Barbican Young Film Programmers

Salary: Unpaid (bursaries available)

The Barbican Centre is looking for its next cohort of Young Film Programmers as part of its Young Creatives programme.

About Barbican Young Film Programmers

Transform your passion for film into practice by curating, marketing and delivering the Chronic Youth film festival at the Barbican.

Young Film Programmers is a programme aimed at 16- to 25-year-olds who are passionate about film and eager to dive into the world of programming.

As a Young Film Programmer, you will be equipped with the skills to put on film events, find out exactly what it takes to create your own cinema event and spend quality time with a group of people who are as enthusiastic about film as you are.

Guiding you through the programme is our esteemed course leader, Isra Al Kassi, an experienced programmer and co-founder of T A P E Collective and has worked for Reclaim The Frame, Catford Mews and the Ritzy Cinema. Each month she will be joined by Curators from our Cinema team or film industry guests who will give you insights into programming, marketing, running events and festivals, film distribution and other aspects of film production and exhibition.

During the course, you are required to watch many films from around the world, widening and honing your tastes and acquiring programming skills, moving on to collectively programme, market and deliver Chronic Youth film events in our cinemas. Outings are also organised to other venues to watch films.

Please note, participants will be required to watch films and work on the programming between sessions.  There will also be deadlines for submitting the programme to the cinema department and marketing deadlines for the festival to meet.

What you’ll gain

• Mentorship from industry-leading experts
• Free tickets to Barbican film screenings in cinema and on demand
• Knowledge of film and the film industry
• Gain practical marketing, event planning and delivery, and live hosting experience
• Hands-on experience programming and delivering film events from curation and event planning to hosting Q&As
• A network of professionals working in film, as well as establishing your own contacts within your peer group of film fans

What you’ll do

• Attend sessions at the Barbican Centre on Wednesday evenings, 6.30-9:00pm, from September 2023 – April 2024.
• Work to create a series of film events
• Curate the Chronic Youth festival collectively with other group members and support from the Barbican (Festival to take place in April 2024)
• Organise and host the film events
• Contribute to marketing the screenings

Who you are

• Aged 16–25
• Open-minded, enthusiastic and ready to try something new and challenge themselves
• Enjoy and thrive working as part of a team
• Committed to the programme
• Don’t need prior qualifications

Please note, you must be a Young Barbican member to participate. It’s free to join. Sign up for free and access discounted tickets and exclusive events to amazing art and entertainment.

Bursaries

A bursary fund is available to assist in covering the cost of travel, childcare, Wi-Fi, or other costs that would prevent your application or participation. For more information, please visit our website.

Applications

To find out more information and apply, please visit our website, and click ‘Apply Now’ to complete our online application form.

If you have any questions, would like help filling in the form or have special access requirements relating to the application process or programme, please get in touch via creative.learning@barbican.org.uk with ‘Barbican Young Film Programmers’ in the subject line.

The closing date for this position is 11/09/2023 at 10:30