Volunteer Pre-Selectors
Cardiff Animation Festival
Remote
Salary: Voluntary
Cardiff Animation Festival (CAF) are looking for volunteers to join their pre-selection team
Cardiff Animation Festival (CAF) are looking for volunteers to join their pre-selection team
Cardiff Animation Festival is Wales’ only global animation festival – a four-day celebration of all things animated, taking place at venues across Cardiff and online every April. Now in its ninth year, the festival will include feature films, workshops, talks, socials, panels, live events, and, of course, curated short film programmes. The festival grew out of a love of animated short films, and the festival screens nearly 100 shorts each year.
This role is ideal for animation fans, people working in animation or looking to work in animation, filmmakers, curators, artists, recent graduates, and people interested in festival programming and curation.
CAF are looking for people who:
- Love watching animation
- Enjoy discussing films and sharing opinions about them
- Value diverse perspectives and unique stories
- Can commit to watching and reviewing films on schedule and meeting deadlines
Being a volunteer pre-selector involves:
- Watching 1–2 hours of animated short films per week assigned on FilmFreeway between 1 July to 30 October (excluding any weeks you’re not available)
- Scoring films according to a set of criteria set by CAF
- Writing your opinions on each film
- No experience needed, just a love of animation!
Volunteer pre-selectors will:
- Gain experience in film festival curation
- Be credited on CAF’s website as a pre-selector
- Receive a guest pass for CAF 2027 in person or online, providing free access to CAF events
If you have any questions, please contact festival@cardiffanimation.com.
You can find out more about the festival at cardiffanimation.com.
To apply:
Please complete the pre-selector expression of interest form.
CAF aim to get back to you by Friday 26 June.
#LI-DNI
The closing date for this position is 22/06/2026 at 17:00