Calling all Venom Fans! We’re looking for FOUR artists to design an original poster for Venom: The Last Dance. Winning designs will be used to promote the theatrical release of the film on October 25 and will be chosen by the film’s creative team.

This fall, Sony Pictures Entertainment will be closing out the epic trilogy and bringing Venom back to the big screen with Venom: The Last Dance. To help promote the film, we're looking for four artists to tap into their own unique visual styles and create a traditional one sheet illustrated poster to celebrate the movie and drive fans to theaters on opening weekend.

When it comes to the poster itself, we're looking for a variety of styles and aesthetics. You should create your poster in a 4x5 aspect ratio, and will need to be able to deliver a high res layered file if selected. The art should focus on Venom film (not comic book) iconography that is specific to The Last Dance, including Venom, Venom Horse, the new Las Vegas locations, etc. Check out more details immediately below under Creative Guidance and in the Background further down the page. As mentioned, the submissions will be reviewed by members of the film’s creative team, possibly even Tom Hardy himself, so bring your best designs!

For any questions or other project updates, check out the Project Forum.

Four winning artists will receive the following:

• $2,000 for your poster artwork 
• Work featured on the official Venom and Sony Pictures Entertainment social channels, and elsewhere in the campaign

To enter your submission, you must:

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

EXPECTED TIMELINE: HERE

RELEVANT ASSETS: HERE

CREATIVE GUIDANCE:

• Reference the trailer linked in the Background for creative inspiration. Some key themes are venom, the horse, and the city of Las Vegas. Note that for the latter, you cannot depict any identifiable elements of Las Vegas (ie the sphere) but you may reference the skyline in your design.
• Poster must use the title treatment provided in the assets above – you may change the color to match the artwork but the font must stay the same. Poster must also include date and in theatres messaging (please reference our current Venom: The Last Dance poster). 
• Do not include Eddie Brock’s face (i.e.played by Tom Hardy). .
• In depicting Venom, only use the version of Venom featured in the movie, which is visually different than that represented in the comic. Venom as depicted in Venom: The Last Dance has eyes that curl in the corner, and does not have a logo on his chest. Please do not reference comic books in any way.
• Unlike our other projects, the filmmaking team will be reviewing final posters (rather than pitches). Please submit posters that are ready for review.

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES: 

• Your Artwork must be submitted as a PDF, PNG, or JPG. If you are selected, you will also be required to provide a high-resolution 300 DPI layered file (.psd, .ai, etc.) of your Artwork.
• Please do not reference or mimic the comic books in any way. 
• 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.).
• Final Deliverables must not contain any output from an AI generator
• You must sign Sony's Submission Release Agreement, without edits, and submit it along with your concept. Greenlit creators will also need to sign Sony's Certificate of Results and Proceeds, which will be provided when greenlit.

By participating in this project, creators acknowledge that the Sponsor is under no obligation to greenlight a submission. Though most projects do move forward, we'll notify you in the event the Sponsor decides not to fund any submissions via the Project Forum. Regardless of the result, all submissions will be reviewed and evaluated by the Sponsor and project team.

MOVIE SYNOPSIS - In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as "Venom," one of Marvel’s greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.

HELPFUL REFERENCE LINKS FOR INSPIRATION/TONE:

• NEW TRAILER: Venom: The Last Dance Movie Trailer 2
• Venom: The Last Dance Movie Trailer 1
• Movie Website
• Venom: Let There Be Carnage Fan Art Contest Winning Poster Designs
• Venom: Let There Be Carnage Fan Art Contest Top Posters

In order to be eligible for this contest, you must include the below materials in your Poster Artwork submission. You may submit up to five times.

• ARTWORK (REQUIRED): Upload an image of your completed Poster Artwork in either PDF, PNG, or JPG. Note that if you are selected, you will be required to provide  high-resolution 300 DPI layered file (.psd, .ai, etc.)  of your Artwork.

• SONY SUBMISSION/PITCH RELEASE AGREEMENT (REQUIRED): You must sign and attach Sony's Submission/Pitch Release Agreement and submit it along with your pitch materials. Incomplete or improperly filled out forms may be cause for disqualification. A PDF and DOCX version of the form are provided in the Assets tab. You may not edit or modify the Agreement form in any way.

• TEXT (OPTIONAL): Up to 500 characters describing your work, and providing additional info about any variations, alternative options, or other edits that you could provide if selected (i.e. offering to swap one character for another, change title placement, or update a color scheme).

The most compelling poster submissions will be selected by the Sponsor, and the responsible creator will then receive an email from Tongal producers detailing next steps, which may include a round of revisions. 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 funds is subject to a payment schedule determined by Tongal, typically included with the project timeline. 

REVISION REQUIREMENTS & RESOURCES: Once Content has been submitted and the initial Production Phase completed, greenlit creators will enter into Revisions. Creators will perform reasonable edits on their artwork according to the Sponsor's feedback. Check out our Filmmaker Resource Portal to access helpful post-production resources like Text-Safe Guides for different platforms, Project File Organization Tutorial, Export Presets, and Captioning services.

1. In addition to the standard Tongal W-9, Winner Affidavit, and IP Assignment, greenlit Video creators MUST also provide Talent, Location, Music (or other) Releases for all assets appearing in their Videos, 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. Tongal also reserves the right to request all raw files associated with the project.
   
   
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. In the event you utilize any third-party materials, such as music provided by a third-party music provider not provided by Tongal, you must obtain full written license and consent from the owner of such third-party materials and provide such license and consent forms to Tongal.
   
   
4. The Sponsor will be entitled to reasonable revisions on the finished Videos without providing additional compensation. Remember it's easier to re-edit than re-shoot so try to get as much coverage as possible.
   
   
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6. 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.
   
   
7. 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 Video based on their prior work and experience as a creator.
   
   
8. Videos must be in the English language or subtitled.
   
   
9. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor, nor can Submissions contain any profanity, offensive language, nudity or otherwise objectionable material, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.
   
   
10. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or older to enter.
    
    
11. The Sponsor reserves the right to repost the contest.
    
    
12. 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.