Volunteers needed during the week of the Rhode Island International Film Festival Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Flickers Arts Collaborative

WHAT: FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival Volunteer Program

WHEN: August 7-12, 2012 

WHERE: Providence, Barrington, Bristol, Westerly and Jamestown, Rhode Island

WHO: Flickers, Newport Film Society & Arts Collaborative, creator of the Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF)

On August 7, 2012, Flickers celebrates its 30th Anniversary Year and kicks-off its 16th annual Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) in Providence, RI. This week-long celebration of independent cinema and film arts is New England's largest film festival and only Academy Award (i.e. "Oscars") qualifying event. Out of the 7,000-plus film festivals worldwide, only 75 of them share this distinction. In addition to film screenings, the festival will feature the return of the RI Film Forum-geared to be a region-wide educational workshop on bringing film production to the Ocean State-award ceremonies, filmmaker symposia, the annual ScriptBiz Screenwriting Workshop, a walking tour of film locations in Providence, and networking events. For more information about the festival, please visit www.rifilmfest.org  

Flickers is seeking volunteers in all aspects of the festival including: 

* Box Office

* Industry

* Data Entry

* Administration

* Panels

* Press

* Events

* Production

* Publications/writing/editing

* Promotions

* Screenings

* Sponsorship

* Ushering

* Transportation

* Tech

* Travel & Hotel

* Volunteer Management  

Volunteers will sign up for shifts through RIIFF's online volunteer system. For every two hours you volunteer, Flickers will donate one free movie ticket.

Visit this link to fill out an application: http://www.film-festival.org/pdf/VolunteerApplication2012x.pdf and either send your completed form to shookanson@film-festival.org or mail it to: 

FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival™

Office: 83 Park Street, Suite 1
Providence, RI. 02903 United States
401.861.4445. * www.RIFilmFest.org

Thank you!  

The RIIFF Team