Poster Contest

Poster design entries must include the following elements:

• 11"x17" final size, high-resolution PDF

• Prominent display of the AA Film & Digital Media Festival name and logo.

• All poster designs must prominently display the following information:

Logo (See files below)
Anne Arundel Student Film & Digital Media Festival
Thursday, March 26th, 2026
Studio 39
Annapolis, MD
5-8  PM

• Include the artist(s) name and grade on the poster along the lower border of the design.

• Final PDF Files should be named as follows:

  • Middle School Student: FirstnameLastname_schoolname_poster_2026_MiddleSchool

  • High School Student: FirstnameLastname_schoolname_poster_2026_HighSchool

Other Poster Specifications:

• Posters will be printed up to 11"x17", displayed on presentation screens, posted on social media platforms, etc. Posters may be printed as small as 4"x6". Please consider these dimensions when creating the graphics or choosing a font. 

• Clear designs with highly visible elements are suggested.

• Using digital media elements (digital illustration, digital photography, graphic design, etc.) in the design is preferred but not required.

Other Poster Contest Instructions:

• Contest winners may be asked for native files required for reproduction.

• Files become the property of the AA Film & Digital Media Festival.

• Judging will be in January, and the winners will be notified by January 30th, 2026.

• The Festival committee values creativity and originality. Work that is submitted must be original work created by the applicant. If the entered work is found to have been copied from another source, is AI-generated, or contains copyrighted components, the work will be disqualified.