Do you want to volunteer with us in 2025?
Volunteers have always been an essential part of the success of CPH:DOX. We’re therefore looking for volunteers who are as excited as we are to work flexibly to make CPH:DOX 2024 the best it can be! Our volunteers are in every corner of the festival during the busy days to welcome guests and audiences and to be the ambassadors of CPH:DOX.
If you like documentaries, events, busy days and international teams of people, and are looking for an opportunity to help create a new kind of festival experience, then CPH:DOX is the place for you! If you want to be part of one of the best International Documentary festivals in and for the world, then join us this March in Copenhagen. You have to be above 18 years old to join us.
We are a big, diverse and fun group of people working hard to make CPH:DOX a great experience for our guests, the people on stage, backstage and everywhere.
Depending on your wishes and experience, you can take on various types of tasks before, during, and after the festival. You can read more about the different tasks below. Please note that we expect each volunteer to take on at least 2 shifts of volunteering at CPH:DOX. The more shifts taken, especially in the same area (i.e Production and Venue Management), the more responsibilities you will be entrusted with, and the more you will be part of a stable core team.
In exchange for your free time, you’ll get film vouchers, which you can use to see films from this year’s programme. Moreover, you will receive access to our online festival as well as some small goodies for your generous help.
Do you want to be a Superdoxer?
As a Superdoxer, you can take assignments that require more responsibilities, and you will play a more important role in our team. We expect at least 25 hours of volunteering – before, during, or after the festival. In return, you will also receive a letter of reference on top of your ticket vouchers, as well as the chance to be an involved and active part of the festival!
We will open for sign ups later in the year.
NB: Work permit required for people coming from outside of the EU/EEA/Switzerland. It’s free, but it takes 3 months. See more and apply here.
Job Descriptions
Guest department
Info Desk
Are you service-minded and eager to help all our international festival guests have the best experience? If so, you might be the person we need on our info desk team.
It is important that you are fluent in English, as you will be communicating with our international guests. Additionally, it is a plus if you speak Danish. Before your shift, we will of course make sure that you are trained, so you can answer any questions that may arise during the shift.
Airport Welcome Team
We need volunteers with a positive attitude and a smile to be the first person our international guests meet when they arrive at Copenhagen Airport. Here, we will have a small team of volunteers to receive the guests and guide them towards the festival. Your volunteer coordinator will of course provide you with all the necessary information, such as arrival times and names of the guests, before your shift, so you feel properly prepared.
Events & Hosting
Event Host
We are looking for outgoing and independent volunteers who can help us manage the events and parties that will take place during the 12 days of CPH:DOX. Do you function well in a fast-paced work environment? If so, the role of event runner will definitely be for you.
We have planned a multitude of happy hours and events throughout the festival, and we therefore need volunteers to help us set up for events, serve wine, check tickets, welcome guests, and much more. After being a part of CPH:DOX’s Event Coordination Team, you will easily be able to manage any kind of event in the future. Since our parties take place late in the evening/night, we need some night owls who can keep the energy high during the late night hours.
Industry
Would you like to gain a closer insight into the world of filmmakers and international industry professionals? If so, volunteering in our Industry department might be for you!
Industry brings together people from various parts of the film world, and here we need friendly and helpful volunteers to act as hosts. It is essential that you are service-minded and fluent in English, as you will represent CPH:DOX to participants from the film industry.
There are many different roles within our Industry program, such as CPH:FORUM, CPH:LAB, DELEGATIONS. We will send out a manual with more information about the specific areas before it’s time for you to choose your shifts.
If you want to volunteer in Industry, you must be able to work a minimum of 3 days between March 23 and March 28, 2025.
Production
Production Assistant
As a production assistant, you can help with the general setup of venues, cinemas, and events! This can be a great way to log some hours (and score some free tickets!) before the festival starts or after it ends. Be prepared for some heavy lifting and physical exertion.
There will also be a few “stagehand” shifts available, which require help with setting up technical equipment on stages – experience with technical equipment is highly valued, but not mandatory.
Venue Host
“CPH:DOX is a large production that takes place all around Copenhagen. We are fully responsible for ensuring that all aspects of the festival run smoothly. Therefore, we need volunteers with good organizational skills who are also service-minded and proficient in English. You will be where everything happens, helping guests, checking tickets, and being part of a dedicated team that ensures the best experience for the festival’s guests.
We also need strong hands that are not afraid to lift heavy and dive into physical tasks during the setup and takedown of the festival. If you are interested in event productions and want to learn what it takes to get a 12-day festival up and running, then this is the task for you. The volunteer production team can also be an ideal choice for those who want shifts before or after the festival, so you do not miss any film screenings or events during the festival.”
Ticket Sales
Would you like to help the festival’s many guests purchase tickets for films and events? If yes, the ticket sales team would be a great place for you. We will need a few service-minded volunteers to sell tickets at the information stand at Charlottenborg, who can also answer questions about the festival and accommodate guests.
INTER:ACTIVE
Interactive Exhibition Host
Do you love film, virtual reality and being a little geeky when it comes to technology?
Then being a part of the VR team would be perfect for you. We need someone with good organization skills, service -minded and ready to answer questions people might have. It’s only a plus if you know a little bit about technology.
Programme
Event Assistant
The Festival programme consists of the films but also a wide variety of events, talks and debates in various locations in CPH. As assistants to these events, we help set-up, welcome the guests and make sure all are working well so as to provide a good experience. Host-mindedness and politeness are very important skills.
Jury Guides
Are you organized, outgoing and thrive in a role as host? And are you crazy about the film industry? Then we might need you as a jury guide at CPH:DOX.
We need you to be able to work every day from Monday 18th of March to Friday 22th of March 2025. During this period, you will act as a guide for one of our 6 juries (Dox:Award, F:act Award, New:Vision, New:Wave & Nordic:Dox Award). This is a perfect opportunity if you want to gain an insight into the industry, as you will be allowed to participate in dinners, screenings and CPH:DOX’s Award show. Since you will be the contact person for the juries and follow them around the city, we except that you are very familiar with Copenhagen.
Marketing
Programme Distributor
An essential part of spreading the word about CPH:DOX are our programme distributors! You’ll be moving around the city, handing out copies of our programme. You work in pairs so it’s more fun. You’ll need to be able to bike (and to provide your own bicycle! And we will provide you with a Christiania bike for moving the paper-programmes). This is a fast and simple, yet very important task to make sure that people know about the upcoming edition of CPH:DOX.
Terms & Conditions
Welcome on board! Without the enthusiasm of volunteers like you, CPH:DOX would simply not be possible. We’re sure that we will have a great time working together this year, but to avoid any problems along the way, we’ve made a list of our mutual responsibilities:
- As a CPH:DOX volunteer, you are the face of the festival, so please behave accordingly. Make sure that you treat the festival audiences, guests, employees, colleagues and coordinators with the respect they deserve.
- As a volunteer, you will work at least 8 hours. The shift duration varies. Depending on the job, some shifts may also take place prior or after the festival, i.e. general production and preparation. Generally speaking, we need your help from March 13th – March 24th 2025. However, if you are part of the production or marketing team you will start earlier in March.
- Please be on time. We expect that you are ready at the start of your shift. If it’s your first shift please arrive earlier, so we can show you where you can store your things etc.
- Each group of volunteers has a Volunteers Coordinator who provides instructions and serves as your contact within the festival organization. Please follow your coordinator’s instructions. Each shift has a Shift supervisor who is the one responsible for your shift, who assigns your tasks, instructs you and orginizes breaks.
- Please remember, you are not alone. If you encounter any problems along the way, don’t hesitate to address them with your Volunteer Coordinator or the Shift supervisor.
- The use of alcohol or drugs while you’re on the job is strictly prohibited.
- All volunteers will be given a volunteer T-shirt which you will wear during your shifts.
In the event that volunteers fail to follow the above terms and conditions, CPH:DOX reserves the right to take appropriate measures.