Adelaide Film Festival


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Adelaide Film Festival Volunteer Page!

 

                                                             

 

If you are looking to join - whether it's to make new friends, gain some experience within the events industry, or learn new skills - then this is the place for you!

  • More information will be provided prior to commencing as a volunteer.
  • You will receive training as part of this role.

 

Adelaide Film Festival is proud to be part of The Festival Volunteer Network (FVN), an independent, not for profit service created to connect volunteers to the 13 major arts festivals in South Australia that make up Festival City Adelaide.

 

The FVN aims to increase the quality of experiences for both volunteers and festivals. In addition to providing volunteer recruitment, administration and management via Better Impact’s volunteer management software, the FVN will connect volunteers via news about other festival volunteering opportunities.

 

By applying to volunteer at Adelaide Film Festival you automatically join the FVN family!

 

More information on the FVN can be found here (FVN-INFO-GUIDE-2023.pdf (festivalcityadelaide.com.au). If you do not wish to be contacted by the FVN please indicate this preference on your application form.

 

IMPORTANT:

  • If you have volunteered with Adelaide Film Festival since 2018, we will likely have your existing application/information and would have contacted you already about the process for this year’s festival. If you have volunteered with us before but not heard from us, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator at cecile@adelaidefilmfestival.org

 

  • If you have previously used Better Impact to volunteer at another FVN festival or unrelated organisation, you do not need to create a new account with your basic details. Instead, choose the right-hand option when prompted to register and enter the username and password for your existing account. You will then be directed to our application form. Please remember not to create duplicate accounts. If you cannot remember your log in details, please use these instructions to reset:

https://support.betterimpact.com/siteguide/help-with-lost-passwords/


If you have any questions about volunteering with us, please email:

info@adelaidefilmfestival.org

Below are general interests (roles/opportunities). These are currently just for your information; full details to be provided to successful applicants at a later date. You will be able to indicate which role / opportunity you are interested in on the application form.

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General Interests

Front of House – Adelaide Film Festival

 

This role involves the following tasks:

  • Welcoming guests
  • Answering questions about the festival / program
  • Helping guests with the AFF app, to access program and purchase tickets
  • Waiting at events
  • Ushering, ticket scanning (at doors), and front of house duties as prescribed by Front of House Manager across cinema venues (Piccadilly, Palace Nova East End, The Mercury, Odeon Semaphore, Capri)
  • General cleaning duties as required
  • Any other tasks that may arise

More information will be provided prior to commencing this role.

You will receive training as part of this role.

Applicants with proper certification will be given preference.

Production – Adelaide Film Festival

This role involves the following tasks: 

  • Bump in and bump out at cinemas and AFF events
  • Stage/equipment set-up
  • Any other tasks that may arise
  • Please note: this role is physically intensive. If you have any questions about the kind of work required for this role, please contact us at info@adelaidefilmfestival.org

More information will be provided prior to commencing this role.

You will receive training as part of this role.

General Volunteer - Adelaide Film Festival

By selecting this 'General Volunteer' role, you may be placed in any of our current roles, as directed by our Volunteer Coordinator.

More information will be provided prior to commencing this role.

You will receive training as part of this role.

Mission Statement

Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) celebrates and explores Australian and international screen culture screen culture with a unique program of screenings, forums, special events and engagement opportunities. One of the boldest and most innovative in the country, AFF is renowned internationally as a platform for exciting new Australian talent, ranking in Variety's list of "50 Unmissable Film Festivals". Originally presented biennially in March, AFF has been held in October since 2013.

 

AFF's Mission is:

  • to present a festival which celebrates and explores contemporary Australian and international screen culture with a unique program of screenings and special events, which aim to increase knowledge and participation.
  • to increase and stimulate innovative and new screen production through the provision of equity finance for work premiering at the Festival.
  • to raise the profile of arts and screen culture in South Australia for audiences and practitioners.