Apply for an internship with us

The 54th Tampere Film Festival will take place on 6–10 March 2024. We are one of the most significant and largest film festivals focusing on short films in Europe. We are looking for trainees to our team to implement the 2024 festival. As an internship, we offer the opportunity to organize the event in practice. The internship is suitable, for example, for students in the tourism or events industry or persons who need work experience that complements their professional skills. In addition to an internship compensation, we offer a reasonable travel and lunch allowance as well as occupational health care.

If you are a positive, self-guided and solution-oriented team worker, and can handle working under pressure, please contact us. We require the applicant to have relevant experience and/or education, as well as command of Finnish and English.

Read more about our internships below, fill out the application form and attach a short CV. The application period ends on 31 October 2023. Those invited to the interview will be notified separately and the interviews will be held during November. Questions related to the application process can be sent by e-mail to our executive director Riina Mikkonen, riina.mikkonen@tff.fi, or call +358444765203 Mon–Thu from 10 am to 3 pm.

The Tampere Film Festival supports equality and diversity, and develops its operating models to be more ecologically sustainable. We encourage everyone to apply, for example, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity or disability.

PRODUCTION TRAINEE

The duties of a production trainee consist of versatile duties related to festival production and include assisting in production, volunteer coordination and planning festival venues. In addition, the production trainee assists in planning and implementation of the industry and public events. The tasks involve collecting data and materials, their maintenance and archiving, communication with different collaborators, and various organizational tasks.

Internship period: 30 hours/week from 4 December 2023 to 15 March 2024 or by agreement.

We require that the trainee has access to salary support or training support from the educational institution. Internship-level compensation to be paid for work is 1331€/month or according to agreement.

GUEST DEPARTMENT TRAINEE

The guest department trainee assists the guest department in taking care of the festival’s international and domestic guests. The trainee assists with the guests’ travel and accommodation arrangements, accreditation and sending invitations, and ensures that the guests are comfortable at the festival. The trainee also gets to plan and implement various excursions. The tasks involve collecting data and materials, their maintenance and archiving, communication with different collaborators, and various organizational tasks.

Internship period: 30 hours/week from 8 January 2024 to 31 March 2024 or by agreement.

We require that the trainee has access to salary support or training support from the educational institution. Internship-level compensation to be paid for work is 1331€/month or according to agreement.