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Ever wondered who designs festival posters? Well, here's your chance to help choose one.
The Grand Cinema is about to decide on a winner for their competition to design a poster for their upcoming Tacoma Film Festival in October. The criteria? Just to include the words "The Grand Cinema presents the 3rd Annual Tacoma Film Festival, Oct 2-9, 2008".
But for Grand director Philip Cowan, who's choosing the winner Friday, it's a difficult choice. Around 50 entries have been submitted, and if you've been to a Grand movie lately you'll have seen them all over the wall. "It's a tough call," says Cowan.
And he needs your help. We've put all the entries into a photo gallery here. Check them out, and send your comments along to Cowan by Friday at thegrandcinema@gmail.com.
The winning designer will receive $350, two festival passes to the Tacoma Film Festival and a joint membership to the non-profit Grand Cinema--plus, of course, the honor and glory of having their art on windows and utility poles all around Tacoma. All serious entries will receive four passes to any movie at the Grand Cinema.
My faves? Anthony Callaway's vaguely Japanese erupting Mt. Rainier (above) and elegant lime/olive halucinations from Chin Fong, below.
Oh, and check out the Grand's schedule while you're at it. Some good flicks coming up, plus a regular film discussion group: the next one meets Saturday Aug. 16 at 6:15 p.m., after the 4:45 p.m. screening of "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."
