RESOURCES
Resources for taking the next step to work in the film industry.
You may be considering making your first film, getting a film to be seen by a wider audience, or simply need advice on how to specialise in a certain area of filmmaking. These resources can support you to take the next step in your development.
Inside Screen 2024
Inside Screen saw 120 emerging filmmakers flooding into Watershed, Bristol for a day of screenings, talks and networking.
BFI Film Academy at Encounters 2023
BFI Film Academy in the South West teamed up with Encounters Film Festival to offer three BFI Film Academy members passes in exchange for content created about their visit.
Hardie Writes: Best and Worst of Film Lists
My passion for cinema began during adolescence and grew through IMDb’s Top 250 Movies list.
Hardie Writes: How Rep Films Broaden Cinema’s Horizons
I know that I’m meant to be a film critic, but even I get tired watching too many movies.
Hardie Writes: The Virgin Suicides
Rediscovering Sofia Coppola’s stunning style with The Virgin Suicides.
Hardie Writes: Shabu review
This documentary from director Shamira Raphaëla follows the charismatic young rapper Shabu as he tries desperately to earn money to pay off a debt.
2023 Pre-selectors for depict
DepicT! is the 90 second short film competition run in partnership between Watershed and Encounters. We selected three 18-25 year olds to work with us as a pre-selector for Depict 2023.
Getting Your Film Into Festivals
Anastasia Bruce-Jones talks to Programmer Ren Scateni, filmmaker Clarenz-Gutierrez-Badlis and filmmaker Monica Wat about the process of getting your film into festivals.
Hardie Writes: Reflective Encounters
As part of this year’s Encounters Film Festival, we were able to commission Nathan Hardie, AKA HardieWrites to write about a number of the films included in the festival’s student programme.
Hardie Writes: Cinema Rediscovered
Nathan Hardie reports on everything that happened on each day of this year’s Cinema Rediscovered festival.
