{"id":188,"date":"2024-04-12T17:18:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T15:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/?page_id=188"},"modified":"2025-12-11T17:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T16:08:20","slug":"volunteers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/volunteers","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every year, around 650 dedicated volunteers help make International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) happen. During the festival, they support the hundreds of film screenings in over 20 screens across the city and all other cinema-related exhibitions and events. Discover how you can be part of IFFR and join our volunteering community!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The applications for volunteering at IFFR 2026 are closed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/block-cta-wide\" class=\"alignwide\">\n\t\t<div data-component=\"cta-wide\" class=\"flex flex-col gap-4 lg:flex-row lg:items-center\">\n\t<div class=\"relative flex flex-col gap-4 py-6 md:py-16 lg:px-16 lg:basis-7\/12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-lg md:text-xl font-heading\">General information for volunteers<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md md:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Curious about what it means to be a volunteer at IFFR? And how to sign up? 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