Results 3rd International Prestigio Caricature Contest

The 3rd International Prestigio Caricature Contest “Take the funny way" concludes
The caricature contest titled “Take the funny way” aiming to collect creative works from all the amateur and professional caricaturists. The contest was open from February 4th till April 1st. This time Prestigio welcomed artists to express their own vision of modern traveling and navigation in hi-tech era. Life is a journey and adventurous trip with lots of paths and roads to go which are full of surprises and unexpected and funny moments. Each of us from time to time experiences such moments full of laughter and joy. Authors shared their own reminiscences and experiences connected with road and navigation in it.

WINNERS

Grand Prix: Igor Kondenko (Ukraine) (See above)

Gold Prize: Pol Leurs (Luxembourg) (See above)

Silver Prize: Kelemen Istvan (Hungary)
Users' Choice: Olga K (Ukraine).

Click the post title to see all prize-winning cartoons: Results 3rd International Prestigio Caricature Contest.

19th Carioca Humor Exhibition Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

The 19th Carioca Humor Exhibition RIO DE JANEIRO/BRAZIL
Rules and regulations
1 - The 19th Carioca Humor Exhibition will take place at Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim –FUNARJ, from June 2nd through July 31st, 2008.
2 – Among other activities, there will be a contest of graphic Humor, divided into four categories: Cartoon, Comical Cartoon, Caricature and Comic strips.
3 - Any person is allowed to take part of the contest, except the employees of the Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim –FUNARJ and the people involved in the organization of the event. Each participant is allowed to submit up to five works in each category.
4 – The submitted works must be in the standard size 30 x 40 cm or assembled on cardboard in this size. They may be about any theme and be done with any technique of illustration. If the work is done using computer techniques, the printed work will be accepted.
5 – The comic strips must be of five pages, maximum. The pages may be about a story or a compilation of comic strips. They may be on any theme, although its humorous content will be evaluated at the final evaluation.
6 - Awarded works or works that have been published will not be allowed. The drawings published without any kind of financial gain will be allowed to participate in the contest.
7 – The period for registrations ranges from April 14th through April 28th, 2008.
8 - The registrations can be done at http://www.funarj.rj.gov.br/ where the artist will fill in the form and get its number of participation.
9 – Each work must bear on its back the number of participation, its category, its title (in case it has one) name and pseudonym of the artist. For the comic strips, besides having the above information it is necessary the numbers of the sequence of the story.
10 – To participate in the contest, the works must be:
a) Handed in at Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim/FUNARJ from April 14th through April 28th, 2008, from Monday through Friday. From 1 P.M. to 7 P.M.
b) Sent by mail. Works mailed until April 28th, 2008 and received until April 30th, 2008 will be accepted. Address:
XIX Salão Carioca de Humor
Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim/FUNARJ
Av. Vieira Souto 176 – Ipanema
22.420-000 Rio de Janeiro RJ. BRAZIL
11 – The works will be evaluated by a selection committee, which consists of organizing team of the 19th Carioca Humor Exhibition and by guests specialized in humor drawings.
12 – The selected works will be appreciated by jury that consists of five members.
13 – The first prize in each category will get a prize of R$ 6.000,00 (Six thousand reais). The second place R$ 4.000,00 (Four thousand reais). The 3rd prize R$ 2.000,00 (two thousand reais) (before taxes).
14 – The first three prizes in each category will get a trophy, especially done for this contest.
15 – The 10 best works in the categories Comical Cartoon, Cartoon and Caricature, according to the jury, and the five best works in the category Comic Strips will be exibited at Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim/FUNARJ and will be in the official catalogue of the event.
16 – The result will be announced from May 19th, 2008 on the site http://www.funarj.rj.gov.br/
17 – The works awarded with the 1st place in each category will become part of the collection of the Carioca Humor Exhibition. The returning of the other works will take place from August 18th through September 18th, 2008 at Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim. The artists must go there to claim their works. If the artist prefers to do that by mail, the artist must mention it when registering and send stamps that correspond to the mail expenses.
18 – The organization is responsible for the works only until September 18th, 2008.
19 – If an itinerant exhibition occurs, the date to return the works may be postponed.
20 – If something happens and the organization of the event needs to change dates or cancel the event, the organization can do so without informing the participants and the works will be sent back according to item 17.
21 – Other matters not mentioned here will be solved by the direction of Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim and the organizers of the 19th Carioca Humor Exhibition. By submitting their works, the participants agree with all rules mentioned here.
Source: http://www.brazilcartoon.com/

Cartoon Award of Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung

Ahoy,
http://www.toonpool.com - the international cartoon platform - announces:
On the occasion of the YEAR OF MATHEMATICS 2008 the DMV (Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung / German Mathematicians Organization) will award
1 cartoon treating MATHEMATICS in an imaginative and most surprising way.
Awarding prize: 1000 euro
Joining cartoons (published or unpublished) may not be created before January 2007 but all time after - or could be brandnew, too...
DMV will receive rights for using all joining cartoons in DMV's own publications. Further copyrights will stay in artists' possession.
Selecting jury:
Til Mette (stern),
Jan-Michael Richter (jamiri),
Prof. Rainer Schulze-Pillot (DMV),
Prof. Günter M. Ziegler (DMV)
Please send applications until JULY 30th, 2008 to the DMV's president:
Prof. Günter M. Ziegler
Institut für Mathematik, MA 6-2
Technische Universität Berlin
D-10623 Berlin / Germany
By e-mail:
ziegler@math.tu-berlin.de
Peace & smiles,
Bernd Pohlenz, cartoonist
http://www.toonpool.com

The Festival of European Satire "Billygoats" - Poland

THE FESTIVAL OF EUROPEAN SATIRE “BILLYGOATS” (FSE) THE SATIRICAL CONTEST
I. SATIRICAL CONTEST REGULATIONS
1. The Contest has a semi-open formula and it is addressed to professional artists acting throughout Europe and European art schools students, who create caricature, satirical drawings or animation.
2. Invitations for the Contest together with Contest Regulations and Entry Form will be sent directly to the artists, to art associations and organizations and to art schools rector’s offices. Informing the interested parties will be carried out by mail and e-mail or possibly by media announcements.
3. The Contest has two technical categories:
A. drawing, graphics and other artistic works made in traditional technique
B. computer animation
4. Terms of entries submission:
A category
- the submitted works must be original (no photocopies allowed), not larger than A3 size (297 x 420 mm). In the case of sculptures, non-standard sizes are allowed, but not larger than 300 x 300 x 300 mm.
B category
- the entered works can be made with the traditional art of graphics (drawing) or computer graphics entirely. The length of the animation cannot exceed 30 sec. The file containing the animation should be delivered in the form of MPG1, MPG2 or WMV file.
For category A and B
- works previously awarded or submitted for other contests are excluded.
Every participant is allowed to send not more than 5 works, regardless of the technical or theme category of the given contest edition.
Works must be properly secured for shipping to prevent damages.
Any damaged works and not suitable for the display are excluded from the Contest and organizers are not responsible for any damages arisen during transport.
Works sent by e-mail are also excluded from the Contest.
5. Contest themes of The Festival of European Satire “BILLYGOATS” – Poznań 2008:
I. Free topic
II. Climate changes. Water
III. Famous painters in caricature
6. Contest deadline: 16.06.2008
7. Results announcement: 1.07.2008
8. Contest office address:
FESTIWAL SATYRY EUROPEJSKIEJ “KOZIOŁKI” ul. Mazurska 15, 60- 433 Poznań, POLSKA (POLAND)

9. A photograph or a caricature of the author, a short biography note and a completed Entry Form (the form should be typed or handwritten with block letters) should be attached to the entry. The author gives consent to the organizers’ use of their personal data and image in public.
II. PRIZES
1. The entries are evaluated and qualified for the exhibition by an international jury.
2. The following prizes will be awarded by the jury:
- in A category (graphics):
· GRAND PRIX of The Festival of European Satire “BILLYGOATS”
- a statue and a prize in cash: 5000 Euro
· II prize of The Festival of European Satire “BILLYGOATS”
- a statue and a prize in cash: 2500 Euro
· III prize of The Festival of European Satire “BILLYGOATS”
- a statue and a prize in cash: 1500 Euro
- in B category (graphics):
· GRAND PRIX of The Festival of European Satire “BILLYGOATS”
- a statue and a prize in cash: 5000 Euro
· II prize of The Festival of European Satire “BILLYGOATS”
- a statue and a prize in cash: 2500 Euro
· III prize of The Festival of European Satire “BILLYGOATS”
- a statue and a prize in cash: 1500 Euro
· The organizers additionally plan prizes from the sponsors of the Contest .
3. The organizers have sole right to the final prizes distribution, change of their value or not to award any entrant with the Festival’s GRAND PRIX.
4.The Jury’s decisions are final. The contest results will be announced until: 1.07.2008 on the website http://www.eurofestsat.eu/
5. Note: The prizes are liable to taxation pursuant to the Polish rules of law.
6. To receive the prize in cash the winner must be present at contest results announcement ceremony and collect the prize personally or give their account number. In this case, the prize amonut will be transferred within 7 days.
III. THE ENTRANTS’ PRIVILEGES
1. The authors of the works qualified for the post-contest exhibition receive a free catalogue and a place there.
2. The organizors bear the winners transport expenses and guarantee their free participation in the event on 6-7.09.2008
IV. FINAL PROVISIONS

1. The participation in the Contest is free of charge. The winners’ works are kept in the festival archive, the remaining works are passed to The Festival of European Satire “BILLYGOATS” Foundation and can be sold directly, auctioned or bartered - to gain funds or direct help to realize the following aims within the borders of Europe:
A. Organization of and financing:
a) scholarships for European satire and humour creators,
b) individual and collective exhibitions,
c) courses, conferences and seminars on satire and humour,
d) social help, the of materials, equipment, accessories and tools for satire and humour creators and for chosen scientific-didactic institutions, not-organized children and adults, who are specified by Foundation Board
B. Promotion of European satire and its artists in the media,
C. Running publishing activity within the scope of Foundation’s aims.
(points A, B, C are in concordance with § 9 of The Festival of European Satire “BILLYGOATS” Foundation statute)
NOTE:
Every contest participant can specify an aim to pass the means. This information should be written (preferably in English) in ENTRY FORM FOR THE CONTEST in the column: AUTHOR'S NOTICES. The Foundation Board consisting of independent art creators – representatives of different countries – will decide by voting and choose the aim. Information about the realization of the aim will be placed on http://www.eurofestsat.eu/
2. The entrants give consent to use their works without any compensation and use the information about the Authors in any manner or medium to promote and advertise the Festival of European Satire “BILLYGOATS”
3. The organizers are the only and final entity to interprete these Regulations.
4. By entering the Contest the Authors agree to accept the Regulations provisions.
5. The Organizer of the Contest is The Foundation of the Festival of European Satire “BILLYGOATS”
address:
FUNDACJA FESTIWALU SATYRY EUROPEJSKIEJ “KOZIOŁKI”
Mazurska 15, 60-433 Poznań, Polska (POLAND)
info:
www.eurofestsat.eu e-mail: info@eurofestsat.eu tel./fax +48 61 8 488 744
(FSE carries on its direct correspondence only in Polish and English)

Results XII Contest On-Line Fabricarica / Brazil

XII Contest On-Line Fabricarica / Brazil concluded
THEME: OSCAR NIEMEYER ARCHITECT
Great Brazilian architect known internationally and that at the end of last year (2007) completed 100 years of life.
We started 2008 dedicating the contest online him, Oscar Niemeyer. After voting made between the participants, the result of the 12 th Contest On-Line Fabricarica / EPTV was:
1st Place: FERNANDES (42 votes): http://fabricarica.2it.com.br/?sec_cod=53&popup_cod=28
2nd Place: Lex (17 votes): http://fabricarica.2it.com.br/?sec_cod=53&popup_cod=36
3rd Place: Rafael Camargo (13 votes): http://fabricarica.2it.com.br/?sec_cod=53&popup_cod=60
Congratulations to all the participants who once again enhanced the prestige of the competition with excellent work.
FABRICARICA
Theme of the 13th Contest online soon at http://fabricarica.2it.com.br/?ref=concurso

SIMILARITY: Duarte - Aghaei

Muhammed Amin Aghaei - salib4 at http://www.aghaeiart.com/cartoon03.htm


Raimundo Waldez Da C. Duarte (Brasil) - 1st Molla Nasreddin 2008 - Honorable Mention: http://www.azercartoon.com/honour.htm

Results 1st Molla Nasreddin - Azerbaijan 2008

The Results of the "1st Molla Nasreddin, Azerbaijan-2008" International Cartoon Contest

Gold Medal: Slawomir Luczynski / Poland (See above), Shahram Rezaei / Iran, Seyran Caferli / Azerbaijan.

Silver Medal: Alessandro Gatto / Italy, Kazanevsky Vladimir / Ukraine, Rumen Dragostinov / Bulgaria, Sergey Sichenko / Israel (See above).

Bronze Medal: Yuriy Kosobukin (Ukraine), Mehrdad Abbasi (Iran) (See above), Jugoslav Vlahovic (Serbia), Atila Ozer (Turkey), Nickolay Chernyshev (Russia).
Honorable Mentions: Robert Rousso / France, Omar Zevallos Velarde / Peru, Ilya Katz / Israel, Sung-il Hung / South Korea, Vafa Alahyarova / Azerbaijan, Radik Azizov / Uzbekistan, Leon De Borger / Belgium, Elman Mirzoyev / Azerbaijan, Mihaita Porumbita / Romania, Afet Isayeva / Azerbaijan, Serafim Bakoulis / Greece, Behzad Riazi / Iran, Prokopljevic Jovan / Serbia & Montenegro, Kazanevsky Vladimir / Ukraine, Hafiz Nasiroglu / Azerbaijan, Julio Angel Carrion Cueva / Peru, Valentin Georgiev / Bulgaria, Musa Gumus / Turkey, Bayram Gasimkhanli / Azerbaijan, Raimundo Waldez Da C. Duarte / Brasil.
See all prize-winning cartoons at: http://www.azercartoon.com/

Gallery Tibet at Brazilcartoon website

Gallery Tibet between 28 March 08 - 28 May 08 at Brazilcartoon website

Visit the gallery: http://www.brazilcartoon.com

Send your cartoon!
info@brazilcartoon.com

International Cartoon Festival Vucje - Serbia

International Cartoon Festival Vucje - Serbia

Subject: “Forest is Health”

Works dimensions : A4

Number of entries : 3

Technique: free

Deadline: April 30, 2008

Exhibition: May 8th in Vucje

Entries to be submitted in JPG format at a resolution of 300 dpi to the e-mail address: tinaseal@ptt.yu

Awards:

First prize:10 days full board accommodation in the Kukavica Mountain Hotel for two persons and a diploma

Second prize: 7 days full board accommodation in the Kukavica Mountain Hotel for two persons and a diploma

Third prize: 5 days full board accommodation in the Kukavica Mountain Hotel for two persons and a diploma

Three special prizes.

Artistic Director: Aleksandar Blatnik

Festival executive Director: Dragan Stojilkovic

Cultural Center Vucje /for submitting original artworks/

Koste Stamenkovica bb 16203 Vucje

Phone: +381 16 885 142
(Source: http://www.syriacartoon.com/)

16th Piracicaba's University Humor Exhibition - Brazil

The 16th Piracicaba’s University Humor Exhibition UNIMEP / BRAZIL
Rules 2008
1 - Dates: The The 16th Piracicaba’s University Humor Exhibition – UNIMEP, organized by “Universidade Metodista de Piracivaba”, will take place according to the following Dates:
Registrations: up to May 26th, 2008.
Selection of the works: June 2th, 2008.
Awarding: June 6th, 2008.
2 - The contest is for college and university students only. The participants must present a document to prove that they are enrolled in those institutions.
Categories:
Comical Cartoon: Humor drawing related to fact that took place recently
Cartoon: Humor drawing not necessarily having a connection with any specific fact.
Caricature: a portray, generally of a famous person, with anatomic distortions.
Comic strip: a sequence told in steps/boxes.
Registration:
It is free and can be done through the Internet, mail or in the organization.
Each participant is able to register in all wished categories with no limit of works. The works must be original and done by the participants themselves. If the works do not fit these instructions, they will be disqualified. Copies like photographies and xerox will not be accepted.
The works sent by mail or delivered in the organization must be 30X40 cm (or 12X16 inches.). They must have full name, country, telephone number, e-mail, the category and the name of the Teaching Institution, which the participant attends, all these information must be in the back of the work.
The address to deliver the works is:
Salão Universitário de Humor de Piracicaba/UNIMEP
Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
A/C: Laboratório de Comunicação

Rodovia do Açúcar, Km 156 - C. Taquaral

Caixa Postal 68 - CEP: 13400-911 Piracicaba/SP/Brasil

Telefone: (19) 3124-1611
Works sent through the Internet (salaodehumor@unimep.br) must follow the specifications: JPG; 300 dpi; maximum 2MB. For further information log onto www.unimep.br/salaodehumor.
The works must reach the organization before May 26th, 2008. The mailing date will be taken into consideration.
All submitted works may be reproduced in order to publicize the event.
Prizes: Two prizes in cash, R$ 1.000,00 each, for the two best works indicated by the jury. The category will not be taken into consideration.
One prize in cash, R$ 1.000,00, for the best work chosen by the audience (Internet and visitors).
Eight prizes (special portfolios) elaborated by the organizing committee. It will consist of: The image of the awarded work, biography of its author, the image of other works and contacts. These prizes will be sent to professional in the field of communications, directors and editors of art and other destinations indicated by the jury. The chosen artists must send their personal information within 45 days after the announcement of the winners.
The selection and the awarding will done by the jury.
The awarded works will belong to UNIMEP, which will use the works as wished.
The other works may be taken back. The participants should go to the address mentioned above or require the devolution of the works through mail, under the participants’ expenses.
The organizing committee is not responsible for damages during the sending of the works.
All participants agree with all rules mentioned here.
Source: http://www.brazilcartoon.com/

8th "New Technologies" Contest of Barakaldo

“NEW TECHNOLOGIES” EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OF PICTORIAL HUMOUR.
CONDITIONS

The city of BARAKALDO organizes the "New technologies" eighth international contest of pictorial humour.
The cartoonists will send a work of illustrated humour in relation with new technologies which have a considerable impact on the day to day life (i.e. INTERNET, BIOLOGY, SPACE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MEDICINE, ETC...). The idea is to help citizens to think about the new grounds for scientific progress.
APPLICANTS
The competition is open to everyone, especially with no regard of age. Each applicant can present a maximum of three piece of work. The works of the authors who won the Hermes prize the year before will not be taken in consideration.
FORM AND SIZE
The scenes and characters will have to be originals and of proper creation. The works can be drawn in black and white or in colour. The works will have a length of one page that will not exceed 800 x 600 pixels, with a minimum resolution of 72 pixels per inch.
The authors must not include their name or any other information about themselves on the works. Otherwise, they will be eliminated from the contest.
LANGUAGES
Only two languages can be used: spanish or basque. Nonetheless the panel will take into consideration works of pictorial interest without text, proceeding from artists of places where these languages are not used.
PRESENTATION
Applicants will send a e-mail with their names, surnames, address, date of birth, passport number, telephone number. They will send this e-mail with the file of the picture in JPG format.
PLACE AND DEADLINE OF THE APPLICATION
The piece of work with the reference of the artist will be sent exclusively through e-mail, to the following address: hermesbarakaldo@barakaldo.org before 2008 Octobre 13th.
VIRTUAL SHOWING
The city contemplates realizing a public diffusion of the works presented and lately selected by the panel. The virtual show of the works received during the contest will not be granted by any type of economic retribution.
AWARDS
The "Hermes de Barakaldo" prize amounts to 4.500 euros shared between five winners:
1st prize: 1.500 euros.
2nd prize: 1.000 euros,
3rd prize: 800 euros.
4th prize: 700 euros.
5th prize: 500 euros.
PANEL
A qualified panel of judges will pick out the best works. Prizes will be handed on the first week of December 2008, in Barakaldo. The city leaves to the panel the possibility to declare no winners, according to quality criteria.
OTHER DETERMINATION
Taking part to the competition implies the acceptance of the conditions overhead.

MELA RIDENS Special contest via e-mail - Italy

MELA RIDENS

Special contest via e-mail only for young artists 16-29 years old

(with a special reserved section for professional artists over 30 years)

Theme: AN APPLE A DAY... THE PLEASURE THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD

Prizes: Special Prizes

Deadline: September 20, 2008

http://www.fanofunny.com/guests/studioandromeda/speciale.html

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REGULATIONS

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"An apple a day..." A popular motto that has found in scientific research a punctual and precise confirmation. The Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro i Tumori (Italian League for the Struggle against Tumors), appraising the most recent scientific studies, has activated a series of initiatives to favor the daily consumption of apples and a style of life founded on a correct feeding.

To comunicate this message there has been organized an ample informative campaign including a space dedicated to the juvenile creativeness.

The expressive form chosen is the humorous graphic: cartoons, sketches or brief comic strips in order to provoke a reflection on the benefits deriving from the consumption of this magic fruit that in making us feel good guarantees a dynamic, lively, pleased, serene life.

The apple is pleasant much more than a medicine. On website melaridens.com you can get scientific news about organolettic property of apples.

The initiative will last a whole year, a jury composed of the artists of Studio d'Arte Andromeda will select the works to expose and the virtual exibition will continually be adjourned. The project will be enriched as contacts, meetings, exchanges and prizes come along.

1. The contest is intended for young people of the whole world of inclusive age between 16 and 29 years.

2. Professional artists over 30 years of age can also participate in a special reserved section.

3. The virtual exibition will be visitable on the site http://www.melaridens.com/

4. Works have to be sent to the address info@studioandromeda.net beginning from November 1st 2007 and up to September 20th 2008.

5. Number of works max 2; size vertical or horizontal A4; 300 DPIs.

6. Admitted: comic strips, cartoons, coloured or white/black illustrations.

The works should be sent via e-mail to:

info@studioandromeda.net

(including entry-form with complete author's data)

For any further information and communication:

Segreteria Festival

info@studioandromeda.net

http://www.studioandromeda.net/

http://www.fanofunny.com/guests/studioandromeda

"Drought & Water" February 2008 results - Turkey

Above: (February 2008 Finalist) Valentin Georgiev - Bulgaria

MAN & NATURE February 2008 results

February 2008 results of the monthly Nature & Man Cartoon Contest 2008 with theme "Drought & Water" are announced at the contest website: http://www.muhittinkoroglu.com/default.asp

WINNERS

Orhan Zafer - Turkey

Musa Gumus - Turkey

Roman Kubec - Czech Republic.

See February 2008 runners-up at: http://www.muhittinkoroglu.com/finalist.asp
Complete regulations at: http://caricaturque.blogspot.com/2008/01/nature-man-contest-2008-drought-and.html

I BIENAL of HUMOR "LUÍS D'OLIVEIRA GUIMARÃES" - 2008

I BIENAL of HUMOUR “LUÍS D’OLIVEIRA GUIMARÃES” - PENELA 2008 (Portugal)
Organization: Câmara Municipal de Penela / Junta de Freguesia do Espinhal

Curator: Osvaldo Macedo de Sousa (humorgrafe_oms@yahoo.com)

REGULATIONS:

1) The contest is open to all caricaturists living in Europe

2) The subject matter of the exhibition is: Justice (the lawyers exercise, being a Judge, the Laws, Justice, the Courts…)

3) Each artist can send until 4 works in black and white with the maximum format of A4, in all techniques and styles (the works done by computer sent in a computer support - CD or disquette with 300dpis or Jpeg - must also be submitted in a A4 print , hand signed and numbered 1/1) as caricature , cartoon, humor drawing, comic strip , comics (story in one page only)… and these should be identified on the back of the drawing with the name of the artist, address, email, telephone number and income tax number.

4) The works will be awarded by a Jury and the awards will be :

1st prize - € 2.000,0

2nd prize - € 1.500,00

3rd prize - € 1.000,00

5) The Jury hás the right not to exhibit any submitted work with no quality

6) The Caricatures which are awarded prizes become the property of the organisers. After the exhibition, all the other works will be returned to the artists with a catalogue

7) All exhibited artists give the right to the organisers to use, publish and exhibit caricatures without compensation or payment , for the promotion of the exhibition

8) Works must be submitted until April 28th 2008 to I Bienal de Humor Luís d’Oliveira Guimarães, Sector de Cultura, Câmara Municipal de Penela, Praça do Município, 3230-253 Penela - Portugal

9) The I Bienal de Humor Luis d’Oliveira Guimarães will take place between June 7h and September 22nd 2008.

Source: http://humorgrafe.blogspot.com/

5th International Cartoon Competition GRAFIKATUR

GRAFIKATUR 2008
The town Lübben (Spreewald)
announces the 5th international cartoon competition “GRAFIKATUR”
on the topic hotel and restaurant trade
(GASTRONOMIE).
The submitted maximum three cartoons are not allowed to be bigger than 297x420 mm, have to be without words and must be submitted as a copy. (They won’t be sent back.)

The sender must be written down clearly on the back of each copy.
The cartoons should reach town administration until the 30th of May 2008.
Stadtverwaltung Lübben (Hauptamt)
Postfach 1551
D-15905 Lübben (Spreewald)

GERMANY
Every participant, who was judjed with at least one cartoon for the exhibition from 5th of November 2008 to the 9th of January 2009, will get a catalogue.
Prizes:
“GOLDEN FEATHER”: 1000,00 €
“SILVER FEATHER”: 800,00 €
“BRONZE FEATHER”: 600,00 €

Source: http://www.syriacartoon.com/

2008 Guangxi City College Cartoon Contest - China

2008 China Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest
1)Themes:
A) 2008 Beijing Olympic Sport & Health
B) Cartoon Icon of Sports Stars
C) Freedom of Choice
2)Hosts & Sponsors:
Hosts: Guangxi City College
Sponsors: FreeCartoonsWeb
3)Deadline:
Before June 8th, 2008 ( The arrival of the works)
4)Entries:
(1)Size: A3(297 mm X 420 mm)----A2 (420 mm X 590 mm)
(2)Quantity: 6 pictures as the most for each person
(3)Works must be the hand drawing original by cartoonists, the ways of representation are free. Pictures with color or homochromy are both allowed, it would be better if the works are good for exhibition. Computer working pictures are not accepted in this contest.
(4)Works must be drawed independently. The pictures which were rewarded, will not be rewarded in this contest.
(5)Please sign the themes, author's names, address & postalcode, E-mail adress at the back of the pictures.
5)Mail to:
(1)Mail adress: Li Lin, Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest Committee, Fusui Street, Fusui County, Guangxi Province, 532100 China.
(2)Please mail the original works, recommend to use the big envelope. Do not pucker the pictures! Any production which is broken during mailing would not participate in the exhibition.
(3)Please fill in the blank of personal data, mail together with the works.
6)Jury Members:
President of Judgment Committee: Qigong Huang (China)
Members: Dachuan Xia(China), Massoud Shojai Tabatabai(Iran), Yuriy Kosobukin(Ukraine), Askin Ayrancioglu(Turkey).
7)Choosing and Presenting works:
The contest organization committee will invite the domestic and foreign renowned cartoonists to form the appraisal committee, who will discuss and elect the excellent works, simultaneously, they will host the corresponding evaluation work on the line too.
After the election had ended, we will invite the cartoonists who got the prizes and the appraisal committee to come to the Guangxi City College or the Guangxi Museum to attend the contest presentation ceremony, please pay attention to the announcement of media by the organization committee.
8)Copyrights:
Guangxi City College has the following rights to the participative works:
(1) The works will be displayed permanently on the website of Guangxi City College;
(2) The works can be collected, published, and displayed or auctioned in public;
(3) The works can be published in other media and publications;
(4) The organization unit can authorize others in legitimate applications.
All participative authors regarded as tacitly approve this contest rule.
9)Awards:
Gold Medal (1 person): Bonus 18800 Yuan and certificate, picture album
Silver Medal (2 persons): Bonus 8800 Yuan and certificate, picture album
Copper Medal (4 persons): Bonus 3800 Yuan and certificate, picture album
Best Network Human Spirit Prize (1 person): Bonus 6800 Yuan and certificate, picture album
Excellent Prize (20 persons): Certificate, picture album
Being Selected (200 persons): Certificate, picture album
10)Contact:
Guangxi City College website: http://www.gxccedu.com/
Contest organization committee official website: www.gxccfy.com/cartoon
Organization committee office email: cygjmh2007@163.com
Contest organization committee address: Guangxi City College international cartoon contest organization committee, Fusui road, Fusui, Guangxi, China (apart from Nanning international airport 28 kilometers)
Zip code: 532100
Contact persons: Huang Qigong (telephone: 013878868045) (China)
Li Lin (telephone: 015877141007) (China)
The application form downloading website:
1) http://www.newscartoon.com.cn/;
2) http://www.fcw.cn/
(Thanks to Google Language Tools for translating Theme C)