26.2.23

1st edition ”Carpe Vinum” International Cartoon Contest 2023, Romania

1st edition ”Carpe Vinum” International Cartoon Contest 2023, Romania
RULES OF THE CONTEST 
Participation is free of charge. The competition is open to any cartoonist. 
Cartoons theme: CARPE Vinum 
Deadline: 14.05.2023 
Entries: Max 5 submission per person, format JPEG, size A3, 300 dpi, max 3 MB per cartoon. The satirical cartoons can be drawn manually or digitally with any technique, black and white or colour. The manually works are to be signed in a non invasive way with Name and Surname of the author. 
The participants should create an account on the https://carpevinum.art, setting up the user name and password, and upload the works on the web site. 
This is the only way to participate în competition. 
Prizes: 
Grand prize - 1000 EUR 
Second prize - 700 EUR 
Third prize - 500 EUR 
Other Special Prizes offered by the sponsors may be awarded. 
The jury’s decisions are final. 
The sender remains responsible for the originality of his work. Discussions and possible claims concerning all forms of plagiarism are the responsibility of the contributor. All cartoons, whether they have won a prize or not, may be used for cultural purposes and may be published. The winning original cartoon works will be sent by post at an address indicated by the organizer within 30 days. 
The cartoon’s author consents that the cartoon or cartoons sent will become the property of the Organizer. The Organizer is entitled for all reproduction right for any cartoon registered in competition. 
The organizer shall not be responsible for the impossibility of a winner to take possession of the prize for reasons not related to it. If the competitor does not comply with the obligations imposed by this regulation, the organizer is exonerated from any liability. 
In the absence of interbank relations between Romania and the country of origin of the winner, the organizer is exonerated from any liability. 
Participants assumes acceptance of these conditions. 
By submitting the works to International Cartoons Contest 2023 CarpeVinum, the artist accepts the decisions of the jury and the rules printed above. 
Calendar of the Contest: 
Deadline to submit the cartoons: 14th May 2023
Preselection: Phase one: vote of the jury 18th -21th May 2023 (based on this vote, will be preselected 50 cartoons for the final vote of the Jury) 
FINAL VOTE: 24th May 2023, 16:00 GMT, online streaming on 
Organizer 
Transilvania CLOUD 
Munteanu Mircea - President 
Source: carpevinum .

25.2.23

The 47th Italian Lies championship graphics section contest dedicated to Lie 2023, Italy

The Italian Championship of Lies was born in 1966. The reasons that led to the creation of this competition are to be found in the traditions of our little village over the Pistoia’s mountains, on the Italian Apennines, when in last century people used to meet in front of a fireplace to tell stories that mixed reality and fictious. The Italian Lie Academy, in occasion of the 47th Italian Lies championship, declares the graphics section contest dedicated to Lie.

This year theme is:
A WORLD AT WAR
How could peace win against war?
1. The competition is structured in a single section.
2. Participation is free. Deadline for cartoon submission is Wednesday, 7th July 2023. Each participant can send up to 2 cartoons and each cartoon must have a title or an explanation
3. The entry form below (also in PDF on source: labugia) must be completed in all its parts and sent along with the presentation of the works that take part in the competition.
4. The paper must be sent by postal mail to: Accademia della Bugia - Pro Loco Alta valle del Reno, via della chiesa, 27 - 51100 Le Piastre PT, Italy. Otherwise you can use our electronic mail address: accademiabugia@gmail.com
5. The comics can be written in italian or in english, but we advice that you can make a cartoon simply draw, without any text.
6. Italian Lie Academy will award the top three as follows: 1st place: "Gold Bugiardino". 2nd: "Silver Bugiardino". 3rd: "Bronze Bugiardino". The Bugiardino is the symbol made in resin of the Championship and is the bell tower of the village with a long nose, like the Pinocchio’s one.
It will be awarded with the "International Bugiardino" the best cartoon coming from abroad or drawn by a foreign national.
7. All the winning cartoons will be published on the website of the Italian championship of Lies (www.labugia.it).
8. The authors waive any fee related to copyright.
9. Prizes will be delivered during the 47th Italian Championship of Lies that will take place in Le Piastre on August 5 and 6, 2023.
10. The works will be judged by a jury headed by the italian cartoonist Marco Fusi.
Source: labugia .

18.2.23

The XXXI International Festival of Satire and Humor “City of Trento“ 2023, Italy

XXXI INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
OF SATIRE AND HUMOR
“CITY OF TRENTO”
WHICH TRUTH?
(one, a hundred,
a thousand or none)
RULES 
Art. 1 
Studio d’Arte Andromeda announces the XXXI International Festival of Satire and Humor “City of Trento“. 
The contest will identify three winning artworks for the satire/humor/illustration category (A) and one in the comics category (B). 
For each category there will be a cash prize. 
The jury, also, will decide a selection of approximately 150 artworks that will form an exhibition that will be inaugurated in the course of 2023. 
Art. 2 
The participation to the contest is free and opened to italian and international artists from the age of 16. 
HOW TO PARTICIPATE 
Art. 3 
Every artist must register by filling and sending, with the artworks, the form attached to the last page of this document. 
Each author can send a maximum of three artworks, with the possibility to join both categories, as long as it’s specified in the form. 
The artworks must be in A4 or A3 (vertical or horizontal) and be sent in JPG or TIFF format with resolution of 300 dpi. 
Art. 4 
Every artist, joining the contest, takes responsability for the originality of the artworks and declare to be their authors, relieving the Organization from possible requests of reimbursement coming, at any scale, from thirds. 
THE JURY 
Art. 5 
The artworks will be judged by a jury made of members of Studio d’Arte Andromeda and personalities of the world of satire, comic and illustration. 
The decisions of the jury are unquestionable. 
Art. 6 
The results of the jury selection will be announced to the participants via email. 
PRIZES 
Art. 7 
From all the artworks received will be selected three winners for the satire/humor/illustration category and one for the comics category. 
For the satire/humor/illustration category there will be a First Prize of the amount of 1.000 €, a Second Prize of 500 € and a Third Prize of 300 €. 
For the comics category there will be a First Prize of the amount of 500 €. 
The jury will also signal seven artworks for the satire/humor/illustration category and two for the comics category. 
The jury has the possibility of assigning special mentions to worthy artworks. 
The jury will also award the Alessandro Alfonsi Special Prize to the artwork closest to the graphic imagery of our member prematurely passed away. 
THE EXHIBITION 
Art. 8 
For the final exhibition, the Organization will print at its own expenses every panel of the artworks selected from the jury. 
Art. 9 
The authors, joining the contest, give to the organization the non exclusive right for printing the artworks on any support to promote the Festival. The Organization commits to quote every artists’ name in each case. 
Art. 10 
The participation to the contest implies the approval of all the rules included in this document. 
THEME 
Which truth? (one, a hundred, a thousand or none) 
DEADLINE 
27 May 2023 (EXTENDED:) 16 June 2023 
PARTICIPATION 
The contest is opened to italian and international artists from the age of 16. Each artist can send maximum three artworks, not awarded or selected in other contests. 
CATEGORIES 
A) Satire/Humor/Illustration - max 3 artworks 
B) Comics - max 3 artworks (each artwork con be made of one or two pages) 
SENDING THE ARTWORKS 
The artworks must be sent in A4/A3 format and be sent at 
Minimun resolution of 300 dpi, in JPG o TIFF. 
IMPORTANT NOTES 
Images sent by email must not be over 10MB, for bigger files use www.wetransfer.com 
PRIZES SATIRE/HUMOR/ILLUSTRATION CATEGORY 
First Prize 1.000,00 € 
Second Prize 500,00 € 
Third Prize 300,00 € 
PRIZE COMICS CATEGORY 
First Prize 500,00 € 
AWARD CEREMONY AND EXHIBITION 
The award cerimony and exhibition will be held in the course of 2023. 
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Download the Competition Notice with the Form on source: studioandromeda
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First blogged 18.02.2023 19:20.
Deadline updated 06.06.2023 12:15.

Theme for the 10th Caneva Ride 2023, Italy: All that glitters is not gold

RULES "CANEVA RIDE" 2023
1 - THEME
Pro Castello di Caneva promotes the International Contest Caneva Ride! (Caneva Laughs!) for humorous and satirical cartoons on the theme “Non é tutto oro quel che luccica” "All that glitters is not gold".
2 - PARTICIPATION
The Contest is open to all cartoonists of the world from the age of 16. Participants can apply individually or in groups (if there are several authors, a referent for all communications with the Contest promoters should be indicated).
3 - TECHNIQUES
The contestants may send up to three unpublished works, realized by using any technique, color or black and white, which haven’t been awarded in other contests. The maximum format should be A4 (21 X 29.7 cm).
4 - TERMS AND DEADLINES
The works should be sent to canevaridecontest@gmail.com no later than midnight of 28 May 2023 in one of the following formats: .jpg, .tiff or .pdf with a resolution of 300 dpi, together with the registration form including personal data (first name, last name, full address, telephone number; if the contestant is under the age of 18, the name of a parent authorizing the participation needs to be added). 
The individual files should not exceed the weight of 5 MB. If more than one work is submitted, please send them one at a time.
5 - JURY
Marilena Nardi Cartoonist - President of the Jury
Davide Perin Pro Castello - Caneva
Mario Zorzetto Heirs Toni Zampol
Vicenzo Bottecchia Cultural comics operator
Domenico Florio Photographer
6 - AWARDS
FIRST PRIZE euro 600,00
SECOND PRIZE euro 250,00
THIRD PRIZE euro 150,00.
The amounts are to be considered pre-tax applied by the country of origin. 
The Jury reserves the right to point out further works, which will not receive cash prizes. During the exhibitions of the works, it will be possible for visitors to indicate their favorite. 
The authors participating in the competition will transfer to Pro Castello the non-exclusive right to publish their works on any support for promotional purposes, without claiming copyrights.
7 - EXHIBITION
The opening of the exhibition and the prize giving ceremony will be held on Saturday, 1 July 2023 at Villa Frova, Caneva. 
Registration Form on facebook

15.2.23

About results of the 9th KalDer Bursa International Cartoon Contest 2023, Turkey

 
Hello from Türkiye, 
There was a great earthquake in our country. 
Search, rescue and aid efforts continue in our country. 
We have to delay the announcement of the competition result for a while. 
We will announce the results in the near future. 
Best Regards, 
Arzu Ozel.

14.2.23

International Satirical Picture Competition "Karpik", Niemodlin 2023, Poland

The Regulations concerning the International Satirical Picture Competition
„KARPIK” Niemodlin, Poland

§ 1
These Regulations (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) specify the terms and conditions of holding the International Satirical Picture Competition „KARPIK” (hereinafter referred to as the Competition).

§ 2
1. The Competition is organized by Agnieszka Osiecka Cultural Centre in Niemodlin.
2. The Participants of the Competition may be natural persons, of legal age, with full legal capacity regardless of their place of residence.
3. Participation in the Competition is free of charge.

§ 3
Application for participation in the Competition is equivalent to the participant's acceptance of the Regulations in their entirety. The Participant undertakes to comply with the rules set out therein, as well as confirms that he meets the conditions that entitle him to participate in the Competition.

§ 4
1. Submitting entry of participation in the competition consists of sending to the Organizer an original version of a freehand drawing on the subject of fish, fishermen, fishing in nets, etc., meeting the conditions set out in these Regulations.
2. Drawings in sizes not exceeding A3 format are taking part in the Competition.
3. Each participant of the Competition is entitled to present a maximum 2 works.
4. Each of the entries submitted should be described on the reverse in the following manner: the date of completing the work, the author's full name and address, contact details such as the telephone number or the e-mail address.
5. Providing personal data referred to in paragraph 4, is voluntary, but necessary to conduct the Competition. Their submission is tantamount to consenting to the processing of these data, and failure to provide the data in question will consequently exclude the participant and the works sent by him from the Competition.
6. The submitted work must be authored by the Participant. By accepting the Regulations, the Participant declares that he is the author of the work submitted to the Competition and that he has unlimited proprietary copyrights and dependent rights to use and dispose of the submitted work.
7. Works submitted for participation in the Competition which will not comply with the terms and conditions set out in these Regulations shall not be included in the Competition.

§ 5
1. The Competition is announced by the Organizer annually, not later than by January 15 of a given calendar year and lasts till November 30 of the same year.
2. The works must be sent in a package preventing their damage.
3. The Organizers shall not be responsible for any losses or damage caused during the transport of the works.
4. The Competition entries may be submitted from the day of announcement of the competition until September 30 of the same year. The deadline for submissions is September 30. The date of receipt by the organizer is what counts.
5. The Works with the note "Karpik" on the envelope should be sent to the following address:

Ośrodek Kultury w Niemodlinie,
ul. M. Reja1,
49-100 Niemodlin, POLAND
"Karpik"

§ 6
1. The selection of the award-winning works will be based on the following criteria:
1) the idea consistent with the theme of the competition,
2) the performance technique.
2. The winning entries are selected by the Jury, whose members will be made public after the completion of their work. The chairman of the Jury, if it is possible for organizational reasons, is the Grand Prix winner of the last edition of the Competition.
3. The winner of the competition in a given year shall be selected in the first half of October this year from among works that meet the criteria of these Regulations.
4. The final result of the Competition will be published on the Cultural Centre’s website:
www. okniemodlin.org.
5. The winners of the Competition shall receive the prizes specified in § 7.

§ 7
1. The prizes of the Competition are as follows:
1) Grand Prix – PLN 2,800 gross
2) three main prizes – PLN 1,150 gross each
2. The organizer may grant additional prizes or distinctions in any form or amount he chooses.
3. The competition prize will be issued only in the form specified in the Regulations, without the possibility of exchange for another prize in kind.
4. The main prize may be handed over at the Organizer's headquarters after prior notification of the competition winner during the prize giving gala or it may be sent by post to the winner's home address or bank account.
5. In case the Participant fails to collect the award in person, it shall be sent by post to the winner’s address.
6. In the case referred to in the paragraph 5 above, the winner of the competition shall pay the prize shipping cost. The shipping cost will be deducted from the prize received.

§ 8
1. The organizer has the exclusive right to choose the winner of the Competition based on the principles set out in these Regulations.
2. Pursuant to art. 30 paragraph 1 point 2 of the Act on personal income tax (income) on winnings from competitions, games and betting or prizes related to bonus sales obtained in a Member State of the European Union or in another country of the European Economic Area, subject to art. 21 paragraph 1 points 6, 6a and 68 - a flat-rate income tax of 10% on the prize or prize is collected. The tax on winnings is collected without reducing the income by the costs of obtaining. The cost of the prize tax is covered by the prize winners.
3. The organizer shall pay the competition prize and also collect from the winner of the Competition an appropriate amount of flat-rate tax on winning the Competition and will pay it to the account of the relevant tax office, in accordance with applicable regulations.

§ 9
1. Upon the submission of the entry to the Organizer, the Organizer will obtain non-exclusive licence for an indeterminate period of time, which will authorise the Organizer to free use of proprietary copyrights to the entry in the following areas of exploitation:
a) using the work on the organizer’s website,
b) presenting the work during the post-contest exhibition,
c) placing reproductions of the work in catalogues presenting the entries which will be distributed by the Organizer for promotional purposes of the Competition.
2. On the issuing of the prize to the Participant, the Organizer gains free proprietary rights to the awarded entry of the Participant in the following areas of exploitation:
1) with regard to the right to record and multiply the work using printing and digital techniques;
2) with regard to distribution of the work – in form of public exposition and making the work available in such manner that everybody could have access to it at a time and place chosen by themselves, in particular by placing it in the Organizer’s advertising or promotional materials.
3. Upon delivery of the competition entry to the Organizer, ownership of the drawing shall be transferred to the Organizer.

§ 10
1. Participant's participation in the Competition does not constitute grounds for demanding any remuneration by him.
2. All materials promoting the Competition are solely of an advertising nature, while only the provisions of the Regulations are binding.

§ 11
1. The Organizer is not responsible for problems in the functioning of the Competition, if they occurred as a result of events that the Organizer, with due diligence, was not able to predict or which could not be prevented, in particular in the case of problems related to random events of force majeure, participating in the Competition contrary to the provisions of these Regulations and damages caused by them.
2. The Organizer is not responsible for the inability to collect the Prize for reasons beyond his control and on the part of the Competition Participant.
3. Winners of the Competition shall not be entitled to transfer the right to the Prize to third parties.
4. The winner of the Competition may waive the prize in writing, but in return he is not entitled to any other equivalent.

§ 12
The provisions of these Regulations of the Competition are the sole basis for conducting the Competition, and their interpretation belongs solely to the organizer of the Competition and is final.

§ 13
The Organizer of the Contest has the right to exclude the Contest Participant or his work in the event of the Participant's failure to comply with the law, decency, violation of these Regulations or other violation of the rights or interests of the Organizer.

§ 14
1. These Regulations constitute the sole binding document specifying the rules of the Competition.
2. The organizer reserves the right to amend these Regulations in the event of a change in legal regulations or for another important reason, in particular if the change allows the Competition to be carried out efficiently and in accordance with the regulations, provided that it does not violate the participants' acquired rights.
3. The text and any amendments to these Regulations will be publicly announced on the Cultural Centre’s website www.okniemodlin.org.

§ 15
In connection with the requirements of the provisions on the protection of personal data, the organizer of the competition, being at the same time, the administrator of personal data, included in Annex 1 to these Regulations, information on the processing of personal data.

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Annex 1 to the International Satirical Picture Competition "KARPIK"

INFORMATION ON THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
Organizing and conducting cultural activities
Organization of the International Satirical Picture Competition „KARPIK”
Niemodlin, Polska

1. The administrator of your personal data is Agnieszka Osiecka Cultural Centre in Niemodlin,
ul. Mikołaja Reja 1, 49-100 Niemodlin, phone/fax: (+48) 774 606 096, e-mail:
sekretariat@okniemodlin.orghttp://www.okniemodlin.org
2. The data protection officer is Marzena Haniecka, phone : (+48) 774 606 096, e-mail: sekretariat@okniemodlin.org .
3. Your personal data is processed in order to organize and conduct cultural activities within the scope of the organization of the International Satirical Competition "KARPIK".
Legal basis for processing your personal data:
a. consent to the processing of personal data of the data subject.
4. Recipients of personal data / categories of data recipients: public recipient informed through the administrator's publications and social media (Internet - including social media, radio press television) and the jury of the contest.

In addition, to ensure the accuracy and transparency of processing, we inform you that:
5. Your personal data will be stored for the period necessary to implement the abovementioned the purpose of processing, i.e. until the resolution of the contest in question, and in addition, in relation to the names, surnames and images of the contestants, for the period of publication of these data.
6. You have the right to request the administrator to access your personal data, the right to rectify it, delete or limit processing, the right to object to their processing, as well as the right to transfer your data, when and to the extent that it is permitted by applicable law and possible for the administrator.
7. In relation to processing, based on your consent, you have the right, at any time, to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing that was carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal.
8. In the event of a breach of the provisions on the protection of personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint to the supervisory body, i.e. to the Office for Personal Data Protection.
9. Providing your personal data:
a. is not a statutory requirement,
b. is a contractual requirement but is not a condition for concluding a contract.
Providing your personal data processed on the basis of consent is voluntary.
Failure to provide personal data, which is not mandatory, prevents participation in the contest.
10. Decisions regarding your person are not made in an automated manner.
11. Your personal data is not profiled.
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Source: okniemodlin

11.2.23

The International Cartoon Contest, Arequipa 2023, Peru

INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST
AREQUIPA 2023
THEME
ETHICS, another weapon against corruption
For centuries and for different circumstances and factors, our societies have been corroded by a terrible scourge: corruption. This evil is embedded in all levels and spaces where human values are deteriorated or do not exist, conditioning our growth in every way. There is an antidote for this type of pollution of the spirit that can be enormously effective if it is applied and cultivated since childhood. We refer to ETHICS.
That is why the objective of this competition is to add particular and group efforts, private or state, to achieve and/or enhance individual and collective development, with integrity and freedom. CARTA DE TINTA, the INTERNATIONAL IDEA INSTITUTE, and the ALIANZA FRANCESA AREQUIPA on their 70th anniversary, invite you to participate in this event with the warm welcome of all the people of Arequipa and all Peruvians. 
RULES
1. All illustrator and cartoonists who live in any part of our Mother Earth, amateur or professionals from 18 to 120 years old regardless civil status, religion or sex can participate. Members of the Contest Organizing Committee can not participate. 
2. The theme on which the works should be inspired is ETHICS, another weapon against corruption 
3. Each participant may submit a maximum of 3 illustrations without dialogues, speech or text balloons. The works may or may not have achieved any mention or award in other similar events, but they should be original and belong to the author who send them, it means, copies and/or plagiarism identified by the jury will be disqualified immediately. 
4. The technique is totally free, in color or in black and white, and the delivery will be digital, in 21cm x 30cm, in JPG (horizontal or vertical), in RGB colors and in high definition (300dpi). The name of each file can be in Spanish or English, and will be composed of the name of the author, country of origin, and title of the work. Example: Pepe Sanmartin_Peru_ethics for all. 
5. Attach to each work a Word document in which the title of the work, the name of the author, email, a telephone number, address and country of origin will be indicated, as well as a brief curriculum (no more than 15 lines), a personal photo and a thumbnail of the work. 
6. The deadline to send the works is July 23, 2023. And they must be sent to the following address: carpadetinta@gmail.com 
7. Prizes and awards guaranteed by our sponsors: 
FIRST PRIZE USD 800 = + diploma 
SECOND PRIZE USD 400= + diploma 
THIRD PRIZE USD 200= + diploma 
HONORABLE MENTION (which the jury may consider convenient) diploma 
The results will be announced on August 25, 2023, within the framework of a discussion on ETHICS, and the inauguration of the traveling exhibition with the most important works of the contest in the ALIANZA FRANCESA Arequipa GALLERY. They will also be officially published in: www.carpadetinta.pe 
8. The jury will be integrated by five members, all of them are important and well recognized national and international cartoonist. Their decision is unappealable. 
9. If after the jury’s decision, a plagiarism or copy of other work is detected in any of the participating works, the author or authors will assume all the legal responsibility that the situation demands them, as well as the disqualification and return of the prize if the work had been awarded. 
10. The most important works will be part of the traveling exposition which will be in different showrooms in Cusco and Peru. A major selection of participant illustrations will be part of the virtual catalogue. 
11. The author accepts all conditions mentioned in this rules and waives copyrights of the illustration to the competition Organization to use it in different publications including audiovisual applications related to International Cartoon Contest LA SONRISA INCA. 
For further information about the competition, contact to: 
PEPE SANMARTIN 
Chairman of the Contest Organizing Committee 

9.2.23

Muğla Metropolitan Municipality 4th International Cartoon Contest 2023, Turkey

MUGLA METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
4th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST
SPECIFICATION
SUBJECT: EDUCATION (Education at home, Street, work … Everywhere) 
EDUCATION FROM PAST TO PRESENT
A process started with humanity. Its origin backs to prehistoric times may be before. Education existed even foraging primitive societies, why not? The first man who taught stone carving to the friends was actually teaching unconsciously.
Of course there was no concept of school. Mountains, shadow of the trees were school of them. Philosophers taught humanity there. The beginning of the education system is considered as school dates back to the early ages. Temples took on this. It dates back to the Sumerians. In the sections called Tablet Houses, people were given special vocational trainings. Similar structures are also mentioned in Egyptian, Chinese and Indian civilizations.
National School founded in Ionia in 6th BC. and School of Academy founded by Platon accepted as the first examples of contemporary schools.
Houses were schools in Rome. Slaves who has knowledge trains children. Monastery schools are seen in the middle ages. Math, geometry and astronomy courses were given in these schools. For the sake of Renaissance and Reform movements, the idea of education began to gain more importance.
From the past to present, education developed. Today, there are so many fields of education that the numbers of the fields are numerous. It is possible to increase their number.
Under the light of these information, we know that you will explain the education from the past to the present with your lines and drawings. We are sure that we have not thought of what more will come out with the help of your lines.
Take it easy, we wish you success… 
TERMS OF PARTICIPATION 
1. The contest is organized at national and international level. It is free to apply amateur and professional cartoonists from all over the world. 
2. Cartoons that do not comply with general moral rules, contain insults, serve political purposes, and contain objectionable and harmful expressions will be excluded from the contest. 
3. Relatives of the members of the selection committee cannot participate in the contest. 
4. The drawing technique is free. Contestants are required to fill the participation form. 
5. Participation for the contest can only be accepted by e-mail. Cartoon measures should be at least A4 (21 x 29.7 cm), maximum A3 (29.7 x 42 cm) and 300 dpi resolution and jpg format. 
6. The cartoons must not have received an award in any national or international contest before. Cartoons that the selection committee considers to be the same or similar or that they belong to another cartoonist will not be evaluated. 
7. Contestants must add their short CVs to their cartoons. 
8. Contestants can send a maximum of 5 (five) cartoons.
9. Participants under the age of 18 are required to attach a copy of their identity card to their application. 
10. Cartoons must be sent to karikatur.yarisma@mugla.bel.tr with the title of "Muğla Metropolitan Municipality 4th International Cartoon Contest", writing the artist's name, surname, City and Country, by the end of business day on Friday, April 21, 2023 at the latest. 
11. Transportation (bus or plane), accommodation expenses of only the winners (the expenses of the guests they bring with them) and the winners in the category under 18 (accommodation and transportation expenses of a person with a parent will be covered.) will be covered by Muğla Metropolitan Municipality. 
12. If the contestants won the prize money and do not come to take the prize, Muğla Metropolitan Municipality will transfer it to the bank via IBAN that the contestants provided. The beneficiary must be filled, signed with the IBAN number. If beneficiary does not contain IBAN number the prize amount expires at the end of 1 year from the date of announcement from the results. In case of expiration, the right holder’s cannot make any demands of prize, royalty etc. 
13. The cartoons sent to the contest will not be send back. The cartoons that are ranked and deemed worthy to be exhibited will be used or published by Muğla Metropolitan Municipality for cultural purposes only. Among the cartoons sent to the contest, the works selected by the jury and deemed worthy for exhibit will be collected in an album organized by the Muğla Metropolitan Municipality. These albums will only be sent to the ranking participants in the contest and whose works are published in the album. 
14. The right of the works which worth of prize, honourable mention prize, exhibit and to being put in the album, According to Article 21 of the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works No. 5846 operating rights, the financial rights of reproduction defined in Article 22, dissemination defined in Article 23, representation defined in Article 24 and transmission to the public by means of sign, sound and/or image transmission defined in Article 25 shall be granted to Muğla Metropolitan Municipality. 
PRIZES: 
First Prize: 15.000 TL 
Second Prize: 10.000 TL 
Third Prize: 7.500 TL 
Honorable Mention (3): 5.000 TL 
Two persons under the age of 18 (10-18): 2.500 TL Special Prize 
Necati Abacı Special Prize: 3.000 TL 
SELECTION COMMITTEE: 
Gürbüz Doğan EKŞİOĞLU (Dr. - Yeditepe University Lecturer – Cartoonist) 
Savaş ÜNLÜ (Humorist) 
Şevket YALAZ (Cartoonist) 
Abdulkadir USLU (Cartoonist) 
Sarkis PAÇACI (Cartoonist) 
Ahmet ÖNEL (Cartoonist) 
Mehmet SELÇUK (Cartoonist, General Coordinator) 
Perihan AYDIN (Mugla Metropolitan Municipality Judical Clerk) 
CONTEST SCHEDULE: 
1. The deadline for application is Friday, April 21, 2023, until the end of the working day. 
2. Jury evaluation meeting will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2023. 
3. The results of the competition will be announced on Friday, May 5, 2023. 
4. The award ceremony will be held on a date to be determined by the Muğla Metropolitan Municipality. The cartoons that the selection committee deems worth exhibiting will be exhibited at the date, time and place to be determined by the Muğla Metropolitan Municipality. 
CONTACT 
Coordinator : Perihan AYDIN 
Tel: 05065913528 
Operator : 444 48 01 Ext-1953 
Address : Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Türkan Saylan Çağdaş Yaşam Merkezi Menteşe/Muğla 
Note: Muğla Metropolitan Municipality reserves the right to make changes in this specification if deemed necessary.