Podcast

In this special episode, Mark and Steph are joined by Stef Graham from Watershed's Comms Team and film writer Sean Wilson to discuss this year's Cinema Rediscovered.

Steph Read talks to Stef Graham from the Comms Team at Watershed and Queer Vision's Jason Barker about what's coming up during this summer including Cinema Rediscovered, Queer Vision Film Festival and Barbie.

A look ahead to new films screening in May – from identities formed in Return to Seoul; to the timeless charm of Burt Lancaster and a cast of west coast Scots in Local Hero.

This month's podcast looks ahead to a host of cinematic wonders from the old to the new.

Watershed's Mark Cosgrove and Steph Read find plenty of films to think about in March – new films from Chile, the Oscar season ahead and the first ever Oscar nominated film from Bhutan.

A look forward to the cinematic month ahead at Watershed, the upcoming Japan Foundation Touring Programme and Reflections and Refractions: Gender on Screen.

Mark Cosgrove and Steph Read look ahead to the start of 2023 and share thoughts on a range of different types of cinema – from celebrations of film to art activism.

Mark Cosgrove, Watershed Cinema Curator, and guests reflect on a strange year for cinema and look back at the standout films and events of the year.

This month our Cinema Curator explores all things Arcadia and beyond with musician / sonic explorer Adrian Utley and UWE MA Curation placement Steph Read.

This month Mark speaks with Andrew Kelly, Director of Bristol Ideas from 1993 - 2022, about the season he curated for Watershed this month as well as the new adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front.

This month Mark speaks with Professor Andrew Spicer about his book; Sean Connery: Acting, Stardom and National Identity, and the upcoming season at Watershed, Sean Connery: Beyond Bond.

This month Mark discusses The Films of Kinuyo Tanaka a season coming to Watershed in August with curator Dr Rayna Denison, Professor of Film at Bristol University and leading expert in Japanese cinema.

Mark Cosgrove and guest co-host interview the curators behind this years Cinema Rediscovered festival, held across Bristol in July. With to interviews with Pamela Hutchinson and Mark Cosgrove on the strands they curated for this years Cinema Rediscovered.

Mark Cosgrove, Watershed Cinema Curator, takes a deep dive into film soundtracks throughout history and the films selected for Filmic, with this season’s curator Sean Wilson, Bristol based film journalist and writer.

This month Mark Cosgrove, Watershed Cinema Curator, is joined by Steph Read, UWE MA Curation placement, as they look forward to the program of films at Watershed over the coming month.

This month Mark Cosgrove, Watershed Cinema Curator, considers how film watching has changed and the prevalence of the blockbuster, and its now all too predictable model of following success with repetition.

This month Mark Cosgrove, Watershed Cinema curator, and Zoe Rasbash, Watershed's Environmental Emergencies Action Researcher look forward to Green Screen, coming to Watershed at the end of March.

February's podcast looks forward to this month's Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme and its must see highlights, with a fascinating delve into Japanese culture and contemporary social concerns.

A brief note from Mark Cosgrove, Cinema Curator, ahead of January 2022.