James Hastings is a British writer/directorbased in London. He is the founder of independent film production company Hastings Infinity Films, which he established at the young age of 12. Known for award-winning shorts such as Hidden Insight, Make It Stop!, Off The Coast, and The Distance, James has screened his films at prestigious festivals and venues including the BFI Southbank, IMAX London and Cannes Film Festival. His debut feature, Raymond’s 5 (2017), was funded via Kickstarter and was distributed on Amazon Prime.
 

He is a Global Change Ambassador for RoundTable Global and winner of the 2017 Inspiring Young Filmmaker Award. James has collaborated with creatives such as screenwriter Peter Fellows (Death of Stalin), Ben Ashton whilst working as DoP on Send in the Clowns distributed by Omeleto and with Toy Stories Productions, directing west-end stars on various music videos for upcoming stage musical Lady M. James also wrote and directed the original musical Everything Between Us which was performed at Marylebone Theatre in 2023.
 

Currently working as a director and videographer at London-based production company Pictures for the People, James is set to release his next short film, Wild Bear later in the year.