Dear friends,

The Asian Film Archive is seeking suitable candidates for three 3-months full-time paid internship positions to assist in cataloguing and administrative work. We welcome undergraduates of all disciplines, who are keen in our serving the community, to apply.

Applicants are requested to send their detailed resume and a letter of motivation of not more than two pages to the Archivist at karen@asianfilmarchive.org. All queries regarding this post may be sent to the same email address. For further information on the organisation, please visit www.asianfilmarchive.org.

Closing date for applications is 14 April 2007. Only selected candidates will be asked to come for interviews. Please feel free to forward to your friends and students who might be interested.

Thank you.

Cheers,

Bee Thiam

What our interns say:

"I am amazed at the amount of things I can learn from my stint; I have also gained a better insight and understanding of the film community; I must say that I am pretty overwhelmed with the guidance and understanding from my colleagues. I felt very much involved and part of the Archive when I was asked to voice my thoughts and opinions about major decisions the organisation has to make. I am glad that I was not seen as just another admin intern who will come and go. I enjoy my stint with the Archive even during stressful moments. I get an immense sense of satisfaction and achievement from my work." - Quek Hui Min, final year student, Nanyang Technological University.

"During my term at the Asian Film Archive as a cataloguing intern, I was given the rare opportunity to view, catalogue and categorise a substantial number of local as well as Asian films around the region, for the purposes of setting up the AFA Film Collection at the Esplanade Library. As part of the process, I liaised with filmmakers, production houses and government agencies like Singapore Film Commission to ensure proper archiving was done so that these films would be accessible to the general public. Such exposure to films and their makers have earned me a deeper appreciation of the artistic pulse of regional filmmaking as well as the organisational structures supporting them, both of which shape the film industry in integral ways. With regards to the work environment at AFA, it suffices to say that I find great meaning going to work each day because I know that my colleagues will always make decisions for a cause higher than personal interests, to save, explore and share the art of Asian cinema." - Pauline Soh, candidate for masters in film studies, University of London.

1. Cataloguing Intern

The Asian Film Archive is seeking suitable candidates for a 3-months full-time internship position to assist in cataloguing work.

Job duties

* Accession films / related materials into archive and record it into accession registry
* Assign temporary label with accession number on both casing and film medium & on related materials
* Document existing available pieces of information on film onto data template
* Prepare forms for sending films / related materials
* Send films / related materials to film vaults for archival and for duplication (if necessary)
* Contact filmmakers if necessary to acquire related materials (eg.stills, posters, scripts, storyboards, etc)
* Collect materials from filmmakers
* Research for missing information on film
* Watch films to catalogue for subject headings, (Synopsis, cast list, crew list, duration, etc if not available)
* Catalogue related materials with a description
* Scan related materials for archival
* Label reference copies

Recruitment Criteria for Cataloguing Intern

. Interest in Asian films
. Ability to apply some interpretative skills when watching films
. Capable of picking up important/significant points in films necessary for catalogue
. Good language skills and strong grammar for coherent writing
. Online research ability
. Alert to details and meticulous

2. Admin Intern

The Asian Film Archive is seeking suitable candidates for a 3-months full-time internship position to assist in its admin and outreach programmes.

Job duties

* Provide Admin, secretarial, accounting and volunteer management support to the organisation.
* Coordinate logistical and administrative arrangements for film acquisition, collection and cataloguing.
* Coordinate logistical and administrative arrangements for outreach film projects.

Recruitment Criteria for Admin Intern

. Interest in Asian films
. Self-motivated, independent and with initiative
. Systematic and good organizational skills
. Alert to details and meticulous
. Handle stress well.
. Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
. Knowledge in Frontpage, Photoshop and Illustrator will be valued.

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Address: Asian Film Archive c/o Library Supply Centre, 3 Changi South Street 2,
Xilin Districentre Building B, #02-00, Singapore 486548
T: 6777 3243
F: 6543 1643
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