Results 28th Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest 2008

Results of 28th International Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest - TurkeyThe jury members of 28th International Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest met at Istanbul Cartoon and Humour Museum on 8th August, 2008.

The Jury members are Turhan Selcuk(1), Tonguc Yasar(4), Metin Peker(2), Kadir Dogruer(9), Muhittin Koroglu(12), Gurbuz Dogan Eksioglu(3), Prof.Dr.Nazan Erkmen(7) from Turkey, and Tomas Rodriguez Zayas(11, Cuba), Leng Mu(10, China), Paola Dalponte(8, Italy), Luiz Carlos Fernandes(5, Brazil), Dr.Cheong San Lim(6, Korea).

In the photo are the Jury members with Erdogan Bozok(13), the Director of Istanbul Cartoon and Humor Museum).
910 cartoonists with their 910 cartoons participated in 28th International Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest this year.

The results announced by the Association of Cartoonists in Turkey on 11th August, 2008 are as follows:

Grand Prize: Arif Sutristanto – Indonesia (Prize value US$ 3.000,-)
Honour Prize: Musa Gumus – Turkey (Prize value US$ 750,-)
Honour Prize: Agim Sulaj – Italy (Prize value US$ 750,-)

Honour Prize: Shahrokh Heidari – Iran (Prize value US$ 750,-)
Honour Prize: Alessandro Gatto – Italy (Prize value US$ 750,-)
Special Prizes are given as follows:
Nasreddin Hodja Special Prize: Serdar Gunbilen – Turkey
Nasreddin Hodja Special Prize: Ertan Ayhan Sertoz - Turkey
Special Prize of the Association of Cartonists: Grzegorz Szumovski – Poland
Special Prize of the Jury: Milko Dikov – Bulgaria
Special Prize of Culture and Tourism Ministry: Ismet Lokman – Turkey
Special Prize of Press, Publications and Information General Administration: George Licurici - Romania
Special Prize of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality: Myung-Lae Nam – South Korea

Special Prize of Cankaya Municipality: Luka Lagator – Montenegro
Special Prize of Sisli Municipality: Mahmood Nazari – Iran

Special Prize of Aksam newspaper: Vladimir Kazanevsky – Ukraine

Special Prize of Cumhuriyet newspaper: Angel Boligan – Mexico

Special Prize of Sabah newspaper: Erico Junqueira Ayres – Brazil
Special Prize of Milliyet Sanat magazine: Ali Aghaey - Iran
Special Prize of the Turkish Association of Journalists: Xiang Yu Yang – China
Special Prize of Turkish Radio and Television Company: Goran Divac – Serbia
Special Prize of NTV Channel: Pawel Kuczynsky – Poland
Special Prize of Fox TV Channel: Zhi Dong Zeng – China
Special Prize in memoriam cartoonist Serdar Cakirer: Lubomir Mihailov – Bulgaria
Special prize of Koc Investment Company: Feng Gui Bo - China.
See all prize-winning cartoons at: http://www.karikaturculerdernegi.org/detay.asp?id=7191

DICACO 2009 - Korea

The 18th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest (DICACO 2009)
The Daejeon City is inviting world cartoonists to take part in DICACO 2009 (the 18th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest).

1. This year’s contest comprises a Thema section (titled Customs / Costume) and a Free section.

2. The size of works should be smaller than 297 mm×420 mm.

3. Any color, free style, and unlimited items.(+3 Works)

4. Each entrant should provide title, name, age, address, career, e-mail, and telephone number on reverse.

5. The deadline for entry is Jun. 30, 2009.

6. Entries should be addressed to the Daejeon International Cartoon Institute, 450, Wolpyeongdong, Daejeon, Seoul 302-280, Korea.

7. The most creative cartoon will win the Grand prize of $3,000, Gold prize of $1,000, Silver prize of $500, Bronze prize of $300, and 300 Selected works will be awarded.

8. Exhibit the cartoons at the Daejeon Gallery in Oct. 2009.

9. Submitted cartoons will not be returned, but exhibited forever in Korean public halls, art galleries, & museums.

10. Your cartoon may be used for promotional purposes : cards, posters, catalogs, newspapers, magazine, and books etc.

From Dr.Lim, Cheong San, President of the Daejeon Int’l Cartoon Institute
450, Wolpyeongdong, Daejeon, Seoul 302-280, Korea

Tel: 82 (42) 255-9944, 487-5034 C.P: 82-11-425-6115

http://www.dicaco.com/ E-mail: dicaco@paran.com

Magazine "RHINOCEROS" Cartoon/Caricature Competition - Bosnia & Herzegovina

Magazine "RHINOCEROS"
http://www.nosorog.rs.sr/
CARTOON/CARICATURE COMPETITION
Theme:
"MY BEST/FAVORITE CARTOON/CARICATURE!"
Technique:
Any technique will be accepted.
Deadline:
October 31st 2008
Maximum entry: 7 (seven)
You may send by post or e-mail (A4 - A3 size).
Post address:
MAGAZINE "NOSOROG" CARA DUSANA 4,
78000 BANJA LUKA, REPUBLIKA SRPSKA
Bosnia and Herzegovina, EUROPE
Note: You may send originals, but we will not send you back!
Address for sending by e-mail: nosorog.magazine@gmail.com
Note: 300 dpi resolution, JPEG format!
In both cases sending, please, write your name, address and e-mail.
Note: Sender must be author of caricature!
PRIZES:
First prize: 400 Euros + diploma
Second prize: 300 Euros + diploma
Third prize: 200 Euros + diploma
Special Diploma: 15 diplomas
Special Mentioned Diploma: 5 Diplomas
Diploma for (will decide three members of Jury from Republika Srpska):

Best Cartoon/Caricature from Serbia
Best Cartoon/Caricature from Republika Srpska
Best Cartoon/Caricature for younger of 18 years (any country)
Jury:
Mr. Goran Kljajich, president; writer, founder of "RhinoCervs" magazine and this competition; Republic of Srpska
Mr. Miladin Beric, writer, vice-president; Republika Srpska
Darko Samardzich, cartoonist & painter, Republica Srpska
Ms. Maria Claudia Re, cartoonist, designer & illustrator, Argentina
Ms Mariana Serban, academic graphic artist & graphic art teacher, Romania
Mr. Mica M.Tumaric, writer, Serbia
Mr. Milenko Kosanovic, cartoonist, Serbia
Competition supported by Ministry of education and culture of Republika Srpska!

3rd Competition of a Caricature and a Short Comic Strip "Zikison" 2008

Živojin Pavlović "žikišon" (Paracin – Serbia 1885 – 1950)

III The Competition of a Caricature and a Short Comic Strip 2008.

http://www.zikison.net/ and The SRZ (SRŽ) – The Satirical Manufactory "Zikison" (Satirična Radionica Žikišon) are announcing in the categories, the themes:
1. THE PORTRAIT CARICATURE "ZIKISON" WITHOUT WORDS. How do caricaturists imagine "Žikišon" and his life time?
2. THE CARICATURE WITHOUT WORDS – FREE FORM. For both of categories you can send up to 3 works on A/4 size of paper, up to 200 KB by E-mail, any technique is allowed.
3. THE SHORT ALTERNATIVE COMIC STRIP – FREE FORM. A board needs to content up to 6 squares, A/3 format, up 400 KB by E-mail, any technique is allowed, up to 3 boards in a work or 3 boards of a single strip.
The competition will be opened and free for all of the professionals and amateurs, for affirmed and unknown authors from 7 to 77 years of age, for all people on this planet but in the case if someone appears from other planet then we will become the first interplanetar competition.
AWARDS: The first award in each of three categories - a presentation on a particular page on the site www.zikison.net and Electronic weekly news zikison and kiks (Caricature and Short Comic Cartoon).
Works can be sent by E-mail zikison@zikison.net & zikison.mazos@gmail.com with author’s short biography and photography. All of received works will not be returned to the senders. The organization of this project keeps the right for using and publishing of received works for the organization’s needs. Deadline: No deadline (Permanent Exhibition) (The Results: November 1)

ZIKISON (1885 - 1950) Was a Satirist, a caricaturist, an editor, a publisher, and a printer. Between two wars in Serbia he was an actuator, a Co–Author editor of many of newspaper for humor and satire. He has been suffering and imprisoned by Communist Regime in 1949. Soon after that torture and seizing his property, he was died in 1950.
See photos of Zikison at web: http://www.zikison.net/

1st International Cartoon Contest OKHA - Germany

1st International Cartoon Contest - Germany - 2008
1. Themes: A. "Olympiad in Beijing". B. "Free"
2. The number of entries is limited until 5.
Any kind of graphical technique will be accepted, including digital artwork if they are signed and if the print is number one (manual numbered).
3. The works have to be sent to the following address:
OKHACCP@gmx.de
OKHA Postfach 902301, 21057 Hamburg Germany
4. The drawings shall have the following dimensions: 210 x 297 mm. (A4) - (8.268 x 11.693 inches). The works shall not be provided by a passe-partout, neither be stuck on to a larger paper. The drawing must bear, on the reverse side, the name, first name and address of the participant. The drawings shall not bear subtitles.
5. By virtue of their participation, the participants authorize the organizers to publish some of their works that they have received.
6. The following prizes are foreseen:
first prize: EURO 100,00
second prize: EURO 50,00
third prize: EURO 30,00
All prize-winners will receive diplomas.
7. Summarizing of a nomination "Free" takes place on October, 1st, 2008; and "Olympiad in Beijing"- in day of the termination of Olympiad!
8. The organizers keep the right to publish and replicate the cartoons in the promotional pack of the OKNA for promotional purposes of the OKNA without payment. The organizers promise to name the author and the county in all publications.
9. By submitting the works, the author accepts the rules and regulations of the Contest.
10. The deadline for entry is the 1st of September 2008.
The editor of magazine "OKNA" Porfirij Jamaloff.
Source: http://www.cartoonblues.com/Contests2008/Contest_2008September_Hamburg.html

The results of the 18th Gura Humorului - Romania

The results of the 18th International Cartoon Competition
“Umor la…Gura Humorului"
Gura Humorului - Romania
Theme: ”Election issues”
1st Prize - Octavian Bour - Romania
2nd Prize - Dan Silviu Turculet - Romania
3rd Prize - Seiju Ogushi – Japan
The prize “George Gavrileanu” ex aequo to Sava Babic from Serbia and Stefan Despodov from Bulgaria.