Vicky Hayward is an award winning film maker and founder of Moving Image Luton. Anna Kindness, another talented Hat District Creative Pioneer is also a member of Moving Image. Vicky picked up the the Breakout award at Bute Street Film Festival 2019. Vicky’s commissions include one from the UK Film Council, and her work has been screened at Cannes International Film Festival as well as Berlin International Film Festival. Vicky is a graduate with two Masters in Filmmaking and Screenwriting from London Film School.
About the Hat District #CreativePioneers
The Culture Trust Luton is delighted to announce the arrival of Vicky as one of the town’s most talented entrepreneurs to the Hat Factory Arts Centre. The first Hat District Creative Pioneers will have rent free space in the arts centre to develop their business ideas, collaborate and network in the Hat District 'creative ecosystem'.
The Creative Pioneers will help the Culture Trust shape ways to reach young people from diverse backgrounds across Luton who may also have an interest in working in the creative industry sector in future. This is considered to be the fastest growing sector of UK’s economy, worth over £100bn per year and employing over two million people (Tim Davie, DCMS Blog 26 April 2019).
The first Creative Pioneers will be based at the Hat Factory Arts Centre until the restoration of Hat Works is completed. Future entrepreneurs will then start their journey in Luton’s oldest remaining hat factory (built in the 1840s) in the heart of the creative cluster.
The Pioneers have already shared their ideas in workshops relating to how Hat Works should be designed, used and marketed to meet the needs of the town’s budding entrepreneurs.
On becoming a Hat District #CreativePioneer Vicky says:
““I am truly excited by my selection as a Creative
Pioneer which will give me an opportunity to deliver
on my vision of turning Luton into a filmmaking hub.
But most of all, I can’t wait to collaborate with my
fellow Pioneers to showcase the burgeoning
creative talent in our town.””
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