Festival Committee Volunteers

Salary: Expenses paid

Sunrise Film Festival is seeking Festival Committee Volunteers

Based in Lowestoft, Suffolk, Sunrise Film Festival is a nationally recognised event founded in 2021 by two passionate creatives, Joshua Freemantle and Patrick Johnson of Sunrise Studios, part of Access Community Trust.

Despite the challenges facing the film industry, Sunrise is dedicated to creating a vibrant platform for emerging filmmakers and making independent cinema accessible to new audiences in often overlooked communities.

Since our inception, we’ve proudly screened over 420 indie films and presented 44 awards, becoming a BFI Film Audience Network-backed and BIFA-qualifying festival for British Short Films. Our mission is to uplift undiscovered talent and bring fresh, diverse stories to the big screen.

About the roles

If you’re passionate about film and want to be part of something special, we’d love to have you join our volunteer team! Find out more at the Sunrise Film Festival website.

Within all roles you will be expected to attend monthly catchup committee meetings and from February 2025 these may be more frequent, alongside where possible being available over the festival weekend, 22-25 May 2025.

Sunrise is currently recruiting for:

• Communications committee volunteers
• Submissions & Programming committee volunteers
• Awards/Events committee volunteers

These are voluntary positions. Expenses will be paid.

Sunrise Film Festival is part of Access Community Trust, and the charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its young people and vulnerable adults using our services and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All DBS checks will be subsidised.

If you have any questions about any of the roles please get in touch with Joshua Freemantle, Festival Founder on info@sunrisefilmfestival.co.uk

How to apply

To apply for any of Sunrise’s volunteer committee roles please complete this short application form.

Applications received from individuals based in the East of England (incl. Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Bedford and Hertfordshire) will be prioritised.

The closing date for this position is 29/09/2024 at 23:59