Description of the partner organizing/hosting the project:
The Festival Plein la Bobine is an international short film festival for young audiences (3-16 years old) but it is open to all generations! The Festival has been hosting volunteer work camps for over 7 years! This year, we will celebrate the 22nd edition of the festival with the theme "Bande à part : friendship and friends circles". It will take place from May the 28th to June the 7th, travelling between two towns: La Bourboule and Issoire, both in the heart of the Parc Naturel des Volcans d'Auvergne. You will have the opportunity to discover these towns and meet their inhabitants during screenings in several cultural venues. Do you want to discover the backstage of a film festival? Are you ready to get involved to make this event a success? Do you want to support a local association and work with local volunteers? Then this workcamp is for you! Whether you are a film fan or not, come and support and discover the Festival Plein la Bobine:
Website: www.pleinlabobine.com
Facebook : Festival Plein la Bobine
Work:
You will be immersed in the local staff and volunteers who have been making the festival happen for 22 years. Before the festival starts, you will take part in the installation. During the festival, you will actively participate in its success (welcoming and informing the public, helping with the logistics of the organisation, entering the sessions, helping with the management, etc.). The rythm of this workcamp is intense because there are always things to do but you will of course be able to attend screenings! During the festival you will be accompanied by local volunteers. Knowing a few words in French would be a plus, but not a hindrance to your participation! After the festival, you will help with the debriefing, the tidying up and the uninstallation of the site and then it will be time to say goodbye to the volunteers with whom you will have spent some unique moments
Accomodation and food
In La Bourboule, in apartments specially rented for volunteers, with rooms with dormitory beds (4 per rooms) with kitchen and living area.
In Issoire : in the bungalows of the municipal campground accommodating 6 persons/cottage.
Food: before, during and after the festival you will be fed like the local volunteers: either a system of catering, or meal tickets to eat outside midday and/or in the evening
Location and leisure
The Festival, and the various places of projections will allow you to discover the cities of La Bourboule and Issoire. They are located 45 and 30 minutes from Clermont-Ferrand. The region is rich of its historical heritage, and of its magnificent natural spaces. The animators will prepare games and activities, but you will be invited to create and propose your own animations! Use your creativity! The organization of the festival remains the heart of the project, and many activities will be linked to the meeting of local volunteers.
Nearest train station: La Bourboule train station (zip code 63150)
Meeting Point and Time: La Bourboule train station (zip code 63150) on the 27/05/2024 from 5PM
Additional comments
During the festival, the days can be long and tiring, there are always unforeseen events and changes on this type of event. You will have to be reactive and available to take on this mission, but with the help and good humor of the local volunteers, you will meet each challenge head on and be satisfied with your commitment and with all that you will have learned once the festival is over. Having a taste for collective work and contact with the public is recommended ;)
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Project name: Zoom on the festival Plein La Bobine!