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18 Summers Digital stories by fourteen older people (aged 50+) from across Europe, recording their memories of the summer they turned eighteen. 8 - 12 Mar 2010
Decalogue A year-long season of events reflecting on cinema from 2000-09 and the films that help to define a new century of cinema. Feb - Dec 2010
Electric December Watershed's annual online advent calendar: 24 days of filmmaking delights from young people across Europe. Dec 1999 - present
Electric Pavilion An online collection from 2005 that presents Bristol’s artistic talent in, amongst other things, music, photography, illustration and fine art. Jun 2005
The Extended Theatre Experience The Extended Theatre Experience developed new approaches to the capture and digital re-presentation of a live theatre performance. May 2009
Light Up Bristol This short film by AntiVJ captures the alternative epic Christmas lights show which transformed the façade of Bristol’s Council House. Dec 2007
Living in the Internet of Things Innovation and media theorist Rob van Kranenburg examines the impact radio frequency identification tags (RFID) could have on our wider societies. 4 Mar 2010
Media Sandbox A development programme which enables companies to research possibilities in digital media, create new ideas and deliver innovation to market. Jan 2008 - present
mr_hopkinson's online interactive video sample orchestra An interactive flash piece where you can trigger a curious cacophony of surreal sound and moving mayhem with your mouse Jun 2005
Pervasive Media Studio A space dedicated to exploring creativity in the locative technology we use everyday, including mobile phones, GPS and outdoor displays. Feb 2008 - present
Sam Firth DepicT! Winner's Diary DepicT! 2009 British Special Mention Award winner Sam Firth won a package of career development opportunities and is keeping a diary of her progress. Jan - Dec 2010
South by Southwest 2010 Clare Reddington, Director of iShed and Pervasive Media Studio, talks about her trip to the interactive festival and reports direct from Texas. Mar 2010
Tampere Film Festival 2010 In his role as Encounters Short Film Festival Creative Director, Mark Cosgrove talks about his forthcoming trip to Finland. 11 - 14 Mar 2010
Watershed Podcast Listen to Mark Cosgrove, Watershed's Head of Cultural Programme, discuss future highlights and some of his programming decisions. Jan 2007 - present
12 Days of Christmas In 2000 children from Bristol schools created twelve pieces of web art based on the Twelve Days of Christmas song. Dec 2000
90 Second Challenge Over 140 films made by people from across Bristol, the site also includes a range of resources for aspiring filmmakers. Jun 2005
Afterworld Artist Simon Poulter created Afterworld, a series of six works investigating online and offline culture, for the Clark/DA2 Bursary. Aug 2000
Anima UK animators Barry Purves and Peter Lord discuss the potential of puppet animation and claymation to express emotion and character. 16 Mar 2008
AntiVJ Showcase AntiVJ create ground breaking live projections on real world canvases. Here they present their latest projects and discuss their work. 10 Oct 2009
Ars Electronica 2006 Watershed’s programming team documented their visit to Ars Electronica in Austria, one of the world’s most significant media arts festivals. Sep 2006
AudioEnable A service that allows users to freely capture audio directly and incorporate audio into their own website. Mar - May 2009
BAFTA presents a Brief Encounter with Jeremy Brock An on stage interview with the highly successful British screenwriter of, amongst others, Mrs Brown and The Last King of Scotland. 20 Nov 2009
Breath Hold Susannah Silver, recipient of the 4th Clark Bursary, presents excerpts from her dreamy two screen video installation exploring time. Jan 2003
Bristol Bhangra Facedances Lively and entertaining video portraits of peoples’ faces filmed whilst listening to Bhangra music. Feb 2009
Bristol Media Bristol Media is an industry led organisation, whose primary role is to deliver projects, events and opportunities for their membership. Sep 2007
Bristol Music Foundation The BMF connects musicians and music businesses with the wider music industry, creating opportunities to enhance skills and boost their profiles. Jul 2005
Bristol Stories A creative digital storytelling project giving an insight into the lives of Bristolians and their experience of the city. Aug 2005 - present
Bytesize Young South West filmmakers explore what culture means to them in this selection of snappy 90 second short films. Nov 2004
Calling Calling was a 2005 residency programme for three digital artists of African heritage run jointly by Watershed and Kuumba. Jun 2005
Catch Me If You Can Documentation of a five day residency at Watershed to create a prototype of a multi player adventure game using mobile technologies. Jun 2004
Celluloid Sinatra An overview of Frank Sinatra’s 60-plus years in showbiz by long-time Sinatra aficionado Adrian Wootton. 8 Jul 2008
Charles Leadbeater: We-think Charles Leadbeater, one of Britain's leading creative thinkers, discusses ideas from his book 'We-think' - exploring innovative online participation. 14 May 2008
Cinéformation Cinéformation is a forum for independent filmmakers, offering an opportunity to meet, share ideas and screen films. Sep 2003 - present
Clark Bursary An innovative award that provided support for artists to develop their creative practice in digital media. Apr 1998 - Dec 2007
Come Closer Created by Squidsoup Come Closer is an infinite virtual landscape, using stereoscopic vision, that explores the relationship between sound and visuals. Jun 2004
Connecting Bristol Connecting Bristol harnesses the energy and creativity of the city to extend opportunities through digital inclusion. Mar 2007 - present
Creative Technology Network This network brings together individuals and organisations from computing, communications and the creative industries to share good practice and research. Mar 2007 - present
The Cult of the Amateur Is the Internet killing our culture? Listen to Andrew Keen discuss his book 'The Cult of the Amateur' in this fascinating talk. 7 Sep 2007
DepicT! DepicT!, Watershed’s short filmmaking competition, has been challenging filmmakers since 1998 to make 90-second mini movie masterpieces. Aug 1999 - present
Desert Island Flicks: John Coates John Coates, who has produced some of the landmarks in British animation, picks his eight favourite animated films. 18 Nov 2009
Diffraction Artists' Placements Read about placements which offered opportunities for artists placed in research and industry contexts in the UK and abroad. Jun 2006 - Mar 2007
Digital Communities Conference Archived presentations from a one day conference exploring the implications and opportunities of new technologies for local and global communities. Jun 2006
Digitised: Communities Online An early digital engagement project (2003/4) that extended Watershed’s work with sections of the community without access to digital technology. Jan 2003 - Dec 2004
Dockside Cranes Two short animated films featuring Bristol’s dockside cranes, based on photographs from the Port of Bristol Authority Archives. Jun 2005
Dog [LAB]02 Digital artist France ‘Cyberdoll’ Cadet was in residence at UWE in 2005 to develop a new multi-robot installation. Sep 2005
Dorkbot Bristol An informal group of people doing strange things with electricity who meet to share and discuss ideas. Oct 2006 - present
Dream Director A multi-user interactive installation developed by Luke Jerram, recipient of the 6th Clark Bursary, which audiences experienced during their sleep. Nov 2006
Dug Out A website that celebrates the past and future of Bristol’s musical cultural life. Jun 2005
Electric Cinema Electric Cinema showcased a monthly programme of short films from Watershed’s range of work from 2005 through to 2009. Jun 2005 - Dec 2009
The Emergent City An exploration of the developing artistic practice of Stanza, recipient of the 5th Clark Bursary UK Digital Art Award. Mar 2004 - Aug 2005
Encounters Short Film Festival 2008 Watch events and talks recorded at 2008's Encounters Short Film Festival for a fascinating insider’s view of the festival. Nov 2008
Encounters Short Film Festival 2009 Recordings from the 15th Encounters festival offering unique insights into the craft and creativity of British filmmaking talent. Nov 2009
eShed eShed is an exciting Bristol-based community and website for young people aged 14-21 who love film. Nov 2006 - present
Esther May Campbell Award winning writer/director Esther May Campbell discusses her experiences as an emerging filmmaker with Mark Cosgrove, Encounters Festival's Creative Director. 21 Nov 2008
Filmmaker Focus: John Minton Bristol based Minton discusses his innovative and experimental work, from music promos to films of art events. 19 Nov 2009
Formality Duncan Speakman, recipient of the 4th Clark Bursary, presents his ideas exploring human communication through digital systems. Feb 2002
The Generator A tool that connects music fans and their heroes using texts and online social networking to create compelling promotional campaigns. Apr 2009
Ghosts Ghosts is a digital sculpture that preserves forever the transitory fragments of digital conversations. May 2002
Hannu Karjalainen's Film Installations Documentation of Finnish artist Hannu Karjalainen’s visit to Bristol in September 2005 to create a series of film installations. Sep 2005
Happy Packages Happy Packages was a research project all about bringing a smile to the streets of Bristol using mobile phones. Apr - Jun 2008
Happytowns Media Sandbox award recipients Plot and Burrell Durrant Hifle explore the potential of pervasive media to support people being happy. Feb - Apr 2008
Harmonize A site-specific alternate reality game exploring the dynamics of team play across physical and virtual worlds. Jan - Mar 2008
Holding Tank A moving image work by artist Philip Walker exploring his relationship with the imaginary physical space of the television screen. Jun 2000
Howe Gelb & Maria Mochnacz Alt-country troubadour Howe Gelb and Bristol based filmmaker Maria Mochnacz in conversation about their music documentary of Gelb’s latest album. 24 Sep 2009
I Can Read You An artwork, experiment and game using barcodes and mobile phones run by artist Simon Poulter, HP Labs and Watershed. May 2005
IdeasMart IdeasMart was an exploration of what makes a meaningful, engaging web experience that happened over four weeks in 2004. Mar 2004
Include Include is an enchanting collection of images made by young people excluded from mainstream education using light and a camera. Aug 1998
International Film Festival Berlin 2006 Watershed Head of Programme Mark Cosgrove reports from the 2006 International Film Festival in Berlin. Feb 2006
International Film Festival Berlin 2007 Watershed Head of Programme Mark Cosgrove reports from the 2007 International Film Festival in Berlin. Feb 2007
International Film Festival Berlin 2009 Watershed Head of Programme Mark Cosgrove reports from the 2009 International Film Festival in Berlin. Feb 2009
International Film Festival Berlin 2010 Mark Cosgrove, Watershed's Head of Programme, talks about the festivals relevance and reports from Berlin. Feb 2010
Invisible Geographies Mongrel were awarded the 1999 Clark Digital Bursary to explore the social geographies of two cities using their own software. Mar 1999
iShed A brokerage company set up by Watershed to identify and facilitate cross-sector collaboration between computing, communications and the creative industries. Sep 2007 - present
It May be Art but is it Film? A talk and presentation by Professor Ian Christie as part of British Art Show 6 events at Watershed. 18 Jul 2006
Joanna Quinn: Desert Island Flicks Highly acclaimed British animator Joanna Quinn presents clips from films which have inspired and intrigued her. 19 Nov 2008
Jukola A digital jukebox tested in Watershed that invited customers to vote for their choice of music to be played. Oct 2003
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee Actor Paddy Considine and rapper Scor-zay-zee discuss the making of Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee and take questions from the audience. 8 Oct 2009
Local Attractions Photography exploring Bristol as a place and the people who live there that richly reflect the city’s own unique identity. Jun 2005
Luke Jerram Dream Director Journal 2006 Clark Bursary recipient Luke Jerram documents his experiences during the realisation of his innovative Dream Director project.
Mapping Software 1.0 Media Sandbox recipients AntiVJ developed software that allows any surface, object or volume to become a canvas for projection. Apr - Jul 2009
Meigeist Filmmaker Hazel Grian writes about her three months in Bristol's HP Labs, collaborating with researchers around video on mobile devices. Jun 2006
Mike Leigh This hour long Q&A session gives a fascinating insight into writer and director Mike Leigh’s distinctive approach to filmmaking. 9 Apr 2008
Mobile Bristol Mobile Bristol was a 2002 DTI funded programme set up to explore the uses and potential of mobile technologies. Nov 2002 - Aug 2005
Movies + Shakers Short films from this creative multimedia project run by musician Tony Orrell in schools throughout Bristol. Sep 2006
Mugabe and the White African A post-screening discussion of Mugabe and the White African exploring the complex, emotive issues of Mugabe's controversial land seizure campaign. 5 Feb 2010
Nature of Mind Recordings from a Watershed event as part of The Fragmented Orchestra – a geographically distributed performance spanning music, art and science. Feb 2009
New Interfaces in Performance Supported by Watershed, a group of artists organised a touring programme exploring techniques for creating work for live, interactive contexts. Feb 2007
Offload Festival The Offload Festival explored how artists are visualising and engaging with ecological and social issues through new and existing media. Sep 2007
Paddy Considine Interview Paddy Considine, BAFTA-winning short film director and leading British actor, in an on stage interview at Watershed with author Richard T. Kelly. 21 Nov 2008
Paul Merton's French Silent Clowns Slapstick 2008 festival host Paul Merton explores the work of great French silent comedy pioneers including Léonce Perret. 20 Jan 2008
A Personal History of Corruption This playful online artwork by Joe Magee toys with the idea of interaction and corruption. Aug - Sep 2002
Phill, Bagpuss and Friends Phill Jupitus presents a special event celebrating Oliver Postgate’s canon of stop-motion animations that includes the Clangers and Bagpuss. 27 Jul 2008
Physical Cartooning An ambitious attempt to bring animated Aardman characters to life in real Bristol locations where people could interact with them. Apr - Jul 2008
Pratfalls, Double Takes and Banana Skins A discussion between master animators Peter Lord, Barry Purves and Richard Williams on the laughter inherent in watching someone fall over! 24 Jan 2009
Random Function Random Function is a monthly experimental electronic music and sonic arts event at Watershed. Oct 2003 - present
Re:action An interactive online installation using screen based contemporary dance to infuse new media art with the qualities of performance. May 2004
Rio Kids A web project from 2002 in which young people offer personal, creative responses to the sustainable development of our planet. Aug 2002
Schminky A networked sound game trialled at Watershed to promote social interaction and test acceptability of new technologies in social spaces. Jul 2002 - Mar 2003
Screen Beats A collection of music videos created by groups of young people in Cornwall through after school digital media clubs. Nov 2004
SE3D This unique research project gave animators access to HP Labs’ shared processing resource for CG rendering to produce 3D shorts. Sep 2004
Art Tea in the Vanish Van Art Tea gave tea and cakes to shoppers waiting for buses and invited them to view a makeshift camera obscura. Jun 2005
Sign Hear A website which uses digitised British Sign Language animations in place of written English to promote Deaf community creativity. Oct 2003
Singapore International Film Festival Mark Cosgrove, Watershed’s Head of Programme, visited Singapore International Film Festival to present a programme of British short films. Apr 2008
Sir Richard Eyre Film critic Mark Kermode joins Sir Richard Eyre, one of the UK’s leading directors, for an onstage interview. 23 Nov 2007
Slapstick 2008 Three panel discussions from Slapstick 2008 exploring the greats of Silent Cinema with Paul Merton, Paul McGann and others. Jan 2008
Slapsticon 2008 Chris Daniels of Slapstick Silent Comedy Festival reports from a film festival dedicated to the lesser-known stars of early comedy. Jul 2008
Soundtoys Soundtoys is a collection of experimental audio visual artworks from over 200 artists, designers, musicians and writers. Apr 2006
STARS A new web tool for discovering and describing connections between the video content on dShed and its makers and themes. Jan 2008 - Jul 2009
Step Online An online gallery featuring five UK based Asian artists using the web to exhibit their work for the first time. Jul 2007
Street Art Dealer A web based tool that enables street art to be discovered, and bought, using a mobile phone. Mar - Jul 2009
Sweet Home This short film and installation by artist Ana Bilankov was the result of a residency project at Watershed in 2002. Mar 2002
Tampere Short Film Festival 2006 Creative Director of Encounters Festival Mark Cosgrove documents his trip to the biggest short film festival in Northern Europe. Mar 2006
Toronto International Film Festival Watershed’s Mark Cosgrove writes about Toronto International Film Festival and his hunt for great films to bring back to Bristol. Sep 2006
Transparent Room A gallery installation at Watershed in 1999 projecting time-lapsed views from in and around Watershed into a 3D space. Mar 1999
Ulrich Seidl An intriguing glimpse into the dark and controversial world of Austrian auteur Ulrich Seidl in this unique and rare interview. 25 Sep 2008
UWE Presents: The Need for Novelty A panel discussion exploring whether there is a need for novelty in cinema. 18 Nov 2009
Viral Spiral A series of live cross-media game show concepts – where pub quiz meets Alternate Reality Game via Treasure Hunt! Apr - Jun 2009
Visual Voice Pro Explored how mixed-media stimulation via sensors, light and sound can improve the health of children with learning and physical disabilities. Apr - May 2009
Waiting For & Fragments of another life Two projects – one using a series of short video clips and one using photography – examining the experiences of asylum seekers. Jun 2005
We.here.now The results of a filmmaking summer school with 24 young filmmakers from Sweden, Lithuania and UK. Nov 2005
West of England Design Forum This network meets, shares knowledge and furthers the value and development of design in the South West. Apr 2007 - present
Wingwalkers A multimedia installation and website from 1998 exploring peoples’ experiences of and emotional responses to flying. Oct 1998
The Wisdom of Food Nii Obodai, recipient of the 7th Clark Bursary, explored the relationship between food, behaviour and peace. Mar - Aug 2007