Cinema Rediscovered
Cinema Rediscovered – the UK’s leading festival of classic cinema – returns to venues in and around Bristol: UNESCO City of Film from Wed 26 - Sun 30 July with a 50+ screenings and events combining screenings of newly restored films, rediscoveries and and a multitude of starting points for lively conversation.
“The UK’s leading festival dedicated to classic cinema.”
Sight & Sound
Read more about Watershed’s annual festival, bringing great films back to the big screen.
On Tour
Cinema Recovered is back with its annual touring offer featuring films from two festival strands Down & Dirty: American D.I.Y. Restored and Look Who’s Back: The Hollywood Renaissance & the Blacklist, plus a selection from Restored and Rediscovered.
All of the films are available with favourable booking terms, assets, prizes and national PR.
Cinema Rediscovered 2023 Trailer
Meet the Film Critics Workshop 2023 participants
Following Cinema Rediscovered’s annual call out for aspiring and early career video essay makers and film critics; we are excited to introduce the participants for the 7th edition of the Film Critics’ Workshop dedicated to video essays (July – Sept 2023) as part of the festival.
Find out moreSponsorship
“Cinema Rediscovered is a festival that is close to our heart, run by cinephiles for cinephiles. Just like us.”
MUBI
Curated streaming platform MUBI and their international film publication Notebook have been a partner and sponsor of Cinema Rediscovered and its Film Critics programme since 2017. We share a passion for cinema and thanks to MUBI, you can experience great films back on the big screen at the festival and beyond.
Get in touch if you are interested in getting involved in our upcoming 5th edition.
Cinema Rediscovered mailing list
Want to be the first to know what's happening in the run-up to the upcoming edition of the festival? Join our newsletter brought to you by the Cinema Rediscovered curatorial team.
The Cinema Rediscovered team
Cinema Rediscovered is a collaborative endeavour involving a whole range of partners and creatives who all share a passion for cinema.
Festival Strands
Find your way through the festival's programme of screenings and events via our recurring strands.
Suggest a programme
If you are involved in a new restoration or have an idea for an event or strand that you think audiences would love to see at Cinema Rediscovered – get in touch to discuss further.
Contact us
For all enquiries relating to Cinema Rediscovered please email cinema.rediscovered@watershed.co.uk
Previous festivals
Celebrate the return of the big screen experience at the 6th edition of Cinema Rediscovered (Wed 26 – Sun 30 July), Watershed’s annual festival showcasing brand new restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities from around the globe
Cinema Rediscovered returns for its fifth edition this year from Wed 28 July – Sun 1 Aug, celebrating the return of the big screen experience with a line-up of brand new restorations and rediscoveries before going on a UK wide tour from Aug – Oct 2021.
Join us for the fourth edition of Cinema Rediscovered – a chance to discover some of the finest new digital restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities from across the globe where they were meant to be experienced – on the big screen.
Join us for the third edition of Cinema Rediscovered - a chance to discover some of the finest new digital restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities from across the globe where they were meant to be experienced - on the big screen.
Join us for the second edition of Cinema Rediscovered - a chance to discover some of the finest new digital restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities from across the globe where they were meant to be experienced - on the big screen.
Join us at this brand new international archive film event that celebrates great films back on the big screen, giving audiences an opportunity to discover - or indeed re-discover - new digital restorations, film print rarities of early cinema, and contemporary classics.
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