A scene from 'Better Mus' Come', a Flashpoint production. - Contributed

Film and art lovers will get a chance to combine their passion for both in the upcoming Flashpoint Film Festival poster competition.

Interested artists can watch the movie trailers of the Flashpoint films online at the festival's website (www.flashpointfestival.com) and submit their entries to competitions@flashpointfestival.com.

The posters are to illustrate a central theme from one of the three Jamaican feature films premiering at the festival this year.

The competition began on Thursday, May 1, and runs until Wednesday, May 21.

Feature films

There will be a separate competition for each film and the winners will have their entries mounted in an exhibition on the festival grounds.

The three lead feature films are Candy Shop, Pothole and Better Mus' Come.

Critiques say Candy Shop is the "hilarious" Jamaican comedy for the new generation. It is the first teen comedy and explores concepts of sexuality, relationships, urban youth and 'coming of age' for young men in present day Jamaica.

Better Mus' Come is an explosive urban love story that unfolds against a backdrop of the political turmoil of 1970s Jamaica.

The story follows a young man from an inner-city community escaping the prevailing hardships of life in the ghettos of central downtown Kingston.

He is haunted by the recent tragic death of his devoted young wife and desperately tries to navigate his way through the political minefield created by the constant social upheaval that seems to be ubiquitous in his community.

"I'm looking for an artist who can review the material on the website (www.bettermuscome.com) and conceptualise a poster of any form that makes commentary on the film and reflect its elements, in whatever way, no matter how abstract," said director, Storm Saulter.

Final in series

The poster competition is the last of a series of competitions that Flashpoint launched this year to increase participation in the festival.

Entries closed on May 1 for the filmmakers' competition and the winning director will soon com-mence production on a short film, also to premiere at the festival.