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Committee Member Title – Communications Team (Our Communications Champion is Lottie Taylor) within our Communications team we will also be looking for Ambassadors to represent the film festival and attend local events /student fairs.

Location: You don’t have to be based in Lowestoft and can support us remotely.

Closing Date: 29th September 2024

Volunteer Role: Expenses only – Travel, Food & (where subject to sufficient sponsorship accommodation during the festival if needed)

Hours: 3-5 hours a week in your spare time (Including a monthly in-person/virtual festival committee meeting and it’s also beneficial for you to be available for our festival 22-25 May 2025)

We would not expect you to do anymore than 5 hours a week and this is purely a guide.

Role purpose:

This role sits within our festival committee, our Communications Team will help spread the word about Sunrise Film Festival (SFF) across all media forms, from our social media, website, newsletters, and festival marketing material.

You will shape the unique look of SFF 2025 guided by our brand guidelines, this team of officers will also have the responsibility of designing the festival programme (with the support of Sunrise Studios), posters, flyers, merchandise, and online branding; along with shaping a year-long marketing strategy and putting out content before and after the annual festival.

The roles for this team make for excellent career experience in the creative industries for someone who is looking to use their design and communication skills to support a growing film festival and have their work printed, displayed, and seen by thousands of people online and in-person.

Within our communications team we will also be looking to recruit dedicated ambassadors to represent and spread the word about Sunrise Film Festival at local events, student fairs and other events we may be invited too.

You will also have opportunities to attend other industry events, regional film hub events and other festivals, free access to our monthly film club, and annual festival events.

Main Responsibilities:

• Excellent communication skills, both for external communication and internal communication – you will be working closely with Joshua Freemantle, one of the festival founders and our Communications Champion Lottie Taylor.
• Willingness to understand the Sunrise Film Festival brand and communicate it across many different platforms.
• Excellent written English and experience proofreading and editing is a plus.
• Ability to think creatively about what would make for engaging content on the website, social media and in articles and interviews.
• Ability to take initiative in relation to what festival information should be widely publicised and when it is best to do this.
• Ability to work on quick turnarounds and in a fast-paced environment during the festival.
• Willingness to learn new skills, we’ll also provide you with training opportunities.
• Any previous press and comms, social media and/or website management skills are a plus.

Committee Member Title – Submissions & Programming Team (Inc. 1 Role for Submissions & Programming Champion) 

Location: You don’t have to be based in Lowestoft and can support us remotely.

Closing Date: 29th September 2024

Volunteer Role: Expenses only – Travel, Food & (where subject to sufficient sponsorship accommodation during the festival if needed)

Hours: 3-5 hours a week in your spare time (Including a monthly in-person/virtual festival committee meeting and it’s also beneficial for you to be available for our festival 22-25 May 2025)

We would not expect you to do anymore than 5 hours a week and this is purely a guide.

Role purpose:

This role sits within our festival committee, our Submissions & Programming Team is integral to the success of the smooth running of managing competition entries coming in from across the UK and internationally, assigning films to our online volunteer screening committee members and to our Judges/Jury, and guided by our festival founders and with input from other festival committee festival members you will also get to shape what some of our 2025 festival strands look like.

Positions within this festival committee department are perfect for someone passionate about supporting independent film, and wanting to make the film industry more accessible. Team members are responsible for managing film submissions that come in through Filmfreeway and organising films to be viewed by our screening committee, and then onto our professional Judges/Juries. You will also shape strands within our 2025 festival programme, pitch ideas for other aspects of programming, workshops and events as well as ideas for special screenings of other potential feature films/short films. After the notification period notifying successful films that are included in our 2025 edition you will also support the Awards/Events Team with any communication support needed with successful filmmakers.

You will also have opportunities to attend other industry events, regional film hub events and other festivals, free access to our monthly film club, and annual festival events.

Main Responsibilities:

• A passion for film is the most important thing for this role 🙂
• Organisational skills – you will be in close contact with Joshua Freemantle, one of the festival founders, our Submissions & Programming Champion and be included in monthly committee updates.
• Creative approach to supporting the programming and managing submissions of a festival.
• Excellent communication skills, both for external communication and internal communication.
• Willingness to understand the Sunrise Film Festival programming focuses

• Ability to work in a team, you will not be an alone in the festivals Submissions & Programming team.
• Knowledge of Excel/Google Sheets is helpful, though not required.

• Ability to work on quick turnarounds, this is nothing to be scared about it’s more so about us finalising our full programme for this, if we had an influx in submissions, you would receive extra support.
• Willingness to learn new skills, we’ll also provide you with training opportunities.

Committee Member Title – Awards/Events Team (Inc. 1 Role for Awards/Events Champion)

Location: You don’t have to be based in Lowestoft and can support us remotely.

Closing Date: 29th September 2024

Volunteer Role: Travel, Food & (where subject to sufficient sponsorship accommodation during the festival if needed)

We would not expect you to do anymore than 5 hours a week and this is purely a guide.

Hours: 3-5 hours a week in your spare time (Including a monthly in-person/virtual festival committee meeting and it’s also beneficial for you to be available for our festival 22-25 May 2025)

Role purpose:

This role sits within our festival committee, Our Awards and Events team officers are integral to the success of the festival as we approach the most important process of the festival, your role will include corresponding with nominated filmmakers, support with any queries on attending the festival and ensuring that all materials have been received from them to our internal deadlines for smooth running of screening their films as part of our 2025 festival programme.

Leasing with the Submissions & Programming team you will also finalise the details for each category award and seek to secure potential prizes/mentor opportunities for our category/craft awardees. You will also have the shared responsibility of planning our festival awards ceremony and festival opening night event/open ceremony (for design elements of these you will work alongside our Communications Team and our festival founders).

As part of this role, you also have the creative freedom to put forward ideas for other events within your team that could be part of the festival programming. These are particularly rewarding roles due to the ongoing personal communication officers will have throughout run up to festival with filmmakers.

You will also have opportunities to attend other industry events, regional film hub events and other festivals, free access to our monthly film club, and annual festival events.

Main Responsibilities:

• A passion for film is equally important for this role too 🙂
• Organisational skills – you will be in close contact with Joshua Freemantle, one of the festival founders, our Awards & Events Champion and be included in monthly committee updates.
• Creative approach to supporting the awards admin and other aspects of the role.
• Excellent communication skills, both for external communication and internal communication.

• Ability to work in a team, you will not be an alone in the festivals Awards & Events team.
• Knowledge of Excel/Google Sheets is helpful, though not required.
• Ability to work on quick turnarounds, this is nothing to be scared about it’s more so about keeping our nominees happy and informed.
• Willingness to learn new skills, we’ll also provide you with training opportunities.