G8 International Cartoon Web Contest 2008 - Azerbaijan

«G8» INTERNATIONAL CARTOON WEB CONTEST-2008
Global Call to Actions Against Poverty

Azerbaijan National Coalition and Azerphoto agency with the financial support of Oxfam announce opening of the «G8» INTERNATIONAL CARTOON WEB CONTEST-2008

Contest: Open to all cartoonists

Topics: Poverty & Unemployment; Food crises; Climate change; Education, Health, Water and Sanitation; HIV/AIDS; Debt relief; Fair Trade; Gender equality;
Technical info: A4 Size max. 150 dpi, (max.2mb) format JPEG;
Max 2 entries for each topics
black & white or color;
Cartoons with CV should be submitted to cartoon@azerphoto.com by 30 June 2008.

The results will be announced on 02 July 2008 at http://cartoon.azerphoto.com/ based on final decision of international jury.

Prizes: 300, 250, 200 $; 5 Honorable diplomas.

All participants will receive the virtual catalogue of the contest.

Information support - "CARTOON NEWS CENTER"

The world needs free public health care and education. Millions of people don’t know what is primary education and health services. 80 million children can’t go to school. 1,400 women die needlessly in childbirth every day. G8 (USD, Canada, UK, Italy, France, Germany, Russia and Japan countries made an agreement over 35 years ago to devote 0.7% of GNI in aid to alleviate poverty in the world’s poorest countries.

These commitments intend to support the poor and developing countries on the public accountability, justice governance, protecting the human rights. As well as increase the quality and quantity of aid, relief of debt and encourage the local governments to develop own independent national economic policy. This will be resulted in improving living conditions of population in the poorest countries and save millions of lives, put every child into school, employ millions of teachers and health workers, and ensure that everyone with HIV/AIDS has access to the treatment.

These promises will be kept and exceeded if the G8, and other rich nations fulfil their obligation to the poor of the world. Promises given by the G8 and rich countries should be kept!!!

WEB: http://www.azerphoto.com/index.php?Pid=2000

Polish artist Krzysztof Toboła passed away

Krzysztof Toboła not alive

June 6 departed from us suddenly Krzysztof Toboła, a noted illustrator and painter and cartoonist. He was 45 years.

Krzysztof Toboła - (1963 - 2008). Born in Kodniu. He graduated from School of Arts in Opole. He worked in Chemical Factory "Police" SA in Public Relations. He was a member of the Association of Polish Artists Karkatury and the Association of Polish Painters and Graphic Artists.

Published his work in Głosie Szczecińskim, Gazecie Goleniowskiej, Echu Stargardu, Twoim Dobrym Humorze, Poznaniaku, and Super Expressie.

He won many prizes including dual winner of the contest organized by the Museum of Caricature and the Capital City of Warsaw on the occasion of 400-anniversary Stołeczności Warsaw; won: II and III prize in the contest "Walończycy", a special prize gallery "Kraniecpolski", the first prize in XIV edition of "What I will .." , Director of the Museum of Caricature prize in the contest "Posterunek satire," honorable mention in the National Review Wydażeń Satyrycznych "Papkinada - 2003", an honorable mention in the "Games and sports" - Korea, 2003, honorable mention in the "Karpik" - Niemodlin 2003, honorable mention in the contest " Europejka "- Barciany 2004.

Exhibitions Krzysztof Toboła can be viewed at: Szczecin, Gdansk, Warsaw, Jaroslaw, Biala Podlaska, Stargardzie Szczecin, Barcianach, Hanover, Mikolajki, Tarnobrzeg, Olsztyn, Myszkowie, Gdynia, Puck, and of course the Police.

(info: http://www.spak.art.pl/)

Source: 2008-06-09 http://hajnos.miroslaw.w.interia.pl/

2nd International Bursa Cartoon Competition - Turkey

2-nd International Bursa Cartoon Competition
The competition is available for cartoonists all over the world

ARTICLES AND CONDITIONS OF THE COMPETITION:

Requirements:

- Cartoons which will be sent to the competition could be published before, and should not be awarded at another competition. If a cartoon which has been awarded at another competition prior to this competition wins an award, the prize will be cancelled

- The works must be original (photography, photocopy, print out... etc will not be accepted.)

- The cartoons size should be at least A4 size and not more than A3

- Each participant can send up to 5 pieces of work for competition

- The participants must write their names, family names, addresses, mobile and home phone numbers, e-mails, country, on the back of their work.

- The works will not be returned to the owner. All rights of exhibiting, printing etc. belong to BURFAS

Theme: "Human Rights"

Deadline: 10 September 2008

The prize ceremony and exhibition opening: 10 October 2008

Address: BURFAS Yakin Cevre Yolu 2.km

Next to Bursa Zoo Park Osmangazi / Bursa - TURKEY

Prizes:

1st Prize: 5000 $

2nd Prize: 2500 $

3rd Prize: 1000 $

Honorary mentions: 200 $ for 10 people

Certificate of achievement for finalists

JURY:

Marlene POHLE - Germany

Tatyana TSANKOVA - Bulgaria

Nori YAMANOI - Japan

Aristides GUERRERO ( ARES ) - Cuba

Agim SULAJ - Italy

Izel ROZENTAL - Turkiye

Prof. Atila OZER - Turkiye

Tan ORAL - Turkiye

Salih MEMECAN - Turkiye

Ibrahim ER - Turkiye

CONTACT:

Coordinator: Burcu Resit - Project Responsible

Tel: (+90 224)211 31 51/124

Fax: (+90 224)211 31 54

E-mail: burcuresit@burfas.com.tr

Chinese Jiaxing International Cartoon Exhibition 2008

The Fourth Chinese Jiaxing International Cartoon Exhibition 2008
Host Units: Artists's Association of China
The Municipal Goverment of Jiaxing City
Award: The Jury committee will choose 200 works for exhibition, there are 2 works provided for The Best Representation Prizes, 5 works provided for The Best Idea Prizes, 10 works provided for The Best Skill Prizes, and 30 works provided for the excellent works, the totle 47 winning works will be awarded with top grade trophy.
The winners will be invited to attend the award ceremony in October, 2008 in Jiaxing city, China.
Exhibition: The exhibition of The Fourth Chinese Jiaxing International Cartoon Exhibition 2008 will be holden in Puhua Gallery in October, 2008 in Jiaxing city.
Each author whose work selected for exhibition will get one copy of the catalogue of exhibition and certificate.
The selected works will be collected in Puhua gallery, Jiaxing city. The works which can not enter the exhibition will be returned to the authors after exhibition.
The Host Units have right to use the selected works for spreading, publishing etc.
Each author should submit no more than 3 works for exhibition, any technique and form of works will be acceptted, the size of work should not exceed 420 × 297 mm, the author's information including author's name, title, address, postcode, email, telephone should be written on the back of works.
The deadline is August 30, 2008.
Program: Host Units will invite the winners to attend the award ceremony and the cartoon week in October, 2008 in Jiaxing city, the Host Units will cover the flight and hotel's charge.
Authors who submit works to exhibition means they accept all above rules.
Address: No.36 Zhonghe Road, Puhua Gallery, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, P.R.China Postcode: 314000
Telephone: 0086 573 82085748, 0086 573 82071601
Fax: 0086 573 82085748
Email: jxphmsg@yeah.net
Contact: Mr.Ling Dalun, Mr.Ling Jiachun, Mr.Zhong Zhongxiao
Committee of The Fourth Chinese Jiaxing International Cartoon Exhibition 2008
Source: http://www.cartooncn.org/ennews.asp?nid=36

Winners in ZAGREB 2008 - Croatia

13. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION ZAGREB 2008
THEME: GAMBLING
The 13th International Exhibition of Cartoons ZAGREB 2008 has seen the arrival of 452 works of 226 authors from 48 countries.

THE WINNERS

GOLD MEDAL: MOJMIR MIHATOV, Croatia

SILVER MEDAL: OTON ANTON REISINGER, Croatia

BRONZE MEDAL: BRETISLAV KOVARIK, Czech Republic

SPECIAL MENTIONS:

BRANKO ILIĆ, Croatia
YURIY KOSOBUKIN, Ukraine
READ KHALIL, Syria

OLEKSIY KUSTOVSKIY, Ukraine
IVAN ŠARIĆ, Croatia

New Deadline in China Guangxi City College Contest

New Deadline: June 30 2008 in China Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest
The emergency notice of 2008 China Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest Organizing Committee
Dear cartoonist:

2008 China Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest has received more than 3000 works. For the cartoonists' demand, Our Cartoon Organizing Committee has decided to postpone the expired date, from 8th June, 2008 to 30th June,2008. And we want to tell you that you can send your works by E-mail firstly, after we access the works, if you have been awarded, we will notice you to send us your original works.

If you want to know more information about it, please look up the information from http://www.gxccfy.com/cartoon/

http://www.fcwfcw.com/

And the 2007 China Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest will award the certificates and photo album soon. If you have been awarded in the 2007 China Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest, please send your detail address to cygjmh2007@163.com. Guangxi City College Organizing Committee

3rd, June

Regulations: http://caricaturque.blogspot.com/2008/03/2008-china-guangxi-city-college.html

Derambakhsh’s “Symphony of Lines” to ring out soon

Derambakhsh’s “Symphony of Lines” to ring out in cartoon world
TEHRAN, June 9 (MNA) -- Two new cartoon collections created by Iranian artist Kambiz Derambakhsh entitled “The Symphony of Lines” and “Olympics of Laughter” will be published in the near future.
In “Olympics of Laughter”, Derambakhsh drew cartoons on the theme of sports with thoughtful imagination.
He created a harmony by drawing cartoons of musical instruments in his collection “The Symphony of Lines”.
The collections are in black and white. He usually uses simple black lines in his cartoons, rarely employing color, captions, or titles. “While I can speak through simple lines, I do not need colors to communicate,” he told the Mehr News Agency on Sunday.
“The Symphony of Lines” is comprised of a selection of artworks published in the foreign press over the past 25 years, he added.
He went on to say that his cartoons are in a simple international language.
Derambakhsh, who is known for his ability to find obscure themes for his works, has worked as a cartoonist, a graphic designer, and an illustrator for 49 years.
Derambakhsh, 65, has won many awards at international competitions including the grand prize at an Istanbul competition in 1990, the grand prize at Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun competition in 1998, the grand prize of a contest in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1998, and the grand prize of a Polish anti-war caricature contest in 2002.
SB/HG
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MNA

Similarity: Leite - Rahim Asghari

Rahim Asghari: http://www.rahimcartoon.com/en/cartoons.php?PHPSESSID=00ce2bc47ae542fb36e3da778343fcd2

19th Carioca Humor Exhibition RIO DE JANEIRO/BRAZIL Honorable Mention: Leite (Brazil)

"Low Creativity and High Similarity" by Márcio Leite

Low Criativity and High Similarity
One more similar cartoon is a winner in a traditional contest. It happened in Turkey, in Aydin Dogan. The rewarding of ideas that are not unknown is repeating all over the world and getting more and more frequent. This prejudices the quality of the event, taking the space of participants that send creative and never seen before cartoons, and that could win properly the prizes, including honorable mentions. The cartoonists that decide to join a competitive exhibition should be not only a good drawer or have a good idea, but be, above all, an ethic person and a good researcher. He should know about the results and about the catalogs of contests that are happening. Brazilcartoon bets on the Rahim’s excellent idea of the creation of the committee so the ethic is above humor in competitive exhibitions.

Brazilcartoon is democratic and impartial, therefore we will notify similarity and plagiarism cases, and also give the right of answer to those artists involved.
Márcio Leite
Director of Brazilcartoon

"Stop This Crime" net-exhibit on Don Quichotte

Dear Cartoonist,

Canadian Government allows slaying hundred of thousands seals and the Canadians repeat this pitiless massacre every year. Unfortunately this massacre keeps going although many groups of animal rights societies protest that by organizing events in the world.

Don Quichotte invites amateur and professional all cartoonists to protest this cruel massacre on our web site. Our goal is to start an international exhibition against Canadian Government to show cartoonists' reactions about this barbarity. Prize is going to be saving life of the innocent seals.

We aim to put pressure on Canadian Government to stop this brutal massacre. By joining us you will be part of this struggle for saving seals' life.

Your artworks can ensure Canadian Government's reconsideration about this barbarian slaughter. We hope this shameful cruel massacre will be end up with all cartoonists' support.

All copyright of the published artworks on Don Quichette web site in this exhibition will be property of PETA.

(PETA is the worlds largest animal rights group headquartered in Norfolk, VA and having field offices in places like New York City, Washington DC and having affiliates in Germany, England, India and other places. Stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.)

http://www.donquichotte.at/