We catch up with James Doherty, the creator of Action On The Side, about his film and television projects.

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.

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...

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...

Scriptwriting, Filmmaking, Composing - oh my!

Check out our shorts on film social media site Letterboxd

Enter our Short Script Competition through Film Freeway - Earlybird Deadline Extended!!

When is the next project? What have we been up to?

In March 2021, Action On The Side ran a virtual work experience for Level 3 Media students. Nathan R created a Machinima from the game...

In March 2021, Action On The Side ran a virtual Work Experience for Level 3 Media students. This article has been written as part of...

Psychological Thrillers: what are they and how do you make one? Part 1 in a series

In March 2021, Action On The Side ran a virtual Work Experience for Level 3 Media students. This article has been written as part of...

Five things I learnt from watching horror shorts on Alter