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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!

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.

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.

Settling in to the DepicT! '14 Awards Ceremony

Presenting the DepicT! '15 Jury Panel Members...

Posted on Thu 30 July 2015

We are proud to announce the stellar jury panel of industry experts for DepicT!, Watershed’s super short filmmaking competition.

New contributors announced for No Boundaries

Posted on Wed 15 July 2015

No Boundaries 2015, the annual conference exploring the role of arts and culture in contemporary society, happening at Watershed and partner venue HOME in Manchester, is delighted to announce their second wave of contributors for the industry’s annual conference.

Young people at our BFI Film Academy Akira night. Photo: Paul Blakemore

A Watershed welcome for young people - £4.50 any day anytime

Posted on Thu 9 July 2015

On Friday 3 July we introduced a brand new young peoples ticket - anyone aged 24 or under can see any film at Watershed, at any time, on any day, for just £4.50 – and we are delighted that the number of young people who came to see brilliant world cinema for less than a fiver over the weekend nearly doubled.

Rife Magazine celebrates 1st Birthday with two new projects

Posted on Tue 7 July 2015

It's been exactly a year since Rife Magazine went live with one mission – to be a mouthpiece for the young people of Bristol and create a magazine that was everything young people are – funny, passionate, curious, interested, contentious, silly, edgy, slightly off-key – and by golly, they've worked hard to do this. How far has Rife come? Happy birthday, Rife Magazine.

Our first annual donor event on Tue 30 June

Watershed's first annual donor event

Posted on Wed 1 July 2015

We held our first annual donor Thank You event on Tue 30 June, where our donors were given a deeper insight into Watershed and the opportunity to learn more about the impact of their support. They met Watershed staff, artists in residence and some of the young people we work with.

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