Jamie Dunn
@jamiedunnesq.bsky.social
The world's least buff film buff • film critic • arts journo • Film editor at The Skinny • co-host of The CineSkinny podcast • trying to be more upbeat
I've been thinking this past week about Scottish film festivals' tendencies to parachute in programmers and hosts from London. Here's something I said on the subject on a panel on local journalism five years ago. Still feels v relevant, sadly youtu.be/jaPRYIPrHxQ?...
TWU21: It Can Happen Here: Film Journalism, Culture and Reaching Local Audiences
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It's the final day of EIFF, and the question is, Who's taking home the Sean Connery Prize? Skintown went down well. Mission is a tough watch but has home advantage. Capsized was a crowd-pleaser. Snapshot and Pretty Babies are probably too marmite. Who's gonna win the 50K? Any guesses?
Our @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social was in Czechia for the 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, where he found a new Danish film that is to christenings what 'Festen' is to weddings... www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/in... [hit the link and scroll on for more from KVIFF]
The Guest review: Danish family drama anchored by Trine Dyrholm - The Skinny
Trine Dyrholm is fantastic in this funny-sad drama about a mother whose mental illness has pushed her to the edge of her adult children's lives.
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"Romvari lays out this family crisis drama as a mosaic of fragments that are rich in visual and sonic details" June's film of the month is Blue Heron, by Canadian-Hungarian filmmaker Sophy Romvari – read @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social's ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review
Blue Heron review: dizzying, deeply evocative family drama – The Skinny
Canadian-Hungarian filmmaker Sophy Romvari depicts a story reminiscent of her own childhood in this deeply evocative family drama where the line between memory, family history and filmmaking collide.
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The 2026 Edinburgh Film Festival will kick off with The Incomer, the debut feature from Edinburgh-born director Louis Paxton www.theskinny.co.uk/film/news/ed... [by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social]
Edinburgh Film Festival to open with Scottish comedy The Incomer: The Skinny
Louis Paxton’s debut feature The Incomer, a buzzy title from this year’s Sundance, will open the 79th edition of Edinburgh International Film Festival this August.
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On this week's @thecineskinny.bsky.social podcast, @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social chats to ROSE OF NEVADA director Mark Jenkin about his beautiful, eerie, metaphysical sci-fi fishing drama Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and on the website:
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The Cineskinny is the film review podcast from The Skinny – this time round, Jamie chats to Rose of Nevada director Mark Jenkin.
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Our film critic @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social takes over the advice column while Anahit's away – fortunately, this month's question is about an addiction to Letterboxd 🧡 💚 🩵
Ask Jamie: Situation Non-critical – The Skinny
Anahit is away, so we decided our Film editor, Jamie, should have a crack at the advice column.
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Highlights from @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social's film column include... 🔮 Leith's new folk horror festival by @cinetopia.bsky.social 🕺 A Baz Luhrmann season at @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social 🪩 Drag icon @peacheschrist.com brings cabaret Idol Worship to the Cameo
Scottish Film Events: April 2026 – The Skinny
April sees the arrival of a new folk horror festival, John Waters favourite Mink Stole brings her IDOL WORSHIP show to Edinburgh, and there's lots and lots of repertory cinema.
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Congratulations to @glasgowshort.bsky.social and all of their award-winners – here's @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social's recap of the GSFF competitions... www.theskinny.co.uk/film/news/gl...
Glasgow Short Film Festival 2026: The Award Winners - The Skinny
Klarissa Webster and Elisabeth Subrin took home the top prizes as Glasgow Short Film Festival came to a close this weekend.
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"The script just became super gay and pushed me out of my comfort zone." Playwright James Ley discusses his debut short film SLEAZY TIGER ahead of it competing at @glasgowshort.bsky.social – read @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social's interview www.theskinny.co.uk/film/intervi... @jley.bsky.social
Glasgow Short Film Festival: James Ley on Sleazy Tiger – The Skinny
Celebrated playwright James Ley discusses his debut short film, Sleazy Tiger, ahead of it competing in the Scottish Competition at the Glasgow Short Film Festival. We discuss queer crisis, flagrant…
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Glasgow Short Film Festival is back; @glasgowshort.bsky.social's Scottish Competition includes new films by Miranda Stern, Duncan Cowles, Will Anderson and Leyla Coll-O'Reilly among others... www.theskinny.co.uk/film/news/gs... [by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social]
GSFF reveals Scottish Competition films for 2026 - The Skinny
Glasgow Short Film Festival has announced the films competing in its always-popular Scottish Competition for 2026, with GSFF favourites like Duncan Cowles, Will Anderson and Leyla Coll-O'Reilly among…
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Glasgow's Centre for Contemporary Arts is closing... www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/gla... [story by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social]
Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts to close: The Skinny
Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts goes into liquidation and closes today following several years of managerial and financial turmoil.
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Some heartbreaking news coming out of Glasgow. The CCA has gone into liquidation and will close with immediate effect. Full story here www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/gla...
Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts to close: The Skinny
Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts goes into liquidation and closes today following several years of managerial and financial turmoil.
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The lineup of films out in February is insane. Sirat, The Secret Agent, Wuthering Heights, If I Had Legs.., Twinless, The President’s Cake, The Testament Of Ann Lee, The Moment and more. Why do UK distributors do this all the time? Droughts followed by the award season flood? Must drive cinemas nuts
The @glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social programme was revealed this morning. Tonnes to dig into, from big-name auteurs (Jarmusch, Van Sant) to famous faces (Dafoe, Jolie, Charli xcx!!!) via some amazing homegrown talent. Here are some highlights www.theskinny.co.uk/film/news/gl...
The Glasgow International Comedy Festival returns this March – the programme is a mix of big names, local legends, and some of our favourite #edfringe shows from 2025 www.theskinny.co.uk/comedy/guide...
Glasgow International Comedy Festival: the 2026 lineup - The Skinny
Glasgow will welcome a slew of comedians to the city this March, with huge names in standup comedy like Tim Key, Daniel Sloss and Bridget Christie among the lineup.
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From the grind of poverty to the perfection of porridge via samurai and swearing, read film editor @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social's write-up of Scottish film in 2025
Scotland on Screen: A Year in Scottish Film – The Skinny
From the grind of poverty to the perfection of porridge via samurai and swearing, this was 2025 in Scottish film.
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It's freezing out, so get to the cinema. Here are my Scotland film event highlights for January: • Filmhouse and GFT celebrate the French New Wave • The Goethe Institute presents Fokus • Ben Wheatley takes BULK on tour • new film night DV8 Film Club and more... www.theskinny.co.uk/film/film-ev...
Scottish Film Events: January 2026 – The Skinny
Filmhouse and GFT celebrate the French New Wave in a big way, the Goethe Institute presents Fokus, the first film festival of 2026, and Ben Wheatley takes his new experimental feature BULK on tour.
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We recap another year in Scottish film – reflections from fine folk at @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social @glasgowshort.bsky.social @takeoneaction.bsky.social and more... www.theskinny.co.uk/film/opinion... [by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social]
Scotland on Screen: 2025 in review - The Skinny
We survey some of our favourite Scottish film festivals and programmers to hear their cinema highlights of 2025 and get a taste of what they're cooking up for 2026.
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As is now tradition, I asked a bunch of the programmers and film exhibitors putting work on in Scotland for their highlights of the year, their favourite films of 2025 and their hopes for 2026. Thank you for all your thoughtful answers. Everyone else, have a read www.theskinny.co.uk/film/opinion...
Scotland on Screen: 2025 in review - The Skinny
We survey some of our favourite Scottish film festivals and programmers to hear their cinema highlights of 2025 and get a taste of what they're cooking up for 2026.
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It's always kind of worrying when you look up a film festival and there's more information about the person who curated it than the actual films themselves. We get a lot of this in the visual arts scene already. Can these narcissists please stay out of the film world?
A fresh episode of @thecineskinny.bsky.social out now: Peter and @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social talk through PILLION, WAKE UP DEAD MAN + various Poirot-adjacent whodunnits. Oh, and Tubi. Surprising amount of Tubi chat. SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/6kJV... APPLE: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
Pillion, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery and What Makes a Good Whodunnit?
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ON FALLING and THE OUTRUN deservedly split the big categories at the @baftascotland.bsky.social awards in Glasgow – @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social with the details of some of the night's main awards... www.theskinny.co.uk/film/news/ba...
BAFTA Scotland 2025: The Winners - The Skinny
The Outrun and On Falling shared the spoils at this year’s BAFTA Scotland awards, while Trainspotting and Star Wars star Ewan McGregor was honoured for his Outstanding Contribution to Film & Televisio...
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The first films for @glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social have been revealed – there's a Swedish cinema focus, and the retrospective theme is 'Truth to Power' (Strangelove! Brockovich! Battle of Algiers!) www.theskinny.co.uk/film/news/gl... @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social
Glasgow Film Festival reveals first films for 2026 - The Skinny
GFF 2026's retrospective strand will feature films where characters fight back against the machine of power, while the Country Focus next year will be on Sweden.
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The long-running and much-loved French Film Festival UK has an exceptional lineup this year. Over 60 films screen at over 40 different locations across the UK – @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social suggests five films to seek out
French Film Festivak UK 2025: Top Five Picks – The Skinny
The long-running and much-loved French Film Festival UK has an exceptional lineup this year. Over 60 films screen at over 40 different locations across the UK. We suggest five films to seek out.
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A Julia Ducournau season at @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social @takeoneaction.bsky.social's Dundee leg at @dcadundee.bsky.social a Ryan Gilbey Q&A at @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social info on all those + a bunch of other good stuff, via @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social 👇
The Best Scottish Film Events in November 2025 – The Skinny
This month's highlights include Noirvember double bills at Filmhouse, Melodrama practically everywhere and possibly too many film festivals.
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David Mackenzie is back with the sharp and twisty Relay – we catch up with Scotland's most prolific filmmaker to discuss his success in the States, his channelling of 70s paranoid thrillers, and why he tries to avoid repeating himself www.theskinny.co.uk/film/intervi... by @JamieDunnEsq.bsky.social
David Mackenzie on New York crime thriller Relay: The Skinny
We catch up with Scotland's most prolific filmmaker to discuss his success in the States, and his channelling of 70s paranoid thrillers in Relay.
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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 www.theskinny.co.uk/film/intervi... @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social
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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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 www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/uk... #GYFF25
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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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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