The Leadership Team-  The Leadership Team will be made up of 32 energetic people who enjoy the challenges of organizing and supporting teams of other adults. Members of the Leadership Team will take responsibility for directing the 16 different Volunteer Teams that will make the DOCUTAH International FIlm Festival a wonderful community event, September 16-25, 2010. Each of these volunteer teams will have a Team Leader and an Assistant Team Leader provided by the Leadership Team.

Outreach Team (20)

     Would you like to volunteer for DOCUTAH and complete all your volunteer hours BEFORE the festival? Join our Outreach Team and work with local merchants and community organizations to get the word out.

    The Filmmakers & Faculty Relations Team is critical to the success of the DOCUTAH Festival. These guests are the heart and soul that generate the content of the festival and many of them will be traveling a great distance, some from China, Africa, Latvia and other foreign countries as well as distant U.S. cities. Team members will have the opportunity to assist our guests during their preparations to attend the festival, as well as during their stay and will enjoy a unique experience as they make them feel welcome.

    One of the most unique aspects of DOCUTAH’s festival is the educational component of our program. Due to the expertise found in Dixie State’s Communication program and the accomplishments of DOCUTAH’s visiting filmmakers and faculty, we are able to provide seminars, panels and workshops of interest to a wide range of festival patrons. Please see our Seminar and Panels program for details on these exciting offerings, which will be posted in early September.

     For people  who love to plan parties, the Special Events Team is a perfect fit. DOCUTAH will be hosting several very special events, such as outdoor screenings under the stars at such stunning venues as Tuacahn Amphitheater, the O.C. Tanner Amphitheater and at Best Friends Angel’s Landing, to name only a few. Special Events Team members will help with set-up, act as ushers, and assist with the break-down tasks.

    Are you willing to do anything to make it happen? Do you thrive in crisis situations and manage to keep a cool head? The Top Notch Production Team members will be everywhere anytime and some of their tasks will include: set-up and decoration at festival events and locations; assist with  merchandise deliveries, check credentials, enact crowd control, answer questions, help with recycling trash, daily counts of visitors, re-supply of lounges and other glamorous doings.  Some driving and light lifting may be necessary.

    One of the most crucial elements to producing  the DOCUTAH festival will be projecting the films, the Q&A sessions and the educational program. Under the direction of Michael Durrant, the IT Wiz Team members will support paid technical staff in projection and other festival duties.

    This is a great opportunity for those interested in hands on experience with high-quality projection equipment. Tech training for projection and microphone equipment will take about a half hour.

    The combination of fascinating films about art, politics, history and the experience of being alive, and the location of beautiful Southern Utah in the fall, offers an extraordinary opportunity for entertainment and education. DOCUTAH is committed to making the experience of volunteering for and attending our inaugural film festival, September 16-25, 2010,  a huge pleasure for everyone who participates. To that end, the Volunteers & Guest Relations Team plays an integral part in making our volunteers and festival patrons feel welcome and appreciated.

 

     This is a great opportunity for those interested in visiting a lot of the festival venues and in interacting with festival organizers, filmmakers, faculty, patrons and other volunteers. The members of the Photography Team will truly have an indepth look at the festival and will be organized around festival events and photo opportunities to document all aspects of the festival. Some pre-festival photography may occur.

     The Dixie State Screenings Team will manage ticket lines and act as ushers for screenings, give directions and answer questions on the college campus for patrons who are attending DOCUTAH, Southern Utah's International Documentary Film Festival. Shifts are 4 -  6 hours long.

 

   DOCUTAH is pleased to have the generous support of Westates Theaters which will screen festival films at their Washington Red Cliff Cinemas, St. George Cinema 6, St. George Stadium 8 and Pineview Stadium 10 locations.

     The Electric Theater located in the heart of old downtown St. George is also a screening venue for the Festival.

    DOCUTAH volunteers at these venues will help prepare theaters, manage ticket lines and seat festival patrons.

   

 

    Join us for a special outdoor screening at the stunning 2000 seat Tanner Amphitheater surrounded by the cliffs of Zion National Park. Details regarding volunteer tasks will be posted in August 2010.

     Thank you for registering to volunteer at our special outdoor screening at Best Friends Animal Society's Angel's Landing natural amphitheater. The site is a huge dome-shaped cave of red sandstone at the heart of Angel Canyon. Prepared to be inspired by DOCUTAH's documentary screening under the stars and your visit to the 33,000-acre ranch in the majestic red rock country of southern Utah.

 

      Closing Night Awards Ceremony at Dixie State College. Details regarding volunteer tasks will be posted in August 2010.