Take One Action’s highlights from the GFF21 line-up!

As this tumultuous year draws to a close, goodness knows we need to remember the positives that 2020 has brought us (yes, there were a few!).

An interview with Meng Han as part of Take One Action’s ‘Take Aways’ initiative.

Abbie Gladwin interviews director Elegance Bratton as part of Take One Action’s Take Aways initiative.

Ruby-Leigh Smith interviews filmmaker Radu Ciorniciuc as part of Take One Action’s Take Aways initiative.

I anticipate that most people watching Smog Town as part of Take One Action Film Festival will be non-Chinese viewers. As a Chinese national, I thought it would be useful to present my take on the film – and see how it may differ from yours.

In the spirit of community and connectivity, we want to do something special with our audiences, and in a desire to keep people connected and creative in the online sphere and beyond, we have created the re.action zine project. Throughout the festival dates – 16 -27 September – we will release a prompt each day […]

As Coded Bias and Buolamwini’s activism reminds us, we can take small steps to act against greater forces, bettering our communities by acknowledging the differences inherent within them, and building our technology structures from there.

Tanatsei Gambura joins us from today as part of Film Hub Scotland’s New Promoter Scheme!

In response to cinema closures affecting cinemas and human rights film festivals across the globe, our friends at Together Films have created #StayHomeWatchTogether: a cornucopia of powerful films and discussions curated by a dedicated group of impact producers, distributors and documentarists. From April 14th – April 30th, the #StayHomeWatchTogether programme offers viewers across the globe […]

The Glasgow Film Festival is returning for its 15th year, bringing a sparkling line-up of documentaries, fiction films, events, talks and industry events to Glasgow from the 26th February to the 8th March. In case the sheer amount of events and screenings to choose from feels overwhelming, here are some of the titles that embody […]

Our 2019 Festival in Edinburgh & Glasgow has drawn to a close and what a festival it’s been! Over the last 12 days we have welcomed over 3,500 engaged audience members to our events and screenings, and hosted many insightful conversations exploring our connections – individual and collective – to some of the most urgent issues affecting our […]

Engender explore how feminism can influence foreign policy, and how this is explored through the three films they are supporting this year.

By Blake Turner, Global Justice Now As Global Justice Now’s newest member of staff, I am extremely excited about Together We Are Powerful: Stories of Resistance, an all-day exhibition by Global Justice Now focused on global activism against corporate power, with images, artefacts and information relating to activism around the world. On my second day […]

In need of some inspiration outside of the cinema? Our TOA Volunteer Carolyn has put together a brilliant reading list to accompany our Shared Planet strand at this year’s festival

The team at Scottish Documentary Institute share the most creative and artistic documentaries which they are looking forward to discovering at TOAFF19. It’s fair to say that documentary has exploded in recent years, with filmmakers around the globe encouraged by commissioners to try and explain issues that affect all our lives in a variety of […]

Our festival volunteer Carolyn Paterson explores our All Equal strand and picks her highlights from the 2019 festival programme

Festival volunteer Rosie Beattie looks ahead to her top five most highly anticipated screenings that are taking place at this year’s festival.