Volunteering

Become a Big Blue Film Fest Volunteer

 

It takes a LOT of people to put the Big Blue Film Fest 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.

We are still looking for volunteers for the day of the Festival. Interested in helping out? Contact us at [email protected] for more information on how you can get involved.

Judging volunteers | Pre-event

  • Initial film selection (requires watching lots of films!) - June - September
  • Judge panel for film awards (must have qualifications in science, ocean life, art, film or nature)

Day of Festival volunteers 

  • Support crew on the day of the festival - Day of event
  • Ushers - Day of event
  • Setup and take down - Day of event

 

Special thanks to our volunteer judges

Lisa Ballance

Lisa Ballance

Director, OSU Marine Mammal Institute

A man wearing a straw cowboy hat and life vest smiles at the camera while taking a photo with the calm ocean in the background.

Vaughn Robison

Instructor, Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Sciences 

A woman looks at the camera and holds back a blue and white patterned fabric with many other blue and white patterned fabrics around her.

Oriana Poindexter

Hatfield Artist in Residence, Summer 2025

Charles Nye

PhD Candidate, Marine Mammal Institute

A woman with long brown hair wearing a black turtleneck smiles softly at the camera.

MariAnna Hinojosa

Big Blue Film Fest Director 2025