New Year greetings from René Bouschet, France

Hello,
Best regards and friendships from France
R*B
French cartoonist
World citizen
http://erby.free.fr/
http://www.erbykezako.blogspot.com/
http://peintures-numeriques.blogspot.com/

Cartoons / Winners of the International Cartoon Competition "Just Explain It Simply"

We are happy to be able to announce the winners of the International Cartoon Competition "JUST EXPLAIN IT SIMPLY - FINANCIAL CRISIS AND POVERTY".

1st prize: Masoud Ziaei Zardkhashoei, Iran

2nd prize: Wesam Khalil, Egypt

3rd prize: Roland Regge vom Schulzenhof, Germany
Appreciation: Horacio Petre, Argentina.
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You can see the selected works at http://cartoons.talide.de/en/preistraeger.php5
If you are among the winners, please contact our office at TALIDE <talide@gmx.de>
The jury has also selected 72 works for the exhibition and the catalogue. The creators of these works have been informed already by e-mail.

ACA Christmas cartoon 2009

On behalf of the ACA’s Committee of Management, we’d like to wish you and your family a wonderful Festive Season and an awesome New Year!
After a year of political ups and downs, taxes and treachery, ongoing wars and the adventures of Tiger Woods, it’ll be great to finally take a break and relax listening to the latest news on climate change.
Enjoy your Festive Season in a generally safe fashion as we’d love to see you all again in 2010.
Happy Holidays from the ACA!
Jules Faber
ACA President
http://www.cartoonists.org.au/

Results of the 9th Tehran Cartoon Biennial 2009

Results of the 9th Tehran Cartoon Biennial 2009 - Iran

Grand Prize: Ares – Cuba (Above)

FEAR
First Prize: Yuriy Kosobukin - Ukraine
Second Prize: Mihai Ignat - Romania
Third Prize: Mohamad Akbari - Iran
Honorable Mention: Saeid Sadeghi - Iran

CARICATURE

First Prize: Oktay Bingöl – Turkey
Second Prize: Mohammadreza Doust Mohammadi - Iran
Third Prize: Dalcio Machado - Brazil
Honorable Mention: Hadi Tabasi - Iran

FREE

First Prize: Mahmoud Mokhtari - Iran
Second Prize: Mojmir Mihatov - Croatia
Third Prize: Mahmoud Azadnia - Iran
Honorable Mention: Shahrokh Heydari - Iran

COMICSTRIP

First Prize: Xiao Qiang Hou - China
Second Prize: Angel Boligan - Mexico
Third Prize: Patrick Vergueiro - Brazil
Honorable Mention: Amir Hasan Sazvar – Iran.

The competition bulletin in PDF

8th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival 2009

8th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival 2009 - China
1.Sections/Themes:
1) Cartoon: A) City Life; B) Global Warming; C) Financial Crisis; D) Free Theme
2) Caricature: A) Famous President; B) Sports Star; C) Entertainment Star; D) Business Star.
2.Deadline: December 31, 2009 (postmark date)
3.Entries:
1) Size: Min: A4 (210 mm x 297 mm), Max: A3 (297 mm x 420 mm)
2) Quantity: Unlimited
3) Please send original drawings to this Festival. Black & white or colored, any style, any technique will be accepted. Digital artworks (CD & Disk) and good quality photocopies will be accepted.
4) Please write the following information in the top left corner on the back side of cartoon: name, address, tel & fax, e-mail, title & theme, sections.
5) Participants are requested to send together with their cartoons, an entry-form with signature, a photograph or caricature. The form can be downloaded at our website.
6) Titles or entry-form must be filled out in understandable English or Chinese.
7) After sending original drawings, all cartoonists can participate in festival through your own E-mail by submitting your cartoon to: freecartoons@126.com
Format: JPEG Size: max. 2000 k per cartoon Resolution ratio: 200 dpi - 300 dpi
(Each e-mail must be accompanied by the author's entry-form for the submitted cartoon.)
4.Prize:
1) Cartoon:
Grand Prize (1 awards): Certificate + Catalogue + Gifts;
Gold Prize (2 awards): Certificate + Catalogue + Gifts;
Silver Prize (4 awards): Certificate + Catalogue;
Bronze Prize (8 awards): Certificate + Catalogue.
2) Caricature:
Grand Prize (1 awards): Certificate + Catalogue + Gifts;
Gold Prize (2 awards): Certificate + Catalogue + Gifts;
Silver Prize (4 awards): Certificate + Catalogue;
Bronze Prize (8 awards): Certificate + Catalogue.
5.Contact:
Address: Jiang Lidong, FCW2009 Cartoonet Festival, No.01, Lane 703, Julu Road, Shanghai 200040, P.R.CHINA
URL: http://www.fcwfcw.net/ , http://www.fcw.cn/ , http://www.fcwfcw.com/
E-mail: freecartoons@126.com (Only for Festival)
Tel: 0086-21-62216801 , 0086-13818006180
Rules & Entry-form: http://www.fcwfcw.com/Diary.asp?ID=550 .

First HopCartoon International Cartoon Contest 2010 with theme: From Cry to Laughing

FIRST HOP CARTOON INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST 2010 - IRAN
Rules:
1-Theme: From Cry to Laughing
2-Technic: free
3-The number of sent cartoons is 3 and they must be of 300 dpi resolution, A4 size and JPG format. (Please do not send Zip or rar Format!).
4-The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address: festival@hopcartoon.com . This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
5-Please attach in .doc format a brief presentation of your artistic activity (surname and first name, address, e-mail address, a photo and your CV).
6-Prizes:
First prize: golden medal of HOP CARTOON + Trophy + Honorable Mention + CD-Catalogue
Second prize: silver medal of HOP CARTOON + Trophy + Honorable Mention + CD-Catalogue
Third prize: bronze medal of HOP CARTOON + Trophy + Honorable Mention + CD-Catalogue
8 Honorable Mentions + CD-Catalogues.
7-The works will be displayed at HOP Cartoon website: http://www.hopcartoon.com/
8-Deadline: MARCH 10, 2010.
9-All profits from the festival benefit will spend for children orphans and children with canser.
10-CONTACT: HOPCARTOON@YAHOO.COM
RESPONSIBLE: HAMED NABAHAT.

Results of Cartoon Contest "Climate Change", Ruse - Bulgaria

Results of Cartoon Contest “Climate Change?!”– Ruse, Bulgaria, 08.12.2009
Prize of Cartoon divide:
Oleg Goutsol – Ukraine
Rumen Dragostinov – Bulgaria
Special Prizes:
Yuriy Kosobukin – Ukraine
Vladimir Kazanevsky – Ukraine
Grigoris Georgiou – Greece
Trayko Popov – Bulgaria
Ivailo Tsvetkov – Bulgaria
Diploma:
Mohammad Saleh Razm Hosseini – Iran
Shahin Kalantarey – Iran
Aristides E. Hernandez Guerrero – Cuba
Heino Partanen – Finland
Doru Axinte – Romania
Cristian Topan – Romania
Huseyin Cakmak – Cyprus
Anna Sokolska – Poland
Miroslaw Krzyskow – Poland
Huey Nguyenhuu – USA
Stefan Jahsnowski-Herschel – Germany
Andre Mathijs – Belgium
Serafim Bakoulis – Greece
Hu Xuming – China
Biswal Bijayananda – India
Grigori Katz – Israel
Dilyana Nikolova – Bulgaria
Ognian Balkandjiev – Bulgaria
Prize of Comic Strip divide:
Luka Lagator – Montenegro
Mehmet Kahraman – Turkey
Special Prizes:
Milena Ivanova – Bulgaria
Makhmudjon Eshonkulov – Uzbekistan
Sava Babic – Serbia
Diploma:
Oleksiy Kustovskiy – Ukraine
Daniel Eduardo Varela – Argentina
Prize of Ruse Art Gallery:
Cecilia Montague – Ireland
Diploma:
Read Khalil – Syria
Ivana Valocka – Chech Republic
Athanassios Efthimiadis – Greece
Special diploma:
Cartoon Club “Cranberry” - Russia.
The opening of exhibition and award ceremony – 15th of December 2009, at 5 p.m. in Ruse Art Gallery, Ruse, Bulgaria.
In 2010 Europe Direct will organize traveling exhibition in all offices in Bulgaria.

Results of 4th Braila International Cartoon Contest - Romania

INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST BRAILA 4th edition 2009
Prizes:
Great Prize - Stefan Despodov (Bulgaria)
First Prize - Pavel Botezatu (Romania)
Second Prize - Vladimir Michalov (Russia)
Third Prize - Ahmet Aykanat (Turkey)
Special Prize - Yury Kosobukin (Ukraine)
Special Prize - Cristian Topan (Romania)
Special Prize - Antonio Garcia (Mexico).
Source: dum-dum .

16th International Cartoon Humour Competition on the Topic of BEER: GOLDEN KEG 2010

16th International Cartoon Humour Competition on the Topic of BEER: GOLDEN KEG 2010 - Slovakia
On Thursday, 1st April 2010, an exhibition of the best competing works, a festive announcement of the results and the handing of prizes to the most successful authors of the 16th competition in accordance with the Jury’s decision will take place as follows:
GRAND PRIZE (Grand Prix) Golden Keg and 500 €
1st Prize Small GOLDEN KEG and 200 €
2nd Prize Small GOLDEN KEG and 150 €
3rd Prize Small Golden KEG and 100 €
The Competition Jury reserves the right not to grant any of the prizes or to grant other special prizes. The organisers will accept for the competition all works that will be delivered at the address of the Šarišská gallery in Prešov by 22nd February 2010.
The organisers of the competition reserve the right to publish selected works in promotional materials and to re-install the exhibition, while each competitor will receive a competition catalogue.
Competition rules:
1. Each author can send at maximum five original works, including graphic techniques.
2. The competition is open to anybody and everybody, and it is not restricted in terms of artistic design methods.
3. The formats of the works should not exceed the A4 dimensions.
4. The competition is non-anonymous. Each work should be signed on the reverse and bear the author's full address.
5. The rewarded works will become property of the BEER GALLERY in Prešov.
6. Send your works at the address:
Šarišská Galéria (p. Fedor VICO) ul. Hlavná 51, 08001 Prešov SLOVAKIA.
Please clearly mark the envelope with the word "PIVO".
E-mail: fedorvico@gmail.com