Welcome to the PosterSpy creative brief for THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE, the new dark comedy set in the world of karate starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, and Imogen Poots. To celebrate the US release, PosterSpy invites you to create a poster that evokes the humor, absurdity, and the darkness of the film.
THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE is in select US cinemas 12th July 2019 and nationwide in the US on 19th July.
The Story
Jesse Eisenberg stars as Casey, a nebbish accountant who is randomly attacked on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei (Alessandro Nivola) in an effort to learn how to defend himself.
What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman (Imogen Poots) fighting for her place in it. Casey undertakes a journey, both frightening and darkly funny, that will place him squarely in the sights of his enigmatic new mentor.
Design Tips
Entrants are encouraged to draw on the film’s dark, bizarre, and ridiculously funny themes and premise using the trailer and supplied stills, including the photo of the canine star of the film, as inspiration.
Please also find stills and all available assets via the “inspiration” tab for further reference and inspiration only.
Guidelines
Create your posters at A4 300dpi minimum. Landscape or Portrait layout.
Upload posters to PosterSpy.com as RGB files no larger than 5MB and 1500 pixels wide.
Arwork submitted must be 100% your own original content. Do not use any images you don’t have the rights to. This includes stills from the film.
Judging
This Creative Brief will be judged by the THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE director Riley Stearns!
How to Enter
All you have to do is create an account with us and upload your poster to the “THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE” category via our submission form.
This brief is moderated and only entries that follow the T&Cs will be accepted.
Dates to Remember
This Creative Brief is open from Friday 21st June to Friday 26th July. This Creative Brief is open to worldwide participants.
You may enter more than once.
The film is in US cinemas starting 12th July 2019, so US participants will have the opportunity to see the movie to inspire your art.
The Awards
One selected artist (1st place) £1000, one selected artist (2nd place) will receive £500.
FAQ’s
How many submissions can I upload?
You may upload as many submissions as you like, there’s no cap.
Do I keep the rights to my art?
When submitting, you allow Bleecker Street and PosterSpy to share your work on social media to promote the campaign. Winning entries consent to having their artwork featured in the marketing campaign for the release of THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE. Bleecker Street will not use any of the artwork commercially without the artists permission.
Can I sell prints of my submission?
Legally, you are NOT allowed to sell prints that use another company’s intellectual property.
If I win, how long does it take for me to get my prize money?
Typically 8-12 weeks. This can be much shorter or longer depending on when we receive your information.
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T&C’s
To enter this competition, you must be over 18 years of age. Proof of identity and age may be required. Use of false name or address will result in disqualification.
By submitting your poster for this competition you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions and the Brief (the “Competition Terms”).
The competition is open from 21st June 2019 to 26th July 2019 11:59PM BST. Entries submitted after this time will not be accepted.
There will be two (2) prize winners, a first (£1,000) and one runner-up (£500), each to be judged on creativity, originality, quality and relevance to the Brief.
To be eligible for this competition entrants must upload a digital file of their entry to the website posterspy.com. All entries must be made directly by the person entering the competition. No responsibility can be accepted for any entries not received for whatever reason.
Prizes are non-exchangeable and non-refundable. The cash prize will be sent by PosterSpy to the respective winners via bank transfer or via PayPal if living outside of the UK. Payment may take up to 12 weeks to be processed. If a winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 2 weeks of being notified, then PosterSpy has the right to withdraw the prize and pick a replacement winner.
Entrants must submit their own original art that follows the provided Brief. No other copyrighted material may be used. The images featured on this website are the intellectual property of this company and/or its affiliates (if applicable) and/or third parties and are provided solely for use in this contest for reference purposes only.
Entrants are prohibited from selling their works without permission.
Entrants have no commercial ownership of any “The Art of Self-Defense” intellectual property by entering this competition.
Not complying with the Competition Terms might result in exclusion from the competition and your entries being removed.
By sharing an entry, Entrants agree that their entry may be promoted and/or broadcast on social media platforms (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, etc.) (together, the “Materials”), and Entrants grant PosterSpy, Universal, its licensees, successors and assigns the non-exclusive, royalty-free, and irrevocable rights to use, reproduce, copy, publish, display, distribute, perform, translate, adapt and/or modify their entry for the purpose of this campaign only. PosterSpy, Universal and its licensees are NOT given the rights to use your artwork for commercial usage in future campaigns without prior permission. Entrants keep 100% ownership of their own individual work.
BLEECKER STREET LLC retains all rights and ownership to the BLEECKER STREET LLC intellectual property and all other rights of all third parties in images provided by BLEECKER STREET LLC, in the film “The Art of Self-Defense” and all works related thereto, are expressly reserved.
Entries must not contain content, images, or other material that is in violation of any applicable federal or state laws or regulations, or infringe on any rights of third parties, including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, privacy, or publicity, or create claims for defamation, false light, idea misappropriation, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, or breach of contract. The promoter reserves the right to decline any entries that violate these terms and conditions or is in breach of any applicable legislation or copyright.
The decision of the judge(s) is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the outcome of the prize awarded.
PosterSpy retains the right to remove any entries that breach these terms and conditions or may damage the PosterSpy or BLEECKER STREET LLC public image.
BLEECKER STREET LLC and PosterSpy are given the right to share artwork without prior permission from or compensation due to the artist to help market and promote “The Art of Self-Defense” via their respective channels (including those of their designees).
Subject to prevailing data protection legislation, by entering the competition you consent to:
the surname and county/state of origin of each winner being obtained by writing to PosterSpy at the address set out in paragraph 1 (above) up to one month after the closing date of the competition, enclosing a stamped addressed stamped envelope or by visiting the website; and the name and images of each winner being used by PosterSpy and BLEECKER STREET LLC on any BLEECKER STREET LLC or PosterSpy operated website, WAP site, on-air and otherwise for promotional and marketing purposes. Neither BLEECKER STREET LLC nor PosterSpy accepts any obligations of confidence towards the winners of the contest.
Insofar as is permitted by law, neither BLEECKER STREET LLC, nor its agents or distributors will in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate any contest entrant or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of entering the competition or taking up a prize (as the case may be) except where it is caused by the negligence of BLEECKER STREET LLC, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. The statutory rights of entrants are not affected.
In administrating this promotion, the Promoter will not collect more of your personal information than absolutely necessary and will only use your personal information for the purposes of this contest.
PosterSpy reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend the contest where it becomes necessary to do so.
These Competition Terms shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales, and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.