1.3.24

Package until wreckage: International Environmental Cartoon Contest 2024, Hungary

PACKAGE UNTIL WRECKAGE
Can less be more?
Organizer 
STKH Sopron és Térsége Környezetvédelmi és Hulladékgazdálkodási Nonprofit Kft. 
Application begins 
29 February 2024 
Deadline for entries 
3 April 2024 
Theme 
The STKH Sopron és Térsége Nonprofit Kft. invites all professional and amateur cartoonists, satirical artists and graphic designers to an international illustration contest with the theme focusing on the packaging waste generated in households. 

Is it necessary to pack or not?

Does packaging offer protection or leave us vulnerable?

Does more packaging mean more waste?

Can we live using less packaging materials?

Or sooner or later will we drown in the beautiful, practical, necessarry packaging materials?

Among others, we are looking for answers to these questions together. Our goal is to draw attention in a unique way to the problems and consequences related to the excessive amount of packaging waste generated in households and our consumer habits, as well as good practices related to the environmentally conscious and responsible management of our everyday waste with the help of your art. 
Awards 
1. prize: 300 euro 
2. prize: 200 euro 
3. prize: 100 euro 
Technical instructions of the contest 
Entries can be sent via post or e-mail to the organiser of the contest. 
The ideal size of entries received by post should be A/3, but the minimal size of the paper-based art is A/4. 
Cartoons sent by emails should be in PNG or PDF format (300 dpi), sized at about 2500 pixels wide if in portrait format and 3500 pixels wide if in landscape format. 
Rules of the competition 
All participants must be 14 or older. 
Previously published cartoons are not allowed for submission. 
Each competitor is allowed to participate in the competition with a maximum of 3 cartoons. 
Competition details – entry and submission 
By sending your artwork either via post or e-mail to the organizer, your application for the contest is automatically geting accepted. 
The artworks on paper can be submitted by sending them to the following postal address: 9400 Sopron, Harkai domb 0466/31 hrsz. Entries received by post will not be returned. 
E-mail address for entries: palyazat@stkh.hu 
The digital artworks can be submitted by sending them via e-mail to the following address: palyazat@stkh.hu 
If you submit an entry by sending the original artwork on paper to our postal address, the following information must be included on a separate page in the envelope: 
your name, 
the title of the work, 
your address, 
your phone number, 
your e-mail address. 
The filename of your digital artwork (PNG or PDF file), must contain at least the last name of the applicant, but it is advisable to include the full name of the author. 
If you submit an entry with a digital artwork, which will be sent by e-mail, the following data must be included in a separate text document attached to your e-mail or you can directly write them in the text of your e-mail: 
your name, 
the title of the work, 
your address, 
your phone number, 
your e-mail address. 
Only those entries will be accepted, which include the required data mentioned above. 
Jury 
Works will be judged by a professional jury. The jury will automatically disqualify any submission deemed offensive or inappropriate or any submission that violates copyright law or the rules of the competition. A notification of the result of the competition will be sent to the provided e-mail address by 15 April 2024
Exhibition 
The best pictures may be part of environmental awareness exhibitions in the future, which will be accompanying significant events and will be presented in travelling exhibitions as well. The best works by the votes of the jury will be presented on the website and Facebook page of the organizer. 
More information 
Further information about the competition will be constantly posted from 29 February 2024 on the www.stkh.hu website. If you need help or you have any question about the contest, please contact our team by sending an e-mail to the following address: palyazat@stkh.hu 
Publisher’s Right to Free Use 
By submitting the entries to the contest, the applicant – or in the case of a minor applicant, their legal representative – gives express, unconditional and irrevocable permission for STKH Sopron és Térsége Nonprofit Kft. to use the material submitted to the contest – regardless of the results of the contest- online or otherwise without any territorial or time restrictions. Free use also includes copying, modification and distribution. For the purpose of exhibiting the entries, presenting them on the Internet, and using them in press or media communications, the applicant and his legal representative consent to the organizer and its cooperating partners using his name and provided data during communication activities related to the application. The use license covers all known uses to the fullest extent possible. The above does not affect personal rights. The applicant guarantees that the submitted application is his own intellectual product, to which he owns all copyright and usage rights. The organizer disclaims all responsibility in this regard, the legal consequences related to unauthorized use shall be borne by the applicant. 
By taking part in the competition, all participants agree to the conditions and regulations of the competition. By entering the contest, the participants accept that any decision made by the jury is not negotiable. 
We wish good luck to all participants! 
STKH Sopron és Térsége Környezetvédelmi és Hulladékgazdálkodási Nonprofit Kft. 
Source: stkh.hu .

The 28th international competition Fax for Peace 2024, Italy

FAX FOR PEACE
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION of E-MAILS and NET VIDEOS
ABOUT SOLIDARITY AMONG PEOPLE
SENT by STUDENTS and ARTISTS
WHEN TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK 
From 8.00 a.m. on Friday, February 8th, 2024 until 12.00 p.m. on Friday, May 31st, 2024
JURY FOR THE FIRST SELECTION OF WORKS 
• Enrico Sarcinelli: Mayor of Spilimbergo 
• Costantino Ughi: Former student representative 
• Angelo Bertani: Art critic 
• Donato Guerra: President of the cultural association Il Circolo 
• Lucia D’Andrea: Headmistress of the Technical and Professional Schools of Spilimbergo Il Tagliamento 
• Nane Zavagno: Artist. 
INTERNATIONAL JURY 
• Jael Kopciowsky: psychologist, psychotherapist and international Feuerstein trainer. (Italy) 
• Marco Lamoni: Professor at the University of Udine (Italy). 
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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) JPG format max 1,5 Mb one or more pictures or works of visual art. 
2) Send short films and cartoons of maximum 5 minute length that could also be forwarded in compressed format. The videos can be shot/made in the most common formats (AVI, MPEG, Real Video, QuickTime, Video for Windows ecc.). 
SENDING METHOD 
or by post to: 
Istituto d’istruzione superiore di Spilimbergo Il Tagliamento 
via degli Alpini, 1 - 33097 Spilimbergo (Pn) Italia 
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK 
On each work it is necessary to indicate full name, name of school and grade/class (if students), telephone and e-mail address, city, country. Single students will also have to specify their school address, their age and the class attended. Competitors implicitly authorize the school to reproduce and use their works in the catalogue and in 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. A catalogue will be printed, reproducing a wide selection of the works received after/following up, which later will be sent to competitors free of charge, previous formal request. 
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 - Kindergarten and Primary Schools: € 300,00; 
- BEST WORK - Lower Secondary Schools: € 300,00; 
- BEST WORK - Secondary High Schools: € 300,00; 
- BEST WORK - Video or cartoon: € 300,00; 
- BEST WORK - Artists: € 300,00; 
- BEST WORK to satirical or humorous drawing on human and civil themes: € 300,00; 
SPECIAL PRIZE: “Social responsibility” 
- A 300,00 euro special prize, sponsored by Gruppo Bisaro, will be given to the author, the school or the institute who will submit the best work about the theme “Abbiamo in prestito il mondo” (we don’t own the world, we’re only borrowing it).The aim is to identify within the broader theme of peace, the link between environmental sustainability and the preservation of the international human rights, as interdependent issues. 
INFO 
Istituto d’istruzione superiore di Spilimbergo Il Tagliamento 
via degli Alpini, 1 - 33097 Spilimbergo (Pordenone) Italia 
tel. + 39 (0) 427 40392 - fax + 39 (0) 427 40898 

28.2.24

The 9th Biennial of Humor "Luis d'Oliveira Guimarães", Penela 2024, Portugal

IX HUMOR BIENNIAL “LUÍZ D’OLIVEIRA GUIMARÃES”
ESPINHAL/PENELA 2024 Portugal
An Organization: Penela City Council / Junta de Freguesia de Espinhal / Oliveira Guimarães Family House. 
A Production: Humorgrafe - Artistic Director: Osvaldo Macedo de Sousa (humorgrafe.oms@gmail.com
The Biennale where humor does not need colors, just a smile, philosophical intelligence and a simple and direct color – white and black and their (monochromatic) hues. More important than the awards is having an active voice, expressing your humor, your irreverent ideas in communion with the community. 
1 - Theme: Human Resistance and Resilience as the survival of Humanity against oppression, abuse, bad education, stupidity, demagoguery, fake news, radicalism and fundamentalism, religious / sexual / social phobias, tribalism / clubism, environmental destruction... The importance of humor as a weapon of resilience (denouncement, indignation, irreverence) in pacifying conflicts with the smile of intelligence. In this plethora of resilience that artists can comment on, be it human rights (racism, xenophobia, bullying...), politics, the environment, everyday society, we cannot also forget the resilience of those who, instead of fleeing their homeland, of emigrating to other more favorable areas, such as the city, they remain in the villages, in the mountains with resilience, abandonment, loneliness... 
a) Cartoon – Human resistance and resilience 
b) As a subgroup, within the scope of the portrait-charge / Caricature – Consul Aristides de Sousa Mendes (Portugal) 
2 - Open to the participation of all humorous graphic artists, professionals or amateurs. 
3 – Deadline: May 25, 2024. They must be sent to humorgrafe.oms@gmail.com, humorgrafe@hotmail.com or humorgrafe_oms@yahoo.com (If you do not receive confirmation of receipt, resend again SFF). 
4 - Each artist can send, via email in digital format (300 dpi A4 format) up to 4 monochromatic works (a single color with all its shades – drawings in 2, 3 or 4 colors are not accepted – open to all techniques and styles such as caricature, cartoon, humor drawing, strip, comics (story on a single board)... and these must be accompanied by information on name, date of birth, address and email and telephone number (data mandatory to be able to later receive the catalog if selected). 
5 - The works will be judged by a preliminary selection jury made up of experts in the field (Siri Dokken (Norway) / Kal (Kevin Kallaugher) (USA) / Cheng Zhu (Popular Rep. China – President of China Red Man Cartoon Center) / the BHLOG International Homage Award - 2024 - Agim Sulaj (Albania) / the BHLOG Homage Award 2024 - António Antunes (Portugal) and Osvaldo Macedo de Sousa - Artistic Director of BHLOG) whose result will then be submitted to a final jury made up of the same members two more representatives from Penela City Council; a representative of the Junta de Freguesia de Espinhal, a representative of the Penela School Group and a representative of the Oliveira Guimarães family, with the following Awards being granted
1st Prize of IX BHLOG- 2024 (€ 2,000) 
2nd Prize of IX BHLOG- 2024 (€ 1,500) 
3rd Prize of IX BHLOG- 2024 (€ 1,000) 
IX BHLOG Caricature Prize - 2024 (€1,200) 
The Jury, if it so wishes, may award “Special Awards” (António Oliveira Guimarães, Leonor Oliveira Guimarães, Municipality of Penela, Parish Council of Espinhal and Humorgrafe), on an honorary basis, with the right to a trophy. 
6 - The Jury grants itself the right to make a selection of the best works to exhibit in the available space and edit the catalog (which will be sent to all artists whose work has been reproduced). 
7 – The Organization will inform all artists by email whether they have been selected for the exhibition and catalogue, and which artists will be awarded. Works awarded with remuneration are automatically acquired by the Organization. The originals of the winning works must be delivered to the Organization (the original for works done on a computer is a high-quality print in A4, signed by hand and numbered 1/1), because without this delivery, the monetary Prize will not be unlocked. 
8 - Reproduction rights are the property of the Organization, as long as it is for the promotion of this organization, and discussed promptly with the authors, in the case of other uses. 
9 - For further information, contact the Artistic Director: Osvaldo Macedo de Sousa (humorgrafe.oms@gmail.com) or IX Bienal de Humor Luíz d'Oliveira Guimarães, Mário Duarte - Culture Sector, Penela City Council, Praça do Município, 3230-253 Penela - Portugal. 
10 - The IX Luís d’ Oliveira Guimarães Humor Biennial – Espinhal/Penela 2024, Opens on August 31st at the Centro Cultural do Espinhal, but can also be exhibited in other locations. 
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IX LUIZ D’OLIVEIRA GUIMARÃES HUMOR BIENNIAL 
ESPINHAL / PENELA 2024 PORTUGAL 
Surname: ________________________ 
First Name: __________________________________________________ 
Address: Street: 
Postcode / Postcode: ______________________ City / City: _________________ 
Country / Country: ___________________________________ 
Email: ______________________________________ 
Telephone / Telephone: __________________________ 
Works: ____________________________

More in languages on source: humorgrafe.

The 6th Rhubarb International Cartoon Contest 2024, Romania: Rhubarb – Eternal youth!

Rhubarb – Eternal youth!
RULES OF THE CONTEST 
The contest is open to all cartoonists. 
Cartoons theme: RHUBARB – Eternal youth! 
Deadline: 17th April, 2024 
Entries: max 5 
The cartoons will be uploaded (in electronic format), after creating an account with a username and password to: https://cartoons.rabarbura.ro 
Will be accepted only original works (created for this contest). 
The techniques used while making the cartoons are up to participants. 
Prizes: 
First prize - 500 EUR 
Second prize - 300 EUR 
Third prize - 200 EUR 
Other Special Prizes offered by the sponsors may be awarded. 
The jury’s decisions are final. 
The cartoon’s author consents that the cartoon or cartoons sent will become the property of the Organizer. The Organizer is entitled for all reproduction right for any cartoon registered in competition. 
The Organizer does not assume any responsibility for any breaches of copyright, exclusive responsibility for copyright lies with the one who sent the cartoon. 
The cartoons that will win the first, second and third prize will be sent mandatorily in original version to the Organizer. 
In the absence of interbank relations between Romania and the country of origin of the winner, the Organizer is relieved of any liability. 
By submitting the works to International Rhubarb Cartoons Contest 2024, the artist accepts the decisions of the jury and the rules printed above. 
Calendar of the Contest: 
Deadline to submit the cartoons: 17th April 2024
Preselection: Phase one: vote of the jury 20th-24th April 2024 (based on this vote, will be preselected 50 cartoons for the final vote of the Jury) 
FINAL VOTE: 30th April 2024, 13:00 GMT (16:00 EET Bucharest time), online streaming on https://www.facebook.com/rabarbura/ and https://www.facebook.com/rabarburaERP/ 
The description of the RHUBARB can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb 
Organizer 
Transilvania CLOUD 
Munteanu Mircea - President.
Source: rabarbura.

26.2.24

XIXth International Cartoon Contest, Braila 2024, Romania

REGULATION
International Cartoon Contest, the XIXth edition, 2024, Braila, Romania

The running of the contest: from the 15th of February to the 20th of September 2024 
Theme: EURO 2024 - in offside 
Entries: max. 3 
The cartoon works will be original and accompanied by a brief biography, photo, addresse and phone number. 
The making technique of the cartoons is free. 
Submission of the cartoon works: The cartoon works will be sent by e-mail from the 15th of February to the 10th of July 2024, 2400 o’clock (Romanian local time) to: cartooncontestbraila@gmail.com 
The judging process will take place between: the 15th -31st of July 2024. 
Technical conditions: 
The works will be submitted in electronic format, JPG, 300 dpi resolution, CMYK. 
Each submitted cartoon work will contain the author's name and the title of the work, in the file name. 
Awarded Prizes: 
The BIG prize ......................... 1000 EURO
The FIRST prize ....................... 700 EURO
The SECOND prize ................. 500 EURO
The THIRD prize ..................... 400 EURO
3 SPECIAL prizes .............. 3 x 200 EURO each. 
The amounts corresponding to the prizes are taxable according to the Romanian legislation in force, at the date of their awarding. 
In order to receive the prizes, the winners must send the winning work in original (with the author's signature on the back of the paper) within a maximum of 45 days from the announcement of the winners (on the facebook page of the Organizer: https://www.facebook.com/Centrul.de.Creatie.Braila, once with the Salon’s opening). The winning works will be accompanied by a statement (annexed to this Regulation) regarding the assignment of copyright for exposure for an indefinite period as well as personal bank account data (bank name, IBAN code, SWIFT code), through a document issued by bank, lei account (for Romanian competitors), respectively in euro / national currency (for foreign competitors). 
The prizes will be offered in RON, at the euro exchange rate of the Romania National Bank from the date of approval of the initial Regulation. 
The payment of the prizes is made by bank transfer. The transfer costs will be borne by both parties (Organizer and the winner of the prize), according to the banking legislation. The prizes will be transferred within a maximum of 60 days from the announcement of the winners, in compliance with the legal provisions. 
The winning cartoons will be sent by post to the following address: Romania, Brăila, Traian Square, no. 2, postal code 810153. 
The Organizer shall not be responsible for the impossibility of a winner to take possession of the prize for reasons not related to it. If the competitor does not comply with the obligations imposed by this regulation, the Organizer is exonerated from any liability. 
Note: In the absence of interbank relations between Romania and the country of origin of the winner, the Organizer is exonerated from any liability. 
The participants will declare that they own the works and own the copyright of the cartoon works entered in the competition. By entering the works in the contest, the participants agree on the exhibition of the respective works within the cartoon exhibitions organized in art galleries or museums, assigning the copyrights for the respective works for exposure (the agreement being given implicitly for the promotion of the International Cartoon Contest) 
The organizer assumes no responsibility for any infringements of copyright or ownership. The single responsibility lies to the person who submitted the cartoon work. 
The winners of the International Cartoon Contest transfer the ownership of the awarded works to the Organizer (Braila County Center for the Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture) at the time of sending over the original cartoon works to it. 
The winners declare under their own responsibility that they assign the copyright on the cartoon works for the realization of exhibitions in order to promote the event, the institution and the image of the city, for an indefinite period, by any means. 
Exhibitors from the catalog of the edition allow CJCPCT Brăila the right to use the works in order to promote the institution, the city and the salon in Art Galleries, museums, etc. 
The contest opening and the awarding ceremony: the 20th of September, 2024. 
The organizer will provide accommodation and meals for one day, for the winners who will be present at the opening ceremony. 
The organizer will support the travel expenses (assurance/ settlement) for the winner of The Big Prize. 
Winners residing in the Municipality of Brăila are exempt from accommodation. 
The exceptions to the accommodation are the winners residing in the Municipality of Brăila. 
The Organizer reserves the right to change the conditions of the contest; subsequent changes will be communicated to those interested. 
The catalog of the International Cartoon Contest, in pdf format, can be downloaded from the institution's website: http://centruldecreatiebraila.ro/ after the Cartoon Contest opening will take place. 
Registration for the Cartoon contest is equivalent to taking note of and complying with the Regulation of the International Cartoon Contest. 
Contact: Brăila County Center for the Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture, Traian Square 2, 810153, Brăila, Romania; Telephone and fax: +40.239.614.710. 

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Declaration - assignment of copyright

I, the undersigned………………………………..hereby declare that I assign the copyright/exposure right to Brăila County Center for the Preservation and Promotion of the Traditional Culture, on the awarded cartoon work within the 19th Edition of the International Cartoon Contest, 2024, Brăila, Romania, for the making of exhibitions, in order to promote the event, the institution and the image of the city, indefinitely, by any means. 

Date                                                Signature


The 24th World Press Freedom Canada International Editorial Cartoon Competition 2024

24th World Press Freedom Canada International Editorial Cartoon Competition
The theme of the 24th International Editorial Cartoon Competition is: 
Artificial Intelligence: yes or no? 
Some believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will solve all our problems while it inspires apocalyptic talk in others. 
AI can help journalists gather information, but “deep fakes” and voice simulators capable of generating believable audio segments, can sow doubt about the authenticity of content and put democracy at risk. 
On the other hand, some politicians brandish the term “fake news” to denounce opposing opinions or deny reality. 
Finally, using AI to generate illustrations on demand robs artists of their work and infringes on their copyright. 
Fortunately, AI hasn’t yet figured the number of fingers on one hand. 
Competition rules 
Three prizes will be awarded: 
First prize: $1500 plus a Certificate from the Canadian Commission for UNESCO 
Second prize: $1000 
Third prize: $500. 
All sums are in Canadian dollars. 
Ten additional cartoons will receive an Award of Excellence, which are not remunerated. 
Only one cartoon may be submitted by each participant, either in colour or black and white. It must not have won an award previously. 
World Press Freedom Canada reserves the right to use the winning cartoons for promotion of the Cartoon Competition. 
The winners of the Cartoon Competition will be announced on Thursday May 2, 2024, the eve of World Press Freedom Day. 
The names of the winners and their cartoons will be posted on our website. 
The deadline for reception of the cartoon is midnight (Eastern Daylight Saving Time), Friday, April 5, 2024.
Please submit your cartoon to: 
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Source: bado-badosblog.

XXXII International Festival of Satire and Humor “City of Trento“ 2024, Italy

XXXI INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
OF SATIRE AND HUMOR
“CITY OF TRENTO”
ROOTS
RULES 
Art. 1 
Studio d’Arte Andromeda announces the XXXII International Festival of Satire and Humor “City of Trento“. 
The contest will identify three winning artworks for the satire/humor/illustration category (A) and one in the comics category (B). 
For each category there will be a cash prize. 
The jury, also, will decide a selection of approximately 150 artworks that will form an exhibition that will be inaugurated in the course of 2024. 
Art. 2 
The participation to the contest is free and opened to italian and international artists from the age of 16. 
HOW TO PARTICIPATE 
Art. 3 
Every artist must register by filling and sending, with the artworks, the form attached to the last page of this document. 
Each author can send a maximum of three artworks, with the possibility to join both categories, as long as it’s specified in the form. 
The artworks must be in A4 or A3 (vertical or horizontal) and be sent in JPG or TIFF format with resolution of 300 dpi. 
Art. 4 
Every artist, joining the contest, takes responsability for the originality of the artworks and declare to be their authors, relieving the Organization from possible requests of reimbursement coming, at any scale, from thirds. 
THE JURY 
Art. 5 
The artworks will be judged by a jury made of members of Studio d’Arte Andromeda and personalities of the world of satire, comic and illustration. 
The decisions of the jury are unquestionable. 
Art. 6 
The results of the jury selection will be announced to the participants via email. 
PRIZES 
Art. 7 
From all the artworks received will be selected three winners for the satire/humor/illustration category and one for the comics category. 
For the satire/humor/illustration category there will be a First Prize of the amount of 1.000 €, a Second Prize of 500 € and a Third Prize of 300 €. 
For the comics category there will be a First Prize of the amount of 500 €. 
The jury will also signal seven artworks for the satire/humor/illustration category and two for the comics category. 
The jury has the possibility of assigning special mentions to worthy artworks. 
The jury will also award the Alessandro Alfonsi Special Prize to the artwork closest to the graphic imagery of our member prematurely passed away. 
THE EXHIBITION 
Art. 8 
For the final exhibition, the Organization will print at its own expenses every panel of the artworks selected from the jury. 
Art. 9 
The authors, joining the contest, give to the organization the non exclusive right for printing the artworks on any support to promote the Festival. The Organization commits to quote every artists’ name in each case. 
Art. 10 
The participation to the contest implies the approval of all the rules included in this document. 
THEME 
Roots 
DEADLINE 
10 June 2024 (EXTENDED:) 15 JULY 2024 
PARTICIPATION 
The contest is opened to italian and international artists from the age of 16. Each artist can send maximum three artworks, not awarded or selected in other contests. 
CATEGORIES 
A) Satire/Humor/Illustration - max 3 artworks 
B) Comics - max 3 artworks (each artwork con be made of one or two pages) 
SENDING THE ARTWORKS 
The artworks must be sent in A4/A3 format and be sent at 
Minimun resolution of 300 dpi, in JPG o TIFF. 
IMPORTANT NOTES 
Images sent by email must not be over 10MB, for bigger files use www.wetransfer.com 
PRIZES SATIRE/HUMOR/ILLUSTRATION CATEGORY 
First Prize 1.000,00 € 
Second Prize 500,00 € 
Third Prize 300,00 € 
PRIZE COMICS CATEGORY 
First Prize 500,00 € 
ALESSANDRO ALFONSI SPECIAL PRIZE 
300,00 € 
AWARD CEREMONY AND EXHIBITION 
The award cerimony and exhibition will be held in the course of 2024. 
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Download the Competition Notice with the Form on source: studioandromeda

25.2.24

2nd “Carpe Vinum” International Cartoon Contest 2024: A look at the funny side of wine

2nd edition “CarpeVinum” International Cartoon Contest 2024:
A look at the funny side of wine
RULES OF THE CONTEST 
Participation is free of charge. The competition is open to any cartoonist. 
Cartoons theme: CARPE Vinum 
Deadline: 14.05.2024 
Entries: Max 5 submission per person, format JPEG, size A3, 300 dpi, max 3 MB per cartoon. The satirical cartoons can be drawn manually or digitally with any technique, black and white or colour. The manually works are to be signed in a non invasive way with Name and Surname of the author. 
The participants should create an account on the https://carpevinum.art , setting up the user name and password, and upload the works on the web site. 
This is the only way to participate în competition. 
Prizes: 
Grand prize - 1000 EUR 
Second prize - 700 EUR 
Third prize - 500 EUR 
Other Special Prizes offered by the sponsors may be awarded. 
The jury’s decisions are final. 
The sender remains responsible for the originality of his work. Discussions and possible claims concerning all forms of plagiarism are the responsibility of the contributor. All cartoons, whether they have won a prize or not, may be used for cultural purposes and may be published. The winning original cartoon works will be sent by post at an address indicated by the organizer within 30 days. 
The cartoon’s author consents that the cartoon or cartoons sent will become the property of the Organizer. The Organizer is entitled for all reproduction right for any cartoon registered in competition. 
The organizer shall not be responsible for the impossibility of a winner to take possession of the prize for reasons not related to it. If the competitor does not comply with the obligations imposed by this regulation, the organizer is exonerated from any liability. 
In the absence of interbank relations between Romania and the country of origin of the winner, the organizer is exonerated from any liability. 
Participants assumes acceptance of these conditions. 
By submitting the works to International Cartoons Contest 2024 Carpe Vinum, the artist accepts the decisions of the jury and the rules printed above. 
Calendar of the Contest: 
Deadline to submit the cartoons: 14th May 2024
Preselection: Phase one: vote of the jury 18th -21th May 2024 (based on this vote, will be preselected 50 cartoons for the final vote of the Jury) 
FINAL VOTE: 24th May 2024, 16:00 GMT, online streaming on https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089447310028 .
Organizer 
Transilvania CLOUD 
Munteanu Mircea - President. 
Source: carpevinum .

15.2.24

Theme for the 11th Caneva Ride 2024, Italy: Is life a movie?

RULES "CANEVA RIDE" 2024
1 - THEME
Pro Castello di Caneva promotes the International Contest Caneva Ride! (Caneva Laughs!) for humorous and satirical cartoons on the theme "Is life a movie?".
2 - PARTICIPATION
The Contest is open to all cartoonists of the world from the age of 16. Participants can apply individually or in groups (if there are several authors, a referent for all communications with the Contest promoters should be indicated).
3 - TECHNIQUES
The contestants may send up to three unpublished works, realized by using any technique, color or black and white, which haven’t been awarded in other contests. The maximum format should be A4 (21 X 29.7 cm).
4 - TERMS AND DEADLINES
The works should be sent to canevaridecontest@gmail.com no later than midnight of 16 June 2024 in one of the following formats: .jpg, .tiff or .pdf with a resolution of 300 dpi, together with the registration form including personal data (first name, last name, full address, telephone number; if the contestant is under the age of 18, the name of a parent authorizing the participation needs to be added). 
The individual files should not exceed the weight of 5 MB. If more than one work is submitted, please send them one at a time.
5 - JURY
Stefano Disegni Satirical cartoonist and television writer - President of the Jury
Davide Perin Pro Castello - Caneva
Mario Zorzetto Heirs Toni Zampol
Vicenzo Bottecchia Cultural comics operator
Domenico Florio Photographer
6 - AWARDS
FIRST PRIZE euro 600,00
SECOND PRIZE euro 250,00
THIRD PRIZE euro 150,00.
The amounts are to be considered pre-tax applied by the country of origin. 
The Jury reserves the right to point out further works, which will not receive cash prizes. During the exhibitions of the works, it will be possible for visitors to indicate their favorite. The authors participating in the competition will transfer to Pro Castello the non-exclusive right to publish their works on any support for promotional purposes, without claiming copyrights.
7 - EXHIBITION
The opening of the exhibition and the prize giving ceremony will be held on Saturday, 6 July 2024 at Villa Frova, Caneva. 
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Seyran Caferli: Honorable Mention
20th Syria International Cartoon Contest 2024.

Zhang Jing: Grand Prize
18th International Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest 1998.

13.2.24

13. International Cartoon Contest, Kyrenia 2024, Cyprus

KYRENIA MUNICIPALITY
CYPRIOT – TURKISH CARTOONIST ASSOCIATION

23. OLIVE FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL OLIVE HUMOR FESTIVAL

13. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST 2024
(KYRENIA – CYPRUS)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

ATTENTION!!! WE ARE GOING BACK TO THE ESSENCE OF THE CARTOON!
Cartoon is line art reflected in black and white colors. Colored cartoons, which became widespread with computer technology in the 1990s, create some problems. 1-It increases printing and photocopying costs. 2-As a result of the cartoons being drowned in colors, the main subject that is intended to be reflected is pushed into the background. However, the essence of the cartoon is black and white. The cartoon should reflect the subject it will explain in a practical way, with only lines. For this reason, starting from this year, we will accept the cartoons sent to the contest ONLY WITH BLACK LINES ON A WHITE BACKGROUND (Grayscale is not accepted).

1 – The contest is open to all (over 18 years) amateur or professional cartoonist or any one who could submit a cartoon regardless individual's race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, age, or other protected characteristic. 

2 – THEMES:  

A) Olive Subject
Olive, Olive and Time, Olive and History, Olive and Mythology, Olive and Technology, Olive and Cyprus, Olive and Life, Olive and Peace, Olive and Conflict, Olive and War, Olive and Health, Olive and Women, Olive and Men, Olive and Children, Olive Oil, Olive Branch, Olive Tree, Benefits of Olive, Olive and Olive Mill/Press, Banning of Uprooting, Burning and Cutting Down Olive Trees and so forth. 

B) Free Subject 
Any topic can be drawn. 

3 – All Submissions must be in the form of cartoon. Any painting or illustrations will not be accepted and will be disqualified. Cartoons must be without words. 

4 – Cartoons to be sent to the contest must be BLACK - WHITE and original. Size: A4 or A3. Each participant will write their name, surname, address, telephone and e-mail address on the back of the cartoon and send a photo and short CV. 

5 – Submission of materials, which has previously been submitted and or presented and or published elsewhere, is welcomed providing copyright is not infringed, however previously any award wining material cannot be submitted. 

6 – All work submitted for evaluation by the International Selection Committee and work of finalist will be published at official web page of the contest. In addition submissions will be reviewed and evaluated for plagiarism by international associations. If Plagiarism detected and or any previously award wining material submitted, submissions will be canceled and the next eligible entry will be considered for the prize. 

7 – It is possible to participate in the contest (in Olive or Free subjects) with any number of works, but a participant cannot be given more than one prize in each section. Additionally, any cartoonist cannot receive a second award in the section in which he won the Grand Prize. 

8 – The works must be sent to the specified address by regular or insured mail or cargo by 31 MAY 2024 at the latest. HAND DELIVERY IS NOT ACCEPTED. 

9 – All submission, awarded or not, will be kept and archived by Cypriot – Turkish Cartoonist Association at the newly established “International Cyprus Cartoon Museum.” 

10 – All prize winner submissions and selected works by the Steering Committee will be published in a album. In addition, they will be exhibited in the 23rd International Olive Festival 2024. 

11 – The results of the contest will be published thru media and prizing winning entrants will be informed by contact information provided. 

12 – The Kyrenia Municipality and Cypriot – Turkish Cartoonist Association will have the publishing rights to exhibition, publish or print, in any media or format, any or all submissions. 

13 – All persons entering the contest agree that the rules of the contest as set out in these terms and conditions are binding on them. And all submissions could be published and printed by the Kyrenia Municipality and Cypriot – Turkish Cartoonist Association as set out in these terms and conditions without any future compensation. 

PRIZES: 
Grand Prize: 30.000 Turkish Liras + Golden Olive Statue. 

OLIVE THEME 
First Prize: 15.000 Turkish Liras + Golden Olive Statue. 
Second Prize: Silver Olive Statue. 
Third Prize: Bronze Olive Statue. 
10 or 20 Special Prizes (Olive Statue). 

FREE THEME 
First Prize: 15.000 Turkish Liras + Golden Olive Statue. 
Second Prize: Silver Olive Statue. 
Third Prize: Bronze Olive Statue. 
Special Prize for 10 to 20 Cartoonists. 

DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2024 

SUBMISSION ADDRESS: 
Kıbrıs Türk Karikatürcüler Derneği 
12. Uluslararası Karikatür Yarışması 
Posta Kutusu: 455 (Post Code: 99000) 
Lefkoşa – Kuzey Kıbrıs (Turkey) 

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RECEIVING PACKAGES SENT TO THE WRONG ADDRESSES. 


STEERING COMMITTEE.

The XVI International Contest Snail Graphic Humor 2024, Spain

XVI INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
SNAIL GRAPHIC HUMOR
RULES 2024
1. Any professional or amateur artist can participate in this contest. 
2. The theme of the contest is the SNAIL
3. The participants can send a maximum of 3 works to compete, as long as they have not been previously awarded in another contest. 
4. The works (only in comic strips) can be made with any pictorial technique, with unique format of A-4 size (210 mm X 297 mm) or proportional. 
5. Works can be without words or, in case of having them, they must be in Catalan, Spanish or English. 
6. Only works sent to the email info@ilertravel.es will be accepted. You can send up to 3 images to that email which must have the format indicated in point 4. We will not accept any work sent by regular mail. 
7. The deadline for works admission ends on April 12, 2024
8. The email sent must include, besides the work, the name and surname, address, telephone, short curriculum vitae and photograph or/and an author’s caricature. 
9. The winning work will recieve a single prize of 1,016 euros (amount on which the corresponding tax deduction will be applied); and a trip to Lleida for two people and, if so expressed by the winner, two nights of accommodation in the city to attend the award ceremony that will take place on May 24, 2024, coinciding with the opening of the XLIII Aplec del Caragol. It is recommended not to modify the dates of the trip since the expenses that any change of the agreed dates will be borne by the winner. 
10. The decision of the jury will be unappealable. 
11. The Jury will be composed by people representig the Fecoll, Iler Travel and Humoràlia. 
12. The decision of the Jury will be notified to the winner during the last two weeks of April or the first two weeks of May 2024 by electronic mail and it will be published later to websites and social media by Humoràlia and Fecoll (www.aplec.org). 
13. The author of the winning work will have to give the original work in hand on the award ceremony, or by certified mail properly protected, to the organization of the contest (if the author cannot come to receive the award in person). In case the work is made, totally or partially, by digital tools, a copy signed by hand by the author must be sent. The address of the Federació de Colles de l’Aplec del Caragol is: C/Obradors, 2. 25002 Lleida. 
14. The selected words –with a maximum of 50– chosen by the jury, they will be exhibited in the Fecoll’s head office or, if necessary, in other facilities. 
15. The electronic version of the works can be visited on a virtual gallery that will be published afterwards on the websites of Humoràlia and Fecoll. 
16. The organization reserves the right to spread and reproduce the winning work and the others selected, only during the promotion of the Aplec and this same contest in future calls, without express permission of the author or authors, and without this representing any obligation to the artist. 
17. Participation in the contest implies full acceptance and no reservation of these bases. Any doubt that may arise will be solved by the Jury. 
Lleida, 2024 February. 

31.1.24

The 29th International Cartoon Exhibition, Zagreb 2024, Croatia

29th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION ZAGREB 2024
A. PARTICIPATION 
The organizer of the 29th International Cartoon Exhibition ZAGREB 2024 is Croatian Cartoonist Association. The exhibition is open to all authors over the age of 18, regardless of nationality, gender or profession. 
B. THEME: 
LITERATURE IN CARICATURE - CHARACTERS FROM WORLD FAMOUS BOOKS IN FUNNY SITUATIONS 
C. ENTRIES 
Conditions of entry: 
1. Only digital artworks will be accepted: A4 size, 300 dpi, jpeg. 
2. Entries can be either black and white or coloured. 
3. The works should be named as follows: name.surname.country.number (in case of more than one work). 
4. The cartoons must not have been previously awarded on festivals. 
5. Maximum 3 entries may be submitted. 
D. DEADLINE 
Entry deadline is April 15th, 2024
E. ADDRESS 
Send your cartoons to: 
Within the email participant should provide informations as follows: 
Name and Family Name 
Address (street and house number) 
Postal code and city 
Country 
Phone number. 
F. PRIZES AND AWARDS 
First Prize - 1.000 EUR 
Second Prize - 500 EUR 
Third Prize - 300 EUR 
Five Special mentions. 
G. OTHER CONDITIONS 
Every author whose work is included in the exhibition will receive a catalogue. 
The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the Zagreb 2024 festival as the advertising material without being obliged to pay a fee to an author whose work may be used.