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If you\u2019re 16 – 25, live in the South West and interested in the screen industries, we can support you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

BFI Film Academy offers opportunities for 16 – 25 year olds, anywhere in the UK, to get to know more about film and how to make a career in the screen industries. We offer a range of courses and events for those wanting to break into film or find out more about what is on offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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16-19 Film Club<\/a><\/h3>\n

A safe space for 16-19 year olds to discuss films with friends and free food taking place on the last Wednesday of the month<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Make Shift<\/a><\/h3>\n

Make Shift is a space for early stage creatives to come together in the Pervasive Media Studio at Watershed on the first Tuesday evening of each month to network, get advice and work.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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BFI Film Academy SW x 16-19 Film Club: Earth Day Special<\/a><\/h3>\n

Join us on Wed 22 April 16:30 for a free roundtable with environmental filmmakers for Earth day at Watershed.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Inside Screen 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n

On Sat 28 Feb, BFI Film Academy SW presented Inside Screen 2026 at Watershed, filled with panels, short films and networking for 16 to 25-year-olds.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Shorts at Slapstick Festival 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n

Roaming Reporter Jahziah Dixon shares his favourite short films from Slapstick Festival 2026<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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YASUJIRO OZU\u2019S CAPTIVATING BLEND OF SLAPSTICK AND DRAMA<\/a><\/h3>\n

Roaming Reporter Martha Redfern reviews Yasujiro Ozu’s Where Now Are The Dreams of Youth? following its screening at Slapstick Festival 2026.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Encounters Festival Showcase and Masterclass<\/a><\/h3>\n

On Tuesday 20th January, BFI Film Academy South West hosted a showcase of Encounters Film Festival 2025 shorts.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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My Favourites at Encounters Film Festival 2025<\/a><\/h3>\n

For the Encounters Roaming Reporters 2025, Jahziah Dixon reviews his favourites of the festival.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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All Eyes on Her: Female Stories at Encounters Film Festival 2025<\/a><\/h3>\n

Martha Redfern writes about the Female Stories at Encounters Film Festival 2025 for the Roaming Reporters<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Opportunity & Identity in My Beautiful Laundrette<\/a><\/h3>\n

For Cinema Rediscovered’s Roaming Reporters, Will Palmer explores the opportunity and identity in My Beautiful Laundrette and 1980s Britain.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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My Top Five Films at Cinema Rediscovered 2025<\/a><\/h3>\n

One of the Cinema Rediscovered 2025 Roaming Reporters, Jazhiah Dixon lists his top five films of the festival.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Time, Place, and Secret Sex: How these Queer 80s Films represent Sexual Identity and Mobility<\/a><\/h3>\n

As part of the Cinema Rediscovered 2025 Roaming Reporters Scheme, Teagan Waymouth writes about two 1980s Queer films she saw at the festival: Desert Hearts and My Beautiful Laundrette<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We’re here to help!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Watershed runs BFI Film Academy in the South West, open to those across the region from Cornwall to Gloucestershire to Hampshire. Check if you are based in the South West via the BFI Film Hub regional map here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Make sure you’re the first to hear about our upcoming events and opportunities across the South West by signing up to our monthly newsletter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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