The Kids Stay in the Picture

Posted on Mon 31 March 2014

Watershed wins Bronze in the Fairtrade Awards

Posted on Tue 11 March 2014

We were delighted to pick up a Bronze Award in the 2014 regional Fairtrade Business Awards, sponsored by The Co-operative, at last week's ceremony at Bristol’s City Hall. The aim of the Awards is to increase sales of and support for Fairtrade amongst local businesses, by promoting businesses that support Fairtrade and encouraging others to do more.

DepicT! 2014: We want your shorts

Posted on Mon 10 March 2014

DepicT! - Watershed's ultra short film competition - is once again challenging filmmakers across the globe to create a movie-masterpiece in just a minute-and-a-half! Simply enter for free and be in with a chance of winning up to £2500 prize money, invaluable industry exposure, and other exclusive prizes. Whatever your budget, whatever your genre, we want your shorts!

Documentaries-a-go-go at Watershed in March

Posted on Thu 6 March 2014

This month at Watershed we’re celebrating all things factual, with a firm focus on documentaries. From past and present Oscar®winners March of the Penguins and 20 Feet From Stardom to a glimpse of the future of documentary, we’ve got it covered.

Micachu at Watershed for Under the Skin opening night

Posted on Mon 3 March 2014

We are thrilled to welcome the very talented musician and composer Mica Levi of Micachu & The Shapes to Watershed on Fri 14 March as part of Filmic '14. She will be here for the opening of Under the Skin - the new Jonathan Glazer film that she wrote the eerie score for.

Get set for Filmic '14

Posted on Fri 28 Feb 2014

Bristol's Filmic presents another great line up for a three-month mash-up of film, music, talks and special live events.

Too many films... not enough time

Posted on Thu 27 Feb 2014

Bristol's Young People Take Over

Posted on Tue 18 Feb 2014

Second international Playable City Award is now open

Posted on Mon 10 Feb 2014

We are delighted to announce that the call for submissions for the Playable City Award 2014 is now open. Artists and creatives from around the world are invited to propose new ideas that will challenge the screen-based clichés of a smart city, and respond instead to cities as playable, open and configurable spaces.

8 Minutes Idle opens on Valentine’s Day with Director’s Q+A

Posted on Tue 4 Feb 2014

A darkly romantic comedy set in Bristol opens at Watershed on Valentine's Day after local filmmakers raised enough cash for nationwide distribution through crowdfunding via Kickstarter.Based on a novel by Bristol writer Matt Thorne, the film is a black comedy about a man whose life is so awful he moves into the call centre where he works. Bristol is as much of a character as the cast of rising British talent, with plenty of scope for local location spotting.

Slavery and Public History

Posted on Wed 29 Jan 2014