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Need a refresher on all things IJ? truTV's got it all right here, from episodes to the movie, backgrounds on each Joker, the IJ podcast, and more.


Keep up with the Jokers in real time on their Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook pages, and check out existing fan art by Googling 'Impractical Jokers Fan Art.'

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Thank you all again for your incredible patience while the Impractical Jokers team reviewed all of your fantastic submissions! 


We're so thrilled to announce the following: 


Grand Prize Winner: Joker Heads by @JemmaCDraws

2nd Place: The Tenderloins by @swanspirate.bellsprincess

3rd Place: Minimalistic Jokers by @kingbqquinn

3rd Place: Impractical Jokers Print by @astoneinthesea


The @ImpracticalJokersOfficial will be posting all of the greenlit artworks and videos over the coming days/weeks so keep an eye out.


Impractical Jokers, the long-running prank challenge show, is as much about jokes, dares, and displays of embarrassing public stupidity as it is about lifetime friendships. Sal, Joe, Q, and Murr have built a die-hard fanbase over nearly 10 years through their competitive dares, caught on hidden surveillance cameras, and ranked at the end with the "loser" facing a pre-determined "punishment" – or risk being banished from the show. 


It's exactly the kind of bonkers, unexpected, and mindlessly fun TV that builds fierce audience loyalty, and the show has the die-hard fanbase to prove it. And one of the ways the Jokers' fanbase has celebrated the show has been through fan artwork of the guys, the pranks, and the infamous or especially insane moments and quotes.


Now, to celebrate the Jokers' new season (premiered July 8th) and their 10th year of hilariously embarrassing pranks, truTV and the Impractical Jokers team want to see your best fan art OR tribute videos. 


Whether you're an illustrator, a graphic designer, an animator, a TikToker, or just an enthusiastic amateur, we want to see your most inspired Impractical Jokers portraits. We want to see all four guys, and while we encourage you to add your own personal artistic flair to your submissions, we are not looking for caricatures. Still images and vertical videos are all on the table. After all of the submissions have been selected, one talented fan artist will be chosen to receive an additional Grand Prize of $2,000; one talented fan artist will receive an additional 2nd Place prize of $1,000; and two talented fan artists will receive an additional $500 each as 3rd Place prizes. Both fan art and video submissions will be considered for the grand prize slot. Not bad!


Not sure what to make, or where to start? Just Google "Impractical Jokers Fan Art" to get a sense of what other fans have done before – or, better yet, tune in on truTV every Thursday starting July 8 at 10/9c to watch new episodes and get inspired by the challenges, pranks, punishments, and hilarious reactions from the Jokers and bystanders. 


We've provided some creative guidelines to help you along, so keep reading for more details, and then check out more information in the Background / Additional Details, and for any questions or other project updates, check out the Project Forum.


TO ENTER YOUR FAN SUBMISSION, YOU MUST:

  1. Login to or create a Tongal account
  2. Upload your fan art submission ("Artwork") to Tongal through the "Submit" tab of the project page (above the Synopsis)
  3. Fill out the required information on the Submission Form and click the "Submit Fan Artwork" button


CREATIVE GUIDANCE:

 

PRIZING: 

EXPOSURE: Impractical Jokers' social media platforms: Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook; truTV's Instagram.

 

TARGET AUDIENCE: Impractical Jokers fans, the Jokers themselves, millennials and Gen Z.

 

TONE: Celebratory, humorous, creative, fun.

 

The Impractical Jokers Fan Art & Fan Video Project is open for submissions from 12:00 PM PT on Monday, July 12, 2021, to 12:00 PM PT on Thursday, August 26th, 2021. Submissions not received within this time period will be disqualified. See Official Rules and requirements for eligibility and other requirements.

Details

In order to be eligible for this contest, you must include the below materials in your Artwork submission. You may submit multiple times.

 

Requirements

  1. Preferred format for upload to the Tongal website is:
    • For video: HD 720p 9x16 for video and .JPG or .PNG for stills. Acceptable video file formats are .mov, .avi, .mp4, .wmv. Acceptable codecs are H.264 (MP4), MPEG-4, H.263, MPGV, WMV, DivX. 
    • For images: .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 Artwork must be your own original creation and free of any copyrighted material. You shall provide detailed information of your Artwork regarding the source, the creator and background information as requested by Tongal and/or the Sponsor. Artwork may not infringe on the copyright, trademark, or other rights of any third party.

  3. Your Artwork cannot contain any material that is violent, pornographic, obscene, illegal, inappropriate, or racially or morally offensive, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.

  4. Your Artwork must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor.

  5. SUBMISSIONS NOT SELECTED BY SPONSOR: ALL RIGHTS TO PITCH SUBMISSIONS THAT ARE NOT SELECTED BY SPONSOR WILL REVERT BACK TO THE SUBMITTERS SIX (6) MONTHS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE PROJECT. 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 VIDEO 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.

  6. Entrant acknowledges that Sponsor has had, and will continue to have, numerous other artists render artwork based on Impractical Jokers, and that Sponsor may freely use any such artwork without any obligation or liability to entrant whatsoever, notwithstanding any coincidental similarity between such artwork and the artwork submitted by entrant.

  7. 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.

  8. Sponsor: Warner Media, LLC, doing business as WarnerMedia

    Warner Media, LLC, Turner Entertainment Networks, truTV, and NorthSouth Productions are not responsible for the administration, management, and operation of the contest. Entrants are providing information to Tongal and not to Warner Media, LLC, Turner Entertainment Networks, truTV, or NorthSouth Productions.

  9. You may not contact any employees or members of the Sponsor’s organization, their affiliates, or any of their partners. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in disqualification of your entry in the project.

  10. Submissions cannot contain any profanity, offensive language, nudity or otherwise objectionable material, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.

  11. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor.
     
  12. 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.
     
  13. Videos must be in the English language or subtitled.
     
  14. Limit 5 submissions per member, per Phase.
     
  15. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or older to enter.

  16. The Sponsor reserves the right to repost the contest.

  17. 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 Video based on their prior work and experience as a filmmaker.

  18. The Sponsor will be entitled to reasonable revisions on the finished Videos without providing additional compensation. Remember it's easier to re-edit than re-shoot so try to get as much coverage as possible.

  19. 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.

  20. 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.