21.1.08

1st Cartoon Beer Contest Mondial de la Bière - Canada

Cartoon Beer Contest Mondial de la Bière
Mondial de la Bière, 2236, Beaubien East, Montréal, (Québec) Canada H2G 1M7 • Phone: 514-722-9640 # 442 • FAX: 514-722-8467 •
For the 15th anniversary of the Mondial de la bière we are pleased to announce the first International Concours bières bandes desssinées - Cartoon Beer Contest.
The contest will be announced February 11th 2008 via the internet. The deadline for participants to confirm their participation in the competition is February 25th 2008. All entries must be received no later than April 4th 2008. Judging will take place on April 11th and 12th 2008 with a panel of International Judges, the decision of the judges is final.
Announcement of winners will be made at the official opening of the Mondial de la bière on May 28th 2008 in Our Cheese Media-Group area.
RULES AND REGULATIONS:
1.) The contest is open to all people aged 18 years or older. All contestants accept the conditions and provisions included in the official rules and regulations. To complete registration to the contest the information form and signed release form must be returned by February 25th, 2008 and your original art work by April 4th, 2008. Participation to the contest is free of charge, the participants are responsible for delivering their work at their own expense to:
MBiere — Bandes desssinées - Cartoon — Beer
c/o Mondial de la bière
2236 Beaubien East
Montréal, Québec H2G 1M7
E-mail will be sent to contestants to confirm the registration. If you want to deliver your work electronicly send it to:
olegderg@hotmail.com and infombiere@globetrotter.net
2.) Theme: Beer, beer and women, beer and humor, beer and love, beer and sports, beer and history, beer and fun, beer and global warming, beer and politics, beer and ecology etc. etc. You may choose any humorous beer related theme to inspire your original cartoon, comic strip, caricature or gag. For comic strips we ask artists to include 3 to 4 frames on one page.
3.) Entries: participants may submit a maximum of 3 cartoons, or comic strips.
a) The cartoons must have never been exhibited in Canada, or have won an award in a previous
competition.
b) The cartoons may bear no captions, except for comic strips.
c) The cartoons must be sent flat without folds, or rolled in a tube.
d) The participants are responsible for the originality of their cartoons. Discussions and claims related to the originality, privacy, property rights, and or good taste of the work is the responsibility of the participant. The cartoons will not be returned and will belong to the permanent collection of the Mondial de la bière.
4.) a) Dimensions of the cartoons. Cartoons should be 21.5 cm x 28 cm or, 11 inches by 8 inches
(horizontal, or vertical).
b) Cartoons that are submitted under glass, framed or on other materials than paper as a support will be rejected from the competition.
5.) Property rights, By agreeing to take part in the contest the participants renounce their property rights on the work submitted, thus empowering the organizing association to make use of their entries for promotional purposes on behalf of the International Concours bières bandes desssinées - Cartoon Beer Contest. This includes use of their entries by sponsors for publicity, publicity in the Medias, cartoon books, posters and or catalogues, folders, calendars or other promotional materials etc. Entries may be used for official gifts by the festival organizers.
6.) Jury. A first selection of all entries will be made by the Head Judge the Honorable Oleg Dergachov in preparation of the final judging that will be done by an International team of expert judges. The judging will take place on April 11th and 12th 2008 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
The International jury will include professional cartoonists, and or art critics, and possibly a representative of a major sponsor and also one of the festival. A minimum of 6 judges will be on the jury.
7.) Prizes
Golden Mug Medal — First prize cash award of $1,500 CDN
Silver Mug Medal — Second prize cash award of $1,000 CDN
Bronze Mug Medal — Third prize cash award of $500 CDN

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Entry form

Name:

Date of birth:

Address:

Country:

Zipcode:

Tel:

FAX:

E-mail:

I agree to the rules and regulations of the International Concours bières bandes desssinées - Cartoon Beer Contest. No entries will be returned to the participants, and will remain the property of the festival. The cartoons may be used for promotional purposes as described in the rules and regulations. Legal responsibilities related to the work submitted remains the responsibility of the author of the cartoons or comic strips.

Signature:

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No information concerning entries will be sent by mail, or e-mail to the entrants. The winners will be announced on May 28th 2008 at the official opening of the 15th anniversary of Mondial de la bière, winners, and selected cartoons can then be seen on the website at http://www.festivalmondialbiere.qc.ca/
The competition will be announced on February 11st 2008 via the internet. The award winning work, and selected runners-up will be displayed during the duration of the Mondial de la bière in Our Cheese Media-Group area, plus exposed on the web site. Entrants must confirm their participation via internet by February 25th 2008. No information concerning your entries will be given over the phone, or via the internet. The cartoons entered in the competition must be received no later than April 4th 2008, accompanied by the signed entry form.
Please send your entries to:
MBiere — Bandes desssinées - Cartoon — Beer
olegderg@hotmail.com and infombiere@globetrotter.net
Mondial de la bière 2236 Beaubien East, Montréal, QC, Canada H2G 1M7

7th FCW International Cartoonet Festival - China

7th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival-2008
1) Sections/Themes:
1. Cartoon:
A) Olympic Humour (for Beijing 2008 Olympic: 1. track and field events, 2. gymnastics, 3. shooting, 4. weight lifting, 5. judo, 6. equestrianism, 7. soccer/football, 8. badminton, 9. tennis, 10. softball, 11. field hockey/cricket, 12. rowing/boat, 13. swimming, 14. archery, 15. wrestling, 16. boxing, 17. fencing, 18. basketball, 19. volleyball, 20. table tennis, 21. baseball, 22. handball, 23. cycling, 24. paddling/skin boat, 25. sailing, 26. modern pen-tathlon, 27. Taekwondo, 28. Iron-man triathlon, 29. Olympics)
B) Free Theme
2. Caricature:
A) Sports Star
2) Deadline: May 01, 2008
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) Prizes:
1. Cartoon:
Grand Prize (1 award): Certificate+Catalogue+Olympic Gifts; Gold Prize (2 awards): Certificate+Catalogue+Olympic Gifts; Silver Prize (4 awards): Certificate+Catalogue; Bronze Prize (8 awards): Certificate+Catalogue.
2. Caricature: Grand Prize (1 award): Certificate+Catalogue+Olympic Gifts; Gold Prize (2 awards): Certificate+Catalogue+Olympic Gifts; Silver Prize (4 awards): Certificate+Catalogue; Bronze Prize (8 awards): Certificate+Catalogue.
5) Contact:
Address: Jiang Lidong, FCW2008 Cartoonet Festival, Room 602, No.28 Hong Kong Garden Lane 188, South Jidi Road, Shanghai 201107, P.R.CHINA
URL: http://www.fcwfcw.com/, http://www.fcw.cn/
E-mail: freecartoons@126.com
(Only for Festival) Tel: 0086-21-62216801; 0086-13818006180
Regulations & entry-form 2008: http://feature.fcw.cn/main.php?sLAN=en

Winners of 5th FreeCartoonsWeb International 2007

Winners of 5th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival - 2007
Juries:
Mikhail M. ZLATKOVSKY: Cartoonist, (Russia)
Raed Khalil: Cartoonist, Syria Cartoon Website (Syria)
Xia Dachuan: Cartoonist, Secretary-China Artists Association (Beijing, China)
Jin Hui: Cartoonist, Shanghai 85 Hospital (Shanghai, China)
Yu Liang: Cartoonist, MaAnshan Daily (MaAnshan, China)
Huang Qigong: Cartoonist, Guangxi City College (Guangxi, China)
Jiang Lidong: Cartoonist, Oriental Morning Post (Shanghai, China)
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WINNERS
Grand Prize: Rumen Dragostinov (Bulgaria)
Gold Prize (2 awards): Valeriu Kurtu (Germany), Marcin Bondarowicz (Poland).
Silver Prize (4 awards): Eugenio de Faria Neves (Brazil) (See top right), Mohammad Ali Khalaji (Iran), Shahrokh Heidari (Iran), Ji Shaohua (China).
Bronze Prize (8 awards): Santiago Cornejo (Argentina) (See right below), Jabbar Abdolee (Iran), Nizar Outhman ( Lebanon), Rooshan Gataullin (Russia), Yuriy Kosobukin (Ukraine), Makhmudjon Eshonkulov (Uzbekistan), Dai Peicheng (China), Liu Hong (China)
Success Award (15 awards): Arsen Gagiki Gevorgyan ( Armenia), Louis Pol (Australia), Ivan Haramija (Croatia), Athanassios Efthimiadis (Greece), Nahid Maghsoudi (Iran), Pooya Sareh (Iran), Young Sik Oh (Korea), Jordan Pop Iliev (Macedonia), Jovan Prokopljevic (Serbia), Milenko Kosanovic (Serbia), Ba-Bilig (China), Guo Zhong (China), Jin Xiaoxing (China), Tang Shilei (China), Sheng Kai (China).
Selected Prize
(30 awards): Shahid Atiqullah (Afghanistan), Beas Hector (Argentina), Bayram Hajizadeh (Azerbaijan), Seyran Caferli (Azerbaijan), Resad Sultanovic (Bosnia), Silvano Rosa Goncalves de Melo (Brazil), Ferreol Murillo Fuentes (Costa Rica), Boeidar Vukelic-BOBA (Croatia), Neda Mobinipouya (Iran), Tadeusz Krotos (Poland), Julian Pena-Pai (Romania), Boris Petrushansky (Russia), Erdogan Basol (Turkey), Ismail Kar (Turkey), Musa Gumus (Turkey), Oguz Gurel (Turkey), Umit Mufit Dincay (Turkey), Kazanevsky Vladimir (Ukraine), Cai Lian (China), Cheng Shibi (China), Li Chongwu (China), Li Jingshan (China), Li Xiaoyang (China), Liu Zhongliang (China), Qiao Wei (China), Wang Ruisheng (China), Yang Xiaobo (China), Zhang Wei (China), Zou Zhengchun (China).
Winning cartoons:
Source: Karcomic Magazine http://karcomic.com/

Call for entries to Hong Kong Cartoon Art Festival

Dear Pals,
As you all know by now that I have started an international art Gallery in the heart of Hong Kong last month and now we have decided to have an international Cartoon Art Festival from February 5th onwards until April 2008. There will be more exposure through this exhibition to the art lovers and to all participants, taking a step forward to grant a certificate to all the participants including profile exposure through our printed monthly international magazine called FUNWORLD from the month of April. You can send all your entries via email as JPEG file format and please remember to send as 300 dpi jpegs. Send all your entries to: gallery.sarasen@gmail.com or to: menakasene@gmail.com
Please visit the gallery site now and get more details: http://www.sarasene.com/
Thanks folks and hope to receive more mails and entries from you guys!
Good Luck!
With Best regards!
SARA

20.1.08

Nature & Man Contest 2008: Drought and Water

THE PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS FOR CARTOON CONTEST NATURE & MAN
The Subject of the year 2008: Drought and Water
The Association of Cartoonists, TEMA Foundation and Cartoon Publishing had organized this contest aiming to direct people for focusing more on this matter by describing through cartoons that mankind will sooner or later face these dangers and by focusing on their probable results and also aiming to create an attitude and behavioral change in the society in order to slow down this process. The contest is open for all the amateur and professional cartoonists.
The cartoon may be published or awarded. Technique is free. Can be colored or black and white. The dimensions A4 (21 x 29.7 cm)
Contest cartoons can be sent only through internet.
Awards: By the end of each month, the best 3 cartoons of that month will be selected and 20 saplings will be planted in Tekirdag Memorial Forest on their behalf. An introductory sign will be erected on the plantation region.
The works that are sent to the contest will be exhibited through internet.
By the end of the year, those works awarded and those works to be determined by the selection committee will be collected in a CD and will be sent to the owners of the works as free of charge.
The cartoons of the contest, whether awarded or not, may be exhibited in the introductory announcements of the contest and they can be published in books, magazines, posters, postcards. Copyrights will not be paid to the owners of the works due to these publications.
In case they are used for other purposes or by third parties, then permission will be obtained from the owner of the work.
Those who send their works to the contest, will also indicate whether they can be used or not, in the t-shirts to be produced by TEMA Foundation's Economic Management in order to obtain revenue.
The utilization rights of the works are for Turkey.
The cartoons may be used in postcards for introductory purposes.
Each cartoonist will be assessed by the jury both for the following month’s elections and the annual elections, whether they are awarded or not by the monthly jury election.
The artists participating in the contest will be deemed to accept all the participation conditions.
This contest is organized by the Association of Cartoonists, TEMA Foundation and Cartoon Publishing.
Since environmental disasters are continuous, our contest will also continue without interruption. Exhibition: The exhibition of the contest cartoons that were drawn previously will be realized at the Gallery of the Association.
Award ceremony: will be announced later.
Sending address: by e-mail dogalcevre@gmail.com and mailto:mnaturalenv@gmail.com
Jury evaluation: Election will be held in every month.
General Authority of the Organization: Muhittin Koroglu
Selection Committee: Representative of the Association of Cartoonists, Representative of TEMA Foundation, Representative of Cartoon Publishing.
WEB: http://www.muhittinkoroglu.com/yduyuru.asp

19.1.08

7th Euro-Fruitcartoonale - Belgium

7de EURO-FRUITCARTOONALE
An organization of the Imperial Commanderie of the Noble Haspengouwse Fruyteniers and their Gastronomy.
FRUIT & OLYMPIC GAMES 2008
On the eve of the Olympic Games 2008 in Peking become from our Cartooncontest the topic:
Haspengouws fruit and Olympic games 2008.
We wonder ourselves in advance which positive influence can our Fruit from Haspengouw* on this greatest sport event or could in the distant Peking, where the complete international sport world collects. Our jury expects, the Olympic idea keeping in mind that "take part is more important than win" that our Haspengouws fruit in these disciplines will ensure lunatic interpretations and hilarity combinations. The jury expects with impatience your funny interpretations of the topic FRUIT & OLYMPIC GAMES before 27 February 2008.
RULES AND INFO
1. PARTICIPATION
Everybody can participate at this Eurofruit-cartoontest. The participants agree with the regulations and the decisions of the jury. The jury has the right to refuse works for ethical reasons. No correspondence will take place concerning the results and the decisions of the jury.
2. THEME: FRUIT AND GAMES
All humoristic situations concerning things, actions, emotions, persons and events, with regards to the theme ‘Fruit from Haspengouw and the Olympic Games ‘ which are portrayed in a humorous and artistically responsible way, are qualified. Only original designs which include Fruit from Haspengouw (pears, apples, prunes, cherries, strawberries, berries, raspberries...) can win a price. It is forbidden to send in works that have been awarded before, and works that are subjected to third-party rights.
3.CONTRIBUTIONS
Number of works: maximum 5 (without frame)
Dimensions: only A4 size (297 x 210 mm).
Please write on the back side of every cartoon in capital letters: Name, first name, address, telephone, fax, mobile number and e-mail address.
By participating, participants give the organisation the right to use, archive, print and duplicate the works and to let them participate at every initiative, commercially included, without any compensation to the author. The rewarded works remain the organizers property. Non-rewarded and nominated works, which are not collected within three months after the exhibition, also remain property of the organization. The organization is not responsible for damage or loss. The participants who wish to ensure their works, have to do this themselves. The organization takes no responsibility or initiative on this area.
4. DEADLINE 27 FEBRUARY 2008
SEND VIA POST before February 23th 2008 (thoroughly packed and not folded) and sufficiently prepaid at the participants own risk and expense to:
EURO-FRUITCARTOONALE 2008 P/A JOHNY VANDERHEYDEN, HAMELSTRAAT 39, B-3800 SINT-TRUIDEN, BELGIUM
5. PRIZES
GOLDEN, SILVER AND BRONZE AWARDS.
and money prizes €600, € 300, €200, €150
Several special prizes
Baskets with fruit for all the winners
Certificates for the 25 nominations
6. OPENING RECEPTION WITH PROCLAMATION OF THE PRIZES
Friday April 18th 2008 at 8 pm in Cultural Centre “de bogaard” Capucienessenstraat 8, 3800 Sint-Truiden. The participants whose works are nominated and rewarded will be personally invited. All cartoonists who are present receive a cartoon book free of charge.
7. EXHIBITION
The selected works will be exposed from Saturday 19th of April until Sunday, 10th of May 2008 in the white hall of the cultural centre “de bogaard”, Capucienessenstraat 8 in 3800 Sint-Truiden.
8. INFO EUROFRUITCARTOONALE
JOHNY VANDERHEYDEN, Chairman Eurofruitcartoonale
Marshal Keizerlijke Commanderie HAMELSTRAAT 39, 3800 SINT-TRUIDEN, BELGIUM
TEL 0032 (0)11 68 92 59 ( 8-18U30)
FAX 0032 (0)11 68 92 59
eurofruitcartoonale@skynet.be

*Fruit from Haspengouw
pears, apples, prunes, cherries, strawberries, berries, raspberries...

Regulations: http://www.ecc-kruishoutem.be/graphics_algemeen/Eurofruitcartoonale_ENG.pdf

Results 1st "Laughter is Health" - Argentina

Results of 1st "Laughter is Health"
The objective of the contest was to emphasize the fundamental paper of graphical humor in the prevention in the public health, specially in fulfillment of the law control of the tobacco, approved in September of 2005, by the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires.
Graphical humor is a journalistic sort that is able to express a civic commitment, trying to contribute to the reflection and the action, waking up with a smile the conscience in favor of a free life of smoke, without smoking, to be better and not to become ill to third liabilities, victims of whom smoke.
These are the winners of the Contest The Laughter is Health! in 2007:
- Walter Gastaldo - Puerto Rico
- Ignacio Martín Palomares - España

- Elcio Danilo Ruso Amorim - Brasil (See above)
- Ludo Goderis - Bélgica (See below)
- Aliyev Ramil – Azerbaijan.

See all prize-winning cartoons at:

18.1.08

2nd "Laughter is Health" - Argentina

International Contest of Graphical Humour
"laughter is health"

Buena Salud magazine invites all graphical humorists worldwide to participate in the contest “physical activity is essential for health
The objective of the contest is to emphasize the importance of graphical humour in the public health prevention.
Graphical humour is a journalistic genre that is able to express a social commitment, pretending contribute to the reflection and action, waking up with a smile consciousness for a full physical activity to improve health.
Rules of the Contest
Organizer

Buena Salud Magazine
Main Sponsor:
Pfizer SRL
Subject of the Contest
physical activity is essential for health
Who participate
The contest is open to Graphical humorists of all nations, professionals, semi-professionals or amateurs.
Amount of pieces
Each participant will be able to send up to two (2) pieces.
Characteristics of the original work
The works may not have been previously published nor awarded.
The maximum size of artworks is A4 210 x 297 centimeters. Mounted in cardboard.
The technique to use is free. Colour or Black and white
Deadline
The original work could be sent in digital format, by post or delivered personally before May 5, 2008, in Avda San Juan 499, CP 1147, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, República Argentina.
The participants who sent the works in digital format, and providing that those that have been rewarded and / or selected for the exhibition, will have to send the original work by post, which will be able to be withdrawn after finished the sample.
The presentation of the original work will be a condition necessary for the effective delivery of the prize.
Condition for participation
As a condition for participation, the authors should fulfill, together with his work, the data in the form annexed to these rules, the veracity of which must be accredited at the time of receiving the award. The organizer guarantees absolute privacy of the data contained in this form, except for the full name and nationality, which will be published in the digital catalogue and other publications referred to in this regulation.
Of the juries
The jury will be integrated by: Oskar Blotta (president), Publishing Consultant of Buena Salud magazine, and the recognized graphical humorist, Andrés Cascioli and authorities related to health and physical activity.
The jury will fail 15th may, 2008. The opinion of the jury will be Not appealable.
Prizes
The first prize will have an allocation of us$ 1000, two second prizes us$ 500 each. The jury will be able to declare up to two special mentions.
Digital Catalogue
The Jury, under his experience and sound judgment will select a certain number of works, which may be included in the Digital Catalogue of " laughter is health." The inclusion of the works in it, is not guaranteed, nor give rise to any compensation
Exhibition
The selection and show of the art works will be exhibited in a special event where the jury will fail and will deliver prizes.
Rights and obligations
All participants of the graphical humour contest should accept and will opportunely sign the following rules:
1. Deadline for the delivery of works: 5th May 2008, up to 6 PM. All works sent through post office will have to certify the date and reception time in Av. San Juan 499, CP 1147, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2. The original works only could be withdrawn personally by their authors or by authorized person, in Av. San Juan 499, CP 1147, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, until December 21, 2008, at the time of 10 to 17 hours.
The original works will be sent by post with cost for the participant, after their special requirement.
3. The author transferred the rights of exhibition of the sent works, as well as the ones published in the Digital Catalogue of the Contest.
4. The results of the contest will be notified by mail to the winners and published in www.larisaessalud.com and Buena Salud magazine.
5. The winners transferred their rights freely for publication in Buena Salud magazine and / or any of XYZ Editora S.A. publications, as well as posters, brochures, banners or Internet web pages, mentioning in all cases author's name and nationality, who retain their Intellectual Property Rights (Argentina National Law 11.723).
6. The organizer will be liable for the safe keeping of selected original artwork whilst in their possession, but is not responsible for loss and / or damage that may suffer for circumstances beyond the control of organizer.
7. Any other issue not covered by the Rules of the contest will be resolved by the Organizer, who reserves the right to change the terms of this contest without the right to any claim by participants.
8. Participation implies knowledge of this regulation contest.
More information:
http://www.larisaessalud.com.ar/
info@larisaessalud.com.ar
ablotta@xyzeditora.com.ar
Avda. San Juan 499, Capital Federal, (CP1147), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Phone: (5411) 43073505
Fax. (5411) 4307-2505

17.1.08

20th International ISHS Humor Conference - Spain

20th International ISHS Humor Conference
July, 7 – 11th 2008 Alcalá de Henares MADRID SPAIN
We
have the pleasure of welcoming you to the 20th International ISHS Humor Conference website. Following the tradition established in previous gatherings we will like this Conference to be a distinguished forum for scientific discussion in the area of humour and, of courses, a place to enjoy the laughter, the wit and the games.
The congress will be held on July, 7 – 11th 2008, at the University of Alcalá, in Alcalá de Henares. We invite all the humour areas investigators, experts, studious and professionals to participate.
The International Society Humour Studies (ISHS) is a studious and professional organization dedicated to the study of the humour. Many of its members are University professors and investigators of different areas as Biomedical Sciencies, Linguistics, Psychosocial Sciences, Cultural Studies, Communication, Translation, Educational Sciences... Many professionals of different areas also participate in the Society. That is the reason why the ISHS is a group that has a lot of disciplines and facets, united by the humour in all its multiple dimensions.
Alcalá de Henares is also the birthplace of Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote de La Mancha, one of the most important world wide comedies. The city is located a few kilometres northeast of Madrid. It was founded during the Romans era, and was given the name of Complutum. Its existence is related to its University which was founded in 1499 by Cardinal Cisneros. The 500 anniversary commemoration of the first promotion will be celebrated on 2008. Alcalá was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1998.

16.1.08

1st Amazon Humor Salon - Brazil

1st Amazon Humor Salon - Ecology in a line-drawing
From March 25th to 30th, 2008
Place: Boulevard das Feiras / Estação das Docas. Belém-Pará- Brazil
RULES
1. Nature and scope of the Salon
The 1st Amazon Humor Salon – Ecology in a line-drawing, intends to be part of the agenda of events related to cartoon production in Brazil and abroad, aiming at stimulating and publicizing cartoonists in general. It is important that this salon is a graphic platform that will show the talent and critic perception of all cartoonists concerned with ecological problems that afflict our planet, specially the Amazon region.
2. Deadlines
The 1st Amazon Humor Salon – Ecology in a line-drawing will take place from March 25th to 30th. See deadlines below:
a) Deadline for entries: March 5th, 2008;
b) Selection of entries: March 15th, 2008;
c) Opening and Award Ceremony: March 25th, 2008;
d) Closing ceremony: March 30th, 2008.
3. Themes
a) Ecology (Compulsory) - In this category will be all cartoons whose theme is related to ecological problems.
b) Communication - In this category will be all cartoons whose theme is related to communication around the world.
4. Registration
a) Works must be submitted by e-mail, 300 dpi resolution image; dimension of 3,543 x 4,724 pixels or 30 x 40 cm; RGB color model; jpg format (average quality = 5) maximum size of 1.5 MB, along with the Entry Form containing the following data: name of the author, fictitious name, address, phone numbers, e-mail, ID card or Passport number and bank account details.
b) Each author may sent a maximum of two works per theme:
1- Theme: ecology 2- Theme: communication.
c) Entries must be sent to the following e-mails: salaohumordaamazonia@gmail.com / contato@centralcinevideo.com until March 5th, 2008.
5. Jury
a) The organizing team of the 1st Amazon Humor Salon will appoint a Pre-Selection Committee whose responsibility will be to select the works that will take part in the exhibition and in contest. This Committee will also select the works that will be in the catalogue;
b) The Jury will be constituted by five members qualified professionals in the field.
c) The president of the Jury will be an artist specially invited for the event;
d) The number of works in the catalogue may be different from the number selected for the exhibition. No complaints on this matter will be considered;
e) The Jury is responsible for granting prizes and special awards;
f) Decisions made by the Jury and the Pre-Selection Committee are final.
6. Works and originals
a) Submitted works will not be returned and will be part of the Amazon Humor Salon’s collection.
b) The production company Central de Produção – Cinema e Vídeo na Amazônia, which is responsible for this project, has the right to use any submitted work, at any time, for publicizing the event.
c) None of the works will be put for sale or used for commercial purposes.
7. Catalogue
a) All participants with works selected for the catalogue will receive a copy of it
8. Copyright
a) Submitting a work will imply that the author grants reproduction rights to the salon for non-commercial purposes.
b) All rights of prize-winning works will be automatically given to the organization of the 1st Amazon Humor Salon.
11. Prizes
a) A total of 4 (four) prizes will be given:
Prizes:
Theme: Ecology
1st prize: R$ 6.000,00 (gross amount)
2nd prize: R$ 3.000,00 (gross amount)
Theme: Communication
1st prize: R$ 2.000,00 (gross amount)
2nd prize: R$ 1.000,00 (gross amount)
b) Prizes are subject to tax withholdings as established by the current and applicable law.
c) All prize and special awards winners will receive a trophy and a certificate.
e) All authors with works selected for the exhibition and catalogue will receive a certificate of participation in the salon.
9. Venues and Dates
The 1st Amazon Humor Salon – Ecology in a line-drawing will take place in the city of Belém, State of Pará, Brazil, from March 25th to 30th, 2008, at Boulevard das Feiras, Estação das Docas.
10. Organization
Conceived and coordinated by Biratan Porto, the Amazon Humor Salon is realized by Central de Produção – Cinema e Vídeo na Amazônia.

15.1.08

Results Yilmaz Guney Caricature Contest - Turkey

Results of Yilmaz Guney Culture and Art Festival Caricature Contest

The cartoon contest organized along with others in the context of Yilmaz Guney Culture and Art Festival has concluded. The Selection Committee comprised of cartoonists Canol Kocagoz, Mete Gokturk, Kamil Yavuz, E. Yaşar Babalik, Seyit Saatci and Askin Ayrancioglu convened on January 13 and after examining the 126 cartoons sent in for the festival they decided to award the "Honor Plaque of the Festival" to Hicabi Demirci (Turkey), Louis Pol (Australia), Sevket Yalaz (Turkey), and Sait Munzur (Turkey). Bayram Hajizadeh (Azerbaijan) is awarded the "Special Prize of the Selection Committee" while "Yilmaz Guney Freedom Prize"s went to Mahmut Ulusan and Mehmet Bogatekin. The Committee awarded “Promising Young Caricaturist” award plaques to Seref Kaya and Esma Balkan among participants younger than 18 years of age.

The exhibition and the prize-giving ceremony will take place at Yeni Melek Cultural Center in Beyoglu, Istanbul on January 27, 2008. The cartoons selected for the exhibition will be put in a catalogue and each cartoonist will receive one free of charge.

Details of the festival: http://www.yilmazguneyksf.org/
All prize-winning cartoons: http://www.karikaturculerdernegi.org/detay.asp?id=6879

14.1.08

8th International Mediterranean Contest - Turkey

8th INTERNATIONAL MEDITERRANEAN CARTOON CONTEST
TOURISM IN MEDITERRANEAN
Mediterranean catchment which is the meeting point of Asia, Europe and Africa has the characteristic to be a cradle of the cultures that constitute contemporary world civilization. Mediterranean is wholly a separate world .
Mediterranean had been witness to chipping of the stone, cultivation of soil, working with iron, invention of the writing, production of the glass, usage of the money, beginning of the commerce, construction of the temples, discovery of the stars and the tone of the music which makes the human being a person. Mediterranean is a history itself. If tourism has a history, it begins from the Mediterranean because Mediterranean is also the center of tourism. Therefore, "tourism in Mediterranean" is the subject of this contest. Our call is to all cartoonists of the world: “Draw, draw the tourism in Mediterranean”.
SUBJECT
Tourism in MediterraneanRULES
1. The contest is organized by Alanya Tourism and Promotion Foundation and it is open to the cartoonists worldwide.
2. The works contributed to this contest may have been published before; however, they should not have received any prize in any type of contest.
3. Each artist should contribute with only one work. They should not be computer print-outs or photocopied.
4. If there is any script involved, it should either be in English or Turkish.
5. The size should not exceed 30x40 cm.
6. Participants should write their names, family names, country, address and telephone number (s) in capital letters on the back of their works and they should enclose a short biography either in English or Turkish.
7. The contributions should be received by the following address prior to May 1, 2008.
8th INTERNATIONAL MEDITERRANEAN CARTOON CONTEST
Alanya Turizm Tanıtma Vakfı
Atatürk Caddesi Şen Apt. No: 51/6,

07400 Alanya / Turkey8. The results of the contest will be announced on May 03, 2008.
9. Works sent to the contest will not be sent back to the participants. All works submitted whether they are given a prize or not can be used or published in cultural activities.
On the other hand the copyright in commercial usage is belonged to the artist.
All of the participants are considered to have accepted these conditions.
10. Some of the cartoons may be exhibited in Alanya along with the prize-winning works for a week after the ceremony.
11. If the contributions are collected and published in an album by Alanya Tourism and Promotion Foundation, the participants will receive a copy.
12. The prize ceremony will be held in Alanya on May 31, 2008.
JURY
Kamil Deniz Som ( Journalist, Istanbul-Turkey)
Kamil Masaraci (Cartoonist, Istanbul-Turkey)
Cihan Demirci (Cartoonist, Istanbul-Turkey)
Nuvit Ozkan (Tourism Organisation, Alanya-Turkey)
Ibrahim Tapa (Cartoonist, Istanbul-Turkey)
Marlene Pohle (Cartoonist, Germany).
PRIZES
1st Prize: 2.000 USD + Air ticket(two way for one person) + 1 week holiday for double in Alanya(HB-extras are belonged to the guest)
2nd Prize: 500 USD + Air ticket two way for one person) + 1 week holiday for double in Alanya(HB-extras are belonged to the guest)
3rd Prize: 500 USD + Air ticket (two way for one person) + 1 week holiday for double in Alanya(HB-extras are belonged to the guest)
SPECIAL PRIZES
· District of Alanya
· Municipality of Alanya
· Alanya Chamber of Commerce
· Alanya Tourism & Promotion Foundation
· Eastern Mediterranean History and Culture Research Foundation.
WEB: http://www.alanya.com.tr/
Tel: 00 90 242 511 76 21
E-Mail: altav@alanya.cc or nocten44@hotmail.com

13.1.08

Results 1st Campos Ecological Humour - Brazil

Results 1º Salão Internacional de Humor Ecológico de Campos - Brasil
Theme: "The end of drinkable water in the world"
The following artists from Turkey are among the 140 artists selected with their 180 works from 800 cartoons sent in from 42 countries for the Saloon:
Askin Ayrancioglu 1
Faruk Soyarat 2
Ismail Kar 1
Musa Gumus 2
Oguz Gurel 2
cartoons.
The prize-winning cartoons in the Saloon and their artists are announced as follows:

1st Place: Duke - Brazil

2nd Place: Beto - Brazil

3rd Place: David Vela - Spain

4th Place: Xiaoqiang Hou - China

5th Place: Regional prize - Alicio Gomes - Brazil
All selected artists at: http://www.ecohumorcampos.com/