Jamie Dunn

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.

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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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.

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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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 ...

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/

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

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

www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/uk... [by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social]

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.

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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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

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.

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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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.

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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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...

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.

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

www.theskinny.co.uk/film/new-rel... [review by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social]

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.

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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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…

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

'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...

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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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.

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

www.theskinny.co.uk/film/news/fi... [✍️: @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social]

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…

"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

www.theskinny.co.uk/books/featur... [Interview: @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social‬]

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...

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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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...

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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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.

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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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.

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

www.theskinny.co.uk/film/news/ed... [Article by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social ]

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...

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

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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?

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.

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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​​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.

*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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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.

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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Meet the director and star of new British thriller Restless - The Skinny Restless taps into a familiar nightmare: being sent around the bend by annoying neighbours. We meet director Jed Hart and star Lyndsey Marshal.

Restless taps into a familiar nightmare scenario: being sent around the bend by annoying neighbours.

@jamiedunnesq.bsky.social chats to director Jed Hart and star Lyndsey Marshal

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Scotland on Screen: Ruaridh Mollica on Sebastian - The Skinny Scottish actor Ruaridh Mollica is about to go stratospheric. He's recently joined the MCU and been garnering praise for his lead role in queer drama Sebastian. He discusses the latter ahead of its UK…

Ahead of his star role in queer drama Sebastian, @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social chats to Ruaridh Mollica

I attempted to be funny in this month's Film Event Column. Crickets.

Anyway, lots of good stuff happening this month, including the return of the CCA and more Chantal Akerman and Derek Jarman at @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social www.theskinny.co.uk/film/film-ev...

Rosco McClelland wins top prize at Glasgow Comedy Festival: The Skinny Glasgow comic Rosco McClelland is the winner of this year's Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award, as the Glasgow Comedy Festival draws to a close.

Rosco McClelland picked up the top prize at this year's #Glasgow Comedy Festival this weekend – details via @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social

MUBI FEST coming to Glasgow in 2025 - The Skinny Distributor, streaming service and production company MUBI have announced that their touring festival MUBI FEST will come to Glasgow in November 2025.

Glasgow's getting a new film festival, with MUBI bringing their MUBI FEST to town this November

www.theskinny.co.uk/film/news/mu... by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social