In November 2010 Watershed, selected from among 1000 cinemas across 500 European cities, was awarded a major international prize by Europa Cinemas naming Watershed as 'Entrepreneur of the Year'.
This short film by AntiVJ captures the alternative epic Christmas lights show which transformed the façade of Bristol’s Council House.
A multi-user interactive installation developed by Luke Jerram, recipient of the 6th Clark Bursary, which audiences experienced during their sleep.
Make Shift: Growing a creative Idea
Make Shift Fundamentals
Make Shift Fundamentals are masterclasses for early career creatives (18-30s -ish) to come together in the Pervasive Media Studio and get their creative ideas moving. This session will be hosted by Tony Bhajam, Inclusion Producer.
This February half term we're inviting children aged 9+ to join Lucy Reeves Khan, Founder of Window Wonderland to join a fun workshop exploring light, shadow, and colour for an art installation.
Make Shift: Growing Audiences
Make Shift Fundamentals
Make Shift Fundamentals are masterclasses for early career creatives (18-30s -ish) to come together in the Pervasive Media Studio and get their creative ideas moving. This session will be hosted by Kat Garoës-Hill, Comms Manager.
Make Shift: Getting Paid
Make Shift Fundamentals
Make Shift Fundamentals are masterclasses for early career creatives (18-30s -ish) to come together in the Pervasive Media Studio and get their creative ideas moving. This session will be hosted by Jon Aitken Pervasive Media Studio resident and filmmaker who has freelanced for over a decade.
Make Shift: Finding Funding
Make Shift Fundamentals
Make Shift Fundamentals are masterclasses for early career creatives (18-30s -ish) to come together in the Pervasive Media Studio and get their creative ideas moving. This session will be hosted by Bella Whatley, Head of Development and Ella McDonald Talent Comms & Outreach Coordinator.
Depict was Watershed’s international short film competition that we ran until 2022, challenging filmmakers to create 90 second ultra-short masterpieces.
A pilot project creating and fostering inclusive work environments to support our brightest and best young creative talent in the cultural and creative industries.
Jay explores the lack of support that the school system provides for excluded kids and young people with diverse needs, and how being labelled as a 'bad kid' has damaging effects for a young person's development.
Sisters Emily and Isabel were close growing up, then Isabel got diagnosed with ADHD. This short documentary takes a look at how ADHD affects their relationship, as they navigate the changes of growing up together.
A group of young people of colour talk about the ways in which hair is intertwined with identity and how they have come to love and celebrate their hair texture.
A partnership which offered business support for creative individuals and small companies to develop a creative idea into an economically sustainable business.
Ten years after Watershed’s online gallery DShed was conceived in 1999 – this article discussed its Past, Present & Future
A short film introducing the Layered Reality 5G weekend: the first urban testbed for public users.
A collaboration between Watershed and Bristol City Council to create a platform for young voices in Bristol.
An immersive theatre piece, developed as part of our 2016 Artist in Residence programme, in which protagonist Afronaut Femi travels through space in search of life on other planets.