Volunteering

Become a BBFF Volunteer

 

It takes a LOT of people to put the BBFF together. A heartfelt THANK YOU to all our volunteers, past and present, for sharing your time to make this event happen! We can't do it without you.

Please contact us if you would like to volunteer for next year's festival (yes, we plan to be back). Volunteers are needed to take part in:

  • Initial film selection (requires watching lots of films!)
  • Support crew on the day of the festival
  • Ushers
  • Setup and takedown
  • Judge panel for film awards (must have qualifications in science, ocean life, art, film or nature)

Contact Erin Webber, Event Coordinator, at [email protected] for more information and to assist in this event.

Special thanks to our 2023-24 volunteer judges

Sam Gaty

SAM GATY

Executive Director, NW Documentary

Lisa Gaines, Director of the Institute for Natural Resources

LISA GAINES

Director, Institute for Natural Resources

Lisa Ballance

LISA BALLANCE

Director, OSU Marine Mammal Institute

Nikki Price, Lincoln City Cultural Center

NIKI PRICE

Executive Director, Lincoln City Cultural Center

Bob Cowen

BOB COWEN

OSU Associate Vice President and Director Hatfield Marine Science Center

Jason Holland

JASON HOLLAND

Executive Director, Oregon Coast Council for the Arts

A woman with a long braid and wearing large round glasses stand against a painted brick wall.

CAITLIN STOW

Founder of Stowaway Productions and Assistant Manager of the Darkside Cinema

A young many with short black hair smiles into the camera. He is standing outside near a clear lake with a wooded hillside.

HELAL SUJON

Visual Storyteller, Media and Communication for the Marine Mammal Institute

A black and white image of a man standing by a camera positioned on a tripod.

EDWARD PACK DAVEE III

Filmmaker and freelance director of photography