
Hastings Women’s Film Festival Awards
On International Women’s Day, Amy Walker of MediaParents reports back from the sell-out Hastings Women’s Film Festival at Kino-Teatr last Sunday night.
On International Women’s Day, Amy Walker of MediaParents reports back from the sell-out Hastings Women’s Film Festival at Kino-Teatr last Sunday night.
Come along and celebrate the reopening of the Opus Theatre in His Place community church at a free concert on Saturday, with a diverse programme of musical entertainment arranged by founder, director and composer Polo Piatti. Nick Terdre reports.
Top prize in Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition went to 17-year-old Shunta Morimoto from Japan, with the UK’s Thomas Kelly the runner-up, as the prestigious classical music event returned after a three-year absence. Nick Terdre reports, photos by Peter Mould.
Politics does not normally enter into the mix at the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, but as the Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine darkens all our lives, Russian and Ukrainian participants were pleased to show their friendship, in harmony with the competition’s ethos. Nick Terdre reports.
Hastings Fat Tuesday has secured sponsorship from the Lakedown Brewing Co. co-founded by Roger Daltrey’s son for the Fat Tuesday Club which helps budding young local musicians develop their skills. Nick Terdre reports.
Coming up for International Women’s Day 2022, enjoy works by female filmmakers at the Electric Palace cinema. See films made by women covering topics including women’s football, female filmmakers, and unexpected secrets of the past, says Annie Waite.
Hastings Women’s Film Festival is back at Kino Teatr screening more movies made by women. Amy Walker, Director of Media Parents and Festival Sponsor tells us why we should be sitting in the cinema to celebrate International Women’s Day.
Stains and Traces has taken a regular appearance in the HAF calendar in memory of Ian Welsh, a former Chair and champion of the Arts Forum who sadly died a few years ago, who has left this powerful exhibition theme as his legacy. Under the invited co-curatorship of artists Carly Ralph and Mary Morris – alongside selected artists Denise Jones, Annabel Faraday and Debbie Lyddon – HOT’s Lauris Morgan-Griffiths was eager to see how they had interpreted the theme.