Open call for movie themed art work!
- Emily Johnson
- Apr 16
- 5 min read
The Brief: Worcester Film Festival and Artists Clubhouse are excited to launch the fourth year of our film-inspired art trail Lights, Camera…Paint, this time featuring the theme: Worcester Goes to the Movies!
‘Lights, Camera…Paint’ is an art competition, open to all artistic levels, to create a piece of artwork that is inspired by your favourite film/TV.
Worcester Goes to the Movies
The theme this year is ‘Worcester Goes to the Movies’. Introducing the county of Worcestershire to the mix; we are asking you to get creative and imagine your favourite movies and TV shows were filmed closer to home, perhaps the cast is made up of famous Worcestershire faces or set against a recognisable local backdrop! See some examples from previous year's artworks that included elements of Worcestershire.
NB. We are using Lord Of The Rings & The Chronicles of Narnia for inspiration in our charity partnerships so suggest avoiding these two options to keep it varied.
All artwork should be designed square and once selected will be placed in to a movie poster style template, created by Artists Clubhouse and Worcester Film Festival.
20 selected entrants will be chosen to have their artwork displayed in shop windows across the city centre of Worcester in the month run up and during the Film Festival (24th-27th September), along with 5 posters created by local charities/organisations.
3 Artists will be shortlisted and receive full access passes to the Film Festival (excluding the Gala) alongside other great prizes (to be announced)! A winner will then be selected from the 3 to be presented with a certificate and prize at the launch event.
All selected work will also be exhibited at the festival launch event giving all parties including local organisations, funders and the press a chance to get an up close look.
The winners will be chosen by our LCP judging panel. All chosen artwork will get featured on Artists Clubhouse social media pages and website.
You can find out more about the film festival at www.worcesterfilmfestival.co.uk
Eligibility: Priority will be given during selection to Worcestershire creatives but we welcome creatives from other parts of the UK to submit.
How to Enter:
Read the submission info and artwork criteria below for entry details.
Read the Terms & Conditions.
Please send artwork to emily@artistsclubhouse.com by midday on July 13th 2025 along with submitting the FORM.
Feel free to contact us if you need any help or advice before hand.
Submission Info:
Submissions need to be in digital format.
Please do not add a border or any title/description etc on to the image as the art work will be set in to a poster format created by us.
If your artwork is not digital originally then it will need to be scanned or photographed at a high resolution setting such as 600 dpi or above.
Please send via WeTransfer or a similar application to avoid the image resolution being effected.
All ages are welcome to submit for this competition but please be aware that not all events or films shown at the festival will be appropriate for children.
Artwork Info For Entry:
Artwork must be inspired by your chosen films/TV shows and incorporate some element of Worcestershire eg. place, building, known person connected to the county, history of the area.
The artwork submitted must be two dimensional but can be created in any medium.
The final art piece that you submit does not need to look like the original film, it can be a mix of art styles, a surreal take or even inspired by a feeling or location. Don’t be afraid to experiment.
Your artwork needs to be a SQUARE design.
We want to be able to show all artwork selected so make sure the final piece is PG friendly as it will be seen by people of all ages, the film/TV shows that inspire your work however, do not need to be PG.
How we are judging: All submitted artwork will be put in front of a judging panel made up of people from local creative industries and our event partners. Your work will be judged on use of the theme, originality of concept, visual appeal and impact.
Key Dates:
Open for submissions - Wednesday 16th April (Midday)
Closing for submissions - Sunday 13th July (Midnight)
Notification Date - Monday 4th August (Subject to change)
Lights, Camera…Paint Art Trail launch - Saturday 23rd August
Worcester Film Festival Launch Event & Exhibition - Wednesday 24th September
Worcester Film Festival - Wednesday 24th September - Saturday 27th September
Art Trail taken down - Monday 29th September
Use of Photos: By entering this competition it will be agreed that any photos of works exhibited may be used for promotional purposes.
Copyright: The copyright of work remains the property of the artist. Any enquiries relating to copyright will be passed on to the artist.
Help Us Promote The Trail: Digital promotions will be sent to all selected artists to use on their social media and forward to anyone who may be interested in the art trail.
Terms & Conditions:
The artwork set in the poster format will not be yours to sell, Artists Clubhouse will contact you for permissions and agreements if they decide to sell as part of the festival.
You, the artist hold all rights to the original piece of artwork. All enquiries about the original artwork will be forwarded to the artist.
Please do not try and send any original of the artwork created, we cannot take responsibility for this.
By entering, you give permission for your artwork to be shown through social media/websites and to be displayed in Worcester city centre by both Artists Clubhouse and Worcester Film Festival and third party advertisers/partners.
There is no funding for creating artwork for this competition so please do not spend large amounts of money on any work created unless that is something you want to do for yourself. If you would like to take part but do not have access to materials please contact emily@artistsclubhouse.com as we may be able to support.
Prizes are not transferable and have no cash exchange value.
The printed posters used in the trail will have been paid for through funding sources and are therefore the property of Worcester Film Festival and Artists Clubhouse and will be recycled after the event.
The printed posters used in the launch event exhibition will have been paid for through funding sources and are therefore the property of Worcester Film Festival and Artists Clubhouse.
PLEASE NOTE:
Sometimes venues who host the artwork for the trail ask to keep the work, please let us know if you do not wish this to happen and we will make sure that all copies are collected and recycled at the end of the event.
