Hastings Rocks Film Festival 2026
30 October - 1 November
|The Printworks and The Observer Building
Enjoy 66 films at this special Hallowe'en edition of Hastings Rocks Film Festival!
Time & Location
30 October - 1 November
The Printworks and The Observer Building, The Printworks Ltd, 14 Claremont, Hastings TN34 1HA, UK
Guests
About the event
Our Festival Schedule is online at www.rocksfestivals.com/hriff
If you are eligible for Concession Discounts or are in financial need, and for all further inquiries, please email: info@rocksfestivals.com
Tickets
VIP FESTIVAL PASS
This pass allows you full access to all screenings and events at Hastings Rocks Film Festival, including 11 screening sessions, 66 films, a panel discussion with award-winning screenwriter David Quantick and awards hosted by documentary filmmaker Franny Armstrong.
£50.00
FRIDAY FESTIVAL PASS
This pass gives full access to the 3 screening sessions held on Friday 30 October 2026. Venue: The Printworks
£25.00
SATURDAY FESTIVAL PASS
This pass gives full access to the 6 sessions held on Saturday 31 October 2026. Venue: The Printworks & The Observer Building Schedule: www.rocksfestivals.com/hriff
£40.00
SUNDAY FESTIVAL PASS
This pass gives full access to the 3 sessions, including the Awards Ceremony, held on Sunday 1 November 2026. Venue: The Printworks Schedule: www.rocksfestivals.com/hriff
£25.00
#1: Home is where I want to be
Screening at PRINTWORKS on Friday 30 October 5-7pm of films MADE IN HASTINGS & ENVIRONS: I THINK I’D LIKE TO MOVE TO THE SEASIDE · MERRY ENGLAND · IS FOLKESTONE THE BIRTHPLACE OF TELEVISION? · RABBIT EARS · A TAIL · DON’T YOU WANT ME BABY · HEY SEXY · THE WEIGHT OF IT · TINY · MADAM Followed by a Q&A with the Filmmakers
£12.00
#2: Love, Loss and Leviathans
Screening at PRINTWORKS on Friday 30 October 7-9pm of EXPERIMENTAL FILM & ANIMATION: I TELLING AND RETELLING DUNGENESS · SIRENA · HER NAME IS DOG · ALLIGATOR · I HAD SEX…BUT · EMMA’S BIRTHDAY · HELL · SMALL HOURS · SMOKING NO SMOKING · PERFECT GIRL Followed by a Q&A with the Filmmakers
£12.00
#3: So This Is How It Ends?
Screening at PRINTWORKS on Friday 30 October 9-11 pm of SCI-FI & DYSTOPIAN FILMS: LUNA (feature film) · MERCY · WELL-BEING · RUN · UNTOUCHED · THE NOMOPHOBE Followed by a Q&A with the Filmmakers
£12.00
#5: I don't have another land
Screening at PRINTWORKS on Saturday 31 October 11-1 pm of DOCUMENTARIES & DRAMA: LITTLE BALUCHES · AT NIGHT · HIND · THE LONG SPRING · WE’RE ALL BLACK DOWN HERE · KINDER THAN CUTS · RULE BRITANNIA Followed by a Q&A with the Filmmakers
£12.00
#6: David Quantick Script Club
Script Club Live Event at PRINTWORKS on Saturday 31 October 2 - 3.30 pm David Quantick will be talking about his screenplay for the 2022 romantic comedy Book Of Love, which follows an English author whose failing romance novel becomes a sensation in Mexico after a translator secretly rewrites it. We'll be breaking down the key scenes with David and putting questions to him from the audience about the script and his writing process.
£12.00
#7: Stories of Sanctuary
Screening at PRINTWORKS on Saturday 31 October 3.30 - 5.30 pm of a moving series of true stories about survival and resilience sponsored by Hastings Supports Refugees @hsrefugees Hastings A KING COMES TO TOWN · FREE FISH · ONLY WHEN YOU BURY ME IN THIS EARTH · WHY WE CRY · ADAS FALASTEEN Followed by a Q&A with the Filmmakers
£12.00
#8: The Shape of Silence
Screening at PRINTWORKS on Saturday 31 October 5.30 - 7 pm of IRANIAN FILMS & ANIMATION: THE SPECTATOR · THE MOULD · LIKE FRIEND, LIKE DEER · THE TONGUE TIED · POSTER · THE POETICS OF STONES · THE BRUISED SHADOW
£12.00
#9: Wrath of the Gods
Screening at THE OBSERVER BUILDING on Saturday 31 October 6 - 8 pm of WRATH OF THE GODS directed by Justin Hardy. Young, grieving widow Anna returns to Hel Island to bury her late husband after his suicide. She is cast out by the eccentric locals for being a symbol of bad luck and evil. When children start going missing the island is forced to reckon with its dark history of familial abuse and the terrifying beast-like forces of the sea. Followed by a Q&A with the Filmmakers
£12.00
#10: Hallowe'en Horror Films
Screening at THE OBSERVER BUILDING on Saturday 31 October 8 - 11 pm of HORROR FILMS: DUVET · SMOKEY · HOUSE · NIGHT WHISPERERS · PRETTY LITTLE HEAD · SERUMEL · FOR SALE · I HATE JACK · NIGHT OWLS · RING RING · CANDLES · THE STOLEN FUTURE · INEBRIATED · DEAD ON DISTRIBUTION · THE FINAL ATTUNEMENT · DREAD · ALBERT Followed by a Q&A with the Filmmakers
£12.00
#11: The Earth We Leave Behind
Screening at PRINTWORKS on Sunday 1 November 12 - 2 pm of ECO DOCUMENTARIES THE DYING TRADE · FACING THE WIND · TURNING THE TIDE · ONE MAN’S TRASH · WHAT RHYMES WITH TOXIC Followed by a Q&A with the Filmmakers
£12.00
#12: The Age of Stupid
Screening at PRINTWORKS on Sunday 1 November 2 - 4.30 pm of: The Age of Stupid & Pie Net Zero Followed by an extended Q&A with Director Franny Armstrong
£12.00
Awards Ceremony
Hastings Rocks Awards Ceremony at PRINTWORKS on Sunday 1 November 4.30 - 5.30 pm Hosted by festival directors Stephanie De Palma & Dr James Rowlins, and guest of honour Franny Armstrong
£12.00
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