The 8th KYOTO INTERNATIONAL - Youth Division

The 8th KYOTO INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION -Youth Division- June to July, 2008
Theme: “There is no time left!!” We must obey the Kyoto Protocol to halt Global Warming.
Sponsorship: Kyoto International Manga Museum (Kyoto City and Kyoto Seika University), NPO Kyoto International Cartoonist Congress(KICC), Kyoto Newspaper

Concept Partner : Horiba,Ltd

Supported by: Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture Board of Education, NHK Kyoto bureau
-Youth Division- Rules

■Theme: “There is no time left!!” We must obey the Kyoto Protocol to halt Global Warming.

■Deadline: January 10, 2008

■Entries

1. Entrants whose age is between 6 to 18 can apply for the exhibition.

2. Each entrant must submit one or two original works, drawn in color.

3. The size of paper must be 30cm×40cm or smaller.

4. Please leave a 2cm white margin all around the drawing.

5. Don’t draw on thick paper or illustration board. Also we can’t accept sculpture or collage and duplications or digital printouts.

6. Titles or captions must be written in English or Japanese in clear BLOCK LETTERS.

7. There is no entry fee.

8. All expenses for sending the works, including postage and insurance, must be borne by the entrants.

9. We accept only new work. Works that have already won a prize or were submitted to other competitions and published can not be accepted.

10. All works belong to Kyoto Seika University whether accepted or not. They will not be returned.

11. Only entrants whose works are accepted will be presented with a catalogue after the exhibition. Except for the catalogue, the results of the selection committee will not be announced. But prize winners will be informed by letter.

12. Some of accepted works will be printed in a brochure, on posters, in the world press or other printed matter for the purpose of publicizing the exhibition and halting Global Warming. In these cases, any fee for their use will not be paid. However, if we use some works for purposes other than the above, we will first negotiate with the artists about his or her fee.

13. Artists whose works are accepted must agree to their possible use on the Internet by KICC for publicizing the exhibition.

■Entry form:
The Entry Form must be filled out in English or Japanese in clear BLOCK LETTERS. Entries must be accompanied by a completed and signed Entry Form, and sent with the work.

The Entry Form can be got below.

■Prizes:

Prize of Excellence (ten persons) …………￥50,000.

■Exhibition:

The exhibition will be held for a month from the middle of June to the middle of July in the Kyoto International Manga Museum, and will support the 2008 G8 Summit in Hokkaido.

All accepted works will be exhibited, but only one work will be printed in the catalogue.

■Mail to this address:　

Residence Iwakura 403, 42-1. Moroki-cho Kamitakano, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0046 JAPAN

KYOTO INTERNATIONAL CARTOONIST CONGRESS (KICC)　

Tel [81]-(75)-791-3340 Fax [81]-(75)-791-4760
WEB: http://www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp/kicc/
Entry-form: http://www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp/kicc/pdf/YE1.pdf