Joan of Arc’s South West homecoming

Posted on Thu 14 Nov 2013

The Passion of Joan of Arc enjoys a glorious South West homecoming on Mon 25 Nov with a performance in Bath Abbey, one of the country’s great medieval buildings, as part of the Bath Film Festival.Developed in Bristol by musicians Adrian Utley (Portishead) and Will Gregory (Goldfrapp) working with inspiration from Watershed, The Passion of Joan of Arc is a live performance to Carl Theodore Dreyer’s 1928 classic of silent cinema.

Electric December Goes Global

Posted on Thu 14 Nov 2013

We’re putting the finishing touches to Electric December, our annual short film showcase for filmmakers under 21 years old, which goes live on Sun 1 Dec. This year, we’ve gone global, with entries coming from three continents, making this the widest reaching online showcase of young emerging talent we’ve seen since Electric December began fifteen years ago.

Winter Warmers at Watershed

Posted on Wed 13 Nov 2013

The days are getting darker, the nights are longer – and our team of chefs have been getting creative in the kitchen! Winter is all about warming up and socialising with friends, so it's with great excitement we welcome our new Winter Menu.

Watershed announces a UK tour of Kenyan films after Afrika Eye success

Posted on Tue 12 Nov 2013

Following sold out screenings at Afrika Eye Festival here last weekend, we are delighted to announce that two new Kenyan films - Nairobi Half Life and Something Necessary - will be playing at cinemas and festivals across the UK until March 2014 as part of New Visions from Kenya: Celebrating 50 years of Independence. Audience reaction at Watershed has been outstanding for both films.

Shades of Blue

Posted on Thu 7 Nov 2013

Discover Roland Klick's Unknown Territory

Posted on Tue 5 Nov 2013

If you thought German New Wave of the 1970s was all about Fassbinder, Wenders and Herzog then think again. This was also the the time when cult filmmaker Roland Klick was making his dystopian punk rock odysseys, psychedelic westerns and youth-oriented crime dramas, and we are delighted to screen a selection of his incredible work – which is ripe for rediscovery.

Making Cities Playable: Recife

Posted on Mon 4 Nov 2013

From street art to street games, Bristol is the world’s very first Playable City, known for its playful approach to public spaces, and for its drive to get residents and visitors engaged with the city and its creative and cultural future, demonstrated by successful projects like Hello Lamp Post.

Afrika Eye returns to Watershed

Posted on Wed 23 Oct 2013

We're very excited that Bristol's very own African film festival returns to Watershed next month with another great line-up of cinema, music, workshops and discussion. Internationally-praised feature films from Angola, Kenya and Senegal and a Bristol-made documentary about the last absolute monarch in Africa will be among those getting their regional premieres when Afrika Eye - the South West’s biggest celebration of African film and culture opens on Fri 8 Nov.

Get curious at our magical Family Arts Festival events

Posted on Mon 14 Oct 2013

Over the next two weeks (Sat 19 Oct – Sat 2 Nov) we are inviting families to tumble down the rabbit hole for a magical season of films and workshops which have been conjured up by some of Bristol’s most spellbinding talent as part of the nation-wide Family Arts Festival.

First danceroom Spectroscopy Festival announced

Posted on Mon 7 Oct 2013

This October sees the first danceroom Spectroscopy Festival, a remarkable new way to visualise the invisible nanoscale atomic world that makes up everything around us, including our own bodies.

Special events galore at Watershed

Posted on Thu 3 Oct 2013