2nd International Cartoon Exibition Sisak "MIKS 2016 All About Rock & Roll", Croatia

2nd INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION SISAK
MIKS 2016 "All About Rock & Roll"

The organizer of the 2nd International Cartoon Exibition Sisak "MIKS 2016 All About Rock & Roll" is the International Association of Cartoonists "MIKS".
The project leader and the president of the Organizing Committee is a Mr. Nenad Ostojić.
Thanks to Republic of Croatia Ministry of Culture, City of Sisak, Museum of the City of Sisak, FINA.
A. PARTICIPATION
The festival is open to everyone, regardless nationality, age, sex, or profession.
B. CARTOON THEME
"All About Rock & Roll"
Topics of the "MIKS 2016" is "All About Rock & Roll"! How and why was created Rock & Roll! What it means and represents! Funny stories from the life of famous rock singer and rock band! As the rock and roll he changed from the beginning to today! In fact, all of rock and roll!
Portrait cartoonists will have a task to draw, their choice of the best guitarist of Rock and Roll!
C. ENTRIES
1. Original works and digital artworks will be accepted. Digital artworks is to be numbered in pencil on the front and pencil signed. Copies cannot be admitted.
2. Entries can be either black and white or coloured.
3. There should be the name, the surname and the address on the reverse side of the cartoons.
4. The cartoons must not have bee previously awarded on festival.
5. Maximum 5 entries will be submitted.
6. Size of entries is a A4 or A3 format (300 dpi).
D. DEADLINE
Entry deadline is the 25 May 2016 (EXTENDED:) 05 JUNE 2016
E. ADDRESS
2th International Cartoon Exibition Sisak - „MIKS 2016 All About Rock & Roll“
Gradski muzej u Sisku,
Ulica kralja Tomislava 10,
44000 Sisak, HRVATSKA (Croatia)
Digital works can be sent to the e-mail address nostojic2@gmail.com
Each digital work selected for the exhibition must be sent by regular mail and signed by the author.
F. PRIZES AND AWARDS
Grand Prix – 800 EUR
First Prize – 500 EUR
2 x Second Prize – 250 EUR
2 x Third Prize – 150 EUR.
Nine (9) special mentions awarded MIKS 2016 "All About Rock & Roll"
(MIKS Jury, Visitors, Fenamizah, Good Humor Party, and TOOns MaG).
G. EXHIBITIONS
The exhibitons will be staged in the Gallery of the City Mussem in Sisak, from 27.06.2016 to 30.07.2016.
H. OTHER CONDITIONS
Only at explicit request will the remaining (original) works be returned to the owners at the end of the exhibition cycle (in the second half of the year 2017).
Authors of the works that qualfy to the exhibition are given a presentation copy of the exhibition catalogue.
The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the festival, Sisak 2016, as the advertising material, without being obliged to pay a fee to the author whose work may be used.
The prize-winning works become the property of the organizer.
I. CONTACT
Nenad Ostojić
Tel: +385/98-339-405
e-mail: nostojic2@gmail.com

J. THE JURY
1. Nenad Ostojić (Croatia) – (cartoonist)
2. Andrei Popov (Russia) – (cartoonist)
3. Darko Drljević (Monte Negro) – (cartoonist)
4. Damir Novak (Croatia) – (cartoonist)
5. Zoran Petrović (Germany) – (cartoonist)
6. Darijana Gotal Sokolović (Croatia) – (cartoonist)
7. Oleksy Kustovsky (Ukraine) – (cartoonist).

Bernard Bouton, France

Santosh Paliwal, India

http://santoshpaliwal.blogspot.in/

Winners in the 4th International Cartoon Contest Sinaloa 2015, México

Theme: The Cost of Freedom of Expression

1st Prize: Arístides Hernández - Cuba (Top)

2nd Prize: Mahmood Azadnia - Iran

3rd Prize: Liviu Stanila - Rumania
HONORABLE MENTIONS

Xavier Bonilla Zapata - Ecuador

Galym Boranbayev - Kazakhstan

Omar A. Figueroa Turcios - Spain

Andrea Pecchia - Italy.
List of participants on source.

6th International Turhan Selcuk Cartoon Competition 2016, Turkey

6th International Turhan Selcuk Cartoon Competition 2016

THEME: Open
CONDITIONS:
1- The competition is open to any cartoonist.
2- It is acceptable to enter with cartoons that have been published previously. However, they should not have won any prize/award in any other competition.
3- Any technique is allowed. The cartoonist can submit a maximum of 5 cartoons. Originals or electronic versions suitable for printing in 300 dpi and jpg format sent by e-mail would also be acceptable.
4- All cartoons must be 30x40 cm maximum.
5- The participants must write their names (first and surname) in capital letters, address, e-mail, country and telephone number; a brief CV should be submitted in a sealed envelope.
6- The cartoons must be sent to the following address, no later than 18th April 2016:
6. ULUSLARARASI TURHAN SELCUK KARIKATUR YARISMASI
Milas Belediyesi Kultur Sanat Birimi
48200-Milas-Mugla / Turkey
www.milas.bel.tr e-mail: info@milas.bel.tr
7- The results of the competition will be announced on 23rd May 2016.
8- The cartoons sent to the competition will not be returned. All cartoons, whether they have won a prize or not, may be used for cultural purposes and may be published. Participation assumes acceptance of these conditions. All cartoons will be kept in the ‘Turhan Selcuk Karikaturlu Ev’.
9- The cartoons selected by the jury will be displayed in the exhibition and will also be printed in the album.
10- The reward ceremony will be held on 19th September 2016. The opening of the exhibition will be held on the same date, in ‘Turhan Selcuk Karikaturlu Ev’ for cartoons which have won an award or have been selected for display. The exhibition will be open until 4th October 2016.
11- Accommodation and meal expenses for participants who have won a ‘Special Award’ will be met. Travel expenses will be borne by the participants.
12- SELECTION COMMITTEE:
Muhammet Tokat, Mayor of Milas
Kamil Masaracı, Cartoonist
İzel Rozental, Cartoonist
Tan Oral, Cartoonist
Valentina Marcella, Researcher (Cartoon)
Meral Onat, Cartoonist
Saadet Demir Yalçın, Cartoonist.
13- PRIZES:
Winner: $3000.00
Runner up: $2000.00
3rd: $1000.00
Other Special Prizes will be awarded by various establishments, societies, newspapers, art magazines, trade unions, news agents and individuals.
Note: The jury meeting will be held on the 7th May 2016.
Source: Saadet Demir Yalçın.

Voeux anticipés: René Bouschet, France

http://erby.free.fr
http://www.erbykezako.blogspot.com
http://peintures-numeriques.blogspot.com
http://navranture2010.blogspot.fr
http://pedaloland.blogspot.fr
http://montsegumour.blogspot.com
http://lexyloglotte.blogspot.fr
http://kezakohebdo.free.fr/6CASES/index6cases.html.

'Stop Violence Against Women': International Exhibition of Graphic Humor 2016, Peru

EXHIBITION OF GRAPHIC HUMOR
'STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN'

Especially violence against woman exercised by their partner and sexual violence is a serious public health problem and a violation of human rights woman.
The recent global prevelance figures indicate that 35% of woman worldwide have experienced dating violence or sexual violence by others at some point in their lives.
30% of woman who have had a relationship report experiencing some form of physical or sexual violence from their partner. 38% of murders of woman produced in the word are committed by their partner.
Against this background it is impossible to remain silent and therefore appeal to all possible tools to eradicate this problem.
In this context, the organization of the International Exhibition of Graphic Humor, invites all cartoonist in the world to send their works on this serious problem, for display in a public exposition.
REGULATION
+ All persons who wish regardless of age can participate. Each participants can submit up to three works. Other works presented will be accepted events or have won a prize or distinction.
+ Entries can be made in black and white or colors. The works will have a resolution of 300 dpi in JPG format and should be sent to salonhumorperu@salonhumorperu.com until 31 January 2016.
+ Participant should send their personal data: name, address, and contact phone number.
+ A selection of 120 works for the exhibition in large format and will also be part of a commemorative catalog that will be mailed to artist selected.
+ Participating artist agree to donate their rights to reproduce his works in the exhibition, in the catalog or graphic pieces we make for promote the event.
Source: salonhumorperu.

Theme in the 1st International KYM Cartoon Competition 2016, Turkey: Refugees

INTERNATIONAL KYM CARICATURE COMPETITION 2016: “REFUGEES”

Terms of Participation
1. THE COMPETITION IS OPEN TO ALL CARTOONISTS OF THE WORLD.
2. BOARD MEMBERS OF KIMSE YOK MU ASSOCIATION, MEMBERS OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE AND THEIR IMMEDIATE RELATIVES CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITION.
3. IN THE CARICATURES SUBMITTED TO THE COMPETITION, THERE SHALL BE NO DISCRIMINATION OF RELIGION, LANGUAGE, OR RACE, AND THE CARICATURES SHALL BE IN CONFORMITY WITH PUBLIC DECENCY.
4. ANY TECHNIQUES CAN BE USED TO DRAW THE CARICATURES. THEY CAN BE BLACK AND WHITE OR COLORED.
5. THERE SHALL BE NO REMARKS IN CARICATURES. IF AN EXPLANATORY REMARK IS TO BE USED IT SHALL BE DEFINITELY IN ENGLISH.
6. EACH PARTICIPANT CAN SUBMIT UP TO THREE (3) WORKS.
7. THE FORMAT OF THE CARICATURES SHALL BE JPG OR JPEG, WITH 300 DPI RESOLUTION.
8. THE COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS SHALL MAKE THEIR APPLICATIONS ON THE COMPETITION’S FORMAL WEBSITE: WWW.KYMCARTOON.COM.
9. PARTICIPANTS WILL ENTER INTO THE COMPETITION BY UPLOADING THEIR CARICATURES TO WWW.KYMCARTOON.COM.
10. THE PROPOSALS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ISSUED BEFORE IN DIGITAL OR PRINTED AND IT SHOULDN’T HAVE GAIN AWARD IN A COMPETITION BEFORE.
11. FOLLOWING THE COMPETITION, IN CASE A CARICATURE IS DEEMED AS NOT CONFORMING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS, ITS ORDER AND AWARD ARE REVOKED. SUCH A COMPETITOR IS DEEMED AS HAVING VIOLATING THE RULES. SELECTION OF A NEW CARICATURE INSTEAD OF THE REVOKED ONE IS AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE.
12. A PARTICIPANT CANNOT RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE AWARD.
13. THE RESULTS OF THE COMPETITION WILL BE ANNOUNCED TO THE CARICATURISTS WHO ARE GRANTED AWARDS AND TO THE MEDIA. IN ADDITION, THEY WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON WWW.KYMCARTOON.COM AND WWW.KIMSEYOKMU.ORG.TR .
14. KIMSE YOK MU ASSOCIATION WILL PAY THE NECESSARY TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION EXPENSES OF THE CARICATURISTS, GRANTED WITH THE FIRST THREE (3) AWARDS IN THIS COMPETITION (WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS SPECIFICATION), FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE AWARD CEREMONY.
15. THE CARICATURES SENT TO THE COMPETITION MAY BE PUBLISHED AND REPRODUCED BY KIMSE YOK MU ASSOCIATION ON CARDS, POSTERS, BANNERS, ALBUMS, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, BOOKS, CDS, AND SUCH, AND EXHIBITED. NO COPYRIGHT SHALL BE PAID FOR THESE PROCEDURES. HOWEVER, THE OWNER MAY BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENTS.
16. CARICATURES MUST BE UPLOADED TO WWW.KYMCARTOON.COM BY FRIDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 2016 UNTIL 23:59 TURKISH LOCAL TIME.
17. A DIGITAL PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE SENT TO ALL PARTICIPANTS OF THE COMPETITION VIA EMAIL.
18. ALONGSIDE THE WORKS TO BE GRANTED AWARDS, THE SELECTION COMMITTEE WILL ALSO CHOOSE CARICATURES TO BE USED IN EXHIBITIONS AND ON ALBUMS.
19. THE SPECIFICATION OF THE COMPETITION CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM WWW.KYMCARTOON.COM.
20. THE PARTICIPANT ACCEPTS AND DECLARES IN ADVANCE THAT HE/SHE HAS THE POSSESSION OF THE CARICATURE(S) WITH WHICH HE/SHE PARTICIPATES IN THE COMPETITION BY FILLING OUT THE APPLICATION FORM AND TRANSFERS THE USAGE RIGHTS OF TOOLS FOR PROCESSING, REPRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, REPRESENTATION AND INDICATION, AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL TRANSFER PLUS FINANCIAL RIGHTS OF TRANSFER OF SUCH TO PUBLIC DEFINED IN ARTICLES 21 – 25 OF LAW NO. 5846 ON INTELLECTUAL AND ARTISTIC WORKS INCLUDING TRANSFER OF SUCH TO THIRD PERSONS WITHOUT ANY LIMITATIONS REGARDING LOCATION, DURATION AND AMOUNT, EXCLUSIVELY TO KIMSE YOK MU ASSOCIATION, HE/SHE GIVES CONSENT THAT KIMSE YOK MU ASSOCIATION MAY USE THE SAID CARICATURE IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EXHIBITING, ARCHIVING OR PUBLISHING OF SUCH ON INTERNET AND OTHER MEDIUMS, HE/SHE DOES NOT HAVE ANY OWNERSHIP REGARDING THE FINANCIAL RIGHTS WHICH CONSIST OF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF TRANSFER AND THEREFORE HE/SHE CANNOT TAKE ACTION AGAINST 3RD PERSONS REGARDING THE TRANSFERRED FINANCIAL RIGHTS.
21. IN MATTERS NOT STATED HEREIN THIS TERMS OF PARTICIPATION AND IN CASE OF INDECISION, THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE SHALL BE VALID.
22. ALL COMPETITORS ARE DEEMED TO ACCEPT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SPECIFICATION BY PARTICIPATING IN THE COMPETITION.
Competition Calendar
DATE OF COMMENCEMENT: MONDAY, OCTOBER 26 TH, 2015
DATE OF FINAL APPLICATION: FRIDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 2016
DATE OF EVALUATION: FEBRUARY, 1ST – 7TH, 2016
DATE OF ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 2016
AWARD CEREMONY AND EXHIBITION: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2016
Awards
1ST PRIZE: $3,000
2ND PRIZE: $2,000
3RD PRIZE: $1,000
SPONSOR AWARDS.
CONTACT
Kİmse Yok Mu
MIMAR SINAN MAH. BASRA CAD. NO:24 SULTANBEYLI/İSTANBUL
Phone: 0850 877 5 777
INFO@KYM.ORG.TR .

THE JURY:

First published: 02.11.2015 23:00.
Jury members announced: 30.11.2015.

New issue Karika e-magazine no:75 published by HDK, Croatia

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The winners of the 9th Urziceni 2015 with themes Free & "Migration", Romania

The Winners of URZICENI 2015, Romania
or
THE FULL TRANSPARENCY (Again…)

1. From the 1576 works received at first, 578 selected were exhibited on the gallery Urziceni 2015. This first trial was performed by Julian PENA-Pai and Horia CRISAN.
2. We announced the jury composition, most of the jurors being cartoonists:
Roger Penwill, England, cartoonist, President of the Jury
Lubomir Mihailov, Bulgaria, cartoonist, jury member
Nicolae Petrache, Romania, The Festival Director, jury member
Constantin Ciosu, Romania, cartoonist, jury member
Constantin Pavel, Romania, cartoonist, jury member
Liviu Stanila, Romania, cartoonist, jury member
Horia Crisan, Romanian, cartoonist, jury member
They worked at home, no meetings or discussions among them, so they have made
their own choice and only by personal opinion.
3. Initially, each juror has the right to choose as many works he considered good, among the 578 from the public gallery. After putting together all those options, we obtained the first 162 pre selected for awards discussion.
4. From the 162 cartoons, each jury member has to select, in two rounds, his top 20 and top 15 drawings, independently, each work receiving 1 vote (1 point). And the result was a restraint gallery of 35 finalists .
5. Those finalists were presented to the public on BestCARTOONS.net and cartoonists of the world were invited to give their opinions about it, in a 3 days time, concerning possible fraud, plagiarism and/or similarities.
6. We have not received works with similarity problems.
7. The way of voting of each jury member is presented in this table.
8. The prize giving criterias are explained on the ''L'' column of our table of contents .
9. So, the Prizes of International Cartoon Contest Urziceni 2015 are:
GOLD PRIZE, 300 Euro, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net: Klaus Pitter, Austria (Top).
SILVER PRIZE, 200 Euro, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net: Cristian Mihailescu, Romania.
BRONZE PRIZE, 100 Euro, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net: David Fuentes, Cuba.
EXCELLENCY, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net: Houmayoun Mahmoudi, Iran.
EXCELLENCY, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net: Mehdi Azizi, Iran.
EXCELLENCY, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net: Jovcho Savov, Bulgaria.
EXCELLENCY, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net: Bahman Jalali, Iran.
EXCELLENCY, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net: Sergey Semendyaev, Ukraine.
EXCELLENCY, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net: Zeinab Dadmohamadi, Iran.
EXCELLENCY, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net: VEM - Victor Eugen Mihai, Romania.
EXCELLENCY, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net: Alireza Pakdel, Iran.
EXCELLENCY, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net: Alla & Chavdar Georgievi, Bulgaria.
EXCELLENCY, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net: Elrayah Ombaddi, Sudan.
EXCELLENCY, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net: Raed Khalil, Syria.
The Special Diploma, Special Honor Diploma: Igor Lukyanchenko, Ukraine.
The Special Prize of Urziceni Culture Center, Special Honor Diploma: Houmayoun Mahmoudi, England.
The Special Prize of CRISAN Publishing House, Special Honor Diploma: Marco D’Agostino, Italy.
So we tried, as you have seen on these pages, to make the things in TOTAL TRANSPARENCY. We think that we have succeeded and also we hope that our transparency example will be followed by a lot of juries in several cartoon contests around the world.
The Jury, Internet, 24 November 2015.
Rules, The Jury, Selected works (The Gallery Urziceni 2015), Works received, Preselected, Finalists, and Winners on bestcartoons.

Results of the International Illustration Contest 2015, Hungary, with theme: Reduce it!

2015.11.24.
Dear Applicants!
We are happy to inform you that the jury chose the
three best works and one special prize, as follows:

1. Marco D’Agostino - Untitled (Top)

2. Kelemen István – Untitled

3. Virág Fruzsina Éva – „REDUCE IT!”

Special Prize: Horst Hellmeier – “Flatten It!”

Thank you for the many valuable and high-quality works.
Regards,
STKH team.
Source: http://www.stkh.hu/friss-informacio/.