Please Volunteer
Successful film festivals are the result of wonderful volunteers. And with an expanded program, help is needed more than ever.
Ushers, Party Help and Box Office
Volunteers assist the theater managers with ticket sales, patron seating, filmmaker appearances and other duties. For your generosity, we will gladly provide you with tickets to one screening, plus invitations to the Grand Bash and a private post-event thank you party.
Please complete this online volunteer form
Housing Volunteers
We desperately need to house over 100 Filmmakers from WED., SEPT 8 through MON., SEPT 13 — the most we have ever hosted! DC Shorts encourages filmmakers to come to Washington and attend the festival; this year, more than 165 filmmakers will attend – many of whom need a place to stay for a few days. Filmmakers are scheduled throughout the day so they really only need a place to sleep and shower. In the past, people who have housed filmmakers have found the experience to be simple, non-intrusive, and incredibly rewarding.
For your hospitality, you will receive:
- 2 tickets to a screening of your choice and a party of your choice
- Access to the Filmmaker Lounge
- Free tickets to the Best Of Shows in February 2011
We offer three types of housing:
- Solo housing – 1 person in your home in 1 bed or space
- Shared housing, single bed – 2 people in your home sharing a single bed or space
- Shared housing, separate beds – 2 or more people in your home in separate spaces.
After a filmmaker is placed in your home, we will provide contact info so you can coordinate details directly with them. Please keep us updated on their timing and plans — if a filmmaker no longer needs, your space, please let us know so we can possibly place another. Of course, if you are uncomfortable with the coordination process, and you wish to host another filmmaker, we will make every effort to accommodate you.