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Showroom Cinema awarded third Culture Recovery Fund grant

Posted 19 November 2021

Showroom Cinema in Sheffield has been awarded a grant of £442,657 by the British Film Institute. Today's announcement brings the total offered to the cinema from this fund to £1,154,022 over the last eighteen months.

Lockdown doesn’t stop the final Sheffield Doc/Fest weekender

Posted 13 November 2020

Festival director Cíntia Gil discusses moving Sheffield Doc/Fest solely online. The fourth and final weekend sees the Ghosts & Apparitions programme along with a free to watch series of eight films made with and by indigenous communities in Brazil.

Festival big hitters return to our screens

Posted 29 October 2020 by Linnea Pettersson

Friday means a new week of releases at the cinema, and we have some fantastic titles and events coming to Showroom Cinema over the next seven days.

The Value of Arts and Culture

Posted 23 October 2020

Arts and Cultural Organisations bring much more value to the UK than just money.

Wolfwalkers: half-term adventure for the family

Posted 22 October 2020

This half term we’ll be looking for a little escapism to pull us out from under the autumn leaves and greying skies. Lucky for us, Ireland-based animation studio Cartoon Saloon have an offering that will warm even the frostiest hearts.

Beyond the big studio blockbusters

Posted 16 October 2020 by Linnea Pettersson

I Am Greta and Rebecca will be showing at the Showroom from Friday 16 October and an exclusive Q&A with Thunberg will be screening before the 2pm show on Sunday 18 October.

Celebrating a landmark film in the history of French cinema

Posted 10 October 2020

This week we are bringing back a landmark film in the history of French cinema; La Haine, to mark its 25th anniversary.

Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020

Posted 2 October 2020

Festival Director Cíntia Gil writes about bringing Sheffield Doc/Fest to its city in a new format - four weekenders with screenings, talks, and an exhibition.

New Releases This Week

Posted 26 September 2020

New Releases This Week

Showroom Festival Season

Posted 19 September 2020 by Linnea Pettersson

It's been a long, emotional, and uncertain six months since we closed our doors. The constant support from our audience has been a source of much-needed warmth, and we are delighted to be opening once again on Friday 18 September.