The festival released some interesting statistics about the volunteers who keep everything running from start to finish. Some of the more interesting stats:
- There are 12,855 volunteers registered this year.
- They will work 69,959.5 hours among them.
- They speak a collective 44 languages, from Afrikaans and Arabic to Urdu and Yiddish, and everything in between.
- Jennifer is the most common name among volunteers, and has been for the last six years running.
All the stats can be found here:
http://www.e.bell.ca/filmfest/2006/media_centre/news_releaseItem.asp?id=257
Don't forget to show your appreciation by giving a round of applause before each film when they run the trailer thanking the volunteers for their hard work.
If you want some insight on what it's like to be a volunteer, Sean Kelly is documenting his experience this year at his blog at:
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