WITCHES, which is out today via @faberbooks.bsky.social‬

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Ryan Gilbey on his new queer cinema book It Used to Be Witches – The Skinny

Film critic Ryan Gilbey talks to us about It Used to Be Witches, his playful new study of queer cinema history blending personal memoir, critical analysis and insightful new interviews with an…

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · May 29

The 2025 Edinburgh Art Festival features 82 exhibitions across 45 venues – @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social takes a first look at the programme

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Edinburgh Art Festival reveals its 2025 programme - The Skinny

The UK’s largest annual festival of visual art returns with a programme featuring performance by Linder and Lewis Walker, film work by CJ Mahony and Lewis Hetherington, festival Jupiter Rising, plus i...

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Jamie Dunn @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social · May 28

Best Scottish Film Events in June:
There's a bunch of great film festivals this month (inc SAFAR Film Fest), @glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social celebrates two great filmmakers named Michael, and Cameo brings David Lynch's legendary TV show Twin Peaks to the big screen www.theskinny.co.uk/film/film-ev...

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · May 15

Our film podcast is back w/ its usual mix of reviews, retrospective, and its host derailing the convo by bringing up farmyard Final Destination scenarios.

on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, our website and elsewhere
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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · May 9

Ben Wheatley's new film BULK gets its world premiere at this year's #edfilmfest – details here, via @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social

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Ben Wheatley's BULK to world premiere at Edinburgh Film Festival - The Skinny

Ben Wheatley's new film BULK will open Edinburgh International Film Festival's Midnight Madness strand this year.

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · May 6

This August, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025 will kick off with Sorry, Baby, the offbeat comedy-drama from director Eva Victor 📽️

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Edinburgh Film Festival reveals 2025 opening film: The Skinny

The 2025 Edinburgh International Film Festival will kick off with Sorry, Baby, the offbeat comedy-drama and Sundance hit from director Eva Victor.

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · May 7

Summerhall Arts shared the details of their 2025 #EdFringe season today – here's the highlights, via @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social...

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Summerhall Arts reveals its 2025 Fringe programme – The Skinny

There's a new dawn at Summerhall as Summerhall Arts launches its inaugural Fringe programme. Drag icon Jonny Woo, playwright Ellie Keel, comedian Mark Thomas, Russian anarchists Pussy Riot and absurdu...

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Jamie Dunn @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social · Apr 30

What's going on with the UK film release calendar in June? I know the summer is always a dead time for arthouse and indie cinema, but it seems particularly barren this year. Anyone any intel?

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · Apr 29

Get ready for a trio of great film festivals this Spring – Alchemy, Folk Film Gathering and Falastin Film Festival; here's a look at what's in store

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Spring Breakers: Five Great Scottish Film Festivals - The Skinny

There's a glut of film festivals happening in Scotland this spring, covering a myriad of subjects and forms. We look forward to five of them.

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · Apr 28

*not another one?*

Yes, Edinburgh's getting a new festival – Edinburgh International Mural Festival will launch this summer as part of @hiddendoorarts.bsky.social

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Edinburgh International Mural Festival to launch this summer: The Skinny

A new festival dedicated to street art and community – Edinburgh International Mural Festival – will make its debut as part of Hidden Door this June.

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · Apr 16

Few have better captured Scotland’s landscapes than Greek filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari in her trippy folk western Harvest – the first trailer's out now

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Watch the trailer for stunning Scottish drama Harvest: The Skinny

The Scottish landscape has rarely looked better on screen than in Athina Rachel Tsangari's woozy folk western Harvest. Take a look at the film's first trailer.

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