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Watershed Jukebox

Introducing Watershed Jukebox by Stand + Stare

Posted on Wed 10 Aug 2016

You may have noticed a new arrival in the Café/Bar – the Watershed Jukebox, a brand new arcade-style story booth which celebrates and showcases the people and stories of Watershed – from the bits you may know (like the cinema) – to those you may have not have experienced (yet!).

Director Phillipa Lowthorpe visits for Swallows & Amazons preview

Posted on Mon 1 Aug 2016

Join us for an audience with Bristol-based and BAFTA-winning director Philippa Lowthorpe (Call the Midwife, Jamaica Inn) as she visits Watershed for a Q&A after a special preview screening on Sun 7 Aug at 15:00.

Rediscover great films this weekend

Posted on Tue 26 July 2016

How about a gelato and a nice cool air conditioned dark room? For those of you not heading off to a field or beach, look out for the inaugural Cinema Rediscovered here this weekend with some truly great films, sounds and music icons!

Urbanimals 2015 Award Winner

Fourth international Playable City Award is now open

Posted on Tue 12 July 2016

The internationally acclaimed £30,000 Playable City Award - which puts people and play at the heart of the future city - invites creatives from across the world to respond to the theme Journeys. A Playable City approach to urban journeying re-­appropriates infrastructure and technology to start new conversations, imagine new futures and make human connections.

Larks © One Five West 2016

Announcing our new Artists in Residence

Posted on Tue 28 June 2016

Playable prints and objects in public spaces, foodie trends and a treasure hunt of Britain's most unsearchable town... these are the brilliant ideas the recipients of Watershed's New Talent Residencies and Micro-residency commissions.

Fire at Sea screening this week

Watershed is open - EVERYONE is welcome

Posted on Fri 24 June 2016

Watershed’s purpose is to promote diversity and WORLD cultures. We celebrate this diversity of cultures at home and abroad, building engagement and understanding to create a more open and collaborative city.

Rediscover the joy of cinema at Watershed

Posted on Thu 23 June 2016

Cinema Rediscovered will once again see classic films back where they belong – in a cinema on the big screen, entertaining audiences. Discover them anew for yourself with us in July.

Psychosis on Screen marks launch of new Bristol psychosis team

Posted on Tue 7 June 2016

We are delighted to be working with Bristol Health Partners for the first time on this new season exploring Psychosis on Screen, to mark the launch of a new team that will help improve the lives of people who experience psychosis in Bristol.

DepicT! ’15 winning director Karim Soussi talks about generating ideas to fit the 90 second format

Posted on Fri 3 June 2016

Struggling to come up with an idea for DepicT!? Find some insight and inspiration by checking out our interview with DepicT! '15 winner Karim Soussi who picked up both the Audience and Main DepicT! awards in last years competition.

Under The Skin - one of Mark's choices for the BFIplayer

A tale of two cities: A journey through BFI Player

Posted on Tue 31 May 2016

Mark Cosgrove, Watershed's Cinema Curator, was recently invited by the BFI to curate a playlist for BFI Player, the BFI's video-on-demand service that ofers a mix of free and paid films. His collection has just gone live and we'd love to hear your thoughts on it.

Where to Invade Next (opening on Fri 10 June)

Documentaries, the Bard... and gin

Posted on Tue 24 May 2016

June is almost upon us - and with it a trio of documentaries with a focus on current issues and working class champions, from director Ken Loach (Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach), the migrant crisis (Fire at Sea) to Michael Moore journeying to Europe to 'steal' our best ideas and bring them back to America (Where to Invade Next).