Festival Volunteers

Salary: Unpaid

The London East Asia Film Festival is looking for committed and enthusiastic volunteers to join its festival team for the week leading up to and during the festival.

The London East Asia Film Festival (LEAFF) is a non-profit arts organisation dedicated to promoting East Asian cinema in the UK. This year, LEAFF is celebrating its sixth edition, and is looking for committed and enthusiastic volunteers to join its festival team for the week leading up to and during the festival. From 21–31 October 2021, we will be screening 30–40 films from across East Asia in Central London.

About the role

As a volunteer you will have the opportunity to be involved in a variety of support roles during the festival including:

• assisting the Festival Director and Festival Co-ordinator,
• staffing the festival ticket and information desk,
• keeping audiences and the public informed about the festival,
• checking tickets and general ushering duties,
• other customer service and promotional tasks.

Key requirements for the role

• flexibility and the ability to quickly learn new tasks,
• a friendly and positive attitude, excellent interpersonal skills,
• being a team player,
• a passion for cinema or the arts.

What you will gain from the role

• a deeper understanding of how the film industry works,
• the experience of being part of the UK’s premiere film festivals,
• vital work experience and development of valuable skills, the chance to make valuable contacts and meet others who love cinema,
• a chance to see exciting films from across East Asia.

You will need to be able to commit to work at least 3 days and those with full time availability will be prioritised.

Please note, you will be given a full briefing to be able to follow all safety regulations for COVID-19 to keep yourself and our audience members safe during the festival.

To apply

Please e-mail festival@leaff.org.uk with your CV, brief personal statement, and include your availabilities for 21–31 October in the e-mail.

The closing date for this position is 07/10/2021 at 17:00