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Promotional film still from Harold & Maude

“ Celebrating the UK Premiere of Harold & Maude ”

Posted on Mon 18 July 2022 by Daisy Steinhardt

20th Century Flicks's Daisy Steinhardt takes us through the iconic film Harold & Maude - having its UK Premiere at Watershed as part of Cinema Rediscovered 2022.

Film still from A Song of Two Humans

“ When Europe Made Hollywood: From Sunrise to High Noon ”

Posted on Mon 18 July 2022 by Mark Cosgrove

Cinema Rediscovered Founder and Watershed Cinema Curator Mark Cosgrove takes us through the films that make up the When Europe Made Hollywood: From Sunrise to High Noon strand - part of Cinema Rediscovered 2022.

An image of a damaged piece of film reel. We can make out a man in uniform, looking seriously at the camera. The surface of the reel has come away, leaving grey grazes across the surface.

“ The Village Detective: A Song Cycle ”

Posted on Thu 7 July 2022 by Tara Judah

In July of 2016, Bill Morrison’s friend and composer, the late Johann Johannsson, emailed him to say that Icelandic fishermen had dredged up several reels of film with their latest lobster haul...

Film still from Queen Of Diamonds

“ Queen of Diamonds ”

Posted on Fri 1 July 2022 by Tara Judah

Beautifully restored and screening as part of Cinema Rediscovered 2022, Tara Judah explains how Queen of Diamonds is a fiercely feminist, strange and spicy fatally femme odyssey ready to be rediscovered.

Woman seated outside painting at a table.

“ Creative Climate Action Toolkit: Small is beautiful, brilliant and vital  ”

Posted on Tue 28 June 2022 by Zoe Rasbash

Introducing the Creative Climate Action Toolkit designed specifically to support smaller businesses, organisations, collectives and freelancers to act on climate.

Watershed's 40th birthday colourful logo with dates - 1982 - 2022

“ Celebrating Watershed's 40th Birthday Together   ”

Posted on Tue 7 June 2022 by Clare Reddington

Today we are celebrating Watershed's 40th birthday - four decades of bringing people together on Bristol's harbourside. 

Still from The Omen, part of Filmic 22

“ Filmic 22: Sean Wilson explores the extraordinary evolution of film music ”

Posted on Thu 19 May 2022 by Sean Wilson

As part of his season curating the history of the film soundtrack, Bristol-based journalist Sean Wilson talks more about his relationship with film music. With his new book, The Sound of Cinema, due for release in May, Sean explores the medium’s evolution and its extraordinary ability to encapsulate and encode all manner of complex, intangible emotions.

Watershed 40 1982-2022 "Firing up the imagination"

“ Watershed 40 - a year of togetherness ”

Posted on Wed 18 May 2022

How Watershed is marking 40 years since it opened its doors as the UK's first Media Centre.

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“ Our toilets are for everyone – so what is the problem?  ”

Posted on Fri 29 April 2022 by Clare Reddington

Our CEO Clare Reddington updates on our toilet refurbishment plans and some of the feedback we have received

Testing MekaMon and Beasts of Balance prototypes in the Pervasive Media Studio

“ 14 years of the Pervasive Media Studio ”

Posted on Mon 14 Feb 2022 by Jo Lansdowne

Watershed's Pervasive Media Studio is 14 on 14 Feb. In this article, Executive Producer Jo Lansdowne takes a look back at what has changed since 2008, how the Studio works, and what we're thinking about for the future.

Watershed's first brochure

“ Watershed 40 ”

Posted on Thu 13 Jan 2022 by Clare Reddington

Watershed celebrates its 40th birthday in 2022 with a programme of events, workshops and celebrations that reflect on the last four decades and looks ahead to the next four.