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Behind the scene: Volunteers
Over 500 volunteers have been working hard behind the scenes to make the 4th Dubai International Film Festival a success. They share their experiences with us in this daily column.
- By Jyoti Kalsi, Gulf News Report
- Published: 23:31 December 12, 2007
Over 500 volunteers have been working hard behind the scenes to make the 4th Dubai International Film Festival
a success. They share their experiences with us in this daily column.
I had a month free before leaving for Canada and felt it would be a good experience to volunteer. I was put in charge of collecting the passport copies of all the volunteers, checking their details and compiling the database.
The day before DIFF began I helped in registering the volunteers and giving them their badges. Now I am assisting the supervisor in various volunteer related jobs.
Long hours
The best part of being a volunteer is the chance to meet people of different nationalities. Sometimes the work and long hours can be stressful but I like contributing to something that so many people look forward to.
During DIFF I will be too busy to see any of the films but I did get a chance to see some of the films at screenings specially organised for the volunteers. I would love to be a volunteer next year.
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