{"id":2957,"date":"2025-08-17T21:59:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T20:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/film-academy\/?p=2957"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:58:10","slug":"16-19-film-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/film-academy\/opportunities\/16-19-film-club\/","title":{"rendered":"16-19 Film Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">16-19 Film Club at Watershed is a space to share ideas, meet like-minded people your age, and most importantly \u2013 watch some really amazing films with free food! Different opinions are encouraged and a perfect opportunity to learn, laugh and share through the power of cinema.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted by Jojo Myers-Insole and Amy Smith, facilitated by Nathan Hardie, sessions usually take place on the <strong>last Tuesday\/Wednesday of the month<\/strong>, directly following the film in the Pervasive Media Studio at Watershed and last an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can stay up to date with screenings by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watershed.us5.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=d38e2db2ade6f7d35672aa64d&amp;id=28654bfac1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subscribing to the BFI Film Academy SW Newsletter\u00a0<\/a>and following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/takepart_ws\/\">@takepart_ws on Instagram<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/boxd.it\/NCKSm\">Watershed&#8217;s Letterboxd HQ<\/a>, where we collate our thoughts on the films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s a little bio on who will be welcoming you into the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jojo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGrowing up in Bristol I feel very proud to be part of a community in the heart of the city that gives young people the chance to talk about film. 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More films for more people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I studied film at Brighton university and am now working full time as a production manager for Powerhouse Films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I watch nearly everything, the weirder the better but my favourite film has to be High and Low by Akira Kurosawa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI&#8217;m a fellow Bristolian, growing up watching all kinds of films, from classics like Gone With The Wind to cult favourites with a modern twist like Queen &amp; Slim &#8211; such a deep, dramatic piece with absolutely insane acting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am an organiser in the filmmaking creative world, working across production, PA and assistant producing, and creating my own films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m so happy to be a part of the film club to really give a safe space to the younger generation, providing a great time sharing opinions with like-minded people, and exploring the world of film.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3155,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opportunities","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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