Festival Diaries

Glimpse behind the scenes of film and art festivals with reports from individuals at the centre of the action.

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
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
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
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
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
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