26.7.17

International Cartoon Contest, Braila 2017, Romania

REGULATION
Braila County Council
Braila County Center for Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture
The contest is open to all cartoonists.
THEME: Black humor
ENTRIES: max. 3.
The cartoons will be original and accompanied by a brief biography (including photo, address and phone number).
The making technique of the cartoons is free.
Deadline: The cartoons will be sent until the 27th August 2017.
Mandatory technical conditions
Size: A3 (297 mm x420 mm).
The cartoons will be sent in electronic format, JPG, 300 dpi, CMYK
Each sent cartoon will contain in the name of the file the author's name and title of the work/the cartoons’ numbering.
Mailing address : cartooncontestbraila@gmail.com 
Participants must own all the rights to the cartoons entered in the contest.
The cartoon’s author gives the Organizer the right to use the cartoon, according to the Romanian legislation, in order to promote the event, the institution and the city's image, by any means.
The Organizer does not assume any responsibility for any breaches of copyright. Exclusive responsibility lies with the one who sent the cartoon.
Prizes:
The Big Prize –1.500 €;
First Prize – 1.000 €;
Second Prize – 800 €;
Third Prize – 500 €;
3 Special Prizes – 3 x 300 € (each)
Prizes are taxed according to Romanian legislation.
Please note! To be able to receive their prize, winners must send the winning cartoon in original (with the author's signature on the back of the work) within 30 days from the announcement and communicate the bank account in lei ( for the Romanian competitors) or the euro account (for foreign competitors ).
The winning cartoons will be mailed to the following address: Romania, Braila, Traian Square, No. 2, Postal code 810 153.
The Organizer shall not be responsible for failure of a winner to receive the prize for reasons that are not related to the Organizer. If the competitor does not comply with the obligations imposed by this regulation, the Organizer is relieved of any liability.
Mention! In the absence of interbank relations between Romania and the country of origin of the winner, the Organizer is relieved of any liability.
Salon opening and award ceremony: the 22nd of September 2017
Edition catalog will include a selection of the most valuable works in the competition;
The awarded artists will receive a copy of the mentioned catalogue for free.
CONTACT:
The County Center for Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Braila
No. 2, Piata Traian, postal code 810153, Phone no.: +40.239.614.710, Braila, Romania
Email: cult.traditional@gmail.com
Source: bestcartoons.

25.7.17

Catalog of 4th International Olive Cartoons Contest 2015 of Kyrenia Municipality, Cyprus

Today received the recently published (April 2017) catalog of the 4th International Olive Cartoons Contest 2015 of Kyrenia Municipality, Cyprus. It is 20x21.5x2.5 cm in dimensions and has 240 full color pages plus the covers.
As Nidai Güngördü, the Mayor of Kyrenia Municipality, points out in his foreword, "Although the International Olive Cartoons Contest was interrupted for 4 years, which is a long period of time, owing to the efforts and meetings of the Organising Committee, 224 illustrators attended this year's contest from 56 countries with 459 pieces of artwork. This great success shows us that at the heart of this project, there is an endeavour, a collective collaboration, solemnity and the sense of "union is strength"."
And Musa Kayra, the President of Cypriot-Turkish Cartoonists Association, reminds in his introductory words that "the Olive that is one of the most important products of food culture of Mediterranean countries is our roots, our culture and our future."
This colossal book of cartoon art perfectly covers the short bios plus cartoons or portraits and declarations of the jury members and prize-winners in both Turkish and English languages, snapshots of the jury meeting, the prize-giving ceremony and some touristic scenes from the historical town along with the winning and the many selected cartoons.
The cartoon on the front cover is by the Slovenian artist Radko Oketic and the one on the back belongs to the Turkish cartoonist Cemalettin Güzeloğlu. Possible to see many winning and participating cartoons on the special website of the contest: http://www.zeytinkarikaturleri.com/.

17.7.17

Results of Caneva Ride Contest 2017, Premio Toni Zampol, Italy: In Vino Veritas?

Caneva Ride Contest 2017, Premio Toni Zampol, Italy
Theme: In Vino Veritas?
We report that upon the reporting of a large number of people and participants, after appropriate verifications the work that was the winner of Canza Ride 2017 "In Wine Veritas" by Behzad Ghafarizadeh Canada can not be admitted to the competition because it does not respect the regulation as work already winner of another competition and therefore not unpublished.
For this reason, the ranking of the winners is modified as follows:
First ranked: Bruno Hamzagic
- Bruno Hamzagic, the brilliant vignettist, has remarkably effective use of color, with a genial combination of technology connectors and natural shadows that make us laugh at taste. The design is also very effective, framing two subjects, certainly not on the cover, but from which a genuine beauty comes out. The aspect that struck the sticker in question is the ability in the synthesis of these elements to reproduce a situation that is contemporary but at the same time ancient, atavistic, and Dionysian. Use the Wine - Fi text to close and complete the image. Connected!
Second Classified: Konstantin Kazanchev
- Second, but not least noteworthy, is the design by the artist Konstantin Kazanchev that surprises us with a definite theme and solution: our consciousness. Well-made, the illustration suggests the theme of wine as a possible pacifying element of conflicts, difficult decisions, and moral issues to which we all, for good and for evil, have daily to do. To enrich the concept of the man's profile we can perceive is a man with important decisions, with his gut and 'wide' shoulders. Prosit!
The third prize is not awarded. (Source: facebook).
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Selected Artists:
1. Bruno Hamzagic Brazil (primo)
2. Konstantin Kazanchev Ukraine (secondo)
3. Seyran Caferli Azerbaijan
4. luc descheemaeker Belgium
5. Paulo Sergio Brazil
6. Rafael Corrêa Brazil
7. Rodrigo Serra Brum Machado Brazil
8. Jovcho Savov Bulgaria
9. Lyubomir Mihaylov Bulgaria
10. Bilig (bi li ge) China
11. Slobodan Butir Croatia
12. Roberto Castillo Rodriguez Cuba
13. Sergey Sichenko Israel
14. Angelo Campaner Italy
15. Coan Italy
16. Davide Bassi Italy
17. Gianni Barro Italy
18. Irina Selivanova Italy
19. Marco Gavagnin Italy
20. Roberto Feletto Italy
21. Selivanov Andrey Italy
22. Sergio Tessarolo Italy
23. Dariusz Dabrowski Poland
24. Jacek Majcherkiewicz Poland
25. Evžen David Repubblica Czechia
26. Aurel Stefan Alexandrescu Romania
27. Doru Axinte Romania
28. Julian Radu Romania
29. Liviu Stanila Romania
30. Ivan Anchoukov Russia
31. Maxim Smagin Russia
32. Zlatkovsky Mikhail Russia
33. Goran Celicanin Serbia
34. Mileta Miloradovic Serbia
35. Zoran Mihailović Serbia
36. Cenk Alparslan Turkey
37. Hilal Özcan Turkey
38. Menekse Çam Turkey
39. Konstantin Kazanchev Ukraine
40. Oleksy Kustovsky Ukraine
41. Makhmud Eshonqulov Uzbekistan.
(Source: facebook.)

16.7.17

Final results of the 6th International Olive Cartoon Contest 2017, Cyprus

MUNICIPALITY OF KYRENIA
CYPRIOT – TURKISH CARTOONISTS ASSOCIATION
FINAL RESULTS
6. INTERNATIONAL OLIVE CARTOON CONTEST – 2017
(KYRENIA – CYPRUS)

INTERNATIONAL JURY MEMBERS:
Nidai Güngördü (Cyprus), Juli Sanchis Aguado (Spain), Musa Kayra (Cyprus), M. Serhan Gazioğlu (Cyprus), Bülent Faiz Arabacıoğlu (Turkey), Mustafa C. Azizoğlu (Cyprus), Derman Atik (Cyprus), Hüseyin Çakmak (Cyprus), Ioannis Geroulias (Greece), Sait Munzur (Turkey), Saadet Demir Yalçın (Turkey), Shirin Gholipour (Iran), Nicoletta Ionescu (Romania).
Country: 62
Participant: 300
Work: 790
PRIZE LIST
First Prize: 1.000 Euro + Gold Olive Sculpture + First Degree Diploma
Toso Borkovic (Serbia)
Second Prize: 800 Euro + Silver Olive Sculpture + Second Degree Diploma
Mikhail Zlatkovsky (Russia)
Third Prize: 600 Euro + Bronz Olive Sculpture + Third Degree Diploma
Doru Axinte (Romania)

INTERNATIONAL JURY MEMBERS SPECIAL PRIZES:

Saeed Sadeghi (Iran)
Halit Kurtulmuş Aytoslu (Turkey)
Vladimir Kazanevsky (Ukraine)
Sajad Rafeei (Iran)
Zygmunt Zaradkiewicz (Poland)
Ahmet Aykanat (Turkey).

SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE PERSONS
(See prize-winning cartoons here)

Filiz Naldöven Special Prize:
Stefaan Provijn (Belgium)

Nidai Güngördü Special Prize:
Amir Beigzadeh Nonakaran (Iran)
Narges Tavan Majidi (Iran)
Kürşat Zaman (Turkey)

Kyrenia Municipality Assembly Members Special Prize:
Peter Puszta (Germany)

Hakan Çakmak Special Prize:
Aidarbek Gazizov (Kazakhstan)

Ramiz Gökçe Special Prize:
Roman Kubec (Czech)

Salih Oral Special Prize:
Hristina Belousova (Uzbekistan)
Khodayar D. Naroei (Iran)

Erten Kasımoğlu Special Prize:
Miroslav Jakovljev (Serbia)

Kyrenia Municipality Special Prize:
David Evzen (Czech).

FINALIST MEDAL:
Abbas Naaseri (Iran)
Ali Shafei (Iran)
Alexei Talimonov (England)
Achmad Cholid (Indonesia)
Agim Krasniqi (Kosovo)
Agoes Jumianto (Indonesia)
Ahmet Ümit Akkoca (Turkey)
Aimeur Youcef (Algeria)
Aleksandr Zudin (Russia)
Amalijus Narbutas (Lithuania)

Antonio Garci (Mexico)
Aytur Şahinbay (Turkey)
Azuka Nwokocha (Nigeria)
Babic Sava (Serbia)
Behzad Ghafarizadeh (Canada)
Borislav Josipovic (Croatia)
Borta Ambrozie Ovidiu (Romania)
Cansu Berberoğlu (Turkey)
Cemalettin Güzeloğlu (Turkey)
Derin Bilecenoğlu (Turkey)

Derya İçköprü (Turkey)
Devran Öztunç (Cyprus)
Dina Abdelgawad Shosha (Egypt)
Dolgun Dalgıçoğlu (Cyprus)
Engin Selçuk (Turkey)
Emine Fida Rüzgar (Turkey)
Ertan Ayhan Sertöz (Turkey)
Evelyn Soraya De Paz Samayoa (Guatemala)
Fahri Eyican (Turkey)
Fahriye Çıtaklı (Turkey)

Farrukh Teshaev (Uzbekistan)
Grigoris Georgiou (Greece)
Gorbatenkaia Tatiana (Moldova)
Gustavo Caballero Talavera (Mexico)
Gülşah Demir (Turkey)
Halit Önür (Turkey)
Hasan Ceylan (Turkey)
Heino Partanen (Finland)
Helmut Jacek (Germany)
Henry Ezeokeke (Nigeria)

Husan Sodiqov (Uzbekistan)
Hülya Erşahin (Turkey)
İbrahim Tuncay (Turkey)
İsmail Çelebi (Turkey)
İsmail Kar (Turkey)
Jalal Pirmarzabad (Iran)
Jiliang Wu (China)
Jesús Francisco Carreño (Spain)
Jitet Kustana (Indonesia)
Kemal Özyurt (Turkey)

Konda Ravi Prasad (India)
Qasımhanlı Bayram (Azerbaijan)
Qiao Wei (China)
Leonardo Zaza (Italia)
Louis Pol (Australia)
Luka Lagator (Montenegro)
Makhmud Eshonkulov (Uzbekistan)
Marina Gorelova (Belarus)
Mehmet Arslan (Turkey)
Mehmet Kahraman (Turkey)

Mehmet Zeber (Turkey)
Meret Gylyjov (Turkmenistan)
Mert Erdiş (Turkey)
Miro Georgievski (Macedonia)
Muammer Kotbaş (Turkey)
Mohammad Ali Khalaji (Iran)
Mojmir Mihatov (Croatia)
Muhammed Zahid Aksoy (Turkey)
Musa Keklik (Turkey)
Nikolay Arnaudov (Bulgaria)

Nikolay Sviridenko (Uzbekistan)
Omar Perez (Spain)
Omar Zavallos Velarde (Peru)
Osman Güral Suroğlu (Turkey)
Önder Önerbay (Turkey)
Passaprawas A – Chinoboonwat (Thailand)
Paul Kempeneers (Belgium)
Raimundo Rucke Santos (Brazil)
Raimundo Waldez C. Duarte (Brazil)
Raul Fernando Zuleta (Colombia)

Roberto Castillo Rodriguez (Cuba)
Run Tang Li (China)
Sanaz Khadem Yahyavi (Iran)
Samaneh Saberi (Iran)
Serafim Bakoulis (Greece)
Serdar Günler (Turkey)
Serdar Kıcıklar (Turkey)
Sergei Semendyaev (Ukraina)
Seyran Caferli (Azerbaijan)
Shahram Rezai (Iran)

Slava Kazanevskyi (Ukraine)
Slobodan Butir (Croatia)
Sittipunt Tumying (Thailand)
Stanislaw Gajewski (Poland)
Trayko Popov (Bulgaria)
Uğur Pamuk (Turkey)
Viacheslav Bibishev (Tatarstan)
Victor Crudu (Moldova)
Vladimir Semerenko (Russia)
Wesam Khalil (Egypt).
(*) The transfer and accomodation expenses of the cartoonists who will win the first six awards will be paid by the Municipality of Kyrenia…
Only the accomodation expenses of the cartoonists who will win particular/distinctive awards will be paid by the Municipality of Kyrenia…
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.

14.7.17

The First International Caricature Portrait Festival, Beijing 2018, China

The first International Caricature Portrait Festival (IPCF), Beijing 2018
The first International Caricature Portrait Festival (the festival for short) in Beijing is a grand event of creation and communication on caricatures.
The main purpose : The festival collects and exhibits contributions of high level and high-profile from caricaturists all over the world to develop the academic exchanges and stimulate the development of caricatures:
1) Collect 123 pieces of excellent contributions.
2) The festival will be organized in Beijing with a first class exhibition and academic exchanges, and all the selected works will be published.
3) The organizer will award certificates to the caricaturists attend the exhibition, and publish all the selected works. (The caricaturists of all the selected works would be invited to Beijing)
1. Events details:
1) Deadline: Dec. 30th 2017
2) Exhibition: Mar. 2018 (Tentative)
3) Location: Guardian Art Center Beijing China
2. Contribution themes:
World’s famous Portraits in politics, culture, economy, entertainment and etc.
3. Contribution requirement:
1) Innovative and individual works with unlimited style. Unpublished and hand-drawn works would be prior.
2) For published works, need clear indications of creation date, exhibition date and awards.
3) The maximum number of works for each caricaturist to send to the exhibition is 5.
4. Work requirement:
1) After the primary selection, the original manuscript would be needed.
2) Each work must be with autographic signature on.
3) Printed and airbrushed work is declined.
4) The size of each work must be between 420x300mm and 800mmx600mm.
5) A form in Chinese or English is required to attach to the back of the work with the information of nationality, full name, work type, title, address, zip code, e-mail address, contact number, one photocopy of I.D or passport, beneficiary bank, personal account(or SWIFT code for foreign caricaturists) . Make all the information correct. The organizer would not take any responsibility for any bounce caused by incorrect information.
5. Caricaturists’ remuneration:
All the selected 123 works would be collected by Zhejiang Tao’s Culture & Art CO. LTD (Tao for short). The best 30 works would be collected for RMB4000 each, and the rest 93 works would be RMB2000 each (or US dollars as the latest exchange rate).
*30 and 93 are approximate numbers, they might be changed according to the exhibition.
6. Submission methods:
1) Send the photocopy of the work by e-mail.
Deadline: 23rd Jun 2017-23rd Oct 2017
2) After the primary selection, send the original manuscript to the organizer by post.
Deadline: 23rd Oct 2017-23rd Dec 2017
The caricaturists from China mainland can send the original manuscript to the organizer by post directly.
3) E-mail address: Taosart@Taosart.CN
4) Mail address: 中国浙江省杭州市上城区定安路68号定安名都商务大厦A座503-505
浙江陶氏文化艺术有限公司
Zhejiang Tao’s Culture & Art
CO.,LTD Room503-505 No.68 Dingan Rd. Shangcheng Dis. Hangzhou China
Zip code: 310000
5) Contact number: 0086-571-8561123
6) Contacts: Miss. Chen 008613735804085 Mr. Zhu 008618058800172
7. Organizer’s statement:
1) The organizer has the right to exhibit, publish, study and broadcast all the works.
2) The organizer would not assume legal responsibilities for any copyright issues.
3) All the caricaturists must follow the rules above, and Zhejiang Tao’s Culture & Art CO. LTD reserves the right to the final interpretation of the above terms.
8. Organizers:
China Institute of Newscartoon
Zhejiang Cartoonists Association
Zhejiang Tao’s Culture & Art CO. LTD
Curator: Mr. Xiaoming Tao
http://www.fcwfcw.com/Diary.asp?ID=733
http://fcwfcw.kuaizhan.com/96/30/p44089115705948
Wechat: 陶氏艺术

13.7.17

See you in SICACO 2017 Contest: Notice of SICACO 2017 Contest, Korea

NOTICE of SICACO 2017 CONTEST
Thanks for your interests & participating in SICACO 2017. Our committee will establish Korea Int'l Cartoons Museum within 3 years by your 35,000 works / and World Cup Cartoons Gallery by your 15,000 soccer cartoons.
We have extended the deadline of SICACO 2017 by two months due to new theme within World Cup Cartoon.
Please inform it your cartoonists and mass com. We hope many cartoonists take part in my SICACO 2017 contest.
1. This year's contest comprises a Thema section (titled Success+Failure /+ World Cup) and a Free section
2. The size of works should be smaller than 297mm × 420mm.
3. Any color, free style, and unlimited items (+2 hand drawing original best works - not so bad, color printed works)
4. Each entrant should provide title, name, age, address, career, e-mail, and telephone number on reverse.
5. The deadline for entry of original works is August. 31, 2017.
6. Entries should be addressed to the Sejong Int'l Cartoon Institute, 450, Wolpyeongdong, Daejeon 35221, Seoul KOREA
7. The most creative cartoon will win the Grand prize of $3,000, Gold prize of $1,000, Silver prize of $500, Bronze prize of $300, selected works will be awarded.
8. Exhibit the cartoons at the Sejong & Daejeon Galleries in Oct. 2017.
9. Submitted cartoons will not be returned, but exhibited forever in Korean public halls, art galleries, & museums.
10. Your cartoon may be used for promotional purposes: cards, posters, catalogs, magazine, books and web etc.
From Dr. Lim, Cheong San, President of SICACO (the Sejong Int'l Cartoon Institute) 450, Wolpyeongdong, Daejeon 35221, Seoul KOREA
C/P : 82-10-5425-6115, Tel: 82-70-7757-9944
E-mail: csanlim@naver.com
http://dicaco.kongju.ac.kr (all works DB checking).
(Last update 30 July 2017 15:40).

11.7.17

New theme and new deadline in DLRM Cartoon and Graphic Contest 2017, Hungary

NEW THEME and NEW DEADLINE!
The popular Hungarian DLRM band’s latest record was just realesed.
1. Theme: GARAGE ROCK!
The new album contains the „Stalemate” song.
2. Theme: Please, listen to this song and get inspired!
Draw a cartoon based on the lyric and music that you had heart before than make some graphic or video content and paint something related to the song.
BE CREATIVE, USE YOUR IMAGINATION!
Note! Best videos will be played at concerts promoting also the artists!
The music can be found here -> (just click ont he link , and you will be directed to youtube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzfsWmFqQIE
The lyrics can be found here, for your help
Stalemate (lyrics)
I dont wanna spend my time being overhypnotized
But to be honest it is happening at every single night
What the bloody hell do you think when you look into my eyes
Cause i can see an angel who's too cheeky to fly
I'll be your super clown you
Could use me any time but you dont know
That i might be older, i'll risk to be sober so its might be over
If you were just hangin around i'd probably just take my time
But the night was short and im still not sober yeah i've gone too far but i'll text you later
Make me your your terror your pistol
You should make your decision cause i've already chosen mine
But in a stalemate situation nobody knows what its all about
Why why are you talking like we
Were something else that we used to be
You should make your decision cause i've already chosen mine
But in a stalemate situation nobody knows what its all about
You should make your decision
In a stalemate situation
You should make your decision
In a stalemate situation
The DLRM’s website can be found here by clicking on the link HERE ->http://dlrm.hu/
1. Those people can participate who at least 18 years old
2. The competition has only 1 round.
Each aspirant can provide a maximum of 10 graphic content that DOES NOT HAVE lyric provided within.
The file extension MUST BE the following… ( CYMK, jpg etc..) and has to be HIGH quality.
video: .avi, .wmv, .mov, .mp4,
(Please be aware of that, gmail can store the attachment which is maximum 10MB)
3. All the cartoons should be sent to the following email address; grafikuskelemen@gmail.com
4. The deadline is 31 August 2017
5. Prizes are the following…
1st place -> 300€
2nd place -> 200€
3rd place -> 100€
6. All the aspirants are aware of that sending their Graphic Content, they ARE AGREED that the jury’s decision is definitive and all rights are reserved.
7. The aspirant contribute that the given graphic content can be used by the DLRM band FREELY and WITHOUT BEING CHARGED, refering to the cartoon competition.
All the public information can be accesed here ->
https://www.facebook.com/DLRM-Cartoon-Graphic-Contest-2235…/
Asking further information can be required; grafikuskelemen@gmail.com
We wish all the aspirants a succesful competition!
8. Prohibited
- the use or unauthorized use of trademarks, logos or copyrights. The uploaded content may not contain any intellectual property rights that are protected by law or are in force, unless the right of use is granted to the player.
- Promotion of commercial products and services.
- Using pornographic or sexual content.
- Any kind of hateful content (including racism, sexism, etc.).
- Any violent, offensive content or any offensive / indecent, obscene, inappropriate content (hate speech, political symbols, demonstration).

10.7.17

9th International Tourism Cartoons Competition 2017: VACATIONS from the past to present

Theme
The theme of the competition in 2017 is VACATIONS from the past to present
Categories
Cartoons will be accepted in two sections:
 Adult Category: This category is open for the all of cartoonists who are 17 and older. Category should be noted when cartoons are submitting. Grand award, second award, third award, Professor Atila Özer recognition award and three mentions will be given in this section. Finalist cartoons in this section will be published in the album.
Young Category: This category is open for the cartoonists who are 16 and younger. Category should be noted when cartoons are submitting. Grand award and two achievement awards will be given in this section. Finalist cartoons in this section will be published in the album.
Submission Guidelines
* The competition is open to all amateur and professional cartoonists.
* Each performer is allowed to submit maximum three works.
* The cartoons submitted to the competition may be prepared as original drawings, digital printings or computer printouts. The drawing technique is open-ended. Drawings may be colorful or black and white. On the other hand, performers are required to put signatures on their drawings.
* Participants must write their names, surnames and addresses behind their drawings. Also, they must complete the Participant Information Form placed under submission page and send it together with their drawings.
* Cartoons sent may be of the ones previously published somewhere but previously awarded cartoons are not allowed to submit.
* Cartoons submitted for selection will be able to be printed in the publication of Anatolia Tourism Academy and in other printed materials of this organization such as books, catalogs, brochures, postcards, web sites and posters. All rights for any other publishing except these belong to the owner of drawing.
* The cartoons that will be selected after the first evulation will be announced between January 16 and 22, 2018. The objections will took into account between January 16 and 22, 2018.
* Finalist cartoons will be published in the album. Cartoonists whose drawings published in this album will be sent a copy of the album.
* Regardless of award-winning or taking place in the album, all the cartoons submitted for selection will not be returned.
* All the cartoonists participated in the competition are implied to agree on the conditions and regulations of the competition.
* Cartoons can be sent by way of postal service or Cartoon Submission system.
* Submission deadline is 31 December 2017.
* The cartoons can be mailed to the below address:
Nazmi KOZAK
Anadolu University,
Faculty of Tourism
Yunus Emre Campus,
26470 Eskisehir/TURKEY
*
More in languages on source.

Xilingol International Cartoon Competition 2017, China

2017 XILINGOL INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION, CHINA
Regulation
1. The Competition is open to all Caricaturist, Cartoonist, Painter around world regardless of nationality, age, sex, etc.
2. Theme: Green Grassland, Earth, Environment, Green Home
3. Entries: At most 8 works
4. The size of the works: A3 (420mm x 297mm). Digital works: The shortest side length 2480 pixel,300dpi, Size no more than 5MB.
5. Technique and medium of works are unlimited. Any painting, Print making, Traditional Chinese Painting, Oil painting, Watercolor, Crafts art will be accepted.
6. Artist should the original works. Please send electronic copy of your work to the following email address: xlhtcartoon@126.com / fecochina@126.com . After your works was selected, the committee will notify you, send your original works mail to the committee, to participate in the final awards.
7. Works have been awarded in other contests previously will not accepted.
8. Author's resume and photo (entry-form and biography) should be submitted with entries together. First name, Last name, Address, Email, Telephone number should be written on the reverse side of the works.
9. Please download the entry form on site: www.redmancartoon.com/en
10. Authors should have full copyright and be responsible for all the legal responsibilities related to the productions copyright.
11. Organizer will not be responsible for any damage that may occur during postage and handling.
12. Deadline: August, 20, 2017
13. Prizes:
GRAND PRIZE : 15000 RMB(pre-tax) + Certificate of merit + Catalog
1ST PRIZE : 10000 RMB(pre-tax) + Certificate of merit + Catalog
2ND PRIZE : 5000 RMB(pre-tax) + Certificate of merit + Catalog
3RD PRIZE : 3000 RMB(pre-tax) + Certificate of merit + Catalog
EXCELLENT PRIZES : 300 RMB(pre-tax) + Certificate of merit + Catalog
HONOURABLE PRIZES : Certificate of merit + Catalog
SELECT : Certificate of merit + Catalog.
14. E-mail: xlhtcartoon@126.com
 fecochina@126.com
After your works was selected, the committee will notify you, send your original works mail to the committee, to participate in the final awards.
15. 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 without additional information and cost.
16. Remark: the works will not be returned.
17. All the copyrights are reserved by the authors. Host unit may use some works on web site and other media for spreading competition and artists.
18. Participation in the contest means the complete acceptance of all the above conditions and agreements with jury's decision.
Entry Form on source: redmanart.

3.7.17

9th International Cartoon Contest of the International Festival of Brilliant Minds 2017

NINETH INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST
9TH CALL TO THE INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST OF THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF BRILLIANT MINDS: LA CIUDAD DE LAS IDEAS
BASES
1. The contest is open to professional or amateur artists from around the world that are over the age of 18.
2. All work submitted must be completely original and unpublished. No work must not be participating simultaneously in any other contest or event.
3. The idea to develop and the topic of La Ciudad de las Ideas festival are the following:
Beyond the Blank Slate
What is beyond blank paper?
Express your impressions of what you face when being in front of the blank paper, what would you like to draw that you have not done? What issues would you like to face beyond world events? What is beyond a blank paper? What drawing have you not done and would love the world to see? What would you draw to build the world of your dreams? What do you dream of drawing on that blank paper? Who are you when you face that blank paper? Who do you want to turn into when you fill that blank paper? *
*The organization reserves the right to withdraw from the contest all work considered offensive or that infringe upon human rights and gender equity.
4. Each contestant will be able to participate only with three different works (those contestants who send more than 3 works will be disqualified).
5. All techniques will be accepted (digital or manual, color or b/w).
6. The work may not exceed the following sizes: 22cm x 33cm or a proportional size, and if it is a digital work, the resolution must not be less than 300dpi and no more than 10Megabytes.
7. If the contestant submits his/her original work, the following information shall be attached in a sealed envelope:
• Author’s full name and pen-name
• Author’s photo or cartoon
• Address:
• Phone number
• Email:
• Nationality:
• Title of each work:
• Is this the first time you participate?
• Brief biographical summary (CV).
8. The contestant will sign a certification. If the work is sent by means of the form, the contestant should only click on the acceptance box; if the work is physically sent, the contestant should sign and include the following legend:

Example: I, (name of the author), certify being the author of the work of the 2017 contest, Beyond the Black Slate, and submit them to the contest of La Ciudad de las Ideas. I, (name of the author), accept for the simple fact of submitting this work to the basis of the contest, the use of the same for the purposes that are considered appropriate by Poder Cívico A.C.
SIGNATURE: ________________________

9. Works can be sent by two different ways: Original or Electronic.
Original: send the author’s information in an envelope to the following address:
9o. Concurso Internacional de Caricatura BEYOND THE BLANK SLATE
Reforma 222, Piso 12
Col. Juárez
Delegación Cuauhtémoc C.P. 06600 México D.F.
Electronic: the form must be completed and the works must be uploaded on the following website: www.ciudaddelasideas.com/caricaturas
*Fill out a form for every work submitted. The resolution must not be less than 300dpi and no more than 10Mb.
10. The selected works will be exhibited in Puebla, Mexico, on November 17th, 18th and 19th 2017, and they will also appear on the various broadcast medium of Poder Cívico A. C. In our website and social networks.
The cartoons will only be used to broadcast the festival in various media, including reproduction in catalogs, postcards, books, Internet or television according to the agreements with the sponsors.
11. This call will be valid from June 27th until August 27th, 2017. All the work sent by mail or courier service should have this date registered as deadline on the postmark or mail.
12. The contest results will be announced on the official website of La Ciudad de las Ideas www.ciudaddelasideas.com, on Twitter @cddelasideas, and on Facebook www.facebook.com/Cddelasideas
Winners will be notified by email, which was included in the information submitted. Please ignore any confirmation mail if it does not contains the domain ciudaddelasideas.com or podercivico.org.mx.
13. The jury will be selected by Poder Cívico and it will be able to solve any situation related to the contest that does not obey the established in these bases. The prize may be declared void if the jury deems that none of the works presented have sufficient quality, whose decision will be final. The jury members will be announced once the call is ongoing.
14. Non-winning original works may be claimed by the authors at Poder Cívico A. C. offices three months after the ruling. Any unclaimed original work will remain in the custody of Martha Barragán Méndez, for the return of the works after the date established by Poder Cívico A. C.
15. Prizes
• First place:
- An all-expense-paid trip to Puebla, Puebla, Mexico including: transportation, lodging and food.
- A ticket to attend the International Festival of Brilliant Minds: Puebla La Ciudad de las Ideas, which includes more than 40 conferences from personalities who are changing the world.
- Access to alternative activities of the festival, theme parties, artistic interventions, exhibitions and more.
- The presentation of his/her work in the framework of the International Festival of Brilliant Minds: La Ciudad de las Ideas.
- A certificate that will be given in the framework of the International Festival of Brilliant Minds: La Ciudad de las Ideas.
• Second place:
- An all-expense-paid trip to Puebla, Puebla, Mexico including: transportation, lodging and food.
- A ticket to attend the International Festival of Brilliant Minds: La Ciudad de las Ideas, which includes more than 40 conferences from personalities who are changing the world.
- Access to alternative activities of the festival, theme parties, artistic interventions, exhibitions and more.
- The presentation of his/her work in the framework of the International Festival of Brilliant Minds: La Ciudad de las Ideas.
- A certificate that will be given in the framework of the International Festival of Brilliant Minds: La Ciudad de las Ideas.
• Third place:
- An all-expense-paid trip to Puebla, Puebla, Mexico including: transportation, lodging and food.
- A ticket to attend the International Festival of Brilliant Minds: La Ciudad de las Ideas, which includes more than 40 conferences from personalities who are changing the world.
- Access to alternative activities of the festival, theme parties, artistic interventions, exhibitions and more.
- The presentation of his/her work in the framework of the International Festival of Brilliant Minds: La Ciudad de las Ideas.
- A certificate that will be given in the framework of the International Festival of Brilliant Minds: La Ciudad de las Ideas.
Three honorable mentions will be awarded: Each one of them will have a certificate that will be sent during the post-festival days.
Note: Prizes cannot be paid in cash nor be transferred to another person.
If you come from abroad, please have a valid passport and visa in order to attend to the Festival in Puebla, Mexico to pick up your prize.
Yours sincerely,
Martha Barragán Méndez “Mar”
concursocaricaturas@ciudaddelasideas.com
Coordinator of the International Cartoon Contest of the
Festival of La Ciudad de las Ideas
Social Networks:
Twitter:
@cddelasideas
@RoemerAndres
@marcartonist
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/LaCiudaddelasIdeas
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Cddelasideas
Website: www.ciudaddelasideas.com
For questions or comments contact:
Tel: +52 (55) 5140-3660 / +52 (55) 8582-5340
Emails:
concursocaricaturas@ciudaddelasideas.com
contacto@ciudaddelasideas.com.

1st "Beavers Laugh" Bobritsa Cartoon Competition 2017, Ukraine

RULES
1 - PARTICIPATION: 16 June to 16 August 2017.
The 1st "BEAVERS LAUGH" Bobritsa Cartoon Competition is open to all graphic artists, who can enter works that have not been awarded until the closing date of the entries, in the cartoon, caricature and comics modalities (The comic strip should have only one page.).
The opening of the Exhibition will be September 15, with the announcement of winners .
Each artist can enroll with the maximum of five (5) UNPUBLISHED works in the format 30x40 cm and using any technique . On the back of each drawing, or in registration must include the author's full name, address (with ZIP code), email, phone number, ID number, social security number and bank account .
The artist can participate by sending their work to skonnov@yahoo.com (with maximum size of 5 megabytes) or sending the originals to:
Bobritsa Cartoon Competition
27 Naberezhaya Street,
Bobritsa, Kiev-Sviatoshin District,
Kiev Region, 08142б
UKRAINE
2 - THEME
The theme of the 1st Bobritsa Cartoon Competition will be BEAVERS LAUGH (the name of the village Bobritsa in Ukrainian language originates from "beaver").
3 - AWARDS
First prize: euro 800.00 (eight hundred).
Second place : 500.00 (five).
Third place : 300.00 (three hundred) .
The awarded works will be considered acquisitive and will become part of the acquis Bobritsa community.
The works will not be returned.
May not participate in this competition officials of Bobritsa community, their relatives and anyone involved in the organization.
The simple inscription configure automatic participant's agreement to all such terms.
Other information: skonnov@yahoo.com or +380 67 235-2536.
Sources: facebook & Seyran Caferli.