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Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.

“ Matangi, Maya or M.I.A. - just who is this problematic pop star? ”

Posted on Wed 12 Sept 2018 by Tara Judah

Everyone wants to know who's behind star persona M.I.A., and if there's more than meets the eye to the outspoken Sri Lankan born, London raised refugee bringing politics to pop music. Candid, confident and clever, Matangi "Maya" Arulpragasam speaks, sings and raps from the heart, Cinema Producer Tara Judah writes.

The Rider

“ Of shimmering twilight on the horizon: where fiction and reality meet in The Rider ”

Posted on Fri 7 Sept 2018 by Tara Judah

Horse trainer Brady Jandreau gives the performance of a lifetime, against the blinding twilight of a South Dakotan horizon, where fiction and reality meet in The Rider, Cinema Producer Tara Judah writes.

Girl in a hood sitting down holding a glowing light

Bristol and Bath - leading the way in inclusive innovation and growth

Posted on Thu 6 Sept 2018

‘Bristol & Bath Creative R&D’ will receive a multi million pound investment from the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Creative Industries Clusters Programme, to support, connect and amplify the brilliant strengths of the region.

American Animals

“ "That's the Thing About Memory": Unreliable Narrators in Bart Layton's American Animals ”

Posted on Wed 5 Sept 2018 by Tara Judah

Talking to writer-director Bart Layton about his hybrid beast of a movie, American Animals, offered fascinating insight into his thrilling heist hybrid, told by a pack of unreliable narrators, Cinema Producer Tara Judah writes.

Depict18

Depict ’18 Shortlist is live

Posted on Tue 4 Sept 2018

We are delighted to announce that this year's Depict shortlist is live - and we need your votes to decide the winner of the coveted Shooting People Audience Award.

Cold War

“ What's fair in love and Cold War? ”

Posted on Tue 28 Aug 2018 by Tara Judah

Where love and war are concerned, it's all just shades of grey. Paweł Pawlikowski's Cold War romance hits the big screen with striking polemic and a full palette of black and white, Cinema Producer Tara Judah writes.

September 2018 Cinema Podcast

  September 2018 Cinema Podcast

Posted on Mon 10 Sept 2018

Cinema Curator Mark Cosgrove and Cinema Producer Tara Judah share their highlights and must see films this September at Watershed.

Hopscotch image by Sophie Samson

Watershed makes a big splash in Tokyo this Autumn

Posted on Mon 20 Aug 2018

We are very excited to announce that the Biennial Playable City Conference will take place in Tokyo, Japan this year on 28 September in partnership with the British Council.

Riddles of the Sphinx

“ The Riddles of Film History in 360 degrees ”

Posted on Mon 20 Aug 2018 by Tara Judah

Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen's Riddles of the Sphinx showed us a 360 degree alternative view to the so-called 'male gaze' of mainstream cinema. Revealing a riddle of hetero-patriarchal film history, our Summer of rediscovery with restorations from amazing women filmmakers paves the way for an Autumnal change, Cinema Producer Tara Judah writes.

Spike Lee

“ Spike Lee and the Klansman ”

Posted on Sun 5 Aug 2018 by Edson Burton

Spike Lee is a political artist, and one with a particular comic sensibility. Artists may not be able to resolve social issues, but Lee's satire is responsible, Come the Revolution's Edson Burton writes.

Seated audience at outdoor screening

Cinema Rediscovered goes on Tour

Posted on Wed 1 Aug 2018

Cinema Rediscovered returned to Bristol (which is now a UNESCO City of Film) for its third edition this July, putting lesser known cinematic visions centre stage, asking questions about the role of cinema, delighting audiences and launching a UK wide tour with support from BFI awarding funds from National Lottery.