Unleash your shadow with Shadowing

Posted on Wed 27 Aug 2014

We are very excited to announce that at dusk on Thu 11 Sept Shadowing, Watershed’s second Playable City Award, will be unveiled. When the sun goes down in Bristol, Shadowing, the winning submission from design duo Jonathan Chomko and Matthew Rosier (from New York and Treviso respectively) will appear as magical shadows beneath some of the city’s street lights revealing traces of those who walked before.

Encounters Festival 20/20: Looking back to look forward

Posted on Sat 23 Aug 2014

Marking two decades as the UK’s leading short film and animation festival, Encounters 20th Short Film and Animation Festival will be returning to Watershed from Wed 17 to Sun 21 Sept. This year, the Festival theme is 20/20 Looking Back to Look Forward.

Announcing our new Artists in Residence

Posted on Wed 13 Aug 2014

We are thrilled to announce our new Artists in Residence. Our Studio Artists Residency has been awarded to Run To Draw, a collaboration between illustrator Amelia Johnstone and product designer Peter Hathaway. We have also awarded a Micro-residency to performance artist Tom Marshman.

Julie's Bicycle Environmental Data Lab

Posted on Tue 15 July 2014

This autumn, we are delighted to be partnering with the nice folk at Julie’s Bicycle to host a two-day Environmental Data Lab at the Pervasive Media Studio, and right now we are looking for creative practitioners to take part.Julie’s Bicycle aim to make sustainability intrinsic to the creative industries. Founded by the music industry, with expertise from the arts and the green community, they work to bridge the gap between the creative industries and sustainability.

dS transforms the way science is taught in schools

Posted on Wed 2 July 2014

In October 2013 danceroom Spectroscopy worked with Bristol's Fairfield High School and Dr David Glowacki to design a new educational experience for Year 9 school groups. The four new videos were made for the Royal Society of Chemistry and explain atmospheric molecular structure; molecular motion; solids, liquids and gases; and molecular vibrations.

ACE NPO Announcement

Posted on Tue 1 July 2014

DepicT! Announces Star Judge Robbie Ryan

Posted on Tue 24 June 2014

Rife Magazine - new online platform now launched

Posted on Tue 17 June 2014

We are delighted to announce that Rife Magazine, an online platform by young people for young people, has officially launched at rifemagazine.co.uk covering, events, local news and social issues. A partnership between Watershed and Bristol Youth Links, Rife currently employs four young journalists to curate the online magazine and ensure the stories are relevant and interesting to other young people like them.

Recife: The Playable City celebratory film released

Posted on Wed 11 June 2014

Recife: The Playable City in April was a fantastic cultural exchange between Watershed and Brazil’s Porto Digital. It brought together practitioners from the UK and Brazil to explore how play can shape the future of our cities. Watershed produced the programme in partnership with the British Council and Brazilian technology park Porto Digital. We’re now delighted to announce the release of a short film that shares what happened:

Shadowing wins Playable City Award 2014

Posted on Fri 6 June 2014

Ken Loach delights Bristol audiences with his final film

Posted on Wed 4 June 2014

Legendary director Ken Loach visited Watershed on Monday for a sell out screening of his latest film, Jimmy’s Hall. He claims this will be his final major film and is ready to take some much needed rest and recuperation.