New Deadline in China Guangxi City College Contest

New Deadline: June 30 2008 in China Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest
The emergency notice of 2008 China Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest Organizing Committee
Dear cartoonist:

2008 China Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest has received more than 3000 works. For the cartoonists' demand, Our Cartoon Organizing Committee has decided to postpone the expired date, from 8th June, 2008 to 30th June,2008. And we want to tell you that you can send your works by E-mail firstly, after we access the works, if you have been awarded, we will notice you to send us your original works.

If you want to know more information about it, please look up the information from http://www.gxccfy.com/cartoon/

http://www.fcwfcw.com/

And the 2007 China Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest will award the certificates and photo album soon. If you have been awarded in the 2007 China Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest, please send your detail address to cygjmh2007@163.com. Guangxi City College Organizing Committee

3rd, June

Regulations: http://caricaturque.blogspot.com/2008/03/2008-china-guangxi-city-college.html

Derambakhsh’s “Symphony of Lines” to ring out soon

Derambakhsh’s “Symphony of Lines” to ring out in cartoon world
TEHRAN, June 9 (MNA) -- Two new cartoon collections created by Iranian artist Kambiz Derambakhsh entitled “The Symphony of Lines” and “Olympics of Laughter” will be published in the near future.
In “Olympics of Laughter”, Derambakhsh drew cartoons on the theme of sports with thoughtful imagination.
He created a harmony by drawing cartoons of musical instruments in his collection “The Symphony of Lines”.
The collections are in black and white. He usually uses simple black lines in his cartoons, rarely employing color, captions, or titles. “While I can speak through simple lines, I do not need colors to communicate,” he told the Mehr News Agency on Sunday.
“The Symphony of Lines” is comprised of a selection of artworks published in the foreign press over the past 25 years, he added.
He went on to say that his cartoons are in a simple international language.
Derambakhsh, who is known for his ability to find obscure themes for his works, has worked as a cartoonist, a graphic designer, and an illustrator for 49 years.
Derambakhsh, 65, has won many awards at international competitions including the grand prize at an Istanbul competition in 1990, the grand prize at Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun competition in 1998, the grand prize of a contest in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1998, and the grand prize of a Polish anti-war caricature contest in 2002.
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Similarity: Leite - Rahim Asghari

Rahim Asghari: http://www.rahimcartoon.com/en/cartoons.php?PHPSESSID=00ce2bc47ae542fb36e3da778343fcd2

19th Carioca Humor Exhibition RIO DE JANEIRO/BRAZIL Honorable Mention: Leite (Brazil)

"Low Creativity and High Similarity" by Márcio Leite

Low Criativity and High Similarity
One more similar cartoon is a winner in a traditional contest. It happened in Turkey, in Aydin Dogan. The rewarding of ideas that are not unknown is repeating all over the world and getting more and more frequent. This prejudices the quality of the event, taking the space of participants that send creative and never seen before cartoons, and that could win properly the prizes, including honorable mentions. The cartoonists that decide to join a competitive exhibition should be not only a good drawer or have a good idea, but be, above all, an ethic person and a good researcher. He should know about the results and about the catalogs of contests that are happening. Brazilcartoon bets on the Rahim’s excellent idea of the creation of the committee so the ethic is above humor in competitive exhibitions.

Brazilcartoon is democratic and impartial, therefore we will notify similarity and plagiarism cases, and also give the right of answer to those artists involved.
Márcio Leite
Director of Brazilcartoon

"Stop This Crime" net-exhibit on Don Quichotte

Dear Cartoonist,

Canadian Government allows slaying hundred of thousands seals and the Canadians repeat this pitiless massacre every year. Unfortunately this massacre keeps going although many groups of animal rights societies protest that by organizing events in the world.

Don Quichotte invites amateur and professional all cartoonists to protest this cruel massacre on our web site. Our goal is to start an international exhibition against Canadian Government to show cartoonists' reactions about this barbarity. Prize is going to be saving life of the innocent seals.

We aim to put pressure on Canadian Government to stop this brutal massacre. By joining us you will be part of this struggle for saving seals' life.

Your artworks can ensure Canadian Government's reconsideration about this barbarian slaughter. We hope this shameful cruel massacre will be end up with all cartoonists' support.

All copyright of the published artworks on Don Quichette web site in this exhibition will be property of PETA.

(PETA is the worlds largest animal rights group headquartered in Norfolk, VA and having field offices in places like New York City, Washington DC and having affiliates in Germany, England, India and other places. Stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.)

http://www.donquichotte.at/

9th International Cartoon Competition Spirito di Vino

9th International Cartoon Competition SPIRITO DI VINO 2008 - Italy

The sunny day of Cantine Aperte was the launch pad for the ninth edition of Spirito di Vino, a competition for young cartoonists who want to express an alternative, ironic, amusing point of view on the world and culture of wine.
Spirito di Vino 2008 is one of the initiatives that the Friuli Venezia Giulia delegation of the Movimento Turismo del Vino organises especially for young people. Since its first edition, the competition has enjoyed amazing success.
Cartoonists aged between 18 and 35, from Italy and abroad, will be able to enrole before 29th August 2008 directly filling in the enrolment form (Form Registration) or sending their entries to our Secretary's Office:
Movimento Turismo del Vino - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Via del Partidor 7,
33100 Udine – Italy

Cartoons should not exceed the dimensions of 30x40 cm in vertical (maximum three cartoons). The artwork may be in black and white or colour and may be drawn using any technique.
The three winners will receive a selection of Friuli's finest wines and will be the Movement's guests, with the other 30 finalists, on Saturday 20th September in Udine at Friuli DOC, the now traditional early autumn appointment with the best of the region's food, wine and typical products. The winning entries, selected by a jury of major figures from the worlds of graphic arts and journalism, will be displayed at an exhibition that will be open to the public during Friuli DOC.
For further information:

Movimento Turismo del Vino - Friuli Venezia Giulia: Tel. 0432.289540

Fax. 0432.294021

http://www.mtvfriulivg.it/

spiritodivino@mtvfriulivg.it

info@mtvfriulivg.it

15th International Contest University of Alcalá – Spain

15th International Graphic Humor Contest of the University of Alcalá – Spain
The General Foundation of the University of Alcalá announces the 15th International Graphic Humor Contest, with the slogan:
Garbage: The value of what you throw away.
For some people, it is only garbage, but for many others it is a source for life. Besides, it is one indicator to analyze the society in which we live in. This reflection has inspired the subject of the 15th International Graphic Humor Contest of Alcalá that has been announced with the slogan “Garbage: The value of what you throw away”.

Deadline for this announcement is August 31st.
This International Contest is open to all the professionals of Graphic Humor that send the cartoon they have published (or will publish) in national or international media. The main goal of this contest is to sensitize public opinion (being the students a special target) about the meaning of garbage, and the spreading of the necessity of going more deeply into the importance of recycling.
We can define our way of living by analyzing our garbage and, moreover, we can make radiography of the society that produces that garbage. The Chilean economist Hernán Durán de la Fuente says that “a city like San Francisco has on its garbage more aluminum than that you can obtain from a bauxite mine, and more copper than that you can obtain from an average mine”. Those data define significantly the squandering of developed societies. On the other side we find the garbage dump as a supplying resource for those who live in poverty.
For that reason, other main objective of this 15th International Graphic Humor Contest about the value of what we throw away is to share artistic and pedagogic projects from different countries, in order to change some behaviors, and to favor the opinion and experience exchange among graphic humor professionals all over the world.
Basis of the announcement will be soon available in different languages. Spanish version is available yet. Check the website for the complete basis in your language before posting your work(s). See the basis now available in different languages: http://www.humor.fgua.es/XVmuestra/bases.htm
The entry may be a cartoon, a strip or a caricature.

Can participate originals or cartoons made with computer (digital artwork must indicate the number of copy and total prints: eg: 2 / 4, if 2 is a copy of a total of 4).

The maximum format will be of 297 x 420 mm. (A3).

The works submitted will become part of Humor Chart funds of the Foundation General University of Alcala (unless expressly stated the opposite direction, which must be in writing on the reverse of the work the word "Return"), and may be used in their exhibitions, posters, and publications.

At the end of exhibition in Alcala, people with selected work will receive a copy of the publication, that will be edited in connection with the conclusion of exhibition.

The announcement image for the 15th International Graphic Humor Contest is made by Jesús Zulet Izura, Zulet. (See top above)

Address:

Fundación General de la Universidad de Alcalá
XV Muestra Internacional de Humor Gráfico.

C/ Imagen, 1-3. 28801 Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. España.

Tel.: +34 91 879 74 40/41
Fax: +34 91 879 74 55
E-mail: cultura@fgua.es
humor.muestra@uah.es

www.humor.fgua.es/XVmuestra

Winners in Ist Luis d'Oliveira Guimarães Humor Biennial

Ist Luis d'Oliveira Guimarães Humor Biennial - Penela 2008
Theme: Justice

WINNERS

1st Prize: Agim Solaj (Albania)

2nd Prize: José Santos (Portugal)

3rd Prize: Pavel Constantin (Rumania)

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