BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ selection committee member

Location: London

Dates: October 2026 – March 2027

Fee: up to £3,500 for work completed towards the project. Payments will be agreed against set deliverables throughout the course of the contract.

Interview dates: First interviews will be held on Thursday 18 June and Friday 19 June 2026. Second interviews will be held on TBC.

Bring your passion for LGBTQIA+ cinema to a multifaceted festival role spanning programming, writing and live events.

We are looking to engage two new members to the BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival Selection Committee. In this role you will work alongside committee members and the internal BFI Programming team to craft the 2027 festival programme and deliver on-stage presentations with filmmakers during the festival which will be held in March 2027 in London.

Key Deliverables

• View up to 60 feature films, 60 short films (combination of first and second views) and submit viewing notes to BFI internal programme
• Attend programme meetings and make recommendations for the programme based on viewing and festival strands
• Work with Flare Events and Production Manager for events and additional festival content
• Write up to 15 pieces of copy for programme guide
• Host festival introductions and Q&As or post screening discussions, as agreed with internal Flare programme team, throughout the festival dates
• Attend hospitality events and filmmaker lunches, receptions and hospitality events, as agreed with Filmmaker and Industry Services Manager

We are looking for candidates who:

• Significant, demonstrate experience of film and event programming for audiences in a film festival, cinema, or closely related cultural industry
• A passion for and significant previous experience programming for LGBTQIA+ cinema and cultural events
• Demonstrable knowledge of a broad range of international cinema and historical film
• Demonstrable experience preparing for and presenting public Q&A’s, introductions and programme copy writing.

We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are Black and Global Majority.

We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements. How we are doing, including our pay gaps can be found on our website at www.bfi.org.uk 

Further details about the post can be obtained by visiting www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/job-opportunities. To apply, click apply and press the search button to find this role on the BFI jobs and opportunities website.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.