Open call for the visual identity of the StopTrik 2019 International Film Festival
StopTrik International Film Festival, the oldest European festival dedicated to stop motion animation, invites designers and other visual artists, to create a visual identity for 9th edition of the festival, which will happen at the beginning of October 2019 in Maribor.
This year's edition will explore the field of stop motion animation at the intersection of class, gender, race and ethnicity under the central theme of "Feminism is the Future". We invite you to send us your design proposals by 5th of May 2019 via e-mail at brina.stoptrik@gmail.com. We are looking for solutions that will best present the interpretation of the theme and will show a remarkable style.
Award for the best design proposal is 400 eur (gross 2 amount), attendance at the festival (cover of travel expenses, accommodation and daily meals), presentation in the media and social networks and an independent exhibition on the facade of K18 Gallery in Maribor in 2020.
Conditions of cooperation
The application must include:
- a proposal for a festival poster (in A3 and B1 formats, design can be the same, color print) with the text "9th StopTrik International Film Festival, 3 - 6 October 2019, Maribor "
- a brief description of the proposal.
The visual identity of StopTrika 2019 will appear on various printed and promotional materials and visuals, therefore it is important that it is applicative. It should be set in a way that the graphic elements can later be used for the festival trailer made in the stop motion technique.
The author of the winning proposal will have to complete the poster proposal after the selection and, by the 1st of September 2019, also prepare the following:
- graphic design for a festival bag, backpack or t-shirt (monochrome or two-color screen printing)
- web banners (for Facebook and a website)
- banner for the main venue (color print)
- diploma design for the directors of winning animations (color print)
Submitted proposals must be copyrighted work that has not yet been published or exhibited.
The jury will consider only the proposals that will be sent by 5th of May 2019 to the e-mail address: brina.stoptrik@gmail.com.
The author of the winning proposal undertakes to make within the agreed time limit and to the best of his ability all the proposals that the client needs to carry out the activity.
The author of the winning proposal will receive a prize of 400 eur (gross amount 2 to be paid through an invoice, student referral or civil law contract), which includes royalties for the proposal of the visual identity and its applications for the needs of accompanying printed and promotional materials and visuals.
The submitted proposals will be evaluated by the jury: Olga Bobrowska (Director of the StopTrik Festival), Lucija Smodiš (Producer of the StopTrik Festival) and Sanja Čakarun (PR of the Animateka Festival). The results of the competition will be publsihed by 17th of May 2019. The contracting authority reserves the right not to choose any of the proposals.
StopTrik Festival takes place in Maribor and in a smaller version in Lodz, Poland. For more information about the festival, please visit our website: https://www.stoptrik.com/ or write to us at: brina.stoptrik@gmail.com.