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Exterior shot of the front of Watershed. Image by Toby Farrow Creative.

Watershed secures major BFI National Lottery funding.

Posted on Mon 20 April

Watershed is delighted to announce that we have received 3-year funding from the BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Fund 2026-29 to expand our work engaging underrepresented...

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Watershed Cinema Podcast: A Mark Jenkin Special!

Watershed Cinema Podcast: A Mark Jenkin Special!
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SPOILERS AHEAD! This month Stef from Comms and Cinema Steph are joined by Cornwall's finest Mark Jenkin to speak about his latest film Rose of Nevada.

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Winter Residencies 2026 Overview

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Posted on Fri 17 April
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Our 2026 Winter Residents, whose residencies ran from February to March, explored how memory, presence and connection take shape across digital and physical worlds - from a playful digital memorial shaped by collective grief to a heartbeat-responsive light installation.

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First highlights revealed for Cinema Rediscovered 10th edition as Early Bird bookings open

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Posted on Wed 15 April
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Early Bird passes are now on sale for the 10th birthday edition of Cinema Rediscovered – the UK’s leading celebration of newly-restored films, forgotten gems and classic...

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breathing.systems

  breathing.systems

Posted on Thu 16 April

An immersive performance blending classical vocals, spatial sound, and choreography, with performers moving through and around the audience.

The Earth Day 2026 Special!

  The Earth Day 2026 Special!

Posted on Fri 10 April

Happy Earth Day Everyone! Steph and Stef are joined by Gavin Sunderland and Jess Wheeler from Watershed's Environment Group to chat through what they've got planned for this year's Earth Day.

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More than 140 UK projects receive over £2m in Second Funding Round

Posted on Tue 31 March

Over £2 million has been allocated to 142 artist-led projects across the UK in the second round of Immersive Arts funding – a scheme supporting artists of all backgrounds and experience to work with immersive technologies.

The Moment at Watershed. Photo by Charley Williams

Introducing Saver Mondays and some other changes to our prices

Posted on Wed 25 March

Starting the week with £6 cinema tickets for Club Shed members, young people (24 and under) and all concession ticket holders - plus some small changes to our pricing

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“ Watershed launches Nurturing Creative Futures report ”

Posted on Tue 17 March by Jo Lansdowne

We are proud to be publishing our new report, Nurturing Creative Futures today, which shares the ways in which Watershed supports research and development – the values we are driven by, the methods we use, and the impact that we have had.

Watershed celebrate Charli XCX's The Moment

  Watershed celebrate Charli XCX's The Moment

Posted on Tue 10 March

On Fri 6 March 2026 we celebrated the release of Charlotte Emma Aitchison's (aka Charli XCX) new film The Moment with a brat-green party in the Café & Bar.

Watershed Cinema Podcast March 2026

  Watershed Cinema Podcast March 2026

Posted on Wed 4 March

Cinema Steph is joined by Cinema Curator Mark Cosgrove and filmmaker and journalist Neil Maggs to talk about our month-long season Listening to Britain.

Watershed Cinema Podcast February 2026

  Watershed Cinema Podcast February 2026

Posted on Fri 6 Feb

The Stef/phs are back - and better late than never. In this shorter episode, Steph from Comms and Cinema Steph chat Wiseman of the Month, spreadsheets and servers.

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Making, experiencing and sharing ideas of home – the year so far

Posted on Tue 3 Feb

In May 2025 we began a programme of films, immersive art, talks and workshops to explore the many different ways in which people find, make, imagine, long for, and escape home.

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“ No Fixed Abode ”

Posted on Tue 3 Feb by Olamiposi Ayorinde

A poem with no fixed abode, by Olamiposi Ayorinde for Writing Home. Olamiposi is a multidisciplinary creative, movement practitioner, and systems architect.

A photo of three people at First Friday in Watershed's Pervasive Media Studio.

Introducing Take Part at Watershed

Posted on Wed 28 Jan

From conversations to commissions, one-off workshops to in-depth courses, this new section of our website brings together all of the opportunities to actively participate at Watershed.