Jobs and Opportunities

World Film Collective (http://worldfilmcollective.com/) require a talented documentary filmmaker to direct the edit of a short documentary film promoting their work.  

WFC is a charity which teaches filmmaking to disadvantaged young people around the globe, using equipment that is sustainable, accessible and affordable, providing them a rare chance to tell their stories.

Several hours of footage has been filmed during their workshops in Brazil, Palestine, South Africa and the UK, and now needs to be edited down into an engaging film.  

WFC can provide, if required, access to editing facilites and an editor, as well as graphics and script editing support.  Unfortunately this is a no-budget project due to WFC's charitable status, although travel expenses within London can be covered.

A quick turnaround is required so we're looking for someone raring to go!  Please send a CV and a brief introductory email including your availability over the next 3 weeks to: jacqueline [AT] cantab.net

Thanks and best wishes.

From Andy Hunter @ Maverick Media:

We are looking for a documentary filmmaker who can document the production process and shoot of an upcoming advert. We want to capture the technical processes and the people involved in a “fly on the wall” style. You will need to be fully available over the next 4 weeks. We will not require you to film every day but you must be available to capture key points which could fall anywhere within this window.

We are looking for someone who can self shoot, edit and deliver the project individually within tight timelines and to a professional standard. We have post facilities but someone with their own shooting kit is a big bonus.

The client is an international computer games company. This job would suite a graduate looking to develop contacts and showreel work. Applicants should have both of the below to qualify for consideration:

• Tangible and referenced experience self shooting, editing and delivering projects of a similar documentary style.
• A relevant showreel or portfolio piece available online.

We are not looking for any other creative suppliers at this moment so please do not apply if you do not fill all of the above criteria. The fee will be between 1000 and 1500 pounds.

Please apply to andy.hunter@maverickmedia.co.uk

Please don’t be offended if you do not hear back from your application, we often receive 100’s of replies so sadly it is just not feasible.

Web Page :www.maverickmedia.co.uk

Do you have a passion for people, their lives and their issues?

Are you interested in capturing them on camera and making it into a different kind of movie?

Could you inform, entertain and surprise an audience?

Northern Film & Media in partnership with Community Channel and Sheffield Doc/Fest are launching Capture 2010 a factual and documentary talent development scheme. We will provide you with access to industry professionals, talent spotters, broadcasters, exhibition platforms and some project funding.

We are looking for energetic Film Makers who have a passion for making content that could make a difference to an issue, a cause or a community.

We want to find talent that has a desire to innovate and are willing to go the extra mile to draw attention to their projects and reach a wide audience.

For more details, and to download an application form, see the Northern Film and Media site.

Deadline for applications: 12th February 2010

16 month Contract from March 2010 to July 2011, £16500 pro rata

Sheffield Doc/Fest is the UK's premier documentary festival, market and conference. Doc/Fest delivers events all year round with the major event, the festival, over 5 days in November. The festival team is small and prides itself on the boutique nature of the festival and the year round excellent service it provides the industry and audience.

This role involves the coordination of existing and developing marketplace activities, in order to assist the Marketplace Producer in the production and development of all Marketplace activities. The Marketplace Assistant will help to develop the breadth of year-round marketplace events, the domestic and international profile of Sheffield Doc/Fest’s marketplace, coordinate market training opportunities, and increase the production value of MeetMarket and other marketplace events at the festival. (4 days per week). It also involves acting as a PA to the Festival Director (1 day per week)

Applicants  must have knowledge, and at least 1 year’s experience, of the documentary industry and marketplace/funding.

To apply please send a CV and brief covering letter to charlie@sidf.co.uk. Full job description is below.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS - MONDAY 8TH FEBRUARY

Job Description:
This role involves the coordination of existing and developing marketplace activities, in order to assist the Marketplace Producer in the production and development of all Marketplace activities. The Marketplace Assistant will help to develop the breadth of year-round marketplace events, the domestic and international profile of Sheffield Doc/Fest’s marketplace, coordinate market training opportunities, and increase the production value of MeetMarket and other marketplace events at the festival. (4 days per week)

It also involves acting as a PA to the Festival Director, managing her meetings, travel and diary, and carrying out regular reconciliations of her travel and expenses. (1 day per week)

Location (Negotiable):
EITHER (depending on circumstance):
Based primarily in London but definitely required to be based in Sheffield for 3 months from (approximately) the second week of August to the first week of December

OR:
Sheffield year round with some days in London as required

Essential Requirements:

• Knowledge, and at least 1 year’s experience, of the documentary industry     and marketplace/funding
• A high level of organisation and attention to detail
• Experience of working within a budget
• Experience of working within film festivals and/or arts event administration
• Ability to deal professionally with important representatives of the film, TV and cross-platform industries
• A strong interest in documentary and factual media, and the documentary marketplace
• Experience of working independently within a small team
• Experience of PA work, ideally within a festival or film organisation

Desired Requirements:

• Experience of media education and workshops
• Experience of arts funding applications

Specific tasks

• Managing the regional pitch workshops, including booking venues and other practical details (and staying within allocated budget), publicising them regionally, attending workshops where necessary, tracking long-term outcomes from workshop attendees (including offering advice and mentoring where necessary), and assisting in the production of funding reports.
• Assisting in gathering data for funding reports to key marketplace funders
• Assisting in identifying and researching new avenues of funding for the marketplace, including from sponsorship and foundations, etc.
• Researching potential new buyers and decision-makers to attend the marketplace, especially in the areas of new platforms and distribution, including distributing key MeetMarket outcomes to potential attendees in order to persuade them to attend
• Assisting in the collation of ongoing tracking reports of MeetMarket and other pitch participants, and staying in touch with them
• Sending key marketplace outcomes to UK decision-makers and ensuing year-round contact between marketplace team and UK documentary industry
• Developing the production, stage management and visual identity of MeetMarket
• Assisting in the development of a standalone cross-platform market at Sheffield Doc/Fest
• Assisting in the delivery of Crossover New Entrants course, and any other potential Crossover-Doc/Fest collaborations and other Doc/Fest training/education schemes
• Liaising with regional filmmakers, and ensuring a presence in all UK regions, in consultation with Marketplace Producer
• Liaising with filmmakers and film institutes in identified priority countries for 2010, in consultation with Marketplace Producer
• Assisting in the development and production of new marketplace events, and new pitches
• Assisting in the maintenance of relationships between Doc/Fest and existing pitch producers.
• On-the-ground liaison in Sheffield from mid-August to early December with venues  and other festival departments
• Managing the Festival Director’s Meetings, travel and diary
• Carrying out regular reconciliations of the Festival Director’s travel and expenses.

Sheffield Doc/Fest has a work placement available in the industry and marketplace team, based in our London office.

We're looking for someone to work 1 or 2 days a week for 6 weeks, starting from Mon 18th January.

Doc/Fest is the UK's premier documentary festival, market and conference. Doc/Fest delivers events all year round with the major event, the festival, over 5 days in November. The festival team is small and prides itself on the boutique nature of the festival and the year round excellent service it provides the industry and audience.

We need an extra pair of hands in the London office to support the team who produce the industry and market events, especially the year-round documentary pitching workshops that we run across the UK. We are looking for someone with some office administration experience, who is very organised and has a passion for factual film and media, and film screening and training events.

Experience Gained:
Coordinating and marketing film workshops, researching film-making industries across the UK and world, contacting documentary industry professionals, the planning and production of a major international film festival, researching cross-media and interactive industry professionals

Applicants should:

• Have an interest in film, TV, and cross-platform media
• Want to work behind-the-scenes of a world-class, international festival
• Want to gain experience in event management of a conference, marketplace and festival

Expenses: Travel Expenses only

Supervision: By Doc/Fest Marketplace and Industry producer Charlie Phillips

To apply: Please send a CV and Cover Letter to charlie@sidf.co.uk

Fixed term £13,000 per annum pro rata (9 months) ideally starting in February 2010.

The Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI) is an internationally recognised documentary research centre at Edinburgh College of Art, specialised in documentary training, production and distribution. SDI runs training initiatives such as the annual Bridging the Gap scheme funded by Scottish Screen and Skillset. We organise master classes, screenings, workshops and host many visiting filmmakers of international reputation in Edinburgh.

SDI is seeking to appoint an administrator to assist in the administration of SDI's core activities such as Bridging the Gap, Interdoc and other training and production initiatives.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a team which is passionate about documentary form, and education in documentary storytelling. You will work across every aspect of SDI, assisting in administration, training coordination, production and distribution. You will have a baseline understanding of the film / documentary industry, and strong communication and IT skills. You will be highly self-motivated and able to organise people, data and events. Social media and strong online skills highly desirable.

Download Job Description from www.docscene.org

The standard eca application form should be completed for this post.

Please note: applications should be emailed to: s.henrici@eca.ac.uk

Closing date for completed applications is Friday 22 January 2010.
Interviews are expected to be held on Friday 29th January 2010.
The starting day can be as early as 1 February 2010.

Two grants of up to £10,000 are being made available by The Pears Foundation Short Film Fund at the UK Jewish Film Festival for the production of a short film or video – drama, animation or factual – with a Jewish theme of significance to both Jewish and general public audiences and a maximum length of 10 minutes.

The scheme is open to all filmmakers resident in the UK.

Applicants should fill in the form below and email script (for drama or animation), or fully developed treatment (factual entries) as attachments to: www.ukjewishfilmfestival.org.uk

We can only accept Word documents and pdf files. Please put name of applicant and title of film under subject.

• No supporting materials required with initial application.
• Postal applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants are welcome to submit projects that are already
• part-funded.
• No restrictions on finding additional funds elsewhere if necessary.
  

Deadline for applications is 18th January 2010.