📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Lessinia Film Festival is the only Italian cinematographic contest dedicated exclusively to short films, documentaries and feature movies about the life, history and traditions of the mountains. In 1995 the Festival was initiated by the Curatorium Cimbricum Veronense Association as a video exhibition dedicated to the Veronese mountains. However, during the years it gradually expanded involving topics about mountains all over the world and gained international recognition. The venue of the festival is Bosco Chiesanuova, where it initially started. The film projections will be held at Teatro Vittoria during the last two weeks of August. The movie program will be complemented by special events, exhibitions, discussions with international guests, concerts and other cultural activities.
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteers will support the organization of the film festival - therefore, shifts will be scheduled according to the abilities and interests of the participants. The main tasks will be:
- cleaning and organizing the venue in the beginning;
- setting up and removal of the festival facilities;
- welcoming the international guests and the members of the jury;
- welcoming the audience and helping them to find their seats during the movies/lectures;
- providing information to the visitors at info points or at the exhibitions, organized during the film festival;
- organizing and coordinating workshops for kids.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be accommodated together in an apartment, with possibility for separate rooms for men and women. The apartment is equipped with beds and blankets, but the volunteers must bring their own sheets, pillowcases and towels. There will be bathroom with shower and toilets. There is an equipped kitchen where the volunteers can make their breakfast. Lunch and dinner will take place at the festival cafeteria together with the other staff members (around 90 people) to encourage the dialogue between the volunteers and the local community. There is no wifi connection in the apartment.
📍 About the location
The festival is held in Bosco Chiesanuova, province of Verona.
⚠️ Requirements
The volunteers are required to have strong teamwork skills and a collaborative attitude, to be communicative and open to dialogue with guests and visitors.
ℹ️ Additional information
In Bosco Chiesanuova there are supermarkets, pharmacies, ATMs and various shops. During the free time, the volunteers can join all the movies, the excursions organized by the festival and the live music concerts held in the festival square during the evenings.
The film festival staff will provide the volunteers with all the information they need if they want to organize trips to the cities (such as Verona, Venice, Padua) or excursions in the Monti Lessini regional park.
For more information about the festival, visit the site: https://www.ffdl.it/it