Interested in volunteering for Denver Film? I hope to schedule an event soon where we can volunteer as a group. If you are interested, the first step is to sign up on the organization’s registration page, here.
I registered last week, and this week I received my first newsletter from the volunteer coordinator, Seth Degler. The newsletter discussed two main topics: the upcoming mini-fests to be held at the Sie FilmCenter, and screening films for the Denver Film Festival.
First, there are five mini-fests coming up, and the volunteer shifts will be posted for those soon. I’m hoping that we can get a group of DCCers together to work at least one shift together. Here are the upcoming festivals; watch for a DCC event or two for volunteering.
- Colorado Dragon Boat Film Fest: March 20th – 22nd
- Denver Silent Film Fest: April 10th – 12th
- Women+Film Fest: April 24th – 26th
- SeriesFest: May 6th–10th
- CinemaQ: May 29th – 31st
Second, they are now accepting applications for volunteers to watch and review submissions for this year’s Denver Film Festival. If you are interested in doing that, contact Ambriehl Turrentine at ambriehl@denverfilm.org. (I don’t know if you need to sign up on the general volunteer registration page, too, but it wouldn’t hurt.)
Here is the job description from Ambriehl:
I’ll typically assign films in batches of 10 hours - there will be a variety of shorts, features, narratives, documentaries, and animation. After watching, please submit a brief review (at least a few sentences) of each film as well as your ratings. You’ll see a star rating system for various items like Direction, Writing, Cinematography, etc. You’ll also give us your recommendation using one of the button options - Pass, Recommend, Award Worthy, or Maybe. I ask that screeners finish each batch of films within 3 weeks of them being assigned.
Once you complete a batch, please send me an email and I can get you another batch to watch. Though there’s no required minimum number of hours to watch, completing at least 30 hours of screening will earn you a staff badge for DFF, which comes with six ticket vouchers to pre-order General Admission film presentations during DFF. With this badge, you will also be able to request film tickets an hour before the showtimes based on availability. You must screen at least 30 hours of films to qualify for a DFF staff badge.
Our film submissions close in July and I expect screening to end in early to mid-August. If you complete your 30 hours before that, you’re more than welcome to stop. It’s up to you!
I’ll check in every few weeks throughout the process to make sure it’s going well, and I’m always happy to chat about films (submitted to DFF or otherwise) you’ve seen 🙂
Thank you! -Ambriehl