National Lottery 30th: Helping Showroom Cinema bring great family films to Sheffield communities

Posted 4 November 2024 by Nathan Makalena

As part of the National Lottery’s 30th anniversary celebrations, Showroom Cinema spotlights how Lottery funding helps to bring great family films to Sheffield communities.

Closing the curtain on Sheffield Film Festival

Posted 23 August 2024 by Nathan Makalena

How do we wrap up the last weekend of the first Sheffield Film Festival? The same as any good band, play the hits and leave you asking for more. This is quite the encore. There are a whopping twelve films out at Showroom in the last weekend of August.

Cosmic, nihilistic, truth: Béla Tarr at Showroom Cinema

Posted 26 July 2024 by Nathan Makalena

Will Heaven Fall Upon Us? a retrospective of the Hungarian director Béla Tarr, is a novel opportunity to see his languishing epics on the big screen. Five titles head to Showroom next month.

A trip through time and views of Vietnam

Posted 12 July 2024 by Nathan Makalena

Showroom Cinema is travelling through time and space this July, with a season of Vietnamese films; foraging trips from Palestine to Sheffield and a night celebrating Virginia Woolf’s queer history story Orlando.

Pride Month calls for a celebration of the classics

Posted 24 May 2024 by Nathan Makalena

As revellers pour onto the street to party under a rainbow of colour, Showroom Cinema is playing the hits - with a twist!

Chair of trustees hails ‘longevity, resilience and independence’ as Sheffield’s Work Station celebrates 30th anniversary

Posted 30 April 2024 by Nathan Makalena

More than 90 businesses and stakeholders attended an event marking the positive impact that Sheffield’s Work Station has had on the economy in its 30-year history.

Fright Night(s) at Showroom Cinema

Posted 26 April 2024 by Nathan Makalena

On Saturday 27 April, Celluloid Screams return to Showroom Cinema for an all-night celebration of 1980s horror, with five films from sun down to sun up.

Three exciting seasons this April

Posted 29 March 2024 by Nathan Makalena

Korean docs, indie rock and contemporary dance. At Showroom, we pride ourselves on a diverse programme, and April is no different. Besides the usual slate of releases and stone-cold classics, let’s look at next month’s upcoming seasons. 

The stories of four films from 1964

Posted 15 March 2024 by Nathan Makalena

The 1960s, a decade of change. How did we move from post-war idealism to stagnant, 70s cynicism? Dr Sheldon Hall looks at one of the most influential decades for the next season of Film Studies at Showroom Cinema.

Iranian Cinema: After the Revolution

Posted 22 December 2023 by Nathan Makalena about Film Studies: Iranian Cinema - Season Pass.

Wherever art is restricted, artists show incredible resilience and adaptation. Our newest film studies series charts over four decades of post-revolution cinema.