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Slapstick Festival Laughs in Lockdown
This time last year the future looked tragic for Bristol’s annual Slapstick festival of silent and classic screen comedy.
Bristol’s March Festival of Black Women’s Film is Back!
FLY! runs from the 5th until the 21st of March, connecting filmmakers, artists, academics, and audiences across the South West with black women filmmakers and their histories from Britain and around the globe.
Streaming for the Community – We ask YourScreen how they’ve taken South West Cinemas Virtual
The team behind Cheltenham International Film Festival has set up virtual cinema YourScreen since the festival suspended in-person activity. We talk to them about building a place for film clubs, societies, communities and independent cinemas into their online offering.
Over £2m Invested in Independent Cinemas in the South West
Report on 2020 Culture Recovery Fund, administered by the BFI and Department for Media, Culture and Sport and its impact on independent cinemas in the South West, 13 Film Hub South West members have been supported by the BFI Cultural Recovery Fund receiving a share of £2.3 Million
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FAN Film Exhibition Awards Announced
19 film exhibitors across the South West region have received awards to boost cultural programming and activities to engage diverse audiences as lockdown restrictions ease.
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BFI NETWORK South West: Short Film Funding Reopened
We are pleased to announce that the BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund in England has reopened and is now accepting applications.
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BFI NETWORK South West: Short Film Funding Temporarily Paused
The BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund in England is temporarily paused while we review COVID-19 process on our current slate of short film productions.
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Watershed is the Lead Film Hub Organisation for Film Hub South West, part of the BFI Film Audience Network.
Watershed is a Registered Charity No. 284188 and a Social Enterprise
Watershed, 1 Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX
Film Hub South West &
BFI NETWORK South West
are part of the BFI Film Audience Network, supported by The National Lottery.
