2008 Real to Reel Film Festival Poster Contest
Entries accepted between April 1, 2008 and May 16, 2008
The full-color 11x17" poster will be used to promote the 2008 Real to Reel Film Festival, and will be displayed all over Kings Mountain, Shelby, and surrounding counties in June and July 2008. The artist of the winning entry will receive four tickets to the Real to Reel Film Festival, publicity, and five copies of the poster when printed. The top three submissions will also be displayed at the Joy Performance Center during the Real to Reel Film Festival.
Design: Posters should have a strong graphic impact and should be eye-catching from 20-30 feet away. The design should make the viewer want to stop and read the poster (and hopefully, visit the Real to Reel Film Festival Web site and/or buy tickets). Only original artwork will be considered. The contest is open to anyone and multiple designs may be submitted.
The poster should be distinctively different from the 2005 and 2007 posters. Our 2008 logo has red, black, and yellow and white lettering (GIF; JPG; TIF). Our official logo must appear on the poster, but you may also use a deconstructed version or elements of it in your design. The bottom 2" of the design must be left blank for sponsor logos (see previous year posters for examples).
The poster must include the following information:
- 2008 Real to Reel Film Festival
- Independent film
- July 23-26, 2008
- Joy Performance Center, 202 S. Railroad Ave., Kings Mountain, NC
- www.realtoreelfest.com
Facts about the Real to Reel Film Festival : This will be the 9th annual Real to Reel Film Festival. The festival is held at the Joy Performance Center in Kings Mountain North Carolina The Real to Reel Film Festival's mission is to offer a forum for independent film, video, and multimedia artists to showcase their talents and garner award winning name recognition. We expect to present 30+ entries in the 2008 festival. The festival includes filmmaker question and answer sessions, a silent auction, raffle, an audience choice award, and a wrap party. Our festival is relaxed and fun, but we take the arts seriously.
Copyrighted Images/Subjects: You must obtain and provide to us copies of signed release forms for any copyrighted images, materials, or brands. Likeness release forms are also needed for any recognizable people, whether public or private citizens.
Size and Form: The poster will be printed on poster-weight 11x17" paper. Artwork must be submitted in digital form (see technical specifications below). You may design the poster on paper, but it is your responsibility to get it scanned into digital form that meets the technical specifications below.
Technical Specifications: The design must be submitted on a CD in PDF form with fonts converted to curves and using CMYK colors. The design should be no less than 300 dpi resolution and must be designed to print on 11x17" white paper; orientation can be vertical or horizontal. The design may have any color background (including full bleed), but the bottom 2" of the design should have no design elements so that sponsor logos can be added. The Real to Reel Film Festival reserves the right to request the artist to make minor changes to the design and wording before printing.
Submission: The submission packet must include:
- Completed and signed entry form (PDF)
- One full-color printout of design on 8-1/2 x 11" or 11x17" paper, with artist name, address, phone(s) and email address on the back
- Copies of any releases
- CD marked with artist name, address, phone(s), and email address
Mail the submission to:
Real to Reel Film Festival
111 S. Washington St.
Shelby , NC 28150
Entries not received by Friday, May 16, 2008 will be disqualified. The winner will be notified by May 30, 2008, and announced on the Real to Reel Film Festival Web site by June 2, 2008. No entry materials will be returned.
Your entry will be disqualified if:
- You use recognizable or copyrighted images or likenesses but have not provided signed release forms with your entry.
- The design does not meet the content, size, form, or technical specification requirements.
- Your submission packet is incomplete.
- It is not received by Friday, May 16, 2008.
The Cleveland County Arts Council reserves the right not to use any of the submitted designs for the Real to Reel Film Festival poster in the event that a suitable design is not submitted.
