Talks at Watershed

An insight into the world of film, media and visual arts from guest speakers recorded live at Watershed.

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
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
Watershed Podcast Listen to Mark Cosgrove, Watershed's Head of Cultural Programme, discuss future highlights and some of his programming decisions. Jan 2007 - present
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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