7th International Cartoon / Caricature Contest, Magazine "Nosorog" ("Rhinocerus")

7. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON/CARICATURE CONTEST - MAGAZINE “NOSOROG” (“RHINOCERVS”)
The organizer of 7th International cartoon/caricature contest is The International magazine for satire, humor and cartoons “Nosorog” ( “Rhinocervs”; www.nosorog.rs.sr ). The contest is opened for professional or amateur cartoonists, from any country, any nationality, age, sex, or profession.
THEME: BIG & BIGGEST PHILOSOPHERS In 19th and 20th Century
Prizes:
First Prize: 300 euros + Diploma
Second Prize: Diploma
Third Prize: Diploma
Five ( 5 ) Special Diplomas
Conditions of entry:
1. Technic: any Technic will be accepted
2. IMPORTANT: Write on each caricature which philosopher you present! (you may find photos of philosophers on Wikipedia, or somewhere other on net)
3. Entries: maximum 7 entries will be submitted
4. Size of entries: A4, A3 format
5. Send your name, surname, address and the E-mail
6. You may send by post or by E-mail
7. E-mail for sending art-work: nosorog.magazine@gmail.com
Note: 300 dpi resolution; JPG, JPEG format
8. If you send by post, address is:
MAGAZINE “NOSOROG”
CARA DUŠANA 4
78000 BANJA LUKA
REPUBLIKA SRPSKA
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Note: Please, do not send originals, because we will not send you back!
9. DEADLINE
Entry deadline is the December 15th 2014.
10. Names of Philosophers:
1. Arthur Schopenhauer (Germany)
2. Søren Aabye Kierkegaard - (Denmark)
3. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - (Germany)
4. Auguste Comte – (France)
5. John Stuart Mill – (England)
6. Herbert Spencer – (England)
7. Alexander von Humboldt – (Germany)
8. Gustav Theodor Fechner – (Germany)
9. Rudolf Hermann Lotze - (Germany)
10. Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg – (Germany)
11. Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann – (Germany)
12. Ernst Kuno Berthold Fischer – (Germany)
13. Friedrich Albert Lange - (Germany)
14. Hermann Cohen - (Germany)
15. Paul Gerhard Natorp - (Germany)
16. Ernst Cassirer - (Germany)
17. Wilhelm Windelband - (Germany)
18. Heinrich John Rickert - (Germany)
19. Richard Kroner - (Germany)
20. Benedetto Croce - (Italy)
21. Giovanni Gentile - (Italy)
22. Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin - (Russia)
23. Ivan Alexandrovich Ilyin - (Russia)
24. Charles Sanders Peirce - (USA)
25. William James - (USA)
26. John Dewey - (USA)
27. Charles W. Morris - (USA)
28. Richard McKay Rorty - (USA)
29. Richard Heinrich Ludwig Avenarius - (Switzerland)
30. Ernst Waldfried Josef Wenzel Mach - (Austria)
31. Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, known as: George Santayana - (Spain-USA)
32. Henri Bergson - (France)
33. Wilhelm Dilthey (Germany)
34. Georg Simmel - (Germany)
35. Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler - (Germany)
36. Nikolay Yakovlevich Danilevsky - (Russia)
37. Semyon Lyudvigovich Frank - (Russia)
38. George Edward Moore - (England)
39. Bertrand Arthur William Russell - (England)
40. Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein - (Austria-England)
41. Bernhard Placidus Johann Nepomuk Bolzano - Bernard Bolzano - (Czech Kingdom, Bohemian Kingdom)
42. Franz Clemens Honoratus Hermann Brentano - Franz Brentano - (Germany)
43. Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl - Edmund Husserl - (Germany)
44. Max Ferdinand Scheler - (Germany)
45. Gustav Gustavovich Shpet - (Russia-SSSR)
46. Nicolai Hartmann - (Russia-Germany)
47. Martin Heidegger - (Germany)
48. Martin Buber - (Austria-Israel)
49. Emmanuel Levinas - (Russia-France)
50. Gabriel Honoré Marcel - (France)
51. Karl Theodor Jaspers - (Germany)
52. Nikolai Alexandrovich Berdyaev - (Russia-France)
53. Žan Pol Sartr (France) - Jean-Paul Sartre
54. Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo - (Spain)
55. José Ortega y Gasset - (Spain)
56. Max Horkheimer - (Germany)
57. Theodor W. Adorno - (Germany)
58. Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin - Walter Benjamin - (Germany)
59. Herbert Marcuse - (Germany-USA)
60. Erich Seligmann Fromm - (Germany-Mexico-Switzerland)
61. Jürgen Habermas - (Germany)
62. Niklas Luhmann - (Germany)
63. György Lukács - (Hungary)
64. Karl Korsch - (Germany)
65. Ernst Bloch - (Germany)
66. Gajo Petrović (Yugoslavia)
67. Étienne Gilson - (France)
68. Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky - (Russia)
69. Nikolay Alekseevich Umov - (Russia)
70. Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov - (Russia)
71. Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky - (Russia)
72. Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov - (Russia)
73. Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky - (Russia)
74. Karl Raimund Popper - (Austria-England)
75. Thomas Samuel Kuhn - (USA)
76. Paul Karl Feyerabend - (Austria-USA)
77. Claude Lévi-Strauss - (France)
78. Michel Foucault - (France)
79. Jacques Marie Émile Lacan - (France)
80. Ferdinand de Saussure - (Switzerland-France)
81. Jacques Derrida - (France)
82. Hans-Georg Gadamer - (Germany)
83. Merab Mamardashvili - (SSSR)
84. Eugen Fink - (Germany)
… (also, you may draw some others)
Plus: Milan Uzelac (Serbia).
11. EXHIBITION: The exhibition will take place in the gallery of the National Library of Republika Srpska, city Banja Luka
12 - IMPORTANT NOTE: In the event that the State, from which awarded is, under international sanctions, the organizer is not liable if it can not deliver the prize!
13. Note: Sender must be author of caricatures!
14. Jury members:
Mrs. Maria Claudia Re, cartoonist, illustrator, designer - Argentina
Mr. Aleksandar Blatnik, painter, cartoonist - Serbia
Mr. Milenko Kosanovich, cartoonist - Serbia
Mr. Milenko Mihajlovich, painter, cartoonist - Serbia
Mr. Vladica Milenkovich, writer, Editor in Chief, Serbia
Mr. Miladin Berich, writer, Editor, Republika Srpska/BA
Mr. Goran Kljajich, writer, Chief Editor of “Nosorog”, Republika Srpska/BA.
We wish you good art-work and successful participation to everyone.
International magazine for satire, cartoon and caricature “Nosorog” (“Rhinocervs”)
City Banja Luka
Republika Srpska
Balkan, Europe.
Source: facebook.

XIV International Salón Humor, Santa Clara 2014, Cuba

XIV International Salón Humor, Santa Clara 2014, Cuba
The humoristic monthly Melaíto and the Cuban Association of Authors and Artists (UNEAC) in Villa Clara, call for the XIV International Salón Humor Santa Clara 2014.
The invited country in this occasion will be Canada.
Regulations:
The themes for the salon will be "free" and "erotic".
The works must not exceed 25 x 35 cm in any technique including printed copies of digital images.
Three-dimensional works should not exceed 50 x 50 cm on any side.
Each participant can send a maximum of three works for each theme.
Entries should be posted no later than December 5th 2014 to the following address:
XIV Salón Internacional de Humor Santa Clara 2014
Casa de la Uneac
Máximo Gómez no. 107
entre Julio Jover y Martí,
Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba.
Awards:
The Organizing Committee will award three prizes for each category and other discretionary prizes.
Prizes for international participants will consist of an original painting by a well-known local artist and a prize certificate, which will be posted by secured delivery.
A panel of prestigious cartoonist will decide the winners and its decision is final.
The awards will be given on December 20th at the UNEAC venue. Shortlisted cartoons and works will be part of an exhibition.
For more details about this announcement you can email: 40melaito@gmail.com
Organizing Committee.
Source: cartoonblues.

Palestine Foundation witholds Naji Al-Ali Award due to winner's nationality

PALESTINE FOUNDATION WITHHOLDS NAJI AL-ALI AWARD DUE TO WINNER'S NATIONALITY
The International Palestine Foundation, headed by Dr. Asaad Abdulrahman, announced the Palestinian Cultural Awards in all categories except for Naji Al-Ali Award in caricature, which has been withheld due to the objection by the donor that the winner is Arab!
The terms of the award, which was announced earlier this year, stated that it is open to all who love Palestine from all over the world, and it has been announced this year through the Arab Cartoon House website which contributed for the first time in attracting the works through its Website, and collected the participating works, and organized a committee to sort the works, in addition to their participation in the jury, which consisted of caricature artists: Amjad Rasmy, Nasser Al-Jaafari and Nedal Hashim.
In this year's cycle, 111 cartoonists from 22 countries around the world have participated with 394 cartoons.
The jury selected the work of the Iranian cartoonist Bahman Jalali Nokandehi as the first place winner in addition to the work of the Bulgarian cartoonist Valentin Ivanov Georgiev in the second place, where the Committee proposed to grant the award equally between the two cartoonists. However, the award management asked the jury to change the results and not to grant the award to the Arab cartoonist because of the objection by the award donor on winner's Arabian nationality, but the jury headed by the cartoonist Amjad Rasmy refused to change the results and asked to grant the award to the winning cartoonist, provided that the terms shall be changed in the next year to limit the participations to the Arab cartoonists if the organizing committee and the donors do not want non-Arab winners.
However, the intransigence by the donor of the award valued at USD 5.000 led the organizing committee to cancel the caricature award for this year without clarifying the reasons nor mentioning the caricature category in its press release, as if it does not exist at all.
Dr. Asaad Abdulrahman pointed to the total number of participations, which reached more than 400 participants in all categories of the award, without mentioning that more than 100 participations by Palestine lovers have been omitted with no explanation or apology.
The Arab Cartoon House website, which contributed to the promotion of the award and raising the number of participations compared to about 30 participants in last year, apologizes to all the participants, cartoonists and all Palestine lovers who participated in the contest for this unjustified behavior, and considers itself irresponsible for monopolizing the award by the capitalism, and announces its apologies to all the participants for this misunderstanding of the culture in general, and its role in supporting the Palestinian issue and the resistance culture in particular, and announces the launching of opportunity to donate to collect the award value and send it the winning cartoonist.
It is worth mentioning that it the awards ceremony, which was scheduled on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at the Royal Cultural Center in Amman, Jordan, was canceled because of the chaos caused by the massive attendants in the awards ceremony, which included a special part for the poet Murid Al Barghouthi and led a large number of attendants to attack the halls, jump over the fences and spread chaos upon the place was filled with the fans of the poet.
Award management denounced this misunderstanding of the culture without being able to review its attitude to the award which held a Palestinian cartoonist's name who was always fighting against the control of capitalism over culture and the Palestinian resistance.
Author: Nedal Hahem
More on source: arabcartoon.

Similarity: Eduardo del Rio RIUS - Javad Takjoo - Musa Gumus

Eduardo del Rio RIUS (Nasreddin Hodja 1988)

Javad Takjoo (DICACO 2008)

Musa Gumus (03.02.2011).

Similarity: Villamil 2009 - Zaman 2010

Fredy Villamil, Cuba
The 4th International Cartoon Contest Braila 2009, Romania (catalog).

Kursat Zaman, Turkey
27th Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Competition 2010 Success Award, Turkey.

Results XVI International Open Cartoon Contest "Debut", Zielona Gora 2014, Poland

Results XVI International Open Cartoon Contest "Debut",  Zielona Gora 2014 / Poland
Theme :"Celebrities"
WINNERS
Grand Prix: Zbigniew Woźniak (Poland)
1st Prize: Bretislav Kovarik (Czech Republic)
2nd Prize: Sławomir Makal (Poland)
3rd Prize: Antonio Garci (Mexico).
Special Prizes:
Julian Bohdanowicz (Poland) - Special Award funded by Muzeum Karykatury im. E. Lipińskiego w Warszawie
Henryk Cebula (Poland) - Special Award funded by Elektrociepłownia "Zielona Góra" S.A.
Jacek Lanckoroński (Poland) - Special Award funded by Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A.
Kfir Weizman (Israel) - Special Award funded by Zielonogórski Ośrodek Kultury
Valeriu Kurtu (Germany) - Special Award funded by Biuro Wystaw Artystycznych w Zielonej Górze
Sławomir Łuczyński (Poland) - Special Award funded by Stowarzyszenie Polskich Artystów Karykatury w Warszawie
Zbigniew Jujka (Poland) - Special Award funded by Regionalne Centrum Animacji Kultury w Zielonej Górze.
2014-09-25
Source: http://hajnos.miroslaw.w.interia.pl/.

Results 4th Biennial of Humor "Luis d'Oliveira Guimarães", Penela 2014, Portugal

Theme: FREEDOM

WINNERS:

1º Prémio da IV BHLOG 2014 - Agim Sulaj (Albania) (Top)

2º Prémio da IV BHLOG 2014 - Mihkail Zlatkovsky (Russia)

3º Prémio da IV BHLOG 2014 - Henrique (Portugal)

Prémio Especial Humorgrafe da IV BHLOG 2014 - Vasco Gargalo (Portugal)

Prémio Especial Municipio de Penela da IV BHLOG 2014 - Javad Takjoo (Iran)

Prémio Especial Antonio Oliveira Guimarães da IV BHLOG 2014 - Li Kui Jun (China)

Prémio Especial Junta de Freguesia do Espinhal da IV BHLOG 2014 - Matias Tolsa (Argentina).

All prize-winning works on humorgrafe.
13.09.2014.

Results VII. Baja Cartoon Competition 2014 with theme: The Eyeglasses

WINNERS
I. PRIZE: Lehotay Zoltán (Hungary) (Top)
II. Prize: Pol Leurs (Luxembourg)
III. Prize: Oleg Gutsol (Ukraine)
Diploma: Norbert Van Yperzeele (Belgium)
Diploma: Eray Özbek (Turkey) (Down)
Diploma: Anatoly Radin (Russia)
Diploma: Cristian Mihailescu (Romania)
Diploma: Nagy László Ervin (Hungary).
22.09.2014.
All prize-winning works on grafikuskelemen.

Results of the 18th Caricature Biennial "Humoristic Art in the World", Vercelli 2014, Italy

(Click on the image to enlarge).

Results of the 9th International Cartoon Contest Braila 2014, Romania

Theme: PRESS
Jury: Tudor Octavian (art critic, writer) – president of jury, Mihai Stanescu (caricaturist),
Leonte Nastase (caricaturist), Iulian Pena-Pai (caricaturist), Costel Patrascan (caricaturist).
263 authors from 54 countries sent in 870 cartoons.
WINNERS
Grand Prize: Cemalettin Guzeloglu - Turkey (Top)

First Prize: Igor Lukyanchenko - Ucraine

Second Prize: Nicolae Ionița - Romania

Third Prize: Alexandr Zudin - Russia.

3 Special Prizes:
Zbigniew Piszczako - Poland
Ana von Rebeur - Argentina
Mihai Ignat - Romania.
See all prize-winning cartoons on source.
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Didie SW: Response to the article by Bernard Bouton about Plagiarism

HONESTY

by Didie SW / Indonesia

I strongly agree with the opinion of Bernard Bouton from France, about the idea of ​​plagiarism. When the announcement of the contest rolling, at least the committee gave a deadline to the community with a month - not just limited to the top cartoonists course, be a painter or a photographer who observe or look through the website are welcome to comment on the work of the winner.

If we feel -- what is perceived by all cartoonists, that follow the race was a struggle !!! The struggle over the brain thought to look for wild ideas, the struggle of the time, and the struggle of a material in terms of delivery to the race committee. If we think that all the struggle was broken by a winner who is clearly involved plagiarism, it's very mentally undermine a cartoonist participants. Not only in terms of plagiarism. A judge who has "a cartoonist idol" who then chose his work to be "won" --- as a good introduction relations or friends, without seeing the work of other participants who have a better idea, also very unfortunate, arrogant!

But apart from that, honesty is the most important thing. As a cartoonist, I prefer "lost" in a fair race, rather than be a winner but his heart is dishonest and dirty ...

Didie SW / Indonesia

didiesw@yahoo.com .

Theme in 20th Euro-Kartoenale - Kruishoutem 2015, Belgium: Soil pollution and sanitation

20th EURO-KARTOENALE - KRUISHOUTEM 2015, Belgium

RULES
1. Theme: "Soil pollution and sanitation"
2. The number of entries is limited to 5. Any kind of graphical technique will be accepted, including 3-D works. Digital artwork is preferably printed by the artist, in order to present a sufficient high quality work to the jury. They may not have been exhibited or published before.
3. The works have to be sent to the following address:
EURO-KARTOENALE
WAREGEMSESTEENWEG 113
B- 9770 KRUISHOUTEM – BELGIUM
contest2015@ecc-kruishoutem.be
Competition website will inform you if your works have arrived. The list of participants will be updated every day.
4. The drawings shall have the following dimensions: 210 x 297 mm (A4) - (8.268 x 11.693 inches). The drawing must bear, on the reverse side, the surname and forename of the participant, for 3-D entries at the bottom of the work. The drawings shall not bear subtitles.
5. By participating, the artists authorize the organizers to publish the submitted works in the catalogue and for the promotion of the exhibition.
6. The following prizes are awarded:
1st prize: € 1.600,00 + trophy
2nd prize: € 1.400,00 + trophy
3rd prize: € 1.200,00 + trophy
Prize of the ECC: Personal exhibition in the ECC
Prize of the EU: € 750,00
Best Belgian Cartoon: € 750,00
On the occasion of the prize-giving, the winners are invited for a stay of 3 days.
7. On request the participants get a free catalogue. However, the postage costs are for their own account (for participants who do not reside in Belgium using 6 coupons international reply). These coupons are available in your local post office). They can also collect the catalogue at the European Cartoon Center.
8. By participating the artist lends the submitted works to the organizers for itinerant exhibitions. Consequently, the selected works will remain at the disposal of the organizers until December 2015! The awarded works will become property of the organization.
9. The entries will only be sent back by the organizers on written request. 3-D works can be collected at the ECC in the course of 2016. They can be sent back on written request, the postage costs being in this case on the account of the artist. The organization can in no way be held responsible for eventually damaged or lost works.
10. If after announcement of the prizes, it appears that plagiarism has been committed, the jury can after deliberation withdraw the prize.
11. The international jury consisting of cartoon professionals will meet in Kruishoutem on the 27th of January 2015.
12. The inauguration and awards ceremony will take place on the 28th of March 2015.
The exhibition will run from 29th March till 20th June 2015.
13. DEADLINE : 20th of January 2015 !!!!
Consult here the entry form.
Source: http://www.ecc-kruishoutem.be/wedstrijd_2015_ENG.html.

SIMILARITIES AND PLAGIARISM by Bernard BOUTON / France

SIMILARITIES AND PLAGIARISM

by Bernard BOUTON / France


Thousands of plagiarists !

Myriad of incompetent juries !

The plagiarists are now detected, and the black list is increasing daily !


Yes, some people actively look for similarities and publish them almost every day. I think it’s actually a good thing and these compilations are really a good work. Similarity is not plagiarism. In fact, I think that real plagiarism is very rare, because, for a professional cartoonist, it is very important to show that he is able to create something new and original.

But similarities are not surprising. There are coincidences, and when several artists are cogitating about the same theme in the same context, similar cartoons are more than a coincidence, they simply are a logical consequence. A cartoonist’s brain is full of pictures he has picked out anywhere in his environment. And then, when the artist is drawing out his idea, he could use unconsciously mixed components he had possibly seen in another artist’s work. A cartoonist must be careful about that problem.

The galleries of similar cartoons remind us how difficult it is to create an utterly original work ! Therefore they are very useful. But in some examples the similarity is not obvious; this is unwelcome. It is regrettable that some people are going overboard in the search for new similarities, and when they can’t find similar cartoons, they invent them !!! The searching of similarities must not turn into systematic suspicion of plagiarism ! And the juries should not be accused of being incompetent when an awarded cartoon is vaguely resembling a previous other one !
Even the most experienced cartoonist is not the only competent person…

That said, I think that this work of compilation is essential; it plays a vital and indispensable role; it is the key tool to increase knowledge about the inventory and the evolution of cartooning. I think it should be complemented by searching of similarities in the technique of drawing; because plagiarism of style is just as important and injurious as plagiarism of ideas.

About the contests, I think it is a good idea to publish the selected cartoons on the internet during a period of 7-15 days before the choice of the finalists by the jury in order that everyone can report cases of similarity. In my opinion, this is not the issue of plagiarism, but I think it is better to award very original cartoons, ideas that no one had found before !

Bernard BOUTON

(author of the article is renowned French cartoonist and the President General of FECO)
Source: cartoongallery.

Results of the 34th International Nasreddin Hoca Cartoon Competition 2014, Turkey

Grand Prize in the 34th International Nasreddin Hoca Cartoon Competition 2014, Turkey,
goes to the Italian artist Alessandro Gatto once again.
See complete list of the winners here.
See similarities as well.

Sad news: Croatian cartoonist Ivan Haramija (HANS) passes away

Croatian cartoonist Ivan Haramija (HANS) passed yesterday (14 September 2014) at the age of 68. The funeral will be held at the cemetery of Pri Svetom Duhu in Koprivnica on 16/09/2014 at 14:00. May he rest in peace!

Born in 1946, Ivan Haramija (HANS) was educated at the Fine Arts Department of the Teachers' Training Faculty. While teaching after his graduation, he organised cultural and art activities. Been the editor of the humor magazines “Pikac” (1967-1968) and “Feferon” (1981-1990). Published cartoons in several Croatian and some foreign newspapers. Won about a hundred prizes in national and international cartoon competitions. He was one of the founders of the Croatian Cartoonist Association (HDK). He illustrated many books including children's books. Some of his cartoon books are:
Prst u oko (1981)
Na nisanu (1990)
Zdravlje je najbolja medicina (1998)
Hans (2004).
Some of his personal exhibitions took place in:
1968 Prelog
1974 Donja Dubrava
1975 Cakovec
1977 Koprivnica, Varazdin, Sisak
1978 Cakovec
1983 Varazdin
1985 Zagreb
1988 Zagreb
1989 Koprivnica
1990 Prelog
1992 Koprivnica
1998 Prelog
1999 Cakovec
2001 Zagreb
2002 Cakovec
2004 Koprivnica.
Source of biography: http://www.ekm.anadolu.edu.tr/ivanharamija.htm.

Results of the 5th International City and Citizen Cartoon Contest 2014, Tabriz - Iran

Theme: Culture of Citizenship
JURY: Jury board of every year are the last year`s winners
WINNERS
First prize: Angel Boligan - Mexico (Top)
Second prize: Alex Pelayo - Chile
Third prize: Mehdi Azizi - Iran
Selected: 
Mohammad Bagher Ranjbar - Iran
Pezhman Alipour - Iran
Taher Shabani - Iran
Vladimir Kazanevsky - Ukraine
Ehsan Ganji - Iran.
See all prize-winning cartoons on source.

1st International Cartoon Contest and Graphic Humor - Noticartun Colombia - 2014

CARTOONIST OF COLOMBIAN DAY CELEBRATION OF CARTOON NEWS - COLOMBIA
I INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST AND GRAPHIC HUMOR - NOTICARTUN COLOMBIA - 2014
"TRIBUTE TO JOSE MARIA ESPINOSA"

CALL
News Cartoon News Blog Colombia since 2008, reports the professional work of caricaturists and cartoonists in national events, exhibitions and national and international competitions, invited to perform (we) tribute to all caricaturists and cartoonists of the country, this contest and drawings virtual exhibition tribute to the Colombian national hero José María Espinosa and the fact this profession so loved and suffered.
1) Open to all cartoonists in the world and the last day for participation October 15, 2014.
2) The themes of the competition are :
A. José María Espinosa: physiognomic caricatures of him, not portraits.
B. Graphic Humor: Caricature; the exercise I make cartoons. Being a cartoonist or illustrator.
3) PRIZES:
Caricature
1st place: Diploma of the event.
- Two Honorable Mentions.
Humor Graphic
1st place: Diploma of the event.
- two Honorable Mentions
2 SPECIAL AWARDS FOR COLOMBIANS: "Best Caricature Noticartun Colombia" and "Best Humor Graphic Noticartun Colombia".
Besides there will be a virtual exhibition of all the works that will stay in COLOMBIA CARTOON NEWS and CARTOON ALBUM OF COLOMBIAN.
4) Each participant can present at the event up to two jobs per subject but can only be awarded in one category and can participate with cartoons in black and white or color.
5) Soon the names of the jury, composed of professional cartoonists will be revealed. They may participate with works but only by way of participation and not for awards. As they can not be considered for award of work relatives or people who have work commitments currently.
6) The cartoons will have a maximum size of 30 x 40 cms. JPG, 72 dpi. (With the possibility of 300 dpi then send to potential exposure in physical, will be notified in time)
7) You can participate with cartoons that have already been published or rewarded previously. The selected works will be online for given case if someone has a complaint about the originality of the work the jury and Cartoon News Colombia, select a new selected.
8) All drawings submitted must be made from original ideas, either analog (scanned) or digital, no photographs, scanned photocopies, etc. will be accepted.
9) Participants must submit a brief curriculum vitae in word format, contact information (name, surname, email, website or blog and the participant's home country) and a photograph or caricature with his work.
10) Each author owns the rights to their work and only authorizes CARTOON NEWS FROM COLOMBIA to expose in this tribute online, without any financial compensation to the parties. Any problems with copyright shall be borne by the participant.
11) COLOMBIA CARTOON NEWS reserves the right to exhibit works that consider that can affect individual and collective rights.
12) Participation in the competition implies full and unreserved acceptance of these terms.
13) Works should be sent to:
CARTOON NEWS FROM COLOMBIA
Topic: CARTOONIST COLOMBIAN DAY CELEBRATION - trianacartoon@gmail.com
Images and information about JM Espinosa.
More on source.

14th International Cartoon Contest «Independence» 2014, Kiev, Ukraine

Association of Cartoonists, Kiev, Ukraine
XIV International Cartoon Contest «Independence»
Competition conditions:
1. Contest theme: «New World Order».
2. Are accepted:
• the originals
• high-quality copies (on thick paper!)
• works done by a computer.
Works on electronic media and e-mail are not accepted!
3. Format: A4 (297x210mm.).
4. Number of works is unlimited.
5. On the back of each work it is necessary to specify: name and surname, address, phone number, e-mail.
6. The deadline for submission of works: November 10, 2014.
7. Along with the work required to send a fully completed application form with a photograph.
8. The prize fund: $ 1,400.
9. Organizers are not responsible for damages incurred during the shipment. The submitted works are not reviewed, are not refundable and can be used by the organizers for promotional purposes in the publications associated with the Cartoon Contest «Independence».
10. Winners will be informed separately. According to the results of the contest it will be published a catalog, which will be sent to all the artists whose works will be included in this catalog. The exhibition of the best works and the awards ceremony will take place in Kiev.
11. The results of the contest will be published on the website: www.cartoon.org.ua.
12. The jury’s decision is final and cannot be revised. Participation in the contest means that all applicants accept these terms.
13. The works sent to the address:
Асоциация карикатуристов
А/я 185,
Киев,
03142,
Ukraine
www.cartoon.org.ua, e-mail: kazanchev@ukr.net, phone: +38 063 578-0482
Organizer of competition: Konstantin Kazanchev.

3rd International Cartoon Exhibition Ymittos 2014, Greece

3rd International Cartoon Exhibition Yymittos 2014, Greece
Theme:
«Our Diet is Our Life - Genetically Modified Foods
- Environmental Pollution - Codex Alimentarius»
on 15-29 November, 2014.
Venue: Event Hall of the Municipal Community of Ymittos,
1 Iroon Polytechniou Sq. Ymittos.
It will reward the best works.
Will be awarded 1st Prize, Best Guest and 4 more.

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

• The cartoons must be black-and-white or in colour.
• Each participant may present up to 3 works (size A3).
• Resolution must be at least 300 dpi
• It would be preferable that the works not contain any text or comments. In case they do, the English or Greek language should be definitely included.
• The use of collage is prohibited.
• The works must be sent via e-mail.
• The works will be evaluated by an Artistic Committee.
• There will be a Judging Committee Award.
• A short CV, the e-mail address and the postal address of each participant is required.
• All participating works may be exhibited in a touring exhiition in Greece or abroad.
• The works may be used in the information campaign of the Exhibition. Under no circumstances will the works or copies of the works be sold. The commercial exploitation of part or the total of the exhibition is prohibited.
• The artists who will participate will not receive any kind of payment for their participation.
• Participation in the exhibition implies full acceptance of all above terms.
• Copyright of the Exhibition belongs to the three organizers.
• Submission deadline October 20, 2014.
• The works should be sent to the following e-mail address: cartoondafniymittos@gmail.com
• All participants will receive the Exhibition Catalogue in digital format.
• With the support of FECO HELLENIC GROUP LEVADIA.
• News: https://www.facebook.com/groups/737436866297438
& https://www.facebook.com/cartoonymittos2014.
• The Organising Committee:
The Chairman, Michael I. Stavrianoudakis, Mayor of Dafni-Ymittos
The Vice-Chairman, Yiannis Geroulias, President of the Cartoon Friends Association
The Coordinator, Yiannis Kaltsas, Ergastiri.
• Information:
e-mail: cartoondafniymittos@gmail.com
Yiannis Kaltsas +30 6984106117.

Results of the 10th International Cartoon Contest SYRIA 2014

Winners of the 10th International Cartoon Contest SYRIA 2014
T h e m e : Terrorism
(The Syrian armless eye resists blades of terror!.)
JURY:
Massoud Shojai Tabatabai / IRAN / Cartoonist
Amir Taqi / IRAQ / Cartoonist
David Baldinger / USA / Cartoonist
Mohammad Kanaisi / Tunisia / Journalistic
Raed Khalil / SYRIA / Cartoonist.

SPECIAL PRIZES:
Andrey Klimov - Russia
Mahmood Azadnia - Iran
Silvano Melo - Brazil
Jing Shan Li - China
Seyran Caferli - Azerbaijan.
YOUNG PRIZE:
Ghinwa Mahmoud - Syria.
SYRIACARTOON WEBSITE PRIZE:
Luka Lagator - Montenegro.
Source: raedcartoon.

Jury of the 10th International Cartoon Contest SYRIA 2014

Jury of the 10th International Cartoon Contest SYRIA 2014
Massoud Shojai Tabatabai / IRAN / Cartoonist
Amir Taqi / IRAQ / Cartoonist
David Baldinger / USA / Cartoonist
Mohammad Kanaisi / Tunisia / Journalistic
Raed Khalil / SYRIA / Cartoonist.

Free theme in the 8th International Cartoon Contest Urziceni 2014, Romania

THE 8th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST URZICENI
THE 19th NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF HUMOR
“REVELIONUL CARICATURISTILOR”
URZICENI 2014 - CONTEST RULES
OPEN TO ALL CARTOONISTS
Theme : FREE
Entries: max. 6
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 10, 2014
Prizes:
First Prize – 1000 $
Second Prize – 500 $
Third Prize – 300 $
10 Special Mentions
Exhibition: November 29, 2014
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
OR BY EMAIL: urzicenicontest@gmail.com
petras23n@yahoo.com

Deadline extended for the 10th International Comics and Cartoon Festival 2014, Kosovo

Details on xhennetcomics and here also.

International Gaza Cartoon & Caricature Contest 2014, Iran

Deadline: 22 October 2014

Details on irancartoon & resistart.

Deadline for the 3rd International "Olive" Cartoon Contest 2014 is September 20

MUNICIPALITY OF KYRENIA
CYPRIOT – TURKISH CARTOONISTS ASSOCIATION
3RD INTERNATIONAL “OLIVE” CARTOON CONTEST 2014
(KYRENIA – CYPRUS)

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS:
1 – This contest and exhibition is open to all professional and amateur cartoonists of any nationality religion and ect...
2 – Subjects:
A) “Olive and Women”
B) “Olive”
(Cartoons against detroying the olive trees, olive, olive industry, olive oil, olive branch, olive tree, cutting olive trees, benefit from olive etc...)
3 – Pieces of work to be sent for the contest should have the form of a cartoon... Pictures and illustrations will not be accepted...
4 – Cartoons to be sent for the contest should be in digital format... The sizes A4 or A3; with a minimum 300 dpi JPG... Coloural or black and white... Name, surname, address, phone number and e – mail address of each participant should be indicated... Cartoons submitted for the contest should not contain any script – writing on them...
5 – The cartoons submitted to the contest which will be pre-elected will be put and exhibited on a web page for the attention and objection of international cartoon associations to overcome copying and steeling... Any cartoon which is copied, stolen or awarded in other cartoon contest will be disqualified...
6 – All participants are allowed to submit maximum two (2) cartoons...
7 – All the cartoons must reach to the specified address till 20 SEPTEMBER 2014...
8 – Being published or not is not important for the cartoons... The important thing is that they should not be awarded in any contest...
9 – All cartoons eligible for an award or not shall not be returned and shall be stored in archive of the "Cyprus International Catoon Museum."
10 – Besides those cartoons which will be awarded, all the cartoons approved by the selection committee will be pubicated in an album and exhibited in Kyrenia village during the “13. International Olive Festival”.
11 – Results of the competition, as well as the selection committee decisions, will be released to the cartoonists who have qualified to receive awards, all participants and press...
• The transfer and accomodation expenses of the cartoonists who will win the first three awards will be paid by the Municipality of Kyrenia...
• Only the accomodation expenses of the cartoonists who will win particular/distinctive awards will be paid by the Municipality of Kyrenia...
12 – All cartoons sent to the contest; card, poster, album, newspaper, magazine can be reproducible using CD and or other technigues... All participants have accepted the terms of the contest by submitting their works... The participants financial compensation in the future for all the above mentioned reproducible works...
AWARDS:
1st Prize: 1.000 Euro + Gold Olive (Medal)
2nd Prize: 800 Euro + Silver Olive (Medal)
3rd Prize: 600 Euro + Bronz Olive (Medal)
10 or 20 person “Special Prize” (Olive Medal)
SENDING ADDRESS:
olivecartoons@gmail.com .

SyriaCartoon International Cartoon Magazine new issue no. 51-52, 01 August 2014

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10th International Humor Hall of Limeira 2014, Brazil

X INTERNATIONAL HUMOR HALL OF LIMEIRA
LIMEIRA-SP/ BRASIL
Deadline SEPTEMBER 10 of 2014

REGULATION
The X Hall of Humor in Limeira, designed and promoted by O PIU, open registrations for all artists around the world, which draw a free hand, with entries until SEPTEMBER 10 of 2014.
REGISTRATION
Entries are free. 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 identify with the category and full name.
By mail:
X INTERNATIONAL HUMOR HALL OF LIMEIRA
Caixa Postal 202
Rua Tiradentes 501
Limeira – SP 13480 970 – Brasil
By email to categories Interart and Digital:
To categories Digital and Interart must be send with 300dpi to piuhumor@hotmail.com until 10 (ten) of September 2014, and selected works will be printed to the exposition. The selection and award of works will be made by a selection committee given by the O PIU.
Suggested themes:
2014 FIFA WORLD CUP
-Brazilian participation at home
-Foreign in Brazil
-Press on WORLD CUP
SUSTAINABILITY
CRITICAL MASS OF THE PLANET
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT POLITICS IN BRASIL
The 7 categories that follow will compete for awards:
CARTOON, CARICATURE CHARGE, COMICS, DIGITAL, INTERART (Digital manipulation), and PIU.
Will be selected by our selection committee one artist to win the prize money of R$ 1000,00, and one artist of each category will receive a certificate.
The awardees will be displayed of 22 of September until 03 of October of 2014, on the City Hall of Limeira, beyond the permanent exposition on the blog of O PIU.
All submissions are considered 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.
Source: jornalopiu.

The 10th International Cartoon Contest SYRIA 2014

Syria Cartoon website present
The 10th International Cartoon Contest SYRIA 2014
The Syrian armless eye resists blades of terror!.
Syria nowadays confronting to the worst phases of terror & destruction!
So we as loyal Syrian peace lovers would like to ask fellow artists, painters
& cartoonists worldwide to participate in condemning
such frightening criminal acts through spontaneous artistic expression,
the thing that helps settling security and safety again in Syria!
Regulations:
T h e m e : Terrorism
(The Syrian armless eye resists blades of terror!.)
• 3 cartoons max., A4, 200 dpi, JPG/JPEG and free techniques.
• Deadline: 20 / 8 / 2014
• Prizes: Golden, Silver, Bronze and 5 Special Prizes.
• Jury members will be considered as participants in the exhibition
and represent their own countries.
Their names will be automatically added to the List of Participants
(They will participate only in exhibition,
Not in contest (just honorary participation).
• Cartoons can be used for any promotion purposes
(Printing, websites, Newspapers, posters, invitation cards....etc)
without the permission of the artist and without any payment.
• Cartoons must be sent to:
syriacartooncontest2014@gmail.com
along with
Artist’s recent C.V, address (doc format), and personal photo.
Syria Cartoon website:
www.raedcartoon.com.

54th International cartoon contest Knokke-Heist 2015, Belgium

54th International cartoon contest Knokke-Heist 2015, Belgium

Rules 2015
1. Participation
All persons over 18 years of age are eligible to participate in this international contest. Participants shall agree to the terms and conditions of the rules and the decisions of the jury. Belgian law governing withholding tax on prizes won by foreign participants applies. Participation is free of charge.
Deadline 31.12.2014.
2. Definition
A cartoon is a humorous drawing. This may be a caricature of a famous person, a parody of a real situation, or simply a picture of a funny situation. The cartoon may consist of one image or take the form of a short comic strip. No moving images allowed.
3. Theme
Participants are free to choose the theme of their entries.
4. Entries
A. Regulations
Maximum 5 submissions per person, black and white or colour. The cartoons must not contain text. Drawings can also be made digitally. They must be packaged flat and not folded. Works under glass, framed or in other materials will not be accepted. They must not have been exhibited in Belgium or awarded in other countries.
B. Entries
> Digital entries
Digital entries may be sent after completing the form on the website www.cartoonfestival.be and attaching the cartoons. The name of the cartoons must contain the entrant’s name, first name and title. The cartoons must not be larger than A4 format (21 x 30 cm) resolution of 300 DPI in JPEG and TIFF format.
> Entries by post
Entries may only be sent by post after the form has been completed on the website and the form is enclosed with the entry. Dimensions min. 21 x 30 cm or max. 30 x 42 cm. The entrant’s name, first name and address must be written on the back of each cartoon.
Your participation is only valid if we have received your fully completed entry form on our website. Entries are submitted at the expense of the entrants. The selected cartoons will be framed with a passe-partout for the exhibition.
5. Ownership rights
By participating, entrants grant the organizing body the right to use their entries as advertising for the “International Cartoon Festival” and the seaside resort Knokke-Heist (e.g. as cartoon book, catalogue, advertising in the press and other media, separate promotional printed works such as posters, leaflets, etc., promotional gifts by the city council and/or cartoon festival organization, calendar).
6. Jury
A professional jury will make a selection from the entries for the exhibition and will declare the prize winners.
7. Ownership by organising body
All submitted works shall become the property of the organizing body.
8. Cartoon Book
In collaboration with “Davidsfonds” Leuven, a cartoon book will be published, subject to budgetary and technical constraints. Selected participants will be entitled to one copy.
Prizes
Golden Hat 3.500 €*
Silver Hat 2.000 €*
Bronze Hat 1.250 €*
Public Prize 500 €
*+ flight and hotel accommodation (max. 2 personen) in Knokke-Heist during openings weekend (one night)
Produktie:
Cultuurcentrum Knokke-Heist vzw
Meerlaan 32 , B-8300 Knokke-Heist
BELGIUM
Tel: 00-32-50-630.430 Fax:00-32-50-630.429
e-mail: cartoonfestival@knokke-heist.be
www.cartoonfestival.be

Similarity: Death at the Airport 2006 - 2012

2012 Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Competition: Kürşat Zaman

2006: http://misscellania.blogspot.com.tr/2006/01/death.html.

23rd International Contest for the Young up to 18 year old, Krusevac 2015, Serbia

23. INTERNATIONAL CONTEST FOR THE YOUNG UP TO 18 YEAR OLD
TOPIC - FAMILY
CATEGORIES
1. CARTOON
2. WRITTEN FORM (short story, poem, aphorism)
3. STRIP
PROPOSITIONS
1. CARTOON - Minimum A4 (210 x 297 mm)
- Maximum A3 (297x420), free technique
2. WRITTEN FORM - maximum two typed pages
3. COMIC - original, up to eight tables, free technique
Works to be signed in full name, family name, address, contact phone and e-mail.
Written works to be send exclusively under a code.
All woks to be properly packed and sent to:
CULTURAL CENTER KRUSEVAC
INTERNATIONAL CONTEST FOR THE YANG
TOPLICINA No. 2, 37 000 KRUSEVAC, SERBIA
TEL/FAX: + 381 (37) 423 025, 28 983
E-MAIL: zlatnakaciga@kck.org.rs / kck@kck.org.rs
Jury decision will be announced on - 05.02. 2015.
Awards will be handed at Final Festival Evening on April 1. 2015.
The Organizer will bear travel cost of awarded authors.
Festival official languages are Serbian and English.
DEADLINE: January 25th, 2015.
Source: kck.org.rs.

"Culture" is the theme for the 12th Tabriz Cartoon Festival 2015, Iran

12th Tabriz Cartoon Festival 2015, Iran
Subject: Culture
Size: The cartoons will be drawn up to 25 x 35 cm sheets maximum.
The cartoons will be posted to the following address:
Iran - Tabriz - Golestan garden - Art Home - Tabriz Cartoon Museum
Deadline: 2015 / 2 / 20
The cartoons will not be returned back,
irrespective they are awarded or not.
Digital cartoons are acceptable.
The contestants are required to provide their IDs complete with
the name, surname, address and telephone information.
Technique: Colored or black and white.
Max: 5 cartoons
Prizes:
1st Prize: US$ 1000
2nd Prize: US$ 750
3rd Prize: US$ 500
5 Awards to adults and 18 Year Old Cartoonists and Students.
www.tabrizcartoons.com.

Results of Dieter Burkamp Award for Caricature 2014: 'Football, Fan and Fantasy'

"Fußball, Fan und Fantasie - Vom Leder gezogen"
28 June – 20 July 2014
1st Prize: Wieslaw Smetek (Top)

2nd Prize: Gerhardt Gepp
3rd Prize: Ivan Prado
Special Prize: Pavel Constantin.
Until 20 July, 80 cartoons by international artists will be on show.
More on source.

SyriaCartoon international cartoon magazine new issue no. 49-50, 01 July 2014

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9th Braila International Cartoon Contest 2014, Romania

BRAILA COUNTY COUNCIL
The COUNTY CENTER for PRESERVATION
and PROMOTION of TRADITIONAL CULTURE
BRAILA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST
9th EDITION, 2014
The contest is open to all cartoonists.
THEME: PRESS
ENTRIES: max. 5.
SIZE: A4 (210 x 297 mm) – A3 (297 x 420 mm).
TECHNIQUE: Free.
DEADLINE: August 15th, 2014.
The cartoons will be sent in electronic format,
as a scan (JPG 300 dpi) at the following address: cult.traditional@gmail.com;
please assure to enter your full name and address, telephone no., an attached photo and a brief CV;
do not use compression programs (ZIP, RAR, etc).
PRIZES:
• Great Prize - 1500 €;
• First Prize - 1000 €;
• Second Prize - 800 €;
• Third Prize - 500 €;
• 3 Special Prizes – 3 x 300 € (each)
EXHIBITION and PRIZE AWARDING: September 5th, 2014.
REMARK: In order to to pick up the prizes, the winners will have to dispatch the work winning original.
CATALOGUE:
Edition catalog will also include a selection of the most valuable works in the competition;
the selected artists will receive a copy.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
The County Center for Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Braila
No. 2, Piata Traian, zip code 810153, Phone no.: +40.239.614.710, Braila, Romania
Email addresses: cult.tarditional@gmail.com.
Source: bestcartoons.