Top picks from GLITCH Film Festival!
The GLITCH Film Festival returns next month, bringing their unique programming focus on work either made by or about Queer/LGBTIQA+ people of colour to Glasgow for 10 days of exceptional […]
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Take One Action 2017 Film Festival Dates Announced!
2017 will mark Take One Action’s 10th anniversary. As we contemplate a decade celebrating the people and movies that are changing the world, we look forward to bringing exceptional international cinema […]
Our Top Picks at Glasgow Film Festival 2017
The Glasgow Film Festival is back for its 13th year, bringing an exceptional programme of 310 separate events and screenings of films from 38 countries, featuring over 9 World and International Premieres, 65 […]
Ten words celebrating wisdom to start the New Year
To celebrate the sense of possibility arising from a new year starting, and with thanks to Positive News, below are ten words celebrating wisdom in some of the 7000+ languages […]
2016 Audience Award Winner Announced
The 2016 Take One Action Film Festival Audience Award winner has been announced as Sonita. Take One Action audiences have been won over by this moving and inspiring documentary by […]
Take One Action in India
In February I had the privilege of visiting south India (Madurai, Chennai and Mumbai) courtesy of Ekta Parishad – an amazing land rights movement, about whom the 2014 festival film […]
Uploading a video (Festival Volunteer applications)
A key element of Festival Volunteering is engaging with the general public, so we want to get a sense of how you communicate. Once you’ve submitted the preliminary application form, […]
Our 2015 Festivals – the story so far
FOR THE BEST VIEW, READ THIS STORIFY STORY ON THIS PAGE (NOT SLIDESHOW)
SCREENING REVIEW / CALL ME KUCHU – TOA Edinburgh, June ’15
The Wave Machine Edinburgh – a Take One Action Local run by young people based in Edinburgh from around the world – screened the film CALL ME KUCHU on Wednesday […]
TOA Youth Programme 2015 – Edinburgh/Glasgow
ABOUT TAKE ONE ACTION Take One Action Film Festivals inspires and connects young people through world- class cinema, creativity and action – to shape a better world, starting from Scotland. […]
World Water Day
Helen Anderson from WaterAid highlights the importance of World Water Day and how clean running water, safe toilets and sinks with soap can save lives in this special Guest Blog […]
Announcing Edinburgh Wave Machine
A brand new Take One Action Film Festivals Local Group is getting underway in Edinburgh, off the back of the organisation’s 2014 festival. For the last few months, a bunch […]
Open Bethlehem Q&A with Irvine Welsh & Leila Sansour
Palestinian filmmaker Leila Sansour speaks to Irvine Welsh, alongside Kathy Galloway (Director, Christian Aid Scotland), following a screening of the film at the GFT in Glasgow.
Bring your skills and passion to TOA Edinburgh
Take One Action Local “The Wave Machine” (Edinburgh) are a new group putting on regular screenings of Take One Action films out of Summerhall and other venues in the city […]
Three and a Half Lives – Scene D1 – Philip doesn’t tell Genevieve that he’s HIV positive
Now that you’ve watched the film, why not find out more about the issues? HIV & AIDS remains one of the world’s most significant health challenges. Medical advances mean people […]
Three and a Half Lives – Scene D7 – Philip lies
Now that you’ve watched the film, why not find out more about the issues? HIV & AIDS remains one of the world’s most significant health challenges. Medical advances mean people […]
Three and a Half Lives – Scene D2 – Philip tells Genevieve that he is HIV positive
Now that you’ve watched the film, why not find out more about the issues? HIV & AIDS remains one of the world’s most significant health challenges. Medical advances mean people […]
Three and a Half Lives – Scene D8 – Philip tells the truth
Now that you’ve watched the film, why not find out more about the issues? HIV & AIDS remains one of the world’s most significant health challenges. Medical advances mean people […]