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 New ticket prices from Sat 1 Feb 2020  

Posted on Wed 15 Jan 2020 by Louise Gardner

On Sat 1 Feb 2020 our cinema ticket prices are increasing for the first time in two years.

  The Personal History of David Copperfield, Director's Q&A with Armando Iannucci

Posted on Wed 22 Jan 2020

Following a preview screening of The Personal History of David Copperfield, Director Armando Iannucci joined us at Watershed to discuss making the film and to take questions from the audience.

Top 10 sellers of 2019

Posted on Fri 10 Jan 2020

Farewell 2019, hello 2020. As we embark on a new decade, we thought we’d take a few moments to take a look back at the past year and share our top 10 cinema hits of 2019.

  January 2020 Cinema Podcast

Posted on Mon 30 Dec 2019

This first podcast of the new decade gets off to a hop skip and jump as we look forward to the start of the year in cinema at Watershed.

  Network for Creative Enterprise final report

Sat 30 Nov 2019

A two year programme (2017 - 2019) to help freelancers, artists, creative practitioners, start-up micro businesses and small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the West of England LEP area make a sustainable living from their creative ideas.

 Watershed supported artists scoop top awards at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam  

Posted on Fri 6 Dec 2019

Pervasive Media Studio residents Victoria Mappleback and Duncan Speakman win at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam.

 Thought In Action: The Two Popes 

Posted on Thu 5 Dec 2019

In the third instalment of Thought In Action, UWE's Suwita Hani Randhawa and a selection of panellists discuss the themes raised in Fernando Meirelles’ film ‘The Two Popes’. UWE BA philosophy student Georgia Harrison shares her thoughts on the captivating film which centres on ‘the two popes’ Benedict XVI and Francis and their relationship with their faith.

Watershed hosts European Cinema Night

Posted on Wed 4 Dec 2019

Watershed was one of only two cinemas in the UK to host this year’s edition of European Cinema Night with last night’s special free preview of the German arthouse hit System Crasher followed by a Q&A with the film’s producer Frauke Kolbmüller.

Update on our building plans...

Posted on Wed 4 Dec 2019

With new funding confirmed and initial designs signed off, the first phase of Watershed’s development plans are gathering pace.

A Day for Giving?

Posted on Tue 3 Dec 2019

Forget the excesses and consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday – Tue 3 Dec is #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving, the perfect antidote to the two biggest shopping days of the year.

 Facing Australian History 

Posted on Thu 28 Nov 2019 by Tara Judah

Jennifer Kent's The Nightingale was marked by controversy in the press but the film is only as violent as the history it tells. Framing faces, Kent confronts the viewer with a powerful and philosophical contemplation of responsibility and culpability in the face of humanity.