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Media Kit 2018
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businesses to maximise their reach to our
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The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki exactly two weeks time the world premiere of his the pressure is quite huge.”
is about an unassuming Finnish boxer first feature, The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki, will Not only will Olli Mäki screen in the festival, it’s
who has his nation’s hopes pinned on his take place under the microscope of the world’s film been selected for the prestigious Un Certain Regard
INDEPENDENT CULT U R A L J O U R N A L I S M community at the Cannes Film Festival. section, Cannes’ competition celebrating films – as
The Skinny team can create a one-off
success. We speak to its director, Juho
Kuosmanen explains that the prospect of debut- its title suggests – with a singular point of view, with
Kuosmanen, a Fin who’s also carrying his
FREE country’s ambitions on his shoulders
ing at Cannes has been playing on his mind for a
while: six years, to be exact. The reason being his
Kuosmanen up against big names like Hirokazu
Kore-eda (After the Storm) and David Mackenzie
previous short film, The Painting Sellers, won Cannes’ (Hell or High Water).
I
brochure, daily publication or digital creation
t’s a warm Ascension Day in Helsinki, and the Cinefondation in 2010, and part of the prize is a re- In an unexpected twist, this weight of expectations
city’s residents are out enjoying the clement turn invite. “It was a nice situation but also a very helped Kuosmanen connect with a story he wanted
weather. One Fin who can’t fully embrace the public scary one,” Kuosmanen says in a deliberate voice to tell: that of Olli Mäki, a real life talented amateur
holiday, however, is Juho Kuosmanen. Not only is that’s as unhurried and gentle as his filmmaking. boxer, who, in 1962, became the first Fin to compete
the 37-year-old filmmaker scheduled to speak to “When you’re writing your first feature and know for a world boxing championship when he was rail-
to assist raising awareness and promotion of
The Skinny over lunch, also troubling him is that in for certain it’s going to be screening in Cannes, roaded by his manager and Finnish promoters with
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We’ve worked with both Edinburgh College Our guide to Unbound, a late night series of Mackintosh School
ShoW
of Architecture
Architecture
of Art and Glasgow School of Art to produce events for the Edinburgh International Book
2016
Chester’s brand-new arts centre, Storyhouse, opens in May 2017. A major renovation and extension of the city’s old Odeon
bespoke degree show magazines, using Festival, is a perfect example of how you can building, it houses two state-of-the-art theatres, a cinema and library, and a programme of significant public art commissions.
Artistic director Alex Clifton presents his vision for a place where stories come to life Interview: Lauren Strain
C hester is a city of stories. From its distinctive spiration; sometimes it’ll bring disagreement,
student contributors under The Skinny brand. extend your brand to our readers. In 2014 we
Tudor buildings to its Roman roads and disharmony, but that’s also valid. It’s about us
Medieval walls, history is written in the streets. being connected, and acknowledging that there
Heading home from the annual Chester Literature is such a thing as society; that we are defined by
Festival, you can read these narratives in several our shared culture, by our shared social identity.”
unique sights, like the elevated walkways of the It’s a premise that Welsh contemporary artist
‘Chester Rows’ and the colourful Eastgate Clock Bedwyr Williams will respond to in a new piece of
also helped the Pleasance celebrate their
– all glowing softly in the early autumn light. work, the first of four public art commissions by
This is the backdrop for Storyhouse: a new Storyhouse to take place in the coming years.
multi-arts centre with storytelling at its heart. The Williams will be spending time with people in
core of this four-floor structure – Chester’s biggest Chester and its boroughs before presenting his
ever public building – is the city’s central library, piece – which could use any of the spaces and
which moves from its current location on North- facilities Storyhouse offers – in autumn 2017.
gate Street into a new home equipped with facilities
The CineSkinny is a daily guide to the 30th anniversary with a tailored supplement,
designed to set the imagination free, from a touch-
screen ‘innovation wall’ to telescopes, microscopes,
art materials and paintable windows (and, of course,
“Libraries are a place
books). Artistic director Alex Clifton intends it to
be a place where Storyhouse’s year-round theatre,
where we ask big
cinema and visual art programmes can be further
explored; but also, crucially, where the commu-
social questions:
Glasgow Film Festival designed to deepen the exploring emerging comedy talent and their
nity’s own stories can be told.
“Libraries are a place where we share and Who are we? How
make stories, where communities can gather to-
shall we live?”
18–25 gether and ask big social questions: Who are we?
How shall we live? What kind of community do we
Alex Clifton
June
want to build for ourselves and our futures?” Clifton
says. “And so the library sits right at the heart of
relationship between local audiences and the exciting festival programme. 2016 also had us
the centre because its philosophy sits right at the Similarly, it’s the library’s human, rather than
heart of all the work that we’ll be making.” digital, resources that Clifton is keen to empha-
He notes, too, the vision of Cheshire West sise. Touch-sensitive walls, high-speed WiFi and
and Chester’s local authority that Storyhouse laptops that visitors can take around the building
should be physically central: “Next to the cathedral, are all well and good, but “the most special reso-
that’s the spiritual centre; next to the town hall, urce is simply the people we have in our team
festival itself, as well as drive ticket sales and investigate Chester’s brand-new Storyhouse
that’s the civic centre; it sort of completes the tri- and their commitment to the project,” he says.
angle as the cultural centre. I think it has as cru- “I’m as interested in the fact that we’ve got a wet
cial a place.” play area and some sinks, some walls that are
The interconnectedness of the building is covered in chalk...” (He’s describing the dedicat-
emulated in the organisation’s attitude towards ed children’s library, Storyden, which includes a
community involvement: hundreds of people, more 25-seat storytelling room with theatre lighting
than 25 charities and every primary school in the where the contents of dressing-up boxes will surely
extend the GFF’s reach to new audiences. multi-arts venue with a custom supplement
county have been consulted on the centre’s engage- be put to wild and wacky use.)
ment programme, and Clifton explains that it is Finally, these stories will not begin and end
written into the contracts of anyone working with in the central library, but be passed along and
Storyhouse, even freelancers, that they must spend developed across the 25 connected Cheshire
time mentoring others, from school groups to libraries. “Whether it’s the digital art or a perfor-
aspiring young actors or directors, to adults with mance, or if we’ve got a storyteller in the build-
in The Skinny North.
learning difficulties receiving training and support. ing, we can share that across the library network,”
Put simply, providing meaningful opportuni- Clifton says. Sharing, supporting and inspiring:
ties is about “putting people in each other’s way,” “That’s the model for the future.”
Clifton says. “Sometimes it will bring genuine in-
Turn the page to find out more about Storyhouse’s opening
season of theatre, cinema and visual art, plus full listings
In 2016 we also worked with creative industries
November/December 2016 STORYHOUSE 39
expo XpoNorth in Inverness to create a daily
MUSIC
guide and a full retrospective publication.
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your audience? This isn’t about cookie-cutter,
off-the-shelf products. The Skinny Sales Team
is here to tailor solutions for your needs. Drop
us a line, pick up the phone – we’d love to hear
from you!
Whether it’s a last minute 1/8 page advert to
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multi-platform campaign for an international
brand, everything The Skinny does has the
same level of care, attention and love.
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are full of enthusiasm
for their product, always
respond quickly to sales@theskinny.co.uk
briefs and come up with
good ideas on how best
to engage with their
audience”
Jenny McManus, Head of Display,
Carat Edinburgh
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