RESUME REQUIRED TO APPLY The Production Intern will support the Production Manager and sometimes the Theater Operations Coordinator in managing and coordinating all film venue logistics and presentation in order to create a positive festival experience for filmmakers and audiences during the 22nd annual Austin Film Festival. The position requires knowledge of film as a digital media, how to transfer it, as well as a general understanding of exhibition standards. The Production Intern will assist the Production Manager prior to the Festival in organizing all incoming media, updating tracking spreadsheets, and assisting with Quality Checks of selected films. Attention to detail and organizational skills, and ability to operate calmly under high pressure a must. During the festival, the Production Intern will travel with PM to various venues to assist with troubleshooting, theater management, and anything else needed to make each screening a success.

Knowledge of: – Film codec, transferring digital data – General idea of Digital Projection systems – Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro 7, and VLC

• Audio/visual input and output – Comfortable working with PCs and MS Office applications, especially Excel spreadsheets

Final Cut Pro, Other Editing Suites

Mission Statement: Austin Film Festival furthers the art and craft of filmmaking by inspiring and championing the work of screenwriters, filmmakers, and all artists who use the language of film and television to tell a story.

Austin Film Festival provides many local arts organizations and businesses with a creative platform to showcase their services through programming collaborations and social events, all of which serve to show off Austin and what the city has to offer. Organizations AFF has partnered with include Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau, Texas Film Commission, Texas Book Festival, LBJ Library, Bob Bullock Texas History Center, Emancipet, Austin Independent School District, Arthouse at Jones Center, Travis County Sheriff’s Office, Cine Las Americas, Long Center for the Performing Arts, Writers’ League of Texas, University of Texas at Austin’s Radio-Television-Film Department and Michener Center for Writers, and Dell Children’s Hospital.

All AFF events are open to the public, and many are free of charge. Festival & Conference Badges are available at various levels and prices, and AFF offers significant group and member discounts to local nonprofit arts organizations. Still, AFF is determined to not let finances preclude one’s introduction to the arts and annually awards grants to several hundred local teachers and college and high school students so they can attend the Conference. As part of AFF’s Arts Education Outreach Program, the Conference Director produces a series of panels specifically for students and teachers to learn about creative writing and storytelling, career and film school opportunities.