Europa Cinema Entrepreneur of the Year
Length: 2m 40s

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'.

Light Up Bristol
Length: 5m 3s

This short film by AntiVJ captures the alternative epic Christmas lights show which transformed the façade of Bristol’s Council House.

Dream Director installation
Our work

A multi-user interactive installation developed by Luke Jerram, recipient of the 6th Clark Bursary, which audiences experienced during their sleep.

An image of a person adorned in all black, with a cape-like garment at the back, lying semi prone on the floor of a barn in a farm. The cape-like element of their outfit is decorated with multi coloured trinkets of varying materials. In the background of the image, cows in a paddock can be seen, with the space illuminated by natural light coming through the entrance to the right of the image.
Fri 13 March 13:00-14:00
Talk (In venue + Live Stream)

In this Lunchtime Talk, interdisciplinary artist Lucy Cash shares examples of how choreographic thinking across film, performance, and visual art can create space for connection between humans and other species, inviting more caring and connected ways of relating.

A black-and-white photo of a man on the right side of a coral background. Yellow text reads "Make Shift, A Special Event with Krust, 'Exploring R+D,' Tue 3 March, 18:00–20:00, The Sheds – UoB."
Please note: This event took place in March 2026
Talk

Join us for a very special Make Shift Meet Up with Krust, pioneer of the Bristol sound exploring his creative practice and his experiments at The Sheds.

Half Term Family Workshop - Window Wanderland
Please note: This event took place in Feb 2026
Workshop

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.

Tony is a smiling man in a black hoodie on a red background with the words "Make Shift" in yellow at the top left, conveying a cheerful tone.
Please note: This event took place in Feb 2026
Workshop

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.

Make Shift: Growing Audiences

Make Shift Fundamentals
Kat is a Black mixed race woman with curly hair and a soft expression, wearing a patterned sweater. Set against a red background with yellow text "Make Shift" and a partial yellow circle.
Please note: This event took place in Feb 2026
Workshop

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: Getting Paid
Please note: This event took place in Feb 2026
Workshop

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
Bella is a white woman in a black outfit with a confident expression against a red background with "Make Shift" text and a partial yellow circle design.
Please note: This event took place in Feb 2026
Workshop

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.

The depict logo - three intersecting coloured circled overlayed that in combination make up the colours reg green and blue. With the word Depict overlayed
Project Ended in October 2022

Depict was Watershed’s international short film competition that we ran until 2022, challenging filmmakers to create 90 second ultra-short masterpieces.

A simple word based logo that simply says Creative Workforce for the Future
Project Ended in March 2021

A pilot project creating and fostering inclusive work environments to support our brightest and best young creative talent in the cultural and creative industries. 

Am I A Bad Kid?
Length: 4m 30s
BFI Film Academy Bristol

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.

My Sister and ADHD
Length: 5m 46s
BFI Film Academy Bristol

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.

This Hair is Beautiful
Length: 5m 14s
BFI Film Academy Bristol

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.

Network for Creative Enterprise
Length: 13m 11s
What we do

A partnership which offered business support for creative individuals and small companies to develop a creative idea into an economically sustainable business.

A grid of items representing an online gallery of creative work
Project Ended in July 2018

Ten years after Watershed’s online gallery DShed was conceived in 1999 – this article discussed its Past, Present & Future

Layered Reality 5G weekend: an introduction
Length: 2m 18s

A short film introducing the Layered Reality 5G weekend: the first urban testbed for public users.