Themes in VIII Hall of Humor Limeira 2012, Brazil

VIII HUMOR HALL OF LIMEIRA - SP/ BRASIL
REGULATION
The VIII Hall of Humor in Limeira, designed and promoted by the fanzine O PIU, open registrations for all artists around the world, which draw a free hand, with entries until SEPTEMBER 12 of 2012.
Participants can sign up with how many original works they like, of its proper authorship, UNKNOWN AND ORIGINALS, in the minimum size of A4 paper (21 x 29.7 cm) and up to A3 (42 X 29.7 cm). The back of each work must be identified with the category and full name.
REGISTRATION
Entries are free.
Especially on this year we’ll be accepting only digital works by the email jornal_opiu@hotmail.com as usual.
Registrations will be considered valid since they are held by the organizing committee until 12 of September 2012,
The selection and award of works will be made by a selection committee given by the O PIU.
The 6 categories that follow will compete for awards:
CARTOON
Trophy PIU + R$ 300, 00 in money
CARICATURE
Trophy PIU + R$ 300, 00 in money
CHARGE
Trophy PIU + R$ 300, 00 in money
COMICS
Trophy PIU + R$ 300, 00 in money
INTERARTE (Digital manipulation)
Trophy PIU + R$ 300, 00 in money
PIU
Trophy PIU + R$ 500,00 in money.
Suggested themes:
2012 IS THIS THE END?
HUMAN BEINGS
POLITICS
WOMEN OF THE WORLD
SPORTS
SUSTAINABILITY
MOTHER NATURE.
Selected works will be printed for the exhibition.
Note: The failure of any item above implies the entries cancellation or cancellation of awards received.
AWARDS
The awardees will be published on the O PIU in special edition of October 2012, and displayed of 26 of September until 6 of October, in the Gallery of the Teatro Vitória (Victory Theater), beyond the permanent exposition on the blog of O PIU.
All submissions are considered to be acquisitions of paper O PIU. The possession, use and other rights in such work will belong to the paper O PIU, which reserves the right to use them at its will.
The simple inscription of the participant fully and automatic means the agreement with this Regulation.
Roberto Bonomi
19 3011 2598
http://www.opiu.com.br/ .

14th PortoCarto​on 2012: On-line Voting until 31 December 2012

The on-line voting is now open for the PortoCartoon 2012.
You can choose your favourite cartoon, independently of the choice of the jury of this festival. People all around the world can vote in the Cartoon Virtual Museum at: http://www.cartoonvirtualmuseum.org/f_portocartoon_2012_vote.htm
40 works are in contest, and each one can be seen in detail. The candidates are the awarded, the honourable mentions and the finalist ones of the 14th PortoCartoon-World Festival.
The voting is open on the Portuguese Printing Press Museum and on the Cartoon Virtual Museum until 31st December.

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11th International Biennale of Ecological Cartoon Sokobanja 2012, Serbia

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Source: licurici

Results 4th P. C. Rath Memorial International Web Cartoon Contest 2012, India

Results 4th P. C. Rath Memorial International Web Cartoon Contest 2012, India
Theme: Cartooning
WINNERS:
First Prize: GHEORGHE MATEI (ROMANIA)
Second Prize: LUC DESCHEEMAEKER (BELGIUM)
Third Prize: RAED KHALIL (SYRIA)
Special Mention Prize: POL LEURS (LUXEMBOURG)
Special Mention Prize: AYTOSLU (TURKEY)
Honourable Mention Prize: PHU NGUYEN (USA) (See top),
Honourable Mention Prize: SASHA DIMITRIJEVIC (SERBIA).
All winning cartoons and members of the jury on source:
http://www.aswiniabani.com/PCR-CONTEST-4/RESULT-4.htm .

New issue: ArteFacto #53, June 2012

To view and download the e-magazine, click here .

Theme in 18th Humour a Gallarate International Cartoon Contest 2012: Theatre

18th Humour a Gallarate International Cartoon Contest 2012, Italy
Regulations
1) The contest is open to all professional cartoonists, caricaturists, illustrators and graphic artists from all over the world. The contest is articulated in 3 sections (Graphics/Cartoon, Satire, Caricature)
2) Theme: THEATRE. Life, dual, truth and verisimilar, stage, show, actors and audience.
Sections:
A) Graphics/Cartoon
B) Satire
C) Caricature (the most famous theater actors, writers and directors).
It's possible to participate in all the sections.
3) Entries: max. 3 works. The works must be original and accompanied by the author's photo or caricature, entry-form and biography. Each work should bear the signature or mark of the author and name, surname, address, phone number and other data on the back. The author have to indicate the section for each work/s.
4) Size: A4 (21 x 29,7 cm)
5) Technique: Free. Common graphic and digital prints will be accepted but only if signed by the author. Copies of ink and pencil drawings are not applicable. The works sent in digital form, by email or informatic devices, will not be considered for the awarding of prizes of Grand Prix "Marco Biassoni"; the works will be taken into consideration only for the exhibition and for the catalogue.
6) Deadline: October 1, 2012 (the post-mark will provide the proof)
7) Prizes: the Jury will award the following prizes:
Grand Prix "Marco Biassoni" for the best work between all sections (Graphics/Cartoon, Satire, Caricature)
1st Prize
Special Prize of Jury
5 Special Mentions for each section (Graphics/Cartoon, Satire, Caricature)
Special Prize Osvaldo Cavandoli "Cava" (creator of the famous character "La Linea") for the best work of all sections, that combines humoristic beauty with the essentiality of graphic execution.
8) Exhibition: October 28 - November 11, 2012 at the "MAGA" Museum Art Gallarate.
Opening ceremony: October 28, 2012 at 11:00 AM
All authors who will attend the opening ceremony are invited to a rustic lunch.
9) Catalogue: each selected author will receive a copy
10) Property: the Organizers reserves the rights to reproduce the cartoons in catalogue, newspapers, or posters to promote the Contest and to exhibit a selection of works in other locations in Italy and other countries. All the works will not be returned and will be included in the "Humour Gallarate Collection".
By submitting the works, the author accepts the rules and regulations of the Contest and the decisions of the Jury.
The works should be sent to:
Pro Loco Gallarate
Vicolo del Gambero n. 10,
21013 Gallarate (VA) ITALY
For further informations: proloco.gallarate@libero.it
Phone/Fax: (+39)0331.774968
Entry-form on source .

Results 5th International Cartoon Contest Molla Nasreddin, Azerbaijan 2012

Theme: Press (the importance of the satirical press).
WINNERS:
Gold Medal: Aşkın Ayrancıoğlu (Turkey) (Top)
Silver Medal: Anon Anindito (Indonesia)
Bronze Medal: Babic Sava (Serbia)
Special prizes: Helmut Jacek (Germany); Yuri Manaev (Russia)

Special prize of Azerbaijan Artists’ Union: Bayram Qasimkhanli (Azerbaijan) (Above).
Winning cartoons and more on http://azercartoon.com/The_results_2012.htm .

Results International Cartoon Contest Ruse 2012, Bulgaria

Results of International Cartoon Contest, Ruse 2012, Bulgaria
Theme: Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations
1st prize: Vladimir Kazanevsky (Ucraine)
Special prize: Irien Trendafilov (Bulgaria); Valentin Alahverdjiev (Bulgaria).
Prize of Ruse Art Gallery: Dragomir Djukic (Montenegro)
FECO Prize: Luc Descheemaeker (Belgium).

Results 21st International Satire Exhibition, Trento 2012, Italy

Theme: Slowness
Minutes of jury
The jury convened the day May 30, 2012 at 15.00 at Studio d'Arte Andromeda via Malpaga, 17 has awarded the following prizes:
Prize young artist: Cristian Stenico
Selected young artist: Marianna Carazzai
Selected young artist: Bettelli Cesarino
1st Prize: Jerzy Glusek, Poland
2nd Prize: O. Sekoer, Belgium
3rd Prize: Maurizio Minoggio
Selected: Ahmet Buyukmehmetoglu, Turkey; Stanislav Ashmarin, Russia; Yuri Kosobukin, Ukraine; Musa Gumus, Turkey, George Licurici, Romania; Luc Vermeersch, Belgium; Marco De Angelis, Italy.
Special mention city of Trento: Vitold Marian, Sweeden
Special mention for the irony: Anatoly Radin, Russia.
The jury composed of: Giacinto Gaudenzi, Giuseppe Marchi, Giordano Pacenza, Ettore Paris, Giuliano Rossetti, Toti, Zap.
President: Toti
Secretary of the jury: Romano Oss.
Source: http://www.studioandromeda.net/event/index/rassegna-internazionale-di-satira .

3rd International City and Citizen Cartoon Contest, Tabriz 2013, Iran

Theme: City & Citizen
For example: Traffic, Apartment living culture, Citizen right, Air pollution, neighbor right, city imagine pollution, Irregular city constructions, Garbage Repelling, Destruction of traditional shape of the cities.
-The number of sent cartoons is 5.
Please write your surname and first name, address, e-mail address, phone number.
-All participants that their works enter in exhibition will receive the catalogue of the contest
-Sent works should be in 300 dpi with 1500 pixel width or length and jpg format.
Sent works could be published or won in a contest before.
Deadline: 30 September, 2012
Prizes:
-First Prize: $ 1200, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
-Second Prize: $ 700, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
-Third Prize: $ 400, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
-5 Honorable Mentions.
The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address:
tabrizcartoons@tabrizcartoons.com
and by post:
Address: Azadi st. Tabriz Municipality Art and Cultural Organization,Tabriz, Iran
Tel:(98 411) 5545960
0098-9143134470
-Jury board of every year are the last year`s winners.
-An album will be sent to all Participants.
Web: http://www.cwn-news.com/ .
Complete regulation on source .

Axiál Cartoon Contest 2012, Hungary

Axiál International Cartoon Contest 2012
Theme: Machines in agriculture, construction and warehousing
The Baja based AXIÁL Ltd. – a retailer for agricultural, construction and warehousing machines – calls for an International Cartoon Contest.
The brands marketed in Hungary by the company: Agrifac, Annaburger, Budissa Bag, Framest, Berthoud, Gregoire Besson, Horsch, Hyundai, Gehl, Supertino, Sulky, CLAAS, Tume, Monosem, Oehler, Romill, Fendt, Manitou, Landini,OMG, CLM, Arcusin, Supertino, Hidromek and RMH.
All entries must feature a machine marketed by AXIÁL Ltd. (see above).
You can choose whichever you want: a tractor, an earth mover, a fork lift or other.
These machines can be viewed at http://www.axial.hu/ !
Apart from the one condition above, you can unleash your imagination!
The world of work in agriculture, the construction industry or warehouses must give you plenty of ideas!
1. The contest is open to all –amateur or professional - participants above the age of 18.
Participants can enter maximum three works in A4 and/or A3 size.
There are no technical constraints regarding the technique.
2. Entries can be sent via post or e-mail to the organiser of the contest.
3. ( jpg; A/4; 300DPI; good or excellent quality)
postal address: Kelemen István, HUNGARY 6500 Baja, Bajza J. u. 19.
e-mail address: grafikuskelemen@gmail.com
4. Deadline for receiving entries: 27th, August (EXTENDED: 02 SEPTEMBER) 2012
5. The jury will decide on 31st August, 2012. The jury’s decision is not negotiable!
6. A catalogue will be compiled from the selected cartoons, which will be sent to the participants concerned by 31st, November, 2012.
Prizes:
I. net HUF 150,000
II. net HUF 100,000
III. net HUF 75,000
+ Five diplomas.
The original works of the winners will be retained!
7. Entries will be viewable at http://www.axial.hu/
8. AXIÁL Ltd. wishes to use the entries in communication materials (in-house and other) for free of charge.
These materials (e.g.: adverts, company publications, calendars, T-shirt prints, exhibition stalls, company events) will indicate the name of the cartoonist.
9. Entries received by post will not be returned.
10. By entering the contest the participant accepts the terms of the contest.
11. For information or enquiries about the contest contact:
phone: +36 20 426 58 82
e-mail: grafikuskelemen@gmail.com .

EU cartoons by Ľubomír Kotrha, Slovakia