27.7.23

Results of the 12th International Cartoon Contest, Kyrenia 2023, Cyprus

MUNICIPALITY OF KYRENIA
CYPRIOT – TURKISH CARTOONISTS ASSOCIATION

22. OLIVE FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL OLIVE HUMOR FESTIVAL

12. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST 2023
(KYRENIA – CYPRUS)

FINAL RESULTS

INTERNATIONAL JURY MEMBERS:
Murat Şenkul (Cyprus), Valery Alexandrov (Bulgaria), M. Serhan Gazioğlu (Cyprus), Elahe Khoraman (Iran), Gülfidan Özdilek (Turkey), Musa Kayra (Cyprus), Semra Bayhanlı (Cyprus), Hüseyin Çakmak (Cyprus).
Evaluation Date:
07 – 09 July 2023 Pasha Otel (Kyrenia – Cyprus)
Countries:
39
Participants:
134
Works:
380

PRIZES

Grand Prize (Olive Section)
In Memory of the Champion Angels Team
20.000 Turkish Liras + Golden Olive Statue.
Mehmet Selçuk (Turkey) (Top)

FREE SECTION

First Prize: 10.000 Turkish Liras + Golden Olive Statue
Olena Tsuranova (Ukraine)
Second Prize: Silver Olive Statue
Mümin Bayram (Turkey)
Third Prize: Bronze Olive Statue
Makhmud Eshonkulov (Uzbekistan).

See Prize-winning Free Section cartoons on kozyurt.

OLIVE SECTION

First Prize: 10.000 Turkish Liras + Golden Olive Statue
Henryk Cebula (Poland)
Second Prize: Silver Olive Statue
Aşkın Ayrancıoğlu (Turkey)
Third Prize: Bronze Olive Statue
Musa Keklik (Turkey)

SPECIAL PRIZES
OLIVE SECTION

Sergii Riabokon (Ukraine)
Önder Önerbay (Turkey)
Muammer Kotbaş (Turkey)
Luc Vernimmen (Belgium)
Assad Bina Khahi (Germany)
Mark Winter (United Kingdom)
Hüseyin Orduha (Turkey)
Viktor Holub (Ukraine)
Altan Özeskici (Turkey)
Radko Oketic (Czechia)
Chiorean Cornel Marin (Romania)
Boboc Mihai Gabriel (Romania)
Ali Reza Pakdel (North Cyprus)
Evelyn Soraya De Paz Samayoa (Guatemala).

SPECIAL PRIZES
FREE SECTION

Nahid Maghsoudi (Iran)
Assad Bina Khahi (Germany)
Hamed Mortazavi Alavi (Iran)
Oleksiy Kustovsky (Ukranie)
Natalia Varchenko (Cyprus)
Mehmet Zeber (Turkey)
Boris Erenburg (Israel)
Valerii Momot (Ukranie).

See Prize-winning Free Section cartoons on kozyurt.

20.7.23

The 32nd International Biennial Exhibition of Humour in Art, Tolentino 2023, Italy

32nd Biennale Internazionale dell'Umorismo nell'Arte
Tolentino 24 November 2023 - 28 June 2024
REGULATION
ART. 1 - SCOPE 
The Municipality of Tolentino convenes and organises the 32nd Biennale Internazionale dell’Umorismo nell’Arte (32nd Festival of Humour in Art) – a prize contest focused on humour in art. The contest is divided into two sections:
1 - “Premio Internazionale Città di Tolentino” (“City of Tolentino International Award”) - for humorous art with a free theme. 
2 - “Premio Luigi Mari” (“Luigi Mari Award ”) for caricatures of illustrious figures.
The contest comprises:
• a selection of the competing entries by a qualified jury. The artworks so singled out will be exhibited at the venue of the 32nd Biennale Internazionale dell’Umorismo nell’Arte, from November 24, 2023 throughout January 28, 2024.
• publication of a complimentary catalogue that will be presented to the authors of the selected works;
• a prize awarding event;
Against the backdrop of the festival is a commendation for Humour on the internet awarded for products at the cutting edge of communications technology that shatter the stereotypical patterns typical of traditional comedy.
ART. 2 – HOW TO PARTICIPATE 
The contest is open to contemporary artists of any nationality and any age, who are allowed to enter a maximum of three works which must be unreleased and authentic, free in size and technique, and performed in whatever form of visual art, material and support – pictorial, graphics, sculpture and installation, photography and video. 
Computer-aided digital visuals, as well as photographic source artworks with purely structural digital fix are also allowed to enter the contest. 
It is required that all works be submitted solely in digital format – paintings, sculptures, drawings and the like must be photographed then sent by email or through file-sharing services such as WeTransfer (https://wetransfer.com/), Dropbox (https://dropbox.com/it/) or Google Drive (https://drive.googlr.com) to the email address info@biumor.com in GIF, JPG, PNG, or PDF format, with a resolution of 150 dpi and saved in high quality, with a maximum file size of 3 MB. 
Each author is required to attach the participation form, completed in full and duly signed. Each work must be accompanied by the appropriate label. 
The participation form and coupon can be downloaded from the website www.biumor.com
The jury-selected works for the exhibition will be requested from the author in their original form. 
ART. 3 - DEADLINE 
The deadline to enter the contest is October 23, 2023
ART. 4 – JURY 
Admission of the works, their selection for display, and the awarding of prizes are exclusive competence of the jury nominated by the Municipality of Tolentino in consultation with the Artistic Director. The jury's decision is final and irrevocable.
ART. 5 – AWARDS 
The Jury will award below prizes:
“Premio Internazionale Città di Tolentino” ("City of Tolentino International Award”) for humour in art with a free theme 
1st Money Prize - € 3,000.00, will be awarded to the winner of the 2023 Exhibition. In case of a tie, the prize money awarded will be split among the winners.
2nd Prize - € 1,000.00
“Premio Luigi Mari” (“Luigi Mari Award”) for caricatures of illustrious figures
1st Prize - € 1,000.00
Other special commendations may possibly be awarded by the jury. 
All monetary awards are subject to gross taxation. 
ART. 6 - RETURN OF WORKS 
The prize winning works will not be returned, they shall remain the property of the Municipality of Tolentino and will become part of the collection of MIUMOR – the International Museum of Humour in Art. 
The works selected for the exhibition, if expressly donated by the Author shall remain the property of the Municipality of Tolentino, that is entitled to make a discretionary use of them. 
The works not expressly donated can be collected from the MIUMOR as from 28 February 2024 personally by the artist or their delegate; alternatively they can be returned, not earlier than the thirtieth day after the scheduled closing date of the Exhibition, unless extended, if specifically indicated. 
ART. 7 - LIABILITY
The Municipality of Tolentino, in its capacity as organizer of the event, pledges to the greatest care, custody and supervision over the length of time they will be at the venue of the Biennale Exhibition and during transportation, but declines all responsibility for theft, fire, damage or loss that may occur as a result of any unforeseen causes. 
ART. 8 - USE AND REPRODUCTION OF WORKS
Contestants allow the Municipality the right to reproduce any of the selected works free of charge for publication in the official catalogue of the Exhibition, in as many copies as the Municipality shall deem appropriate, including publication on the website and any other form of communication and promotion. 
The City is authorized to publish the works on any support, even for commercial purposes. In case of reproductions, the author will be mentioned in the habitual ways. The author allows free use of their work for popularisation, cultural and recreational purposes, as well as for public enjoyment. The author must expressly renounce all rights to any compensation. 
ART. 9 - CONSENT
Contestants expressly authorize the Municipality of Tolentino to process the personal data in its possession in accordance with the personal data protection law, so as to include them in databases operated directly by the local administration or a third party appointed by it.
As organizer of the 32nd Biennale Exhibition, the Municipality is entitled to adopt final decisions on all matters not mentioned in these Regulations. 
These are published on the website www.biumor.com in Italian, English, French and Spanish. In case of controversy, the Italian text shall prevail. Participation in the 32nd Biennale Internazionale dell'Umorismo nell'Arte implies unconditional acceptance of all items contained herein.
INFO:
www.biumor.com 
tel: 0733.901365/0733.969797
E-mail: info@biumor.com 

29.6.23

20th International Comics and Cartoon Festival Competition, Prizren 2023, Kosovo

New Deadline: 20 September 2023
Source: Gani Sunduri.

The 8th International Cartoon Exhibition, Čakovec 2023, Croatia

8th International Cartoon Exhibition, Čakovec 2023, Croatia
PARTICIPATION 
Everyone can participate regardless of nationality, age, sex or profession. 
CATEGORIES 
Over 16 years 
Up to 16 years 
THEME: INLAND (RURAL) TOURISM
ENTRIES 
Participants can send maximum 2 works. 
Size of entries is A4 or A3 format (jpg 300 dpi) - required. 
When submitting, each entry should have author’s full name, country and the number of the entry. For example: 
 DAMIR NOVAK CROATIA 1, DAMIR NOVAK CROATIA 2 
All entries should be emailed to: cartoondamir@gmail.com 
PRIZES FOR OLDER THAN 16 YEARS 
First prize - 250 EUR, diploma and catalogue 
Second prize - 150 EUR, diploma and catalogue 
Third prize - 100 EUR, diploma and catalogue 
Seven special mentions + catalogue 
PRIZES FOR YOUNGER THAN 16 YEARS 
First prize - diploma and catalogue 
Second prize - diploma and catalogue 
Third prize - diploma and catalogue 
Seven special mentions + catalogue
TECHNIQUE 
Free 
DEADLINE 01.10.2023 (EXTENDED:) 10.10.2023 
The international jury will choose the cartoons. 
OTHER CONDITIONS 
Authors of works that qualify for the exhibition of 50 authors will be given a copy of the cataloque. The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the exhibition as the advertising material, without being obliged to pay a fee to an author. 
Prizes announced 06 August 2023. 
Source: Damir Novak . 

15.6.23

Spirito di Vino 2023: 24° International Competition for cartoonists on the world of wine

Spirito di Vino
24° International Competition for cartoonists
on the world of wine
COMPETITION RULES 
Art. 1 – Subject of the competition 
Movimento Turismo del Vino Friuli Venezia Giulia holds a competition called “Spirito di Vino” to award prizes to authors of satirical cartoons focussing on the world of wine and wine culture. The participation to the competition is free of charge. 
Art. 2 – Participation to the competition 
The competition is open to artists coming from Italy and abroad, exclusively on an individual basis, over 18 years old (who turn 18 in 2023 and above). Participants will be split into two categories: the “under”, from 18 to 35 years old, and the “over”, above 36 years old. 
Art. 3 – Work format and requirements 
The satirical cartoons can be drawn manually or digitally with any technique, black and white or colour. Each participant is entitled to only submit one work. The manually works are to be signed in a non invasive way with ©Name and Surname of the author in the corner (front) or in the back of the page. 
Art. 4 – Deadline and submission of the works 
The works can be submitted from Saturday 1st June to Friday 20 October 2023. To take part to the competition, the cartoonists need to register in the competition section of the website www.spiritodivino.cloud, download the competition rules, as well as the registration form. 
The works shall be uploaded on the website www.spiritodivino.cloud, together with the registration form, in jpg and high resolution (300 dpi) format. 
The works received after the aforementioned deadline will not be accepted. 
Art. 5 – Exclusion 
The works that do not comply with the rules stipulated by art 1, 2, 3, 4 will not be accepted. 
Art. 6 – Members of the jury 
Movimento Turismo del Vino selected a jury made of great masters of the Italian satire, such as Giorgio Forattini, Alfio Krancic, Emilio Giannelli, Valerio Marini and other leading personalities from the world of cartoons, graphics and food&wine. The decisions of the jury are unquestionable and irrevocable. 
The jury will assess the capacity of the cartoonists to best interpret the proposed topic. 
Art. 7 – Prizes 
The prizes up for grabs for the three winners will be distributed as follows 
1° prize - “under”: 78 bottles 
2° prize - “under”: 54 bottles 
3° prize - “under”: 30 bottles 
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1° prize - “over”: 78 bottles 
2° prize - “over”: 54 bottles 
3° prize - “over”: 30 bottles. 
Shipping to countries outside Europe is not guaranteed. 
Art. 8 – Awarding ceremony and exhibition 
During the awarding ceremony, the works selected by the jury for the finals will be put on display in an exhibition held in a representative location. 
Art. 9 – Copyright 
By participating in the competition, the cartoonists grant Movimento Turismo del Vino the nonexclusive right to reproduce, publicise and promote the works – with the sole obligation to mention the author – on digital material (websites, social networks, TV programmes, online magazines, etc.), on any material connected to the competition (brochures, flyers, folders, invitations, billboards, shoppers, etc.), on the catalogue of the exhibition, as well as on postcards, calendars and posters. This list is not complete and just gives some examples of the possible ways in which the organisers are entitled to use the works. The use of the aforementioned works by the organisers does not entitle the cartoonists to claim any income. The participants guarantee that they are the authors of the submitted works, explicitly lifting and removing any liability from the organisers in case any compensation is claimed by third parties for any circumstance. Such authors declare, taking full civil and criminal liability, that the submitted works do not violate the relevant legislation.  
Art. 10 – Approval of the competition rules 
By participating to the competition, the artists declare that they fully acknowledge and accept all the conditions and clauses illustrated in this document.