Film Festival Volunteers

VOLUNTEER TASKS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL

STONINGTON FARMERS MARKET (2 volunteers) 

 

Saturday Oct 8:  8:30 am to 12 noon

Set up a tent and Stonington Volunteer table at the outdoor Farmer’s Market, and promote IOFF. 

MILNE CENTER

Saturday Oct 15:   9 am to 1 pm

SETUP: Setup entrance flags, information and ticket tables. Arrange chairs in the screening area.  

Sunday Oct 3    3 pm to 6 pm

BREAKDOWN: Bring in flags from entrances, dismantle, place them in storage bags. Take down flags, banners, tables. Break down information and ticket tables.

DOOR ENTRANCE GREETERS (two volunteers)

Oct 15-16  
Time: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm in 2-hour shifts

Two doors will serve as entrances for the film festival. Volunteers will be responsible for making sure the cloth FILM FESTIVAL flags are set up at each entrance and secured with a water-filled weight at its base to secure it from falling over. Greet attendees and direct them to the screening room.

TICKET SALES / CHECK-IN  (three volunteers)

Oct 15-16  
Time: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm in 2-hour shifts

Two volunteers greet patrons at the ticket table and check off pre-paid tickets off a list.  Make change for cash customers, and use an iPad Point of Sale system (Square) to accept credit cards. Distribute the program,  and provide each attendee with the paper survey and a pen.

The third volunteer acts as usher in the screening space and assists patrons should they need help with chairs.

INFORMATION TABLE ATTENDANT (one volunteer)

Oct 15-16    
Time: Half-hour shifts starting 30 minutes before screenings at 9:30, 12:30, and 3:30 on Saturday and Sunday.

Volunteer manages the Festival’s Information table that is set up with printed information about the partners and sponsors of the Festival inviting attendees to take anything they are interested in.