Prize-winners in Humour a Gallarate 2007

Humour a Gallarate XIII edizione 2007 International Cartoon Contest

Grand Prix 'Marco Biassoni'

Winners 2007

Grand Prix 'Marco Biassoni':
Alessandro Gatto (Italy) (see top left)

Special Prizes:
Marco De Angelis (Italy)
Mohammad Ali Khalaji (Iran)

Prizes:
Valentin Georgiev (Bulgaria) (see above)
Adam Korpak (Finland)
Pol Leurs (Luxembourg)
George Licurici (Romania)

Mentions:
Lido Contemori (Italy)
Giorgio Giaiotto (Italy)

Musa Gümüs (Turkey) (see below)

Andrea Pecchia (Italy)

Giuseppe Piscopo (Italy)

Giancarlo Sartore (Italy)

Richard & Slavomir Svitalsky (Czeck Rep.) (see top right)

Antonio Tubino (Italy).

See all prize-winning cartoons at: http://www.fanofunny.com/guests/humourgallarate/2007/index.html

9th "Unlimited Comics" Festival - Macedonia

9th International Comic Art Festival "Unlimited Comics" - Prilep - Macedonia
The "Byzant" - Visual Art Center is organizing the 9th Annual international Comic art exhibition to be held in Prilep, Macedonia.

The topic is: "Integration" - (Dreams, life, borders, walls, war, sex, food, sports, people, zoo, natural…)
1. Participation is open to all artists of comics that currently publish or have published in national or international mass media and not published.
2. Participation will consist of an entry on the topic: "INTEGRATION". The format can be 21 x 29,7 cm - A4 Gallery format. Send only good laser copy. Each works must bear the signature or initials of the artist at the front, with name, surname, address, telephone number and e-mail address indicated on the back.
3. The entries should be packaged to protect the contents. The organization recommends placing the entry between two pieces of cardboard. Shipping will be paid by the participant. On packaged sign: "PRINT OUT OF VALUE". The organization is not responsible for any damage caused during shipment.
4. December 30th is the deadline for resident authors in Balkans, and February 30th for participants of the other countries. The entries must be sent to the following address:
"VIZANT" - Visual Art Center, Dimo Narednikot 58, 7500-Prilep MACEDONIA Attn: comix-expo
Tel:++389-48-430-365
http://www.vizant.org.mk/

Contact person: Spira Dimose-mail: tao_of_lifemkd@yahoo.com
5. The entries selected by the Committee will be displayed in the 9th annual international exhibition of comic Arts.
6. The entries become part of the "Byzant" - visual art center archive. The entries may be displayed in all the premises of the "Vizant" - Visual Art center in itinerant exhibitions, and in publications that are periodically published.
7. The "Vizant" - Visual Art center has the right to reproduce and circulate the entries, whenever the author's name appears and the main objective is the dissemination of the exhibition or the participation in other activities of the "Vizant" - Art center general in area of art comix, that is to say, catalogues, posters, the press, web pages, etc… without generating any obligation towards the participating authors.
8. The organization will communicate through its web page or by means of letter the name of the authors whose entry has been received as well as the names of the selected entries. The authors will be informed of accommodation conditions if they want attend the exhibition opening or any activities parallel to this event.

9. Once the exhibition has closed in Prilep, all the authors whose work has been selected will receive a copy of the publication made for the exhibition.
10. The organization reserves the right to not exibit those entries considered to be an affront to individual or collective rights.
11. Awards: Invited 5 artists on international comic art colony in Macedonia traveling expenses, visa, accommodation is a to ensure from organizateur.
12. Participation in the exhibition means the complete acceptance of all the above conditions.

P. S."VIZANT" - ORGANIZATEUR IS A UNITED WHO PUBLISH CATALOGUE BOOK MIN. 160 PAGES AND AFTER EXHIBITION SEND BOOK TO ALL SELECTED ARTISTS PARTICIPANTS WITHOUT WHERE LIVING.

(Source: http://www.artija.net/competitions.html)

6th LM International Cartoon Contest - China

The 6th LM International Cartoon Contest
The Organizing Committee of the 6th LM International Cartoon Contest invites cartoonists from all over the world to participate in this contest. Beautiful tableaus, lovely sculpting, humorous content and rich sentiment are the criterion of China LM International Cartoon Contest to award prize every year.
Regulations:
1. THEME: Free (Humorous)
2. THE WORKS FOR THE CONTEST:
A) Only original cartoons are accepted. Photographs, Copy, Computer painting, photocopies etc. will not be accepted.
B) The cartoonist's name, address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail, if available, must be on the reverse side of each cartoon
C) Size: Preferable 21 x 29.7 cm or 29.7 x 42 cm
D) Maximum number of entries: 3
3. THE WORKS SHOULD BE SENT TO:
Googlm, Jin Ling Zha 21- 603, Nanjing City, p.c.210001, China
TEL: 0086-25-522021204.
WEB: http://www.googlm.com/
E-MAIL: googlm@126.com
5. DEADLINE: December 22, 2007 (The late works will be accepted as the entries for the 7th LM International Cartoon Contest)
6. FREQUENCY: Annual
7. JURY: The group of judges consists of the organizer, cartoonists, and art scholars. Participants are not allowed to raise any objections to judge determinations.
8. THE PRIZES:
* Grand prize of 1 (Gold Medal, Certificate, Album)
* Gold prize of 5 (Gold Medal, Certificate, Album)
* Honor prize of 10 (Silver Medal, Certificate, Album)
* Prizes for excellence of 150 (Certificate, Album)
9. THE RESULTS AND EXHIBITIONS:
A) The results of the contest will be made public in March 3rd, 2008 on our website: http://www.googlm.com/
B) We will send the medals, certificates and albums for all the winners before May 1st, 2008.
C) The exhibition will be organized from January to October in 2008 in large cities of China for three times between two LM cartoon contests.
10. RIGHTS OF THE ORGANIZER:
A) The organizer can collect the works and put them into an album for publishing, exhibition.
B) The entries can also be expressed in other publication.
C) Artworks: will not be returned. Unite the collections to the LM Cartoon Museum. Participants are considered to have accepted all the conditions and are aware that their submissions may be reprinted and used without future monetary compensation.

"Winterberger Winterspott" extended

International Cartoon - and Comedy - Festival "Winterberger Winterspott"
Cartoon competition regulations
Subject
The theme of the contest 2007/08 is:
”Alles im grünen Bereich” (winter sports and climate change)
Participation conditions
Participants: European cartoonists, cartoonists who are living in Europe, cartoonists who publish in Europe and cartoonists who publish about Europe
Number of cartoons
Max. number of entries per cartoonist: free
NEW Deadline
The deadline for receipt of cartoons: 12th November 2007.
Technique
Technique: two-dimensional, otherwise no limits
Size
The size of the cartoons should be:
minimum: 105 x 148,5 mm (DIN A5)
maximum: 297 x 420 mm (DIN A3)
Production
analogue:
– signed originals, colour or black and white
– Analogue originals have to be submitted plane, unframed and unmounted.
digital:
– signed digitally created works, file and prints of digital artworks
– signed high-quality copies, reproducible for print
– Prints of digital artworks have to be numbered and dated in pencil on the front and pencil signed.
– Requirements for digital works:
minimum size: DIN A5 (148 x 210 mm), minimum resolution: 300 dpi, colour representation: RGB, format: jpeg or pdf, delivery by e-mail: up to 5 MB per mail
– Not high-quality copies or ”digital originals” are not accepted!
Originality
The cartoons must be the original work of the artist. If the jury should come to the conclusion that a work is conspicuously similar to the work of another artist, it will be disqualified and excluded from the competition.
Caption
The name, address, telephone number, e-mail and web address of the artist have to be stated on the back of each cartoon.
In case of entries via e-mail this information must be included in the mail.
Biography / Photo
A short biography of the artist and a photograph (or self-caricature) shall be attached.
Biography must contain: place of birth and accurate date of birth
Previous awards
The cartoons may not have been previously awarded of other contests.
Previous publishing
The cartoons may not have been previously published in books or catalogues.
Returning of entered works
Normally entered works will not be returned. The return of original works is only possible at the author's explicit request at the time of entry in the competition. Therefore a self-addressed and prepaid envelope is necessary.
Cartoons that got paid out prize money remain in possession of the publishing company and advertising agency ”ad medien GmbH”.
Contact
via mail to: ad medien GmbH, Blumenstraße 8, 58739 Wickede, Germany
via e-mail to: cartoons@european-cartoon-award.eu
Prizes and awards
The European cartoon-contest ”Winterberger Winterspott” is endowed with prize money and material prizes, altogether amounting to 10.000,00 Euros.
1st prize / gold: 2.000,00 Euros incl. arrival (by train, 2nd class) and overnight stay in Winterberg
2nd prize / silver: 1.000,00 Euros incl. arrival (by train, 2nd class) and overnight stay in Winterberg
3rd prize / bronze: 500,00 Euros incl. arrival (by train, 2nd class) and overnight stay in Winterberg
First European Cartoon-Award/Competition/Contest/Exhibition ”Winterberger Winterspott”
The German city of Winterberg and the publishing company "ad medien GmbH" from Wickede (Ruhr) in Germany announce for the first time an European cartoon-contest.
Artists from all over Europe are challenged to explore the topic ”Alles im grünen Bereich” (winter sports and climate change).
Organiser
Contact for further information:
ad medien GmbH
Bildagentur für Cartoon und Karikatur
Blumenstraße 8,
58739 Wickede (Ruhr)
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 2377 – 809083-0
Fax: +49 (0) 2377 – 809083-1
e-mail: ad-medien@t-online.de
Web: http://www.european-cartoon-contest.de/
City of origin
Health resort city of Winterberg (Sauerland), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Dates
The jury’s awards will be made on 15th November 2007.
The exhibition will open on 14th December 2007, 19.30 pm in the ”Kursaal” of the City of Winterberg.
Presentation of the cartoons– Online-Gallery– Exhibition– Catalogue/book– other prints
Exhibition
Selected works will be exhibited.
City of Winterberg, ”Kursaal”, 15th December 2007 – 2nd March 2008
Errors and changes expected.

Greekartoon "Luciano Pavarotti" Exhibit

2nd International Greekartoon "Luciano Pavarotti" Web Exhibition

Dear Artist,
GREEKARTOON in further honouring "the master" Luciano Pavarotti, would like to announce an international web exhibition.
REGULATIONS

Permanent Web Exhibition: Open to all artists worldwide, cartoonists, caricaturists, painters, illustrators, etc, etc.

Theme: “Luciano Pavarotti”

Deadline: No deadline (Permanent Exhibition)

Entries: No limit

Technical Info: Any style, any technique, any size, any format, max 300 dpi will be accepted.
All works will be publisched and displayed on Greekartoon's website at http://www.greekartoon.gr/ and http://www.greekartoon.com/

Participators must send their works along with their biography and photo. All artists can participate through E-mail by submitting their works to: support@greekartoon.gr with subject "Luciano Pavarotti"
Please, feel free to send your works about Luciano Pavarotti to the attention of GREEKARTOON's IT Manager Mr. Nickola' van Karavanis at support@greekartoon.gr
If you need additional information and material about Luciano Pavarotti ( fotos etc.) contact us by e-mail at support@greekartoon.gr
Thank You.

1st "Molla Nasreddin" - Azerbaijan 2008

1st International Cartoon Contest “Molla Nasreddin”, Azerbaijan-2008.
“My Best Cartoon”
1. The Contest is open to all professional and amateur cartoonists.
2. Subject “My Best Cartoon” is free.
3. Cartoons that won places in other contests can also be sent.
4. Size of cartoons should be min A4, max A3.
5. Each cartoonist can submit a max of 3 works.
6. Deadline is March 1, 2008.
7. Cartoons must be original. Copies are not accepted.
8. On the back of each work the following information should appear: First name, surname, address, telephone number and e-mail, accompanied by the entry form and author’s short biography and photo. Otherwise, cartoons will not be accepted.
9. Cartoonists, whose works enter the catalogue of the contest, will be sent the one as a present.
10. The Azerbaijan Cartoonists’ Union is not responsible for damage that may occur during postage and handling.
11. The participating cartoons will not be returned.
12. All the rights of cartoons sent to the Contest belong to Azerbaijan Cartoonists’ Union.
13. The Cartoons will be selected by the International jury.
Prizes:
I Place (3 persons) Golden Medal + diploma + catalogue
II Place (4 persons) Silver Medal + diploma + catalogue
III Place (5 persons) Bronze Medal + diploma + catalogue
Special awards (20 persons) + diploma + catalogue.

Cartoons must be sent to the following address:
Address: AZ1010 Azerbaijan Baku Neftchilar Avenue 145 Azerbaijan Cartoonists’ Union
Tel: (994 12) 493 28 98
Fax: (994 12) 493 09 18
E-mail: karikaturachilar@yahoo.com
info@azercartoon.com
See Bayram Hajizadeh's messages for participants of the contest & for presidents and leaders of cartoon organizations at web: http://www.azercartoon.com/