Could you design a Hunt for the Wilder­peo­ple want­ed poster?

If you look at Kiwi direc­tor Tai­ka Waititi’s Twit­ter page, you’ll see that he’s been busy post­ing pics of him­self and var­i­ous Hol­ly­wood megas­tars goof­ing off on the set of his forth­com­ing block­buster, Thor: Ragnarok.

How­ev­er, that slight­ly boast­ful man­ner may just be a result of the fact that he can also claim to have made one of 2016’s most beloved films: Hunt for the Wilder­peo­ple, a charm­ing, mis­chie­vous chase com­e­dy set in the leafy back­woods of the New Zealand bush.

The film is based on a nov­el by Bar­ry Crump named Wild Pork and Water­cress and it sees Julian Dennison’s angry delin­quent Ricky, and cur­mud­geon­ly out­cast Hec, decide to take their leave from polite soci­ety and go it alone in the jun­gle. As they begin to let down their guard and share impor­tant life lessons with one anoth­er, they also become the sub­ject of a man­hunt, with the author­i­ties clos­ing in at every turn.

To cel­e­brate the UK DVD and Blu-ray release of Hunt for the Wilder­peo­ple on Mon­day 16 Jan­u­ary, we’re invit­ing you to design a old-fash­ioned want­ed poster fea­tur­ing either or both of Ricky and Hec. Your entry should be inspired by the film’s com­ic tone and its New Zealand set­ting, and we’ll be look­ing for the most orig­i­nal and play­ful design. You don’t have to stick to the clas­sic sepia-tint­ed want­ed poster design either – be as colour­ful and cre­ative as you like!

The over­all win­ner, as judged by the LWLies cre­ative team, will receive a Hunt for the Wilder­peo­ple T‑shirt, a DVD copy of the film and a poster signed by key cast and crew. Three run­ners up will receive a DVD copy of the film, and all entries will be fea­tured on the LWLies Face­book page. We’ll announce the win­ners on Mon­day 16 January.

All entries must be pro­duced at A4 size (210 x 297 mm) and should be por­trait for­mat. Send your entry with the sub­ject line ​‘Wilder­peo­ple cre­ative brief’ to competitions@​tcolondon.​com. The dead­line for entries is mid­night on Sun­day 15 Jan­u­ary. Please remem­ber to include your full name so we know who to cred­it. You can also send us your entry via Twit­ter or Insta­gram by tag­ging @LWLies, but please be sure to email us a hi-res ver­sion of your entry as well. Good luck!

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