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Film, Music & Performing Arts Internships Abroad

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Delivering freshly-cut mixtapes from the studio to your office, going over the run of show with performers, facilitating foreign film screenings—our film, music, and performing arts internships deliver it all, all over the world. 

Check out some of the many internship opportunties students have had in the past! The lists below aren't exhaustive, so let your IES Internships Representative know if you'd like additional placement examples. While exact placements can vary each year, once you confirm your place in a program, the on-site Internship Coordinator will work closely with you to find an internship placement based on your interests. Learn more about how the application and internship process works.

Featured Placements
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Theater Operations
Internships Abroad

A London intern worked at a corporate accounting firm researching Human Resources laws and regulations, designing a new company newsletter, preparing for monthly organizational meetings, running a company-wide team-building event, and creating recruitment materials.

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Performing Arts Education
Internships Abroad

A Vienna intern worked at an English-language youth performing arts school, helping facilitate classes, and assisting in the development and execution of theatre and musical performances.

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Film Production
Internships Abroad

In Paris, an intern worked with a film organization that screens French films with English subtitles for the international community in Paris, updating web content and design, maintaining their social media, organizing public events and meetups, running screenings and liaising with attendees, and designing brochures and posters to promote discussion panels of directors and producers.

Examples of Film, Music & Performing Arts Internships Abroad by Major
Film
  • Community based TV station in Cape Town
  • Barcelona-based company creating independent films and high-quality author's content
  • Film production company in Rome
  • Content creation for surfing company in Sydney
  • Internationally-recognized event theming, styling, prop hire, and photographic studio in Sydney providing production design and staging for various events
  • Internationally-recognized film school in London
  • Production company in Sydney specializing in film, video, animation, and multi-media projects
  • Professional production company in Shanghai specializing in commercial production
  • Video and social media content generation for a children's educational platform based in London
Music & Recording Arts/Sound Engineering
  • Artist management and music consultancy company in London
  • Radio station based in Vienna focusing on creating content for the African continent
  • Recording company producing albums across genres in Vienna
  • Center in Vienna collecting and highlighting music and composers exiled by the Nazi regime
Music & Entertainment Business
  • Artist management and music consultancy company in London
  • Contemporary music orchestra in Milan with education initiatives
  • Classical music festival in Vienna featuring international artists
Theatre & Acting
  • East London theatre that commissions and premieres exciting, original works alongside rare gems of world drama and bold new productions of classics
  • Internationally-recognized event theming, styling, prop hire, and photographic studio in Sydney providing production design and staging for various events
  • London theatre that is UK’s leading professional development organization, supporting actors and creative talent throughout their careers
  • Prestigious performing arts cente in London
  • English-language youth performing arts school in Vienna, where interns helped with classes as well as development and execution of theatre and musical performances

Examples of Film, Music & Performing Arts 

Internships Abroad by Location

Film, Music & Performing Arts internships abroad are available in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. Can you imagine yourself working in one of our incredible locations? Our staff are excited to find the perfect placement for you. Don't see your ideal internship listed? We're always adding new employers to our network of internships placements, so connect with an IES Internships Representative to learn more!

I have had the most influential and amazing time here in Berlin through my IES internship program; I was the intern for a music and cultural agency.

Mikkal H. | Berlin | Elmhurst College
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