18.12.08

New Year 2009 greeting card from Gabrovo House of Humour and Satire

Fax for Peace Fax for Tolerance accept entries until 28th February 2009

fax for peace fax for tolerance 30th November 2008 · 28th February 2009
Who & How
It is open to students of all grades and types of schools and to professional artists from all over the world. They are required to submit one or more works developing the themes of PEACE, TOLERANCE, fight against any form of racism and of defense of human rights. Each competitor may take part in two ways:
1 FAX [number fax ++39 0427 40898] or E-MAIL JPG format max 1,5 Mb [e-mail: istsuperiore@faxforpeace.it] one or more pictures or works of visual art;
2 send SHORT FILMS AND CARTOONS of maximum 5 minute lenght that could also be broadcast in compressed format to the following e-mail address [istsuperiore@faxforpeace.it]. The videos can be realized in the most common formats (AVI, MPEG, REAL VIDEO, QuICkTIME, VIDEO FOR WINDOWS ecc.) but they must not exceed 8 Mb of space.
When
Works from each competitor (individual artist, student or class) will be accepted starting from Sunday November 30th 2008 at 8.00 a.m. until Saturday February 28th 2009 at 12.00 p.m..
Exhibition
On each work it is necessary to indicate full name, name of school and grade/ class (if students), telephone and fax number and/or E-mail address, city, country.
The works will be exhibited as they are received in an “in progress” exhibition which will open on SuNDAy 30th NOVEMBER, 2008 AT 17.00 A.M. at the Istituto Superiore di Spilimbergo (Via degli Alpini n.1, Spilimbergo, Pordenone, ITALIA). Works must be sent within the 28th February 2009, expiry date at the latest.
Students will also have to specify school address and class attended.
Competitors implicitly authorize the school to reproduce and use their works in the catalogue and with different media for no-profit activities.
The organization cannot be held responsible in case of theft, damage or loss of the works. Works will not be returned or retransmitted to their authors. THE EXHIBITION WILL CLOSE ON MARCH 31st, 2009. A catalogue will be printed reproducing a wide selection of the works received and will later be sent to all competitors free of charge.
The jury
The jury of experts in communication, art critics and representatives of the school world will select 6 works among those received within the expiry date, according to their development of proposed themes and their effectiveness.
Prizes
The following six prizes, will be awarded according to categories:
* best work - Nursery and Primary Schools: E 300;
* best work - Low Secondary Schools: E 300;
* best work - Secondary High Schools: E 300;
* best work - Video or cartoon: E 300;
* best work - Artists: E 300;
* special best work awarded to a satirical or humorous drawing inviting consideration upon human and civil themes dealing with the initiative: E 500;
* special prize, supported by the President of the Italian Republic consisting in a medal, awarded to the school named for the overall quality of the works sent and the relevant importance of the didactic project submitted.
info
Istituto Superiore via degli Alpini, 1 - 33097 Spilimbergo (Pordenone) Italia
tel ++39 (0)427 40392 - fax ++39 (0)427 40898 e-mail: istsuperiore@faxforpeace.it

New issue BrazilCartoonNews focuses on Similarity and Plagiarism

Dear Readers,
We will try to publish the monthly Brazilcartoonews initially, in digital mode, but already thinking about leading to paper in a close future.This second edition is well illustrated by a team of talented cartoonists that cooperate with the Brazilcartoon: Mattias,Mello and Ray. We want to open space in the following works for other cartoonists beautify our editions. The texts and interviews are also great. Even with almost any content toward the controversial subject that is the similarity and plagiarism of cartoons. We know that for many cartoonists to face their work being assessed is not very pleasant. Then we could leave this issue that bothers not only the cartoonists, as the organizers and jurors of events of humor aside and deal with less controversial teams. But thinking well, it is important to note that this is a big problem and that has to be deal by everyone. Therefore, in the name of cartoon, you will read in this second edition of Brazilcartoonews an interview with the cartoonist Rahim, creator of C.I.E.C, which is now a reference for participants of salons and, more importantly, a lot of help for the jury. We even did a poll with organizers of events of humor about cartoons and cartoonists alike (that are not unusual) that win contests for design of humor. The brazilian cartoonist Mattias, author of a controversial column in Brazilcartoon, Rats of Hall, talks about the father of plagiarism. The great father cartoonist Pena is also one of the interviewed by the portal. That's it! As strange as it seems this edition has more texts that designs. Even if a picture is worth a thousand words ...Until the next Brazilcartoonews!
Márcio Leite,
Director of Brazilcartoon
http://www.brazilcartoon.com/
info@brazilcartoon.com

Tabriz International Cartoon Contest starts with theme: No War

Weekly Note December 18, 2008
Who's going to win the prizes of Tabriz Cartoon Contest? We will announce the regulations and juryboard next week. But you can start sending your cartoons with the theme of "No War”.
Thanks,
Rahim – Iran
Please send your mails just to this address:
Tabriz Cartoonists Association, Azerbaijan Cartoon Museum, Former Tabriz Estate Library, Golestan Garden, Tabriz, IRAN Zip Code: 51396-13117

This New Year 2009 greeting card is from Juli Sanchis Harca, FECO SPAIN



New Year 2009 greeting card from David Vela

17.12.08

Australian Cartoonists' Association (ACA) send their greetings

Australian Cartoonists' Association
http://www.cartoonists.org.au/
On behalf of the Board of the ACA may you have a safe and enjoyable festive season and a prosperous and cartoony New Year!
Jules Faber – ACA President
ACA Board - Jason Chatfield (Deputy President), Kerry Anne Brown (Secretary), Grant Brown (Treasurer), Steve Panozzo (NSW VP), Simon Schneider (Vic/Tas VP), Paul Zanetti (QLD VP), Simon Kneebone (SA/NT VP), Mick Horne (WA VP), Peter Broelman (Membership Secretary).

Global Warming New Year 2009 greeting card from KARRY (Julio Carrión Cueva)

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16.12.08

New Year 2009 greeting card from Erby Kezako (René Bouschet)

Czeck cartoonnews magazine e-GAG reaches 50th issue with the recent edition

The vice-president Czech Union of Cartoonists, Ivan Hanousek is the editor of the weekly electronic magazine e-GAG that reached number 50 with the recent edition dated 11.12.2008. It is 16 color pages now in Microsoft Word format. There is of course the language barrier, but e-GAG displays several quality cartoons in connection with the news and also puts interesting and informative shots from the national & international events in their republic and some neighbouring countries.
E-mail Ivan Hanousek if you would like the e-GAG to drop in your mailbox every week: ivan.hanousek@dreamworx.cz

New Year 2009 greeting cards from Omar Perez and Osvaldo Macedo de Sousa