One Letter Off
Film & Poster Design
A Discover Design 2026 Competition
Conceptualized and Curated by The Design Venue
Group Competition - 2 to 3 members
OVERVIEW:
Think of your favourite movie. Are you up for the challenge of changing a letter from its title and having the meaning change completely?
Imagine Iron Man became Iron Men. Now, the story is about men who press clothes for a living, instead of owning billion dollar tech companies! How will that affect the already established world of the original movie? How will the characteristics or the characters change?
As a team of 2-3, your task is to shoot an ad for one movie of your choice by adding (or removing) one (or a couple) letters from its title. May it be interchanging just the vowels or adding a different, but very similar sounding word. This is your chance to create an advertisement and a poster for a film, but with a twist!
Who can Participate?
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Junior category: students studying in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12
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Senior category: Students pursuing undergraduate degrees; All interested and aspiring filmmakers, designers, storytellers, creative minds, artists, and thinkers.
(Team Size: 2-3 participants; one submission per team)
Schools can send in multiple teams.
TASK:
Shoot an ad changing the letters of the title of existing movies in English* with a related poster. You will have to submit:
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A 90 second video advertising the new movie after adding or removing from the original title.
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A hand-drawn (A3 size) movie-like poster that reflects your ad using ONLY traditional, non-digital mediums.
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A write-up (max 250 words) describing the concept of the ad and/or the poster.
*The majority of the ad must be in English. However, if it is necessary, you can add in exclamations or phrases from any language (should be PG13 and inoffensive) if it adds to the comedy of your video.
Unleash your creativity sprinkled in with sarcasm and humor and create something brilliant!
INSPIRATION / REFERENCES
3 Idiots now becomes.. 3 Idioms! This is when the movie now revolves around 3 very intelligent English Professors!
The movie Soul is now Soup. Instead of trying to find his soul, Joe tries to find the best soup in the world.
Finding Dory becomes Finding Story, where they don't really know what the plot of the movie is.
REGISTRATION & DEADLINES:
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Exclusive Mentoring Session: 1st August 2026
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Submission Deadline: 9th August 2026
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Shortlist Announcement: 12th August 2026
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Final Showcase: 16th August 2026 at Christ University, Bangalore
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
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A team of 2-3. One submission per team. Schools can send in multiple teams.
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Submit your work using the official Discover Design template.
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Share your work on Instagram and LinkedIn. Your Instagram Reel must be posted as a Collab with @discoverdesign26 and @the_design_venue. Reach and engagement may be considered during the final evaluation.
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All entries must be original. Non-compliant entries may be disqualified. Participants retain ownership of their original work. By entering, you grant Discover Design and The Design Venue a non-exclusive right to publish and promote your submission and related photos/videos, with credit wherever reasonably possible.
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No content that is inappropriate, offensive, sexist, violent, or plagiarized should be included.
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All participants receive certificates. Top 3 receive trophies and featured recognition.
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The jury's decision is final.
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