Festival
Hastings Rocks International Film Festival
About
Horror that argues with itself, plus dystopian, esoteric and noir drama — and films made in and around Hastings by emerging local film-makers.HASTINGS ROCKS embraces films that confront the darker realities shaping our world and celebrates bold storytelling that questions, provokes and inspires change. Set in historic Hastings, a town steeped in folklore and rebellion, the festival honours the legacy of classic horror while championing films – fiction and documentary – that push the genre into new territory, creating a space where filmmakers and audiences alike feel empowered to challenge the status quo and imagine a better future together.★ 66 Films ★ Hallowe’en Horror Special ★ Films from Hastings and Beyond ★ Fantastic Feature Films LUNA & WRATH OF THE GODS ★ Special guests David Quantick & Franny Armstrong ★ Showcases from Palestine, Iran and Across the Middle East ★ Bold Storytelling that Questions, Provokes and Inspires Change ★ Come Imagine a Better Future Together! ★
13 dates coming up
- Fri30OctHastings Rocks Film Festival: Home Is Where I Want to Be at The PrintworksThe PrintworksCelebrating local and coastal cinema
- Fri30OctHastings Rocks Film Festival: Love, Loss and Leviathans at The PrintworksThe PrintworksExperimental films and animation
- Fri30OctHastings Rocks Film Festival: So This Is How It Ends at The PrintworksThe PrintworksSci-fi and dystopian film
- Sat31OctHastings Rocks Film Festival: In Conversation with David Quantick at The PrintworksThe PrintworksScript Club
- Sat31OctHastings Rocks Film Festival: Stories of Sanctuary at The PrintworksThe PrintworksTrue stories of survival and resilience
- Sat31OctHastings Rocks Film Festival: The Shape of Silence at The PrintworksThe PrintworksIranian films and animation
- Sat31OctHastings Rocks Film Festival: Wrath of the Gods at The Observer BuildingThe Observer BuildingRemembering director Justin Hardy (1964-2026)
- Sat31OctHastings Rocks Film Festival: Hallowe’en Horror at The Observer BuildingThe Observer BuildingElevator to the Gallows
- Sat31OctFlow State: Make a DanceThe PrintworksFlow State / Make-A-Dance – Halloween party
- Sat31OctHastings Rocks Film Festival: I Don’t Have Another Land at The PrintworksThe PrintworksDocumentaries and drama: in search of a better future
- Sun1NovHastings Rocks Film Festival: The Earth We Leave Behind at The PrintworksThe PrintworksDocumentaries
- Sun1NovHastings Rocks Film Festival: The Age of Stupid with Franny Armstrong at The PrintworksThe PrintworksQ&A with director Franny Armstrong
- Sun1NovHastings Rocks Film Festival: Awards Ceremony at The PrintworksThe Printworks
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