Birmingham Anime Film Festival 2024
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The 2024 Film Festival
Memories
Sun 6th October | 20:30 | 12A | Subtitled
Three back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making…
PsychoPass: Providence
Sun 6th October | 18:00 | 15 | Subtitled
The chief of the Public Safety Bureau decides to recruit the former Enforcer Shinya Kougami back into the force…
The Tunnel To Summer: The Exit Of Goodbyes
Sun 6th October | 16:00 | 12A| Subtitled
Directed by Tomohisa Taguchi (BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War) and inspired by the award-winning novel of the same name, this whirlwind time-travelling tale of summer love tells the story of Kaoru and Anzu, two misfit teenagers who come together to investigate a mysterious tunnel that is said to grant the wishes of whoever ventures through it – at a precious cost.
A Silent Voice - LIMITED TICKETS
Sat 5th October | 19:30 | 12A | Subtitled
After transferring into a new school, a deaf girl, Shouko Nishimiya, is bullied by the popular Shouya Ishida. As Shouya continues to bully Shouko, the class turns its back on him…
On-Gaku: Our Sound
Sat 5th October | 17:00 | 12A | Subtitled
Having no skill, money, or even a full set of drums, a feared trio of high school delinquents nevertheless decide they are destined for musical glory in a quest to impress their only friend Aya, avoid a rival gang, and – most importantly – jam out…
Perfect Blue x Evolution of Horror Podcast
Fri 4th October | 19:30 | 18 | Subtitled
Leaving the world of J-pop behind her, Mima Kirigoe begins life as an actress on a crime drama show called Double Blind…
Junkhead
Thu 3rd October | 19:30 | 15 | Subtitled
Mankind has lost its ability to bear children and a human-created species has revolted and developed a separate society underground…
Your Name
Sun 29th September | 19:00 | 12A | Subtitled
Mitsuha and Taki are total strangers living completely different lives. But when Mitsuha makes a wish to leave her mountain town for the bustling city of Tokyo, they become connected in a bizarre way…
Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below
Sun 29th September | 16:30 | 12A | Subtitled
Life hasn’t been easy for Asuna since the death of her father. With her mother forced to work long hours to make ends meet, Asuna spends most of her time alone, listening to the crystal radio her father left behind…
Belle
Sun 29th September | 14:00 |12A | Subtitled
Suzu is a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. One day, she enters “U,” a virtual world of 5 billion members on the internet...
Penguin Highway
Sun 29th September | 11:30 | PG | Subtitled
A fourth-grader, Aoyama-kun, investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village, which is somehow related to a power from a young woman working at a dental clinic…
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Sat 28th September | 17:30 | 12 | Subtitled
Individuals who carry on the spirit of The Red Ribbon Army , destroyed by Son Goku, have created the ultimate Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2. These two Androids call themselves “Super Heroes”…
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F
Sat 28th September | 15:30 | 12A | Subtitled
Frieza is back from the dead, and he’s bringing his whole army with him, to enact his revenge against Goku…
The End of Evangelion
Fri 27th September | 20:00 | 15 | Subtitled
Having prevented the Third Impact and thus saving the planet, NERV unexpectedly finds itself under attack. Conscious of Gendo’s betrayal, SEELE launches a massive raid towards Tokyo-3 in order to conclude the Human Instrumentality Project at any cost.
Pompo The Cinéphile
Thu 26th September | 19:00 | 12A | Subtitled
Gene Fini works as assistant to the enigmatic Joelle Davidovich Pomponette, better known as simply “Pompo” An extremely talented movie producer, having inherited her grandfather’s connections and cinematic eye…
Final Fantasy Vii: Advent Children
Sun 22nd September | 20:00 | 15 | Subtitled
Set two years after the events of Final Fantasy VII, ex-SOLDIER Cloud Strife is forced out of isolation when three mysterious men kidnap and brainwash the city’s children afflicted with the Geostigma disease…
Sword of the Stranger
Sun 22nd September | 17:45| 15 | Subtitled
Set in feudal-era Japan, a young boy named Kotaro and his faithful dog Tobimaru are caught in the turmoil of a grim prophecy…
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
Sun 22nd September | 15:15 | 15 | Subtitled
In a world eerily similar to our own, war between the Kingdom of Honneamise and its archrival, The Republic, seems inevitable..
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Sun 22nd September | 12:45 | 12A | Subtitled
Shy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding school for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bedroom mirror. She reaches through and finds herself transported to an enchanting castle where she is joined by six other students...
Josee, The Tiger & The Fish
Sun 22nd September | 10:30 | PG | Subtitled
With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair…
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Sat 21st September | 17:30 | 12 | Subtitled
Join the Cowboy Bebop crew as they aim for their biggest score yet of 300 million Woolongs.
Someone has stolen a chemical weapon, the authorities don’t know what to do, so it’s up to Spike, Jet, Faye, Ed and Ein to stop them…
Osamu Tezuka’s Metropolis
Sat 21st September | 15:15 | PG | Subtitled
In the industrial, tri-level world of Metropolis, Duke Red is a powerful leader with plans to unveil a highly advanced robot named Tima. But Duke Red’s violent son Rock distrusts robots, and intends to find and destroy Tima…
Blue Thermal
Sat 21st September | 12:30 | PG | Subtitled
University freshman Tamaki Tsuru is looking for a fresh start; after a romantic disaster she plans to leave behind her enthusiasm for volleyball to find a new pursuit…
Redline x Never Seen Podcast
Fri 20th September | 20:10 | 15 | Subtitled
Every five years, an exhilarating race called Redline is held, and the universe’s most anticipated competition has only one rule: that there are none…
Jujutsu Kaisen 0
Fri 20th September | 18:00 | 15 | Subtitled
Yuta Okkotsu, a young student who joins Tokyo Jujutsu Technical High to become a sorcerer to control the Cursed Spirit of his childhood friend Rika Orimoto…
Mind Game
Thu 19th September | 19:45 | 15 | Subtitled
Based on Robin Nishi’s cult manga of the same name, planned, produced and primarily animated by Studio 4°C, It’s Masaaki Yuasa in his directorial debut, and a mind bending ride of one continuous story told through multiple animations styles…
MAC Outdoor Screening: The Boy & the Heron | Sat 7th September | 19:30 | 12A | Dubbed
Get ready for a magical night under the stars for Studio Ghibli fans! We head to the MAC Birmingham for a special outdoor screening of The Boy & the Heron.
Gardens Cinema: The Boy & the Heron | Sat 17th August | 19:30 | 12A | Dubbed
Join us at Birmingham Botanical Gardens for an unforgettable open-air screening as we present Hayao Miyazaki’s modern classic, ‘The Boy & the Heron’