Donate
Your donations – large or small – are vital to keeping the Festival going and helping it grow.
We are a non-profit Community Interest Company. Any surplus at the end of the year is donated to Palestinian charities.
Become a partner
You can add huge value to the Festival by working with us on a joint event.
As a partner you would:
- Work with us to select films and design the event
- Provide in-kind support such as venue or ticket sales
- Extend our reach via your own promotion and networks
- Extend your reach via our considerable following
Volunteer
We warmly welcome volunteers to join our dynamic team of festival organisers. Volunteers have been a valuable, vibrant part of our festival since 2015, helping it to grow and become more creative.
In 2024 we will be running events every month, and during the actual festival from 4th November – 6th Dec we will be running at least 12 events.
We offer opportunities in the following roles:
- Venue Assistants – Welcoming audience members, stewarding, helping with IT set up, room set up and tidy up, refreshments and merchandise handling
- Marketing – graphic design of flyers for our events, distributing leaflets across the city, promoting the festival through social media
- Photography– making photographic and video record of our events, including vox pops and fuller interviews with speakers and audience members
- Events Organiser – work with a small team to develop events from an idea to reality; sourcing films, venues and speakers to add to the reach of our festival
- Fundraising – work with a small team to develop our fundraising activity, including merchandise development
The benefits for our volunteers include:
- Experience of being part of a festival organising team
- Experience a unique film festival atmosphere and meet like minded people who appreciate cinema and Palestinian culture
- Opportunities to help our festival grow and become even more accessible
- A Festival T shirt
- Support from our experienced festival team and volunteer coordinator
NEXT STEP: If you are interested in volunteering please email us at: info@leedspff.org.uk. Please type Volunteer Enquiry in the subject bar and give us an idea of your interest and skills. One of our Directors will then contact you directly.
