The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago will present the 41st Chicago Latino Film Festival, April 3-14, 2025. Every year, artists are invited from around the world to submit a poster concept in a competition.
For over four decades, the Festival has featured the most representative and diverse selection of films from 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.
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, mugs, Festival trailer, social media platforms and more.
The selection process is anonymous. The name of the artist IS NOT revealed to the selection committee until the winner has been selected. The selection committee is made up in its entirety of the Chicago Latino Film Festival’s core team, including its Programming Manager and Festival Publicist.
WINNER RECEIVES $1,000!
GUIDELINES
- Poster images 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 Festival history. Participants are invited 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 multiplicity.
- Avoid overt stereotypes and symbology. The design should be in good taste.
- Show your creative genius—work produced with AI will not be accepted.
- Contest is open to all artists. Entries will be accepted from individuals, collaborative teams or design firms.
- Deadline: Entries must be received by Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Limit 3 entries per person, team or firm.
- There is no cost to submit.
- Only digital copies will be accepted.
- Entries will be evaluated based on appeal, content and marketability.
- Design must be easily translated to a variety of mediums.
- Open to technical modifications
SPECIFICATIONS
All artwork must incorporate:
41st Chicago Latino Film Festival
April 3-14, 2025
Submissions must be:
JPEG or PNG format – 18’’ wide x 24’’ high (Vertical)
150 DPI (RGB)
Must be emailed (no links)
SUBMIT: Please fill out the submission form 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 design@latinoculturalcenter.org.
DISCLAIMER: Entrants must own full copyright to the design submitted, which they must be able to certify, upon request. By submitting your entry to this poster contest, all entrants hereby acknowledge and affirm that the Chicago Latino Film Festival will have the unlimited right to use or display entries submitted for this competition at any time and in any manner. Uses may include, but are not limited to, print or electronic publications, promotional brochures, posters, or other corporate communications materials.
DEADLINE: Entries must be received by Wednesday January 13th, 2025 (11:59 pm)
WINNER Announced: Tuesday January 21, 2025
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