Film Selector

Salary: Voluntary

Nottingham Film Festival is looking for film enthusiasts to join their team ahead of the 2025 festival.

Role details

• Voluntary role
• Flexible hours

Role Responsibilities

We are looking for film selectors to help us programme the festival. Your role will be to watch a package of films from a specific category and to provide concise, constructive feedback on each film, considering the values of the festival and the aims of each strand. You will need to attend online meetings to discuss your films and help with programming decisions.

We are a small and enthusiastic team on a new festival, so the more you would like to get involved, the better! We would like each film selector to watch around five hours of films, but if you would like to be more involved in the festival, we are happy to support you and welcome your input.

Person Specifications

You will have:

• Passion for short films
• Wide range of interest in film genres
• Strong written communication skills
• A commitment to supporting local and student filmmakers

How to apply

Please email your CV and a cover letter (no more than 300 words) explaining your interest in this position to contact@nottinghamfilmfestival.com

About Nottingham Film Festival

Nottingham Film Festival is entering its second year, and we are looking for a team of film pre-selectors to help develop our programme. We are based out of Mammoth, A Climate Action Cinema, and our festival is built from our basis in community-building, environmental sustainability and local activism. We accept films in categories addressing mental health, the environment, queer stories, dance and more, and our events aim to encourage networking for filmmakers and direct communication with our audience.

The closing date for this position is 30/06/2025 at 23:59