Become a member of the Youth Jury

Athens International Film Festival has enacted for 5 years now the official award of the Festival to be given by an official Jury, which is constituted by 9 Film and Drama students aged 18-25, from all over the European Union. During the Festival, the members of the Jury will also attend a series of cinema seminars in English. The young people who will participate in the Jury must: 1. be between the age of 18-25 years old. 2. be citizens of one of the 27 countries of the European Union. 3. study/have studied cinema (direction, script, production, photography etc.) in a public or private institution. Drama students will also be accepted. 4. be fluent in English 5. be absolutely available during the period of 16 - 27 September 2009. 6. have the willingness to watch all the films of the ?Competition Section? and attend the cinema seminars as well as to be able to pronounce a fair crisis in order to grant the awards. The coordinators of the Festival will provide to all young jury members hotel accommodation, airplane tickets and a daily amount of money for their nutrition. Those who are interested may send: a. a brief curriculum vitae with an ID photo if available b. the TOP-10 of their most favourite films of 2008-2009 c. a text up to 500 words in English or French on a film or on a film topic they select Submit your applications via: · e-mail : natasha@aiff.gr · post office : 5 Benaki str., 152 38, Halandri, Athens, Greece · fax : +30 2106061108 with the indication FOR THE YOUTH JURY OF THE Athens International film Festival - opening nights