International Cartoon Humour Competition Brain Sneezing 2013 with topic: Brainwashing

PRERAG, association announces the International Cartoon Humour Competition
Brain Sneezing - from kalokagathia to hypochondria and back
Topic 2013 : BRAINWASHING
Competition terms :
Each author can send maximum 5 original works.
The competition is open to everybody and is not restricted in terms of artistic design methods.
The format of works should not exceed the A4 dimension.
The competition is non-anonymous.
The works can be sent either online, by filling the electronic application form, or via regular mail, with each work signed on the reverse with the author´s name and their address.
The rewarded works will become the property of the organiser.
Deadline : 30th September 2013
The exhibition of the works and the announcement of the results will take place in October 2013 in Prešov. The most successful authors will be awarded by the international jury as follows:
1st prize 500.00 EUR
2nd prize 300.00 EUR
3rd prize 100.00 EUR
The competition Jury reserves the right to grant other special prizes or not to grant some of the prizes.
The organisers will accept all the works that will be delivered online at the web address:
http://www.cartooneast.com/index/registration
or the works that will be sent by regular mail to the address:
PRERAG, združenie
Mgr. Peter Rázus, Dubová 5,
08001 PREŠOV Slovakia
Please, sign the envelope with the motto: Brainwashing
The organisers reserve the right to publish selected works in promotional materials and to re-install the exhibition.
The catalogue will be sent to each competitor whose works will be published in the catalogue.
The authors agree that their works become the property of the organisers at no charge, that copies of their works might be made and used in re-installing the exhibition in other venues and that their works might be published free of charge in order to promote the exhibition.
E-mail : info@cartooneast.com
WEB: http://www.cartooneast.com/.

Main prizes in XV Open International Cartoon Contest Zielona Gora 2013, Poland

Theme: Soci@l Media
The competition received 738 works from 44 countries.
WINNERS:
Grand Prix - Jerzy Głuszek (Poland) (See top)
First Place - Jerzy Fedro (Poland)
Second Place - Saeed Sadeghi (Iran)
Third Place - Reyhane Karimian (Iran)
In addition, the partners and sponsors will soon give special awards of the competition.
Sources: http://www.debiut.org.pl/ & http://bestcartoons.smugmug.com/.

Inauguration and award ceremony of the PortoCartoon World Festival 2012, Portugal

International Graphic Humour contest on new Technologies, Barakaldo Hermes Prize 2013

BARAKALDO BIENNIAL XIITH INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC HUMOUR CONTEST ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES 2013
RULES OF THE CONTEST:
FIRST
To pass the public announcement of the 12th International Graphic Humour contest on new Technologies –Barakaldo Hermes Prize 2013, which is an official announcement regulated by the guidelines established in the regulations of the Barakaldo Cultural Competitions, published in the Official Biscayan Bulletin on February 12th, 2010.
SECOND
The budgetary limit for the aforementioned is set at four thousand five hundred Euros (4.500 €) charged against the Budget allocation 00700 45180, with number of process 201100537 to face the obligations derived from the prizes to grant, in compliance with rules established under Article 7 of the regulation, prizes awarded will be as follows: First Prize – 1.500 €, Second Prize –1.000 €, Third Prize – 800 €, Fourth Prize – 700 € and Fifth Prize – 500 €.
THIRD
Legal regulations which the competition will adhere to are as follows:
1.OBJECT
Sketchers will send in a scene depicting graphic humour relating to new technologies which impacts on daily life (INTERNET, BIOLOGY, SPACE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MEDICINE, ETC...) and which allows the citizens to reflect on new spheres of scientific progress. It can also be vignettes depicting geek attitudes generated by users of social networks or taking part in Web 2.0.
2. CONTESTANTS
Anyone who so desires may take part with no age restrictions. Each contestant may submit up to three pieces of work. Anyone who was a Hermes prize-winner at the previous year’s renewal will not be allowed to submit entries to this year’s official announcement.
3. CATEGORY AND FORMAT
Scenes and characters must be the personal creation of the author and unpublished. Work can be submitted either in black and white or in colour. Works must not exceed a single page, with a format not exceeding 800 x 600 pixels per inch, with a minimum resolution of 72 pixels per inch.
4. LANGUAGES
Works may be labelled in Spanish or Basque. It is permissible to enter humorous scenes without text written for those artists from different linguistic and geographical backgrounds.
5. PRESENTATION
The participants will register in the web page of the contest and will insert later on their work in format JPG.
6. SUBMISSION PLACE AND DEADLINE
Works containing the author’s details should be sent exclusively by email to: hermesbarakaldo@barakaldo.org before October 20th 2013.
7. VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
Presentation of works will imply the granting of permission to the Local Council for the reproduction of images entered, for purely exhibition purposes only. Any such exhibition of the works does not mean that financial benefit will accrue to the authors of the illustrations. It is also foreseen to include information of the works rewarded in the Biennial show ExPoesía that will be celebrated in Barakaldo in 2014.
8.PRIZES
The awarding of the Hermes de Barakaldo prize carries a financial reward amounting to 4500 Euros and is divided into five categories: First Prize: 1.500 €, Second Prize: 1.000 €, Third Prize: 800 €, Fourth Prize: 700 € and Fifth Prize: 500 €.
After the winners are notified individually, and by email, of the resolution, the prize winners will have a maximum three months term to supply their details to the awarding organisation in order for the cash prize to be transferred to them. Should the time period of three months since the first communication have already elapsed, without the relevant data having been supplied, it is understood that the prize winner will relinquish his/her right to the relevant prize and the corresponding illustration will likewise be withdrawn from any medium the local council has published it in.
9.JURY
Any of the prizes may be declared void if none of the works come up to the required minimum qualitative standards.
10.SELECTION CRITERIA
Prizes will be awarded according to the following criteria:
a.- Quality and artistic relevance of the work: 50 points.
b.- Adherence to the theme of the Competition and to the humorous language pertaining to it: 30 points.
c.- Social and cultural impact of the cartoon in relation to the thematic aspect set out regarding new technologies and their implications for everyday life: 20 points.
11.FURTHER POINTS
Participation in the competition implies acceptance of the rules and regulations as already laid down in the current Decree.
FOURTH
Prizes will be awarded in accordance with the competition rules system, through comparisons of the works presented, and through the establishment of priority criteria amongst them, in conformity with the already outlined criteria, and the awarding of the corresponding financial amounts in compliance with the same with limits as stated in the official announcement, not exceeding the available credit.
FIFTH
In order to analyse and evaluate the works presented, a Qualifying Panel or Jury will be convened, composed by Mr. Carlos Fernández Martínez Delegate-Councillor of Culture, Education, Basque Language and Sport, who will assume the title of President of the said panel, and, Mr. Alex Orfe, Mrs. Aurora Solano Pérez, Mr. Joseba Larretxe Berazadi, as people of renown prestige in the world of graphic humour and illustration, and Mr. Juan Manuel de Los Santos Aranaz, a Technician in the sphere of Culture, who will take part as Secretary.
SIXTH
The maximum allowable timescale for the resolution and notification of the prizes’ awarding procedure will be two months, starting from the closing date for the submission of entries.
SEVENTH
All interested parties will receive notification under terms outlined in Article 58 of the Law 30/1992, dated November 26th, of the Law Regulation of Public Administrations and Common Administrative Procedures.
EIGHTH
In case of any appeal against the decision, which exhausts the administrative procedures, an optional administrative reconsideration appeal may be lodged with the Council President to set aside the current resolution within a timeframe of one month starting from the day after the announcement of the results, alternatively an Administrative Reconsideration Appeal can be entered at the Court for Contentious Administrative Proceedings by virtue of the distribution of authority outlined in Articles 8 and 10 of the Law 29/1998, dated July 13th, which regulates the Contentious Administrative Jurisdiction within a timeframe of two months, also commencing, like the previous, on the day after receipt of official notification.
Rules in languages: http://www.barakaldo.org/portal/web/cultura/hermes.

Salon International Saint Just le Martel 2013, France

More info here.

17th Biennial Cartoon Competition Novomestsky Osten 2013, Slovakia

Novomestsky Osten 2013
XVII. BIENNIAL COMPETITION CARTOON
TOPIC: WATER
DEADLINE: 15.8.2013
Competition rules:
1. Each author can send at maximum five original works, including graphic techniques.
2. The competition is open to everyone. It is not restricted in terms of artistic design methods.
3. The format of the works should not exceed the size A3.
4. The competition is non-anonymous. Each work should be signed on the back and bear the author's full address.
5. Submitted works will be not returned to the author and will become the property of the MsKS Nove Mesto nad Vahom.
6. Works should be sent to:
Mestske Kulturne Stredisko, Hviezdoslavova 4, 915 01 Nove Mesto nad Vahom, Slovakia
Friday the 20th September 2013 will be held in Nove Mesto nad Vahom an exhibition of the best competing works, a festive announcement of the results and the handing of prizes to the most successful authors of the 17th competition in accordance with the Juryґs decision will take place as follows:
1st Prize: Gold Novomestsky Osten and 250 €
2nd Prize: Silver Novomestsky Osten and 150 €
3rd Prize: Bronze Novomestsky Osten and 100 €
The Competition Jury reserves the right not to grant any of the prizes or to grant other special prizes.
The organizers of the competition reserve the right to publish selected works in promotional materials.
Selected competitor will receive a catalogue.
WEB: http://www.msks.sk/data/p_osten.html.

Results Surgut International Forum on visual humor KARIKATURUM 7, Russia

For the International Forum on visual humor KARIKATURUM 7, 145 artists and designers from 34 countries sent 398 works. After two days of hard work the jury selected the winners in "Cartoon" section with theme "Beauty":
1st prize "Gold ushanka" - Alexander Yakovlev / Russia (Top)
2nd prize "Silver ushanka" - Paolo Dalponte / Italy
3rd prize "Bronze ushanka" - Alexey Kustovsky / Ukraine
3rd prize "Bronze ushanka" - Vyacheslav Shilov / Russia (See below).
"Poster” section with theme "Beauty will save the world":
The jury decided not to award a 1st prize to any one of the participants.
2nd prize "Silver ushanka" - Timea Koncz / Hungary
3rd prize "Bronze Ushanka" - Yuri Manaev / Russia.
See all prize-winning cartoons and posters here.

Catalog 14th International Open Cartoon Contest Zielona Gora, Poland 2012

Received the catalog of the 14th International Open Cartoon Contest Zielona Gora, Poland 2012. The catalog published in 2012 is 14.8x21 cm in size and has 110 color pages. According to Maia Radziszewska's "instead of an introduction", "the subject of the contest Plane-Airport-Flying turned out to be inspiring, and the works can be divided into groups, according to the main motives. There is a motive of flying as such, with brooms, angels, Icaruses, birds and fanciful aircrafts instead of planes. There are "cheap flights", air "trips", emergency landings and cartoons that show very complicated airport's functioning nowadays. Naturally, the artists could not omit the pilots, air hostesses and the passengers as well as the romantic and the less romantic aspects of sailing up. Many works also touch on politics and everyday customs."

Of the 11 participants from Turkey are selected 4 cartoonists, namely Erdoğan Başol, Recep Bayramoğlu, Musa Gümüş, and Tan Oral, whose published cartoons are included in this blog.

8th International Cartoon Contest Braila 2013, Romania

BRAILA COUNTY COUNCIL
THE COUNTY CENTER FOR PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF
TRADITIONAL CULTURE BRAILA
INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST
8th edition 2013

REGULATION
Contest: open to all cartoonists.
Theme: FREE
Entries: max. 5.
The works must be accompanied by the author's biography (photo).
Size: A4 (210 x 297 mm) - A3 (297 x 420 mm)
Technique: free
Deadline: August 25th, 2013
Prizes:
Great Prize – 1500 €;
First Prize – 1000 €;
Second Prize – 800 €;
Third Prize – 500 €;
3 Special Prizes – 3 x 300 € (each).
Exhibition: September 20th, 2013
Catalogue: each selected artist will receive a copy
Remark: the works will not be returned, they will remain the property of
The County Center for Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Braila.
The works should be sent to:
The County Center for Preservation and
Promotion of Traditional Culture Braila
no. 2, Piata Traian
810153 Braila, Romania
Contact details:
centrul_creatie@portal-braila.ro
costel_patrascan@yahoo.co.uk
maria.puscaciu@yahoo.com

Results 5th CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST 2013

Theme: “Troika and Greek Financial Crisis”
WINNERS
1st Prize: Manuel Sainz Serrano aka “Manolo” (Top)
The 8 Honorable mentions:
1. Bartosz Cebula
2. Vladimir Kazanevsky
3. Fadi Abou Hassan
4. Nikolay Sviridenko
5. Alexander Dubovsky
6. Serafim Bakoulis
7. Hanusic Hule
8. Mr. Passarpawas.
Work of Excellence: Konstantin Kazanchev.
See the catalog in PDF here.

5th INTERNATIONAL VISUAL ARTS CONTEST JUST FOR LAUGHS 2013, Montreal - Canada

See also: bado-badosblog.