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2010 Festival Line-up Revealed
We're delighted to announce our best ever line-up of UK and Scottish premieres, director Q&As and related workshops changing the world one frame at a time. Kicks off Thursday 23 September...
The UK’s first major film festival celebrating the people and movies that are changing the world The List
Welcome to the action.
The third Take One Action Film Festival takes place at Edinburgh Filmhouse and Glasgow Film Theatre from Thursday 23 September to Tuesday 5 October. You can view and download the FESTIVAL GUIDE now, and full details including trailers, speakers, workshops and booking will be on this site from Monday 9 August. Highlights include... - the UK premiere of the epic Climate Refugees, with director Michael Nash in Scotland for Q&As in Edinburgh and Glasgow - the Scottish Premiere of Sundance favorite Budrus, about transformative protest against separation in Israel-Paelstine, with the film's award-winning Brazilian director Julia Bacha here for Q&As - the bicycle-powered, all age, twilight garden preview screening and Scottish Premiere (!!) of animated adventure Mia and the Magoo - inspirational activists from around the world including the stars of Nero's Guests (the multi-internationally award-winning Indian reporter, P Sainath) and Persona Non Grata (the priest-artist Venezuelan folk hero Frans Wuytack) - dedicated strands on the Millennium Development Goals, Green Shoots and Alternative Visions from Latin America. In addition to more than 30 screenings, we've our regular line-up of schools screenings from 14 September - please tell your child's school about the programme. Plus dozens of related events including exhibitions, tree-planting, great food, music, activist workshops, speaker events and much more.
Attending the festival
Tickets available online or through cinema box offices from 9 August. Pick up a loyalty card and grab a freebie See 5 films at the festival or through the year to get into a sixth free. You can also gift your freebie to a friend. Loyalty cards available and stamped at the Box Office when tickets are collected in person. Valid for visits between Edinburgh and Glasgow! Bring your pals and help spread the word We don’t have big budgets to promote our events, but word of mouth can be world-changing. Help us spread the message about films and events to your friends, club, community group, students, church, union or child’s school. With five pals and a loyalty card one of you goes free!
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Coming soon...
Four Horsemen + director Q&A
Fri 18 May at 20:10
A brand new lens on the global financial crisis and notions of progress…
Four Horsemen + director Q&A
Sat 19 May at 20:15
A brand new lens on the global financial crisis and notions of progress…
Four Horsemen + director Q&A
Sun 20 May at 16:00
A brand new lens on the global financial crisis and notions of progress…
Dancing to a different beat
Sat 19 May at 10:00
World Development Movement’s annual Scottish campaigner convention takes place on the first day of the G8/NATO summit in the US.
Robert Mugabe: What Happened? + Filmmaker Q&A
Wed 30 May at 18:00
Charts the controversial story of Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe: What Happened? + Filmmaker Q&A
Thu 31 May at 18:00
Charts the controversial story of Robert Mugabe
DIY screenings
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