Wednesday, November 20, 2019

THE BEST FILM FESTIVAL POSTERS OF 2019

By José Alberto Hermosillo
The Best Film Festival Posters of 2019
www.festivalinLA.com

Festival in LA has selected the most creative, colorful, exceptional, and inventive Film Festival Posters of 2019.  

We discover small gems with extraordinary quality in the limelight - new players with multicultural values, gender equality, and diversity. 

Notably, this year, the creativity has been an explosion of colors - harmoniously composed designs with fantastic graphics, the right amount of information, and matching fonts complementing every piece. 
 
THE BEST FILM FESTIVAL POSTERS OF 2019 - INSPIRED BY ANIMALS

The 2019 Film Festival Posters are more inventive, contemporary, and sharper. In some cases, the designers went bolder with metallic compositions. 

Selecting the posters is a captivating enterprise that takes the entire year. Curators must dive in with open minds and impartiality - they must work in a grey area of subjectivity, setting aside personal taste, ideologies, prejudices, chauvinism, and other concepts to alter the analytical evaluation, focusing on the quality and attributions of every work. It requires consistent formatting and assessment of the material, such as:

1. Concept
2. Originality
3. Format
4. Design
5. Style
6. Colors
7. Information
8. Fonts
9. Focal Point
10. Diversity

THE BEST FILM FESTIVAL POSTERS OF 2019 - INSPIRED BY WOMEN

The most recurrent subject of the compositions this year is women. Women as muses, directors, actresses, and icons - make women’s stories prevail. 

Cannes 2019 selected an iconic image of the venerable female director Agnes Varda standing on the shoulders of a technician, shooting her first film, “La Pointe Corte,” in 1954 when she was 26 years old. The design by Flore Maquin is inspiring. 

In second place is the 60th Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece. The renowned artist John Mavroudi is the creator of this captivating poster. To continue this impressive selection, Pedro Almodovar composed the 57th New York Film Festival image - Venice, Cartagena, Poland, Santa Barbara, and Guanajuato.

Many talented individuals work tirelessly crafting signs, as well. The US-Latino legacy of succeeding with vibrant pieces through the festival circuit every year is worth noting. 

The graphic design world has well-known contests selecting representative images of their festival, like the Chicago Latino Film Festival and the San Diego Latino International Film Festival. In Spain, Alicante, Malaga, and Zaragoza are successful in their competitions.

The beauty of the posters exceeds expectations. Therefore, no matter how big or small a festival, the poster designs graphically show a great love for films, their city, traditions, and the passion for the arts.

And the Best Film Festival Posters of 2019 are:

72 FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL DU FILM
CANNES, FRANCE
Agnès Varda, Cannes 2019. Poster designer Flore Maquin. 
 60th THESSALONIKI
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 
ATHENS, GREECE
60TH THESSALONIKI. POSTER DESIGNED BY JOHN MAVROUDIS.
57th NEW YORK
FILM FESTIVAL
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.
57th New York Film Festival. Poster designed by Pedro Almodóvar
76 MOSTRA INTERNAZIONALE
D'ARTE CINEMATOGRAFICA
LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
VENICE, ITALY
76 BIENNALE DI VENEZIA, ILLUSTRATED BY LORENZO MATTOTTI
59 FESTIVAL
INTERNACIONAL DE CINE
DE CARTAGENA DE INDIAS 2019
CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA
59 Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias, 2019. Colombia
38. MTODZI I FILM
KOSZALINSKI FESTIVAL
KOSZALIN, POLAND
38. MTODZI I FILMKOSZALINSKI FESTIVAL, POLAND
6th CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
TAMIL NADU, INDIA
33. TEDDY AWARD
DER QUEERE FILMPREIS DER BERLINALE
BERLIN, GERMANY
33. TEDDY AWARD, BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL DU 
COURT MÉTRAGE
CLERMONT-FERRAND, FRANCE

41st MOSCOW
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
41st MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, RUSSIA
XXII GUANAJUATO
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
GUANAJUATO, MEXICO
22 GUANAJUATO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, MEXICO
34th SANTA BARBARA
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
34th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, artist Barbara Boros
33rd ISRAEL
FILM FESTIVAL IN LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
33rd Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles
GLASGOW
FILM FESTIVAL 2019
SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2019
10th ANNUAL PRESCOTT
FILM FESTIVAL
PRESCOTT, ARIZONA
10th Annual Prescott Film Festival.
37th FAJR
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
TEHERAN, IRAN
Amir Naderi’s 1985 film ‘The Runner.’
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE Y
LAS ARTES INDÍGENAS EN WALLMAPU 2019
TEMUCO, ARAUCANIA, CHILE
Afiche imagen Ficwallmapu 2019, designed by
Patricio Pradines Antillanca.
34 SETTIMANA
INTERNATIONELE DELLA CRITICA
BIENNALE, VENEZIA, ITALY
34 SETTIMANA INTERNAZIONALE DELLA CRITICA
SITGES 52 FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE
CINEMA FANTÁSTIC DE CATALUNYA
CATALUNYA, SPAIN
52 SITGES, MAD MAX POSTER DESIGN BY CHINA AGENCY, SPAIN
BAJA CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL 2019
TIJUANA,
BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
BAJA CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
ROBERTO GAVALDÓN RETROSPECTIVE
67 SAN SEBASTIAN
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN
MARÍA FÉLIX IMAGE. TRIBUTE TO MEXICAN DIRECTOR ROBERTO GALVALDÓN, 67 SSIFF, SPAIN
 2019 ANNECY
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL
DU FILM D'ANIMATION
ANNECY, FRANCE
2019 ANNECY FESTIVAL
ANIMA
THE BRUSSELS ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL 
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
ANIMA THE BRUSSELS ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL
7th VIVA MEXICO
 LE RENDEZVOUS DU
CINÉMA MEXICAIN EN FRANCE
PARIS, FRANCE
 Viva Mexico, Rencontres cinématographiques Visuals directed by Aude d'Ortho.
FESTIVAL DE CINE
SAN ANDRES CHOLULA
PUEBLA, MEXICO
Festival de Cine San Andres Cholula. Posted by Jonathan Carbajal.
THE THIRD ANNUAL
NEW YORK DOG FILM FESTIVAL
UNITED STATES
3er Annual New York Dog Film Festival.
THE SECOND ANNUAL
NEW YORK CAT FILM FESTIVAL
UNITED STATES
2nd Annual New York Cat Film Festival.
ASIANS ON FILM FESTIVAL OF SHORTS 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
AOF Festival of Shorts, Los Angeles
BERLINALE
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BERLIN, GERMANY
(6 Posters)
BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL, BERLINALE 2019
13th Annual Festival of German Film
German Currents
Los Angeles, California

KALIMANTAN
INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL 2019
BOMEO, INDONESIA
KALIMANTAN INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL 2019
 37. INTERNATIONALES
FILMFEST MÜNCHEN
MUNICH, GERMANY
37. MUNICH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

SAN FRANCISCO SILENT
FILM FESTIVAL
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
24TH SAN FRANCISCO SILENT FILM FESTIVAL. LOUISE BROOKS SOCIETY
DONOSTIA ZINEMALDIA
67 SAN SEBASTIAN
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN
PENÉLOPE CRÚZ, IMAGE. 67 SSIFF, SPAIN.
70 LAT WYTWÓRNI FILMÓW  
DOKUMENTALNYCHI FABULARNYCH
TARNÓW, POLAND
71 LAT WYTWÓRNI FILMÓN DOKUMENTALNYCH, POLAND
23 BUCHEON INTERNATIONAL
FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL
BUCHEON, SOUTH KOREA
23 BUCHEON INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FEST, BUCHEON, SOUTH KOREA
23 BUCHEON INTERNATIONAL
FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL
BUCHEON, SOUTH KOREA
23 BUCHEON INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FEST, BUCHEON, SOUTH KOREA
18th CONCORTO
FILM FESTIVAL
PONTENURE/PIACENZA, ITALY
18TH CONCORTO FILM FESTIVAL, PIACENZA, ITALY
THE TEL AVIV INTERNATIONAL
DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
THE TEL AVIV INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
17th VANCOUVER LATIN AMERICAN  
FILM FESTIVAL
VANCOUVER, CANADA
17th VANCOUVER LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
SXSW
FILM FESTIVAL
AUSTIN, TEXAS
SXSW FILM FESTIVAL - ERICA WILLIAMS ILLUSTRATOR 
6o. FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL
DE CINE POR LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS
COLOMBIA
6o. FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE POR LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS, COLOMBIA

ASIAN WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Asian World Fest, 2019.Artwork produced by Kyrgyz designer Kadyr Batyrkanov

 TRIESTE
FILM FESTIVAL
TRIESTE, ITALY
Trieste Film Festival 30, Italy
AFI FEST FILM FESTIVAL
PRESENTED BY AUDI
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
AFI FEST, PRESENTED BY AUDI 2019

9th OPEN AIR ATHENS
FILM FESTIVAL
ATHENS, GREECE
9TH OPEN AIR ATHENS FILM FESTIVAL
2nd WORLDWIDE WOMEN’S
FILM FESTIVAL
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
WORLDWIDE WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL, ARIZONA
26th SAN DIEGO LATINO
FILM FESTIVAL
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
26th San Diego Latino Film Festival. Illustration Jorge Ariza Portfolio

FICUNAM
9o. FESTIVAL
INTERNACIONAL DE CINE UNAM
CIUDAD DE MEXICO
FICUNAM 2019, MEXICO, DESIGNER:EDUARDO TERRAZAS & SABINORUM
36TH ANNUAL
 MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL
MIAMI, FLORIDA
36TH  MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL POSTER BY ANA JUAN
6o. FESTIVAL DE CINE Y TELEVISIÓN
REINO DE LEÓN, SPAIN
 41 FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL
DEL NUEVO CINE
LATINOAMERICANO
HABANA, CUBA
41 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
26. INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ETIUDA & ANIMA, 2019
KRAKOW, POLAND
ETIUDA &ANIMA, KRAKÓW, POLAND
2019 APIA YOUNG AT HEART
SENIORS FILM FESTIVAL
AUSTRALIA
YOUNG AT HEART, SENIORS FILM FESTIVAL, AUSTRALIA

ASWAN
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN
FILM FESTIVAL
EGYPT
ASWAN INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL, EGYPT

35th CHICAGO LATINO
FILM FESTIVAL
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
65 MUESTRA 
INTERNACIONAL DE CINE
PLAYA DEL CARMEN
QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO
65 MUESTRA DE CINE PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEX.
PET FILM FESTIVAL
TEPOZTLAN 2019
 MORELOS, MEXICO
PET FILM FESTIVAL, 2019. TEPOZTLAN, MORELOS, MEXICO

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