BFI Festivals – Film Programmers (x2)

Salary: £32,952 - £38,613 per annum

The BFI’s Festival Team is recruiting for two programmers to join the team to deliver a programme that is diverse, informed and cine-literate to a wide range of audiences for our Festivals.

Our Film Programmer (LFF) will focus on BFI London Film Festival. Our Film Programmer (BFI LFF & Flare) will work across both LFF and Flare, the long-running LGBTQIA+ festival, with a growing audience in London and on BFI Player, and one of the most inclusive film events of the BFI’s annual calendar.

Fixed Term Contract:
April 2024 until 31 March 2025 (potential of a further 1-year extension)

Hours:
Film Programmer (LFF) – Part time, 33 hours (salary is pro rata to £26,361 – £30,938)
Film Programmer (BFI LFF & Flare) – Full Time

Key responsibilities include:

• Be a key member of the programme team, supporting the artistic vision of the festivals and think creatively about welcoming existing and new audiences to a wide range of work
• Actively engaging in all elements of the programme including film selections, public programmes, writing for festival publications, hosting Q&A’s and events

We are looking for candidates who have:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of film and event programming for audiences in a film festival, cinema, or closely related cultural industry
• Experience in scheduling film programmes and events
• Knowledge of a broad range of international cinema and historical film
• The ability to identify potential audiences and make programme selection beyond the realm of personal taste.
• Proven ability for self-guided research, including writing reports, meeting briefs, analysing box office data.

For our Programmer (BFI Flare) role, we are also looking for candidates who have:

• A passion for and significant previous experience programming for LGBTQIA+ cinema and cultural events
• Demonstrable knowledge of a broad range of international cinema and historical film with a particular speciality across LGBTQIA+ works

A full list of responsibilities and minimum requirements can be found in the job description. Please state in your application which role you are applying for.

About the BFI

We are a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image. We believe society needs stories. Film, television and the moving image bring them to life, helping us connect and understand each other better. We share the stories of yesterday, search for the stories of today, and shape the stories of tomorrow.

At the BFI you’ll enjoy benefits such as excellent support for working parents, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and additional paid time off at Christmas), tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.

We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are Black and Global Majority. We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.

Further details

Further details about the role, the BFI and our benefits can be obtained by visiting the BFI website.

First interviews will be held on either w/c 25 March or w/c 1 April 2024

The closing date for this position is 18/03/2024 at 23:59