Each year the UK Jewish Film Festival presents the best in Jewish content feature films, documentaries and shorts from around the world to UK audiences. As well as screening films we also invite filmmakers to engage with our audiences, as well as arranging post-screening panel discussions and hosting a whole variety of other special events.

Our volunteers perform many tasks that are crucial to the running of this, the largest Jewish film festival in Europe. The experience of volunteering for the UK Jewish Film Festival is exciting, rewarding and challenging. We very much hope you will join us and get involved with our tour starting in February and/or our 2010 festival starting in November.

Website Volunteer
We would like to welcome a website volunteer (to start immediately). Our website needs updating on a regular basis with new films, screenings and events. This is an opportunity to play an integral role in developing the festival’s public face. It is an important role which will require good literacy skills, creativity and a basic level of computer know-how. Ideally the candidate would be available 1-2 days per week. This opportunity would suit someone already conversant in website maintenance seeking to perfect their skills in a creative environment or a quick learner interested in marketing and website design.

a. West End Gala Team
Working on a variety of tasks both back-stage and front of house before, during and after the Opening Night West End Gala. You will be needed on site from 5pm until around 11:30pm. For this role you will receive a free gala film ticket and one free ticket to a festival film of your choice (subject to availability).

Community Marketing Assistants
Working on the distribution of festival marketing materials in September and October. You will ideally need a car with a clean drivers licence. This requires you to commit to 3 full mornings distributing materials to an agreed list of targets.

Audience volunteers for one evening only. Free access to all the films that evening.

Office Volunteers

We also need office volunteers with an eye for detail willing to help with the day-to-day running of our busy festival office. Work will be varied and ranges from basic administrative support to contributing to the marketing of the festival (to start immediately).

If you are interested please email your CV to info@ukjff.org.uk

We are also looking for volunteers to help with distribution of festival programmes around London in September.

b. Audience Database Assistants

Asking audience members on a one-to-one basis to fill out UKJFF database information cards before each screening. This job will suit you if you're not shy. This requires you to commit to 6 shifts in the first or the second week of the festival. One shift comprises 1/2 hr before and after each screening.

c. Audience Award Assistants
Handing out voting cards to the audience in cinemas at Festival screenings, and encouraging people to fill them in and collecting them at the end of screenings. This job will suit you if you're not shy. This requires you to commit to 6 shifts in the first or the second week of the festival. One shift comprises the 1/2 hr before and after each screening.

You will need to have the confidence to deal with a range of people to ensure that festival materials are prominently and appropriately displayed.

All volunteers will be asked to wear a volunteer badge whilst working as volunteers in festival venues. The festival will cover all expenses reasonably incurred in carrying out volunteer work as long as these have been agreed with the festival in advance and all receipts are provided.

If you are interested in volunteering for the UK Jewish Film Festival please send your details by email to: info@ukjff.org.uk
or call the office on 020 3176 0048.