Grand Prize in Satyrykon Legnica 2012: Valentin Georgiev, Bulgaria

Grand Prize Satyrykon Legnica 2012: Valentin Georgiev
Protocol of Jury + winning works here .
See similars of Grand Prize winning work on karcomics .

New issue: ArteFacto # 49, February 2012

To read the e-magazine in full, click here .

2nd International competition of cartoons "Football unites us" 2012

Football unites us -2
Dear colleague, colleagues.
We invite to participate in a competition.
Report please about our competition to the cartoonists / caricature .
We send you the terms of competition of cartoons to Euro-2012:
(The first competition of caricature passed in 2010)
http://art-krug.com/Content/show/page/konkurs
and http://art-krug.com/News/show
Regards!!!
Organizer of competition:
Valery Krugov, Mikhail Shlafer.

Reply from Mr Seyran Caferli, Cartoon News Center website director

Mr Seyran Caferli, the director of Cartoon News Center website, sent the following message below requesting me to publish it on this blog, caricaturque.
In his message, Mr Caferli writes that the announcement of the International Restaurant Cartoon Contest arrived in his e-mail box sometime ago and he demanded extra info from the organizers while publishing the present info on his website.
Although promised by the organisers, the extra info has not arrived yet, and with the right notice of my previous post yesterday, Mr Caferli says he has deleted the info about the doubtful Restaurant Cartoon Contest from his website.
Many thanks for his concern and kind answer.
Kemal Ozyurt.

Seyran Caferli: Rica ederim
From: Seyran caferli cartooncenter@gmail.com
Date: 22 Feb 2012 19:32
Sayin Kemal Ozyurt,
Azerbaycandan sevgilerimle..
http://caricaturque.blogspot.com/ Sitenizdeki The International "Restaurant" Cartoon Contest 2012 hakindaki yazinizi ve hakli iradlarinizi okudum.. Bu yarisma benim E-mail adresime gelen duyrulardan biridir ve ben yarismaya sitemde yer verdigimden sonra organizatorlerden bana daha fazla bilgi vermelerini rica etmisdim.. Teesufler ki, onlar detayli bilgileri bana yakin bir zamanda gondereceklerine soz verselerde sonucda bu gunku tarihedek hic bir cevab vermediler.. Sizin sitede yazdiklarinizdan derhal sonra ben hemin yarismanin kosularini web siteden derhal iptal etdim.. ve Sizin hakli iradlariniza gore tesekur ederim Zamaninda bize yardimci oldugunuzdan ve hakli dusuncelerinizden dolayi bir daha tesekur ederim.
Sevgi ve saygilarimla,
Seyran Caferli
Uluslararasi Karikatur Haber Merkezi Web sitesinin direktoru
http://www.cartooncenter.net/
P.S. Degerli Kemal Ozyurt yukaridaki yaziya http://caricaturque.blogspot.com/ Web sitenizde yer vermenizi rica ederim.. Once tesekurler.

XIII International Cartoon Competition "Independence" 2012, Ukraine

Theme: Football
Deadline: 5 May 2012
Source: ecc-kruishoutem

A letter, a blacklist, and a fake competition

From: tawan chuntra tchuntra@yahoo.com
Date: 16 Feb 2012 06:59
Dear kozyurt
I send you the information that the contest that not pay the prize.
Please inform other cartoonists for consideration.
Pease post in your blog, http://caricaturque.blogspot.com/
I won special prize in 39th Skopje 2011,Macedonia, but until now I do not receive the prize anymore. This contest is so fake. Belowing is email that only thing I receive, on Friday, 22 July, 2011 2:20 PM
Regards
Tawan Chuntra

Dear Tawan Chuntra,
Thank you for the participation in the World Gallery of cartoons and congratulations for the award.
The participants who win the Special Award, as you are, are granted with the Special Award Plaque, beside the Catalog (available for all selected participants). We have sent the Catalogs first to all the participants, and afterwards we'll send the Plaque as well.
Sorry for the delay. We are looking forward our future cooperation
Regards from Macedonia,
Mice Jankulovski
Director of OSTEN Skopje.
***
Unfortunately, we notice that World Gallery of Cartoons Skopje is among the blacklisted cartoon contests by FECO: In this page you could find contests where the cartoonists rights are not respected because the organisers claim copyrights:
http://www.fecocartoon.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=27&Itemid=42
Of course, there is still hope:
Hopefully these contest rules will change and then, these contests announcements will join the main contest list !
***
And some fake cartoon contest news again released by only Mr Seyran Caferli's Cartoon News Centre: The International "Restaurant" Cartoon Contest 2012 !!!
Unfortunately Mr George Licurici re-published the info about that fake competition although with a question mark about the organizer. Somebody (with the e-mail address from China !!!) needs original ideas of you honest cartoonits about food and restaurant to copy from! For what? For nothing!
Serious website editors will not promote that false competition I hope and must protest the person behind it and he is already condemned by many editors and cartoonists for sure indeed.

XIV International Cartoon Contest - Zielona Gora, Poland

XIV International Cartoon Contest - Zielona Gora, Poland - Invitation
The Society of Supporters of Cultural Activities “Debut” and the Voivodeship and Municipal Public
Library in Zielona Góra cordially invite to participate in the XIV Open International Cartoon Contest.
This year theme is PLANE - AIRPORT - FLYING.
Attached are the rules for the Contest and the Entry Form.
Yours Faithfully,
The Debut Society,
dr Andrzej Buck, President.

17th International Cartoon and Graphic humour Contest BOMBUROVA ŠABĽA

Town Brezno
and town cultural centre of Brezno
in co-operation with HLP grafik, s.r.o.
and regional newspaper MY HOREHRONIE announce
XVII. International Cartoon and Graphic humour Contest
BOMBUROVA ŠABĽA (Bombura sword)Cartoonists may use any techniques they like, size A4.
Each cartonist may submit up to 10 cartoons..
Theme: We like animals
Name of the cartoon, first name and surname of the author, address, age, profession
and phone number or email should be written on the back side of each cartoon.
Competition will be devided into two categories according to the age
- first category till 15 and the second category over 15.
Entry deadline is May 10, 2012.
The jury, nominated by the Organizers, will award prizes for the best cartoons in each category.
The winners in the first category will be awarded by gifts
and in the second category they will get financial reward
1st place - 100 €, 2nd place - 65 €, 3rd place - 35 €.
Jury has the right not to award every prize, but they can award „Certificate of Merit“.
The best works will be displayed during a town festival “Days of the town Brezno”.
The opening exhibition and award ceremony with authors participation
will be held on June 2, 2012 in Synagogue, Štúrova 11, Brezno.
The Cartoons will not be returned and organisers reserve the right to publish the works in press or other way.
Results of the competition will be published in regional newspaper MY HOREHRONIE
and other comics journals and newspapers.
Original cartoons should be sent in an envelope marked “Bomburova šabľa”
Address:
Mestské kultúrne stredisko, Švermova 7
97701 Brezno SLOVAKIA
For more information call:
* Mr. Daniel Rakyta
Phone/Fax. No. 00421/48 6113412, 00421 (0)907688058
e-mail: daniel.rakyta@slovanet.sk
* Mr. Peter Zifčák
Phone No. 00421/486115585, 00421(0)908605196
HLP grafik s.r.o. Brezno
* Mr. Ferdinand Hrablay
Phone No. 00421/486113671
e-mail: hlpgrafik@hlpgrafik.sk .

6th International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic Bucovina 2012, Romania

Source: licurici

The 5th International Patio Brasil Environmental Humor Show

The 5th International Patio Brasil Environmental Humor Show
1 THE THEME
As a source of life, water is an indispensable substance to human survival. However, day by day, the future of such precious and finite liquid is becoming unknown. We deliberately waste water, we contaminate and dry out watercourses, and we pollute the seas and the large reservoirs of drinkable water.
According to the United Nations assessment, from now on 15 years, more than half of the world’s population will suffer from the shortage of water. UN data also points out that nowadays, year after year, 1.6 million people or so die because of difficulties in finding water and the lack of proper sanitation.
Nonetheless, against these pessimistic predictions, we live in a world that is more and more aware of the issues. People are valuing more and more this greatly precious liquid, using it more rationally, more thoughtfully and more carefully. Today, we can say the world population has awaken to the cause and we have done so in due time to, who knows, guarantee the future also, of life to the next generations.
The shortage of water in terms of amount and quality is way more real and more true than would have been thought. But so are the awareness, the rationalization and the widespread warning of the issue. What is to set the future of water, is the attitude that everyone is going to undertake from now on.
The 5th International Salon Patio Brasil, on Humor About the Environment - Ecocartoon, wishes to engage in this debate and to help set this discussion clearer, smarter and more creative. So, you are welcome in this mission.
2 The 5th International Patio Brasil Environmental Humor Show - Ecocartoon
The event is a competitive exhibit of humorous drawings, whose main objective is to provoke reflection regarding a specific theme. The tools used shall be Charges, Cartoons, Caricatures and Comic Strips on the theme of The Future of Water.
3 Participation
a) Participation is open to all graphic artists, amateur and professional, Brazilian or foreign.
b) Each contestant may submit a total of two (2) unpublished works. The categories are Charge, Cartoon, Caricature and Comic Strips, which shall compete with each other.
c) By registering, contestants acknowledge being solely responsible for the veracity of the data and authorship of the submitted works, and are subject to civil and criminal action if it is proven, during or after the contest, that the data or author of the submitted work are false.
d) Participation is forbidden to those who are directly associated with this event.
4 Entry Submission
a) Entry submission forms may be obtained at http://www.ecocartoon.com.br/.
b) Entries may be submitted through the website or by mail.
c) Only one (1) entry submission form shall be accepted per participant.
d) Confirmation of entry acceptance shall be made by a confirmation email message.
e) By submitting an entry, participants acknowledge acceptance of this regulation, and all of its terms, as well as the final result of the contest and the subsequent use of the winning entry.
4.1 Online Registration
a) By making the registration, the cartoonist will receive an e-mail password to login ECOCARTOON site. With this password he will be entitled to attach the work(s) desired.
b) The cartoonist is free to register and submit works on different days.
c) Works must be submitted in size A3 (297mm x 420 mm), horizontal or vertical, in JPEG, with at least 300 DPI.
d) The organization is not responsible for the registration or works not received for any technical problems regarding computers, congestion, lack of lines of communication or for any other factor affecting the successful submission of entries at the website of the event.
4.2 Registration by Mail
a) Works must be submitted in size A3 (297mm x 420 mm), horizontal or vertical.
b) Works must be submitted together with the filled out registration form by mail, or delivered directly at the administration of the Pátio Brasil Shopping Mall, Monday to Friday, from 10 am to 7 pm, at the following address: SCS Qd. 07 Bl. A Administração - Bairro: Asa Sul CEP: 70.307-902 Brasília DF, with the name of the event, ECOCARTOON, clearly marked on the envelope or package.
c) Works must be submitted in appropriate packaging, and the organizing committee shall not be held responsible for any damage caused during remittance.
d) The organizing committee shall not be held responsible for entries or works not received due to losses in the mail, postal service workers’ strikes, or for any other reason affecting successful delivery of entries by mail.
5 Use of Entries
a) ALL works entered and submitted to the contest shall become definite property of Condomínio Pátio Brasil Shopping, which shall exercise the exclusive right of ownership to use the work according to its interest, and their authors are not entitled, under any circumstances, to any form of indemnity.
b) After the selection, the selected works shall be exhibited on the premises of the Pátio Brasil Shopping Mall, and posted at the website www.ecocartoon.com.br, and may, together with other participating entries, be submitted to other uses.
c) The organizing committee shall not be held responsible for any damage caused by third parties, when exhibited in public or due to deterioration caused by handling of the work during the event.
6 DEADLINES
a) Entries must be received by 15 April, 2012.
b) Entries will be judged on 15 May, 2012.
c) Exhibition shall take place between the 1st and 30th of June, 2012.
7 JUDGING, SELECTION AND AWARDS
a) The selection and awarding of entries shall be based on creativity, originality and pertinence to the proposed theme and made by a judging committee, whose decisions are final and must be accepted by the participants.
b) The judging commission shall select one hundred (100) works, from the submitted entries, for the exhibition to be held at Pátio Brasil Shopping.
c) Of the one hundred (100) selected works, four (4) works shall be granted awards, three (3) works being chosen by the judging committee, and one (1) work (excluding the three winners) chosen by popular jury, whose decisions are final.
d) In order to promote new values among young cartoonists (under the age of 18), the jury shall select a work to receive the Young Talent trophy, which shall be shown at the exhibit and included in the catalog.
e) The members of the jury shall select 15 works, excluding the three (3) winners, to received certificates of Honorable Mention.
f) Any omissions in the present regulation shall, in a timely manner, be addressed by the judging committee, by referendum at the Pátio Brasil Shopping Mall.
8 PRIZES
a) The selected entries shall be granted the following awards:
1st Place ................................R$ 4,000.00 and trophy;
2nd Place ................................R$ 2,000.00 and trophy;
3rd Place ................................R$ 1,500.00 and trophy;
Winner Popular Jury ......... R$ 750.00 and trophy;
Young Talent ...................... Trophy;
15 Honorable Mentions .......... Certificate.
b) All entries selected for exhibition shall be included in the event catalog.
c) The winners shall be announced on June 1, 2012 at the opening of the exhibition, and at 10 am at the event’s website. Winners shall be informed by telegram and/or phone call/email.
d) Awards shall be given no later than 30 days after disclosure by the shopping mall’s administration or by bank draft if the winner resides outside of Brasília/DF.
Source: http://www.ecocartoon.com.br/eco2012/main.asp

12th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition, Canada

12th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition, Canada
1. The theme for the 12th Competition: Power to the People: Citizens and Social Media
The year 2011 will be remembered for the ways social media — including the use of smart phones, Twitter and Facebook - ignited struggles for democracy across the globe. Images of rage in Tunisia, after a fruit vendor set himself on fire to protest police actions, of police brutality in Egypt's Tahrir Square, and of the dead body of dictator Muammar Gaddafi went "viral" within minutes. "Texting" created "flash mobs" during riots in London, Madrid and Athens. The Internet fueled the Occupy Wall Street movement and protests against electoral fraud in Russia. What is the impact of social media on our world?
2. Prizes: three prizes will be given: a first prize of $1500 plus a Certificate from Canadian UNESCO, a second prize of $750 and a third of $500. All sums are in Canadian dollars. Ten additional cartoons will receive an ‘Award of Excellence,’ Regrettably no financial remuneration accompanies the Awards of Excellence.
3. Only one cartoon will be accepted from each cartoonist. It may be either in color or black and white and must not have won an award.
4. The size of the cartoon should not exceed A4; 21 by 29.2 cm; or 8.50 by 11 inches.
5. The name, address, telephone number and a short biography of the cartoonistmust be included in the submission.
6. The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom shall have the rights to use any of the cartoons entered in the Competition for promotion of our Editorial Cartoon Competition and World Press Freedom Day.
7. The winners of the Cartoon Competition will be announced at the World Press Freedom Day Luncheon held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Canada on May 3, 2012 as well as being advised by e-mail.
The winner’s names and their cartoons will be posted on the CCWFP website: http://www.ccwpf-cclpm.ca/
8. The winning cartoons will be exhibited at the luncheon.
The deadline for receipt of cartoons is 5 p.m. GMT, Friday, March 30, 2012.
Send submissions by e-mail to : info@ccwpf-cclpm.ca
Cartoons should be in jpeg format at 300 dpi.
Source: bado-badosblog

Invitation to inauguration of exhibition "TurciosAnimal" on February 23, 2012

II International competition of cartoons "Football unites us" 2012

II International competition of cartoons "Football unites us" ,sanctified to realization of Championship of Europe on football in Ukraine and Poland of "EURO-2012"!
Organizers: the International festival of arts the "Gogol-fantasy" (Kherson), International competition of cartoons "Carluka" (Poltava), Kherson artistic museum, Poltava artistic museum, Kharkov society of «Red Cross».
Chairman of judge of competition "Football unites us" is Yuriy Kosobukin (Ukraine). Members of the International judge of competition: O.Dergachov (Canada), M.Zlatkovsky (Russia), J. Pena-Pai (Romania), M.Shlafer (Ukraine), V. Krugov (Ukraine), K.Bashkirov, is Chairman of Kharkov organization of «Red Cross» (Ukraine).
Themes of competition
I. «Football unites us»
II. Favorite footballer of national team on "Euro-2012"
III. Help of volunteers of the organization "the Red cross" on "Euro-2012" .
A prize fund is 12 000 hrn.( 1500 $)
The first place is 5400 hrn. (700$) a statuette is a prize of "Rudyi Panko with the ball"
Second place: 4000 hrn. (500$)
Third place: 2400 hrn. (300$)
12 Diplomas of competition.
Terms of competition
1. On a competition to send сartoons that did not occupy prize places on other competitions. Cartoons that took the prize places on other competitions not examined and taken off from participating in a competition.
2. Technique of execution free. A format of сartoons is in an electronic kind: JPEG (3MВ - 4MВ), 300 dpi. on an address: info@art-krug.com
Inscription to the cartoons: in Ukrainian, Russian or English language: nomination, last name, name of author, contacts, creative biography (at pleasure).
3. In a nomination №2 - to specify what footballer and what national combined team of "EURO-2012" drawn.
4. Terms of realization: From February, 5 to April, 25 is a reception of works in an electronic kind on the web-site of http://www.art-krug.com/ and voting on a web-site in a division "Cartoons". Interesting us opinion, cartoons lovers, that will be taken into account to the judge. A final decision for the selection of cartoons in a final catalogue and determinations of prizewinners belongs to the judge of competition. On May, 1 is a publication on the web-site of list 80-100 cartoons that will enter a catalogue "Football unites us" 2012. On the 10th of May the Authors of cartoons of catalogue of cartoons, send originals(or quality authorial copies, format of А4) and personal photo(format of А6) on an address:
Kherson regional artistic museum, to Director of museum of Dozenko Alina, 73000, Ukraine, Kherson, Lenin Str., 34.
Of May, 20 is announcement of results of competition on the web-site of competition in the division of "News". Till July, 30 of 2012, artists of cartoons that will enter a catalogue will get authorial copies to the prizewinners prizes will be paid.
Presentation of exhibitions, catalogue: May 2012 - Kherson, June 2012, is Poltava.
Position of competition
Any author can become the participant of competition without limitations. The technique of execution is free.
2. Violation of copyrights is not possible!
3. Cartoons must not offend honours and dignities of footballers, trainers, political, national, religious looks. The stages of must not contain violence, cruelty, pornography.
4. In case of violation of Terms and Statute of competition - Cartoons are taken off competition without explanation. Correspondence with authors is conducted only on the pages of official web-site of the International festival of arts "Gogol-fantasy" of info@art-krug.com
5. Sending the cartoons on a competition - the author of cartoons accepts the terms of II of the International competition of cartoons "Football unites us" without exceptions and limitations.
6. In conditions and competition position the changes are possible if they are directed on improvement of the competition
7.Sending on the competition of cartoons- an author automatically accedes to all terms of competition.
8. The cartoons of participants of competition can be used by the organizers of competition for realization of exhibitions, popularization of competition, web-site, festival-arts. The cartoons of winners and students of competition remain in property of organizers of competition.
9.The information to the artists participating in a competition and to the cartoon lovers: in case of obvious repetitions among the works sent on a competition and laid out on a web-site in a division "Cartoons". The acceptance of final decision about a caricature is laid at discretion of judge.
Source: http://art-krug.com/Content/show/page/konkurs

International Return to Home Cartoon Contest 2012, Iran

In support of the "Global March to Jerusalem" and the march of the representatives of various nations towards occupied Palestine's borders, "International Return to Home Cartoon Contest 2012" will be held:
Themes & Subjects:
- Right of the displaced Palestinians to return to their homeland.
- Protest to occupation of the Jerusalem as the holy land of all religions.
Regulation:
- participant can send maximum 5 artworks.
- Sending (Name, family name, post address, Email address and Telephone) of artists Just by word file is necessary.
- The catalogue will be send to the entire artist that their artworks published in the catalogue.
- Artworks must be in 200 dpi by width or length of 2000 pixel by jpg format.
- Subject of [Return to Home] must be mentioned in the send Email.
Prizes:
3 selected works will be awarded for each person: 1000 $ with Honorable mention & Trophy
And 5 selected works will be awarded for each person: Honorable mention & Trophy
Deadline: 30th Apr., 2012 (EXTENDED) 20 May 2012 .
Address for sending artworks: Info@irancartoon.com
Source: irancartoon

International cartoon contest, Ruse, Bulgaria 2012

International cartoon contest, Ruse, Bulgaria 2012
Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations
Organizers:
• European Information Centre Europe Direct Ruse
7000 Ruse, 4 Svoboda sq.
• Ruse Art Gallery
7000 Ruse, 39 Borisova str.
Terms and conditions
Concept:
The aim of the contest is to have a look at Europe’s 2012 theme Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations through the creative insight and interpretation of professional and amateur cartoon artists from all over the world.
2012 is the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations. A chance for all of us to reflect on how Europeans are living longer and staying healthier than ever before — and to realize the opportunities that represents.
Active ageing can give the baby-boom generation and tomorrow's older adults the opportunity to:
• stay in the workforce and share their experience
• keep playing an active role in society
• live as healthy and fulfilling lives as possible.
It is also key to maintaining solidarity between generations in societies with rapidly increasing numbers of older people.
The challenge for politicians and stakeholders will be to improve opportunities for active ageing in general and for living independently, acting in areas as diverse as employment, health care, social services, adult learning, volunteering, housing, IT services or transport.
Category:
І. Cartoon;
Terms for participation:
1. The contest is open for professional and amateur cartoon artists over 18 years;
2. Each participant could send up to 3 works /originals/ in A4 or A3 format;
3. Cartoons could be either color or black and white;
4. Deadline for receiving works 15.05.2012 on the following address:
European Information Centre Europe Direct Ruse
(For Cartoon contest)
4 Svoboda sq., p.b. 209
7000 Ruse, Bulgaria
5. Participants should send a short СV, as well as name and family name, titles of the works, postal address, e-mail address and telephone.
6. Jury:
• Ivaylo Tsvetkov – chairperson of FECO for Bulgaria, cartoon artist for newspaper Monitor, newspaper Telegraph and magazine Tema.
• Valentin Georgiev, cartoon artist, illustrator, artist;
• Elena Velikova, director Ruse Art Gallery;
• Representative of EIC Europe Direct Ruse;
• International cartoon artist.
7. Prizes:
І prize of the contest – plaque and diploma;
2 special prizes and diplomas ;
All awarded and selected works will be part of exhibition in Ruse Art Gallery and EIC Europe Direct. Cartoons will not be returned. All cartoons will be included in collection of Europe Direct and will be included in travelling exhibition among Europe Direct Centers in Bulgaria.
8. Postal costs for sending works are covered by participants. There is no fee for participation;
9. Selected and awarded authors will receive electronic catalogue - CD with exhibition.
10. Participation in this contest is considered as author’s agreement with present terms.
Opening of exhibition:
June 2012, 17.30 EET.
Ruse Art Gallery, Ruse, 39 Borisova str.
Contacts:
For all questions referring organization and terms of the contest you can write to: info@europedirect-ruse.eu to the Europe Direct Ruse or to valyo1970art@yahoo.com Valentin Georgiev.

Results 1st International Caricature Competition China 2011

金奖 GOLDEN PRIZE :
MACDONALD -- CANADA
银奖 SILVER PRIZE :
CATARINA OLIVEIRA -- PORTUGAL
铜奖 COPPER PRIZE :
OMAR ALBERTO FIGUEROA TURCIOS -- ESPANA
荣誉奖 SPECIAL PRIZES :
SHANKAR PAMARTHY – INDIA
朱少伟 ZHU SHAOWEI – CHINA
FAJAR NURSYAMSUJATI – INDONESIA
ERTAN SERTOZ – TURKEY
RAUL DE LA NUEZ – USA
优秀奖 EXCELLENT PRIZE :
张卫平 ZHANG WEIPING – CHINA
李奎军 LI KUIJUN -- CHINA
郁欣欣 YU XINXIN -- CHINA
薛建 XUE JIAN -- CHINA
贝军 BEI JUN – CHINA
郭冶 GUO YE -- CHINA
李伟 LI WEI -- CHINA
樊旭辉 FAN XUHUI – CHINA
禹天成 YU TIANCHENG -- CHINA
蔡卫东 CAI WEIDONG -- CHINA
赵雪峰 ZHAO XUEFENG – CHINA
熊国昭 XIONG GUOZHAO -- CHINA
韦廷湖 WEI TINGHU -- CHINA
林涛 LIN TAO -- CHINA
庸健 YONG JIAN -- CHINA
IKHSAN DWIONO -- INDONESIA
YUSTINUS ANANG JATMIKO -- INDONESIA
RICARDO CLEMENT ALECUS -- MEXICO
OLEKSY KUSTOVSKY -- UKRAINE
RAUL ALFONSO GRISALES -- COLOMBIA
RICARDO CONTRERAS CORTES -- COLOMBIA
VALENTIN DRUZHININ -- RUSSIA
MARKUS GROLIK -- GERMANY
RAY COSTA -- BRAZIL
NASRIN ABDOSHEYKHI – IRAN
FARKHONDE TORKAMANI – IRAN
ARIF SUTRISTANTO -- INDONESIA
入选 SELECTED :
李润堂 LI RUNTANG – CHINA
吴金鹏 WU JINPENG -- CHINA
王银祥 WANG YINXIANG -- CHINA
林忠业 LIN ZHONGYE -- CHINA
孙宝欣 SUN BAOXIN – CHINA
张学理 ZHANG XUELI -- CHINA
徐铁军 XU TIEJUN -- CHINA
赵勇 ZHAO YONG -- CHINA
李亚 LI YA -- CHINA
李步一 LI BUYI -- CHINA
KHALIL WESAM -- EGYPT
SLOBODAN OBRADOVIC -- SERBIA
SEMERENKO VLADIMIR -- RUSSIA
MATHIJS ANDRE – BELGIUM
HAIDARI NATALIJA -- BELGIUM
RAUL ALFONSO GRISALES -- COLOMBIA
MILENKO KOSANOVIC -- SERBIA
DANIEL CAMPOS -- ARGENTINA
LUC DESCHEEMAEKER -- BELGIUM
VALERIU KURTU -- DEUTSCHLAND
DARKO DRLJEVIC -- MONTENEGRO
KAZANEVSKY VLADIMIR -- UKRAINE
YUNUS ERLANGGA -- INDONESIA
INDRA TRYANA -- INDONESIA
ARIF SUTRISTANTO -- INDONESIA
SUNNERBERG CONSTANTIN -- BELGIUM
OTILIA ELENA BORS -- ROMANIA
ONE ZHAN – INDONESIA
ARTURO MOLERO – SPAIN
ALEXANDER DUBOVSKY -- UKRAINE
郭建永 GUO JIANYONG – CHINA
获铜 HUO TONG – CHINA.
Source: http://www.redmanart.com/do/bencandy.php?fid=5&id=423

MUTUAL CONTEST (comics, il​lustration​s, short animations​)

MUTUAL CONTEST
(comics, il​lustration​s, short animations​)
An anomalous contest!
Here the rules:
http://ilfumettouccide.com/mutual-contest/

Results 13th International Festival of Caricature and Aphorism, Strumica 2012

On the day of 26th of January the international jury of the XIII th International Festival of Caricature and Aphorism , Strumica 2012, with the members set below:
Milan Alasevik - Slovenia - acting as president of the jury
Jordan Pop-Iliev - Macedonia - member
Risto Filcevski – Macedonia - member
Dr. Dimitar Alacki – Macedonia - member
Aleksandar Filev – Macedonia - member
Reviewed the received caricatures and aphorisms at the XIIIth International Festival of Caricature and Aphorism and decided to award the prizes as below:
CARICATURE:
1.Golden Plaque: Yuri Kosobukin - Ukraine
2.Silver Plaque: Erdogan Basol - Turkey
3.Bronze Plaque: Valery Chmiriov – Ukraine.
Award granted by the Organizational Board of Strumica Carnival:
Nikola Angelkovski – Macedonia.
Diploma awarded to:
Constantin Ciousu - Romania
Nikolay Arnaudov - Bulgaria
Leonte Nastase - Romania
Dubovski Aleksandar - Ukraine
Dragomir Dimik - Monte Negro.
APHORISM:
1.Golden Plaque - code “MCM” Milan Milivojeviki – Serbia
2.Silver Plaque - code “Something firmer” Mile Gjorgijoski - Macedonia
3.Bronze Plaque - code “The best” Miroslav Bozhkov – Bulgaria.
Diploma awarded to:
Ljupka Cvetanova - Macedonia
Vasil Tolevski - Macedonia
Atanas Krlevski – Macedonia.
January 2012, Strumica
Milan Alasevik, President of the jury
Marjan Pecev-Zahov, Organizer of the Festival.

Internatio​nal Cartoon Competitio​n "Can you believe it?!"

International Cartoon Competition presented by the Arts and Cultural Center KuK e.V. in cooperation with the Aachen Newspaper Publishing Company and the Städteregion Aachen.
Call for Submissions
Can you believe it?!
They say Mr zu G. actually wrote a part of his dissertation himself! Mr Ch. W. himself paid for and planted a rose bush in his garden. Or maybe not? The Felix Krulls, Münchhausens and two-faced hypocrites populate the parliaments of this world – and this is no new phenomenon.
The list of politician lies seems long. Didn't George W. Bush say: "Iraq possesses weapons of mass destruction"? Who believed Walter Ulbricht when he said "No one intends to erect a wall"? Did anyone believe Bill Clinton's statement: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinski"? Didn't the Hungarian Prime Minister admit that he lied to the people morning, noon and night during the election campaign? Shouldn't Putin's and Berlusconi's noses be infinitely long?
Does what was promised before the election still hold afterwards? Why should it? Is Truth a rare good in politics? Or is the lie in itself taken for granted in politics? And if not, then why not?
Telling lies in politics is a broad field – but it is also a humorous field, which is why we have chosen it to be the theme of our 6th International Cartoon Competition.
How can light be brought into the darkness of the politician's lie? Who can uncover, debunk, explain? Isn't it all laughable?
The cartoonists and caricaturists of the world are called up to do "enlightenment work". Wanted are the funniest cartoons, the sharpest caricatures and gladly also those critical drawings of and about lying politicians and about Truth in politics.
Participation:
All professional and amateur cartoonists 18 and over can partipate in this international contest..
Submissions:
Maximum 5 cartoons
Original drawings or signed prints, no copies
Black-white or colour
Format: DIN A4 bis DIN A3 (unframed, no matte)
Year of composition: 2009-2012
Provide the artist's full name on the back of the drawing, including if applicable the drawer's artistic pseudonym and the title of the work.
The completed entry form, a photograph or portrait caricature (electronic submissions at least 800 pixel/800 kB, jpg format) and a brief CV (max. 280 characters) for the catalog should be submitted with the drawings. If available, the print data of the entries are welcome for the catalog.
Jury:
The jury will make selections for the exhibition and catalog, and award the prizes from the pool of submissions. The jury includes among others Prof. Bernd Mathieu (Editor-in-Chief of the Aachen Newspaper / Aachen News), Martin Sonntag (Caricatura Kassell), and Nina Mika-Helfmeier (Cultural Affairs director).
Exhibition:
This year the exhibition will take place from 5 May to 1 July 2012. The awards ceremony and the opening of the exhibition is on 5 May 2012 at 16:00 in the Kunst and Kultur Center of the Städteregion Aachen, Austraße 9, Monschau.
In total up to 2 x 45 works plus extensions will be shown.
Catalog:
As in every year, the KuK e.V. will publish a catalog in collaboration with the Aachen Newspaper Publishing Company. Artists included in the catalog will each receive one copy.
Prizes:
1st Place 2500.00 EUR
2nd Place 2000.00 EUR
3rd Place 1000.00 EUR
4th-6th Places 500.00 EUR each
Return policy:
All work that does not become property of the Kuk e.V. will be returned at the organisation’s expense. The returns will be prepared and carried out with the appropriate care.
Entry forms available at:
http://www.staedteregion-aachen.de/
http://www.kuk-monschau.de/
http://www.cartoonfestival.az-web.de/
All prize-winning work becomes the property of the Kuk e.V. In addition, the organisation retains the right to keep one submission from each participant whose work is exhibited. These drawings will be auctioned at the end of the year. The proceeds will be used to support cultural projects in schools within the county. Participants are requested to identify which of the submitted drawings the organisation may keep.
Submission deadline: 10 April 2012
Organiser:
Städteregion Aachen
S 16 Staff position for culture, empirical research and gender equality
Dr. Nina Mika-Helfmeier
Raum B025
Zollernstraße 10
52070 Aachen
Telefon 0241-51982664
Fax 0241-519882664
Nina.Mika-Helfmeier@staedteregion-aachen.de
With the friendly support of:
Aachen Newspaper Publishing Company,
KuK Kunst und Kulturzentrum Aachen,
The Städteregion Aachen
Sparkasse Bank Aachen
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Karin Handrich
StädteRegion Aachen
S 16 Stabsstelle Kultur, Empirische Forschung und Gleichstellung
Raum F 403, Zollernstraße 20, 52070 Aachen
Tel.: +49(241)51982663
Fax: +49(241)519882663
Mail: Karin.Handrich@staedteregion-aachen.de

Theme in the 1st ECO International Festival of Visual Arts 2012 : Norouz

Norouz World Festival
Call for the 1st ECO International Festival of Visual Arts March-April 2012
ECO Cultural Institute is planning to hold the 1st ECO International Festival of Visual Arts with the aim of strengthening and broadening the level of cultural exchanges among the contemporary artists with a focus on the major theme of cultural identity in the works of contemporary artists from 10 ECO Member States of i.e. I.R. of Afghanistan, Rep. of Azerbaijan, I.R. of Iran, Rep. of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Rep., I.R. of Pakistan, Rep. of Tajikistan, Rep. of Turkey, Turkmenistan and Rep. of Uzbekistan.
Contemporary artists from outside ECO region are welcomed to submit their works pertaining to the given theme.
Theme: Norouz World Festival, Customs & Traditions
“Norouz” is an ancient celebration observed in ECO Member States, some Kurdish regions of Iraq, Syria and even Zanzibar (an Island in Eastern Africa) and Egypt.
In the light of artists` visual experiences in recognition of Norouz customs, the Festival provides a proper opportunity to create cultural bonds and promote friendship among the countries as well as uphold the glorious traditions that our ancestors left us as legacy.
Policy Making & Planning Board:
- Kambiz Derambakhsh
- Ebrahim Haghighi
- Amrollah Farhadi
- Seyfollah Samadian
- Arash Baradaran Amini
Chairman of the Board: Dr. Hojatollah Ayyoubi
Categories:
1- Photography
2- Graphic Arts (Poster)
2- Graphic Caricature (Cartoon)
Venue:
Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan (nominated country to hold the World Norouz Festival in 2012)
The exhibition presenting the entire or selected works will be mounted in other ECO Member States or any applicant organizations or countries outside the Region.
Awards (in all categories):
First Place: Trophy + Honorary Diploma of ECO Cultural Institute + US$ 3000 cash prize
Second Place: Trophy + Honorary Diploma of ECO Cultural Institute + US$ 2500 cash prize
Third Place: Trophy + Honorary Diploma of ECO Cultural Institute + US$ 1500 cash prize
Seven selected works: ECO Cultural Institute’s Certificate of Appreciation+ US$ 1000 cash prize each
Privileges:
Selected entries will be published in a precious volume and Festival`s certificate of participation will be awarded to the entrants.
Photography
Secretary: Seyfollah Samadian
Jury:
- Maryam Zandi- Iran
- Farzad Hashemi- Iran
- Zaur Dakhte- Tajikistan
Specific Entry Requirements:
- The exhibit is open to the photographers worldwide.
- Limit to 5 single images and 1 picture story in sets of max. 5 images per photographer.
- Color and /or black and white photos are acceptable.
- Entries should be presented in TIFF format with a resolution of 300 dpi in RGB colors, dimensions: 20cm x 30cm (8”x12”). Images must be uploaded through the online entry page.
- Picture stories should be numbered and sorted in numerical order.
Graphic Arts (Poster)
Secretary: Amrollah Farhadi
Jury:
- Ebrahim Haghighi- Iran
- Saed Meshki- Iran
- Sadik Karamustafa- Turkey
Specific Entry Requirements:
- The exhibit is open to the designers worldwide.
- Limit to 3 single images or one collection (each collection counts as one entry)
- Entries should be presented in TIFF format with a resolution of 300 dpi in CMYK colors, Size: A4. Images should be uploaded through the online entry page.
Cartoon
Secretary: Kambiz Derambakhsh
Jury:
- Hassan Karimzadeh-Iran
- Jamal Rahmati- Iran
- Elman Mirzayev - Republic of Azerbaijan
Specific Entry Requirements:
- The exhibit is open to the cartoonists worldwide.
- Limit to 3 single images or a collection (each collection counts as one entry).
- Entries should be presented in TIFF format with a resolution of 300 dpi in CMYK colors, Size: A4. Images should be uploaded through the online entry page.
General Conditions:
- The entries not accompanied by a filled out entry form or uploaded later than the submission deadline will not be considered.
- The information provided in the entry form will be used for publication and exhibition purposes. Thus, the entrant is responsible for the accuracy of the information.
- The participant who submits the entries is considered as the sole owner of the author`s rights of the submitted images; but if proved otherwise, all privileges granted will be null and void and the Festival reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify and refuse the respective work immediately. Moreover, the sender may encounter legal consequences.
- Preserving the owners` privileges, the organizer is authorized to reproduce the images in materials and forms of artistic or media presentation relating to the festival.
- Uploading images and signing the online entry form means the participants` agreement with the rules of entry and any decisions on unpredictable situations is at the discretion of the Policy Making Board.
- To fill out the entry form, visit our website: http://www.ecieco.org/
- The files should be named and uploaded as follows:
Country-Surname-First Name- work number
Example: Iran- Samadian-Seyfollah-1
Submission Deadline: February 5, 2012 (EXTENDED) 13 February 2012
Judging: February 19-21, 2012
Opening: March-April 2012 at the State Philharmonic Hall, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Central Secretariat of the Festival:
Address: No.10, Naz St., Movahed Danesh (Aghdasiyeh) Ave., Tehran, Iran
Postal Code: 1957653643
Postbox: 19395/6414
Tel: 0098-21-27673223
Fax: 0098-21-27673456
Email Address: festival@ecieco.org
Head of the Secretariat: Mehrad Sheykhan
More info: http://www.ecieco.org/About.aspx

5th International Contest of Caricature and Cartoon of Vianden 2012

The Museum of Caricature and Cartoon of Vianden with the cooperation of Les Amis du Château de Vianden, Naturpark OUR and CartoonArt.lu are pleased to announce their
5th INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OF CARICATURE AND CARTOON OF VIANDEN
1. Subject:
Category 1 – CARTOON: Art
Catogory 2 – CARICATURE: Victor Hugo (French writer 1802-1885) and/or Ronald Searle (British cartoonist 1920-2011)
2. Deadline: 18th March 2012
3. Prizes:
Category 1: 1st prize: 2750 € + trophy, 2nd prize: 1750 € + trophy, 3rd prize: 750 € + trophy, 3 honourable mentions
Category 2: 1st prize: 500 € + trophy, 2nd prize: 250 € + trophy, 1 hourable mention
4. Entries: Initially, each participant can submit up to 3 entries in digital format by sending them to the following address: cartoon@caricature.eu. The author must include the following details in his or her e-mail: first name, last name, complete address, e-mail address, phone number, date of birth, as well as the category and the title or the number of each submission. The specifications for these electronic submissions are as follows: format JPEG, good quality, and max. 1MB per picture. If, for some reason, the participant is unable to submit his or her work via e-mail, he or she may submit the original prints via regular mail.
Out of these submissions, the jury will make a selection of 90-120 drawings and will ask the artists to send in the original documents via regular mail. All these originals will be shown in the exhibition and in the catalogue. Their size should be between DIN A4 (210x297 mm) and DIN A3 (297x420 mm); furthermore, the paper should be of high quality. The drawings must not be folded or included in a passe-partout. On the backside of every drawing, the artist needs to indicate his/her first name, last name, complete address, e-mail address, phone number, date of birth, as well as the category and the title or the number of the work. This deadline is 6th April 2012.
5. Technique: Free, black and white or in colour, without subtitles. Printouts of digitally created drawings will be accepted, but will not be returned. The submitted drawings must be signed by the artist on the backside. Photos, collages, photocopies and coloured b&w reproductions will be eliminated.
6. Announcement of the prizes and exhibition: The announcement of the prizes and honourable mentions will happen on 5th May 2012 in Castle Vianden and the exhibition will take place in the Hall of the Knights of Castle Vianden from 6th May until 4th June 2012. There are plans to display the exhibits in the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon of Vianden and in other cities until end of June 2013.
7. Returns: At the end of this series of exhibitions, the original drawings will be returned to their authors. The drawings that were awarded one of the prizes will not be returned. They will become property of the organizer.
The organizer cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage that might occur during shipping.
8. Catalogue: The authors whose submissions are selected for the exhibition will receive a free catalogue by mail upon return of his or her submissions after end of 2013.
9. Results: The results will be published on the website www.caricature.eu on 8th May 2012. The award winners selected by the jury will be personally informed via e-mail or by phone.
The final decisions of the jury are incontestable.
10. Copyright: 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 ensues 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.
11. Generalities: The submitted work should not have been awarded or published before the deadline of this contest. Artists interested in selling their work will need to label the backsides of their drawings with the words “for sale” and his selling price in Euros.
By taking part in this contest, the participants accept the abovementioned rules.
12. Submission address:
Musée de la Caricature et du Cartoon de Vianden
48, Grand-rue
L - 9410 VIANDEN
Luxembourg
13. Further information:
Florin BALABAN
Phone nr.: 00352-621 28 37 90
cartoon@caricature.eu
Pol LEURS
Phone nr.: 00352-78 83 18
cartoon@caricature.eu
Source : http://www.licurici.eu/

Invitación: Exposición "Real Madrid - Barça: el gol dual"

5th International "Smiling Cat" Cartoon Web Contest 2012

REGULATIONS:
Contest: Open to all cartoonists
THEME:
1) Cartoon: Jury
2) Caricature: World cartoonists
Deadline: 01 April 2012
ENTRIES: Max. 1 cartoons
TECHNICAL INFO:
A4 size max. 200 dpi, format (JPEG).
Max one entry in each section:
black & white or colored,
any style, any technique will be accepted.
Name, address, tel and e-mail.
At the end of competition there will be an exhibition on internet from the selected cartoons.
The participant must send their photo along with their autobiography.
All cartoonists can participate through their own e-mail by submitting your cartoons to:
smiling.cat2012@gmail.com
PRIZES:
Grand Cat Prize: Trophy + Diploma
Golden Cat Prize: Trophy + Diploma
Silver Cat Prize: Trophy + Diploma
Bronze Cat Prize: Trophy + Diploma
Honorable Mentions ( 2 ) Certificate.
The results will on 30 April, 2012
right after the international juries' evaluation.
Jury: Cartoon Committee Members
Address:
E-mail: smiling.cat2012@gmail.com
http://www.donquichotte.org/
http://www.cartooncenter.net/
Source: cartooncenter

29th Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition 2012, Turkey

29th AYDIN DOĞAN INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION 2012, TURKEY
PARTICIPATION RULES 2012
• 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 2012.
• The 29th Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition will be celebrated with an award ceremony in October 2012 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 hands over 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 cartoons to the Aydın Doğan Foundation without 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 Works for publication; (s)he also declares and accepts in advance that the Aydın Doğan Foundation may use such cartoons to exhibit them, 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 limitations.
8. The Foundation will cover travel and accommodation expenses of the first three award-winning cartoonists for the award ceremony in Turkey.
9. 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.
10. The deadline for entries is Tuesday, May 1, 2012.
11. Jury members cannot participate in the competition in the year they act as a jury member.
12. The decision to upload the cartoons sent to the competition on the Virtual Museum lies with the Aydın Doğan Foundation.
THE PRIZES
Winner : 8,000 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation Winner Award
First Runner up: : 5,000 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation First Runner up Award
Second runner up : 3,500 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation Second Runner up Award
Success Award : 500 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation Success Award
(In the event of a tie, the monetary awards may be shared equally among the winners. A minimum of 5 and maximum of 12 success awards will be granted.)
Source (PDF): aydindoganvakfi

8th International Biennial of Caricature, The Golden Smile, Belgrade 2012

REGULATIONS
The 8th International Biennial of Caricature
THE GOLDEN SMILE – BELGRADE 2012
November 2012
* The eigth International Biennial of Caricature THE GOLDEN SMILE – BELGRADE 2012, organised by the ULUPUDS (Association of Fine and Applied Artists and Designers of Serbia) and The Union of Cartoonists of Serbia FECO, in colaboration with the Serbian Tennis Federation on the 90th anniversary.
* The competition is open to artists from all over the world.
* Themes of the exhibition
1. TENNIS
2. PORTRAIT CARICATURE of famous players, coaches etc. from Serbia and around the world.
* Each author is to submit original works (all fine or graphic arts techniques are accepted). Author may enter unlimited number of works. The maximum size of one caricature is 42 X 29.7 cm (format A3) and minimal size is A4 (29.7 X 21 cm). Digital prints signed by the author, will also be accepted, preferably accompanied with a CD (jpg, tif, psd, 300 dpi).
* The selection of works and the decision on awards will be made by an international Jury appointed by the Exhibition Council.
* Awards
The Golden Medal and 1500 EUR
The Silver Medal and 1000 EUR
The Bronze Medal and 500 EUR,
The Karolj Seles honourable Award UCS FECO.
* The works with the author’s name and address, or with the stick- er filled and pasted on the back (or the photocopy of the sticker) should arrive BY AUGUST 20th, 2012 (EXTENDED UNTIL 31 AUGUST 2012) to the following address:
ULUPUDS (»The Golden Smile«) Terazije 26/II, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
To avoid custom problems, please write DOCUMENT, NO VALUE on the envelope.
* The exhibits shall not be returned to the artists and will remain in the Serbian Tennis Federation’s collection for their museum, calendar and other non-commercial purpose. All exibitors authorise the organiser to reproduce their works without reimbursement, for advertising purposes of the exhibition. The exhibition will be shown in other towns in Serbia and abroad.
* The organiser will publish an illustrated catalogue of the exhibition and all exhibitors will obtain it free of charge. By sending his works, each exhibitor accept the conditions mentioned above.
* These regulations are subject to interpretation of the Council of the Exhibition. President of the Exhibition Council and author of the exhibition is Prof. Jugoslav Vlahovic, graphic artist and cartoonist.
* For all the further information please contact Dijana Milasinovic Maric, curator ULUPUDS: telephone/fax: +381 11 2685 780 e-mail: kustos@ulupuds.org.rs ; ulupuds@beotel.net or jugovlah@yahoo.com ; http://www.ulupuds.org.rs/ ; http://www.fecoserbia.com/ .
PARTICIPATE THE FIRST CARTOONIST’S GRAND SLAM!
Sources: ecc-kruishoutem & http://www.fecoserbia.com/ .

17th International Cartoon Exhibition Zagreb 2012, Croatia

17. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION ZAGREB 2012, CROATIA
A. PARTICIPATION
The organizer of the 17th International festival of cartoon ZAGREB 2012 is the Croatian Cartoonist Association. The festival is opened for everyone regardless of nationality, age, sex, or profession.
B. THEME: TOURISM
C. ENTRIES
Conditions of entry:
1. Original works and digital artworks will be accepted. Digital artwork is to be numbered in pencil on the front and pencil signed. Copies cannot be admitted.
2. Entries can be either black and white or coloured.
3. There should be the name, the surname and the adress on the reverse side of cartoons.
4. The cartoons must not have been previously awarded on festivals.
5. Maximum 3 entries will be submitted.
6. Size of entries is A4 or A3 format.
D. DEADLINE
Entry deadline is the 19th of April 2012.
E. ADDRESS
CROATIAN CARTOONIST ASSOCIATION
(HRVATSKO DRUŠTVO KARIKATURISTA)
SAVSKA CESTA 100
10000 ZAGREB, CROATIA
F. PRIZES AND AWARDS
First Prize 1.000 EUR
Second Prize 500 EUR
Third Prize 300 EUR
Five Special mentions.
G. EXHIBITION
The exhibition will take place in Gallery Klovićevi dvori in Zagreb on the 5th of June 2012.
H. OTHER CONDITIONS
Authors of works that qualify to the exhibition are given a presentation copy of the exhibition cataloque.
Only on explicit request will remaining (original) works be returned to the owners in the end of the exhibition cycle (in the second half of the year 2013).
The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the festival, Zagreb 2012, as the advertising material without being obliged to pay a fee to an author whose work may be used.
The prize-winning works become property of the organizer.
WEB: http://www.hdk.hr/

British cartoonist Ronald Searle passes in France, aged 91

Famous British cartoonist Ronald William Fordham Searle, born 3 March 1920,
passed away on 30 December 2011 in Draguignan, France.
More on BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16395263
See also: http://ronaldsearle.blogspot.com/ & http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/searle.htm

Awakening World Award 2012, Iran

Themes & Subjects:
World's Insurrection for Justice
Resistance against Mastery
Fight with Despotism
Awakening in modern world
Wall Street, 1=99
Regulation:
- Each participant can send maximum 5 artworks in each Section.
- Sending (Name, family name, post address, Email address and Telephone)
of artists Just by word file is necessary.
- The catalogue will be send to the entire artist that their
artworks published in the catalogue.
- Artworks must be in 200 dpi by width or length of 2000 pixel
by jpg format.
- Subject of [Awakening ] must be mentioned in the send Email.
Prizes:
Grand Prix: Golden Mention and cash prize of EU 10,000 .
Best Artist Prize: 5 selected works will be
awarded golden mention together with the cash prize of EU 2500.
Deadline:19rd Feb., 2012 (EXTENDED:) 10 MARCH 2012
Address for sending artworks: Info@irancartoon.com
Source: irancartoon

Predrag Srbljanin

21st International Satire Exhibition, Trento 2012, Italy

21th INTERNATIONAL SATIRE EXHIBITION
«Trento between reality and madness»
Slowness
We encourage designers to express, in their mode of thought and technical congenial, investigating this theme controversial and fascinating, from the most intimate aspects to the wider dimension of life. A thought about the slowness all round.
Regulation
Subject: slowness
1. Authors may submit an unlimited number of works, Studio d’Arte Andromeda reserving the right to expose those, which, in its sole discretion, considers most adherents to the theme.
2. The works must be original, can be made with any technique, and must adhere strictly to the theme.
3. Maximum size allowed: A3.
4. The works must arrive at the Studio d’Arte Andromeda - via Malpaga, 17 - 38122 - Trento - Italy before April 15th 2012.
5. The date of the inauguration will be notified in time to all participants.
6. The works will be returned on demand.
7. The Organization Committee will keep the prize-winner and signal works.
8. The Studio reserves the right to print a catalog with the most significant works and the right to use the same access to information, news and documents about the exhibition. The catalog will be delivered during the opening or sent on request with the works.
9. Andromeda’s Art Studio don’t answer of possible damaged or missing works, but maximum care of the delivered works is assured.
10. The contest has the following prizes:
1st prize: € 1000,00
2nd Prize: € 700,00
3rd Prize: € 500,00
Youth Prize, ages 15-29: € 300,00
Audience Award: Gift.
Regulation & Entry Form .

3rd International "Ramiz Gökçe" Cartoon Competition 2012, Cyprus

3RD INTERNATIONAL “RAMIZ GOKCE” CARTOON COMPETITION
http://emu.edu.tr/humour
http://emu.edu.tr/mizah
By
THE ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH CYPRIOT CARTOONISTS [FECO – CYPRUS]
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY [EMU] ENGINEERING FACULTY
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY [EMU] CARICATURE AND HUMOUR CLUB.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
1. Regardless of religion, language and race, this competition is open to all amateur and professional caricature artists or anyone who can draw cartoons.
2. Theme: “A World without Engineers”
3. Pieces of work to be sent for the competition should have the form of a cartoon. Pictures and illustrations will not be accepted.
4. Cartoons to be sent for the competition should be in digital format. The sizes of the cartoons should be either A4 or A3 with a minimum 100 and maximum 300 dpi. Both color or black & white are acceptable. Name, surname, address, phone number and e-mail address of each participant should be indicated. Cartoons submitted for the competition should not contain any script – writing on them.
5. A person can not be given more than one award.
6. Before they are presented for the Selection Committee members’ evaluation, all cartoons submitted for the competition will be exhibited on a website formed with the aim of bringing submitted pieces of work to the attention and objection of all cartoon artists, cartoonists’ organizations and any other international organizations formed against similar – imitated – stolen cartoons. If a submitted piece of work is found to be similar, imitated or stolen, it will be disqualified from the competition.
7. Each participant may join the competition with two cartoons at most. Along with the cartoons, a short biography in the Microsoft Word format [.doc] including name, surname, address, phone number and e-mail information and a recent photo of the applicant in the “.jpg” format should be submitted.
8. All submitted cartoons will be archived at “Cyprus International Cartoon Museum” to be formed by the Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists (FECO – CYPRUS) regardless of the fact that they receive an award or not.
9. All cartoons submitted for the competition may be printed, duplicated or published on cards, posters, albums, newspapers, magazines, books and CDs by FECO – CYPRUS. By submitting cartoons for the competition, the participants fully understand and agree with the terms of the competition. Participants also agree to the future duplication, printing or publishing of materials relating to this competition without any financial compensation.
10. 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.
11. Cartoons should be sent to the specified e-mail address by 20 March 2012.
12. Works of art sent for this competition will not be used in any other different event serving for any other purpose than this competition. However, Eastern Mediterranean University reserves the right to use these caricatures for non-profit educational activities or events.
13. Should the cartoonists who have won awards in this competition wish to attend the award ceremony and the exhibition, they undertake all transportation expenses. Accommodation and any other related expenses will be covered by EMU.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 20 March 2012
ADDRESS FOR APPLICATIONS: feco-cyprus@kibris.net
AWARDS:
First Place Award: 1000 USD + Plaque
Second Place Award: 500 USD + Plaque
Third Place Award: 300 USD + Plaque
Special Awards [Plaque].
EXHIBITION:
The exhibition will be inaugurated at EMU Library Exhibition Hall, Famagusta – Cyprus on 20 April 2012.
WEBSITE – URL:
http://emu.edu.tr/humour
http://emu.edu.tr/mizah
SPONSOR: Gökçe Medical [Sıtkı Gökçe]
ORGANISATION COMMITTEE:
Hasan Amca [EMU Faculty of Engineering Dean]
Hüseyin Çakmak [FECO – CYPRUS Chair]
Ulaş Gökçe [Representing Ramiz Gökçe Family]
Dudu Cumaoğulları [Famagusta Cultural Association Vice Chair]
Özgür Kofalı [EMU Cartoon and Humour Club]
Mehdi Sadeghi [EMU Cartoon and Humour Club]
3rd Representatives from the EMU Cartoon and Humour Club
SELECTION COMMITTEE:
Musa Kayra [Chair, Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists]
M. Serhan Gazioğlu [General Secretary, Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists]
Hüseyin Çakmak [FECO – CYPRUS Chair]
Arif A. Albayrak [Executive Board Member, Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists]
Mustafa Tozakı [Executive Board Member, Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists]
Cemal Tunceri [Executive Board Member, Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists]
3rd Representatives from the EMU Cartoon and Humour Club].

Board and Juries in 'The International Cartoon Festival of Wall Street Downfall'

Board and Juries in 'The International Cartoon Festival of Wall Street Downfall', Iran:
Executive Secretary: Mohammad Azizi
Art Secretary: Maziyar Bijhani
Policy Board: Seyed Nezamoddin Moussavi, Mohammad Azizi, Mohammad Hossein Ziyarati, Maziyar Bijhani, Alireza Zakeri, Shahin Kalantari.
Jury:
1- National Section: Maziyar Bijhani, Alireza Zakeri, Mohammad Hossein Niroumand, Javad Alizadeh.
2- International Section: Julian Pena-Pai (Romania), Musa Gumus (Turkey), Marcin Bondarowicz (Poland).
Source: http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007278612

Santa Claus : Similarity was the best policy in 2011 either !

2011 Musa Gumus, Turkey

2007 (page 115) Santos Lunarde, Brazil.
Hope 2012 won't be any SIMILAR !
(Santa Klaus, Turkey).

Resad Sultanovic : Happy New 2012 Year !

Happy New 2012 Year !
Best Regards!
Resad Sultanovic
Kladanj, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Europe
resad.sultanovic@bih.net.ba

Willem Rasing : Prettige jaarwissel​ing - happy new year

Mecho : Happy New Year

Willem Rasing : End of 2011