And the winner of our logo competition is...



We're delighted to present our lovely new logo for The Hamlets, created by Marcos Sebastian. Marcos was one of many entries we received for our recent competition to design a logo for a new community pop-up cinema project, which is being funded by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and delivered by film charity Balik Arts. 

The Hamlets will use venues in town centres across the borough, such as Bethnal Green, Brick Lane, Roman Road West, Watney Market, and Chrisp Street for regular screenings during this coming autumn and winter. We will be working with local businesses, community organisations and residents, who will help promote, plan and deliver the pop-up cinema project.

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