Education screenings
Although schools are welcome at all screenings, the 10.30 and 11.45 screenings are for schools only where we can give specific introductions and hold special events. We can be flexible with our morning programming for schools. Please call 020 7960 3120 for details.
Prices
U.K. School groups £4.00 per head for 16 year olds and under. The price for students of 17 and over is £5.25. One teacher admitted free with every 10 students. Additional adults £5.95 each. All school bookings must be paid for 10 days in advance.
Please note Standard IMAX screenings run approximately 45 to 50 minutes.
Education & Public Screenings
Deep Sea 3D
Explore the ocean in magical IMAX 3D and swim with some of the planet's most unique, dangerous and colourful creatures.
Dinosaurs 3D: Giants of Patagonia
Travel to Patagonia and come face-to-face with the largest creatures ever to have walked the Earth, in jaw-dropping IMAX 3D.
Lions 3D: Roar of the Kalahari
A lion king battles for his life against a young nomadic lion determined to oust him from his throne.
Sea Monsters 3D: A Prehistoric Adventure
Accompany a team of palaeontologists as they work to solve an 82 million year-old mystery…
Wild Safari 3D: A South African Adventure
A 3,000 mile journey through the African savanna in search of the continent's most dangerous animals.
Education-only Screenings
Bugs! 3D (U)
U, 41 min
From one inch long to five stories high, insects get a big close-up in Bugs! 3D. A live action nature drama, Bugs! 3D gives viewers a bug’s eye view of insects, magnified up to 250,000 times their normal size.
Shot on location in the jungles of Borneo and in a purpose-built studio in Oxford, Bugs! 3D is a perfect introduction to the world of insects and explores the dramatic and savage lives of an old-world preying mantis and a beautiful butterfly, each known by their Latin name, Heirodula and Papilio. See Papilio the caterpillar hatch from a single tiny egg, and watch as Heirodula the mantis snaps up a fruit fly for its dinner.
Bugs! 3D combines incredible footage with cutting-edge IMAX technology to deliver a fantastically entertaining and enlightening educational experience.
Cyberworld 3D
PG, 53 min
Join sassy cyber guide 'Phig' on a mind-blowing tour through a futuristic art gallery in Cyberworld 3D. Make new friends and come face to face with your favourite characters The Simpsons and Antz in this first ever full-length 3D animated film!
Cyberworld 3D was created using SANDDE (Stereo Animation Drawing Device), a 3D process which allows animators to draw freehand and animate in space. Eight years in the making, this technology was unveiled in 1997 with a two minute IMAX 3D animated film Paint Misbehavin'. Described as "Nothing short of outstanding", Paint Misbehavin' can be seen before Cyberworld and other 3D films at our cinema.
Haunted Castle 3D
PG, 45 min
A groundbreaking film, seen through the eyes of Johnny, a young musician who has inherited an imposing castle from his late estranged mother. When he visits the castle he meets Mr D, the custodian of evil who offers him unparalleled fame in exchange for his soul. Johnny tours the castle to help him make his decision.
Please note that this film contains some horror images. Parental guidance is suggested.
Mysteries of Egypt 2D
U, 45 min
Mysteries of Egypt transports audiences to a distant time and place where the Nile River Valley cuts an emerald swath through the desert sands. With its dedicated team of scientists, Mysteries of Egypt explores the magnificent architectural feats, awe-inspiring legends, and amazing history of the ancient Egyptian civilization. Float down the lush Nile and soar over the Valley of the Kings, as stars Omar Sharif and Kate Maberly explore the latest discoveries and uncover many of the mysteries that surround these ancient peoples.
Roving Mars 2D
U, 40 min
Experience the reality of the mysterious planet Mars' surface, seen through the eyes of two intrepid robot explorers - Spirit and Opportunity.
The phenomenal size of the BFI IMAX screen draws you into the planet's awe-inspiring landscape and the suspenseful drama of the roving robots' dogged quest over the rugged terrain raises the time old question - is there life on Mars?
Produced by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Frank Marshall (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Who Framed Roger Rabbit), and Scott Swofford (Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure), and from acclaimed director George Butler (The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition), this film will take you on a fantastic journey unlike any that has ever been seen on the giant IMAX screen before. Added to this is a brilliant score from multiple Oscar-nominated composer Phillip Glass (The Hours, Kundun).
Space Station 3D
U, 45 mins
Space Station 3D is the first ever 3D IMAX film from space. It tells the amazing story of the in-orbit assembly of the International Space station as it travels 220 miles above the Earth at 17,500mph.
A select few have been aboard...now it's your turn! Prepare for the launch of Space Station 3D, the first-ever live action IMAX movie to be filmed in space. Using incredible 3D technology, the film tells the amazing story of the greatest engineering feat since a man landed on the moon: the on-orbit assembly of the International Space station as it travels 220 miles above the Earth at 17,500 mph. Feel the force of a rocket launch, look into the depths of space, experience life in zero gravity and accompany astronauts on a space walk. With stunning views of earth and incredible footage of the construction of the Space Station you will feel as if you are literally a part of the mission!
Space Station 3D comes from the makers of other hit IMAX films such as Destiny in Space and Mission to Mir.
