Results UMO International Cartoon Contest 2009

UMO announces the winners of 5th annual competitions. It has been a difficult task for the judges to select the winners among the best entries of 834 cartoons and 640 bad designs received across 53 countries. The results are as follows:
UMO International Cartoon Contest '09 Winners:
First Prize: INR 25,000/-

Ali Aghaey – Iran.

Second Prizes: INR 10,000/-

Oguz Gurel - Turkey;
Maciej - Poland.

Third Prizes: INR 5,000/-
Gai Yu - China;

Oktay Bingöl - Turkey;
Ramiro Zardoya Sánchez - Cuba.

Special Mentions

Bekti Widi Gunawan - Indonesia;

Ed Marcos Sarro - Brazil;
Fan Jun - China;
Fredy Martinez Hernandez Villamil - Cuba;
S Jaiganesh - India.

WINNERS OF BOYCOTT BAD-DESIGN CONTEST '09
Atul Sultane, IIT Kanpur
Alap Shah, VNIT Nagpur
Atul Sultane, IIT Kanpur
Komal Mangu, Architect, Hyderabad
Sadia Fatima, SPA JNFAU
Shamit Shrivastav, Pune
Swathik Addala, Secunderabad
Hari Haran and Rahul Tirpude, India
A Sri Bhavya, CSIIT Hyderabad
Silpa Prasad, Civil Engineer, Hyderabad.
Source: usabilitymatters.org

UMO Bad Design Expo 2009 & 5th UMO International Cartoon Expo

Invitation to UMO: Bad Design Expo'09
UsabilityMatters.Org is organizing an International exhibition - UMO: Bad Design Expo'09 and 5th UMO - International Cartoon Expo.
The inaugural event was at State Gallery of Art, Madhapur, Hyderabad on 17th of September at 4.00 pm. The guests of honor Mr. Ramam Atmakuri, VP and Head Invensys and Mr. Ramesh Loganathan, MD and Head of Progress gave an auspicious start to the occasion.
Bad design and Cartoon contest entries from over 53 countries are on display from 17th to 22th September, 2009.
Results will be announced on Sunday the 20th of September with public voting taken into consideration.
The sponsors of this international event are loop11, Progress, Cog-Sci lab IIITH, Surecare, uiser, Dr.Santh's and Krishna Speciality Chemicals.

On-line voting for the 11th PortoCartoon-World Festival

Dear Cartoonist, Dear Friend,
We are very pleased to inform you that is open the on-line voting for the PortoCartoon 2009.
The public can choose its favourite cartoon, independently of the choice of the jury of this festival. People all around the world can vote in the Cartoon Virtual Museum at: http://www.cartoonvirtualmuseum.org/f_portocartoon_2009_vote.htm.
24 artists are in contest, and each cartoon can be seen in detail.
The candidates are the awarded, the honourable mentions and the finalist ones of the 11th PortoCartoon-World Festival.
The voting is open on the Portuguese Printing Press Museum and on the Cartoon Virtual Museum until 31st December.
Your vote is very important for the better decision!
With my very best regards
Luís Humberto Marcos
Director.

Theme Free in 4th International Cartoon Contest Brăila 2009 - Romania

INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST 4th edition Brăila 2009
REGULATION
Contest: open to all cartoonists.
Theme: FREE
Entries: max. 5. The works must be accompanied by the author's biography.
Size: A4 (210 x 297 mm) - A3 (297 x 420 mm)
Technique: free
Deadline: November 13th, 2009
Prizes:
Great Prize –1500 €;
First Prize – 1000 €;
Second Prize – 800 €;
Third Prize – 500 €;
3 Special Prizes – 3 x 300 € (each).
Members of jury:
Tudor Octavian – art critic
Doru Bosiok (Serbia) - cartoonist
Mihai Stănescu – cartoonist
Leonte Năstase – cartoonist
Costel Pătraşcan - cartoonist.
Exhibition: December 4th, 2009
Catalogue: each selected artist will receive a copy.
Remark: the works will not be returned, they will remain the property of The County Center for Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Braila.
The works should be sent to:
The County Center for Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Braila, Piata Traian no.2, 810153 Braila, Romania
Contact details:
centrul_creatie@portal-braila.ro
costel_patrascan@yahoo.co.uk
maria.puscaciu@yahoo.com
Source: dum-dum

19th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest DICACO 2010 and the anniversary

The 19th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest (DICACO 2010)
The Daejeon City is inviting world cartoonists to take part in the 19th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest (DICACO).
1.This year's contest comprises a Thema section (titled Oddity - Monster) and a Free section.
2.The size of works should be smaller than 297 mm × 420 mm.
3.Any color, free style, and unlimited items. (+2 Works)
4.Each entrant should provide title, name, age, address, e-mail, telephone number, and career on reverse.
5.The deadline for entry is Jun. 30, 2010.
6.Entries should be addressed to the Daejeon International Cartoon Institute, 450, Wolpyongdong, Daejeon, 302-280, Seoul KOREA.7.The most creative cartoon will win the Grand Prix prize of $3,000, Gold prize of $1,000, Silver prize of $500, Bronze prize of $300, and 300 Selected works will be awarded.
8.Exhibit the cartoons at the Daejeon Public Gallery in Aug. 2010.
9.Submitted cartoons will not be returned, but exhibited forever in Korean public halls, galleries, & museums.
10.Your cartoon may be used for promotional purposes: cards, posters, catalogs, newspaper, magazine, and books, etc.
From : Cheong San Lim, Ph.D & D.Min
Professor of the Daejeon International Cartoon Institute, 450,Wolpyongdong, Daejeon, 302-280, Seoul Korea.
*You’d better send us “soccer cartoons” to 28th February 2010 & your career, books, works world for DICACO 20 anniversary.
*Please check up 30,000 cartoons in Kongju Cyber Cartoons Gallery (www.dicaco.com/dicaco.kongju.ac.kr).

Complete list of Best Cartoon Prize winners from Turkey in DICACO 2009

Best Cartoon Prize winners from Turkey in DICACO 2009 International Cartoon Contest in Daejeon City, South Korea:
Mete Agaoglu

Mehmet Arslan
Ahmet Aykanat
Askin Ayrancioglu
Erdogan Basol
Nuri Bilgin
Menekse Cam
Musa Gumus
Mehmet Kahraman
Musa Keklik

Muhittin Koroglu
Yilmaz Muslu

Kemal Ozyurt.
Source pages:
http://dicaco.kongju.ac.kr/content.php?db=menu02_02&key=??
http://dicaco.kongju.ac.kr/content.php?db=menu02_02&page=2&key=%C5%CD%C5%B0

Cartoon museum directors soon to meet in Eskisehir, Turkey

MEETING OF CARTOON MUSEUM DIRECTORS 2009
We intend to hold an international meeting to enable communication and interaction among the directors of cartoon museums in the world.
The objectives of this meeting are as follows:
a) to promote cartoon museums,
b) to ensure that directors of cartoon museums meet and exchange their experience,
c) to discuss the problems of museums,
d) to bring forth new proposals for the promotion of museums,
e) to devise a collective guide of “world cartoon museums”.
Organizer of the meeting: Anadolu University Research Center for Cartoon Art
Venue: Anadolu University Yunus Emre Campus Eskisehir / Turkey
Dates: 29 September - 3 October 2009
Museums Which Participate in Meeting:
Istanbul Municipality Cartoon and Humour Museum / TURKEY
Museum House of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo / BULGARIA
Museum of Cartoon Art, Zemun / SERBIA
Museum of Cartoon Art and Caricature, Warsaw / POLAND
Tabriz Cartoon Museum / IRAN
European Cartoon Center / BELGIUM
Indonesia Cartoon Museum, Bali / INDENOSIA
Museum of Caricature and Cartoon, Vianden / LUXEMBOURG
Museum Apartment of Azim Azimzade, Baku / AZERBAIJAN
Kyoto International Manga Museum / JAPAN
Eskisehir Anadolu University, Museum Of Cartoon Art / TURKEY
ADDRESS
Anadolu Universitesi
Karikatur Sanatini Arastirma ve Uygulama Merkezi
Anadolu University Research Center for Cartoon Art
Akcami Mh. Malhatun Sk. No: 6
Odunpazari ESKISEHIR / TURKEY

Results Haifa International Cartoon Contest & Exhibition 2009

The International Cartoon Contest & Exhibition - 2009
October 4 – 12, 2009, Haifa Auditorium Hall, Haifa, Israel
The Winners:
First Prize: Litinsky Gennady, Israel - By Haifa Municipality
Second Prize: Aristides Hernandez, Cuba - By Haifa Foundation (Top above)

Third Prize: Gregori Katz, Israel - By Haifa Municipality
A Special Prize for Universal Concept to: Angel Boligan, Mexico - By Haifa Foundation
A Special Prize for Universal Concept to: Taeyong Kang, Korea - By "Pencom" Israel Cartoon Association
Honorable Mention Awards to: Eko Wahyu Widiyanto, Indonesia & Mavlud Tashtanov, Uzbekistan - By Haifa Municipality
A Special Prize to: Ivailo Tsvetkov, Bulgaria - By the Division of Culture & Art, Haifa Municipality

Award of Appreciation to: Oguz Gurel, Turkey - By "Pencom" Israel Cartoon Association
Award of Appreciation to: Olga Tarasova, Russia - By the Division of Social Services & Community Haifa Municipality
The Israeli Judging Committee:
Gennady Kostovetsky, President of "Pencom" Israel Cartoon Association
Israeli Cartoonists: Edi Mates, Israel, Dr. Ruben Rejovitzky
Yulanda Gilad, Artist, Israel
Jacqui Yungman and Ronit Eshet, Culture Department, The Division of Culture & Art, Haifa Municipality.

Results 36th International Humor Salon of Piracicaba 2009

The result of the 36th International Humor Salon of Piracicaba 2009
WINNERS
The GRAND PRIX Zélio Gold Trophy:
Alberto Ribeiro Palmieri, de Meridiano / Brazil (Top above).

PRIZE City Council:
Omar Alberto Figueira Turcios / Spain.

PRIZE ON VANGUARD Zélio Silver Trophy:
Raimundo Rucke Santos Souza / Brazil.

PRIZE ON CARICATURE Zélio Silver Trophy:
Gonzalo Rodriguez, Porto Alegre/ Brazil.
PRIZE ON POLITICAL CARTOON Zélio Silver Trophy:
Alberto Ribeiro Palmieri, de Meridiano / Brazil (Top above).
PRIZE ON CARTOON Zélio Silver Trophy:
Josef Jurczyszyn / Poland.
PRIZE ON COMICS Zélio Silver Trophy:
Luigui Rocco Pasquale Recine / Brazil.
Source: Brazilcartoon