OpportunitiesThere are a number of opportunities available at herland. The following are some areas in which you can become involved:
Core Members
If you are interested in helping decide what next year's festival looks like and in bringing all of its parts together - then being a core member may be for you!
Being 'core' means a strong commitment to herland. It begins with monthly meetings from September to January where you would collectively begin deciding on the festival's organizational strategy.
From February to April meetings would occur every 2 weeks as all the various stages of the festival are finally co-ordinated and brought together.
And in May, you see all your hard work come together to make herland's 14th festival a success!
Areas to oversee:
- Advertising
- Logistics
- Publicity
- Festival Nights' Co-ordination
- Program Guide
- Contact with Distributors and Artists
- Contact with Community Groups
- Technical Needs
Programmers
This is one of the most important and fun jobs here at herland!
As a programmer, you and your committee are responsible for choosing the films and videos that make it into our festival. This job involves a lot of video watching and lively debate. Programming begins in early fall and must be completed by no later than December 20th.
Programming Committees:
- May Day
- Local
- International
- Shorts
- Aboriginal
- Queer
Volunteers
There are all kinds of important things that need doing throughout the year in preparation for the festival. So check out the schedule below and let us know if there is anything you'd like to help us out with ! !
summer
- updating membership database
- sending current year's program guide to showcased artists
- managing the video library and archives
- managing film and video submission entries
- compiling advertiser, sponsor, funder and supporter address lists
- finding hotel sponsor for visiting artists
- promoting herland at Pride Parade and Folk Festival
- merchandising and program guide design committee
fall
- festival publicity strategy and blitz
- finding advertisers and printing sponsorship
winter
- choosing the festival 'image'
- compiling and editing program guide
- ordering the chosen films for the festival
- writing acceptance letters to independent artists
- sending film info to the film classification board
- over seeing booty bags for visiting artists
- ideas for in-venue herland promotion for festival week
- overseeing catering orders
spring
- mailing out program guides to advertisers, sponsors, etc…
- distributing program guides throughout the city
- distributing handbills
- putting up posters
during the festival
- venue set up
- greeter and guest list oversee-er
- ticket/membership sales
- coffee,tea and bar
on going
- helping with administrative work
- contacting people by phone or e-mail as needed for events, meetings, etc.
