Free theme in the 9th GIN Graphic Humor Contest 2019, Spain

The GIN Foundation (Humoristán) and the Quevedo Institute of Humor Arts (IQH) convene the 9th GIN Graphic Humor Contest, according to the following bases:
PARTICIPATION:
Anyone who wishes, both individually and jointly between screenwriter and cartoonist, can participate in the contest.
HUMOR AND THEME:
The works submitted must have humorous intent. The theme is free.
FORMAT AND EXTENSION:
The presentation will be on paper or digital. The work has to be publishable on paper: vignette, strip, comic page ...
Maximum measure: A4. For digital format, it must be sent in JPG at 300dpi.
LANGUAGE:
Works are accepted in any of the official languages ​​of Spain. Those that come from outside Spain and contain text, must be labeled in Spanish.
Nº OF WORKS AND ORIGINALITY:
Each participant may submit a maximum of four proposals. All submitted works must be unpublished.
SHIPPING:
The deadline for delivery of works is December 9, 2019. Originals, reproductions and digital works are accepted. The works that will not be returned, will become part of the fund of the Documentation Center of Graphic Humor of the Quevedo Institute of the Arts of Humor (IQH) of the FGUA. In the case of the originals, the author who wishes may request a donation certificate.
Shipment of physical works:
CONCURSO GIN
Instituto Quevedo de las Artes del Humor (FGUA)
Calle Nueva nº 4.
28801 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) 
SPAIN
Sending of digital works: email or WeTransfer to email gin@iqh.es
Together with the work, the following information must be specified: Name and surname, telephone number, date of birth, full postal address and email.
AWARDS:
The GIN Graphic Humor Contest consists of 3 prizes, which have the following economic (raw) endowment:
1st prize: 600 euros
2nd prize: 400 euros
3rd prize: 200 euros
The winning works will be published on the websites iqh.es and humoristan.org.
JURY:
The jury of the GIN Graphic Humor Contest will be chosen by the Quevedo Institute of Humor Arts of FGUA and by Humoristán.
The jury reserves the right to declare any of the awards void or to propose another nominative distribution.
The jury's decision will be made within 2 months after the deadline for submission of the work.
The verdict will be communicated to the winners and published on the websites iqh.es and humoristan.org.
Participation in this contest implies acceptance of these rules. The organization reserves the right, if necessary, to introduce those modifications that it deems necessary for a better functioning of the contest. The organization is not responsible for the works submitted to the contest.
The best works will be part of an exhibition that will take place in the first half of 2019 in Alcalá de Henares, organized by the Quevedo Institute of Humor Arts of FGUA and the GIN Foundation.
Source: https://iqh.es/9-concurso-humor-grafico-gin/
(Translation by Google).

Received the catalog of the 20th Novomestsky Osten Cartoon Contest 2019, Slovakia

Yesterday received from Slovakia the color catalog of the 20th Novomestsky Osten Cartoon Contest 2019. The 21x14.7 cm sized catalog has 56 pages (last two are left blank!) including the covers. The cartoon on the back cover is by the Indonesian artist Jitet Kustana, one of the Honorable mention-winners.
Thank you to the organizers for sending me this color book of interesting cartoons. It includes two works by Turkish cartoonists as well, namely Erdoğan Başol and Kemal Özyurt.
Below is the list of winners in the biennial contest with theme Humor is Life:

1st Prize: Alexander Schmidt, Russia

2nd Prize: Josef Gruspier, Slovakia

3rd Prize: Konstantin Kazanchev, Ukraine

Honorable Mention: Oleksy Kustovsky, Ukraine

Honorable Mention: Marie Plotena, Czech Republic

Honorable Mention: Jiri Srna, Czech Republic

Honorable Mention: Nikola Listes, Croatia

Honorable Mention: Bogdan Petry & Horia Crisan, Romania

Honorable Mention: Anatoly Radin, Russia

Honorable Mention: Jitet Kustana, Indonesia

Honorable Mention: Lijie Yang, China

Honorable Mention: Jan Tomaschoff, Germany

Honorable Mention: Damir Novak, Croatia

Honorable Mention: Josef Trubini, Slovakia

Honorable Mention: Miroslav Motycik, Slovakia.

The 52nd World Gallery of Cartoons, Skopje 2020, North Macedonia

52nd World Gallery of Cartoons - Skopje 2020

Dear friends, cartoonists, we are already half a century together!
Pleased that during our fifty-one-years of existence we have created a network of exceptional cartoonists - collaborators and friends of OSTEN, we are proud to announce the 52nd WORLD GALLERY OF CARTOONS Skopje 2020!
It's time to conquer the world with your cartoons again!
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
APPLY ONLY via E-mail on the 52nd WORLD GALLERY of CARTOONS Skopje 2020!
Dear Friends, Cartoonists,
As you know, OSTEN is dedicated to preserving and fostering art on paper and in the propositions for participation of every edition of the World Gallery of Cartoons we insist hand-drawn works to be sent via postal mail, as in the ongoing OPEN CALL of the 52nd WORLD GALLERY of CARTOONS Skopje 2020.
Nevertheless, due to the appearance of COVID-19 that heavily affected the communication in our everyday life, there is a real concern among the cartoonists worldwide that their works will not reach us via postal mail! In this situation, OSTEN decided to ACCEPT DIGITAL WORKS (scanned original drawings or digitally created works) sent via E-mail only, without sending them via postal mail in the application process.
STAY CALM, STAY HOME, STAY HEALTHY and SEND YOUR CARTOONS to APPLY on the 52nd WORLD GALLERY of CARTOONS Skopje 2020 on our e-mail:
cartoons@osten.com.mk up to 30 April 2020! (EXTENDED:) 31 MAY 2020
… more on our website: http://www.osten.mk/en/prijavuvanje-2020-en
We are in this situation TOGETHER and we’ll get out of it STRONGER and determinate to make this world HAPPIER, SAFER and BETTER place to live!
Source: OSTEN World Gallery of Cartoons.
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AWARDS
GRAND PRIX for LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT (1500 $)
FIRST AWARD (1000 $)
SECOND AWARD (500 $)
5 THIRD AWARDS (Plaque)
5 GOLDEN OSTEN AWARDS (Plaque)
CICO AWARD * for a Macedonian Cartoonist (Plaque)
* In honor of the great Macedonian cartoonist Vasilije Popovic – Cico.
Fill out the APPLICATION FORM, sign up, submit the works, follow the updates on FB, and do not forget to share this information with your colleagues and friends.
For more information on: www.osten.mk , and you can always contact us on:
cartoons@osten.com.mk .
WE ARE EXPECTING YOU!
OSTEN is inviting you to participate in the 52nd WORLD GALLERY of CARTOONS Skopje 2020.
Source: WGC .
(Updated 22.03.2020 13:00)
(Updated 30.04.2020 23:40).

Results of the 6th International Cartoon Contest Aleksandar Klas 2019, Serbia

Results of the 6th International Cartoon Contest ALEKSANDAR KLAS 2019
The competition organized by review ILUSTROVANA POLITIKA
received 858 cartoons by 218 cartoonists from 41 countries.
Jury:
Zefirino Grasi, general manager, president
Sanja Lazarevic, editor-in-chief, member
Ognjan Radulovic, editor, member
Radmila Grbovic, editor, member
Spiro Radulović, editor of contest, cartoonist, member.
WINNERS

First prize Vladimir Khakhanov (Russia)

First prize Marco De Angelis (Italy)

Second prize Jovo Škomac (Sеrbia)

Third prize Goran Ćeličanin (Sеrbia)

Diploma Behnam Pormehdi (Iran)

Diploma Bogdan Petry and Horia Krisan (Romania)

Diploma LU Nan ( China)

Diploma Slobodan Srdić (Serbia)

Diploma Ilya Katz (Israel)

Diploma Halit Kurtulmuş (Turkey)

Diploma Slobodan Butir (Croatia)

Diploma Jakša Vlahović (Serbia)

Diploma Ngai Oo U Han Kyi (Myanmаr)

Diploma Erico Junqueira Ayres (Brazil).

Results of the 10th International Biennale “Masters of Caricature”, Plovdiv 2019, Bulgaria

On 1st of October at 6 pm was the opening of the tenth international edition of the international biennial "Masters of Caricature". This year topic was "The Pig and the Culture".
In the tenth anniversary edition of the International Biennale “Masters of Caricature”, Plovdiv 2019, took part 87 artists with 203 cartoons. They present 30 different countries from Europe, North and Latin America, Asia, Africa.
The jury consisted the members: acad. Prof. Dimitar Dimitrov (president of UARD, cartoonist), assoc. Prof. Angel Yankov, PhD (director, REM – Plovdiv), Tsocho Peev (Plovdiv Cartoonists Association), Irien Trendafilov (Plovdiv Cartoonists Association), Yanko Kavrykov (painter, REM – Plovdiv). They have awarded the following names with the title Master of Cartoon for 2019:
Veselin Zidarov BULGARIA
Miroslav Bozhkov BULGARIA
Igor Smirnov RUSSIA
Izabela Kowalska-Wieczorek POLAND
Makhmudjon Eshonkulov UZBEKISTAN.
The Special Prize of the President of the University of Agribusiness and rural development - Plovdiv goes to:
Furkat Usmanov UZBEKISTAN
And the nominations for the tenth anniversary edition are:
Steffen Jahsnowski – Herschel GERMANY
Ali Reza Abousaidi IRAN
Huseyin Cakmak CYPRUS
Cai Weidong CHINA
Zlatko Krstevski MACEDONIA
Marco Ramos USA
Ricardo Ferreira PORTUGAL
Borta Ambrozie Ovidiu ROMANIA
Anatoly Radin RUSSIA
Erdogan Basol TURKEY
Mirsaid Gaziyev UZBEKISTAN
Husan Sodiqov UZBEKISTAN
Gennadiy Nazarov UKRAINE
Darko Drljevic MONTENEGRO.
Source.

International Exhibition Satyrykon 2020, Poland

International Exhibition Satyrykon 2020, Poland

Regulations
Participation conditions
1. SATYRYKON 2020 International Exhibition is an open competition.
2. The objects of the competition are drawings, graphics and other works of fine arts and photography created with the use of optional techniques, being originals, completed within the recent two years (2019-2020), and qualified by artists to one of the following sections:
SECTION I – THEME: SOLITUDE
SECTION II – SATIRE & JOKE
(drawings without captions are preferred)
3. WORKS AWARDED IN OTHER COMPETITIONS will be excluded from the SATYRYKON competition.
4. The format of works – maximum A3 (297 x 420 mm).
5. Works should be sent or delivered by February 3, 2020 (date of the postmark), packed in a protective cover to:
SATYRYKON – Legnica 2020
International Exhibition
Chojnowska 2, 59-220 Legnica, Poland
Organisers are not responsible for transport damages.
THE PARTICIPANTS ARE KINDLY ASKED NOT TO POST, THE WORKS VIA ELECTRONIC MEANS AS THESE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THE COMPETITION.
6. Participation in the competition is free of charge. However, organisers reserve the right to include one of the submitted works in the Satyrykon Gallery. In this way – the work – chosen by the author, will cover our postage costs. In case of not indicationg one of the works, the Organizer can send all the works on the AUTOR’S EXPENSE. Further details concerning the payment and the return of the works will be stated individually by e-mail.
7. Works should be accompanied by their author’s photo or caricature, a short biographical note and a filled application form (PLEASE USE CAPITALS).
Prizes
1. Works for the competition will be qualified by the international Jury.
2. The Jury will award the following prizes:
GRAND PRIX SATYRYKON 2020 - pure gold key and purse amounting to 8,000 PLN
2 gold medals and purses amounting to 6.000 PLN each
2 silver medals and purses amounting to 5.500 PLN each
2 bronze medals and purses amounting to 5.000 PLN each
and 4 special prizes amounting to 4.000 PLN each
Director of Legnica Culture Centre for a photography work in amount of 4,000 PLN award
Mayor of Legnica award in amount of 4.000 PLN
The organisers are expecting extra awards for laureates: for the Author of THE BEST DEBUT and the Author of THE STUDENT DEBUT to be accompanied by a solo exhibition at the Satyrykon Gallery within the programme of SATYRYKON 2020 events.
Jury has the right of final distribution of the statutory prizes, i.e. change their number, not to award them, or not to award the GRAND PRIX SATYRYKON. Jury’s decisions are final.
The competition results will be announced on March 2, 2020 at Satyrykon web site: www.satyrykon.pl
No t e !
AWARDS ARE SUBJECT TO TAXATION ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT REGULATIONS. The condition to pay the authors is their arrival for the opening of the exhibition and their collecting the awards by December 15, 2020, or the awards can be transferred into a bank account in a currency specified by the author.
Participants’ privileges
1. Authors of the works qualified to the exhibition are given a presentation copy of the exhibition catalogue.
2. Organisers provide competition prize-winners with gratuitous participation in the SATYRYKON 2020 event on June 19-21, 2020.
3. Works sent to the exhibitions will be exhibited in Poland and abroad after the main exhibition, and then will be returned to their authors by the end of 2021.
WE KINDLY ASK THE AUTHORS TO NOTIFY US ABOUT ANY CHANGES TO THEIR ADDRESS DATA – RETURN ADDRESS / PHONE / E-MAIL.
Final provisions
1. Organisers reserve the right to use the sent works for SATYRYKON advertising purposes without any special fees paid to the authors: to be exhibited and reproduced in a variety of advertising materials, as well as printed and circulated in catalogues.
2. The prize-winning works become the property of the organisers and will be included in the collection of the Satyrykon Gallery.
3. The exhibition organisers are the final judges in interpretation of the regulations.
4. Sending her/his work the artist agrees to the mentioned above rules and regulations and agrees to publication of the author’s profile in the post-exhibition catalogue.
5. Legnica Culture Centre (+4876 72-33-700; e-mail: lck@lck.art.pl) and Satyrykon Foundation (+48 76 852-23-44; e-mail: satyrykon@wp.pl) – PL 59-220 Legnica, Chojnowska 2 – are organisers of the International Exhibition SATYRYKON – Legnica 2020.
Schedule:
Deadline for works reception February 3, 2020
(date of the postmark)
Jury meeting February 21-23, 2020
Post-competition exhibition June 6 – August 30, 2020
Return of the works after the exhibition cycle December 30, 2021.
Source: satyrykon.

International Cartoon Contest Golden Hat 2019, Belgium

GOLDEN HAT 2019

RULES

PARTICIPATION
All persons over 18 years of age are eligible to participate in this international contest. Participants shall agree to the terms and conditions of the rules and the decisions of the jury. Belgian law governing withholding tax on prizes won by foreign participants applies.
Participation is free of charge. Deadline 31.12.2019.
DEFINITION
A cartoon is a humorous drawing. This may be a caricature of a famous person, a parody of a real situation, or simply a picture of a funny situation. The cartoon may consist of one image or take the form of a short comic strip. No moving images allowed.
THEME
Participants are free to choose the theme of their entries.
ENTRIES
Regulations​
Maximum 5 submissions per person, black and white or colour.
The cartoons must not contain text.
Drawings can also be made digitally.
They must be packaged flat and not folded.
Works under glass, framed or in other materials will not be accepted.
They must not have been exhibited in Belgium or awarded in other countries.
Entries
Digital entries: min. 2480 x 3500 pixels (A4 300dpi). Allowed file types: jpg jpeg eps tif psd pdf.
Entries may only be sent by post after the form has been completed on the website and the form is enclosed with the entry. Dimensions min. 21 x 30 cm or max. 30 x 42 cm. The entrant’s name, first name and address must be written on the back of each cartoon.
Your participation is only valid if we have received your fully completed entry form on our website.
Entries are submitted at the expense of the entrants.
The selected cartoons wil be tramed with a passe-partout for the exhibition.
ORIGINALITY OF WORKS
The sender remains responsible for the originality of his work. Discussions and possible claims concerning all forms of plagiarism are the responsibility of the contributor.
OWNERSHIP RIGHTS
By participating, entrants grant the organizing body the right to use their entries as advertising for the “International Cartoon Festival” and the seaside resort Knokke-Heist (e.g. as cartoon book, catalogue, advertising in the press and other media, separate promotional printed works such as posters, leaflets, etc., promotional gifts by the city council and/or cartoon festival organizers, calendar).
JURY
A professional jury will make a selection from the entries for the exhibition and will declare the prize winners.
OWNERSHIP BY ORGANIZING BODY
All submitted works shall become the property of the organizing body related to the cartoon festival.
You can ask for a return of the submitted items on your expence. Submitted works will be stored for maximum 2 years.
CARTOON BOOK
In collaboration with “Davidsfonds” Leuven, a cartoon book will be published, subject to budgetary and technical constraints. Selected participants will be entitled to one copy.
PRIZES
Golden Hat 5.000 € *
Silver Hat 2.000 € *
Bronze Hat 1.000 € *
Audience Award 500 €
* + flight and hotel accommodation in Knokke-Heist during the opening (one night).
PRODUCTION
City of Knokke-Heist / Culture House
Maxim Willemspad 1 , 8300 Knokke-Heist
Phone +32 50 63 04 30
cartoonfestival@knokke-heist.be
Source: myknokke.