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Join the MFF 2015 Street Team!

Published March 17, 2015 Street Team Closed
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IMG_3793The 17th annual Maryland Film Festival is coming up May 6-10, and we need your help to get the word out!  Join the MFF Street Team and help us distribute posters, postcards and yard signs in your area.

Here’s how to be a part of the 2015 Street Team:

  • Fill out this form indicating what neighborhoods in the Baltimore metropolitan area you will be able to cover.
  • Pick up the following materials from the Maryland Film Festival office. Volunteers must sign in their name when they pick up these materials:
    • yard signs
    • posters
    • postcards
  • Post these materials throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area.
    • IMPORTANT: Yard signs can only be posted on private property with permission. If yard signs are posted on public property (parks, medians, etc.) the film festival may be fined.
    • Please keep in mind that the posters are not waterproof. Please choose indoor locations if possible.
  • The volunteer coordinator will follow-up periodically to the team with an electronic survey where you can note the general locations you have placed materials (you don’t have to have precise addresses). We encourage you to take pictures of what/where you’ve posted and send them along via email as well!

Where & when to pick up materials:

Maryland Film Festival Main Office
107 E. Read Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

Monday-Friday – 10:30AM-6:00PM

Benefits & additional notes on being a part of the street team:

  • Volunteers will receive one voucher for materials placed in 20 locations (note: 20 postcards placed in one location does not earn one voucher. Likewise, multiple posters in a single building only count as one location.)
  • Only volunteers who have submitted the follow-up survey can receive vouchers at the festival.  Vouchers can be picked up at the beginning of the festival at the volunteer headquarters.

Please note: we have posters to distribute in the office now, and post cards and yard signs will be arriving soon!  Stay tuned for more information.

MFF 2014 Yard Signs, Posters and Postcards Now Available for Pick Up at our Mt. Vernon Office!

Published April 7, 2014 Uncategorized Closed
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photo (9)We have unveiled our great new look for the 2014 Maryland Film Festival and once again we want your help getting the word out!

We are now distributing this year’s yard signs all over Baltimore, and would love to see one on your lawn and every lawn in town!

IMPORTANT: Yard signs can only be posted on private property with permission. If yard signs are posted on public property (parks, medians, etc.) the film festival may be fined.

Also – posters are not weatherproof. Please choose indoor locations if possible.

If you would like to help us spread the word by getting yard signs in your yard and your friends’ yards, just stop by the office (107 East Read Street, Baltimore, MD 21202) to pick up a stack! Office hours are Monday-Friday, 10am to 6pm.

Volunteers can receive one screening voucher (good for one regular priced film screening within MFF 2014) for materials placed in 20 locations (note: 20 postcards placed in one location does not earn one voucher. Likewise, multiple posters in a single building only count as one location.) Volunteers must sign in with their name when they pick up materials.  The volunteer coordinator will follow-up periodically to the team with an electronic survey where you can note the general locations you have placed materials (you don’t have to have precise addresses).  Only volunteers who have submitted a survey can receive vouchers at the festival. Vouchers can be picked up at the beginning of the festival at the volunteer headquarters.

And stay tuned for more exciting updates and programming announcements as we count down to the 16th annual Maryland Film Festival, May 7-11th!

MFF SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR 2011 FESTIVAL!!

Published March 17, 2011 Uncategorized Closed
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THE 13TH ANNUAL MARYLAND FILM FESTIVAL

RETURNS MAY 5-8, 2011!

 

VOLUNTEER FOR THE

MARYLAND FILM FESTIVAL!

 

The Maryland Film Festival is now seeking volunteers!  Have fun!  Earn free screening vouchers! Be part of the excitement in Downtown Baltimore, May 5-8, 2011! At the 13th Annual Festival, we need more volunteers than ever to support filmmakers as well as the diverse, eclectic community of film lovers in Baltimore and throughout Maryland. Many volunteer opportunities are available:  Box Office, Tent Village, Filmmakers Lounge, Theatre Ushers, and more! You will be our front line ambassador, greeting guests from around the world!

REQUIREMENTS:  Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age, must enjoy serving the public, and must be committed to fulfilling assigned shifts.

BENEFITS TO VOLUNTEERS:  In appreciation of your assistance, you receive an MFF limited edition t-shirt and for each four (4) hour shift worked (and you can work as many shifts as you’d like), you earn a free screening voucher or $5 toward merchandise. Water and light snacks will be provided during your shift. The week after the festival, you are invited to a special “Volunteers Only” screening of one of the most popular films of MFF 2011.

SPREAD THE WORD: Please help us to recruit other committed volunteers.  Inviteyour friends and family, co-workers, fellow students, church members, and others who at least 18 years of age or older!  We can’t have too many volunteers!

HOW TO VOLUNTEER: To receive a volunteer application, please contact us today!  mffvolunteers@gmail.com If you have already emailed us to sign up, you will receive an application shortly by email.

PLEASE NOTE: The last day of the festival is on Sunday, May 8, 2011, which is Mother’s Day.  Please keep this holiday in mind when you sign up to volunteer.

POSITIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:
Street Team Volunteers
Come to the Festival offices and pick up posters to distribute in Baltimore City and other areas. Earn screening vouchers early.

Tech Checks
Report to Tech Supervisor. Work with filmmakers before/during screenings to ensure quality picture and sound presentation. Act as communication liaison between filmmaker and projectionist. See some movies during shift. SOME KNOWLEDGE OF FILM PRESENTATION (including digital) AND A BASIC TECHNICAL VOCABULARY NECESSARY. Students of film and video encouraged to apply.

Filmmakers Lounge Crew
Help with Filmmaker Hospitality, answering questions, etc. Keep areas clean and tidy. Assist MFF staff as necessary.

Tent Village Staff
Work with the public, answering questions, directing foot traffic,emptying trash cans, running errands, assisting Tent Village Coordinator with events. Keep areas tidy, organized.

Box Office Tellers
Sell tickets to festival programs, answer questions about the festival, accurately records ticket sales.  Must be friendly and outgoing and have customer service experience and cash handling experience.
Box Office Captain

Assist the Box Office Manager in training and supporting ticket sales tellers, make certain ticket sales tellers are recording sales properly, handle escalated patron issues, provide change for tellers, and work one shift each day of the festival.Must be friendly and outgoing; have customer service experience and supervisory skills.Must have prior festival experience as a box office teller.Able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Box Office Stand-By Line Captain

Supervise line assistants during the entire festival.  Manage the stand-by line when programs sell-out.  Must be friendly and outgoing, have customer service experience and prior festival experience.

Box Office Call Center Rep

Answer incoming calls to the festival and sell tickets to festival programs.  Must be friendly and outgoing and have customer service/call center experience and good communication skills.

Box Office Line Assistant

Manage the flow of traffic at the main box office. Assist the Stand-By Line Captain during program sell-outs.Must be friendly and outgoing.

Merchandise Table Staff
Sell Merchandise. Interact with the public, answer questions, etc.

“Friends of the Festival” (FOF) Table Staff
Help sell Memberships to become a “Friend of the Festival”. Interact with the public, answer questions, etc. Must be outgoing and friendly, sales experience a plus.

 

MICA Location Support

Answer questions, direct patron foot traffic, help sell tickets and usher at a very low-key and laid back satellite location, MICA Brown Center.

 

MD Film Fest Onsite Phone Support

Answer phones, answer questions, provide driving/walking directions, venue information. Provide light administrative support. Report to Film Festival Staff, who will provide training.

 

Theater Captains

 

Report to House Manager and assist with crowd flow as patrons enter and exit screenings.

 

Theater Ushers
Report to Theater Captain on duty. Greet public, answer questions. Tear Tickets, help usher as needed. Help tidy between screenings.

Opening Night Crew

May 5th. 6:30pm – 12am (probably get out

earlier) Help load in and set up opening night party, etc. Enjoy yourself at the gala affair while still helping to keep things running smoothly during the festivities. Help break down.

 

Closing Night Crew

 

May 8th. 6:30pm – 12am (probably get out earlier) Help load in and set up, enjoy yourself while providing support for closing night party, also aid in break down.

Monday Clean Up
After the festival, help with the clean up. Traditionally understaffed, yet very important, we will offer extra rewards to those who sign up early.

Volunteer Floaters Who Are Up for Anything!

Assist in covering any of the above positions to ensure coverage, relieve volunteers who need breaks, assist with general cleanliness, and help festival goers who appear lost.  Flexibility and friendliness are key.

Shuttle Drivers
Drive filmmakers and visitors in large passenger vans while in full communication with other drivers and with the Travel and Transportation Coordinator.

FOR THE SHUTTLE DRIVER POSITIONS PLEASE CONTACT:

Jaimes Mayhew
Transportation & Hospitality Coordinator  jaimes@mdfilmfest.com

 

For all other positions please contact mffvolunteers@gmail.com

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