Cinema posts

Important Notice: Temporary Disruptions

Posted 28 April 2025

We are switching to a new website and ticketing system from Monday 28 April to Friday 2 May, which means there will be some disruption to usual service.

Meet the talent behind some of Showroom’s exciting upcoming releases

Posted 25 April 2025 by Sam Howe

One of the great benefits of attending an independent cinema like Showroom is the unique opportunity to attend previews and Q&As with directors, producers and the other talent involved in creating a diverse slate of films.

Rock Royalty on Screen at Showroom Cinema

Posted 11 April 2025 by Nathan Makalena about Stage on Screen.

We have an amazing slate of music cinema over the next month at Showroom Cinema. From behind the scenes looks at classic bands, to some of the boldest new on-stage performances, there’s nowhere better.

Sheffield gets a Culture Shock this April

Posted 4 April 2025 by Rob Nevitt

Culture Shock promises to be a thrilling weekend of weird, wild, world cinema, with everything from giant Japanese monsters and Hong Kong action and martial arts epics through to East German soviet-era science fiction and horror-tinged true crime.

KINOTEKA on TOUR arrives at Showroom Cinema to spotlight contemporary and classic Polish film

Posted 28 March 2025 by Ryan Finnigan

The 23rd KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival takes place in London from March and brings another compelling line-up of contemporary and classic Polish cinema to the UK.

The Stimming Pool - Young Programmer Review

Posted 26 March 2025 by Tom Stocks about Relaxed Screening x Showroom Community: The Stimming Pool.

Created by the Neurocultures Collective alongside filmmaker Steven Eastwood, The Stimming Pool is a beautifully human meditation on seeing the world differently.

Four Decades of Stanley Kubrick

Posted 20 March 2025 by Dr Sheldon Hall about Film Studies: Four Decades of Stanley Kubrick.

He’s one of the great names in cinema history. Even people who don’t really know what a director does – which is most of us! – have heard of Stanley Kubrick.

Witness the Dawn of Impressionism

Posted 14 March 2025 by Sam Howe about Exhibition on Screen: Dawn of Impressionism – Paris 1874.

Paris, 1874. Rejected by the art establishment, a group of painters defiantly set up their own exhibition - a bold move in an era where acceptance into traditional exhibitions was critical to an artists’ career.

Adventure Awaits: Sheffield Adventure Film Festival Returns Bigger and Bolder for 2025

Posted 7 March 2025 by Mathew Heason

Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (ShAFF) is back in full force for 2025, returning to its long-standing home at Showroom Cinema from 21st to 23rd March.

Showroom Cinema marks the 40th anniversary of the end of the Miner’s Strike with a season of special events

Posted 28 February 2025 by Ryan Finnigan

Monday 3rd March 2025 marks the 40th year since the end of the 1984/5 Miners’ Strike. Four decades on, it’s an important time to reflect on the rich history of mining in the UK and the effect on the people, places, and identity of those involved.