Intern - Film Development

This is a Part Time Unpaid Internship

Mandate Pictures (HAROLD & KUMAR franchise, STRANGER THAN FICTION, JUNO, THE STRANGERS, DRAG ME TO HELL, 50/50, YOUNG ADULT) seeks smart, motivated, and detail-oriented interns for its summer semester 2012 Film Development internship program.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: reading and evaluating script, book, and article submissions, updating company script and DVD databases, pitching material to executives, attending weekly staff meetings, compiling film festival grids, researching short films and up-and-coming talent, and covering executives' desks/phones when needed.

In addition to daily administrative/creative tasks, the internship also involves a Q&A dinner with Mandate's creative executives and intern seminars on film finance and film marketing. Overall, the experience is meant to expose interns to the world of film development and give them a better understanding of the processes and infrastructure of a film financier/production company.

The position is unpaid and candidates must be eligible to receive college credit.