It's a New Year, and Chucky's not dead yet! That's right, America's favorite killer doll will be returning in 2024 for the second half of season 3 of USA & SYFY's Chucky TV Series. To keep the Chucky vibes alive, USA & SYFY are looking for two different artists to each design one poster that showcases Chucky and Tiffany, respectively, getting in the presidential and feminine spirit. Specifically, we're looking for one poster that celebrates Presidents' Day with Chucky as the central focus, and another poster that celebrates International Women's Day with Jennifer Tilly and/or Tiffany as the focus. For International Women's Day, you're also welcome to include other women from the series, such as Nica or Lexy, so feel free to be creative in your approach! USA & SYFY will ultimately assign each greenlit artist to one holiday, but if you have great ideas for both, we encourage you to submit multiple pitches.
We're looking for people who are talented designers and artists, but we're also looking for people who are overall fans of Chucky. Chucky is one of the most famous dolls in pop culture, and his slashing, conniving methods of terror have left the horror genre forever scarred. Your design should pay homage to Chucky's legacy, while cleverly incorporating content and themes from your assigned holiday. Importantly, your poster design should NOT be tied to the events of season 3; instead, your design should be a celebration of the Chucky TV series as whole and tap into the nostalgia that people have for the franchise. While either Chucky or Tiffany should be the hero of your design, other dolls featured in the series can be included as well (official reference images of the dolls will be provided to the greenlit artists).
For your pitch, we'd like you to give us a clear idea of the visual approach that you're going for, so 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 design. We're looking for a variety of styles and aesthetics here, so you are welcome to showcase different artistic variations if you have the capability. 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.
For Presidents' Day inspiration, check out the Chucky Political Campaign Posters content we made last year. If you're pitching for this particular holiday, it will be important to review these and ensure that your concept stands out as a separate, individual piece.
Check out more details in the Background section, or reach out in the Project Forum if you have any questions.
Two winning designers will receive the following:
- $1,800 to create your assigned Chucky holiday poster
- Work featured on the official Chucky, USA, SYFY, and Peacock social channels
To enter your design submission, you must:
- Be 13 years or older
- Log-in to, or create, a Tongal Account
- Upload your Pitch submission to Tongal through the "Submissions" tab of the project page (above)
- Fill out the required information on the Submission Form and click "Submit Pitch" button
TIMELINE: HERE
EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES:
- If you are selected, you're required to deliver your poster design in two sizes:
- 4x5 - 1080x1350
- 11x17 - 300 DPI
- 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 static design mediums are welcome, whether it's traditional drawing or painting, digital 2D or 3D design and rendering, 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 Presidents' Day and Women's Day Design Project is open for submissions from 12:00 PM PT on Thursday, January 18th, 2023, to 12:00 PM PT on Wednesday, January 24th, 2024. Submissions not received within this time period will be disqualified. See Official Rules and requirements for eligibility and other requirements.
