The VI “Molla Nasreddin-Azerbaijan” International Cartoon Contest 2013

The VI “Molla Nasreddin" Azerbaijan
International Cartoon Contest 2013
The Terms of the Contest:
1. Deadline of the acceptance of works:
15 September 2013
2. The topic of the Contest:
“The Occupation of Lands”, “Aggression”, “No to War”, “Separatism”.
3. The Contest is held via internet.
4. Each cartoonist can send 2-5 works.
5. The size of cartoon works must be in A4 Send them to this email: Molla.Nasreddin2013@gmail.com
6. Cartoon works will be appreciated by the International Jury.
7. A book consisting of the best cartoons of the Contest will be published.
Awards
- I Place - gold medal and diploma
- II Place - silver medal and diploma
- III Place - bronze medal and diploma
- Special Award by Jury.
- Special Award by Azerbaijan Artists’ Union.
Source: http://www.azercartoon.com/Molla_nasreddin_2013_en.htm
WEB: http://www.azercartoon.com/.

VI International Exhibition of Graphic Humor, Lima 2013 with theme: Energy Efficiency

RULES FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE EXHIBITION
Theme: “ENERGY EFFICIENCY”
1. The artist that wish to participate in VI International Exhibition of Graphic Humor – Lima 2013 must send to the organizers of the event his/her personal information (Full name, address, contact number, postal address) next to his/her art work, a short autobiography and a photography and/or cartoon.
2. The works that will be sent must be about the selected theme for the sixth edition: ‘Energy Efficiency’. However, the artistic technique used will only depend on the artist.
3. The artist is able to send up to two works from his/her personal carpet. Those works can’t have been published previously before.
4. The work must have 300 dpi resolution (minimum), and the size must be A-4 (30 x 21 cm.).
5. The art works, next to the information required, must be sent only to the official e-mail: salonhumorperu@salonhumorperu.com
6. The last day to send the works will be June 28th, 2013 (UPDATED!) JULY 30th, 2013.
7. The received works that are selected will be part of the itinerant exhibition that will be opening September 5th, 2013.
8. The artist whose works were selected will get a Luxury Book of The Exhibition of Graphic Humor, the one that will be published with the different works received.
9. The artist authorize the organizers the use of his/her art work to create publicity pieces for the International Exhibition of Graphic Humor to promote the event (posters, t-shirts, press notice, and others).
10. The moment the artist makes his/her inscription accepts every condition established in the rules for participating in the VI International Exhibition of Graphic Humor.

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Don Quichotte "Öktemer Köksal Portraits E-Exhibition 2013" prizewinners announced

"ÖKTEMER KÖKSAL" PORTRAIT E-EXHIBITION 2013
PRIZES:
GRAND PRIZE: WALTER TOSCANO / PERU
"CNC" SPECIAL PRIZE: XIO GIANG HO / CHINA
"DON QUICHOTTE" SPECIAL PRIZE: ALİ REZA PAKDEL / IRAN
MENTIONS:
1. MENTION: LUIZ CARLOS FERNANDES / BRAZIL
2. MENTION: ELENA OSPINA / COLOMBIA
3. MENTION: ŞEVKET YALAZ / TURKEY
4. MENTION: GUAICO CARICATURISTA / COLOMBIA
5. MENTION: HALİL İ. YILDIRIM / TURKEY
6. MENTION: J. BOSCO AZEVEDO / BRAZIL
7. MENTION: ULISSES ARAUJO / BRAZIL
8. MENTION: HAKAN ARSLAN / TURKEY (Top)
9. MENTION: OMAR ZEVALLOS / PERU
10. MENTION: MURAT AHMETİ / KOSOVO.
More: http://www.donquichotte.org/content/blogsection/1/153/lang,tr/.

1st international “IlustraMaxima” competition on maxims about subjects related to water

Illustration contest
FIRST INTERNATIONAL ILUSTRAMAXIMA COMPETITION. "WATER"
The 1st international “IlustraMaxima” competition is hereby announced.
The artists shall carry out their work based on maxims about subjects related to water. (see maxims here)
1. PRESENTATION
The competitors must register or identify themselves on the web page and attach their work in JPG format, in the competition section, in the field provided for this purpose.
2. COMPETITORS
The competition is free. Anyone that wants to can participate. Candidates must be at least 16 years old. Participants should register on the competition’s web page and upload their work in JPG format. Each participant may present a maximum of three works.
3. MODALITIES
The competition is based on aphorisms or maxims chosen previously by the organiser and its partners. These maxims are all linked to the subject of the current year. For the year 2013, the subject chosen is “water”. Each candidate should illustrate a maxim in a single cartoon / illustration, using the technique of their choice. The candidate should indicate, in the lower right margin of the illustration, the number of the maxim chosen. The scenes and characters must be self-created and unpublished.
4. FORMAT
Each of the works handed in should not exceed a format of 800 x 600 pixels, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
5. PLACE AND DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION
The work must be sent exclusively through the webpage by 12th October 2013.
6. JURY
A qualified jury shall choose the best works. The prizes shall be awarded within six weeks following the end of the competition. The jury may declare a certain number of prizes null, and this decision cannot be appealed against. The works shall be evaluated based on three criteria: Quality of the work: 40% Agreement of the work with the subject of the maxim and the competition: 30% Quality of the educational focus of the work: 30%
7. PRIZES
The IlustraMaxima competition has 4,000 Euros in prizes distributed amongst 5 categories as follows: 1st prize: 1,500 Euros. 2nd: 1,000 Euros. 3rd prize: 700 Euros. 4th prize: 500 Euros. 5: 300 Euros.
8. CESSION OF RIGHTS
The illustrator exclusively cedes to the publisher the rights to reproduction and distribution of the illustrations, for commercial use (digital and paper), in all of the world’s languages and countries, for a duration fifteen years. All of the authors chosen, including the winner, shall receive a free access code to the collective book in one of the languages of the publication.
The organizer of the competition shall create, based on the five prizes, in an undetermined period of time, a limited edition on paper of five numbered copies signed by the president of the jury, as evidence of the awards received. This limited edition shall remain in the possession of the organiser that shall make them available for sale.
The original works shall remain in the possession of the authors.
The rest of the works, including the works presented and subsequently selected by the jury, shall be published by the publisher. In order to correctly display the works, the publisher shall create a book (costing between 2 and 3 Euros) and / or a paper agenda the year after that shall not accrue any pecuniary rights for the authors of the illustrations. Each author published in the e-book / catalogue shall receive an access code in order to be able to read the e-book and use it freely and personally. The granting of this right shall end fifteen years following its publication.
These elements constitute a source of funding of the competition and contribute to the payment of the prize money for the five winning works in Euros and to publish the work of the selected artists.
The publisher reserves the right to exhibit or to allow the works to be exhibited, within the scope of the IlustraMaxima competition, without paying any financial compensation.
9. OTHER PROVISIONS
Participation in this competition implies acceptance of these rules.
Rules in languages on source.

Results Süleyman Demirel University 16th International Science & Spring Festival Cartoon Competition 2013 with theme: “Saving”, Isparta - Turkey

SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY
16TH INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND SPRING FESTIVAL
CARTOON COMPETITION
LIST OF THE PARTICIPANTS WHO TOOK PRIZE, CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT AND EXHIBITION AWARDS
A total of 113 people participated in competition from Bulgaria, Iran, China, Thailand, Bosnia Herzegovina, Canada, Ukraine, Serbia, Romania, Indonesia, Brazil, Egypt, Colombia, Spain,Macedonia , France, Germany and Turkey. A list of the participants who took prize,certificate of achievement andexhibition awards as below.
AWARDS:
FIRST PRIZE Musa GÜMÜŞ (TR)
SECOND PRIZE Mehmet ZEBER (TR)
THIRD PRIZE Halit KURTULMUŞ (TR) (Top)
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:
Trayko POPOV (BUL)
Aşkın AYRANCIOĞLU (TR)
Turan AKSOY (TR)
Selim TANRISEVEN (TR)
EXHIBITION AWARDS:
Mehmet KAHRAMAN (TR)
Halit KURTULMUŞ (TR)
Musa GÜMÜŞ (TR)
Aziz Yavuzdoğan (TR)
Muammer OLCAY (TR)
Ömer ÇAM (TR)
Trayko POPOV (BUL)
Emrah ARIKAN (TR)
Önder ÖNERBAY (TR)
Mohammadreza SAGHAFİ (IRI)
Kürşat ZAMAN (TR)
Halil Nezih SEZER (TR)
Ahmet Ümit AKKOCA (TR)
Hicabi DEMİRCİ (TR)
Turan AKSOY (TR)
Uğur ÜNSOY (TR)
Burak ERGİN (TR)
Gürhan BİLGET (TR)
Passaprawas A-CHINOBOONWAT (THA)
Vladimir KAZANEVSKY (UKR)
Mohammad Ali KHALAJI (IRI)
Mete AĞAOĞLU (TR)
Carlos AUGUSTO (BRA)
Toso BORKOVİC (SRB)
Wesam KHALIL (EGY)
Selim TANRISEVEN (TR)
Darsono (INA)
Elena OSPİNA (COL)
Fernando HINCAPIE (COL)
Angel Ramiro ZAPATA MORA (COL)
PS: Certificate of Achievement Award and Exhibition documents will be sent to the participants by postal.
Source: sdu.edu.tr.
COMPETITION JURY (Alphabetic):
Assistant Professor Doğan ARSLAN (Academic-Cartoonist)
Erdoğan BOZOK (Cartoon and Humor Museum Director, Cartoonist)
Associate Professor Yusuf KEŞ (Academic Personal, Graphic Designer)
Muhittin KÖROĞLU (Cartoonist).

23rd International Festival of Cartoon and Humorous Literature at Gura Humorului 2013

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International competition of visual humour "Fun in Vassylivka style” 2013, Ukraine

We declare new International competition of visual humour "Fun in Vassylivka style”. Held competition for development and support of cartoon, humour and satire in the genre of small graphic arts, strengthening of creative and profe
ssional international contacts, popularizations of local and other brands too.
Also to the exposure and support of young cartoonists.
Main theme: «Travel and travellers».
1 prize - gold medal + diploma
2 prize - silver medal + diploma
3 prize - bronze medal + diploma
Another theme: Free
1 prize - gold medal + diploma
2 prize - silver medal + diploma
3 prize - bronze medal + diploma
The terms of work of the contest:
Start sending - from 1 june, 2013 - to 15 August, 2013
Juri work: from 25 August, 2013
The choice of prize works of judge and organizational committee of competition reserve, in obedience to position about a competition. Opening of exhibition and awarding ceremony - from Septembers, 2 - for October, 15 in 2013
Conditions and rules
1. The competition is open, in contest can take part both professional artists and amateurs.
2. On a competition is accepted only author original works.
3. Works, sent an e-mail, are examined ( .jpg, 300 dpi ).
4. Technique of execution - any.
5. The amount of works is unreserved, minimum 2 works from every theme.
6. The works sent on a competition remain in collection of organizational committee of competition.
7. The inquiry of participant must be filled in a letter of seal by English, Russian or Ukrainian. ( the form of participant is added ).
8. The works sent on a competition can be exhibited in show-rooms of Vassylivka, other museums, galleries, in decision of organizers and also can be placed on the site of museum.
9. Organizators must write name, surname author, his contry on all works.
10. Copyrights on image, names and texts of works, belong to the author, they do not change. An author carries responsibility for the works in obedience to the current legislation of Ukraine.
11. Pictures which were the before recipients of an award on other competitions, sending is possible, but with an obligatory mark, where and when they were the recipients of an award. The fact of participating means in a competition, that participant accept all terms of competition.
Special conditions
1. On opening of exhibition and ceremony of rewarding of winners can arrive all persons interested, before that warning the organizers of competition. For passage and dwelling they bear expenses.
2. As a result of competition "Fun in Vassylivka style" there will be given out catalogue. All authors, whose works, will enter in a catalogue after the conclusions of judge, will get the free catalogue of competition by mail.
3. Organizers and sponsors of competition can enter a few special prizes after receipt all works on a competition.
Аdress:
International contest of cartoon «Fun in Vassylivka style»
Tchekist str. 7/96
Vassylivka city, Zaporozhye reg.
71600 Ukraine
Web-page: vasarthumor.at.ua
e-mail: vasarthumor@mail.ua
Inquiry for take part in contest you can save from "Files” category on left navigation panel: http://vasarthumor.at.ua/load.