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Talented creatives selected for Playable City Lagos

Posted on Wed 10 Feb 2016

After assessing over 100 applications for our the Playable City Lagos Open Call, we are delighted to reveal the participants in the Lab, which will bring together seven creative practitioners from Lagos (Nigeria) and four from the UK, to exchange ideas and develop new works that respond to the theme of the Playable City.

Fabulous Beasts

Why we absolutely love Fabulous Beasts

Posted on Tue 26 Jan 2016

Today marks the launch of a crowd funding campaign for an entirely new kind of digital and physical game called Fabulous Beasts, and we wanted to share with you a bit about how Watershed has supported its development, how you can come and have a play, and invite you to get involved.

Let All The Children Boogie: Fringe Festival at Watershed

Posted on Wed 20 Jan 2016

There will be films, there will be DJs, there will be dancing and there will be Bowie; there will always be Bowie. Check out the full season of films, events and DJ sets - some are already selling out so get in there while you can!

New kitchen and new menus – Happy New Year!

Posted on Tue 5 Jan 2016

We are very excited to announce that our brand new, environmentally friendly and efficient kitchen is ready! After six weeks of behind the scenes toil - and plenty of patience from you, our lovely customers - our kitchen refit is complete and ready for action.

The Lobster, our most popular film of 2015

Watershed Top 10 Sellers of 2015

Posted on Tue 5 Jan 2016

We've recycled the wrapping paper, taken the tinsel down and swept up the pine needles: 2015 is over, and 2016 is here with a vengeance. Here’s a quick run down of our top sellers, and what the year in film at Watershed looked like…

Urbanimals in hibernation after 26,000 plays across Bristol

Posted on Thu 10 Dec 2015

The Urbanimals retired on Thu 19 Nov to mark the end of the Playable City Conference. The winner of this year’s Playable City Award, the Urbanimals were hunted down by Bristolians, who discovered the eight animals in all corners of the city. Over 26,000 people have played with Rabbit, Dolphin, Kangaroo and Beetle over the Urbanimals’ 10 week life span between September – November.

Bokeh

We took part in #GivingTuesday: A day to give back

Posted on Tue 1 Dec 2015

Forget the excesses and consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday - Tue 1 Dec, was #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving, and was the perfect antidote to the two biggest shopping days of the year.

Sunset Song

Watershed in December: Strong women, Christmas treats, and satirical cartoonists...

Posted on Wed 18 Nov 2015

There's no denying it - markets have suddenly appeared, selection boxes are hugging the shelves, winter spice is being added to everything from coffee to cake, the John Lewis ad is on the telly... it's nearly Christmas. It's 37 days away, in fact, but don't worry - we're here to ease you into the festive season with a great line up of films and a warming welcome in the Café/Bar.

We are getting a new kitchen...

Posted on Fri 13 Nov 2015

We are really excited to announce that we will be refitting our kitchen in December which will involve ripping out the entire space and putting in state of the art, energy efficient kit. Read on to find out what is happening and how this work is going to affect service during the building works. Thank you.

Clare Reddington, Creative Director and Mark Cosgrove, Cinema Curator accept the Award from Jayne Graham-Cummings of Pride

Watershed a winner in first Bristol Pride Awards

Posted on Wed 11 Nov 2015

Watershed is delighted to have been recognised in the first ever Bristol Pride Awards, announced at the inaugural Bristol Pride Gala Ball at the Marriott Royal on Halloween.

The Rooms by Paul Blakemore

There's nowhere better...

Posted on Wed 11 Nov 2015

What a weekend. We opened the doors to The Rooms, a huge festival on Silver Street that showcased the inventions that have come out of REACT, one of four Arts and Humanities Research Council creative economy hubs, and were overwhelmed with the response from you, the good people of Bristol, the South West and Wales.