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Guest Assistant (BFI Flare Film Festival)
INDEPENDENT CINEMA OFFICE
31,554 per year
London
Full-time
24th November 2025

Guest Assistant (BFI Flare Film Festival)

British Film Institute

London

Salary: £31,554 FTE

The BFI is looking for a Guest Assistant to work closely with the Filmmaker and Industry Services Manager and Guest Coordinator in delivering an excellent festival experience to all attending filmmakers, including hosting and briefing them for their film screenings.

The BFI is looking for a Guest Assistant to work closely with the Filmmaker and Industry Services Manager and Guest Coordinator in delivering an excellent festival experience to all attending filmmakers, including hosting and briefing them for their film screenings.

This involves liaising directly with short filmmakers, with regards to arrangements for them to attend the festival, including travel and accommodation bookings, ground transport and hospitality, coordinating guest lists for screenings and making appropriate arrangements for film screenings.

BFI Flare is the BFI’s 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.

Role details
  • Full-time
  • Fixed-term contract, 03 February 2026 – 03 April 2026
  • For more details and to apply, visit the BFI jobs portal.
Role responsibilities
  • Remain the key contact for all short filmmaker guests, leading in all of festival arrangements from sending initial scheduling information through to briefing and hosting them for screenings.
  • Ensuring the festival database is accurately updated with all relevant details regarding festival guests – including intros and Q&As with visiting filmmakers, hospitality details, special requirements, and any other screening or special arrangements.
  • To be helpful and anticipate filmmaker guest needs for their visit to London to present their work.
Person specifications
  • Demonstrable work experience, including live-event experience, gained within a cultural organisation either in a paid or voluntary capacity.
  • An appreciation of, and passion for LGBTQIA+ arts and culture.
  • Demonstrable experience in information and data management.
How to apply

For more details and to apply, visit the BFI jobs portal.

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The closing date for this position is 24/11/2025 at 23:59