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A Syrian Love Story: Director's Q&A

  A Syrian Love Story: Director's Q&A

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

A revelatory Q&A session with the director of A Syrian Love Story.

Ale pumps on bar

Autumn Ale Festival

Posted on Fri 18 Sept 2015

To coincide with the start of Bristol Beer Week (19-26 Sept), our Autumn Ale Festival gets underway so why not join us in our Café/Bar to celebrate a wealth of real ales and craft beers from the South West and across the world?

Ursula Meier and John Parish in conversation

  Ursula Meier and John Parish in conversation

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

Filmmaker Ursula Meier and musician John Parish on their collaboration and the importance of music and sound in the filmmaking process.

Desert Island Flicks - Carol Morley

  Desert Island Flicks - Carol Morley

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

In this talk, writer and director Carol Morley proves why she is one of the most daring, honest and exciting talents in the UK.

Image credit: Paul Blakemore

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

Gone With the Wind

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...

Image from The Whale by Henning M. Lederer, DepicT '15 shortlist

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...

Urbanimals' Rabbit. Where will you find him?

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

  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!

Eddy Merckx

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.