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Toronto Youth Shorts is Ontario's largest youth-focused film festival, run by a volunteer force of savvy young professionals with a passion for the arts and visual storytelling. 

The festival is currently recruiting volunteers to join our team to mount the 12th season of the festival, taking place on August 14-15, 2020. Volunteers will have a chance to learn from one another, engage experienced working professionals in the entertainment and media industry, while taking a proactive role in the planning and execution of one of Toronto's longest running film festivals. If you have a high level of enthusiasm for the arts and an interest in applying your skills to a small but growing film festival celebrated by the community, this is a great opportunity for you. Students in post-secondary and recent graduates welcome to apply.
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Roles being considered are:
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Marketing
  • Take lead in curation of social media and web content
  • Research opportunities in outbound advertising, including public event postings
  • Connect with potential promotional partners across the GTA
  • Assist Events team with on-site execution of events
  • Outreach to press and local film writers to raise awareness of programming and event
    • Knowledge of film festivals a great asset
    • Knowledge of Toronto events and social scene a great asset
    • Experience with public relations, ad agencies, a really great asset
Events
  • Take lead on-site for execution of all events, including screenings, after parties, and receptions
  • Act as point of contact for all operation and logistics personnel for venues
  • Recruit and manage volunteers for events
    • Experience in Volunteer Management a great asset
    • Experience in volunteering for film festivals an asset
    • Knowledge of Toronto's event venues an asset
Programming
  • Review over 40 hours of film content over the period of one month, providing detailed notes on why a title should or should not be considered for festival screening
  • Attend screenings hosted by the community, including year-end film school screenings and industry presentations
  • Assist in drafting programming statements for marketing materials
  • Conduct Q&As with filmmakers at festival
    • Knowledge of film festivals a great asset
    • Some film or art curation experience a great asset
We're pretty flexible with schedules and do our best to accommodate school/other work commitments but this is a semi-longterm commitment, lasting from March until September, with an expectation to meet 1-2 times a month (typically weekend afternoons) and corresponding regularly through email and social media during other periods. 

How to apply
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Interested parties should contact Henry Wong, the Festival Director, at torontoyouthshorts [at] gmail.com with "2020 Festival Executive" in the subject line and include a resume plus statement on what role you would like to be considered for and why you wish to join the committee. Please include phone contact in your application.

Email: torontoyouthshorts [at] gmail [dot] com