With more than two decades of existence, Cine-Club of Avanca produces, distributes and exhibits cinema works and audiovisuals beyond organizing, since 1997, the "International Meeting of Cinema, Television, Video and Multimedia".
Website:
www.avanca.com
Work and leisure:
Volunteers in this work camp are involved in various levels of the organization, providing a determinant support for the success of this International Meeting. Being AVANCA an idea sharing favored space, creative fusion and cultural interchange between, professionals, students and cinema and multimedia lovers, IWC volunteers will naturally participate and dive in this international, culture and creative atmosphere. To moments dedicated to cultural animation and discovering of surroundings, Cine-Clube de Avanca offers a set of activities, which will give an insight of the social realities, cultural and gastronomical, between others, from the village of Avanca and the region that extends between the cities of Aveiro and Porto.
In the working periods, IWC volunteers will do the following tasks...
During preparation and setting phase... - Sinalethic setting for the different spaces in AVANCA 2014 - Poster and pending poster distribution - Exposition setting and Organization - Adaptation of the EB23 Egas Moniz school classrooms for workshops attainment - Workshop related Video-Informatics equipment installation and testing - Cleaning and preparation of the Auditorium of Avanca for competitive sessions of Cinema and Video - Organization of the EB23 Egas Moniz School's polyvalent for the Television competitive sessions - Airport reception and welcoming of the AVANCA 2014 international guests (directors, actors, producers, technicians, etc) - Cleaning and maintenance of spaces and sanitary installations used by the IWC
During the International Meeting... - Check-in support for the AVANCA 2014 participants and guests - Organization of the available camping for the workshop participants - Gestation and maintenance of the Workshop rooms;Cantina support - AVANCA 2014 sale posts support (Which will have several articles related with the festival) - AVANCA 2014 Secretariat support - AVANCA 2014 Press Cabinet Support - Film Projection support during competitive sessions - Cleaning and maintenance of the AVANCA 2014 related installations - Gastronomy Festival support held in AVANCA 2014 weekend
After AVANCA 2014 ending... - Collecting and verifying workshops' equipment - Reposition of the used spaces on their initial configuration and cleaning of the same spaces - Collecting the material of the expositions and wrapping the exposed works - Collecting AVANCA 2014 posters and pending posters in Avanca and in Aveiro region.
Accommodation/Food:
In tents in a specific place of Egas Moniz School, in Avanca. School cook will provide meals. Some of these meals will take place in restaurants of Avanca.
Location:
Avanca, Aveiro district.
Meeting point:
Avanca Train Station during the whole day. Volunteers must provide their time of arrival so that the organization staff can pick them up.
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