Young Creatives Are Invited To Reimagine And Design The Iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Winner Will Be Selected By Head Judge, TMNT Co-Creator, Kevin Eastman And A Star-Studded Lineup Of Judges Including Internet Art Sensations Ketnipz And Coolman Coffeedan, Lvmh Prize Finalist Kidsuper, Loryn Brantz, Liljupiter And More

PROSPECT 100 have just launched their second Global Design Competition. After the success of last year’s design competition which was supported by design leaders like Sean Wotherspoon, Jeff Staple and Sarah Andelman, this year they have gone a step further by partnering with ViacomCBS Consumer Products and Nickelodeon to launch a competition for the iconic franchise, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). This year’s global design competition will provide a platform to up-and-coming artists, illustrators, designers and Turtle fans, aged 16-25. PROSPECT 100’s competitions are created to help the youth of today work towards their artistic goals coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PROSPECT 100, ViacomCBS Consumer Products, and Nickelodeon are inviting applicants to submit original artworks reimagining the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The winning finalist will have their design turned into a special collection of official TMNT merch available globally on Amazon in August 2021 and the winner will also receive a cash prize of £5,000 / $7,000.

Each submission will be judged based on originality and authenticity to the designer. To enter the competition, please visit www.prospect100.com and follow @prospect100 on Instagram. Applications are now open and will close on July 8th at 23:59 British Summer time / 18:59 Eastern time.

Throughout its 37 year history, TMNT fans have seen the Turtles evolve in creative style. Mutation is at the core of the brand, and this competition will celebrate each artists’ own interpretation. Participants are asked to design the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in their unique style that’s representative of their own personality.

The judges for this competition include TMNT co-creator, Kevin Eastman of Kevin Eastman Studios Incl., internet art sensations Harry Hambley of Ketnipz, Danny Casale of Coolman Coffee Dan,LVMH Prize finalist Colm Dillane of KidSuper, Buzzfeed Creative Director and previous TMNT intern Loryn Brantz, Swedish artist and MoMA exhibited Andre Saraiva, artistic curator LilJupiter, street muralist Matt Gondek, as well as two of Instagram’s biggest artists Caitlyn Grabenstein of cult.classand Larisa Murariu of Morysetta.

Veronica Hart, Executive Vice President, Global Franchise Planning, ViacomCBS stated, “We have partnered with Prospect 100 to offer up-and-coming artists an opportunity to showcase their work on a global platform, aligned with the beloved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles legacy franchise. We are thrilled to see how these young creators will bring their vision of Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael to life. Our goal for the TMNT x P100 Winner Collection is to create a fan-first product offering that presents the winning design to millions of TMNT fans!”

Alexandre (Millinsky) Daillance, Prospect 100 Co-Founder and, Founder NASASEASONS commented, “I co-founded my fashion label when I was still in high school out of a passion for design,” says Daillance. “I couldn’t learn to design or how to run a company at school, so I mostly learned everything by myself after my homework. I wish I had the opportunity at the time to take part in a PROSPECT 100 competition and be part of that community of similarly passionate teenagers like myself.”

Alexandre, who is also known as Millinsky, went on to add, “I have been really fortunate over the years to work on some amazing collaborations with sought after entities such as The Rolling Stones. I know first-hand just how big of an impact the opportunity to create a collaboration is. It can be a real breakthrough career moment. It is extremely rare for established brands, especially ones that have worked with entities such as Supreme, to offer young artists and designers a chance to work. It is therefore exciting that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is giving the extraordinary opportunity for a young creative to officially collaborate with them through the PROSPECT 100 Global Design Competition 2021. There’s going to be thousands of young creatives who will be really thankful for this opportunity that ViacomCBS Consumer Products and Nickelodeon are offering.”

Harry Beard, who was one of Alexandre’s co-founders went on to add, ‘Over the years the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have kept reinventing themselves and have created aesthetics that became iconic. We’re really excited to invite young creatives from all over the world to reimagine the Turtles in an entirely new and unique way with this competition and have the chance to see their concepts become reality with an official merchandise collaboration. We all have one style of the Turtles in our minds which many of us will recognise as something symbolic of our childhoods. This is the chance for young creatives to create a visual identity that could resonate with the millions of Turtles fans all around the world when their capsule collection drops.’

With applications open to all artists across the world aged 16-25, this competition is an opportunity for a young creative to secure a big merchandise collaboration with ViacomCBS Consumer Products and Nickelodeon for the iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, win £5,000 / $7,000, and add an incredible project to their growing portfolio.

To learn more about the criteria and prizes for this year’s PROSPECT 100 x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Global Design Competition in collaboration ViacomCBS Consumer Products and Nickelodeon head to @prospect100 on Instagram or visit www.prospect100.com

Quote Pool:

• Judges quotes are available upon request
• Ryan Roddy, PROSPECT 100 Global Design Winner 2020:

“Competitions like this are so important for young people because it’s hard starting off in creative fields… especially during a global pandemic. I was the lucky winner of the PROSPECT 100 Global Design Competition, and was rewarded with a 6 month mentorship with Jeff Staple. The mentorship has just started for me, and I already know that this learning experience from one of the industry giants is going to take my passion to the next level. The prize is amazing, but the competition itself and the different stages of judging really gave me a boost of confidence and sometimes that’s just what young creatives need. Someone or something to tell them that the stuff they are doing is being recognised.”

• Harry Beard, PROSPECT 100 co-founder

“Collaborations are more prevalent than ever, and a good collaboration can be an opportunity to put your name on the map. It’s amazing to see such a well known brand like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trusting in upcoming talent and being willing to cosign young creatives. This commitment to uplifting the next generation of young creatives is practically unheard of, but it’s exactly what creators all around the world are needing – particularly during this time.”

• Sean Wotherspoon, PROSPECT 100 supporter and sneaker designer

“I think it’s extremely important for platforms like PROSPECT 100 to exist. I was actually part of something similar with Nike, and it’s what really set my life off as a designer. I’ve seen first hand how an opportunity like this can turn into a life changing opportunity for not only yourself, but the world in general. No idea is a small idea, it just hasn’t been given the platform yet. Thank you PROSPECT 100 for providing that platform.”

ABOUT PROSPECT 100
PROSPECT 100 organizes high level competitions in the fields of music, innovation, design and film for young people aged 25 and under from all around the world. Their competitions have been supported by industry leaders ranging from Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones and Rico Nastythrough to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and creative icon Sean Wotherspoon. PROSPECT 100 was co-founded by three young individuals – Adam Flanagan (19), Alexandre Daillance (24), Harry Beard (21) – who have spent the past year bringing together star-studded line ups of judges, mentors and “life changing” opportunities to ensure that budding creatives from all around the world can continue to grow during the pandemic.

ABOUT NICKELODEON
Nickelodeon, now in its 42nd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of ViacomCBS Inc. (Nasdaq: VIACA, VIAC).

ABOUT VIACOMCBS CONSUMER PRODUCTS
ViacomCBS Consumer Products (VCP) oversees all licensing and merchandising for ViacomCBS Inc. (Nasdaq: VIACA, VIAC), a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic consumer brands, VCP’s portfolio includes a diverse slate of brands and content from BET, CBS (including CBS Television Studios and CBS Television Distribution), Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and Showtime. With properties spanning animation, live-action, preschool, youth and adult, VCP is committed to creating the highest quality product for some of the world’s most beloved, iconic franchises. Additionally, VCP oversees the online direct-to-consumer business for CBS and Showtime programming merchandise, as well as standalone branded ecommerce websites for Star Trek, SpongeBob, South Park, and MTV.

ABOUT TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
Considered one of the most popular kids’ franchises, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a classic, global property created in 1984 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It first debuted as a successful comic book series and then became a hit animated TV show, alive-action television series and later spawned numerous blockbuster theatrical releases. The property is a global consumer products powerhouse, winning in every category that has hit shelves to date—with toys, apparel, video games, DVDs and more—and generating billions of dollars at retail. Nickelodeon brought the franchise to life again in 2012 with the CG-animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and then reimagined the Heroes in a Half-Shell with the 2D-animatedseries Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 2019. As previously announced, as part of a separate deal, Nickelodeon and Netflix are partnering to produce an original animated 2D film based on the current Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.