{"id":11923,"date":"2025-09-10T15:55:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/?p=11923"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:56:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:56:02","slug":"bfi-network-encounters-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/making-films\/bfi-network-encounters-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"BFI NETWORK @ Encounters 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>BFI NETWORK @ Encounters 2025<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The BFI NETWORK South West team couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to be back at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.encounters.film\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Encounters Film Festival<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for its 30th anniversary celebrations taking place in Bristol from Wed 24 \u2013 Sun 28 Sept. We\u2019ve teamed up with BFI NETWORK partners from across the UK to bring you some unmissable events as part of the Industry Programme (Wed 24 \u2013 Fri 26 Sept) and are proud to see a whole host of south west talent represented in this year\u2019s competition and in the wider line-up..<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BareRoots-004-scaled.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"imageCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBare Roots dir. Ellen McDougall\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock text style05\" >\n\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t<div class=\"widthContainer wide\">\n\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This anniversary edition is a special one, with some incredible guest speakers from Charlie Kaufman\u00a0and Michel Gondry to south west based <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nida Manzoor and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Max Porter<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, brand new features and a packed short film competition programme including 44 premieres. Huge congratulations to all the filmmakers whose work has made it into the programme \u2013 we can\u2019t wait to watch along with you.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Funded in the south west<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our corner of the UK is bursting with talent, and that\u2019s clear to see in this year\u2019s competition <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">with films from <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Paul Holbrook<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Xenia Glen<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ellen Mcdougall<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Laura <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tofarides<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Si\u00f4n Mars<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">hall-Waters<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Edward Rowe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Penn B\u00e1lint<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ada Player and Bron Waugh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Karni and Saul<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Matty Crawford<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ross Harrison<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (whose <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The <\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alphabeticians<\/span><\/i> <span data-contrast=\"none\">will world premiere<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Several BFI NETWORK South West-funded shorts are competing at Encounters \u2013 don\u2019t miss them in these programmes:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Edward Rowe\u2019s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Poll Pri<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.encounters.film\/schedule\/68b8394ad55655e759be362e\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brief Encounters 1<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Wed 24 Sept 10:30am<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Following in his dad&#8217;s footsteps, young father-to-be Jori works hosing clay from the gaping abyss of the pit. But the gap between his wages and the new &#8220;affordable&#8221; housing in his home village threaten to wash away any dream of supporting his family.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Xenia Glen\u2019s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alo<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.encounters.film\/schedule\/68b8394ad55655e759be3642\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brief Encounters 3<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Wed 24 Sept 7:30pm<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\"> An undocumented Filipino worker is struck by a seizure which jeopardises his status in the UK.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ellen McDougall\u2019s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bare Roots<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.encounters.film\/schedule\/68b8394ad55655e759be3656\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brief Encounters 5<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Thu 25 Sept 4:30pm<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Sue\u2019s farm is about to be buried by second homes, but her daughter\u2019s return unearths deeper truths.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Si\u00f4n Marshall-Waters\u2019<\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pen Mari<\/span><\/i><\/b> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.encounters.film\/schedule\/68b8394ad55655e759be3660\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Weird &amp; Wonderful<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Thu 25 Sept 8:30pm<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\"> In the desperate search for a horse\u2019s skull to lead an ancient folk procession, a man is drawn into the black market for animal body parts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chris Urch\u2019s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Blackout<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.encounters.film\/schedule\/68b8394ad55655e759be3674\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brief Encounters 7<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Fri 26 Sept 2pm<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\"> In a London tower block, a young man prepares a birthday celebration for his boyfriend, but unsettling disturbances from the flat next door begin to unravel the night.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">And a special mention for the \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.encounters.film\/schedule\/68bb2643537c29f94e37e84a\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BFI Short Film Animation Fund showcase,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> on <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Thurs 25 Sept, 12:30pm, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a screening and discussion of the fantastic films supported through the fund in the last two years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock text style01\" >\n\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t<div class=\"widthContainer wide\">\n\t\t\t<h1><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW80384552 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80384552 BCX0\">Spotlight on Features<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW80384552 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s not all about shorts. Encounters 2025 offers a stellar line-up of feature films too. Here are the ones we recommend you check out:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thea Gajic&#8217;s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Surviving Earth \u2013 <\/span><\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.encounters.film\/schedule\/68b8394ad55655e759be36c0\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Wed 24 Sept 6pm<\/span><\/b><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"none\">at Watershed.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Based on a true story, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Surviving Earth<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> follows Vlad, a talented harmonica player who arrived in Bristol in the 1990s after fleeing the conflict in Yugoslavia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Emma Hough Hobbs &amp; Leela Varghese\u2019s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lesbian Space Princess \u2013 <\/span><\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.encounters.film\/schedule\/68b8394ad55655e759be36d6\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Thu 25 Sept 9pm<\/span><\/b><\/a> This winner of the Teddy Award for best LGBT Feature Film at this year&#8217;s Berlinale sees<span data-contrast=\"auto\"> introverted lesbian space princess Saira embarks on a mission to rescue her ex from evil incel aliens, enlisting the help of an enby popstar and a cantankerous boomer spaceship.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cillian Murphy&#8217;s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Steve <\/span><\/i><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">+ Q&amp;A &#8211; <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.encounters.film\/films\/68b2f28030c8760dce79d168\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fri 26 Sept 8pm<\/span><\/b><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"none\">at Watershed. <\/span>A\u00a0reimagining of Bath based writer Max Porter&#8217;s Sunday Times bestseller Shy followed by a Q&amp;A with Max and producer Alan Moloney, hosted by Nikesh Shukla . It was\u00a0filmed locally in the South West and scored by Bristol&#8217;s own Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury, who will be presenting a <a href=\"https:\/\/2025.encounters.film\/schedule\/68b8394ad55655e759be3625\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">masterclass earlier in the afternoon<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cornish folk horror <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Severed Sun \u2013 <\/span><\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.encounters.film\/films\/68b2f26edec7caccefdcfa37\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fri 26 Sept 9pm<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0 at Watershed. <\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this debut feature by writer\/director Dean Puckett (a BFI NETWORK South West alumnus short film <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Seagull,<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 2021), fear and paranoia spread in an isolated religious community when a mysterious beast with shimmering, white eyes embarks on a bloody rampage.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Matt Harlock\u2019s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Blockhead<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, starring Bristol legend Joe Sims <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Broadchurch, Reunion, BBC Radio Bristol) <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013 <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.encounters.film\/schedule\/68b8394ad55655e759be369b\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sat 27 Sept 8pm<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at Watershed.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> A failing novelist thinks his muse appears to inspire him in the form of a drunk, psychotic decorator \u2013 but instead his life spirals into chaos and murder \u2013 but just possibly, genius.<\/span> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock text style05\" >\n\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t<div class=\"widthContainer wide\">\n\t\t\t<h1><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW229653054 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229653054 BCX0\">Industry Events<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW229653054 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s not just about what\u2019s on the big screen \u2013 we\u2019re also<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">taking part in some must-attend industry events\u2026<\/span><span 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Watershed (Waterside 3.)<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\"> You\u2019ll get to hear from a panel of industry experts \u2013 including acclaimed film and TV director Nida Manzoor, Curtis Brown agent Cynthia Okoye, and James Collins and Kate Maxwell from the BFI Filmmaking Fund team.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Find out what commissioners, agents and production companies might be looking for, understand the work you\u2019ll need to put in, and get a better sense of how to get a project greenlit for film or TV.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.encounters.film\/schedule\/68b83949d55655e759be35ef\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Climate Storytelling in Animation: Illustrating the Future<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> &#8211; <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thurs 25 Sep at Arnolfini<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This conversation, presented in association with Climate Spring,\u00a0will examine the power of climate storytelling in animation. Hear from the BAFTA-nominated directing duo, Karni and Saul (previously supported by the BFI Animation Fund), Dane Winn, Director and Creative Lead at Blue Zoo animation studio, and the director, writer and animator Neeraja Raj.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.encounters.film\/schedule\/68b8394ad55655e759be3613\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BFI NETWORK Feature Pitch<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 Fri 26 Sep 11:30 at Watershed<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">BFI NETWORK and the regional film hubs are excited to present the Feature Pitch, where five early career writers from different regions will pitch their debut features, recently developed through the BFI NETWORK England Early Development Fund. Join us to hear from some of the most exciting regional voices that are being developed through the fund.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After the pitch, come along to an industry networking event hosted by BFI NETWORK, where you\u2019ll have the chance to meet the writers and other industry guests. The full list of projects pitching will be published nearer the time.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thanks to National Lottery funding, BFI NETWORK England Early Development Fund supports the early development of long-form live-action, immersive and animation fiction projects. It will reopen again this autumn.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94152403 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94152403 BCX0\">We hope to catch you there! <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW94152403 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/2025.encounters.film\/passes\/buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW94152403 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94152403 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Get your passes now<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94152403 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94152403 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW94152403 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out what BFI NETWORK South West will be up to at Encounters 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":11912,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-making-films","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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