Hastings Rocks
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Festival Directors' Message
Stephanie De Palma
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Dr James Rowlins
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"HASTINGS is an extraordinary coven of creatives, filmmakers and musicians from all walks of life and is fast becoming one of the premier sites in the UK for film and television production. The town’s unique identity has been forged over the course of more than a thousand years of history. As every schoolchild knows, the Battle of Hastings in 1066 saw the demise of King Harold and the birth of modern England.
Gangs of smugglers have inhabited a maze of ancient cliffside caves since the Middle Ages. The town was made into a bustling resort by the Victorians, who built splendid – now decaying – Gothic buildings, while sadly allowing poverty and disease to run riot. The occultist Aleister Crowley spent his final year here, allegedly casting a spell on the town prohibiting those born in Hastings from leaving. Today, Hastings is famed for its vibrant festivities: Jack in the Green, Fat Tuesday, Bonfire Night, etc – now joined, with great pride, by the Hastings Rocks International Film Festival. We're sure you'll find this wonderful town the perfect backdrop to share your film with fellow artists." |
Screening Events
The next edition of the festival will take place 30 October - 1 November 2026 at the gothic art deco The Electric Palace and The Printworks, located in the town’s cyberpunk-esque Gotham Alley. Hastings Rocks has screened films to thousands of attendees since its creation in 2021. Our jury has been presided over by an array of award-winning film and television personalities including Madeline Smith (Live and Let Die, Hammer Horror films), Jo Brand, cult experimental filmmaker Andrew Kotting and writer-directors David Caffrey and Bindu De Stoppani. Please see SCREENINGS for more information.
Festival Partners
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