Mor Media Charity/Cornwall Film Festival 2023 volunteer programme
About
OtherRealms combines advances in technology with creativity and imagination to find new ways of exploring our digital world. OtherRealms film program runs in IRL + URL from July 2023 - March 2024 with community, event & outdoor cinema events; in November from the 16-19th, audiences of all types & stripes gather for the acclaimed Cornwall Film Festival program making the Film Festival an unparalleled experience at the forefront of technology, creativity and imagination.
Headliners bring star power, featuring red carpet premieres and gala film events with major and rising names in cinema. Big names, big talent The Narrative Feature Competition will feature previews and unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling. Non-fiction stories that demonstrate integrity, energy and unique voices in the Documentary Feature Competition. Scary, funny, sexy, controversial and provocative after-dark features together with bite-sized bits for night owls and the terminally curious for all of your sex, gore, and funny bone cravings. Core acclaimed International standout features from filmmakers from around the world.
Narrative competition shorts the lineup of short films across seven competitive sections from local, national and international filmmaking talent, featuring the most innovative and adventurous ideas from filmmakers whose short films demonstrate distinctive and genuine storytelling, stylistic boldness, strength of form, and the ambition to use the medium in a way that resists cliché.
We are currently seeking exceptional individuals to join our film festival team and to play an active role in the production of this year’s Film Festival and wider events. We believe in a lifelong commitment to our team and will help you in any way we can realise your ambitions in the media industry!
Time Commitment
We will hold a general team meeting on a Monday morning at 11am. Festival-specific 2 x monthly meetings from September (1 hr). Venue training (2 hrs date tbc) in the runup to the festival in November. You will be required to join us for the festival weekend and we also expect you to come to some, but not all, external events. In addition to the meetings, there are occasional working group meetings, and volunteers are encouraged to attend events, CoLabs and Network socials. Your own transport would be an advantage but not essential
Benefits
In return for your support, you will receive a Team t-shirt and tickets to the festival (when you are not on shift) You will be given an open reference and credit for your work. An opportunity to develop a network of people with a shared passion for the media industry.
Film Festival Volunteer Coordinator 2023
Basic Information
Salary Part-time, voluntary role
Location Falmouth /Penryn (Festival) & Around Cornwall
Commitment 3 x 6 hour shifts over festival weekend (November) quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings
The Role
As a volunteer coordinator, great communication and organisation skills are essential for this role, you will love spreadsheets and organising people's shifts & handling data. Your duties will include the organisation and management of the evaluation and reporting of the festival. You will be required to collate the data and load it onto a project log, be responsible for encouraging and motivating others, you will be venue-based during the festival.
Film Festival Production Crew
Basic Information
Salary Part-time, voluntary role
Location Falmouth /Penryn (Festival) & Around Cornwall
Commitment 3 x 6-hour shifts over the festival weekend (November) quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings
The Role
Over the festival weekend, you will be working alongside one of our festival producers to shoot a range of footage including; interviews; piece to camera; cutaways and vox pops. You will work independently and have the highest level of professionalism. You will be representing the festival in this role and be working alongside Directors, board members, volunteers and the general public.
Kit required - Access to recording equipment:Video Tripod: Handheld rig (shoulder rig/camera cage etc) Preferable: C100 or similar camera system with external xlr/3.5 mic
We would ideally cut this for release but if not possible, in a file format ready for edit (Not in camera formats I.e .MXF)
Film Festival Photography
Basic Information
Salary Part-time, voluntary role
Location Falmouth /Penryn (Festival) & Around Cornwall
Commitment 3 x 6 hour shifts over festival weekend (16 - 20th November) quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings
Opening Date
The Role
You will be the festival photographer in all aspects of work at the film festival you will assist with everything from administering a shoot, to setting up locations, to working with talent and the creative team. You should be organised, proactive and practical, and anticipate the needs of the team. You must have good communication skills, be able to foresee and evaluate potential problems, and deal with them calmly. You need to be working with people of all ages and should understand consent. Being skilled in image-manipulation and image software working with the festival social media team, with good office skills, paying close attention to detail would be an advantage, as would having your own digital camera.
Film Festival Box Office Assistant/Front of House
Basic Information
Salary Part-time, voluntary role
Location Falmouth /Penryn (Festival) & Around Cornwall
Commitment 3 x 6 hour shifts over festival weekend (16 - 20th November) quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings
The Role
For this role, you will need to have a keen interest in film and be able to communicate a complex film programme to members of the public. You should have a good understanding of all the times, venues and types of event happening, have great customer service and manage multiple tasks. You need to be warm and friendly, give support with taking surveys and support the site team.
Film Festival Stewarding
Basic Information
Salary Part-time, voluntary role
Location Falmouth /Penryn (Festival) & Around Cornwall
Commitment 3 x 6 hour shifts over festival weekend (16 - 20th November) quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings
The Role
This is the entry level position if you have never worked at an event before! As a Steward, you will join the festival team in delivering the festival weekend at The Poly, Falmouth in November and outreach community events throughout November. You are the front line of our flagship event and will be an important part of the team. Your role is to make customers feel welcome and enjoy their experience of the festival. You will help make sure the screenings of films progress in a smooth and timely manner, help audiences to the right screen and their seats. You will need to attend a volunteer briefing and training sessions in November.
You’ll be responsible for speaking to festival attendees, both public and professional, getting their feedback and conducting surveys - excellent record-keeping is essential for this. You will also be required to collate data and load it onto a project log. You will be responsible for motivating other volunteers to assist you. You will be venue-based during the festival.
Film Festival Reporter
Basic Information
Salary Part-time, voluntary role
Location Falmouth /Penryn (Festival) & Around Cornwall
Commitment 4 hours per week from September, plus the festival weekend (16 - 20th November) quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings
The Role
As a Cornwall Film Festival reporter, you will research, write, report on information, conduct interviews with industry professionals, engage in audience research, make online news reports and populate the website. As the festival reporter, you may split your time between working behind the scenes and going out to witness events or interviewing people. You will need excellent communication and writing skills. Good research skills, self-confidence, and the ability to make people feel relaxed, the ability to absorb information quickly, able to write in an appropriate style and have good keyboard and IT skills across a variety of digital platforms.
Film Festival Social Media Assistant
Basic Information
Salary Part-time, voluntary role
Location Falmouth /Penryn (Festival) & Around Cornwall
Commitment 4 hours per week from September, plus the festival weekend (16 - 20th November) quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings
The Role
We need a creative social media person who understands a range of digital platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Eventbrite, e-newsletters and Wix websites (desirable). In this role you will create dynamic written, graphics, and video content. Optimise content for search engine optimization (SEO). Create content that promotes audience interaction, increases audience presence before the festival, encourages audience participation, and attendance. You will work as part of a team to develop the larger festival output. You will be able to propose new ideas and concepts for social media content, and coordinate ad campaigns with the social media strategy, organise timelines and scheduled content to create a consistent stream of new content for audience interaction. You will work closely with the photography and reporter teams.
Film Festival Video Editor
Basic Information
Salary Part-time, voluntary role
Location Falmouth /Penryn (Festival) & Around Cornwall
Commitment 4 hours per week from September, plus the festival weekend (16 - 20th November) quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings
The Role
- To produce a 2.30 min festival trailer from the cleared EPK (electronic press kits) provided by distributors. Including dynamic graphics that aline with the 2023 brand and key sponsors logos.
- Manage all the film trailers for our platforms, primarily YouTube channel, consulting the film schedule and creating playlists, gathering enhanced information (directors interviews) and communicating the festival location of screening, date, time and ticket links
Film Festival Marketing/Communications Assistant
Basic Information
Salary Part-time, voluntary role
Location Falmouth /Penryn (Festival) & Around Cornwall
Commitment 4 hours per week from September, plus the festival weekend (13 - 15th November) quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings
The Role
We are recruiting a communication team to help promote and engage audiences all over Cornwall. You could be experienced working in your local community and could build links to local groups & organisations. You would help promote the film festival in general and Mor Media’s wider role. We are particularly looking for young people aged 18-25 who can talk about the festival’s work to schools, youth & community groups. All the material is provided - sessions are usually 2 hrs long (some evenings required)
Are you great at getting the word out about an event ? You will work with our social media, editor and design teams to spread our message far and wide. This role includes helping with mailouts, print management, flyering and promotions.