The
53rd Chicago International Film Festival, North America’s longest-running competitive film festival held
October 12-26, 2017, seeks submissions for its
Poster Competition.
« 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! » (
Artistic Director Michael Kutza)
Posters must reflect the festival theme "
BECAUSE LIFE IS A MOVIE" which can be interpreted however the artist sees fit.
All artworks must incorporate the Festival logo, the words
53rd Chicago International Film Festival, the dates
October 12-26, 2017and 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.
Entry fee: 25 USD per entry.
Eligibility
Open to everyone worldwide.
Prize
The winning designer will receive a
2,500 USDcash prize.