ACTION ON THE SIDE

Weekend Filmmaking

Supporting independent filmmakers to tell their stories with opportunities, training, and community

The AOTS Aravali 48-Hour Film Competition
Fri, 21 Feb
Take part from anywhere in the world!
21 Feb 2025, 19:00 GMT+5:30 – 23 Feb 2025, 20:00 GMT+5:30
Take part from anywhere in the world!
21 Feb 2025, 19:00 GMT+5:30 – 23 Feb 2025, 20:00 GMT+5:30
Take part from anywhere in the world!
Make a short film in just 48 hours and your film could premiere at the Aravali International Film Festival, April 2025
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AOTS March 2025 LONDON
Sat, 01 Mar
OPEN Southall
01 Mar 2025, 10:30 – 02 Mar 2025, 17:30
OPEN Southall, 1 Seva Dr, Southall UB1 1GH, UK
01 Mar 2025, 10:30 – 02 Mar 2025, 17:30
OPEN Southall, 1 Seva Dr, Southall UB1 1GH, UK
Make a short film in just one month with Action On The Side. The bespoke filmmaking project
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Cinema SoundEX 2025
Tue, 01 Apr
Virtual Project: take part anywhere!
01 Apr 2025, 00:00 – 31 May 2025, 23:59
Virtual Project: take part anywhere!
01 Apr 2025, 00:00 – 31 May 2025, 23:59
Virtual Project: take part anywhere!
Experiment and Collaborate: the exercise for Composers and Filmmakers. In just 2 months, you'll have 2 showreel pieces.
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WHO WE ARE

Weekend Filmmaking

MAKING TIME TO SHOOT

Action On The Side is structured to allow people who are passionate about film to team up and make films, even if they have to fit it around work or studying. If you want to work on your project throughout the week too then we won’t stop you!

LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE..

..and non-like minded people. Film is a collaborative medium and works best when everybody brings their own areas of expertise to a project. We aim to mix talent from one field with others outside their usual circle of contacts.

FINISH IT

Lack of a deadline can lead to projects dragging on and on. The intensive (but not impossible) constraints of Action On The Side force filmmakers to be realistic with their aims and results in a finished piece of work at the end of the month.