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Under 30s guide to Cinema Rediscovered 2025
Explore the Cinema Rediscovered 2025 (23 – 27 July) programme through the lens of Watershed Staff under 30, aimed at under 30s!
A Day with Aardman Academy
On 30th April 2025, a select group of fifteen students from South West institutions spent the day at Aardman Animations studios for a special showcase from Aardman Academy!
Inside screen 2025
15th March 2025 saw the return of Inside Screen to Watershed, Bristol, for a day filled with panels, short films and opportunities for people aged 16-25 to gain insights into the screen industries.
Introducing the hosts of Film Club!
Meet the hosts of Film Club, the inclusive space for 16-18 year-olds to share ideas and watch great cinema.
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.
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.
‘Timeless Yet Timely’ – A conversation between Qezz Gill and Katie Metcalfe
Qezz Gill caught up with Katie Metcalfe to learn more about what stories get commissioned and how the process works.
Meet the Creative Mentoring 2022 Participants
Meet our group of emerging talent based in the South West who have been receiving professional industry mentoring over the last few months.
Queer is not a Genre
As part of Queer Vision Film Festival, Sally MacAlister explores the importance of having multi-faceted characters in Wildhood and Girls Girls Girls.
Inside Film 2022: The Roundup
Missed our Inside Film day last month? Catch up with what
happened and listen back to some of the the sessions and advice from industry pros.
Break into Film Guide
Find out about some of the routes into the screen industries, with many opportunities based in the South West region.
