Chicago International Film Festival: Poster Design Competition announced

With the tagline "Everybody Loves Movies," one submission in the Cinema/Chicago 54th Chicago International Film Festival poster design competition will be chosen to be the image for the October 10 to 21 festival poster. 

The search is for a unique poster design that conveys the experience of the Festival. Announced today, the entries must be submitted by June 1 at 11:59 p.m. CST, with an entry fee of $25.  

Entries will be judged by a panel of Festival officials and marketing and design professionals. Entries will be evaluated based on appeal, theme-inclusion, content, and marketability. 

The winning designer will receive $2,500. For details about the Designer Agreement, click here. 

Design Guidelines

• All designs must be 27” x 40” or scale to 27” x 40”.
• Design must be vertically oriented.
• Design must be easily translated into a variety of media (online banners, book covers, etc.).
• Design must incorporate the Festival’s official “eyes” logo (available here). 
• Design must reflect the theme “Everybody Loves Movies” and include that text
• Design must clearly state: 54th Chicago International Film Festival.
• Design must include the Festival dates: October 10-21, 2018.
• Design must include website: ChicagoFilmFestival.com.
• Artists must use their own original artwork; Copyrighted characters, images or clip art will not be accepted (with the exception of the Chicago International Film Festival logo)

Submission Guidelines

• All file submissions must be in pdf, jpeg or png format.
• Entries must be submitted at 300 dpi (CMYK).
• File must be no larger than 12 MB.
• Entries must include a completed Submission Form.
• When submitting multiple designs, a separate Submission Form and entry fee must be submitted for each design.