13th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION ZAGREB 2008A. PARTICIPATION
The organizer of the 13th International festival of cartoon ZAGREB 2008 is the Croatian Cartoonist Association. The festival is opened for everyone regardless of nationality, age, sex, or profession.
B. THEME
GAMBLING (betting, games of chance, sports betting houses)
C. ENTRIES
Conditions of entry:
1. All entries must be original cartoons. Cartoons must be signed by the cartoonist in case that they are submitted as computer print outs.
2. Entries can be either black and white or coloured.
3. There should be the name, the surname and the adress on the reverse side of cartoons.
4. Maximum 3 entries will be submitted.
5. Size of entries is A4 or A3 format.
D. DEADLINE
Entry deadline is the 1st of May 2008.
E. ADDRESS: CROATIAN CARTOONIST ASSOCIATION, SAVSKA CESTA 100, 10000 ZAGREB, CROATIA
F. PRIZES AND AWARDS
Gold Medal 800 EUR
Silver Medal 500 EUR
Bronze Medal 300 EUR
Five Special mentions
G. EXHIBITION
The exhibition will take place in Gallery Klovićevi dvori in Zagreb on the 18th of June 2008.
H. OTHER CONDITIONS
Authors of works that qualify to the exhibition are given a presentation copy of the exhibition cataloque. The works will be returned only on the special request of an author. The postage (EUR 5) will be paid by author.
The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the festival, Zagreb 2008, as the advertising material without being obliged to pay a fee to an author whose work may be used.
The prize-winning works become property of the organizer.
Yuri Ochakovsky passed away
Yuri Ochakovsky was a great cartoonist who depicted the situation of mankind in modern times perfectly. I am deeply grieved to hear his decease. With my condolences to the family and the cartoon world. 
The following info from a message by Andrey Feldshteyn is forwarded by Julian Pena-Pai: 
402 cartoonists participated with 651 cartoons. The Jury comprised of Marlene Pohle (Germany) , Vladimir Kazanevsky (Ukraine) , Rasit Yakali , Eray Ozbek, Cem Koc, and Recep Kafes decided to award the prizes to the following artists: 
First Prize: Sherif Arafa - Egypt (See above)
Second Prize: Junior Lopes Cunha - Brazil (See above)
Special Prize of the Jury: Askin Ayrancioglu - Turkey (See above)
Musa Gumus - Turkey
Zygmunt Figura - Poland
Oguz Gurel - Turkey
Rahim Baqqal Asghari - Iran (See above)