Not long to go ...
Not long to go ...
The Sanfermin Poster Competition is a reference within national and international posters for the high number of participants each year in the competition and for the repercussion which the winning poster has. For this same poster will now serve as the banner for the Sanfermin fiestas worldwide. The prize money is about 3.600 euro (4.813 USD).
At present, the poster competition consists of three phrases. The first phase is the entry period for handing in the work. This opens in April and works can be sent in by post. There are usually about 500 entries in total. The second phase is the narrowing down of the number until eight finalists are selected by a jury. This same jury also makes a selection of the best ninety works which will later be put on exhibition. Last, the third. At the end of April or the beginning of May a voting period of a couple of weeks is opened to allow all eligible citizens of Pamplona to vote from among the eight finalists.
City Hall has all copyright of the winning poster and it may appear on many different kinds of supports. Finally, the ninety selected works go to form part of an artistic exhibition which runs from the month of June until the end of Sanfermin fiestas.
