Event Program Manager
The White Oryx International Short (WOIS) Film Festival is regarded to be the biggest short film event in the UAE. It is a platform for filmmakers from the UAE and around the world to showcase their work.
A total of
5103
submissions from
118
countries
Managed a team of
36
core members
More than
10,000
unique impressions
on social media
More than
540
people footfall
while maintaining COVID-19 protocol
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As the Event Program Manager for the WOIS Film Festival, I collaborated directly with the Festival Director and provided managerial support.
I was in charge of shaping and maintaining the master film screening schedule as well as the participant database.
The core WOIS team was also tasked with drafting press releases. My press release was selected to be put into press kits.
Check out my press release here!
I also put together a media outreach team to approach media houses personally and planned out the logistics for the outreach program.
I managed the teams in charge of Marketing, Communication and Creative with the support of the Festival Director.
Together, the teams covered the entirety of the WOIS Film Festival as well as the pre-events on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and even TikTok.
Furthermore, I liaised with prominent external stakeholders like our chief guest, Daniel B George and jurors like Faisal Hashmi and Milena Schwager.
Through the Operations team, we also organized several side-events such as movie nights, workshops and musical performances.
WOIS was an incredible experience and the perfect opportunity to learn team management and project management skills.
Check out some highlights from my experience at WOIS below!
