The organisers of the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival are calling for original designs for its 2011 Festival, which takes place from 9 to 26 June in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Initial submissions will be for the Programme Cover design only, accompanied by a letter that confirms that the design is the original work of the designer.
The Programme Cover is an A6 format and the design must include the following information: dates, venues, cities. This information should be an intrinsic element of any design. The format is very small and does not allow for cluttered design. Keep in mind that the Programme is printed, in full colour, on Newsprint 48,8gsm.
The winning designer will further deliver designs for posters, merchandise, print advertisements, programme base design template, emailer, audience awards ballots, website and viral elements.
Encounters welcomes submissions from all designers and design agencies. The value of the commission is R 15,000 exclusive of VAT. Payment will be made upon delivery of all required artwork and upon receipt of an invoice. All taxes will be deducted as per SARS rulings.
The deadline for submissions is Friday 29 April 2011. Encounters staff will decide on the winning design, which will be announced by Tuesday 3 May 2011 and the winning designer will then have 4 days, until Friday 6 May 2011, in which to deliver finished artwork for the cover design.
All remaining artwork – website, posters, newsprint adverts and merchandise, should be finalised by Friday 13 May 2011.
Encounters 2011 details are:
13th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
9 – 26 June 2011
Cape Town – Nu Metro V&A Waterfront and The Labia On Orange
Johannesburg – Nu Metro Hyde Park and The Bioscope
