Cinema Rediscovered
Cinema Rediscovered – Watershed’s annual festival dedicated to the rediscovery and revival of great films – returns to venues in and around Bristol UNESCO City of Film from Wed 24 - Sun 28 July with an 8th annual edition offering a mix of screenings, expert-led talks, Q&As, workshops, cinema walks, a quiz and a multitude of starting points for lively conversation. Early Bird Passes are now on sale!
“The UK’s leading festival dedicated to classic cinema.”
Sight & Sound
Read more about Watershed’s annual festival, bringing great films back to the big screen.
Early Bird Festival Passes Now on Sale
We've announced some of the highlights of this year's festival - including opening night films Le Samouraï (1967) and Gilda (1946) - and put our Early Bird Festival Passes on sale. Get your Pass for the reduced price of (£90 full / £70 concessions / £50 24 and under) and get priority booking before general sale.
Early Birds are on sale until Wed 5 June at midnight - after this date Passes will cost £30 more. Get yours now - please note you need to log in to your Watershed ticketing account to book your Festival Pass, or register if you haven’t booked with us in a while as we have a new ticketing system.
Buy an Early Bird Festival Pass now
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The Cinema Rediscovered team
Cinema Rediscovered is a collaborative endeavour involving a whole range of partners and creatives who all share a passion for cinema.
Festival Strands
Find your way through the festival's programme of screenings and events via our recurring strands.
Suggest a programme
If you are involved in a new restoration or have an idea for an event or strand that you think audiences would love to see at Cinema Rediscovered – get in touch to discuss further.
Contact us
For all enquiries relating to Cinema Rediscovered please email cinema.rediscovered@watershed.co.uk
Previous festivals
Celebrate the return of the big screen experience at the 7th edition of Cinema Rediscovered (Wed 26 – Sun 30 July), Watershed’s annual festival showcasing brand new restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities from around the globe.
Celebrate the return of the big screen experience at the 6th edition of Cinema Rediscovered (Wed 26 – Sun 30 July), Watershed’s annual festival showcasing brand new restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities from around the globe
Cinema Rediscovered returns for its fifth edition this year from Wed 28 July – Sun 1 Aug, celebrating the return of the big screen experience with a line-up of brand new restorations and rediscoveries before going on a UK wide tour from Aug – Oct 2021.
Join us for the fourth edition of Cinema Rediscovered – a chance to discover some of the finest new digital restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities from across the globe where they were meant to be experienced – on the big screen.
Join us for the third edition of Cinema Rediscovered - a chance to discover some of the finest new digital restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities from across the globe where they were meant to be experienced - on the big screen.
Join us for the second edition of Cinema Rediscovered - a chance to discover some of the finest new digital restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities from across the globe where they were meant to be experienced - on the big screen.
Join us at this brand new international archive film event that celebrates great films back on the big screen, giving audiences an opportunity to discover - or indeed re-discover - new digital restorations, film print rarities of early cinema, and contemporary classics.
