LFF Senior Guest Coordinator

BFI London Film Festival

London, BFI Southbank

Salary: £35,640 per annum

BFI LFF is looking for a Senior Guest Coordinator

BFI LFF is looking for a Senior Guest Coordinator

This role would work closely with the Filmmaker and Industry Services Manager, Guest Team Lead and the LFF production team, and oversee the successful delivery of high-level, non-gala, guest and screenings operations at BFI London Film Festival.

BFI London Film Festival (LFF) runs an Industry & Professional Programme of screenings, events, networking and an informal marketplace for around 3,500 film industry professionals alongside the main public festival.

This is a full-time (41 hours per week) role on a Fixed Term Contract (27 July to 6 November 2026).

What you’ll do

• Be the lead guest point of contact for a portfolio of film or series titles outside of the Gala tier with high level talent and/or elevated production values – including liaising with distributors/sales agents/talent agents on talent bookings, ticketing, guest transport and all other communications
• Oversee guest invitation process and arrangements for all films in the festival, with assistance from the Guest Coordinators and Guest Assistants.
• Lead on the Talent List process, working closely with the Press team to ensure that information regarding talent attendance is accurately maintained and reported.
• Maintain an overview of elevated screenings in the festival and communicate regular updates on progress to the Senior Production Manager, Filmmaker, and Industry Services Manager.

What you’ll bring

• Demonstrable extensive experience in a similar role within a film festival, events or PR agency or related cultural event in a production or guest management capacity.
• Significant experience of dealing with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including high level partners to deliver a project under to a strict timeline and framework.
• Experience working on events with high-level talent and/or senior film industry stakeholders
• Proven negotiation skills and the ability to deal with a broad range of individuals and organisations

How to apply

Submit your application via the BFI website.

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 27 April 2026.

BFI support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation, recognises that they need to address under-representation within its teams. As such, they strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups, who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are Black and Global Majority. They guarantee a place at the first stage selection process to underrepresented groups who meet minimum requirements.

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The closing date for this position is 23/04/2026 at 23:59