Volunteer: Film Festival Partner Database and Festival Wings Outreach Strategy

Fundraising & Business Development

Film Festival Partner Database and Festival Wings Outreach Strategy

• Research 40 to 50 film festivals aligned with our focus (emerging filmmakers, BIPOC, diaspora, youth, social impact, documentary)
• Score each festival on partnership fit (waiver potential, mentorship pipeline, audience overlap, prestige tier)
• Capture submission deadlines, partnership contacts, and program coordinators
• Draft 3 outreach templates (festival partnership intro, Festival Wings program pitch, follow up)
• Map a 12-month festival calendar with our outreach cadence
• Document the tier framework and prioritization logic for our team

Relevant Skills

The ideal volunteer has experience as a festival programmer, submissions strategist, film publicist, festival circuit producer, or industry consultant, and a love for the festival ecosystem.

Published Date

This project should take 25 to 35 hours to complete. We are hopeful that our volunteer partner will share 2 to 5 hours of their time per week.

Festival Wings

Festival Wings is our program that gets emerging filmmakers their first festival selection. Every festival this volunteer adds to our database is a potential first selection for someone.

Scope of Work

• Research 40 to 50 film festivals aligned with our focus
• Score each festival on partnership fit
• Capture submission deadlines, partnership contacts, and program coordinators
• Draft 3 outreach templates
• Map a 12-month festival calendar with our outreach cadence
• Document the tier framework and prioritization logic for our team

Volunteer Requirements

• Experience as a festival programmer, submissions strategist, film publicist, festival circuit producer, or industry consultant
• A love for the festival ecosystem
• 25 to 35 hours to complete the project
• Share 2 to 5 hours of their time per week