41st Chicago Latino Film Festival Poster Contest 2025 ($1,000 prize)

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About Chicago Latino Film Festival Poster Contest

The Chicago Latino Film Festival celebrates its 41st Anniversary next year! For the last four decades, the Festival has introduced to Chicago audiences the most representative and diverse selection of films from throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, Portugal and the United States. The Chicago Latino Film Festival is the oldest festival of its kind in the United States.

Every year, they invite artists from around the world to submit a poster concept in a competition. The winning design becomes the face of the Festival as it will be on the cover of newsprint programs, invitations, program books, electronic ads, t-shirts, Festival trailer, social media platforms and more.

• Sponsor Organisation: The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago

Benefits of Chicago Latino Film Festival Poster Contest

• Winner receives $1,000!

Chicago Latino Film Festival Poster Contest Requirements

• Contest is open to all artists. Entries will be accepted from individuals, collaborative teams or design firms.
• Artwork must be subject to modification and or edits.

Guidelines 

• Poster image should reflect the Festival's core mission of presenting and celebrating Iberoamerica's diverse cultures.
• The number 41 should be incorporated into the design. It could also, in some way, reference the history. They invite participants to look at past posters and to even look at last year's program for inspiration.
• Entries can explore the many ways films are being made today.
• Avoid referring to one country or to a specific cultural artifact; the Festival represents a wide variety of countries and cultural traditions. The poster should reflect this Pan-Latino multiplicity.
• Avoid overt stereotypes and symbology. The design should be in good taste.
• They want to see your creative genius-they will absolutely NOT accept any work produced with Al.

Application Date and Process

Submissions must be:

JPEG or PNG format – 24’’ wide x 36’’ high (Vertical)
300 DPI (RGB/CMYK) – NO PDF or other formats will be accepted.

Please fill out the submission form on chicagolatinofilmfestival.org and upload your poster image. If you are having issues uploading your poster, you can email it along with your contact information (Name, email, city/state/country) to [email protected].

Application Deadline

13 January, 2025

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