Arts & Entertainment

Behind the Scenes at a Film Festival

A volunteer shares her experience of working behind the scenes at an international film festival.

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1Last autumn I spent two weeks volunteering at our city's international film festival.

2The event lasted ten days and screened films from thirty different countries around the world.

3My job was to welcome visiting directors and guide them to their press interviews.

4The work was exhausting, but the atmosphere in the building was electric.

5One morning, a famous actor arrived two hours early for his interview by mistake.

6I ended up showing him around the empty cinema completely by myself.

7He told me fascinating stories about filming in the mountains of New Zealand.

8The closing ceremony took place in a beautiful old theatre in the city centre.

9A small documentary about fishermen on a remote island won the main prize.

10The festival taught me how much quiet teamwork every single screening requires.

11I have already applied to volunteer at the festival again next year.

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