During the year, Watershed Media Centre's Head of Programme and Encounters Creative Director Mark Cosgrove, along with other programme staff, visits various International (Film) Festivals. Mark sees the newest films, some of which get UK distribution and find their way into Watershed's film programme. He keeps a diary of his time at the festivals. Aikaterini Gegisian, project manager at Watershed and artist, visited the Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art in 2007. She wrote down her experiences too. The diaries document the events as they unfold, so you can read up-to-the-minute info and gossip direct from the festivals and find out about forthcoming titles that might be coming to an independent cinema near you. Below are links to the archive of diaries posted by Mark and others over the recent years.
International Film Festival Berlin
Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art
International Film Festival Berlin
Toronto International Film Festival
ISEA2006 and ZeroOne San Jose Festival