Archive for IFFBoston

April 7, 2008

Tickets, etc.

posted by Brian in IFFBoston

ticket sales are getting ever closer. we’re using a brand new system this year, so there’s a bit of a learning curve for us to climb. we know the wait can be a big drag, but we think it will be well worth it.

that said, we know a lot of you want to start planning your festival, so we’ve posted a pdf schedule you can download and print. we hope you’re as excited about it as we are.

Download the schedule now.

April 6, 2008

IFFBoston Volunteer Notification Chaos

posted by Dan in IFFBoston, Volunteers

Hey everyone, Dan here and while TTown (Tania, our new Volunteer Coordinator) has been away on her honeymoon I had the pleasure of finalizing all of the Volunteers for the festival this month. After much chaos, chai tea and even a crying fit or two, all 200 volunteers were plugged into their slots (wait, that sounds dirty) and notified…

Or were they? Seems like we had a couple technical glitches where some volunteers were sent the wrong information, some never received anything and some just down right had no clue what we were talking about thanks to a software snafu. While I’m a technology whore, sometimes I wish I had a chisel and a stone tablet or knew a sky writer. I curse you technology!

Regardless, notifications have been sent and if you’ve applied to volunteer but were not accepted, we’ve placed you on the Wait List and over the next two weeks we may be calling your name to be the next contestant on… you get the idea.

For those newbies, the hazing rituals have been postponed for this year but we still need for you to come to our New Volunteer Orientation! Volunteers can choose between two orientations.

The first will be Sunday, April 13th from 10:00 - 11:00am (Coolidge Corner Theatre) and the other option is Thursday, April 17th from 7:00 - 8:00pm at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square. You can log-in to Shiftboard and RSVP for the time and location that works best for you.

Back to work…

April 5, 2008

Welcome To The IFFBlog

posted by Dan in IFFBoston

Hey everyone, intro posts are usually totally lame and this one will not be an exception…

What To Expect:

  • IFFBoston Staff will be contributing posts (whether they like it or not) on this here bloggy-blog so you’ll get some insight into the mania and insomnia that is IFFBoston.
  • Some of our 2008 Filmmakers will be contributing posts, how cool is that?
  • Returning Volunteers will give their take on working for IFFBoston (the good, the bad, and the ugly of it all).

Check back for updates as well as information on the festival as we get closer to our Opening Night (think Sir Ben Kinglsey and swoon)!


April 22-28, 2009 * Independent Film Festival Boston