We will be attending the excellent Bristol Photography Festival on Wednesday 14th October 2026.
The festival runs October 14-18th across many venues, with many exhibitions running longer. Full details can be found via link below
See notes from 2021 edition of festival at: Bristol Photography Festival — POOOL
Each year we attend the brilliant Encounters Film Festival, usually held at Watershed in Bristol. This year the festival is online and we have secured digital passes for you, you can get these via Weston college shop for £10. The Digital Festival pass will give you access to the festival programme for the entire 3-week duration of the festival (18th September - 11th October 2020).
Please purchase these via Weston College shop - LINK HERE
This is always a great resource for your research and inspiration for your own film projects. Add reflections from festival to your workbooks/ blogs.
We will add selections we think you should look at here (you will need to buy a pass) and log in, in order to access films/ playlists.) Use links below or select from https://watch.encounters.film/
We ask you to use Cahootify for group projects and to enable collaboration, so this talk will be useful to get a better understanding of the platform.
A programme of some of the best UK student films selected from NAHEMI (National Association of Higher Education in the Moving Image) member Institutions.
Take a look at a variety of different film programs inc.
Take a look at Events, Masterclasses’s and Q&A Sessions inc.
Mon, 5 October 2020 11:00 – 12:15
Let us know what you watch and give us your recommendations.
Adam Hellend recommends:
21 mins | United Kingdom | 2020Director: Ray Panthaki
Under the influence of dangerous right-wing propaganda and his domineering father, a lonely school caretaker looks for connection. Watch
Alex Drummond recommends:
11 mins | United Kingdom | 2019 Director: Marco Augelli
In a corporate world where everybody walks backwards, one young man stuck in a dead-end job tries to break out of the cycle of normality. Watch
Rich also recommends:
EXAM
15 mins | Iran | 2019 Director: Sonia K Hadad
A teenage girl gets involved in the process of delivering a pack of cocaine to its client, and gets stuck in a weird cycle of occurrences. Watch Part of Live Action 5 programme.
14 mins | United Kingdom | 2020 Director: Ellen Evans
Tracing the experiences of Jamaican-born Brits who have been forcibly returned to Jamaica, MOTHERLAND explores what it really means for someone to "go back home" Watch Part of The Uncertain Kingdom: Volume 1 programme
15 mins | Croatia | 2020 Director: Natko Stipanicev
A grandiose transoceanic cruise ship sailing the seas. Watch Part of Animated Jury Journey: Day 1 programme
Festival Director of ENCOUNTERS FILM FESTIVAL RICH WARREN, Rich talked with MamFromage about the upcoming (and original) Short Film Festival, how they have moved it online and give his thoughts on what makes a great short festival film, watch below.
In the TeaAt3WithMamFromage Talk (see above) Freya and Rich spoke about short films by Directors, who went onto be very successful, how they used their short films to show and develop their style. Examples given include:
Peel (1982) - Jane Campion - Watch Here
The Big Shave (1967) - Martin Scorsese
Doodlebug (1997) - Christopher Nolan
Once you have bought your pass (via Weston college shop) you can log into Encounters Portal here
About Encounters: ‘We’re delighted to announce that our 2020 competition selection is now live, with Digital Festival Passes available to buy online! We’ve selected over 250 titles, from a huge 3000+ submissions, to be part of this year’s digital festival.
Your Digital Festival Pass will give you access to our festival programme for the entire 3-week duration of the festival (18th September - 11th October 2020), unlocking a world of international short film, and much more.
Our Guest Programmes, curated by our valued festival partners, include an international range of diverse and far-reaching narratives, from new and exciting voices across the industry.
You can also tune in to Networking sessions run by our partners, join Q&A’s with competition filmmakers and filmmakers from across some of our Guest Programmes and much more!
This year’s selection is far-reaching in terms of content, form, and contexts. Though the 2020 digital edition of Encounters might look different to previous years, our selections are as eclectic, bold, and brilliant as ever.’ - Encounters Film Festival
You can’t keep a good Flatpack down… we are delighted to present a special online edition that will bring our acclaimed, BAFTA-qualifying short film competition direct to your home and completely free. Thanks to an amazing response from participating filmmakers and distributors - who in normal circumstances would expect to launch their films through cinema screenings - we are able to present a significant majority of the planned competition programme here on the Flatpack site. Expect the usual eclectic stew of animation, documentary and inventive weirdness, with a number of UK premieres in the mix. This User's Guide has some pointers on making the most of the programme.
There are seven prizes up for grabs, including a new screendance award, and we will of course need your help selecting the two audience award winners. Programmes will be launching here daily from 1 May, and you can also expect special virtual outings for quarterly animation gathering Overlap and PechaKucha Birmingham. Browse below for more details, and keep an eye on our blog and social media for updates. Although there will be no charge for accessing any of the programmes, if you are able to make a donation to Flatpack then please do consider it - your support will help to make future events possible.
Flatpack is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and the British Film Institute, and by Birmingham City University.
FdA Film & Media Arts Production and BA Lens Based Media students will be attending Encounters 23RD SHORT FILM & ANIMATION FESTIVAL / 19–24 SEPTEMBER 2017 / BRISTOL • UK
We have the following screenings / visits booked:
Meet 9.10 (Prompt) Outside Watershed - 1 Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX
WIDENING THE LENS (15)
9:30 WATERSHED: CINEMA 3
http://encounters-festival.org.uk/events/widening-lens-15/
Third Films Shorts (15)
13:00, WATERSHED: CINEMA 3
http://encounters-festival.org.uk/events/third-films-shorts/
PHILOMELA’S CHORUS SHORT FILMS (15)
16:30, WATERSHED: CINEMA 2
http://encounters-festival.org.uk/events/philomelas-chorus-short-films/
NAHEMI screening (15) - (10 Tickets booked so Limited availability)
19:00, WATERSHED: CINEMA 3
http://encounters-festival.org.uk/events/nahemi-screening-15/
Students to plan and book their own schedule for the day.
Meet 9.10 Outside Watershed - 1 Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX
EYE CANDY SHOW PRESENTED BY SHELLEY PAGE (15)
9:30, WATERSHED: CINEMA 3
http://encounters-festival.org.uk/events/shelley-page-eye-candy/
RANDOM ACTS 3 (15)
11:30, WATERSHED: CINEMA 3
http://encounters-festival.org.uk/events/random-acts-3-2/
SHORT FILM 8 – FLIGHTS OF FANCY (15)
16:00, WATERSHED: CINEMA 1
http://encounters-festival.org.uk/events/short-film-8-flights-fancy/
We will be attending the excellent Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival again this year, in Bristol, 16-21st September 2014.
FdA Film & Media Arts Production students will be there Weds - Fri as part of the Industry Forum attending a range of industry focussed workshops, presentations, debates and screenings. We Encourage you to also look at the excellent events/ screenings taking part over the weekend too. Take a look at the programme and decide what events you would like to attend at:
http://encounters-festival.org.uk/
We have booked Industry Forum passes for all FdA Film & Media Arts Production students (£45), please let us know ASAP if you are unable to attend. (Payment can be done instalments if needed). We have reserved seats at the following events (click for full details):
Wed 17 September
10:30- 12:00 SHORT FILM 1: THICKER THAN WATER (15)
12:00 – 13:00 - Forum: Nexus: From Idea To Execution Masterclasses
14.30 - 16.00 SHORT FILM 3: MEMORY LANE
16.30 Forum: SHORTS 2 FEATURES 1: Hyena (UK)
Thursday 18th September
10.30 - 12.00 SHORT FILM 4: FORCE OF NATURE (15)
13:00- Oberhausen Presents: Artist Film and Videos from 1994 to 2014. Arnolfini
15:00 - 16.30 FORUM: CINEMA DO DESBUNDE (COUNTERCULTURE CINEMA) (18)
16.30 Forum: SHORTS 2 FEATURES : A WOLF AT THE DOOR (Brazil) (18)
Or you may wish to attend this:
16.30 - 18.30 Forum: Meet the Filmmakers with Q&A
Friday 19th September
10.30 - 11.30 Forum: Fernando Coimbra masterclass. Watershed
12.30-13.30 FORUM: NFTS Masterclass with Dean Humphreys: Sound Masterclass
lunch
14.30 - 16:00 SHORT FILM 9: FRAGMENTS AND RECOLLECTIONS (15)
16.30 - 18.30 Forum: ISHORTS SHOWCASE
Alternatively you might be interested in:
10.00 - 16:00 Aesthetics/Politics/Activism/Art: What is Radical Now? (£4.50c)
10.30 - 12: 00 SHORT FILM 7: DREAMLIKE STATES (15) (£4.50 c)
There's loads more happening! Take a good look at the Programme here. Night time/ Weekend events that could be worth checking out (although most extra cost) inc.
Friday 20.00 - 1.00 Cinema LIVE! – Cine-Seizure £10/ 9
11:00 Sat 20th Arnolfini. HDR Laboratory & Workshop – New Horizon(FREE)
12:00, Sat 20 September. Cube Microplex. Know Your Enemy – A Journey into Radical Filmmaking + Q&A (15)
20:30 - Sun 21 September. CUBE. Super 8 celebration: Reels From Life 2 (£8/ £7)
Also on:
Perpetual Cinema (Free) showing 20 outstanding short films specially selected from 20 years of Encounters Festival is running: WED 17 17:00 – 20:00, THUR 18 17:00 – 20:00, FRI 19 10:00 – 20:00, SUN 21 10:00 – 20:00
Jeremy Deller: English Magic. 12 April—21 September 2014. Exhibition at Bristol City Museum.
