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Urbanimals come in two by two

Posted on Fri 25 Sept 2015

Clare Reddington, our Creative Director, reflects on the early days of Urbanimals, the response we've received, and the unique difficulties the playful pack has posed.

Watch sold out No Boundaries via live stream

Posted on Thu 24 Sept 2015

Can we exercise freedom of expression? Are we nurturing tomorrow’s talent? and What does success look like? These are just some of the questions to be raised at this year’s State of the Arts conference, No Boundaries 2015 which will be streamed live online from 11.45am on Tue 29 Sept.

That’s A Wrap! DepicT! ’15 Winners Announced…

Posted on Tue 22 Sept 2015

We’re delighted to announce the winners of this year’s DepicT! 90-second filmmaking competition, produced by Watershed as part of Encounters Short Film Festival​.

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?

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...

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.

Illustration by Luke Oram

Laura Kriefman to bring synchronised dancing cranes to London

Posted on Thu 30 July 2015

We are delighted to congratulate Pervasive Media Studio resident Laura Kriefman on being awarded a huge new £30,000 award to bring synchronised dancing cranes to London.