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Cinemagic Film A Christmas Star
Despite impending funding cuts, the film organisation for young people train new generation of cast and crew and deliver their feature film under budget -
The Hobbit
Peter Jackson's unrecognisable The Battle of the Five Armies is a triumph of style over substance -
Composer Philip Hammond's 2015
With a new album and Piano Concerto to premiere in Belfast on January 5, life has never been busier for the composer -
Thank F*ck It's Christmas
Jude Quinn's one-man show sees Santa in mischievous mood -
Brian Irvine Inaugural Belfast Music Laureate
Award-winning composer and master collaborator to lead several large-scale projects in 2015 -
Nomad Kyrgyz People
Turkish academic Yavuz Ozer reveals a fascinating insight into the lives of Central Asia's nomads -
Country Singer Lisa McHugh is On a Mission
She has the youth of Northern Ireland in her grasp, and the stadiums of the world in her sights -
Construction Begins on Seamus Heaney Centre
£4m development offers creative haven for the arts in Bellaghy, birthplace of the famed poet -
Belfast Goes Out To Lunch in 2015
Festival director Sean Kelly on making the arts accessible to all despite impending funding cuts -
Colin Bateman
Crime writer, screenwriter, children's author – Bangor's finest delivers words of wisdom in Ballycastle -
11,500 Signatures for the Arts
Deputy First Minister receives 13p For The Arts petition, while business leaders voice their support -
Field Day Enjoy Fairytale in New York
Marie-Louise Muir follows Stephen Rea and his acclaimed theatre company to the Big Apple for its first ever run off Broadway -
Slimmer for Christmas
Leesa Harker updates Pride and Prejudice for the 80s generation -
Lines of Vision
Writers respond to paintings in the National Gallery and reveal true value of the arts -
Winstone and Boyle Support #SaveNIFilm
Actor Ray Winstone and director Danny Boyle join effort to overturn potential funding cut -
Peter Corry is Home For Christmas
Singer returns to Belfast with a new album and festive variety show at the Waterfront Hall -
Exploring Spaces
Group show at the Roe Valley Arts Centre inspires new perspectives -
Young Musicians' Platform Awards
Watch video as BBC and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland recognise five solo genre performers -
Messiah
Ulster Orchestra and Belfast Philharmonic Choir perform together for what could be the last time -
Paul Greengrass Supports #SaveNIFilm Campaign
Hollywood director and Radio 1 DJ Phil Taggart lend support to film fund campaign as projected cuts are announced -
Mistletoe & Crime at the Lyric Theatre
Dan Gordon on directing Marie Jones' tale of PSNI officers caught up in Christmas chaos for the Lyric Theatre -
Reflecting Light
Cappella Caeciliana record contemporary pieces and festive classics -
Support #SaveNIFilm Campaign
With filmmaking funding on the line, two of Northern Ireland's most promising directors vie for Oscar glory -
Jack and the Beanstalk
Terry Blain discovers that for all our technological advances nothing much changes in Pantoland -
A New Chapter
Former female prisoners open their hearts with hand bound book exhibition at the Linen Hall Library -
Xmas Movies
Ralph McLean reviews his top ten festive favourites to make the season of goodwill go a little bit faster -
Commedia of Errors at South Bank Playhouse
Benjamin Gould's new company brings subversive sensibility of Italian theatre to Irish epic The Tain -
Free Animation iBook Launches
Nerve Centre make step-by-step resource available for schools and filmmakers to download for free -
Black Sea
Michael Smiley joins an ensemble crew searching for Nazi gold in Kevin MacDonald's tense thriller -
Eimear McBride on A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing
'Publishers should stop patronising readers.' The new author on the remarkable success of her experimental debut novel -
An African Christmas at the Waterfront Hall
Having sung with Gary Barlow and for the Queen, the world famous African Children's Choir prepare to perform in Belfast -
Mickey Finn's Air
Gerald Dawe's new collection takes the reader on flights of nostalgic fancy -
St. Vincent
Bill Murray is an unlikely babysitter in Theodore Melfi's quirky comedy also starring Chris O'Dowd -
Walking Down The Line with Anthony Toner
Master composer releases compilation after five albums and countless notebooks -
Support the 13p For The Arts Campaign
Culture NI urges users to back Arts Council of Northern Ireland's 'No More Cuts to the Arts' campaign -
Tinseltown
Paul Boyd pits belief against world-weary cynicism in what is sure to be a smash hit musical -
Video: Modern History Exhibition at Ulster Museum
Take a virtual tour as a new exhibit opens telling the story of Ulster from 1500 to 1968 -
Civil Rights
Void's timely and pertinent exhibition shows that racial equality is yet but a dream in modern America -
Ulster-Scots Hub Opens in Belfast
Ulster-Scots Agency promote Ulster-Scots language and culture in new state-of-the-art discover centre -
Sam Burnside Publishes Mrs Nettlebed's Year
Derry author encourages intergenerational reading with new book based around the seasons -
Annemarie Neary Scoops Award
Newry writer wins 2014 Michael McLaverty Short Story Award, and a cheque for £2,000, with 'Upstairs' -
Ode to Sting
Lisaire String Quartet interpret classic Police and Sting tracks – watch a live performance -
Jack Kyle (1926 – 2014)
Padraig Coyle recalls the remarkable achievements of Ireland's greatest ever rugby player -
MAC International
Joanne Savage appreciates flashes of brilliance at The MAC but hopes for greater thrills in future -
Robyn G Shiels on Winning NI Music Prize
Lyrical purveyor of 'Kilrea Gothica' on his fellow shortlisted nominees and writing new material with Therapy? -
Family Hoffmann’s Christmas Palace
Cahoots NI salutes one of their most successful shows for children with a festive special at The MAC -
The Drop
James Gandolfini's final film is a gripping ensemble adaptation of the gritty Dennis Lehane novel -
Video: Ballard at the Ormeau Baths Gallery
Watch video from Belfast as artist Brian Ballard stages a 50-year retrospective -
Poetry Ireland Review
Latest issue sees a range of contemporary poets writing about their favourite Seamus Heaney poems -
Jane Hardy Attempts Writing for Children
Our reporter takes practical tips from author Sheena Wilkinson at an eye-opening workshop at the CS Lewis Festival -
Exclusive Audio: BBC Blackstaff Sessions
Listen to exclusive live performances from four BBC Radio Ulster programmes championing new music -
The Imitation Game
Benedict Cumberbatch is extraordinary in Morten Tyldum's flawed biopic of Enigma breaker Alan Turing -
An Evening with CS Lewis
David Payne's play is heavy on anecdote but light on the good stuff – the books -
Video: Ulster Orchestra Flash Mob
Watch the full official video exclusively on CNI as players surprise punters at St George's Market -
Death at Tomb Street Billboard Exhibition
Artist Israel Kessler reflects on working in Royal Mail's Belfast-based dead letter office with inner-city billboard display -
The Lost Brothers
Mark McCausland and Oisin Leech channel the finest songwriters in Derry -
Arts Council Launch #13pForTheArts Campaign
Public urged to sign petition and more to help stave off further funding cuts to the arts in Northern Ireland -
Unhome
Jim McAleavey's house of horrors bulges with invention and endless witty subversions at The MAC -
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Performing on period instruments, Frans Brüggen's ambitious ensemble visit Belfast on November 30 -
Lit Up Inside
Van Morrison launches a book of his lyrics in London joined by Michael Longley, Edna O'Brien and Ian Rankin
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