Become a Member
YFS is looking for film-lovers to join the ALFF Programming Advisory Committee!
The Yukon Film Society is accepting applications from the community for the Available Light Film Festival Programming Advisory Committee 2023. The Available Light Film Festival is Canada's largest film festival north of 60 celebrating Indigenous, northern, Canadian and international cinema.
The committee will meet from October 2023 – Dec 2023, with some additional discussion via email. Applications are encouraged from diverse communities as well as people living in Yukon communities outside of Whitehorse. The committee will assist in programming the main film selection of ALFF 2024 in collaboration with ALFF staff.
Committee work includes: researching films, pre-screening films for consideration; discussing films; and introducing screenings at the festival. Committee members outside of Whitehorse can Zoom into these meetings.
Qualifications
Knowledge of and love for independent cinema. This knowledge could be in a broad film history sense or in a specific genre or sub-set.
Familiarly with ALFF and the type of work that the festival has presented in the past.
Excellent communication skills, the ability to work collaboratively with the committee and ALFF/Yukon Film Society staff and a willingness to balance the needs of the broader community with personal interests.
*Note about Qualifications – ALFF is committed to developing new voices in film programming in the Yukon. It is not a requirement for applicants to have programmed or curated film in the past. A sincere interest in programming and a willingness to learn are much more important.
Remuneration
This position will be paid $400 as well as a 10-punch film pass to ALFF 2024 and access to ALFF Online.
Application
Please e-mail your letter of interest to Andrew Connors, Festival Director: alff@yukonfilmsociety.com
In the letter of interest please list 3 remarkable independent films you’ve seen in the recent past (shorts or features) and describe what makes them stand out.
Deadline: Friday, Sept 22, 2023 at 5:00 PM PST