LFF Assistant Programmer (Maternity Cover)

Salary: £23,199 - £27,141 pro rata

The BFI Festival team is looking for a part time Assistant Film Programmer to join them on a fixed term contract until December 2018 covering maternity leave arrangements, to work with a busy team delivering the 62nd BFI London Film Festival in October 2018.

Reporting to the Senior Film Programmer, this role will work alongside other Film Programmers, and external Programme Advisors, to the vision of the Artistic Director, to deliver a programme of films that differentiates the BFI in terms of quality, uniqueness and relevance to global dialogue and debate around the moving image.
Every year the Festival receives a large number of films through the open submissions process, and the main focus of this role will be the management of these submissions. Through personal viewing and delegating viewing across the programme team and external open submissions viewers, the post-holder will ensure new filmmaking voices continue to be championed. The post therefore requires impeccable administration skills, team working and an ability to be meticulous in a busy deadline-driven environment.

Holding a strong knowledge of the international film festival and UK distribution landscapes, preferably having established relationships in these sectors, the post-holder will play a fundamental role in maintaining our Open Submission viewing process, and be able to engage in discussion around films, to articulate a film’s qualities, flaws and potential audience, beyond personal taste.

Based in Central London, you will enjoy benefits such as the pension scheme, excellent family support, 28-33 days annual leave, tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 08 February 2018.
First interviews will be held in the week commencing 26 February 2018.

Further details about the post can be found here. To apply, please visit https://bfijobsandopportunities.bfi.org.uk/

The closing date for this position is 08/02/2018 at 23:59