"Take One Action's focus on empowering local audiences to engage through film with global and environmental injustice is unique in the UK. This work is really, really important."
Patrons Ken Loach & Paul Laverty

Principal Funders
Creative Scotland is the new national leader for Scotland’s arts, screen and creative industries. It’s our job to help Scotland’s creativity shine at home and abroad.
Key themes: world-changing filmPartner location: Scotland-wide
Associates
The Co-operative Group is a unique business democratically run and owned by its members to meet their common needs and aspirations.
Key themes: climate change, corporate responsibility, fair trade, poverty (global)Partner location: UK-wide
Christian Aid is a development organisation that insists the world can and must be swiftly changed to one where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty.
Key themes: climate change, Mid East/Isr-Palestine, poverty (global)Partner location: UK-wide
The World Development Movement (WDM) tackles the underlying causes of poverty. We lobby decision makers to change the policies that keep people poor.
Key themes: climate change, corporate responsibility, empowerment/activism, globalisationPartner location: Scotland-wide, Edinburgh, Glasgow
Festival Partner
Edinburgh's year-round hub for independent cinema, including Take One Action and the Edinburgh International Film Festival
Key themes: cult classics, Scotland, world-changing filmPartner location: Edinburgh
Media and events partners
The Skinny is Scotland’s largest entertainment and listings magazine, targeting 16 – 35 year olds we are a free monthly newsprint press, with further information available online and via our weekly eNewsletter straight to your inbox with the top ten events for the week ahead.
Key themes: media issues, world-changing filmPartner location: Scotland-wide
Glasgow’s centre for lovers of film, GFT has been leading the way in specialised cinema for 36 years. From art house cinema to late night cult screenings and from classics back on the big screen to independent documentaries, there's something for everyone at GFT.
Key themes: world-changing filmPartner location: Glasgow
New Internationalist is for people seeking an independent, intelligent and international perspective. Our magazine explores current global issues with thought, depth and insight, to give you the complete picture.
Key themes: consumerism, corporate responsibility, globalisationPartner location:
Principal Supporters
UNISON is Scotland's biggest and liveliest trade union, representing 150,000 members delivering public and related services across Scotland
Key themes: climate change, Mid East/Isr-Palestine, trade/economic justice, work/labourPartner location: UK-wide
Oxfam Scotland works to improve the lives of the world's poorest people, both at home and abroad.
Key themes: climate change, fair trade, health, poverty (global)Partner location: UK-wide
SCIAF, the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund, is the official aid and development agency of the Catholic Church in Scotland, working in 16 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America to support the poorest people.
Key themes: climate change, corporate responsibility, HIV and AIDS, trade/economic justicePartner location: Scotland-wide, Glasgow
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) protects and promotes journalists and journalism reporting across our world.
Key themes: corporate responsibility, media issues, Mid East/Isr-Palestine, work/labour, world-changing filmPartner location: Scotland-wide, Glasgow
Other Supporters
NIDOS is a network of over 80 international development organisations with a base in Scotland, facilitating dialogue within and about the sector for the promotion of best practice.
Key themes: human rights, international development, poverty (global)Partner location: Scotland-wide, Edinburgh
Jubilee Scotland is a coalition of faith groups, charities, unions and other civil society groups who campaign together, and as part of the international debt movement, for the total and unconditional cancellation of all unjust and unpayable poor country debt.
Key themes: globalisation, poverty (global), trade/economic justicePartner location: Scotland-wide, Edinburgh
Scottish Documentary Institute is an internationally recognised documentary research centre at Edinburgh College of Art specialising in documentary training, production and distribution.
Key themes: media issues, Scotland, world-changing filmPartner location: Edinburgh
Dogwoof is the UK's leading distributor of films with a global and ethical focus, such as The Age of Stupid, Black Gold, Burma VJ and Food Inc.
Key themes: climate change, corporate responsibility, human rights, world-changing filmPartner location: UK-wide
Other funders
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