Community groups, schools and charities across Northern Ireland are invited to apply now for funding to bring local sustainability projects to life. Lidl Northern Ireland has today announced the launch of the 2026 Lidl Green Fund, with applications now open to community groups, schools and charities across Northern Ireland for the chance to secure a …
BELFAST-based indie rock band The Minnows have released their first new single in almost a decade, with a long-promised and eagerly awaited new album due to follow later this year. Entitled ‘When You’re Not Here’, the new single is a melodic and uptempo pop rock number with a harder edge, created by its crunching electric …
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The Into Film Festival kicked off at the Strand Cinema in East Belfast today with schoolchildren from Northern Ireland taking part in a UK-wide “Pupil Premiere” of Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch. The world’s largest, free, youth film festival opened this week (November 7) with simultaneous premieres held in London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh and Manchester ahead of …
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Who says teenagers these days are only out for themselves? A group of Year 11 Media and Moving Image Arts students from Ashfield Girls’ High School in East Belfast gave up their time recently to act as volunteers at the world premiere of Cinemagic’s second film “Grace and Goliath” which was shown in every screen …
The world premiere of Cinemagic’s new feature film GRACE AND GOLIATH will take place on Tuesday 2 October 2018 at Odyssey Cinemas, Belfast (red carpet 6.30pm, screening 7.30pm). The premiere will mark the official launch of this year’s Cinemagic Film Festival in Belfast (October/November 2018), the largest film and television festival designed for, and by, …
Jamie Dornan popped into his childhood cinema, now Strand Arts Centre, to show his support for the venue’s urgently needed refurbishment. The 83-year-old building is physically deteriorating, has limited disabled access, and inadequate facilities to meet the demand for its activities. Exciting plans have been developed by architects Hall Black Douglas which will provide East Belfast …
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The 29th Cinemagic Film and Television Festival for Young People, in association with Hagan Homes, returns to Belfast this October and November 2018, jam-packed with over 200 events and creative opportunities to inspire and motivate young people. The award-winning Festival, which is the largest film and television festival designed for, and by, young people in …
CINEMAGIC FILM FESTIVAL SET TO ILLUMINATE BELFAST THIS AUTUMN! Read More »
East Belfast is one of the locations as the world’s biggest youth film festival visits Northern Ireland on November 7-23, with 21,677 free places available for film screenings and events for 5-19 year-olds. Bookings are now open for the sixth Into Film Festival 2018, which is open to schools, colleges, youth leaders and home educators. …
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Like all good box office blockbusters, the partnership between Strand Arts Centre and Specsavers Connswater has been so successful it’s back again for a sequel. Strand Arts Centre’s Silver Screenings for older audiences has been growing in popularity with local residents and tenants of nursing homes – with a total audience of almost 1,300 during …
BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE PARTNERSHIP RETURNS FOR A SEQUEL! Read More »
Eva Rose Megall from Ashfield Girls in East Belfast recently attended an exciting Into Film screening of Star Wars at the Movie House Cinema, Cityside, Belfast. Into Film Clubs is a Northern Ireland Screen schools initiative designed to reduce disadvantage and is funded by the Department of Communities. The scheme is managed by Cinemagic and the …
