15.8.22

14.8.22

2022 Golden Olive Humor Service Awards Announced

International Olive Humor Festival
Organizing Committee Members
Announced the Result

2022 GOLDEN OLIVE HUMOR SERVICE AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Alper Susuzlu (for his Contribution to Turkish Cypriot Cartoon Art); Erol Refikoğlu (Due to Contributions in Humorous Theater and Humorous TV Parody – The Plays He Played, The Characters He Played); Kadri Şah (for his Contributions in the Field of Humor Story); Kenan İnatçı (for his Contributions to Humorous Poetry); Milko Dikov (for his Contribution to Bulgarian Caricature Art and World Caricature Art); Mustafa Cemal Azizoğlu (For His Contributions to Turkish Cypriot Cartoon Art) 

(August 14, 2022 – Kyrenia) Members of the International Olive Humor Festival Organizing Committee, consisting of representatives of Girne Municipality and Cyprus Turkish Cartoonists Association, determined the Golden Olive Humor Service Awards given to people who contribute to the Turkish Cypriot Humor Culture and World Cartoon Art. 

After the meeting of the International Olive Humor Festival Organizing Committee Members, consisting of Nidai Güngördü (Honorary President), M. Serhan Gazioğlu, Derman Atik, Musa Kayra, Aysun Çelik, Selen Selışık and Hüseyin Çakmak, the winners of the 2022 Golden Olive Humor Service Awards were determined as follows: 

Alper Susuzlu (for his Contribution to Turkish Cypriot Cartoon Art); Erol Refikoğlu (Due to Contributions in Humorous Theater and Humorous TV Parody – The Plays He Played, The Characters He Played); Kadri Şah (for his Contributions in the Field of Humor Story); Kenan İnatçı (for his Contributions to Humorous Poetry); Milko Dikov (for his Contribution to Bulgarian Caricature Art and World Caricature Art); Mustafa Cemal Azizoğlu (For His Contributions to Turkish Cypriot Cartoon Art). 

The 2022 Golden Olive Humor Service Awards will be given to their owners at the award ceremony to be held at the 21st International Olive Festival in Zeytinlik village in October. The awards to be presented to the artists will consist of a Golden Olive Sculpture and an award diploma.

30.7.22

The First International Cartoon Festival “Citizenship” Shiraz 2022, Iran

The First International Cartoon Festival “Citizenship” Shiraz 2022
Cartoon is a universal art and cartoonists are the creators of this art.
This is significant and praiseworthy for us.
The Municipality of Shiraz proudly invites all cartoonists of the world to accompany us with their artworks to promote and develop the culture of citizenship, and to introduce Hafez, the famous and world-renowned poet of Shiraz, as well.
Festival Secretary: Ahmad Reza Sohrabi 
Shiraz / Iran 2022 
Festival Themes: 
• Urban Management 
• The culture of Citizenship 
• Urban Tourism 
(Sub categories include: Respecting Citizen’s Rights, Shiraz Historical and Touristic Places, Traffic and Transportation, Urban Civil Projects, Green space, Waste, Apartment living, etc.) 
Special Sector: Hafez, the well-known poet of Shiraz and his universal poems 
Rules and Regulations: 
• There is no age limit to participate in the festival 
• There is no limit on the number of artwork submissions 
• The work performance technique is free and according to personal preferences 
• Artworks might be either black and white or colored 
• The size of the works should be A3 or A4 
• Participation form of the festival should be filled in and sent along with the artworks. 
• Shiraz Municipality has the right to make use of the received works to print books, brochures, catalogs and city advertisements. 
• The original version of the artworks that are considered award winning according to the votes of the jury, must be sent to the festival secretariat before receiving the award. 
• Submission deadline: September 18th (EXTENDED:) September 27th 
• Participants might kindly send their artworks to: shirazcartoon1@gmail.com 
Awards: 
Shiraz Municipality will respectfully bestow 8 special prizes, statue and commemorative plaque to the owners of the top 8 artworks of the festival. 
Source: raedcartoon.

Open competition for the 19. International Comics and Cartoon Fest, Prizren 2022, Kosovo

“BLACK AND WHITE DRAWED PAPERS”
06-10 October 2022 Prizren, Kosovo
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION
1. Theme:
1.1. The theme of the festival is "Pages drawn in black and white"
1.2. Theme: Free Theme.
2. Conditions:
* You need to send us at least 1(one) up till 3(three) Caricatures,
minimum resolution for scanned caricature is 300 dpi.
* Caricature can be work from one or few artists.
* Caricatures can be in black and white technique or in color.
* Along with the caricature photos, should also be sent;
o Autobiography - One photo - Contact details
o Year of creation of caricature or comics
o Did you applied before in other competitions
o Have you ever won any prize at other festivals
o Similar works will not be accepted and you will be disqualified
o In all caricatures should be signed with artist name.
o Without above mentioned details works(caricatures) will not be considered valid.
o The organizer of the festival holds the right to publish works
in magazines and exhibit them in exhibitions.
3. Deadline:
3.1. Works (caricatures) should be sent up till 20th of September 2022,
4. Jury:
4.1. The jury will be composed from professional world artists
which will make selection of works via internet
no later than September 25th, 2022.
5. Date of the festival:
5.1. The festival will be held from 06th - 10th October, 2022 in Prizren, Kosovo.
Address:
With respect
Director of the Kosovar Comics and Cartoon Artists Association
“Xhennet Comics” Prizren, Kosovo 2022.

27.7.22

International "Peace" cartoon exhibition by the Municipality of Ephesus Selcuk,Turkey

- We are waiting for all cartoonists to participate in the International "Peace" cartoon exhibition to be organized by the Municipality of Ephesus Selcuk on the occasion of September 1, World Peace Day. 
- The works should be sent to the address below in A4 size, 300 dpi resolution and jpeg format. 
- Each cartoonist can send a maximum of 5 cartoons. 
- Efes Selçuk Municipality reserves the right to share the works in public areas. 
- The exhibited works will be collected in a catalog and sent to the artists as online. 
- Each artist will receive a certificate of participation. 
Deadline for submissions: August 24, 2022 
Curator: Menekse CAM