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Screening: Tues 26 Aug
Kill Jill is screening at Big Cheese Arts' event The Projection Room, Tuesday 26th August 2025.
Patricia Hetherington
Aug 251 min read


James Doherty and his filmmaking journey
We catch up with James Doherty, the creator of Action On The Side, about his film and television projects.
eightfolk
Jun 245 min read


Returning to Cinema SoundEx 2025: Kata & RedFish
Kata Szanizló and RedFish (Tony Gee) speak about their experiences with Cinema SoundEX in 2023 and why they have returned for 2025.
eightfolk
May 274 min read


Aravali AOTS 48HR Film Competition winner Cathy Kostova
Kicking off the newest genre added to the competition with a win, we gave Cathy Kostova—writer, director, producer—a Q&A on the musical dance entry with her team, à la Mike Leigh.
eightfolk
May 113 min read


The Sci-Fi London 48-Hour Film Challenge
One of the challenges we set ourselves this year is to enter the 48-hour film competitions run by other organisations. The first one of...
Patricia Hetherington
Apr 171 min read


The Aravali AOTS 48-Hour Film Competition
The results from our first Aravali AOTS 48-hour film competition
Patricia Hetherington
Apr 173 min read


AOTS at the British Films Market
We recently had a stall at the British Films Market in North Dulwich
Patricia Hetherington
Nov 23, 20241 min read
September/October update
September Update Today we released our latest short film, THE SOCK Once you have watched the film, please complete our Feedback Form We...
Patricia Hetherington
Oct 1, 20241 min read
Announcing our next short film!
Announcing The Sock, our September 2024 short film
Patricia Hetherington
Sep 10, 20241 min read


AOTS 48 HR: Less than two weeks to go!
Ten days until the competition - find out what's happening
Patricia Hetherington
Jun 25, 20241 min read


March 2024: Preproduction Weekend in Southall
Announcing the location for our March 2024 project (Preproduction Weekend): OPEN Southall
Patricia Hetherington
Feb 5, 20242 min read


Looking forward to 2024
Happy New Year!! Looking back at 2023, it's been a good year. We had the Short Screenplay Award, Cinema SoundEX, and the Ealing 48 film...
Patricia Hetherington
Jan 2, 20241 min read


and they're off!
We have 11 teams competing in the inaugural Action On The Side Ealing 48 | 48-hour film competition Our Kick-Off Event at OPEN Ealing...
Patricia Hetherington
Nov 4, 20231 min read


Haven't got a team? We got you!
It's just over two weeks until the inaugural Action On The Side EALING 48 | 48-hour film competition. Have you got your team? But what if...
Patricia Hetherington
Oct 19, 20231 min read


THE EALING 48
The Ealing 48 is a new 48-hour film competition that we're running. Get your team together! You'll have just 48 hours to write, shoot,...
Patricia Hetherington
Oct 15, 20231 min read


Upcoming Projects 2023
Scriptwriting, Filmmaking, Composing - oh my!
Patricia Hetherington
Aug 25, 20231 min read


Ready for JUNE?
The June short film project kicks off in just TWO WEEKS! Sign up now
Patricia Hetherington
May 21, 20231 min read


Regular Script Development Workshops
We're BACK Writers, Storytellers, Creators Join us for our fortnightly script development workshops. Wednesdays, 18:30-20:30, meeting in...
Patricia Hetherington
Apr 11, 20231 min read


AOTS shorts on Letterboxd
Check out our shorts on film social media site Letterboxd
Patricia Hetherington
Feb 23, 20231 min read


Three things I learnt working for the Ealing Film Festival
In November, I joined the team running the Ealing Film Festival as their Volunteer Coordinator. It was their second year running the...
Patricia Hetherington
Jan 1, 20222 min read
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