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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

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The Skinny@theskinnymag.bsky.social · 3d ago

🅰️ Anime! Scotland Loves Anime is back! 🅰️ Altman! Short Cuts is on a 35mm tour! 🅰️ All Night Horror Madness at the Cameo! And that's just the As – here' @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social's Nov film round-up www.theskinny.co.uk/film/film-ev... @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social

Scottish Film Events: November 2026 - The Skinny

So many film festivals in November – Scotland Loves Anime, French Film Festival UK, Inverness Film Festival – plus noir double bills at Filmhouse, All Night Horror Madness at Cameo and a 35mm…

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The Skinny@theskinnymag.bsky.social · last wk.

It's been a banner year for French-language cinema, and the French Film Festival UK brings some of the best to UK cinemas this Nov and Dec – @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social picks out some highlights www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/uk... @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social

French Film Festival UK announces 2026 programme - The Skinny

The long-running French Film Festival UK has revealed the lineup for its 34th edition, with Oscar contenders, festival darlings, new discoveries and bona fide classics all rubbing shoulders in a bustl...

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The Skinny@theskinnymag.bsky.social · 3w ago

"To have a festival [...] and queerness is at the core, is so special." @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social speaks to two filmmakers showing at Scottish Queer International Film Festival www.theskinny.co.uk/film/intervi... @sqiff.bsky.social

SQIFF: More Than Just a Film Festival – The Skinny

Two filmmakers whose work is screening at this year's Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) tell us why the event is so vital to Scotland's vibrant queer filmmaking community.

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Jamie Dunn@jamiedunnesq.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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?

The Skinny@theskinnymag.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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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The Skinny@theskinnymag.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"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 Skinny@theskinnymag.bsky.social · 7mo ago

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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The Skinny@theskinnymag.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"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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The Skinny@theskinnymag.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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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Jamie Dunn@jamiedunnesq.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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 Skinny@theskinnymag.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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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Jamie Dunn@jamiedunnesq.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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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The Skinny@theskinnymag.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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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Jamie Dunn@jamiedunnesq.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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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Jamie Dunn@jamiedunnesq.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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?

The Skinny@theskinnymag.bsky.social · 12mo ago

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 Skinny@theskinnymag.bsky.social · 12mo ago

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 Skinny@theskinnymag.bsky.social · last yr.

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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