DICACO 2008 - Korea

The 18th Daejeon Int'l Cartoon Contest (DICACO 2008)

The Daejeon city is inviting world cartoonists to take part in the 18th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest (DICACO).
1. This year’s contest comprises a Thema section (titled Tradition / Future) and a Free section.
2. The size of works should be smaller than 297mm×420mm.
3. Any color, free style, and unlimited items.
4. Each entrant should provide title, name, age, address, e-mail, telephone number, and career on reverse.
5. The deadline for entry is Jun. 30, 2008.
6. Entries should be addressed to the Daejeon International Cartoon Institute, 450, Wolpyeongdong, Seogu, Daejeon City, 302-280, Seoul Korea.
7. The most creative cartoon will win the Grand Prix prize of $3,000, Gold prize of $1,000, Silverprize of $500, Bronze prize of $300, and 300 Selected works will be awarded.
8. Exhibit the prize works at the Daejeon Hanbat Library Gallery in Oct. 2008.
9. Submitted cartoons will not be returned, but exhibited forever in Korean public halls, galleries, & museums.
10. Your cartoon may be used for promotional purposes : cards, posters, catalogs, newspaper, magazine, and books etc.
From Cheong-San Lim

Ph.D & D. Min President of the Daejeon Int’l Cartoon Institute

450, Wolpyeongdong, Seogu, Daejeon City, 302-280, Seoul Korea
Source: http://www.dicaco.com/

Special Topic of China Olympic - "Our Life"

Special Topic of the 1st International China Olympic Cartoon Competition - "Our Life"
Dear Cartoonist,
The 1st International China Olympic Cartoon Competition invite you to participate in the new special topic--Our life: House (room); Car; Food. The three topic will enter the monthly judgment and the final judgment, especially for the free theme section judgment. At the same time we put off the deadline to January 10, 2008. Any entires arrive before this date will be considered.
About The 1st International China Olympic Cartoon Competition, please see http://www.cartooncn.org/ennews.asp?nid=6
Please send the digital works to: olympicartoon@yahoo.com or officialcartoon@yahoo.com.cn
The number of entries are no limited. The works's format should be Jpeg or Gif, the size of entry is 200 DPI, A4 format(21 x 30 cm), no more than 1000 KB. Please attach your name, address, email, telephone, fax with your cartoons together. Entries entered other exhibitions or awarded in other contests previously will be also accepped.
Please send your cartoons no later than January 10, 2008.
Thank you very much in advance for your great participation.
Wish you get great success!
Sincerely yours,
Yu Du
Director of the 1st International China Olympic Cartoon Competition

Brazilcartoon Christmas Card Contest

Brazilcartoon Christmas Card Contest
Participate in the Brazilcartoon Christmas Card Contest by sending your cartoon to info@brazilcartoon.com
The best cartoon will be the official Christmas Card of the website and the participant will get a professional kit containing drawing materials and the official t-shirt of Brazilcartoon.
Deadline: December 10th, 2007
Work: Max 3 cartoons
Size: A4, 300 dpi

(Source: http://www.tabrizcartoons.com/)

Results "Zikison" 2007

"ZIKISON" 2007 Prize-winners List:
THE PORTRAIT CARICATURE "ZIKISON" 2007
FIRST PRIZE Marian Avramescu – ROMANIA (See above)
SECOND PRIZE René Bouschet – FRANCE
THIRD PRIZE Cesar Ibarra Zuñiga - COLOMBIA

THE CARICATURE WITHOUT WORDS - Free Form 2007
FIRST PRIZE Marcin Bondarovicz - POLAND
SECOND PRIZE Jordan Pop Iliev - MACEDONIA
THIRD PRIZE Bayram Hajizadeh – AZERBAIJAN (See below)

SHORT ALTERNATIVE COMIC STRIP - Free Form 2007
FIRST PRIZE Makhmudjon Eshonkulov – UZBEKISTAN (See below)
SECOND PRIZE Santiago Cornejo Corne – ARGENTINA
THIRD PRIZE Camilo Andres Triana Cubillos – COLOMBIA Details and more prize-winning cartoons at: http://www.artija.net/zikison2007/srz_index.html

International Postcard Contest - Czech Republic

The 1st International Postcard contest “Prestigio New Year Greetings”: 20 November - 20 December
Prestigio starts postcard contest entitled “Prestigio New Year Greetings”. Christmas is a mysterious time – candle lights and joyous music, hugging and laughter, dinners in a close family circle and parties to no end, decorating and cooking, shopping and wrapping – but most of all, Christmas is a time of giving. Prestigio gives you a unique chance to design your own spectacular and eye-catching postcards and meanwhile to win one of Prestigio incredible prizes or get a lucky chance to win Grand Prix. In order to get a lovely present for yourself or make a present for your loved ones you need to get inspired and choose one of traditional Christmas associated elements (Santa Claus, New Year tree, etc.), create your own postcard based on these must-have pictures and get ready to win one of Prestigio marvelous prizes.

1st International Postcard Contest - Prestigio New Year Greetings - Czech Republic
Deadline: December, 18 2007
1.1 The Theme of the Contest: The entries should illustrate the motto «Prestigio NY Greetings» and realized in one the following genres: digital art, photo, caricatures, drawing. Each work has to include one or more obligate elements which you can see on site Art.Prestigio.Com.
Contest organizers: Prestigio Technologies (Cyprus) Ltd., and Prestigio Europe spol. s.r.o., (Czech Republic). Website: http://www.prestigio.com/
1.2 Prize Fund
Grand prix: 500$
User choice. Site Community Special prizes: 10 Leather Data Flashes 2GB
All prizes and awards will be presented to the winners only upon presentation of the identity documents and provided they have met entry requirements, including duly signed Copyright Release.
1.3 Rules of Identifying Winning Entries: The Grand-Prix will be awarded to the entrant who will score the highest number of points as a result of the Prestigio Jury's voting. The Prestigio Jury consists of 20 company employees from corporate divisions based in Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and the Netherlands.
Site Community Special prizes: 10 winners will be awarded to ten entrants who will score the maximum number of votes in an independent poll at the website http://art.prestigio.com/.
1.4 Voting via site: Any visitor of the website http://art.prestigio.com/ will be able to vote one time per day for one entry. Every voter will be required to leave a comment at the website in English related to the entry. The Contest organizers reserve the right to remove the comments containing obscenities, insults, remarks of racist nature, advertising, calls for violence consists of smiles only etc. Such comments will be removed without notice and explanations. The vote submitted for the entry with such a comment will be automatically subtracted from the entry's voting score.
1.5 Prestigio Jury Voting Rules: The Prestigio Jury consists of Prestigio employees based in various offices and regions. The Jury is headed by Viktoria Kletskova, Prestigio Internet marketing coordinator. The Jury also includes corporate designers, marketing and brand managers. The Jury shall take into account the theme of submitted entries, sense of humor, and relation to the Prestigio brand.
1.6 Contest Stages and Terms:
• Contest term: 20 November - 18 December 2007
• Submission deadline: 18 December
• Voting via website: until 18 December
• Prestigio team voting: 18 December
• Declaration of the poll: 20 December
1.7 Rules of Entry Submissions: Author has to submit a digital version of the postcard via the website http://art.prestigio.com/ (Authors' Entry) or by sending it to the following email address: art@prestigio.com
1.8 Entry Requirements: The Jury will only accept completed original postcards, as well as meeting the purposes and goals of the Contest, its theme and priorities. The postcards submitted to the Contest should be executed on a high artistic and technological level.
When submitting the entry the authors must submit or send to mail art@prestigio.com a scanned copy of the signed Copyright Release which is available for download at the Contest website http://art.prestigio.com/.
The postcards which are not accompanied by the signed Copyright Release will not be accepted. The postcards to site must be presented in one of the following formats: jpg/tif with the size of no more 2MB. The sources can be requested by organizers during the contest.
The postcard has to include one of following elements:
- Prestigio Logotypes
- One of New Year Prestigio elements that published on Prestigio Art Site (art.prestigio.com)
The following types of postcards will not be accepted for participation in the Contest: • materials of erotic and/or pornographic nature; artworks executed (or published) with infringement of third party copyrights, or of other current legislation. The Contestants who have been exposed of plagiarism or use of other person's ideas, shall be permanently disqualified and shall not be allowed to further participate in the Contest.
1.9 Contest Media Coverage: The course of the Contest will be highlighted at the site http://art.prestigio.com/ and the site http://www.prestigio.com/. At Prestigio discretion the Contest can also be highlighted at other Internet resources of the company, including through continuous exposure of all entries in the Internet. At the discretion of the Contest organizers, the course of the Contest can be widely covered at information sites and in mass media.
1.10 Applicable legislation: These Rules, as well as all rights and duties of the parties to the Contest shall be governed by the material legislation of the Czech Republic. All disputes and disagreements between Organizers of the Contest and participants, where agreement has not been achieved, shall be resolved in the courts of the Czech Republic.
1.11 Use of Author’s Materials: For good and valuable consideration which is received and acknowledged, authors grants to Prestigio Europe spol. s.r.o. of Czech Republic and any its agents, representatives, assignees, affiliated, parent and related companies (the "Prestigio Companies") the exclusive, royalty-free and irrevocable right and unrestricted permission to use, display, produce, distribute, publish, copy, or otherwise exploit including the right of modification, translation and adaptation, independently and/or as part of the catalogue of contests catalogue, either in whole or in part sent by me to the postcards competition: "Prestigio New Year Greetings" hosted by http://art.prestigio.com/ (the "Material").
1.12 Disclosure of Information: These Rules and the information on the course of the Contest are openly published at the Contest Website. Any interested persons have the right to contact the Organizers asking for explanations of specific provisions of these Rules or other necessary information. The Organizers can be contacted at the following address: art@prestigio.com

Dedeté 2008 Graphic Humor Contest

Dedeté 2008 Graphic Humor Contest
Deadline: January, 14 2008
It is critical to great a consciousness about phenomena ecologically affecting the planet. Likewise, powers and governments such as that of the United States are promoting the use of the bio-fuels for political ends, without considering the social consequences. These effects, taking the form of natural disasters, are producing global warming to such a degree that “climatic change” has prompted the newspaper to convene the International Biennial Dedeté 2008.
Title: Give the Planet a Chance!
Requirements of the Biennial:
The contest is open to all the caricaturists/cartoonists, designers and graphic artists of the world who carry out their works within the sphere of graphic humor. These can be produced using any technique, but should be sent only by electronic mail to the address: dedetecontest@jrebelde.cip.cu.
The works must be previously unpublished and fulfill the following technical regulations: format A4 ( 21 cm x 29.7 cm), resolution: 300 dpi, image type jpg, black and white or color, maximum of three works per author. In each e-mail only a single image may be attached, and should not exceed one megabyte.
The sending of the work(s) to the biennial includes acceptance of the following:
The contestants agree to relinquish their royalties to the “Dedeté,” which commits to use the works only for educational purposes and for the promotion of environmentalist culture – not for lucrative ends. Works not meeting these parameters will not be accepted in our Biennial.
Prizes:
Great International Biennial Prize of Dedeté 2008
Gold Medal
Silver Medal
Bronze Medal
Expiration for shipment of work(s): Monday, January 14, 2008. 15:00 hours EST

(Source: http://www.brazilcartoon.com/)

Solin 2005 & 2007 CD-catalog

Solin CD-Catalog
The CD-catalog of the International Cartoon Festival Solin 2007 is sent to participants in the event. This Croatian festival seems like to be a biennial for being organised in 2005 the first time. The theme was "Archeology" in both editions and free theme cartoons were accepted as well. The CD-catalog covers not only numerous shots from the opening and the exhibition party 2007 but also the scenes from the 2005 exhibition and the selected cartoons in both events.
The Grand Prize 2007 is given to Yuriy Kosobukin’s cartoon (see top above) from Ukraine and there are some more works awarded in the festival. Zeljko Ceric (see below) from Croatia was the winner of the Grand Prize in Solin 2005.
The following artists from Turkey are among the selected:

Solin 2005: Ahmet Aykanat, Alaaddin Cevikbas (2), Alaaddin Arda, Burhanettin Ardagil, Eray Ozbek, Ergul Aktas, Sema Undeger, Yusuf Temiz.

Solin 2007: Atila Ozer, Muammer Kotbas (2), Kemal Ozyurt, Serdar Gunbilen (5), Umit Mufit Dincay (3).

Results of Cheval Blanc - FRANCE 2007 - FIREMEN

Results of the First International Cartoon Contest of Cheval Blanc - FRANCE 2007 - FIREMEN

WINNERS:

First Winner: Valentin Georgiev / Bulgaria (See right)

Second Winner: Raul De La Nuez / USA

Third Winner: Rahim Baqqal Asghari / Iran (See above)

Selected works for calender 2009:

Valentin Georgiev / Bulgaria

Raed Khalil / Syria

Raul De La Nuez / USA

Naser Barfarazi / Iran

Rahim Baqqal Asghari / Iran

Amit Kumar / India

Lotthes Lotto / Germany

Luka Lagator / Montenegro

Oleg Dergachov / Canada

Wei Hong Min / China

Yurij Kosobukin / Ukraine

Cemaletin Guzeloglu / Turkey.

See more prize-winning cartoons at: http://www.tabrizcartoons.com/en/detail.asp?ID=578l.asp?ID=578

Results of Humor and Road Education

Results of Salon Int' Graphical Humor and Road Education

CATEGORY - Vial Education for Children and Adolescents

First prize: Huey Nguyenhuu / United States

Second Prize: Eduardo Dos Reis Evangelista / Brazil

Third Prize: Seyran Caferli / Azerbaijan

CATEGORY-Road Adult Education

First prize: Ilya Katz / Israel

Second Prize: Seyran Caferli / Azerbaijan (See right)

Third Prize Marcelo Alejo Luduena Rosario-Santa Fe / Argentina

MENCIONES

Special Mention - "Roberto Fontanarrosa" Mariano German Kreser Buenos Aires / Argentina Honorable Mentions

Rafael Ramos Santa Fe/ Argentina

Luis Ligarribay Rio Negro/ Argentina

Louis Pol / Australia

Jose A. Angonoa / Cordoba / Argentina

Adrian A. Palmas Cordoba / Argentina

Luis Eduardo Leon / Colombia

Gennady Chegodayev / Russia

Rumen Dragostinov / Bulgaria

Mohammad Ali Khalaji / Iran

Ba Bilig / China

(Source: http://www.cartoonblues.com/forum-e/viewtopic.php?t=155)

EUROPEAN CARTOON CONTEST ”WOMAN“ - Belgium

Dear artists,
During the annual Fair, the Statiekomitee Aalter organises a cartooncontest and an exhibition.

The cartoons will be judged by a professional jury. The winning cartoons will be exhibited during the fair (May 2nd - May 12th) and will be published in a free brochure (8000 copies).
Annex you can find more information and on our webstite: www.statiekomitee.be/cartoonale

Please add the entry form when sending your cartoons (before March 1st).

Kind regards

Statiekomitee Aalter

EUROPEAN CARTOON CONTEST "WOMAN"
Subject : Woman
Candidates : All of Europe
Deadline: 1st of March 2008
Prizes:

1st prize € 500,00
2nd prize € 300,00
3rd prize € 200,00
The winners will be informed before the 1st of April ’08.
Public prize: € 150,00
The winner will be informed before the 1st of April ’08.
Entries: A max of 5 , original cartoons on quality paper, dated and signed at the back, unfolded and flat are accepted.
No digital entries.
Address: Cartoonale "De vrouw"

p/a Toon Beuckels
Poekedorp 27
B 9880 Aalter-Poeke
Belgium
Organisation: vzw Statiekomitee Aalter info@statiekomitee.be
Contact: +32(0)477 891 313
Text: No texts
Size: DIN A4 (210 mm x 297 mm / 8.268 x 11.693 inches)
Technique: free, both black and white and colour
Exposition: From the 2nd of May until the 12th of May at hotel Capitole, Stationsstraat 149-151, 9880 Aalter
Brochure: the selected works will be published in a four colour brochure, size A5 and on our website www.statiekomitee.be/cartoonale
Controversy: The decision of the organising committee is final and not discussable.
All entered works remain the property of the organising committee, Statiekomitee VZW/NPO

International China Olympic Cartoon Competition

The 1st International China Olympic Cartoon Competition
Organizer: China Animation Association; Beijing Red-Green-Blue Cinema & TV Advertisement Center.

Jury Organizer: China Art Association Cartoon committee.

The Competition open to any professional and afterhours cartoonists and humor writers all over the world.

The tenet of Competition is: Healthy, Facetious, Harmonious and Enterprising. All discrimination against religion or race will not be acceptted, also all relate to obscenity or violence will be rejected.

Categories:

A) All about Olympic, including Olympic Games and all relate to sports stuff;

B) My Choice(Free Theme), all about Humor...;

C) Humor essay and joke.

Dates:

Deadline: Jan.1, 2008.

Jury meeting: Mar.1-10, 2008.

Award ceremony: will be helden on The Great Wall before The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Exhibition: will be helden in Yufa New Media Cinema & TV Advertisement City attach in The National New Media Base, Daxing, Beijing before The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and itinerant exhibitions around China.

Prizes:

1)Monthly Prizes: Any author may win prizes repeatedly, and monthly Prizes will not impact the main prizes.

RMB 5,000 for 1-3 winners for each category (A and B category), RMB 1,000 for 1-3 winners (C category).

The Monthly Prizes will be awarded from Dec, 2006 to Jan, 2008, in number 14 months.

2)Main Prizes:

Grand Prize: RMB 250,000 for 1 winner;

Gold Prize: RMB 50,000 for 1 winners each category (A and B category), RMB 10,000 for 1 winners for C category.

Silver Prize: RMB 30,000 for 2 winners each category (A and B category), RMB 5,000 for 2 winners for C category.

Bronze Prize: RMB 10,000 for 3 winners each category (A and B category), RMB 3,000 for 3 winners for C category.

100 Special Prizes will be awarded a special Jade medal.

Rules:

1) No entry fee.

2) participator may submit up any quantity works, no limited for entries, whether any category.

3) The entries may be sent by email or by postal mail. For the works submitted by email or CD, the digital files must be A4(21×29.7cm), 300 dpi, Jpeg or Gif format;

For the works on paper, the maximum size of paperback is A4(29.7×42cm), the quality prints will also be acceptted;

For the 3D works, the maximum length of any side is 50cm, the maximum weight is 20kg;

No limit about the essay and joke.

4) All entry must be accompanied with the resume of author, also the author's name, title of the work, address, telephone number, email must be with works together.

5) The technique of entry is no limited, any drawing, digital work, prints, photograph and sculpture will be acceptted.

6) Entries must not be framed.

7) Authors should be responsible for the originality of their works.

8) All entries will be not returnned back, will be collected in Yufa New Media Cinema & TV Advertisement City attach in The National New Media Base, Daxing, Beijing.

9) The organizer may use all entries for any objective for spreadding the competition without additional commision.

10) All selected artists and writers will get an free album.

11) The participator accept the conditions and provisions of these regulations and agree to abide by the decisions of the jury.

12) The organizer have right to explain all the rules.
Address:

Email to: olympicartoon@yahoo.com olympicartoon@126.com manwu1001@126.com

Postal mail to: 15 Floor-B, Shijijinyuan Hotel Business Building, No.69 Banjing RD, Haidian District, Beijing, P. R. China

Post code: 100089

Contact:

Tel: 0086 10 88454391 Fax: 0086 10 88443757

Web site: http://www.manwu1001.com/ http://www.cartooncn.org/

Regulations: http://www.cartooncn.org/ennews01.asp