{"id":13062,"date":"2026-09-15T11:15:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T10:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/?p=13062"},"modified":"2026-09-16T13:15:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:15:57","slug":"bfi-network-encounters-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/news\/bfi-network-encounters-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"BFI NETWORK @ Encounters 2026"},"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 2026<\/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=\"none\">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=\"none\"> for its 31<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> edition, taking place in Bristol from Wed 23 \u2013 Sun 27 Sept.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">142 films from 39 countries, half of them premieres. Five days of the best new short film and animation from around the world, all in competition for BAFTA and European Film Award qualifying prizes.\u00a0\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=\"A claymation girl reads an old book beside tall stacks of worn books and candles in a dim, cozy room with tree-like walls.\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Flower-Witch-4.png\"\/>\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\tThe Flower Witch, dir. Zo\u00eb Hutber\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=\"none\">Among them: the UK premiere of <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Paper Plane<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Saoirse Ronan&#8217;s directorial debut, further UK premieres from Oscar nominees and winners including Joshua Oppenheimer, Bill Morrison and J\u00e9r\u00e9my Comte, with new work from Don Hertzfeldt, Gorillaz, Wesley Wang and many more.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We\u2019ve teamed up with BFI NETWORK partners from across the UK to bring you some unmissable events as part of the Industry Programme and are proud to see a whole host of south west talent represented in this year\u2019s competition and in the wider line-up&#8230;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">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<h1><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW166451989 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166451989 BCX0\">Made<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166451989 BCX0\"> in the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW166451989 BCX0\">south west<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW166451989 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=\"none\">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 short films in competition from Paul Holbrook, Zo\u00eb Hutber, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tia Salisbury, Jasmin Blackborow, Myles Kamwendo and Matthew Wells.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Be sure to be check out South West short <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Flower Witch<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, funded by BFI NETWORK, and directed by Zo\u00eb Hutber. Screening as part of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> screenPLAY, a new weekend strand connecting families and young people with good screen experiences.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" 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=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Zoe Hutber\u2019s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Flower Witch<\/span><\/i><\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/2026.encounters.film\/events\/kids-shorts-10-2026-09-26\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kids Shorts 10+<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Sat 26 Sep 11:30 Cinema 1<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Confined to her cottage by a strange curse that kills every living thing she touches, Flora, a grieving witch, lives in solitude\u2014until one day there\u2019s a knock on the door.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" 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=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paul Holbrook\u2019s<\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Tor Lewa <\/span><\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/2026.encounters.film\/events\/south-west-showcase-2026-09-23\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">South West Showcase<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wed 23 Sept 20:30 Cinema 1<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At night, troubled alcoholic Billy Kane fears what lurks in the shadows, forcing him to run further from the painful memories of his past<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" 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\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jasmin Blackborow\u2019s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lovely <\/span><\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/2026.encounters.film\/events\/south-west-showcase-2026-09-23\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">South West Showcase<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wed 23 Sept 20:30 Cinema 1<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8216;Lovely&#8217; is a 12-minute comedy-drama set in a Cornish care home. Supported by our friends at Screen Cornwall.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Plus, a special shout out to BFI NETWORK and Beacons-backed shorts from across the Nations and Regions&#8230;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&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\">Varun Raman &amp; Tom Hancock\u2019s<\/span><\/b> <b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Into The Betaverse<\/span><\/i><\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/2026.encounters.film\/events\/brief-encounters-5-2026-09-24\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Brief Encounters 5<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thurs 24 Sep 14:00 \u00b7 Cinema 1<\/span><span 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;:1080,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gary&#8217;s just proposed to his girlfriend. However, their relationship only exists in a virtual world \u2013 the Betaverse. Technophobe best mate, Dave, suspects she&#8217;s a scammer, so he begrudgingly enters the Betaverse to spy on them. Produced by Hampshire-based producer <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chuckie McEwan<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Funded by BFI NETWORK.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&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\">Ben Cohen\u2019s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Moderation <\/span><\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/2026.encounters.film\/events\/brief-encounters-5-2026-09-24\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Brief Encounters 5<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thurs 24 Sep 14:00 \u00b7 Cinema 1<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As a content moderator, Annabel patrols the internet for evil. So must contend with a steady stream of unrelenting bile, fed directly into her eyeballs. Luckily, she bonds with her melancholic colleague, AJ, over an illicit rooftop vape session. Funded by BFI NETWORK.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&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\">Molly Allen\u2019s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Extinction<\/span><\/i><\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/2026.encounters.film\/events\/late-lounge-2026-09-24\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Late Lounge<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thurs 24 Sep 20:00 Cinema 1<\/span> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rich dinner-party guests are sat around a table, drinking, laughing, flirting and waiting for their food to arrive. The waiters bring out the food under a cloche and place the food on the table. The guests lean forward, hungrily, eagerly. The waiters remove the cloche and unveil a human corpse. The guests lick their lips while the human meat is carved and served to them. Funded by Ffilm Cymru.<\/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 SCXW86475348 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86475348 BCX0\">Spotlight on Features<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW86475348 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It\u2019s not all about shorts. Encounters 2026 offers a line-up of highly anticipated 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=\"2\" 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=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Paul Wright&#8217;s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mission \u2013 <\/span><\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/2026.encounters.film\/events\/mission-2026-09-23\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Wed 23 Sep 20:00 Cinema 3<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alienated Dylan (George MacKay) throws off the shackles of his solitary life in an attempt to experience the highs and lows of existence at its most extreme. Produced by Bristol\u2019s very own (and BAFTA-winning) <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kate Byers<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/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=\"2\" 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=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jonatan Etzler\u2019s <\/span><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bad Apples \u2013 <\/span><\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/2026.encounters.film\/programme\/bad-apples\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sat 26 Sep 15:30 Cinema 1<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A struggling primary school teacher begins to make some questionable decisions after one of her students is injured. Starring Saoirse Ronan (whose directorial debut <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paper Plane<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> screens elsewhere in the programme).<\/span><br \/>\n<i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bad Apples<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> also features a whole host of Bristol legends including Amy Mason and Alice Lamb, and was filmed at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location in the South West.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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 SCXW192126004 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192126004 BCX0\">Industry Events<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW192126004 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 class=\"TextRun SCXW192202216 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192202216 BCX0\">It\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192202216 BCX0\"> not just about <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192202216 BCX0\">what\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192202216 BCX0\"> on the big screen \u2013 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192202216 BCX0\">we\u2019re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192202216 BCX0\"> also<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW192202216 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192202216 BCX0\">hosting and<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW192202216 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192202216 BCX0\">taking part in some must-attend industry events\u2026<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW192202216 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><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2026.encounters.film\/events\/welcome-brunch-hosted-by-screen-alliance-south-west-or\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Welcome Brunch Hosted by Screen Alliance South West<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> | Sponsored by ADF<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wed 23 Sep 10:00 Waterside 3 \u2013 no ticket needed<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kick off your Encounters festival experience the right way. Join Screen Alliance South West for a relaxed welcome brunch, the perfect chance to connect with fellow attendees, catch up with familiar faces and fuel up before diving into the programme.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2026.encounters.film\/events\/blak-wave-in-focus-2026-09-23\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Blak Wave in Focus<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW107784909 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107784909 BCX0\">Wed 23 Sep 13:30 Waterside 3<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW107784909 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are delighted to see a focused session on pioneering Bristol-based indie Blak Wave, also founding partners of our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/events\/apply-to-bfi-network-new-voices-2025\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">New Voices programme<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> aimed at supporting underrepresented voices in the screen industries. Founders Michael Jenkins and Dr Somina \u2018Mena\u2019 Fombo will be in conversation to discuss and celebrate their journey, how they got to where they are, and what it means to be the only recipient of the Channel 4 Creative Equity Fund outside of London.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2026.encounters.film\/events\/alternative-methods-of-distribution-2026-09-25\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Animation Spotlight: BFI NETWORK<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thurs 24 Sept 2026 11:00 Waterside 3<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Meet some of the participants involved in a new lab for writers to develop, experiment and expand their skills and understanding of storytelling in animation; a collaboration between four English BFI NETWORK Hubs with support from the ScreenSkills Animation Skills Fund. 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