Watershed Podcast

In this episode: An extended podcast with Mark Cosgrove in conversation with writer, author and broadcaster David Goldblatt. Mark and David discuss the connections between sport and culture plus Watershed's RELAYS programme of work, which presents a season of films and has worked with young people to explore sport, media and culture as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove reflects on Michael Haneke's Cannes 2012 winning film Amour, Ulrich Seidl's latest film Paradise: Lost and the changing nature of the cinema experience. Plus an overview of Watershed's 30th Birthday celebrations on June 7th.

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove on Mark Cousins' The Story of Film, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Cannes International Film Festival 2012 and Ulrich Seidl.

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove on making decisions on which films to show at Watershed, Sight & Sound's Greatest Films poll and films this month at Watershed.

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove on the disquieting and disturbing Austrian film Michael, the Dardenne Brothers' emotionally rich and heart-warming The Kid with a Bike, and the phenomenon of crowdfunding new filmmaking.

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove and Phil Johnson, St. George's contemporary music curator, on Filmic a new festival of film and music that celebrates the enduring relationship between music and moving image.

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove on cinema in 2012 and the films coming to Watershed in January including the joyous The Artist, a love letter to silent cinema, and the brilliant and unsettling Shame – a very modern exploration of the male psyche; plus Ralph Fiennes' bloody and violent updating of Shakespeare's Coriolanus.

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove on Ken Russell, the cinematic highlights at Watershed in 2011 – including a strong resurgence in British filmmaking, 3D and documentaries – plus Mark's top films of the year.

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove on a UK film renaissance, British films at Watershed, Bristol Encounters International Film Festival and Ken Loach's Kes.

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove on Watershed's centenary celebrations of the birth of influential and provocative Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan.

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove on The Story of Film – An odyssey, world cinema, film studies and Venice Film Festival.

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove on Encounters Bristol International Film Festival 2011, The Passion of Joan of Arc, The Tree of Life and London Olympics celebrations.

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove on Cannes Film Festival 2011, Watershed's Bernard Herrmann (Citizen Kane, Psycho, Taxi Driver) Centenary celebrations and UK Film Council Policy.

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove discusses the work and career of iconic film score composer Bernard Herrmann (Citizen Kane, Psycho, Taxi Driver) and Watershed's celebrations in June of the centenary of his birth.

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove discusses the Passion of Joan of Arc, Watershed's forthcoming Bernard Herrmann season and a series of films and events focussing on the city.

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove discusses innovation in digital technology relating to cinema and opportunities to view some of the outcomes at Watershed

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove discusses some of the strands and films that were screened at the recent Berlin International Film Festival

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove predicts 2011 as the year of the Beat Generation and discusses Howl which explores the life and work of beat poet Alan Ginsberg.

In this episode: Mark Cosgrove, Watershed's Head of Programme film highlights at Watershed over the next three months.

Mark Cosgrove, Watershed's Head of Programme on 3D cinema and this month's screening of Avatar