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Data de início: 07-05-2011

Data de fim: 07-11-2011

Vagas: 1

Duração: 6 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 26-04-2011

Financiamento: Aprovado

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 80 €

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Resumo: "Urgent! Looking for a Portuguese volunteer for the already approved project EVS@Arsenals in INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF CINEMA - The activities of volunteers mostly will take place in the office of International centre of Cinema. It is located in
Riga's historical centre which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is particularly
notable for its extensive Jugendstyle (German Art Nouveau) architecture, which UNESCO considers to be
unparalleled anywhere in the world. During festival notable part of activities are located in cinemas and
theatres.
Riga, the capital of Latvia, was officially founded in 1201. Riga is divided into six administrative districts:
Centra, Kurzeme, Zieme u, Latgale, Vidzeme and Zemgale districts. Riga is largest city l of Latvia, a major
industrial, commercial, cultural and financial centre of the Baltics, and an important seaport, situated on the
mouth of the Daugava.
With 709,145 inhabitants (2010) it is the largest city of the Baltic states and third-largest in the Baltic region,
behind Saint Petersburg and Stockholm. Riga's territory covers 307.17 km2 (118.60 sq mi) and lies between 1
and 10 meters (3.3 and 33 ft) above sea level. Climate in Riga is influenced by its proximity to the sea;
therefore it is moderately warm and humid. Summers are comparatively cool and cloudy (average temperature
in July +16.9 C; average precipitation (rainfall) – 85 mm). Winters are comparatively warm with frequent thaws
(average temperature in January – 4,7 C, thaw days are about 10 days a month). Snow cover forms in the
middle of December and remain through the middle of March. About 40% of the days in a year are cloudy
(overcast), average precipitation – 700-720 mm a year.
Riga has been the city of inspiration for more than 800 years. It has always attracted travellers, urging them to
linger, remain or return. Since Riga regained its historical status as one of the capital cities of Europe, more
and more Europeans and citizens from other parts of the world are succumbing to its inspiration.
Riga is a modern cosmopolitic metropolis with a rich cultural and historical heritage which is evident in the
city’s architecture, cultural life, as well as in its rapid urban development and active cooperation with other
cities. The aim of the city administration is to turn Riga into an active and competitive educational and cultural
centre that is healthy and safe. We aim to develop a highly efficient city administration, and to preserve Riga
as a green city by constructing new and modern buildings. We want the City of Riga to continue to serve as
the driving force of Latvia’s economy, and we want the city to be easily accessible to everyone – by land, rail,
sea or air."

Perfil: "Potential volunteer should be interested in cinema and media.
And is interested in doing different kind of work connected with Cinema and festival.
Should like to work in the creative atmosphere."

Tarefas: "We offer the possibility to discover the Latvian culture and learn Latvian language, to get deeper knowledge
about Latvian and international cinema and developeinternational cinema festival organizing skills. The
volunteer can improve a long list of skills during the project. In every festival we have many departments
where volunteers are needed: guest service, press centre, service office, film transport department, festival
administration, exhibition coordinator, seminar coordinator, event coordinator, marketing etc. In each of these
departments there are around ten local volunteers. As our local volunteers mostly come from Academy of
Culture, Academy of Art, Academy of Music and different programms linked with art and management from
University of Latvia, we offer personal assistance and qualitative learning process. International volunteers will
be always mixed with local ones. In this way the volunteers will be also involved in local cultural and social life,
supported by colleagues, local youngsters and mentor as well.
Long term volunteers will be provided with Latvian language and cinema course during whole project, but
especially in first months. Short term volunteers (group project) will attend training on Latvian culture, cinema
and eventfs organizing at their arrival (organized by projectfs coordinating organization). This learning will
continue also out of activities during informal contacts with local and cinema people.
The activities in eventfs organizing and cinema will stimulate their creativity, flexibility, independence, deeper
understanding about art, cinema Latvian culture and work in culture field in general. It will promote also
practical skills in organising, exhibitionsf installation, communication and living independently in intercultural
society. They will learn the new way of learning by practising non-formal education methods. Working in the
group, volunteer will learn the international team work.
ñ± what will be the role of EVS volunteers in the Host Organisation,
Volunteers will be involved in all eventfs organizing proceses including activities planning. The volunteer will
also have the chance to give their suggestions to implement ongoing activities with the support of the mentor,
host-organization and coordinating organization. Volunteer will have a possibility to organize a special event
for youth as a part of the festival and the possibility to participate in the film festival watching movies, visiting
cinema museum, film archive etc).
ñ± the activities in which the volunteers could be involved and the activities the volunteers could create in your organisation.
Please give examples of typical activities for the volunteers.
Every week volunteers will have some routine activities such as regular planning meetings and specific
activities according to their department they are involved: guest service, press centre, service office, film
transport department, festival administration, exhibition coordinator, seminar coordinator, workshop leading,
event coordinator, marketing, translating etc. Volunteers will also have a time to generate some original ideas
for the innovations in the cinema festival.
Guest service . communiaction with festival guests (directors and producers of films that are in competition,
specially invited honor guests of festival), arrangement of tickets, visas, accomodation in Latvia, information
giving about festival activities, directions, transportation to and from locations of events, assistance in
seminars where guests are taking part in, planning of day schedules, excursions, etc.
Press center . translation of matherials about films, organization of press ceonferences for ocal and foreign
mass media, assistance in communication between mass media (local and foreign), etc.
Information & design department . assistance to web page designer, uploading latest information on web page
during festival, design of posters, post cards, tickets, invitations and festival Passes. Close work with
programming department and press centre in terms of latest press releases, texts for hompe page both in
Latvian and English.
Film transport department . communication with Embassies, Film commisisions and distributors, custom
experience, insurance of films (35mm), checking status, arrival in time, sending off in time and to right location,
etc.
Event organization . this includes all seminars, festival events, parties, workshops, opening of festival, closing
ceremony of festival, music concerts in festival club, open air film screenings, decoration of city (coordination)
for festival, etc.
Festival administration . all administrative work needed for making festival happen."

Condições: "During the project volunteers will have the chance to learn Latvian culture, especially cinema through specific
tasks and oppurtunities that they will have. Volunteers will participate in cinema forum organizing, some
information material creating and translating, guest services providing and some workshops’ or excursions
organizing for international and local guests. In order to facilitate their integration and to favor their learning
process, the volunteers will attend an intensive Latvian language and culture course.
Volunteers will be accommodated in apartment with all comforts in one of Riga’s suburbs. They will have their
independent life according some general rules as respecting neighbors and the place where they live. There is
good public transport service that connects Riga’s suburbs with the city centre."

Documentação: CV e Carta de Motivação