AN EXCITING ARRAY OF EVENTS. ARTISTS WILL BE HOSTING TALKS / SCREENINGS / Q & As
With intermittent screenings & events - all included in the ticket price.
We’re aware that sound at the back of our talks room has been difficult. For the next festival, we’ve booked The Studio, which is soundproofed. Capacity 100. Please find schedule below.
2026 Line up - more details added weekly
Between talks visit our buzzing Live Lounge, a vibrant market street full of organisations & indies from the fields of art & photography, grab a drink, connect and mingle!
THE STUDIO & ROOM 1
Friday 13 March ‘26
10:30 Brandon Spivey - Acclaimed documentary film maker gives an insight into his craft (ROOM 1)
12:00 Anne Worthington - Documentary photographer for more than twenty years, highlighting conditions and effects of social and economic change from the 1980s. (ROOM 1)
13:30 Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant Q&A with Carol Allen Storey, Chair of the Advisory Board (THE STUDIO)
15:00 David J Shaw - Photojournalist working on stories addressing human rights and social issues. (THE STUDIO)
17:00 Close. JOIN US - FRIDAY NIGHT SOCIAL, ACROSS THE ROAD AT THE NORTHERN MARKET. (THE PUB)
SATURDAY 14 MARCH ‘26
10:45 Carolyn Mendelsohn - Festival regular Carolyn on her latest project - This is Also Motherhood: portraits of mental health, strength and survival. (THE STUDIO)
12:00 Soulla Petrou - REWIND showcasing 15 years of work in the UK music scene from 1994 to 2009. (THE STUDIO)
13:30 Peter Caton - Unyielding Floods, South Sudan, working with NGO’s in extreme and challenging conditions.(THE STUDIO)
15:00 Arteh Odjidja - Photographer, art director and author known for his portrait and documentary work that challenges social perspectives, particularly those surrounding migration and identity. (THE STUDIO)
16:00 Lens Lab presents PechaKucha. (ROOM 1)
17:00 Close. JOIN US - SATURDAY NIGHT SOCIAL - VENUE TBA.
SUNDAY 15 MARCH ‘26
10.30 Peter Mitchell (THE STUDIO)
11:30 Janine Wiedel (THE STUDIO)
11:45 Q+A with Director Jamie McDonald and Photographer Matt Finn about the film MOTHER which will be screened - running time 20 mins. (ROOM 1)
12:45 Tom Shaw: A Portrait of Cricket - Award winning photographer Tom Shaw, who spent 15 years as the photographer with the England national team, turns his lens towards the lower leagues of the recreational game across the country. (THE STUDIO)
13:30 Joanne Coates (Room 1)
14:30 Simon Hill and John Bulmer: The North Revisited - Simon and John reflect on their reportage on the north of England. (THE STUDIO)
16:00 Close
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