Co-curator Tillie on how Sheffield's young programmers built Chronically Online, celebrating the north's accidental web icons. Showroom Cinema, 29 Sep.
Family Time makes a splash on Saturday 26 September at 11am with the Disney classic The Little Mermaid (U).
This October, Sheffield joins a handful of cities lucky enough to see the year's most anticipated films before anyone else.
Family Time returns on Saturday 19 September at 11am with the Disney favourite Aladdin (U). Imagine having three wishes that could all come true!
On Saturday 26 September Showroom hosts a rock ‘n’ roll cine-show, with the classic musical-comedy Grease, followed by an in-screen performance from Highway Child!
Our Family Time strand joins Sheffield Film Festival 2026 this Saturday 12 September at 11am with Future Council (PG), a hopeful documentary from director Damon Gameau (2040, That Sugar Film).
This autumn, as Sheffield fills up with wide-eyed new arrivals, Showroom Cinema is throwing open its doors with a Dark Academia Freshers programme built especially for those finding their feet.
On Monday 7 September at 11.15am, our weekly Toddler Kino strand blasts off for the moon with the Aardman classic A Grand Day Out (U).
This September, we are excited to present Sheffield Film Festival 2026, Showroom Cinema’s third annual celebration of our region’s film heritage and culture.
On Monday 31 August at 10.45am, our Toddler Kino strand presents Shorts for Wee Ones 2026, seven shorts for our youngest and a much-loved Discovery Film Festival fixture. This year's line-up spans styles and stories from Belgium, the Netherlands, Canada, Uruguay and beyond.
They say you never forget a good teacher, but it's the bad ones who are truly unforgettable.
Out of summer holiday plans? Showroom's family films serve up cinema magic all week long.
This August Bank Holiday weekend, we are taking you back in time to the 1980s with three days of ‘80s classics.
Showroom's Journey Through... Myths and Magic continues this week. Our summer programme of family films, supported by East Midlands Railway Community Fund, takes you from a fairytale classic to a crafty toddler morning. Here's what's on for children and families.
One of the upsides of Hollywood blockbuster’s endlessly bloating runtimes is that they make our triple bills look manageable! Even better, if you fully immerse in some big screen spectacle at Showroom, you’re served only the very best.
Showroom is inviting audiences to come PLAY at a brand-new festival this summer.
Our new eight-week programme, led by Dr Sheldon Hall, invites you on a journey into that gallic underworld. Across four key films, one from each of four decades, we trace how the genre developed, and what made it so distinctive.
Mythical adventures, blanket forts and interactive gameshows. It’s a blockbuster week for the whole family at Showroom Cinema.
At Showroom Cinema, we pride ourselves on giving audiences the chance to watch a wide variety of films from cinema history. Every Sunday at 14.30 throughout August, we celebrate the works of one of cinema's most influential auteurs, Ingmar Bergman.
Enid Blyton’s classic, everyone’s favourite blue heeler and the latest in the Toy Story saga, there’s plenty for children and families at Showroom this week.
From 30 talented Young Programmers comes five days of unforgettable films. We can’t wait for the Double Take Festival at Showroom Cinema.
Beautiful 60s animation, rebellious fairy tales and a myth for the ages, there’s plenty for children and families at Showroom this week.
Throughout July, Showroom Cinema is proud to be part of South Asian Heritage Month 2026. This nationally observed programme is dedicated to celebrating, commemorating, and educating audiences about the histories, cultures, and contributions of South Asian communities across the UK and beyond.
Magical forests, dragon school and a time-travelling comedy, there’s plenty for children and families at Showroom this week.
Showroom’s summer of savings continues, with an all-singing take on Little Red Riding Hood and a wonderfully animated tale from Julia Donaldson. Here’s this week’s films for children and families.
The Royal Ballet and Opera is bringing the thrill of world-class theatre to Showroom Cinema, in a brand-new season of ten titles.
Enjoy outback adventure, laugh with Jack Whitehall and Hayley Bennett in a relaxed, baby-friendly screening and enjoy family ticket savings, all summer long at Showroom Cinema. Here’s what’s on screens this week for children and families.
In celebration of Christopher Nolan’s latest release, The Odyssey (out Friday 17 July), we are presenting four classic stories of the ancient world, on the big screen throughout July.
Enjoy outback adventure, see the latest Spielberg sci-fi in a relaxed, baby-friendly screening and enjoy family ticket savings, all summer long at Showroom Cinema. Here’s what’s on screens this week for children and families.
Kaijuly is BACK at the Showroom Cinema and we’re going even bigger with a focused festival of bio-horrors, mechanical menaces and clashing deities. Expect the destructive debut of King Kong and his robotic rival Mechani-Kong, the sentient miasma Hedorah, and the UK’s own ancient, folkloric horror, Gorgo!
Showroom Cinema and Film Girls Galore are bringing the dystopia of Panem to Sheffield for one unmissable day.
As DocFest takes over Showroom Cinema from 10 to 15 June, we welcome two family delights on Monday 15 June.
The 33rd edition of Sheffield DocFest runs from 10–15 June 2026, transforming the city into a dynamic hub for documentary storytelling across film, audio, games, and beyond.
There's plenty coming up for families at Showroom Workstation this month, from ocean adventures to caterpillars, K-Pop and more.
Few icons stand frozen in time quite like Marilyn Monroe. A woman whose short life has her immortalised in moving pictures and an instantly recognisable image. It is easy to reduce her to a single frame
Great news to start with this half term! Family Time tickets have just got cheaper. From this Saturday, Family Time tickets are now only £4.99.
With musicals, anime and so much more, spend your May half term at the cinema!
Grab yourself an original design from Sheffield's next generation of artists, in a new partnership between Showroom Cinema and Sheffield Hallam Creative Industries Institute.
With our Ani-May Marathon on Saturday 23 May, we’ve curated 5 unmissable anime films from across the medium’s modern era. Programme curator and Assistant Programmer Isobel Harrop tells us more.
This week, Showroom Cinema's family programme includes everyone’s favourite Australian Blue Heeler puppy, a return to the city of Zootropolis, and a dedicated baby-parent screening of a smart comedy-drama.
Being Sheffield’s independent cinema isn’t easy, when we have this many great films to show. Seven days a week we’re bringing the very best, from directors all over the world, to the big screen. But still our programming team howl ‘More! How can we show more!’
This week, Showroom Cinema's family programme includes two new baa-rilliant (sorry) features from Sony: GOAT and The Sheep Detectives.
This week marks 100 years since the birth of the legendary Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda. We're delighted to share his brilliant and unique pictures in a season titled Wajda at 100, running each Sunday afternoon at Showroom this May.
The Working Class Film Festival is celebrating it’s inaugural year with a weekend of new and classic cinema made by those from a working class background.
Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film returns to the Showroom Cinema from 1-3 May, bringing a mind-blowing selection of sci-fi, fantasy, horror and cult film to the big screen.
Join us every month for a screening celebrating the international and indie films that leave minds blown and jaws dropped. You can expect some of the most beloved cult films, underseen gems and wonderfully weird cinema.
Showroom Cinema’s next series of film studies kicks off on Wednesday 29 April. Each season, four screenings and lectures, curated and presented by a local academic, take you deeper into a corner of film canon.
Showroom Cinema has long been Sheffield’s home for discovering the world through documentaries. From April, Showroom is introducing two new monthly strands to expand your horizons.
See some of the greatest films in history on the big screen this March and April at Showroom Cinema. From Oscar-winning epics and French classics to groundbreaking anime, there’s something for every film lover.
An epic rumble is shaping up on Saturday 28 March at Showroom Cinema, Sheffield’s home for film fanatics. An overnight odyssey across the lands of Middle Earth, versus a Celluloid Screams celebration of one of horror’s most enduring villains. Let’s set the table…
Awards season 2026 reaches its thrilling finale this weekend, with this year’s Academy Awards (Sunday 15 March). If you’ve not kept up with the biggest releases of 2025, fear not: Showroom Cinema has you covered.
The four-year wait is finally over. Tommy Shelby’s last outing arrives this Friday, exclusively in cinemas.
Sheffield Adventure Film Festival returns to the Showroom Cinema from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 March 2026, celebrating twenty years of adventure storytelling with sustainability and community at its heart.
Inspired by the abundance of incredible animated films coming to Showroom’s screens in 2026, Animation for All is a mini-season running throughout February and March celebrating the bold, beautiful, boundary pushing works.
I recently completed my internship in Digital Marketing and Events at Showroom Work Station, where I was able to take part in a bit of everything, from copywriting and editing to data organisation and graphic design.
February 14th. For those singletons checking the calendar, that’s one day after Friday 13th. But rest assured you’re safe at Showroom Cinema.
We’re celebrating love of all kinds this month, from best friends Romy & Michele to the doomed desire of Jean-Luc Goddard’s Breathless.
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026 returns to Showroom Cinema with a fantastic line-up of captivating films from Monday 16 February – Thursday 25 March.
We are celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month 2026 at Showroom with a magical season of LGBTQ+ storytelling, balancing the reality of queer experience with fantastical escapism.
Audiences can expect comfortable sound levels for little ones, dedicated storage space for pushchairs and the chance to meet other grown ups in the same boat.
Showroom Cinema works with the BFI and partners to offer young people chances to learn about filmmaking, programming, marketing and distribution through regular residential programmes throughout the year.
The Yorkshire consortium for the BFI Film Academy Short Course Programme has been awarded £91,500 from the BFI to support the next generation of filmmakers across the region.
You'll sigh. You'll weep. You'll fear your heart might break... but 'Too Much' melodrama is never enough at Showroom Cinema.
