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“ Watershed receives National Lottery funding to support communities and re-imagine a future against backdrop of COVID-19 ”

Posted on Thu 1 Oct 2020

Watershed has received funding to build on and amplify the creativity and compassion seen in communities and across society during the COVID-19 pandemic through stories, narratives and public imagination projects.

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“ Keeping our promises ”

Posted on Wed 30 Sept 2020 by Clare Reddington

Clare Reddington, CEO of Watershed reflects on the work we have been doing to realise our Black Lives Matter commitments.

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“ Depict ’20 Shortlist is live! ”

Posted on Mon 14 Sept 2020

Depict is Watershed’s ultra-short film competition and we need your votes to decide the winner of the Depict IMDbPro Audience Award!

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“ Creative Producers International: Report Launch and Programme Celebration ”

Posted on Thu 10 Sept 2020

Creative Producers International brought together a group of talented Creative Producers, united them as a single network and provided them with time, space and financial support to step away from the pressures of their day-to-day professional lives

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“ Bristol, we're back!  ”

Posted on Mon 24 Aug 2020

Watershed re-opens its doors on Tue 1 Sept

Sebastián Lelio's A Fantastic Woman (2017)

“ We're taking a week's rest ”

Posted on Mon 27 July 2020 by Clare Reddington

We're all taking a short break from Mon 3 Aug. Before that our CEO Clare Reddington reflects on what the past few months have been like for us...

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“ Staying open when your building is not  ”

Posted on Tue 5 May 2020 by Clare Reddington

Clare Reddington, Watershed CEO, reflects on Watershed's experiences of the past seven weeks....

Still from Vudu Alejandra M. Perrusquía, Mexico, 2017

“ #shortitout - calling filmmakers to get creative in 90 seconds or less ”

Posted on Thu 16 April 2020

#shortitout launches today inviting filmmakers from all over the world to get creative and come together; offering unique filmmaker-led resources, light relief and inspiration.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

“ Thought In Action: Portrait of a Lady on Fire ”

Posted on Sun 15 March 2020

In the sixth and last instalment of Thought in Action, we had the delight of welcoming Albertine Fox (University of Bristol), Isobel Carrol (UWE Level 3 Student) and Charlotte Alderwick (UWE Bristol, Chair) to discuss the themes in Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire. UWE BA Philosophy student Georgia Harrison continues the conversation and explores Sciamma’s mesmerising exploration of the female gaze.

Parasite

“ Thought In Action: Parasite ”

Posted on Tue 3 March 2020

In the fifth instalment of Thought in Action, we are welcomed with the expertise of Dr. JongMi Kim (Media and Cultural Theology, Coventry University), Dr. Maria Rousso (Philosophy, San Raffaele University, Milan), Dr. Bola Adediran (UWE Politics, chair) and Katie Preece (Philosophy UWE student) on the themes raised in Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite. UWE BA Philosophy student Georgia Harrison explores the various avenues taken to create the masterful portrayal of the destructive effects of Capitalism.

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“ Unseen and Unexpected: Projections 2020 ”

Posted on Tue 25 Feb 2020 by Thea Berry

After a brief encounter with last year’s stunning ‘Projections’ programme, Watershed’s Cinema Producer, Thea Berry, is delighted to be welcoming back another collection of striking and thought-provoking short artists’ moving image films.