Avanca 2024
Description: Being AVANCA an idea sharing favored space, creative fusion and cultural interchange between, professionals, students and cinema and multimedia lovers, IWC volunteers will naturally participate and dive in this international, culture and creative atmosphere. To moments dedicated to cultural animation and discovering of surroundings, Cine-Clube de Avanca offers a set of activities, which will give an insight of the social realities, cultural and gastronomical, between others, from the village of Avanca and the region that extends between the cities of Aveiro and Porto
Type of Work: • Signposting setting for the different spaces in AVANCA 2024; • Poster and pending poster distribution; • Exposition setting and Organization; • Adaptation of the Egas Moniz school classrooms for workshops attainment; • Workshop related Video-Informatics equipment installation and testing; • Cleaning and preparation of the Auditorium of Avanca for competitive sessions of Cinema and Video; • Organization of the Egas Moniz School’s polyvalent; • Airport reception and welcoming of the AVANCA 2024 international guests – directors, actors, producers, technicians, etc... • Cleaning and maintenance of spaces and sanitary installations used by the IWC. • Maintenance of the Workshop rooms; • Cantina support; • Support during competitive sessions; • Collecting and verifying workshops’ equipment;
Study Theme: The primary aim is to afford volunteers opportunities for personal and cultural enrichment, fostering the acquisition of fresh knowledge within the realm of Cinema and Audiovisuals. Their involvement spans various stages, encompassing the festival's preparation. This involvement equips these young individuals with essential organizational and social skills, serving as valuable tools for their future endeavors.
Accommodation: Volunteers will be accommodated in the school's classrooms. They will have access to mattresses. The school has bathrooms and changing rooms with hot water, open 24 hours/day. Regarding food, breakfast will be prepared in the school canteen, where volunteers will have at their disposal the most varied items for its preparation. Lunches and dinners will be either in the school canteen or in local restaurants, always accompanied by the monitors.
Requirements: Sleeping camping bag, pillow, items of personal hygiene, working clothes for some tasks and other goods that are deemed necessary.
Approximate Location: Avanca is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Estarreja, with an area of 21.07 km² and 6 189 inhabitants. Avanca belongs to the municipality of Estarreja, District of Aveiro. It is limited by the municipalities of Murtosa, Ovar and Oliveira de Azeméis. It is served by Estrada Nacional 109, by A29, as well as by the North railway line.