London Film Festival intern

Closing date: 7th September 2026

Duration: 4-5 weeks (ending 30th October 2026)

Location: Warren Street, London and BFI Southbank, Waterloo

Start date: 21st – 28th September 2026

Salary range: pro-rata salary of £29,000 per year

Kickstart your career in entertainment PR as a London Film Festival Intern with DDA gaining hands-on experience in coverage reporting, media monitoring, and event management.

DDA is the premier independent entertainment public relations company, handling both domestic and international, providing filmed entertainment publicity and corporate media relations services for clients across the worldwide industry. From offices in London and Los Angeles, DDA offers a truly global reach for film and television producers, financiers, sales agents and distributors. DDA’s unrivalled relationships within the industry add undisputed value as a trusted partner for its clients, providing creative and insightful strategies and turnkey campaign solutions.

DDA performs a wide spectrum of media relations, publicity, event management and marketing tasks, either globally or targeted to specific international markets. Festival and market experiences include the Sundance, Berlin, SXSW, Tribeca, Cannes, Venice, Telluride, Toronto, London and Dubai film festivals (among others).

Our UK Consumer Publicity team are looking for an ambitious, creative, and committed London Film Festival Intern to join DDA. You must have a serious interest in the entertainment and public relations business within the film, television and entertainment industry. With us, you will quickly become a crucial contributor to our team. As an LFF Intern, you are a driven and proactive member of the LFF team, working to support the rest of the team in handling press RSVPs as well as coverage reporting for the BFI London Film Festival. You’ll be available to work all major events throughout the festival. We work closely with our interns to be sure that their personal needs are met, and do our best to ensure they are getting the most out of their experience.

Key learning and responsibilities

• Fine-tune the basics of coverage reporting and associated media monitoring tasks
• Become comfortable performing administrative tasks and aid in general office support
• Understand PR communications on a global level
• Experience day-to-day operations of a public relations agency, providing on-the-ground support as required
• Involvement in large and small scale premieres, screen talks and photocalls as directed by the LFF team
• Maintain reports and other documents as requested by members of the team
• Handle press RSVPs for key media events throughout the course of the festival
• Become familiar with industry outlets and journalists
• Gain a deeper understanding of the film industry

Knowledge, skills, and experience

• A passion for cinema and television as well as a keen interest in publicity
• A ‘can-do’ attitude to apply to difficult challenges and tasks
• A passion for learning
• Ability to multi-task and stay organized to meet multiple deadlines
• A team player, willing to share knowledge and discuss approaches and tactics but also able to work independently
• High emotional intelligence and a keenness to remain attuned to the needs of the team
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work quickly and effectively without sacrificing quality
• Excellent time management and able to manage priorities effectively
• Pro-active & intuitive
• Proficient in basic presentation software, as well as Microsoft packages and Google Docs

DDA values

Our values can act as a roadmap for expected behaviour within the DDA community and are underpinned by a collective belief in what we are, what we do and what we represent.

Being Bold: partners a boldness of spirit with a deep trust of their colleagues and a respect for alternative points of view.

Creating Community: enjoy working together and consistently respect and support each other to achieve the best results for our clients. To create a harmonious, inclusive and enjoyable office environment, whilst fostering initiatives that strengthen team bonding and interaction.

Making a Contribution: always seek opportunities to help others and to improve everyone’s day-to-day experience and learning. Everyone is accountable for their contribution to the gold standard results we achieve.

Understanding our Roots: be proud of DDA’s legacy and continue to play a leading role in forging the future of the industry.

Encouraging Growth: challenge yourself to exceed expectations and always seek opportunities for development with the guidance of the experienced senior team.

The employer reserves the right to close the listing and stop accepting applications sooner than the original deadline. Therefore we strongly recommend applying at the earliest opportunity.

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

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.