has announced it is accepting submissions for the
54th Chicago International Film Festival Poster Design Competition. The annual competition seeks out a unique poster to serve as the key image for the Festival taking place
October 10-21, 2018.
« The Festival has worked with a terrific variety of designers – from Academy Award winner Saul Bass to Broadway graphic designer David Byrd to noted Italian artist Giulio Cittato to Art Paul, designer of the Playboy rabbit-head logo. Now it's your turn to show us what you’ve got! » (
Michael Kutza, Artistic Director)
Poster submissions should convey the experience of the Festival and be designed with the tagline "
Everybody Loves Movies".
All artworks must incorporate the Festival logo, the words
54th Chicago International Film Festival, the dates
October 11-25, 2018and the website
ChicagoFilmFestival.com. The design must be easily translated to a variety of print mediums.
Posters must be 27†x 40†and designed at 300 dpi (
CMYK) but submitted at 72 dpi (
RGB) format in JPEG (
.jpg or .jpeg) or PDF format. The orientation must be
verticalonly. File must be no larger than 12MB.
Entrants may submit as many times as they like.
Entry fee: 25 USD per entry.
Eligibility
Open to everyone worldwide.
Prize
Designs will be reviewed by a select panel of Festival officials and the winning designer will receive a
2,500 USDcash prize and the distinction of having created the Festival’s signature look.