There is much to be organised if you want to realise a program. Each production begins with investigating whether a project is achievable from a technical and a financial perspective. If it is decided to do a certain project, the work shifts from research to coordination and logistics. This requires much contact with all involved, which might include curators, artists, galleries and distributors. Furthermore, much time will go into keeping contact with people from the location, suppliers, mechanics and other people who are involved in the practical realisation. The producers of Impakt are responsible for all logistics. The trainees assist them in this. Sometimes, a trainee will just walk along with a producer. At other times, a trainee may lead a specific sub-project almost independently. In general, productions are multi-faceted; the same goes for this work placement.
The festival team is divided in a number of clusters:
-Film/Video;
-Exhibition;
-Music;
-New media;
-General logistics.
FILM/VIDEO
The production of Film/Video consists of screening media works in various clusters in a cinema.
You are involved in:
-investigating the availability and whereabouts of films;
-contacting distributors, galleries and individual makers;
-tending to the print traffic;
-arranging that short films are converted and edited for screening;
-contacting mechanics and film theatres;
-financial monitoring.
Your skills are:
-you have affinity with Film/Video and you like to watch many films in a short time;
-excellent in communicative skills in English (Dutch interns are also expected to have excellent in communicative skill in Dutch);
-you are motivated, eager and willing to expand your capacities;
-you have an independent and active working attitude.
EXHIBITION
The exhibition is the part of the festivals that is most museum-oriented. It consists of one large project or several small projects within a museum-like context. As a production assistant, you work on one or more projects. Organising an exhibition is a long-term and intensive process. You will be involved in this process, right from the conceptual start up to the final realisation.
You are involved in:
-making artistic decisions;
-investigating the achievability and the financial possibilities;
-contacting artists, curators, mechanics and people from the locations;
-financial monitoring.
Your skills are:
-you have good communicative skills;
-you are motivated, eager and willing to expand your capacities;
-you have an independent and active working attitude;
-you have a practical understanding of constructions and a technical understanding of the audiovisual arts.
MUSIC
The production of music consists for the most part of concerts and sometimes of sound installations and performances.
You are involved in:
-making deals with musicians and booking agents about things like the length of the performance, the accommodation, the technical requirements and the payment;
-doing the stage management, arranging the sound check and the line-up in collaboration with the mechanics;
-the financial settlement.
Your skills are:
-you have affinity with music;
-you have good communicative skills;
-you are motivated, eager and willing to expand your capacities;
-you have an independent and active working attitude.
NEW MEDIA
See Impakt Online.
GENERAL LOGISTICS
The general logistics of the festival involves all logistics that cannot be linked directly to one of the specific programs. Thus, you will be responsible for the furnishing of the festival. Just like any other festival, Impakt wants to make the guest location its own territory, with an atmosphere that reflects the character of the festival. For this purpose, flags, banners and complete new interiors are used. As a trainee in general logistics, you will be involved in their design and realisation. The festival of 2006 is a special challenge with that respect, since the normal indoor activities will be complemented this year by many outdoor activities like Open Air Screenings, the Floating Cinema, the Audio Picnics and the AV-BBQ’s.
You are involved in:
-coordinating and establishing the festival desk, the multimedia centre, the bar, etc.;
-applying for licences;
-drawing up instructions for the booking office and the like;
-having the tickets and passepartouts designed.
Your skills are:
-you have excellent communicative skills;
-you are able to keep track of complex situations and you are practical;
-you have an independent and active working attitude;
-you are good in directing people;
-you are flexible and you can handle changes well;
-you are motivated, eager and willing to expand your capacities.
If you are interested in a work placement at Impakt, please send a short letter with your motivation and curriculum vitae to Ilga Minjon at ilga[at]impakt.nl. Please also fill out this questionnaire for us and add it to your application.
