ShAFF: Sheffield Adventure Film Festival 2025

The best new adventure, travel and extreme sports films from around the world at Showroom Cinema. On the big screen, in the heart of the outdoor city.

Sheffield Adventure Film Festival has a well earned reputation for being a friendly festival, welcoming everyone whether you're an outdoors enthusiast or an armchair adventurer who just loves a good story.

As well as watching films, you can share a beer with adventure sports athletes and filmmakers in the bar, check out the exhibitors, take inspiration from our free talks or get involved in a range of activities. And that's just ShAFF. Since Sheffield re-branded itself a few years ago as The Outdoor City, the The Festival Of The Outdoors has become the UK's biggest month on the outdoor calendar boasting ShAFF, the Climbing Works International Festival, urban cyclocross and orienteering, the Sheffield Walking Festival and plenty more besides.

Getting here’s easy - We encourage all our visitors to travel sustainably using public transport or human power. We're not far from the mainline train station with regular services to the Peak District, Manchester, and all over the UK. There are plenty of local buses, trams and nearby car-parks.

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Upcoming films & events

Baby Kino x ShAFF 2025: Short Film Package U: This Baby Kino screening is exclusively for parents or guardians accompanying babies aged under one year old.

Early Doors - Thursday x ShAFF 25: The Great White Whale U: Early Doors screening of The Great White Whale.

ShAFF: Adventure Bites U: An hour-long loop of eye-catching short adventure films representing a little bit of everything.

ShAFF: Wild Swim & Water Films 1 12A: Reflecting the ways that water inspires, the first of two sessions showing the best new water-based adventure films from around the world.

ShAFF: VR Session - Buried in the Rock and Red Bull Collection 12A: A varied selection of immersive VR adventure films.

ShAFF: Bike Packing Films 12A: Bike packing, gravel riding and adventure biking in all its forms; a session of the best new films celebrating a love of life on two wheels.

ShAFF: Young Adventurers Films 1 U: Family Friendly films every generation of adventurers can enjoy together.

ShAFF: VR Session - The Soloist 12A: Follow Alex as he takes you on a whirl wind tour of his stomping grounds in the US and then teams up with Nicolas Hojak for a month long trip to the European Alps.

ShAFF: Snow Films 12A: Some of the best snow films from around the world.

ShAFF: Run Films 12A: A session dedicated to the best new running films from around the world.

ShAFF: Climb Films 1 12A: The first of 3 Climb Films sessions, this one screening a selection of the best new short climbing films from around the world.

ShAFF: Mountain Films 1 15: A session of the best new mountain films, featuring high altitude adventures from around the world.

ShAFF: Adrenlaine Session 12A: The Adrenaline Session is always one of our most popular. Expect a rapid fire of action-packed shorts with a couple of longer, more thought provoking films.

ShAFF: Made In Sheffield 2025 12A: Unique to ShAFF, this session screens a selection of the best new adventure films Made In Sheffield.

ShAFF: Young Adventurers Films 2 U: A second session of Family Friendly films every generation of adventurers can enjoy.

ShAFF: Made In Sheffield - Climb Films 12A: A new addition to ShAFF, a second selection of the best films Made In Sheffield this year specifically dedicated to Climb Films.

ShAFF: Walk Films 12A: A selection of the best walking and hiking films.

ShAFF: Spirit of Adventure Films 1 U: Spirit of Adventure defines the essence of ShAFF.

ShAFF: Climb Films 2 12A: The second of 3 Climb Films sessions at Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (ShAFF) 2025.

ShAFF: Wild Swim & Water Films 2 U: For wild swimmers and outdoor plungers, the second of two sessions showing the best new water-based adventure films from around the world.

ShAFF: Spirit of Adventure Films 2 12A: Celebrating the Spirit of Adventure often found in surprising people or places.

ShAFF: Reconnection Films U: A new selection for ShAFF, of films which reconnect with community, nature and natural systems.

ShAFF: Climb Films 3 15: The 3rd of 3 Climb film sessions at the festival this year.

ShAFF: Mountain Films 2 12A: A selection of the best mountain films from around the world.

ShAFF: Kayak Films 1 12A: One of two Kayak film sessions at this year's festival.

ShAFF: Bike Films 12A: The best of this year's bike films from around the world.

ShAFF: Mountain Films 3 12A: A selection of the best mountain films from around the world.

ShAFF: Made in Sheffield - Run Films 12A: Made in Sheffield - Run Films.

ShAFF: Here and There Premiere 18: Join us for the premiere of Tom Randall in Berlin. Buildering, crack climbing, DJ'ing and clubbing. We'll have a Q&A with Tom, an introduction from the filmmaker and a load of prizes to give away.