September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic American Heritage Month
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society.

National Hispanic Heritage Month traditionally honors the cultures and contributions of both Hispanic and Latino Americans as we celebrate heritage rooted in all Latin American countries. During this month and throughout the year, the National Park Service and our partners, share history, heritage, and accomplishments of Hispanic and Latino Americans of past and present.

Learn more about National Hispanic Heritage Month here. 

From September 15 to October 15, we honor and celebrate the contributions of generations of Hispanic and Latinx Americans who have enriched America through their history and culture. TBS, TNT, and truTV want to spotlight and share what that heritage means to you, both broadly and in your everyday life.

Our goal is to produce fun, shareable graphic designs, artwork, and GIFs that bring your Hispanic/Latinx heritage, history, culture, or celebration to life. Maybe you want to celebrate your family, your community, your favorite food, an historic figure, a memory from childhood, or what makes you most proud of your heritage; this is your chance to showcase your pride to the world.

Your artwork can be a painting, a drawing, a photograph with a poem or design layered over it, graphic design, GIF, or anything else that communicates your pride. Your artwork can be wholly original or can play off of or interpret a character, show, movie, or piece of dialogue from TBS, TNT, or truTV. For the pitch phase we're asking that you create a proof of concept artwork that gives us a sense of what your final piece would look like.

 

DELIVERABLES:

• One static image (can be 16x9 or 1x1) OR one GIF
• Please note that the Sponsor is open to greenlighting multiple approaches, so you are welcome to submit multiple pitches, with the potential of receiving multiple greenlights. 

 

TIMELINE: For the full project timeline please see the Assets section.

 

EXPOSURE:

• TBS, TNT, and TruTV social channels (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook)
• Click here to see our platform best practices page.

 

TARGET AUDIENCE: All TBS, TNT, and TruTV fans

 

TONE: Celebratory!

 

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES: 

• Please only submit ONE proof of concept artwork per pitch. If you would like to present more than one proof of concept you may submit one pitch per proof of concept.
• Text can be incorporated but is NOT required
• All work must be your own
• All proof of concept work must be submitted as a JPG, PNG or GIF. If you are selected, you will also be required to provide a high-resolution version of your artwork. 
• Any form of GIF or still image is acceptable: drawings, sketches, paintings, collages, manipulated photographs, digital renders (2D or 3D), in color or in grayscale.
• Your Artwork should be suitable for a general audience.
• Your Artwork must be wholly original and not previously published, licensed, sold, used, released, distributed, or otherwise exploited in any form. Your Artwork must not have previously won any award.
• Your Artwork can play off of or interpret a character, show, movie, or piece of dialogue from TBS, TNT, or truTV.
• Your Artwork must not include third party materials (i.e. content not on TBS, TNT, or truTV – e.g., artwork, logos, photographs, etc.).

In order to be considered for this project, you must include the below materials in your pitch submission. For examples of effective pitches, check out this gallery.

 

• TEXT (REQUIRED): 500 characters or less synopsizing the final artwork you intend to create and what it means to you.
  
  
• PROOF OF CONCEPT ARTWORK (REQUIRED): Upload your Proof of Concept Artwork as a JPG, PNG or GIF.
  
  
• SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES (REQUIRED): Please provide any relevant social media handles you have for Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc. so TNT, TBS, and TruTV can tag you if your Artwork is selected.

1. Preferred format for upload to the Tongal website is .png or .jpg.  Should your submission be greenlit, you will also be required to provide a high-resolution final image and layered design files
   
   
2. Unless provided otherwise, all work must be your own original creation and free of any copyrighted material. You shall provide detailed information of your work regarding the source, the creator and background information as requested by Tongal.
   
   
3. In the event you utilize any third-party materials, you must obtain full written license and consent from the owner of such third-party materials and provide such license and consent forms to Tongal. Materials provided by WarnerMedia do not require this.
   
   
4. BY SUBMITTING AN ARTWORK ENTRY, YOUR SUBMISSION IMMEDIATELY BECOMES THE SOLE PROPERTY OF TONGAL OR ITS ASSIGNEES – SEE OFFICIAL RULES FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES. YOU MAY NOT PUBLICLY SHARE OR PUBLISH YOUR SUBMISSION IN ANY MANNER AND YOU MAY NOT POST OR UPLOAD YOUR SUBMISSION TO ANY WEBSITE OR HOSTING SITE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE OR VIMEO), WITHOUT THE PRIOR EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF TONGAL. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF YOUR ENTRY IN THE PROJECT.
   
   
5. Submissions cannot contain any profanity, offensive language, nudity or otherwise objectionable material, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.
   
   
6. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor.
    
7. By submitting to this project, you acknowledge that your work may become subject to public voting on the Tongal site. Public voting may be used to help the project sponsor determine the final rank order.
    
8. Designs must be in the English language or subtitled.
    
9. Limit 5 submissions per member, per Phase.
    
10. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or older to enter.
    
    
11. The Sponsor reserves the right to repost the contest.
    
    
12. In addition to the judging criteria stated in the OFFICIAL RULES, Pitches will also be evaluated on that member's ability to execute the final Designs based on their prior work and experience as a designer.
    
    
13. The Sponsor will be entitled to reasonable revisions on the finished Designs without providing additional compensation. Remember it's easier to re-edit than re-shoot so try to get as much coverage as possible.
    
    
14. In addition to the standard Tongal W-9, Winner Affidavit, and IP Assignment, greenlit Video creators MUST also provide Talent, Location, Music (or other) Releases for all assets appearing in their Videos, as well as a photograph/headshot OR copy of a photo ID for all On-camera Talent releases. You must also provide all project files, editing sequences and a 1080p .mov master file, using a ProRes, Animation, or Uncompressed Codec to claim your earnings.
    
    
15. See OFFICIAL RULES for additional contest information, terms and conditions. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between these requirements and the Official Rules, the terms and conditions of these requirements shall prevail.