Booking fees
£1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction.
No fee when tickets are booked in person.
Booking fees are per transaction and not per ticket. If your booking contains several events the highest booking fee will apply. The booking fee may be reduced on certain events. Members do not pay booking fees.
Let our screens bring you closer
So come for a date, come solo, come with your grandparents, come with your little one... And let our screens bring you closer.
Programme
A Clayful Adventure
Discarded Clay takes on Smug Ceramic with shocking consequences. Can they learn to understand and accept one another?
UK 2025 Dir: Florrie Macleod 3mins 55sec
Mildred the Gallery Cat
Everyone thinks Mildred is the laziest cat in the world - but when the gallery closes for the day, Mildred actually explores the empty galleries and imagines her life as an artist.
UK 2024 Dir: Jono Ganz 5min 40sec
First Flight
Three baby birds, one big challenge - their first flight! But as the frogs begin their peculiar performance, the sky turns into a whirlwind of improvisation - some birds twirl, some hover, and others just hope for the best.
Germany 2025 Dir: Adrian Jaffé 3min 15sec
Poong
The unexpected adventure of a simple ping-pong ball after a missed shot.
Switzerland 2024 Dir: Laurent Rohrbasser, Robin Szymczak, Vinh Nguyen 2min 5sec
Snip Snap
When a little girl’s pair of scissors turns into an enormous crocodile, a world filled with imagination and adventure unfolds.
UK 2025 Dir: Douglas Irvine, Eleanor Stewart 8min
A Pain in the Butt
The hedgehog is just about to go into hibernation when he notices that one of his spines is missing. It's stuck in Lena's dog's bottom, of all places. Getting it back won't be easy...
Germany 2025 Dir: Elena Walf 5min 40sec
Books are Made of Trees
In the face of danger looming over the Old Oak and its inhabitants, a grumpy librarian Leon refuses to leave the tree and his beloved book collection behind.
Denmark 2025 Dir: Julianna Jakubowska 6min 10sec
Time
A dystopian and darkly whimsical animated short, unfolding in fragmented vignettes where characters collide - each caught in their own rhythm of time.
Germany 2025 Dir: Robert Löbel, Max Mörtl 5min 40sec
On The Mat Outside my Door
An oversized, cheeky rat has moved in with our protagonist. She whistles along with the radio, sits in the fridge and is simply everywhere – loud, pesky, full of life. When she suddenly disappears, he realizes: it’s never been this quiet – or this empty.
UK 2025 Dir: Antje Heyn 4min 40sec
My Shadow and Me
During a family trip to the beach, 5-year-old Ido, feeling overlooked and restless, discovers an enchanting friend when his shadow unexpectedly springs to life.
Israel 2024 Dir: Yali Herbet 3min 50sec
Bobel's Kitchen
Bobel, a poisonous little mushroom, dreams of becoming a cook at his village market. But the villagers’ prejudice will make his task difficult.
Belgium 2024 Dir: Fiona Rolland 10min 25sec
Polka - Dmitry Shostakovich
A Russian folk dance with acrobatic, jumping frogs.
Russian Federation 2024 Dir: Tatyana Musalyamova 2min
Monster
A monster, desperate to fit in among humans, hides behind a human disguise but is forced to confront the truth about himself when a visit to an indoor pool leads to a dramatic unravelling of his identity.
Germany 2024 Dir: Eric Giessmann, Piers Goffart 4min 50sec
The Naughty Seat
A mischievous little penguin, misbehaving at the dinner table, is sent off to the naughty seat and it’s not long before he has company!
UK 2025 Dir: David Johnson 7min 15sec
Cinema 3
Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.
Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS
Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.
