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Behind the scenes at DCA

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New films from Fri 30 May

See what's on including The Salt Path, Lilo & Stitch, The Phoenician Scheme and more.

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Family Activity at DCA

Find out what's on for families during June and download our Family Activity Calendar

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Call Out: CRAFTED Summer Events

Apply to take part in our summer CRAFTED events.

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Animation and printmaking at ST/ART

See the animations and prints created during our ST/ART Spring School 2025.

Cassie Arnold Q&A

We catch up with fibre artist Cassie Arnold

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Curator's Choice Screenings

Hettie Judah has programmed a trilogy of films written by Diablo Cody

Cannes Film Festival 2025

David Nixon, DCA's Head of Cinema, shares this year's must-see films

We've been nominated for Shop of the Year

Five reasons why DCA Shop has been shortlisted at the Museums + Heritage Awards 2025

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Accessible events this May at DCA

Captioned screenings, audio description and more.

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Designing Dundead 2025

Q&A with Dundead 2025 illustrator Katriona Gillon

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Games announced for Drop in and Play

We're delighted to share the full list of developers who will be joining us for Drop in and Play on Sat 31 May!

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Discovery Young Programmers 2025

Age 15–19 and interested in film? Apply to join our exciting summer programme!