International Cartoon Contest of Nilufer Municipality 2015, Bursa - Turkey

INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST OF NİLÜFER MUNICIPALITY

Last Apply Date (Deadline): March 3, 2015
Concept (Theme): “War and Peace” (Who’ll go a waltzing Matilda with me). The concept refers to Eric Bogle’s song (And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda) which is dedicated to Gallipoli War in WW1.
Contest Details
18 March is the memorial date of Gallipoli Martyrs of World War 1. The cooperation of Nilüfer Municipality and Anatolian Cartoonists Association organizes a cartoon contest for that special day. The concept points out Scottish Singer Eric Bogle’s song, “And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda” which refers to Gallipoli War where more than 500 thousands soldiers lost their life. After war, antiwar movements substantially raised.
2015 is the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli. This is why Nilüfer Municipality organized this contest under the concept of “War and Peace.” Every cartoon works relates to “War and Peace” will be evaluated.
This contest is open to all professional and amateur cartoonists of any nationality, religion and etc.
The number of entries is limited to 3.
The works have to be e-mailed as format of A4-300dpi-jpg to anatoliancartoon@gmail.com
It is acceptable to join to the contest with cartoons that have been published previously. However, they should not have won any prize/award in any other competition.
The cartoons which are suspected due to plagiarism are going to publish on the website, www.anadolukarikaturculerdernegi.org between the dates 3-6 March. Hence, the owners of the works have a last chance to defend their work. Any of apply after those dates won’t be accepted.
Jury will be gathered on the 9th of March.
Jury members:
Ahmet Aykanat,
Mehmet Kahraman,
Cüneyt Şenyavaş,
Kemal Akkoç,
Halit Kurtulmuş
Nilüfer Municipality Representative
Nilüfer Municipality Representative.
All cartoons, whether they have won a prize or not, may be used for cultural purposes of Nilüfer Municipality and may be published for noncommercial aims such as poster, book, album, brochure, postcard, invitation, exhibition and etc. Other of any copyright belongs to the participated cartoonist. Participation assumes acceptance of these conditions.
The contest album will be sent to participated cartoonist.
The date of reward ceremony will be announced later by organization committee with the name of participated cartoonist.
The following prizes are awarded:
1st prize $1000 + Trophy
2st prize $700 + Trophy
3rd prize $500 + Trophy
(3) Honorable mention $100 + Trophy
For more information:
Birgül Telli Uysal
Content Office
birgul@icerikofisi.com
+90 224 233 66 92
Source: anadolukarikaturculerdernegi.

3rd Niels Bugge Cartoon Award 2015, Viborg, Denmark

Theme explanation: Equal in diversity
Conditions and rules:
Initially, each participant can submit up to 3 entries in digital format by sending them before April 10th, 2015 via internet (Upload) to the following address: www.nielsbuggeaward.org/sendcartoon.html together with the digital entry form with the informations about the author.
Size for the first round: A4 Format, 300dpi, 2480x3508 pixel, Max. 5 MB each file.
The cartoons received after the deadline will be rejected.
Out of these submissions, the jury will make a selection of 100-150 drawings. Only the selected artists will be asked to send the original work by post. All these works will be shown at the exhibition.
The works can be made in black & white or color, with any drawing technique, we accept only wordless cartoons, without subtitles.
The submitted work should not have been awarded before the deadline of this contest.
Cartoon works will be appreciated by the International Jury.
The award winners selected by the jury will be personally informed via e-mail. The final decisions of the jury are incontestable.
The Prizes are:
1st Prize : 3.000 €
2nd Prize : 2.000 €
3rd Prize : 1.000 €
The selected participants give the organizers permission to use their drawings only for promoting the artist and the event itself.
Every other aspect of the copyright remains with the artist (except for the awarded submissions).
It ensures that the awarded works can no longer be submitted in other contests or published by their authors or third parties after the official publication of the results.
The drawings that were awarded one of the prizes will become property of the organizer.
The exhibition and the award ceremony will take place in late May 2015.
By taking part in this contest the participants accept the above mentioned rules.
Contact for further information: award15@hae.de.
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Similars with the prize-winning cartoons in the 54th international contest Knokke-Heist 2015

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This report from Julian Pena-Pai.

Results 54th International cartoon contest Knokke-Heist 2015, Belgium

WINNERS
Golden Hat: Vladimir Stankovski from Serbia with the cartoon 'Scritch Screetch'. (Top)

Silver Hat: Klaus Pitter from Austria with the cartoon 'Life Belt'.

Bronze Hat: Mark Lynch from Australia with the cartoon 'Ballerina'.

Davidsfonds Prize: Alfons Vos fom Belgium with the cartoon 'Respect voor ons'.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/cartoonfestival/posts/637750766330795.

32. Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Competition 2015, Turkey

32. AYDIN DOĞAN INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION 2015, TURKEY
• The Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition is organized every year in Turkey by the Aydın Doğan Foundation.
• The competition is open to professional and amateur cartoonists from all over the world.
• The Jury, composed of international members, will meet in June 2015.
• The 32nd Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition will be celebrated with an award ceremony in October 2015 in Istanbul.
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
1. Choice of subject is free.
2. Only original cartoons will be accepted. Cartoons sent as printouts should bear original signatures of cartoonists. Photographs, photocopies, etc. will not be accepted.
3. Size of cartoons should not exceed 29.7 x 42cm (A3 paper size).
4. Participants are expected to send the filled out participation form, with a short curriculum vitae and a photograph, together with their cartoons. Please fill out the form attached or download it from www.aydindoganvakfi.org.tr. The documents should be sent to Aydın Doğan Foundation, Burhaniye Mahallesi Kısıklı Cad. No 65, 34676 Üsküdar Istanbul, Turkey.
5. The Foundation will not be responsible for any damage that may occur during postage.
6. Award-winning cartoons will not be returned to their artists.
7. By filling out the participation form, the participant declares and accepts in advance that (s)he grants license in form of non-exclusive simple license to Aydın Doğan Foundation without any limitations on location, time period and number including assignment to third parties in relation to the usage rights of financial rights such as processing, duplication, distribution, representation, indication and transmission to the public via audio and/or visual means (s)he holds over the cartoon(s) which will enter the competition as defined under Articles 21-25 of the Law No. 5846 on Turkish Intellectual and Artistic Works; and that (s)he gives consent to Aydın Doğan Foundation to exhibit such cartoon(s), to keep them in its archives, to publish them on the Internet or through other media or to use them in any other way without any limitations.
8. Should the cartoon(s) which enters the competition earns a rank and/or a prize, the participant declares and accepts in advance that (s)he transfers the financial rights such as processing, duplication, distribution, representation, indication and transmission to the public via audio and/or visual means (s)he holds over the cartoon(s) which earned a rank and/or a prize to the Aydın Doğan Foundation without any limitations on location, time period and number including assignment to third parties under Articles 21-25 of the Law No.5846 on Turkish Intellectual and Artistic Work; and that (s)he gives consent to Aydın Doğan Foundation to exhibit such cartoon(s), to keep them in its archives, to publish them on the Internet or through other media or to use them in any other way without any limitations; and that (s)he does not have any right of disposition over the financial rights subject to transfer and thus cannot enter into any transactions with third parties in relation to transferred financial rights.
9. The Foundation will cover travel and accommodation expenses of the first three award-winning cartoonists for the award ceremony in Turkey.
10. Cartoons that have not received any awards shall be returned to their owners upon written application to the Foundation within one year. The responsibility of the Foundation finishes after one year.
11. The deadline for entries is Friday, May 8, 2015.
12. Jury members cannot participate in the competition in the year they act as a jury member.
13. The decision to upload the cartoons sent to the competition on the Virtual Museum lies with the Aydın Doğan Foundation.
Participation Rules in languages (PDF).

Finalist cartoons of the 6th International Tourism Cartoon Competition, Turkey

Dear Fellow Global Cartoonists,
After the meeting of the Pre-selection Committee on January 17, 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey, the finalist cartoons of the 6th International Tourism Cartoon Competition were specified. 146 cartoons in the adult category and 34 cartoons in the youth category were chosen for the final evaluation.
The finalist cartoons will be displayed on the origination website (please see below) between January 22 and February 10, 2015 before the evaluation of the final selection committee. When you see any similar, copy cartoon/s or received an award before, and any fraud cartoon/s among the finalist cartoons, please write to organizing committee. Any objections to authenticity will be considered until February 10, 2015.
The finalist cartoons are displayed on this web page:
https://plus.google.com/photos/104056965456959662765/albums/6106738547096716257
Note: All finalist cartoons displayed on the web page under the name of “Adult (1)” ….. and “Youth (1)” ….. When you report a cartoon, please write the label of the cartoon (you can see the label on the right of the screen when you click a picture). On the other hand, you can send the picture of the cartoon via e-mail.
Please write to:
E-mail: nazmi.kozak@gmail.com

5th International Turhan Selcuk Cartoon Competition 2015, Turkey

5th International Turhan Selcuk Cartoon Competition 2015
CONDITIONS

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.
However, the cartoons must be original. As long as the cartoons have the original signature of the cartoonist, digital prints are 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 10th May 2015:
5. ULUSLARARASI TURHAN SELCUK KARIKATUR YARISMASI
Milas Belediyesi Kultur Sanat Birimi
48200 - Milas - Mugla / Turkey
7. The results of the competition will be announced on 27th May 2015.
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. All cartoonists whose cartoons are selected for the exhibition and the album will receive a copy of the competition album.
10. The reward ceremony will be held on 19th September 2015. 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 2015.
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 Masaraci - Cartoonist / ISTANBUL
Serpil Kar - Cartoonist / ADANA
Rasit Yakali - Cartoonist / ISTANBUL
Muhammet Sengoz - Cartoonist / IZMIT
Xia Lichuan - Cartoonist / CHINA
Christina Sampaio - Cartoonist / PORTUGAL
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 16th May 2015.
(Updated on 26 May 2015).

The 9th HumoDEVA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST Deva, Romania, 2015

DEAR ARTIST,
The International Site BestCARTOONS.net,
CRISAN Publishing House,
The ACCES Association (as the organizers) and
The Founders (Horia CRISAN & Liviu STANILA),
Are very glad to invite you to participate in

The 9th HumoDEVA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST Deva, Romania, 2015

R U L E S 2015
1. The 9th HumoDEVA ICC is an open competition for cartoonists all over the world. The participation is free of charge. For all the cartoonists accepted in the contest, the drawings will be displayed FREE OF CHARGE on HumoDEVA’s site.
2. The artworks must be presented in a FREE THEME - MY BEST OF 2014, (your best cartoons made in 2014) or/and on THE THEME - SEX, LOVE AND…MONEY!
3. Deadline: April 30, 2015.
4. You can submit max 5 works, made in 2014, for FREE THEME and max 5 works for THEME SECTION. The cartoons must not contain text. The name of the uploaded cartoons must contain the entrant’s family name, first name, country and title of work (in english). The works must be digitized in 300 DPI resolution, RGB color mode, in JPG format, with the maximum limit of 2 MB.
5. Upload your cartoons here! (To finish, click DONE in the up right side, on green.)
Separately please send at the e-mail address humodeva@gmail.com the author’s photo or caricature and a short biography in English, including date of birth, education, profession, citizenship, awards, publications and exhibitions.
6. The cartoons submitted to the contest will be exhibited on the HumoDEVA 2015 web site for the attention and objection of all cartoonists to prevent similarity, copying and steeling. Any cartoon which is similar, copied or stolen will not be awarded. The contest results will be announced on the HumoDEVA 2015 web site .
7. The Jury will award the following prizes for the best works, no mater the categories:
GOLD PRIZE 500$, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net
SILVER PRIZE 400$, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net
BRONZE PRIZE 300$, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net
10 EXCELLENCY Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net.
Jury’s decisions are final. Other Special Prizes offered by the sponsors may be awarded.
The prizes can be paid in Deva or can be posted to the cost of the receiver. The organizer does not assume any liability regarding taxes or bank charges. The original drawings of the prize winning entries should be sent in maximum two weeks from the results announcement, well wrapped and protected against damages. The mail address for sending winning originals is: CRISAN Publishing House, Mihai Viteazu street, bl. 47, ap 1, 330091 Deva, jud. Hunedoara, ROMANIA.
8. By participating, entrants grant the organizing body the right to use their entries as advertising for the HumoDEVA International Cartoon Contest and for the site BestCARTOONS.net (e.g. as cartoon books, catalogues, advertising in the press, internet and other media, separate promotional printed works such as posters, leaflets, etc., promotional gifts by the city council and/or cartoon contest organization, calendars, etc) without any special fees paid to the authors.
9. For further information, e-mail: humodeva@gmail.com .
10. By submitting the works to The HumoDÆVA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST, the artists accept the decisions of the Jury and the rules printed above.
GOOD LUCK!
Horia CRISAN, Founder
Liviu STANILA, Co-founder and art director
The HumoDEVA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST – Deva, Romania

46th World Gallery of Cartoons Skopje 2015, Republic of Macedonia

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More info + Application Form in PDF here.

Maya Kamath Memorial Awards for Excellence in Cartooning 2014, India

Source: cartoonistsindia.

The 9th International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic BUCOVINA 2015, ROMANIA

The International Exhibition
of Satirical Graphic
BUCOVINA - ROMANIA
the 9th Edition, 2015
Organizers:
Bucovina Museum – muzeulbucovinei.ro
„Gândeşte” Association – gandeste.org
Suceava County Council- cjsuceava.ro

The Bucovina Museum from Suceava has the distinct pleasure of inviting you to participate to the 9th International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic BUCOVINA - ROMANIA.
1. The International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic has as theme: “Ukraine: War and Peace”.
2. We address to all the professional and amateur cartoonists from all over the world, regardless of their age.
3. The number of sent cartoons is maximum five (otherwise you will be disqualified).
4. Please attach in .doc format a brief presentation of your artistic activity (surname and name, exact address, e-mail address, a photo and your CV) (otherwise you will be disqualified)
5. The exhibition prizes are:
- Grand prize– 500 € + diploma + gold medal
- Second prize - 300 € + diploma
- Third prize - 100 € + diploma
- Three mentions - diploma + medal.
6. The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address: competition@muzeulbucovinei.ro and they must be of 300 dpi minimum resolution, A4 format, realized in any technique: black and white or coloured.
7. All the events of the exhibition will be published in the web page of the Bucovina Museum http://www.muzeulbucovinei.ro/ and also on the webpages of the partners. All the artists who will qualify for the exhibition will receive the.printed catalogue containing all the selected cartoons.
8. Deadline for sending your cartoons: 30th of April 2015.
9. The exhibition will be opened for the public in June 2015.
10. Bucovina Museum – muzeulbucovinei.ro and „Gândeşte” Association – gandeste.org reserve the right to use the works submitted for the contest in any way suited to promote the contest and its results.
Jury Members: Mihai Panzaru Pim – cartoonist; George Licurici – cartoonist; Ovidiu Ambrozie Borta BOA- cartoonist
Artistic manager: BOA www.artboa.ro; www.artboa.blogspot.com, boa-caricatura.eu.
Source: cartooncenter.

I am Charlie Cartoon Festival January 30th 2015, Norway

I am Charlie
Religious tolerance, respect
and freedom of expression
Cartoon Festival
January 30th 2015

Universal Tolerance Organization with the vision of global peace, democracy, peaceful coexistence, respect of human rights and sustainable development through tolerance, organizes this festival to support the freedom of expression and respect to human rights.
UTO ask you to send one or two of your art for the festival because of the attack in Paris. In January 7, 2015, at approximately 11:30 CET(10:30 UTC), two masked gunmen armed with Kalashnikov rifles, a shotgun, and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher stormed the headquarters of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. They shot and killed 12 people, including Charlie Hebdo staff and two French National police officers, and wounded 11 others.
This festival will hold I am Charlie Cartoon Festival out of respect for human rights and support for journalists and cartoonist around the world.
Subject: Religious tolerance, respect and freedom of expression.
Deadline: 30 January 2015
Artists may start sending their work from January 10th to: festival@universaltolerance.org
Terms and conditions:
The competition is open to everybody around the world.
The art work must be original and not published or exhibited previously.
The work should be designed and colored digitally.
The artist should sign the original digital artwork, and number the printed version with pencil before mailing it to our postal address.
The artwork should be filed as JPG with a resolution of 300 dpi.
Name, personal details and contact information (phone, email, country of origin, mailing address) of the artist should be written behind the artwork.
Artists should enclose a personal photo and a short biography of themselves.
The artwork should demonstrate of the subjects mentioned above.
International juries will select the artwork for competition.
A collection of artworks will be published to present an artistic view of the principles of tolerance.
Universal Tolerance Organization will have the right to publish the artworks in books, and websites of U.T.O etc.
Awards:
First prize: 600 Euros.
Second prize: 400 Euros.
Third prize: 300 Euros.
Website: www.universaltolerance.org
I am Charle Cartoon Festival on the FACEBOOK CLICK HERE.

6.01.2015 R.I.P. Stefan DESPODOV, Bulgaria

http://www.bestcartoons.net/Cartoonists/Stefan-DESPODOV-Bulgaria/
http://dicaco.kongju.ac.kr/content.php?db=menu02_03&key=Stefan+Despodov
Source: bestcartoons.

Gunmen attack the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris; 12 killed including 4 cartoonists

It is reported the four cartoonists were Charb, Cabu, Wolinski and Tignous.

Carlos Latuff (Middle East Monitor).