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Watershed unleashes a pack of wild creatures onto the streets of Bristol

Posted on Tue 15 Sept 2015

The Urbanimals - winner of the Playable City Award 2015 – have been unleashed onto the streets of Bristol. This new interactive public artwork invites Bristolians and visitors to play with animated creatures projected in surprising and little-used corners of the city

Get ready for LOVE

Posted on Mon 14 Sept 2015

Open your heart to that most intoxicating of emotions, as the BFI's UK-wide celebration of LOVE comes to Watershed, with a season full of films and events to make you fall in love with cinema all over again...

The DepicT! ‘15 Shortlist Now Live!

Posted on Tue 1 Sept 2015

Love short film? Watershed's super short filmmaking competition, DepicT!, challenges filmmakers to make compelling microfilms of 90 seconds or less. The 20 shortlisted films stand to win awards at the upcoming Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, but the winner of the Audience Award is entirely up to you...

What's on in September: Urbanimals, Stick House, Encounters and more

Posted on Fri 21 Aug 2015

What's happening in September - including the bouncing, hopping, swimming and crawling Urbanimals, the mysterious Stick House and more...

  Theeb Director's Intro and Q&A

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

Theeb director Naji Abu Nowar discusses his film set in the Arabian Desert of 1916.

Come 'dyne' with Cuisine+Colour at Watershed

Posted on Thu 13 Aug 2015

Join us for something a little different on Fri 21 Aug when Cuisine+Colour are hosting an unusual bespoke sit-down meal here at Watershed, where colour is delicious and cuisine is to dye for – and you’re invited to devour their divine creations!

Cyclescreen returns to Watershed this August

Posted on Thu 6 Aug 2015

Hot on the heels of the thrilling climax of the Tour de France and spectacular win for Chris Froome, plus Bradley Wiggins’ new World Hour Record, Watershed proudly presents the return of Cyclescreen, Bristol’s very own dedicated bike film festival from Thu 20 – Sun 23 Aug.

Laura Kriefman to bring synchronised dancing cranes to London

Posted on Thu 30 July 2015

We are delighted to congratulate Pervasive Media Studio resident Laura Kriefman on being awarded a huge new £30,000 award to bring synchronised dancing cranes to London.

Presenting the DepicT! '15 Jury Panel Members...

Posted on Thu 30 July 2015

We are proud to announce the stellar jury panel of industry experts for DepicT!, Watershed’s super short filmmaking competition.

New contributors announced for No Boundaries

Posted on Wed 15 July 2015

No Boundaries 2015, the annual conference exploring the role of arts and culture in contemporary society, happening at Watershed and partner venue HOME in Manchester, is delighted to announce their second wave of contributors for the industry’s annual conference.

A Watershed welcome for young people - £4.50 any day anytime

Posted on Thu 9 July 2015

On Friday 3 July we introduced a brand new young peoples ticket - anyone aged 24 or under can see any film at Watershed, at any time, on any day, for just £4.50 – and we are delighted that the number of young people who came to see brilliant world cinema for less than a fiver over the weekend nearly doubled.