{"id":6729,"date":"2022-01-25T12:23:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T12:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/?page_id=6729"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:29:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T12:29:57","slug":"listing-screenings-and-events-on-headfirst","status":"publish","type":"guides_resources","link":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/guides_resources\/listing-screenings-and-events-on-headfirst\/","title":{"rendered":"Listing Screenings and Events on Headfirst"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>This guide has been created in collaboration with Headfirst, to provide information to help Film Hub South Members to create an event on Headfirst to promote cinema to new audiences.\u00a0At present, Headfirst is open to exhibitors based in Bristol, Bath, Stroud, Gloucestershire &#8211; though open to festivals and large events across the South West.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-red-background-color has-text-color has-background\">What is Headfirst?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Headfirst is a not-for-profit organisation set up with a goal to preserve and proliferate diverse independent arts in Bristol. They believe that the events that deserve the spotlight are those that are breathtaking, boundary-pushing, honest or humble &#8211; not those with the biggest budgets or teams of expert social marketers.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Who runs Headfirst?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cFounded by a former promoter and events producer, Headfirst has been supporting Bristol\u2019s underground, experimental and independent arts since 2009 &#8211; we have no sponsors, no advertising and we do not sell our homepage spots or conduct any paid content\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Headfirst is run by a team of two music lovers, who are happy to help and respond to emails (<a>support@headfirstbristol.co.uk<\/a>). As it is a small team, support isn\u2019t 24\/7 but they\u2019ll get back to you within 24 hours during the week (normally quicker).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-red-background-color has-text-color has-background\">How to use Headfirst<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>How do I make an account? <\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Adding events to Headfirst is free. You&#8217;ll need to\u202f set up<a href=\"https:\/\/www.headfirstbristol.co.uk\/event-manager\"> a Headfirst promoter account<\/a>, which takes around 2 minutes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You\u2019ll also need to set up an account with their payment provider, Stripe, which you&#8217;ll be prompted to do as part of your Headfirst promoter registration.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>How do I add my event?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Once you have created an account, you can add your events with a booking system. This is a step-by-step process that then generates a formatted booking page that then fits within the Headfirst site.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You\u2019ll be able to add trailers and list detail about the event.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"822\" height=\"934\" data-id=\"6734\" class=\"wp-image-6734\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2021-11-23-at-11.39.32.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"6735\" class=\"wp-image-6735\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2021-11-23-at-11.39.45.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Example of the event matrix<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>How do I make changes to my event?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Events on Headfirst are self-managed. You can edit every aspect of your event yourself, just \u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.headfirstbristol.co.uk\/event-manager\">login<\/a> \u202fand click on the event you want to edit.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-red-background-color has-text-color has-background\">Pricing<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>How much does it cost?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It is free to list your event on Headfirst, and you\u2019ll keep 100% of the face value of your ticket revenue. Customers are charged a small booking fee (around 5%) which is collected automatically by Headfirst during checkout &#8211; you won\u2019t need to make any extra payment to them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Can I add a sliding scale, e.g. Pay What You Feel or donations to the cost?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Yes, this can be done at the point of event creation. Events can be free and pay-what-you-like (with or without a set minimum cost).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can also add an optional donation &#8211; to yourself, the venue or a charitable organisation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Headfirst allows donations to select charities, they have begun exploring other positive impacts Headfirst can have on the city outside of the arts and are extremely proud to have supported local organisations including Caring in Bristol, One25, Bristol Drugs Project, St Paul\u2019s Adventure Playground, Acorn, Shelter, Babbasa and Bridging Communities. Headfirsts\u2019 aim is to raise \u00a320,000 per year for local causes by 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If your event is raising money for a registered charity, Headfirst will also donate their booking fee proceeds (just email them after your event has happened).\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-red-background-color has-text-color has-background\">Everything else<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>How far in advance should I upload an event?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Once you and any partners, guests, and\/or speakers have confirmed event all the details and signed off on copy and images \u2013 add the event to Headfirst!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>There is a handy option to schedule events in advance of sales, good to use if you wish to make tickets available at a certain date and time.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We advise to upload no later than 3 weeks ahead of the event date, to generate some interest and allow audiences time to plan their attendance!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Headfirst will need to approve your account to sell tickets if it\u2019s your first event (this shouldn\u2019t take more than 24 hours but it\u2019s worth factoring into ticket release schedules).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>How will it benefit me?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can reach an audience who may not check individual venues listings and events, but who like to browse \u2018What\u2019s on\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Headfirst has a huge audience in the independent arts scene; who regularly check the site, newsletter and app for upcoming events. 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