Poster Competition Designer Agreement

Designer Agreement:

By submitting a poster design to Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival, you, the designer, agree that Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival does not assume responsibility for entries. Decisions are final. Cinema/Chicago reserves the right to alter the final design or to reject all submissions. All participants agree, as a condition of entry, that their submission becomes the property of Cinema/Chicago. By submitting an entry, the participant gives Cinema/Chicago permission to use and/or sell the image for its purposes including, but not limited to: posters, slides, brochures, advertisements, program books, schedule books, badges and tickets, postcards, t-shirts.

By submitting a poster design to Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival, you, the designer, give permission to the “International Poster Competition” to use the poster submitted: a) to be printed in order to appear in any Chicago International Film Festival Exhibitions, b) to be featured in the in the 54th Chicago International Film Festival program, c) to be sold in order to raise funds for Cinema/Chicago, d) to be printed in a limited edition version, and be sold in order to raise money for the exhibitions cost, e) to be featured in editorial magazines etc. Due credit will be given to the designer.

By submitting a poster design to Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival, you, the designer, confirm that you are the sole creator of the work and that you grant to “International Poster Competition” a worldwide, non-exclusive license (i.e. you, the designer, retains the copyright) to publish the work, without charge, in book form in all languages, including licensed editions, foreign language editions and new editions of this book published by the Chicago International Film Festival. This license shall be for the duration of copyright. You also grant Chicago International Film Festival permission to use the work in electronic formats of the book and in associated promotional material in relation to this title only, permission to be featured in editorial magazines or other publications used to promote the Chicago International Film Festival or the artist.

By submitting a poster design to Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival, you, the designer, promise that:
• no claims, litigation or other proceedings have been asserted and/or brought, no claims, litigation or proceedings are pending or threatened relating to the work.;
• the work is original to the designer;
• the reproduction of the work will not infringe the rights of others;
• you agree to pay any costs or damages Chicago International Film Festival might incur as a result of my breach of this clause.

The above is accepted and agreed to by submitting a design to Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival.