Very sad news: Bulgarian cartoonist Rumen Dragostinov passes away yesterday

7 August 2011 19:00.
Our friend and colleague Rumen Dragostinov died.
We all mourn deeply.
Let us pray for the eternal peace of his soul.
08 August 2011 09:42 / traykopopov
(This report from: http://www.ismailkar.com/).

Rumen Dragostinov was born on 17-09-1956 in Sofia.
Member of the UBA section caricature.
Vice President of FECO Bulgaria.
Worked in the field of graphic design and caricature.
Participated in cartoon exhibitions both at home and abroad.
Winner of 30 national and 150 international awards for cartoon.
Participated as a member of international juries of cartoon contests
in Serbia, Azerbaijan, Syria, Turkey...
Solo Exhibitions:
1981 - Sofia, Bulgaria
1989 - Tolentino, Italy
2003 - Krusevac, Serbia
2010 - Kruishoutem, Belgium
(Source: cartoonia).

Theme of August 2011: A love story, Mihai Eminescu & Veronica Micle

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION - PORTRAITS AND CARICATURES
- Theme of August 2011: A love story, Mihai Eminescu & Veronica Micle
- Digital drawing must have 300 dpi resolution and size 21x30 cm or bigger. As well, PDF or CRD files.
- Email addresses: muzeu_personalitati@yahoo.com ; ionita@personality.com.ro
Cultural project: GREAT ROMANIAN PERSONALITIES
http://www.personality.com.ro/

2nd International Cartoon Exhibition Hymettos 2011, Greece

Announcement – Invitation
The Progressive Club of Hymettus and the Cartoon Friends’ Association organize
the 2nd International Cartoon Exhibition
Theme: «Unemployment»
on 15-29 October at the Progressive Club Hall of Hymettos
A. Lentaki - Amissou - Smyrnis st., Hymettos
TERMS OF ATTENDANCE:
• The caricatures to be black-and-white or coloured
• Works up to 3 (size of A3), per contestant.
• Analysis at least 300 dpi
• At preference the work to be without a text or without comments and in case of including these, at any rate Greek or English language should be used.
• The works to be sent at preference via electronic post (e-mail)
• the original works will be returned in reasonable time and in any case afterwards 1-1-2013.
• The works will be evaluated by an Artistic Committee
• A short Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the artist, his e-mail and most assuredly his postal address are needed.
• All the works that will participate in the Exhibition can be exposed in touring Expo in Greece and abroad.
• The works can be used exclusively for the informative project of the Exhibition. In no case the identical ones or any replica will not be sold.
• The participating artists will not be paid for their attendance.
• The attendance in the Exhibition means complete acceptance of the above-mentioned terms.
Submission of drawings up to September 10
Address for the posting of Caricatures:
Via e-mail: cartoon2foy@gmail.com
or Progressive Club of Hymettus: P.C 79029 172 37 Hymettus / Athens / Greece
Participants will receive a digital Index of the Exhibition
We request those who received the Invitation via e-mail if you have an e-mail, send it to us in order to inform you about the course of the organisation.
e-mail: cartoon2foy@gmail.com and Notification at ggeroulias@ath.forthnet.gr
Also updating on the course of the organisation will exist at http://filoproodos.blogspot.com/
Organisation
Progressive Club of Hymettus.,
Association of Friends of Caricature
With the support of FECO GREECE LEVADIA.
For the P.C.H.: Lena Roussou, Chairperson of the B.D
For the A.F.C.: Yannis Geroulias, Chairman of the B.D
For further information:
Yannis Kaltsas 210-7625856 (7-9 p.m.)
Mobile no 6984106117
Source: ecc

Received CD-catalog: Hymettos Cartoon Exhibition 2010: Global Financial Crisis

Received today the CD-catalog of the 1st International Cartoon Exhibition in Hymettos, Greece 2010. And two sendings arrived at the same time: both addressed to my P.O.B. yet one is for a friend cartoonist, Nuri Bilgin, possibly because his address not found or by some mistake. I should make a trip to Asia from Europe here to hand on the friend his CD or meet him sometime at the Association of Cartoonists.
What is more, there are two CD's in my envelope. Everything is doubled! Many thanks Giannis Geroulias (I can remember him the organiser of the exhibit).
Well, the CD is full of very interesting cartoons both from the home country and abroad but the Powerpoint program, the slide show, etc. I am no good at copying images from. So, just put down here my contribution only.

P.S.: They are organising the exhibition this year too, with another theme of course, until September 10 to e-mail images, shall I report the regulation soon.

Results of the III Internatio​nal Humor Festival - Rio de Janeiro BRASIL

3º Festival Internacional de Humor do Rio de Janeiro
De 10 de agosto a 25 de setembro.
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (MNBA)
Avenida Rio Branco, 46 – Centro - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
Telefone: (021) 2233-1209
www.festivalinternacionaldehumor.net
Resultado Final
Categoria CARICATURA/ CARICATURE
1° Prêmio/ 1° Prize
Paulo Cavalcante (Rio de Janeiro – RJ) Título – Amy Winehouse
Selecionados
Alan Souto Maior (Rio de Janeiro – RJ) Título- Maria Gadu
Alan Souto Maior (Rio de Janeiro RJ) Título- Neymar
Alves (Lagoa Santa- MG) Título- Laerte
Alves (Lagoa Santa- MG) Título- Ronaldinho Gaúcho
Baptistao (São Paulo – SP) Título- Pixinguinha
Darko Drljevic (Podgorica- Montenegro) Título- Khadafi
Glen Batoca (Rio de Janeiro-RJ) Título- John Yoko
Leo Martins (Rio de Janeiro-RJ) Título- Kim jong Il
Lezio Junior (São Jose do Rio Preto –SP) Título- Adoniran Barbosa
Lezio Junior (São Jose do Rio Preto –SP) Título- Dilma Rousseff
Manohead (Garopaba-SC) Título- Monalisa
Nei Lima (Rio de Janeiro- RJ) Título- Rogério Ceni
Paulo Cavalcante (Rio de Janeiro – RJ) Título – Roberto Carlos
Samuca (Recife- PE) Título- Zeca Baleiro
Samuca (Recife-PE) Título- Cartola
Venes (Palmeirópolis- TO) Título- Jô Soares
Tiago Hoisel (São Paulo – SP) Título- Keith Richard
Tiago Hoisel (São Paulo – SP) Título- Lenine
Valentin Georgiev (Ruse- Bulgária) Título- Christo
Categoria CHARGE/ EDITORIAL CARTOON
1° Prêmio/ 1° Prize
Cau Gomez (Salvador-BA) Sem título.
Selecionados
Alves (Lagoa Santa- MG) Sem título
Daniel Kondo (São Paulo- SP) Sem Título
Duke (Belo Horizonte- MG) Sem título
Elihu (Rio de Janeiro- RJ) Sem Título
Elvis N. (São José do Rio Preto-SP) Sem título
Jota-A (Teresina- PI) Sem título
Jota-A (Teresina- PI) Sem título
Junião (São Paulo- SP) Sem título
Kácio (Brasília- DF) Sem Título
Kácio (Brasília- DF) Sem título
Léo Martins (Rio de Janeiro- RJ) Sem título
Léo Martins (Rio de Janeiro- RJ) Sem título
Léo Martins (Rio de Janeiro- RJ) Sem título
Mello (Jaboticatubas – MG) Sem título
Rucke (Itu – SP) Sem título
Samuca (Recife- PE) Sem título
Samuca (Recife- PE) Sem título
Valtenio (Uberlândia- MG) Sem título
Categoria CARTUM/ CARTOON
1° Prêmio/ 1° Prize
Minêu (São Paulo-SP) Sem título
Selecionados
Cau Gomez (Salvador- BA) Sem Título
Alves (Lagoa Santa- MG) Sem título
Behnam Akharbin (Ardabil- Iran) Sem título
Bruno Galvão (São José dos Campos – SP) Sem título
Duke (Belo Horizonte- MG) Sem título
Duke (Belo Horizonte- MG) Sem título
Elihu (Rio de Janeiro- RJ) Sem título
Elvis N. (São José do Rio Preto-SP) Sem título
Fred (Campina Grande- PB) Sem título
Kazanevsky (Kiev- Ucrânia) Sem Título
Moises (Mogi Guaçu- SP) Sem título
Pavel Constantin (Focsani- Romênia) Sem título
Rafael Corrêa (Porto Alegre- RS) Sem título
Rodrigo Rosa (Porto Alegre- RS) Sem título
Rodrigo Rosa (Porto Alegre-RS) Sem título
Santiago (Porto Alegre- RS) Sem título
Seyran Caferli (Imishli- Azerbaijão) Sem título
Tiago Hoisel (São Paulo- SP )Sem Título
Waldez (Belém- PA) Sem título
William (João Pessoa- PB) Sem Título.

2nd International Cartoon Contest Sofia 2011, Bulgaria

SECOND INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST, SOFIA 2011
Sofia Municipality,
Cartoon Section at the Union of Bulgarian Artists,
THEME: The Artist in Art
The art of music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, literature, theatre, photography, and cinema, seen through the art of laughter: the cartoon art.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:
Participants may send maximum 3 entries in a digital format (JPG) via the internet to this e-mail address: bgcartoon@abv.bg
The works will be shown in the open air on enlarged copies (nearly the size of a billboard). In view of the exhibition’s high quality, the cartoons must be A4 / A3 size, JPG format scanned at 300 dpi.
The artists should mention in their email: name, surname, address, e-mail address, title or number of each entry. The cartoons submitted for the competition must not have been awarded in other contests.
DEADLINE: September 1, 2011
A jury will make a selection of 120-150 entries and their authors will be considered for prizes and included in the exhibition catalogue.
PRIZES:
First prize: 1000 EUR
Second prize: 500 EUR
Third prize: 300 EUR
5 Special prizes.
The prize winners will be asked to send the originals of the awarded works.
TECHNIQUE:
The technique is free, black and white or colour; the entries may bear no captions. Digitally created artworks will also be accepted.
Photographs or copies of the original works will not be accepted.
EXHIBITION:
The exhibition is to be opened on November 10, 2011. Enlarged copies of the works will be shown in the open air in Sofia.
CATALOGUE:
The entries selected for the exhibition, as well as the awarded works will be included in the catalogue. Every participant in the exhibition will receive a copy of the catalogue.
RESULTS:
The results of the exhibition and the accompanying events will be announced on the website of the Bulgarian cartoonists: http://www.cartoonbg.com/
COPYRIGHTS:
By virtue of their participation artists agree to allow the organizers to print their works for promotional purposes.
Source: cartoonbg

2nd Shirozhan International Cartoon Competition 2011 - Iran

Contest: 2nd SHIROZHAN International Cartoon Competition
Deadline: 2011-11-22
Subject: Free
Country: Iran
Shirozhan International Cartoon group, with the target of development and growth of pure cartoon and keeping artists persevering and hardworking, is going to hold its second international Annual. The most important feature of this competition is that the winners will be selected by the visitors through an online voting.
1. Participation
This contest is going to be held online and the applicants must send their works via "contact us" section in shirozhan group website. Each applicant must attach a document to the works containing name and surname, address, e-mail, telephone and cell phone number of the artist.
The works sent to shirozhan by any other way or lacking requested information in the explanation part will not be submitted.
2. Specifications
maximum file size: 500 Kilobytes
maximum resolution: 100 dpi
maximum dimensions: A4
format: RGB, JPG
3. There is no limitation on the number of submitted works.
4. Choice of subject is free and there must be no text as caption or dialogue included.
5. The works must be sent from 13th Nov. 2010 to 13th Nov. 2011.
6. Judging
All received cartoons, according to the propriety of the date received, after the initial selection by shirozhan will be immediately published in the shirozhan group website as the cartoon of the day for 24 hours and then it will be available in the cartoon of the day archive. The viewers can score each cartoon from the time it is displayed until the deadline.
7. How to score:
For scoring the works, after entering cartoon of the day section, in the archive, click on the name of the cartoonist and then submit your score. Obviously, the works which are displayed for being judged and commented have higher chance of achieving scores.
After the deadline, forty works which have the highest scores will be judged by the team and finally ten will be awarded as winners. If more than two works of an artist are among the final forty works, the two which have the higher scores will be considered and the rest will be put aside. Also, if there is any work by the members of shirozhan group among the final works, they will be excluded from the competition.
7. Prizes:
First award: Persian Handicrafts with approximate value of 6.000.000(six million) Rials+ appreciation plaque
Second award: Persian Handicrafts with approximate value of 5.000.000(five million) Rials+ appreciation plaque
Third award: Persian Handicrafts with approximate value of 4.000.000(four million) Rials+ appreciation plaque
Fourth to Tenth awards: appreciation plaque+ SHIROZHAN gifts.
8. If you have any questions or for more information please contact info@shirozhan.com
WEB: http://www.shirozhan.com/

Invitation to Online Salon A Tribute to the 10th Anniversary of September 11

Dear cartoonist,
The BOSTOONS Foundation invites you to take part in the Online Salon A Tribute to the 10th Anniversary of September 11. The Salon will open on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 8:30 am, U.S. Eastern Standard Time.
One cartoon by each artist
$500.00 in awards
Cartoon reception deadline: (Sunday, August 28, 2011) EXTENDED: August 31
Check out the Salon website for the Rules and Regulations:
http://bostoonsfestival.com/
Your tribute cartoon will be welcome.
Best wishes,
The Organizing Committe.
- - -
Estimado caricturista,
La Fundación BOSTOONS te invita a participar en el Salón Virtual Un Homenaje al 10mo. Aniversario del 11 de Septiembre. El Salón será inaugurado el domingo 11 de septiembre de 2011 a las 8:30 am, Hora Standard del Este de los Estados Unidos.
Un dibujo por cada artista
$500.oo en premios
Cierre de la recepción de dibujos: domingo 28 de agosto de 2011
Visita el sitio oficial del Salón para que conozcas las Bases:
http://bostoonsfestival.com/
Tu dibujos homenaje será más que bienvenido.
Un saludo cordial,
El Comité Organizador.

Received catalog: Concurs Dibuix Esportiu I Humoristic 2011

Received the other day this "small is beautiful" 50 color pages catalog of size 15.8x16.2 cm. It comes from Unio De Federacions Esportives De Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Remember the results published on this blog: http://caricaturque.blogspot.com/2011/04/pavel-constantin-wins-3rd-international.html.
Hope they organize the new edition next year so that I shouldn't miss it for this catalog is really nice and the works impressing.

In the catalog are the awarded and selected works by 86 cartoonists + awarded and selected works that participated in the 1st International Sports Art Competition.

Among the cartoonists presented in the catalog are Erdoğan Başol, Oğuz Gürel, Halit Kurtulmuş Aytoslu, and Tan Oral from Turkey.

Received catalog: LINES 2009 from Cypriot - Turkish Cartoonists

This catalog, prepared by Huseyin Cakmak, is published in Ankara, Turkey, in February 2011.
In his introductory article, Dr Arif Ali Albayrak says,
"Although we were living isolated from the world, with the power of art and culture and especially the power of cartoon art, we have managed to reach places where we politically couldn't. Tens and thousands of our political representatives were travelling abroad and the goal has always been to try to meet the modern world and explain the hardships the Turkish Cypriots have been suffering from. How interesting it is that the world understood Cyprus more easily with Cyprus Turkish Cartoon Art."

They had this catalog published by combining the productivity potential of the members of the Cyprus Turkish Cartoonists Association and the ministerial contribution to culture and art associations.

In the catalog are the works by Arif A. Albayrak, Bertan Soyer, Celal Deniz, Cemal Tunceri, Devran Öztunç, Dolgun Dalgıçoğlu, Ezcan Özsoy, Hüseyin Çakmak, M. Serhan Gazioğlu, Mehmet Ulubatlı, Musa Kayra, Mustafa C. Azizoğlu, Mustafa Tozakı, Serkan Sürek, Sevcan Çerkez, and Zafer Tutkulu with their bios in both Turkish and English languages.

The catalog has 72 color pages and is of size 20x21.5 cm.

(All the works are copyright except reports and reviews).

1st International Turhan Selçuk Cartoon Competition 2011, Turkey

Exhibition "Water: Energy of the Earth", São Paulo, Brazil

Exhibition "Water: Energy of the Earth"
Itu, São Paulo, Brazil
The Museum of Energy (Brazil), in partnership with the website Brazilcartoon, presents the cartoonists´ work from 26 countries, who used their art to bring about awareness about the urgency to use water more efficiently and in an intelligent and ethical form, perceiving it like a patrimony to be preserved and ensuring a better quality of life to the future generations.
The Exhibition will be opened on July 14 and will be finished on November 13, 2011.
Cartoonists:
Rose Araújo, Brazil - Mauro Lira, Brazil - Luis Ligarribay, Argentina - Tonho, Brazil - Alecrim, Brazil - Alex Larcher, Brazil - Alireza Pakdel, Iran - Amir Fathali, Iran - Biratan, Brazil - Ares, Cuba - Rampazzo, Brazil - Arturo Rosas, Mexico - Araimaneh, Iran - Pour, Iran - Pires, Brazil - Jordan Pop-lliev, Macedonia - Ashif Ahmed, India - Wesam Khalil, Egypt - Casso, Brazil - Mokthar Jazani, Iran - Zhengy Yin, China - D'oliver, Brazil - Dereck, Brazil - Marcio Diemer, Brazil - Dani Varela, Argentina – Dmitry, Russia - Leszek, Australia - Elmer, Argentina - F. Pontes, Brazil - F. Pica, Colombia - Guon Zhong, China - Floreal, Brazil - Satson, Mongolia - Jing Shan Li, China - Juan Camilo, Colombia - Mikhail, Russia - Khaled Al Swin, Saudi Arabia - Leon, Colombia - Mello, Brazil - Mohsen, Iran - Jô, Brazil - Ombaddi, Sudan - Oguz Gurel, Turkey – Phu Nguyen, USA - Pitsalidis, Italy - Raed Khalil, Syria - Amâncio, Brazil - René, France - Jorge Inácio, Brazil - Rocha, Brazil - Richel, Philippines - Resad, Bosnia - Panduranga, India - Saeed, Iran - Caferli, Azerbaijan - Makhmud, Uzbekistan - Tawa, Thailand - Xue Hong, China - Kagar, Iran - Wang Hai, China - Wang Rui, China - Waldez, Brazil - Kéti, Macedonia - Marian, Romania.
Services
Museum of Energy
669, Paula Souza St, Downtown.
13.300-050
Itu, São Paulo, Brazil
http://www.energiaesaneamento.org.br/
www.twitter.com/museudaenergia
itu@museudaenergia.org.br

5th International Cartoon Contest Urziceni 2011, Romania, with 2 themes

THE 5th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST URZICENI
THE 16th NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF HUMOR
“REVELIONUL CARICATURISTILOR”
CONTEST RULES
OPEN TO ALL CARTOONISTS
Theme 1: LOVE FOR SALE
Entries: max. 5
The works must be accompanied by the author's biography.
Size: A4 (210 x 297 mm) - A3 (297 x 420 mm)
Technique: free
Deadline: November 21, 2011
Prizes:
First Prize – 1000 $
Second Prize – 700 $
Third Prize – 400 $
Theme 2. PORTRETS OF FAMOUS LADIES FROM ROMANIAN POLITICS
3 Special Prizes – 3 x 300 $
Exhibition: DECEMBER 17, 2011
Catalogue: each selected artist will receive a copy.
Remark: the works will not be returned, they will remain
the property of The Culture House of Urziceni Municipality.
Works will be sent to:
CASA MUNICIPALA DE CULTURA URZICENI
CALEA BUCURESTI NR 27.
925300 – URZICENI
JUD. IALOMITA
ROMANIA
Contact details:
+40243254020
culturaurziceni@gmail.com
petras23n@yahoo.com