Company information:

Name: Human Rights Watch

Location: New York, NY

Job Details:

Job title: Film Festival Consultant

Location: New York, NY

Description: The International Film Festival Department (IFF) in Human Rights Watchs (HRW) New York office is seeking a part-time consultant to help manage logistics for its Youth Producing Change (YPC) program as part of its International Film Festivals.

The consultant will be responsible for coordinating youth produced film submissions, film selection process, coordinating text and images for the Film Festival program, oversight of Festival interns, and assisting with outreach and other logistical aspects of the Film Festival. We expect this project will consume three (3) full days a week. The consultancy will begin the week of November 1, 2009 and be completed as of July 16, 2010 at which point the position will be considered for renewal.

The consultants key responsibilities will include:

London, New York, Boston and San Francisco Film Festivals:

Coordinating text, images, printing and delivery of YPC materials
Acting as liaison to Film Festival publicists to provide relevant press materials
Film duplication and shipment of films
Providing support to on-site outreach coordinators in each city
Coordinating details of YPC receptions

Film Submissions:

Coordinating youth film submissions for the Festival
Tracking films, inputting film information into the Film Festival database.
Seeking youth produced film submissions from across the globe for the HRWIFF YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE program
Requesting film screeners for consideration by the Festival and coordinating the film selection process
Corresponding with filmmakers and distributors, overseeing YPC contracts and receipt of required film information

Other:

Overseeing the recruitment and activities of the Film Festival interns and volunteers


Human Rights Watch is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices and, in order to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant pool.

Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions.

In recognition of the power of film to educate and galvanize a broad constituency of concerned citizens, Human Rights Watch decided to create the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival. Human Rights Watch's International Film Festival has become a leading venue for distinguished fiction, documentary and animated films and videos with a distinctive human rights theme. Through the eyes of committed and courageous filmmakers, we showcase the heroic stories of activists and survivors from all over the world. The works we feature help to put a human face on threats to individual freedom and dignity, and celebrate the power of the human spirit and intellect to prevail. We seek to empower everyone with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a very real difference.

Position ID: 4114970

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