You (or one of your friends) can be the head graphic designer for the 2016 Hollywood Fringe Festival! All you have to do is enter our design contest.

Click here to navigate directly to the contest page.

Dates of the Contest

You can start submitting your designs for the qualifying round starting Thursday, March 3rd. To ensure your design is eligible for the final round, make sure we receive your concept by Noon on Monday, March 7th. 

What We Want You to Design

Every year, we produce a printed guide of all the shows produced at our festival. This contest is centered around the GUIDE COVER IMAGE; the seminal representation of the 2016 festival.

Here are the guides from our first six years:

2015 Guide
2014 Guide
2013 Guide
2012 Guide
2011 Guide
2010 Guide

Generally, the cover image includes our mascots – “the freaks”. The “look” of these freaks should be adapted to fit the your unique aesthetic so feel free to play into your comfort zone (see the links above for examples of previous adaptations).

The winner of this contest is immediately eligible for additional work finishing off the rest of the guide design. See below for more info.

The Big Prize

The winner of the contest will receive $799 (minus the commission taken by 99Designs) and be eligible for more money to finish off the guide, produce the button and complete other branding needs. Anyone can participate, they just need to create a (free) account on 99Designs.com.

We’d also adapt the images above to be used as print and online ads.

Other Info

Our team has lots of experience working with designers and we have in-house adobe suite experts, so we won’t be constantly going to you for minor updates.

We are ready to answer your questions, so feel free to communicate at will. Just email us at [email protected].

Thanks for your interest and we look forward to your submissions!

We are looking for smart, motivated individuals to help the Fringe staff mount the 2016 Hollywood Fringe Festival. It’s a big job but it’s also a very rewarding one. Some of our past interns have even moved on to become Fringe staff. 

To apply for any of these internships, send a cover letter and resume to our Volunteer Director, Stina Pederson  ([email protected]). Deadline to apply is April 24th. 

FringeTV Production Intern

Applicants are encouraged to watch an episode or two of FringeTV 2015. Must be 18+.

 Qualifications

• Interest in film production, including camera, sound, lighting, and script supervision.

• Flexibility, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to take direction.

• Strong verbal communication skills a must.

• Willingness to perform a variety of tasks and eagerness to participate a must.

• Should have proficiency in Google Docs (especially spreadsheets). Ability to bring/use personal laptop on the job a plus.

• Production experience, particularly with camera work, a plus but not required (note prior experience in application and include examples via files or links if available).

Responsibilities

• Intern will directly assist Hollywood Fringe staff in the production of FringeTV by performing a variety of production tasks in a fast-paced environment.

• Work may include making sure the team stays on schedule, helping set up shots, conducting interviews, running sound, taking photos, and more.

• Intern will act as a script supervisor, assistant director, and production assistant. There will be opportunities to use the camera and give creative input.

• Intern will assist by providing comprehensive visual coverage of the festival (with photos and video), both independently and according to a pre-set schedule.

• Intern will also assist with a variety of daily tasks like cleanup and errands.

What You Will Gain

• Intern can expect to gain hands on experience in film production and leadership by working in various production roles.

• Intern will learn about camera equipment and have the opportunity to use equipment.

• Intern will see direct results of efforts as FringeTV goes online during the festival.

Details

• End of May through June, 15-20 hours per week.

• Hours will vary from early morning to late night.

• Intern will work directly under the FringeTV Director.

Volunteer Intern

Volunteers are the lifeblood of Fringe! Applicants should be excited to work with festival volunteers and learn the ins and outs of the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Must be 18+. 

Qualifications

• Specific desire to be involved in the festival on a day to day basis is a must.

• Background in customer service/administration desired.

• The ideal candidate possesses the ability to lead by example and understands having fun within a professional context.

• Ability to keep a level head in the midst of great fun and confusion.
  

Responsibilities

• Intern will help plan and run volunteer events, such as volunteer training.

• Volunteer management, deployment, and supervision in festival social space and at events.

• Intern serves as a point of contact between Hollywood Fringe staff and other volunteers.

• Intern will be trained and should be prepared to jump into various areas, such as setting up and keeping tidy the social space, staffing the Fringe Shoppe, and promoting the festival along Theatre Row.
  

What You Will Gain

• Intern can expect to gain experience in management and administration.

• Intern will receive hands on festival experience and become well-versed in all aspects of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

• Intern will have a lot of fun.

Details

• Some training and remote planning mid-May to end of May.

• 25-30 hours a week in the month of June.

• Hours will vary from morning to late night hours.

• Intern will work directly under the Volunteer Director.

Fringe Central Production Intern

Special events make the Fringe life worth living. Applicants must be outgoing, organized, and able to handle large crowds and loud noises. Must be 18+.

Qualifications

• Specific desire to be involved in late-night Fringe Festival events is a must.

• Background in customer service is a must, experience working at large events is preferred.

• Ability to keep a level head in the midst of great fun and confusion.

• DIY skills a major plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Hollywood Fringe staff on ways to decorate and theme major Fringe events, including Opening Night, Fringe Runway, Fringe Prom, Fringe Rocks, and Closing Night.

• Assist staff with sourcing, making, and assembling event decor.

• Assist with day-of decoration, set-up, strike, and management of events.

• Assist in managing event volunteers.

• Intern serves as a point of contact between festival staff and other event staff.

What You Will Gain

• Intern will gain experience in major event planning and management for crowds of up to 700 guests.

• Intern will receive hands on festival experience and become well-versed in all aspects of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

• Intern will have a lot of fun.

Details

• 5 hours a week in the month of May (remote brainstorming).

• 10-25 hours a week in the month of June (will vary depending on event schedule).

• Hours will vary from afternoon event set-up to late night hours.
• Intern will work directly under the Outreach Director.

As an additional promotion to Hollywood Fringe participants, we are partnering with the City of West Hollywood’s One City One Pride Festival. For all the details on this partnership visit www.hollywoodfringe.org/weho.

Any participant show with LGBTQ themes that books at least one performance in a West Hollywood venue is eligible for a complimentary HFF registration (valued at $250) courtesy of a grant received from the City of West Hollywood. They will also be included in the One City One Pride Festival. These scholarships will be made available through a lottery taking place in April 2016, announced by the City of West Hollywood and administered by the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Participating productions with LGBTQ themes needn’t have additional performances booked within the official 2016 Fringe Zone but we recommend you do so for ultimate exposure at the Hollywood Fringe. 

If your show is not LGBTQ-themed, then the traditional Fringe borders apply to your selection of venue.

One City One Pride will explore the locations of West Hollywood through the festival theme “Into The Streets” which is based on a rallying cry of early LGBTQ rights groups (Out of the Closets, Into the Streets). The festival will comprise performing arts, visual arts, arts interventions, and public art. For more information on One City One Pride, please visit www.weho.org/pride.

Every year we host a series of Twitter Chats in order for Fringers to meet and mingle online before the festival begins. It’s a great way to recruit audiences and make #fringeships long before June. You’ll get to tweet about how the process is going for you as well as the opportunity to chat with Fringe staff members.

This year we’ll be hosting the Twitter Chats at the following times:

• March 21st (Mon), 2:00-3:00pm PDT
• April 4th (Mon), 7:00-8:00pm PDT
• April 18th (Mon), 2:00-3:00pm PDT
• May 3rd (Tues), 7:00-8:00pm PDT
• May 16th (Mon), 2:00-3:00pm PDT

All you have to do to join the discussion is use the hashtag #hff16. The chat will be moderated by the @HollywoodFringe account. Can’t make the time but still want to participate? All you have to do is schedule a tweet or two using one of the many available Twitter clients.

Twitter Tips:

• You can only use 140 characters (including spaces and punctuation) in every tweet so brevity is key.
• To say something publicly to someone, you can type their Twitter handle into your message (anything that has an “@” before it is someone’s Twitter handle/user name). Other Twitter users will be able to see these messages.
• To say something privately to someone, you can send them a Direct Message (they will have to be “following” you first).
• To take part in the Fringe conversation, include the hashtag #hff16 in your tweets. You can also search the same hashtag to see what other Fringers are saying.
• Don’t spam people on Twitter. Use it thoughtfully. Post pictures of your rehearsal process, links to your fundraising page, ask people questions about their own production, but DO NOT send the same message fifty times to every Twitter handle you can find. This will directly oppose any goals you may have to make friends.
• Posting a . before an @ helps tweets show up on your feed. For example, if you said “@hollywoodfringe is super cool”, only users that follow both you AND hollywoodfringe will see the tweet. If you instead write ".hollywoodfringe is super cool" (note the period at the beginning), everyone will see. 

In an effort to draw more educational opportunities for all, we have decided to introduce a new registration type for the fringe festival. 

• Educational events (including workshops, classes, or any other instructional/educational endeavors) can be registered for $50, or…
• …Participants who have already registered a show can register an educational event for free.
• Tickets to these events do not need to be free; producers can set the amount.
• Free/Discounted registration does not mean a production will necessarily be free to produce. Consider venue and production costs before taking advantage of this opportunity.
• Educational events will receive their own page on the Hollywood Fringe Festival website, where tickets can be sold.
• Educational events will receive an abbreviated listing in the Fringe Festival Guide.
• Registrations must be completed by April 1st in order to be included in the printed Fringe Guide.

To register an educational event, you will first have to create a project.