The 6th Fartoon Festival 2025, Portugal: Thinking Freedom, Building Democracy

Launch of the 6th Edition of Fartoon – Faro International Cartoon Festival FARO 1540 – Association for the Defense and Promotion of Faro's Environmental and Cultural Heritage, after previous Faro cartoon exhibitions were very well received by the public and artists, announces the opening of the registration period for the 6th edition of Fartoon – Faro International Cartoon Exhibition. Registration is open from December 29, 2024 until May 31, 2025. All national or foreign citizens can participate, individually or in groups. Registration is free and all they need to do is fill out a registration form and send their work via email to the organization – faro1540@gmail.com. Each participant can compete with a maximum of 3 works. The works will be evaluated by a suitable jury composed of 5 members. The works selected by the jury are on display in an exhibition taking place in Faro (in different locations) between July and December 2025, and are expected to be shown in other municipalities in the Algarve. 

The 6th Edition of Fartoon - Faro International Cartoon Exhibition, promoted by FARO1540 - Association for the Defense and Promotion of Faro's Environmental and Cultural Heritage, will be under the theme “Thinking Freedom, Building Democracy”. This event, which has become a landmark in the region's cultural scene, will take place in the context of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of April 25, 1974, a historic moment that returned freedom and democracy to Portugal. 

The theme of this edition invites artists from all over the world to reflect, through humor and creativity, on the importance of preserving and caring for democracy. More than a celebration, the festival is an opportunity to reinforce democratic values ​​and principles and promote an intergenerational discussion about the future of this vital achievement. 

At a time when the world faces new challenges to fundamental freedoms, it is essential to remember the legacy of April 25 and the collective commitment to affirm democracy as a pillar of society. Fartoon emerges as a platform for reflection and expression, where cartoon art acts as a universal language capable of raising awareness and uniting different generations around a common cause. 

“This year, more than ever, we want to highlight the importance of taking care of our democracy so that it remains alive and strong for future generations. Cartoons play an essential role in helping us reflect on these issues critically, but also with lightness and humor,” highlighted Paulo de Oliveira Botelho, Chairman of the Board of Faro1540. 

Since its first edition, Fartoon has promoted freedom of expression and creativity through graphic humor, with the participation of artists from different countries. This year, the festival is expected to bring together dozens of works that address the theme “Thinking Freedom, Building Democracy”, offering the public a unique experience of art and reflection. 

Title: 6th Edition of Fartoon – Faro International Cartoon Exhibition 

Theme: “Thinking Freedom, Building Democracy” 

Registration: December 29, 2024 to May 31, 2025 

Organization: Faro 1540 – Association for the Defense and Promotion of Faro's Environmental and Cultural Heritage 

Contact: faro1540@gmail.com 

Join us in this inspiring event and celebrate democracy through art!

Source: Fartoon: Mostra de Cartoons de Faro 

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The 30th International Cartoon Exhibition, Zagreb 2025, Croatia

30th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION ZAGREB 2025

A. PARTICIPATION 

The organizer of the 30th International Cartoon Exhibition ZAGREB 2025 is Croatian Cartoonist Association. The exhibition is open to all authors over the age of 18, regardless of nationality, gender or profession. 

B. THEME: MEDIA 

TV, RADIO, NEWSPAPERS, WEB PORTALS, JOURNALISTS, PRESENTERS, EDITORS... 

C. ENTRIES 

Conditions of entry: 

1. Only digital artworks will be accepted: A4 size, 300 dpi, jpeg. 

2. Entries can be either black and white or coloured. 

3. The works should be named as follows: name.surname.country.number 

(in case of more than one work). 

4. The cartoons must not have been previously awarded on festivals. 

5. Maximum 3 entries may be submitted. 

D. DEADLINE 

Entry deadline is March 7th, 2025. 

E. ADDRESS 

Send your cartoons to: 

E-mail: hdk.entries@gmail.com 

Within the e-mail participant should provide informations as follows: 

Name and Family Name 

Address (street and house number) 

Postal code and city 

Country 

Phone number 

F. PRIZES AND AWARDS 

First Prize - 1.000 EUR 

Second Prize - 500 EUR 

Third Prize - 300 EUR 

Five Special mentions 

G. OTHER CONDITIONS 

Every author whose work is included in the exhibition will receive a catalogue. 

The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the Zagreb 2025 festival as the advertising material without being obliged to pay a fee to an author whose work may be used. 

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More on source: hdk.hr.

Results International Cartoon Competition on the subject of "Earthquake", Boyabat 2024

BOYABAT YOUTH CENTER/BOYABAT ACADEMY SPORTS CLUB

INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION RESULTS:

The international cartoon competition on the subject of "Earthquake", organized in order to draw the attention of the young people of the world to the "Earthquake" problem and to raise awareness about earthquakes through the language of art, has concluded.

429 cartoonists from 42 countries participated in the competition in the youth and adult categories with a total of 698 works.

As a result of the evaluation made by the cartoon artists Ali Rastroo (Iran), Altan Özeskici (Turkey), Aşkın Ayrancıoğlu (Turkey), Erhan Yaşar Babalık (Turkey), Fawzy Morsy (Egypt), Makhmud Eshonkulov (Uzbekistan), Musa Keklik (Turkey), Youth Center Manager Halil Emre Kaya (Turkey) and Academy Sports Club President Kesim Yıldız (Turkey), the award-winning cartoonists were determined as follows.

Youth Category:

First Prize: FATMANUR ATICI-Turkey

Second Prize: DEFNE DEMİRCİ-Turkey

Third Prize: ADA YILDIZ-Turkey

Achievement Awards:

AMIR ALI OMIDI-Iran

ECE VAYISOĞLU-Turkey

EMİR ALBAYRAK-Turkey

DASHA GROMOVA-Russia

MEYRA RAHMAN HOCA-Turkey

ASEL ADA OLCA-Turkey

ASYA ATAMAN-Turkey

BELINAY GÜNGÖR-Turkey

MUSTAFA NASUH AŞIK-Turkey

VESILE ADA AKTAŞ-Turkey

Special Jury Awards:

ALEKSANDR EFREMOV-Russia

UMUT BERKEN DAYAN- Turkey

(See the prize-winning cartoons in Youth Category on kozyurt.)

Adults Category:

First Prize: DARKO DRLJEVIC-Montenegro

Second Prize: HİKMET ÇİL-Turkey

Third Prize: SAEED SADEGHI-Iran

Special Jury Awards:

ÖNDER ÖNERBAY-Turkey

MEHMET ZEBER-Turkey.

The award ceremony and exhibition opening of the competition will be held at Boyabat Cultural Center on Thursday, February 6. The awards of those who cannot attend the ceremony will be delivered to their addresses. Additionally, digital certificates will be sent to everyone who participated in the competition.

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(See the prize-winning cartoons in Youth Category on kozyurt.)

Winners in the Annual Cartoon Contest, Olen 2024, Belgium

Maim theme: Road Signs

They have received 1.823 entries, sent by 495 different participants from all over the world. The participants are from 70 different countries. 

In the downloads you will find the cartoonists who took part in the competition in 2024.

Winners category adults: 

1st Prize: Ali Paknahad (Iran) 

2nd Prize: Gabriele Corvi (Italy) 

3rd Prize: Jona Jamart (Belgium) 

4th Prize: Peter Radacina (Canada) 

Prize of the city of Bialogard: Pawel Kuczynski (Poland) 

Special Prize Amnesty International: Ali Miraee (Iran). 

Winners category youth: 

Best international work: Fatih Dursun (Turkey) (Top)

Best Belgian work): Griet Stijnen (Belgium). 

You can view the winning cartoons on their facebook page and watch their Youtube video for a nice overview of all winners and the cartoons that were selected for the exhibition and catalog.

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Olense Kartoenale 2025

The main theme 2025 is 'The artist'.

The theme of Amnesty International 2025 is 

'Right to everyone who needs shelter'.

You can sign up your participation on

www.olensekartoenale.be

starting the 1st July 2025.

X International Festival "SMILE OF THE SEA", Novorossiysk 2025, Russia

Conditions for the X International Festival "SMILE OF THE SEA 2025" in Novorossiysk, Russia

The themes of the Festival "SMILE OF THE SEA 2025": 

"Multipolar World"; 

"O Sport, are you Peace?" 

1. Competition works are accepted from January 1, 2025 to August 15, 2025. 

2. Authors of all age groups are allowed to participate in the competition. 

3. The author may submit no more than 5 (five) works on each of the announced themes. 

4. Works that have received prizes in other competitions are not accepted for participation. 

5. Competition works are sent only to the email address: imeempravo@mail.ru In the subject of the letter you must indicate: “For the competition.” 

6. Requirements for competitive works: 

• Format: A4 (210 x 297 mm) or A3 (297 x 420 mm), JPEG, 300 dpi 

• Works must be original. 

• The technique is free, works can be either black and white or color. 

• Works should not contain text. 

• The author, along with the work, sends: his photo in a separate file, a short autobiography in a separate file (in English only), indicates his last name, first name, age, postal address (required country of residence), e-mail. 

7. All participants will receive a festival catalog in electronic format. 

8. Authors of works that take prizes will be awarded certificates, diplomas. 

9. The organizers of the competition reserve the right to further use the competition works for exhibition and information purposes. And also in order to popularize the genre of caricature and the festival “SMILE OF THE SEA”. 

We are waiting for your works! See you in the new year 2025! 

Sources: 

Text: cartoonblues .

Image: Walex Alexandrov .

Being a tourist in Istanbul: 16th International Tourism Cartoons Competition 2024, Turkey

Click on the image to enlarge.

Theme: Being a tourist in Istanbul

Deadline: 31 December 2024

Mor info on tourismcartoon.org