It goes without saying - Chucky is everyone's favorite killer doll. He's horrifically creepy, he's darkly comedic, and most importantly - he's your friend til the end. This October, for the first time ever, Chucky and the Child's Play franchise is coming to television! That's right, get yourself pumped and check out the series trailer that just debuted at Comic Con.

To celebrate USA & SYFY's new Chucky series - and Chucky's legacy - and to get other fans excited about the new series, we're looking for EIGHT different artists to design a poster for each of the episodes in Season One. If greenlit, the SYFY creative team will assign you to one of the eight episodes, and you'll get exclusive access to information and imagery from the episode. From there, you'll work with the creative team to design a poster that touches on the subject or themes of the episode - without giving away any spoilers, of course!

We're looking for people who are talented artists and designers - but we're also looking for people who are fans of Chucky and the horror genre more generally. Chucky and the Child's Play franchise have been a pop cultural phenomenon for decades, and the killer doll has left an indelible mark on the horror genre. Your poster should pay homage to Chucky's legacy while cleverly incorporating content and themes from your assigned episode. 

To give us an idea of the visual approach you're going for, we're asking that you submit links to your artist portfolio, along with a PDF document containing three examples of past work that are representative of the artistic style you'd use to create your poster. We're looking for a variety of styles and aesthetics, and you're not limited to a specific medium, so you can flex a bit if you can go in a few directions. The important part is giving us an idea of how your personal style and the Chucky universe intersect. To that end, you also have the option to submit a proof-of-concept image if you think that's helpful. 

Check out more details below, and then get your pencils, pens, paints, and digital tablets ready. 

Eight winning artists will receive the following:

• Early access to a Chucky information & imagery
• $1,000 to create your assigned Chucky episode poster 
• Work featured on the official Chucky, USA, and SYFY social channels 

To enter your design submission, you must:

1. Be 13 years or older
2. Log-in to, or create a Tongal Account
3. Upload your Pitch submission to Tongal through the "Submissions" tab of the project page (above)
4. Fill out the required information on the Submission Form and click "Submit Pitch" button

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES:

• If you are selected, you're required to deliver your poster design in four sizes:
  • 4x5 - 1080x1350
  • 9x16 - 1080x1920
  • 1x1 - 1080x1080
  • 8.5x11 - 300 DPI
• Depending on the theme of your episode, you MAY depict the likenesses of actors in the Chucky series, but any depictions are subject to talent approval. 
• If you are selected, and working in a digital medium, you will also be required to provide a high-resolution 300 DPI layered PSD of your Artwork.
• ALL design mediums are welcome, whether it's traditional drawing or painting, digital 2D or 3D design and rendering, moving imagery, transmedia, or even sculpture. Both color and grayscale are fine.
• Your Design should be suitable for a general audience.
• Your Design must be wholly original and not previously published, licensed, sold, used, released, distributed, or otherwise exploited in any form. Your Design must not have previously won any award.
• Your Design may NOT include third party materials (e.g., artwork, logos, photographs, etc.).
• You may NOT submit any script or treatment with your Design. Any notes that you include should be limited to explaining and elaborating upon your Design aesthetic.

The Chucky TV Series Episodic Poster Design Project is open for submissions from 7:00 AM PT on Monday, August 2nd, 2021, to 12:00 PM PT on Wednesday, August 11th, 2021. Submissions not received within this time period will be disqualified. See Official Rules and requirements for eligibility and other requirements.

Check out more information in the Background / Additional Details section. For any questions or other project updates, check out the Project Forum.

Debuting this October, USA & SYFY's upcoming Chucky series will be helmed by Child's Play creator Don Mancini and feature several returning cast members like Jennifer Tilly and Brad Dourif (the original voice of Chucky). Set in a small American town that finds itself plunged into utter chaos when a Chucky doll shows up at a local yard sale, the series is another chapter in the iconic Child's Play franchise. 

CHILD'S PLAY TRAILERS:

• Child's Play (1988)
• Child's Play 2 (1990)
• Child's Play 3 (1991)
• Bride of Chucky (1998)
• Seed of Chucky (2004)
• Curse of Chucky (2013)
• Cult of Chucky (2017)

In order to be eligible for this contest, you must include the below materials in your Pitch submission.

• TEXT (REQUIRED): Up to 500 characters synopsizing how you plan to create the still image, and what format you'll use (i.e. graphic design, illustration, photograph, etc.).
  
  
• LINKS TO ARTIST PORTFOLIO (REQUIRED): Provide links to your portfolio of work. You can also link to a social media page if that's easiest. Basically, we want to see a collection of your artwork to get a sense of your ability and personal style.
  
  

• SAMPLE ARTWORK (REQUIRED): Upload a PDF document containing three examples of your past work that are most representative of the artistic style you'd use to create a Chucky episode poster. Note that if you are selected, and working in a digital medium, you will be required to provide a high-resolution 300 DPI layered PSD of your Artwork.

• PROOF-OF-CONCEPT ARTWORK (Optional): If you want, you may create a proof of concept showing how you'd approach designing a Chucky episode poster if greenlit. Upload an image of your Artwork in either PNG or JPG format.

The 8 most compelling pitches will be selected and the responsible creator will then receive an email from Tongal producers detailing next steps. All submitters will also receive an automated email notification that a selection has been announced. To ensure you’re receiving project updates, review your email settings to check that you haven’t unsubscribed.

Creators who’ve been selected will receive funding upon completing the Winner Affidavit and the IP Assignment. Payment of the pitch funds is subject to a payment schedule determined by Tongal. Please see the full schedule in the Assets section. 

ASSET DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS: You must also provide a high-resolution final image and layered design files, if applicable, in order to submit final payment.  

If this sounds like a lot, don't worry: a Tongal Producer will reach out and help you through the process each step of the way.

1. Preferred format for upload to the Tongal website is .png or .jpg. Should your submission be greenlit, you will also be required to provide a high-resolution final image and layered design files.
   
   
2. Unless provided otherwise, all work must be your own original creation and free of any copyrighted material. You shall provide detailed information of your work regarding the source, the creator and background information as requested by Tongal.
   
   
3. BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, YOUR SUBMISSION IMMEDIATELY BECOMES THE SOLE PROPERTY OF TONGAL OR ITS ASSIGNEES – SEE OFFICIAL RULES FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES. YOU MAY NOT PUBLICLY SHARE OR PUBLISH YOUR SUBMISSION IN ANY MANNER AND YOU MAY NOT POST OR UPLOAD YOUR SUBMISSION TO ANY WEBSITE OR HOSTING SITE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE OR VIMEO), WITHOUT THE PRIOR EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF TONGAL. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF YOUR ENTRY IN THE PROJECT.
   
   
4. You may not contact any employees or members of the Sponsor’s organization, their affiliates, or any of their partners. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in disqualification of your entry in the project.
   
   
5. Submissions cannot contain any profanity, offensive language, nudity or otherwise objectionable material, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.
   
   
6. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor.
    
7. By submitting to this project, you acknowledge that your work may become subject to public voting on the Tongal site. Public voting may be used to help the project sponsor determine the final rank order.
    
8. Submissions must be in the English language or subtitled.
    
9. Limit 5 submissions per member, per Phase.
    
10. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or older to enter.
    
    
11. The Sponsor reserves the right to repost the contest.
    
    
12. In addition to the judging criteria stated in the OFFICIAL RULES, Pitches will also be evaluated on that member's ability to execute the final Imagebased on their prior work and experience as a filmmaker.
    
    
13. The Sponsor will be entitled to reasonable revisions on the finished Images without providing additional compensation.
    
    
14. In addition to the standard Tongal W-9, Winner Affidavit, and IP Assignment, greenlit Image creators MUST also provide Talent, Location, Music (or other) Releases for all assets appearing in their Images, as well as a photograph/headshot OR copy of a photo ID for all On-camera Talent releases. You must also provide all project files, editing sequences and a 1080p .mov master file, using a ProRes, Animation, or Uncompressed Codec to claim your earnings.
    
    
15. See OFFICIAL RULES for additional contest information, terms and conditions. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between these requirements and the Official Rules, the terms and conditions of these requirements shall prevail.