Programme Coordinator for Glasgow Film Festival

The primary responsibility of the role is to support the Head of Programme in the curation and organisation of Glasgow Film Festival’s public programme.

As Programme Coordinator your responsibilities will include researching, watching, identifying and securing films, while initiating creative and original programming ideas that deliver EDI and other cross-cutting organisational strategic objectives. You will liaise with key internal and external stakeholders including programmers, filmmakers and distributors, the Head of Programme and Festival Manager.

A key responsibility of this role is ensuring that the Head of Programme and Festival Manager have access to the relevant information to track the progress of the film programme and deliver the festival successfully. You will do this by providing programme updates and ensuring that the film administration, tracking and communication necessary to support cross-departmental communication is kept-up-to-date and shared appropriately.

The successful candidate must coordinate the administrative side of securing the film programme. This includes communicating with sales agents, distributors and filmmakers to negotiate agreements, terms and conditions, fees, ensuring all the necessary information is correctly captured and shared, and that all filmmakers feel welcomed and supported by Glasgow Film Festival.