Digital Media International Cartoonet Contest 2008

Digital Media International Cartoonet (By Email) Contest 2008 - Iran

Rules:

1-We address to all the professional and amateur cartoonists regardless their age from all over the world.

2-The Iranian Ministry of Culture invite you to participate in Culture & Cyber Spaces (opportunities, treatments, culture of right using) International Cartoonet (By email) contest.

3.Themes:

A-Cyber Spaces such as: Internet, Digital Media, Mobile, Bluetooth, Information Networks, SMS(Short Message Service), MMS(Multimedia Messaging Service), Multimedia Software
B-Computer Games & Entertainment Software
4.The number of sent cartoons is 5.

5.Please attach in .doc format a brief presentation of your artistic activity (surname and first name, address, e-mail address, a photo and your CV)

6. prizes:

for the section a: Cyber Spaces such as: Internet, Digital Media, Mobile, Bluetooth, Information Networks, SMS, MMS, Multimedia Software

- First prize: 2000 €, Trophy and Honorable Mention

- Second prize: 1500 €, Trophy and Honorable Mention

- Third prize: 1000 €, Trophy and Honorable Mention

- 5 Honorable Mentions

for the section b: Computer Games

- First prize: 2000 €, Trophy and Honorable Mention

- Second prize: 1500 €, Trophy and Honorable Mention

- Third prize: 1000 €, Trophy and Honorable Mention

- 5 Honorable Mentions

7.The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address: info@irancartoon.com and they must be of 150 dpi resolution, 1200 Pixel (Horizontal or Vertical) and JPG format.

8.The cartoons will be published in the web pages: http://www.irancartoon.com/, http://www.irancartoon.ir/, http://www.dmf.ir/.

9.All the artists who will enter the site, will receive the virtual catalogue of the contest.

10.Deadline: September 22, 2008.

11.The exhibition will be opened for the public on August 30, 2008 in Museum of Arts.

Thank you for participation.

http://www.dmf.ir/

Tel: (+98 21) 22868600-22867080

Fax: (+98 21)22846928
Source: http://www.irancartoon.com/

Results 7th International Fór pro FOR - Czech Republic

Results 7th International Fór pro FOR - Praha - Czech Republic
Theme: “The window – the eye of building”
301 cartoons, 146 authors, 35 countries.
Winners
1st place: Zygmunt Zaradkiewicz - Poland (See top above)
2nd place: Břetislav Kovařík - Czech republic
3rd place: Slawomir Luczynski - Poland
4th place: Goran Markovic - Serbia
5th place: Bobo Pernecký - Slowakia
Prize for authors of Czech republic:
Cena Svatopluka Pitry: Jan Hrubý
Cena e-GAGu: Marie Plotěná
(Jury: president jury M. Barták, ČR - winner 2007; F. Vico, SR; K. Kanala: SR; A. Vyjidák, CR; J. Skoupý, CR; L. Běhal, CR ; I. Hanousek, CR - secretary jury).

Results International DEBIUT Zielena Góra 2008 - Poland

Results International DEBIUT Zielena Góra 2008 - Poland

SUBJECT: "Crude Oil and Natural Gas"
411 cartoons, 182 authors, 40 countries.
Winners:
Grand Prix: Alessandro Gatto - Italy
1st place: Zygmunt Zaradkiewicz - Poland
2nd place: Witold Mysyrowicz - Poland
3rd place: Marian Avramescu - Romania
(Jury: president jury Zb. Jujka, Pol.; R. Szecówka, Něm.; P. Kuczyňski, Pol., I. Hanousek, CR; Ag. Gocek, Pol.; Kr. Rutkowski, Pol.; R. Blažyňski, Pol.)
Special Prizes:

Grzegorz Szumowski (Poland)
Shahrokh Heidari (Iran)
Maciej Trzepałka (Poland)

Dre Mathijs (Belgium)
Małgorzata Tabaka (Poland)
Sławomir Łuczyński (Poland)

Bretislav Kovarik (Czech rep.)
Honorable mentions SPAK:

Rumen Dragostinov (Bulgaria)
Ross Thomson (UK)
Honorable mentions Galerie „Krzywe Zwiercadlo“:
Oleksiy Kustovskiy (Ukraine)
Vladimir Semerenko (Russia)
Marian Matocha (Poland)
Umit Mufit Dincay (Turkey) (See top above)
Mirosław Hajnos (Poland)
Jitet Koestana (Indonesia).

Honorable mention „Debut“ (for young artist):
Patrycja Pierzchalska (Poland).

TV ETHNOS CARTOON AWARD 2008 - Greece

TV ETHNOS CARTOON AWARD 2008 - Greece
The first cartoon competition is held in Athens by the "TV Ethnos" magazine of the Editorial group Pegasus. The annual competition is open to professional and amateur cartoonists from all over the world.

1. Topic: TV and Culture.

2. Techniques: No limits.

3. Original works and signed prints in the case of digital works are accepted.

4. Digital works can be sent electronically to the e-mail cartoonaward@pegasus.gr with the following specifications: Minimum analysis 300 dpi / RGB / JPG. Maximum size up to 5 MB per e-mail.

5. The works will be sent until 30 September 2008 at the latest, to the following address:

TV ETHNOS CARTOON AWARD 08,

5 Benaki str. 152 38 Halandri GREECE.

6. The minimum size of works is A4 (210 x 297mm). The maximum size is A3 (297 x420 mm) and should be sent without a frame. Each artist / cartoonist may submit up to three works.

7. The prizes:

First prize 8000 Euro

Second prize 5000 Euro

Third prize 3000 Euro

In addition there will be three special prizes.

8. Works that have been awarded in previous competitions will not be accepted.

9. The foundation will not be responsible for damage that may occur during postage and handling.

10. A short biography of the artist and a photograph should be attached.

11. All the selected cartoons will be exhibited in Athens and possibly in other parts of Greece, over time.

12. The jury composed of distinguished Greek and foreign cartoonists and Personalities from the Cultural and Artistic area, will meet in October 2008 in Athens to announce the winners.

13. The foundation will cover the travel and accommodation expenses of the first three prize-winning cartoonists for the award ceremony in Athens.

14. The award-winning cartoons will not be returned to artists while the cartoons, which do not win awards, will be returned to the artists upon written request.

15. A competition catalogue will be published. The participant artists will receive a copy of the catalogue.

16. The award ceremony and exhibition of selected cartoons by the committee will be held in December 2008 in Athens.

17. Following the announcement of the results of the illustrations will be posted on the site of the organizers.

18. After the announcement of the winners, there will be a period of 15 days for filling complaints or objections against the award-winning works for similarities or awards in previous competitions. Complaints will be submitted to the e-mail: cartoonaward@pegasus.gr with the necessary evidence.

19. After examining the complaints the final results will be announced and are nonnegotiable.

20. The selected works will be exhibited at http://www.tvethnoscartoonaward.gr/ and may be used for promotional purposes, printed or electronically or otherwise, and permit third parties to reproduce them for promotional purposes of the exhibition and used without any monetary or otherwise compensation.

21. By entering works to the competition the participant automatically agrees to the terms and conditions of Participation. It is expressly referred to the fact that the author thereby also agrees to the exhibition of his/her works and their reproduction in the Competition Catalogue.
Entry form at source: http://www.irancartoon.com/contests/tv.htm

The Second International City Complexities Cartoonet (By Email) Contest-2008

The Second International City Complexities Cartoonet (By Email) Contest-2008
Rules:

1.We address to all the professional and amateur cartoonists regardless their age from all over the world.

2.Theme: City Complexities For example: Air Pollution, Urban Construction, Traffic, Urban Trips, Dirt Repelling & ...

3.The number of sent cartoons is 5.

4.Please attach in .doc format a brief presentation of your artistic activity (surname and first name, address, e-mail address, a photo and your CV).

5.Prizes:

- First prize: 2000 $, Trophy and Honorable Mention

- Second prize: 1500 $, Trophy and Honorable Mention

-Third prize: 1000 $, Trophy and Honorable Mention

-10 Honorable Mentions.

6.The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address: info@irancartoon.com and they must be of 150 dpi resolution, 1200 Pixel (Horizontal or Vertical) and JPG format.

7.The cartoons will be published in the web pages: http://www.irancartoon.com/ http://www.irancartoon.ir/

8.All the artists who will enter the site, will receive the virtual catalogue of the contest.

9. New deadline: September 10, 2008 (http://www.irancartoon.com/contests/City.htm).

10.The exhibition will be opened for the public on August 30, 2008 in Museum of Arts.

Thank you for participation.

Iranian House of Cartoon: Tel: (+98 21) 22868600 - 22867080 Fax: (+98 21) 22846928.

1ST INTERNATIONAL “OLIVE” CARTOON CONTEST 2008

MUNICIPALITY OF KYRENIA
CYPRUS TURKISH CARTOONISTS ASSOCIATION

1ST INTERNATIONAL “OLIVE” CARTOON CONTEST 2008

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS:
1-This contest and exhibition is open to all professional and amateur cartoonists of any nationality, religion, and background…
2-Subjects-Topics: Cartoons against destroying the olive trees, olive, olive industry, olive oil, olive branch, olive tree, cutting olive trees, benefit from olive, etc...
3-The minimum and maximum sizes of each cartoon to be submitted must be A4 and A3. Cartoons can be drawn in any colour… There shall be no frame nor any bandages around the cartoons…
4-The cartoons must be original... Photocopies and technically produced (from the computer) cartoons will not be evaluated. This type of cartoons will only be exhibited or will be put in the albume if approved by the selection committee...
5-The cartoons submitted to the contest which will be pre-elected will be put and exhibited on a web page for the attention and objection of international cartoon associations to overcome copying and steeling… Any cartoon which is copied, stolen or awarded in other cartoon contest will be disqualified…
6-All participants are allowed to submit maximum two cartoons… Name, surname, address, e-mail and telephone numbers of the participants must be written at the back of each cartoon… A short resume and photograph must also be attached…
7-All the cartoons must reach to the specified addresss till 30 August 2008… The cartoonists themselves will be responsible from all losses, delays and damages…
8-Being publicated or not is not important for the cartoons… The important thing is that they should not be awarded in any contest…
9-All cartoons eligible for an award or not shall not be returned and shall be stored in archive of the "Cyprus International Catoon Museum."
10-Besides those cartoons which will be awarded, all the cartoons approved by the selection committee will be pubicated in an album and exhibited in Zeytinlik Village at 5-10 October 2008 during the “7th International Olive Festival”.
11-The result of the contest will be announced in local newspapers… The transfer and accomodation expenses of the cartoonists who will win the first three awards will be paid by the Municipality of Kyrenia… Only the accomodation expenses of the cartoonists who will win particular/distinctive awards will be paid by the Municipality Of Kyrenia…
AWARDS:
1st Prize: 1.500 Euro+Gold Medal...
2nd Prize: 1.000 Euro+ Silver Medal...
3th Prize: 750 Euro+Bronz Medal...
10 or 20 person “Special Prize” (Bronz Medal)
ADDRESS:
KIBRIS TURK KARIKATURCULER DERNEGI
(1. ULUSLARARASI "ZEYTİN” KARİKATÜR YARIŞMASI)
POSTA KUTUSU: 87., LEFKOŞA-KUZEY KIBRIS (VIA TURKEY)

World Festival of Humour Calarasi - ROMANIA

ROMANIA – CULTS AND CULTURE MINISTRY
THE DIRECTION FOR CULTURE, CULTS AND NATIONAL PATRIMONY OF THE CALARASI COUNTY
13 December Street, No:9, 910014 CALARASI Tel/Fax: 0040242-315383 http://www.cultura.ro/; http://www.calarasi.djc.ro/

THE WORLD FESTIVAL OF HUMOUR “FOOTBALL DICTATURE” OCTOBER / 2 0 0 8 C A L A R A S I
THE REGULATIONS FOR THE WORLD FESTIVAL OF HUMOUR “LAUGHTRE’S DICTATORS” – OCTOBER / 2008
1. After a great success that he comes when was introduced in the mondial circuit of cartoon festivals and received four stars, the Festival of Calarasi, one of the most important festival in the Eastern Europe, becames in 2008 THE MONDIAL FESTIVAL OF HUMOUR, with 7 sections.
2. The sections of the festival:
A. CARTOON – on the theme “Football dictature”
B. PORTRAIT-CARTOON – with the famous faces all over the world. The winner will receive The International Trophy “Stefan Banica”
C. COLLAGE
D. FUNNY PHOTO – “Humouristichal snapshot”
E. LAUGHABLE OBJECTS – object achieved, discovered and invented who brings about fun
F. DIGITAL HUMOUR (any type of humour, on computer)
G. GRAND PRIX – all the works of all the sections takes a part for this.
3. The number of the sendings works is unlimited. The works will be originals, with participation form and autobiography. We admit irreprochables copies too. Each work will have a printing tab (with the name, the adress, the country, e-mail).
4. The dimensions for cartoons, photos and collages are A3, A4
5. Date line for the reception of the works: 30 September 2008
6. PRIZES:
GRAND PRIX - 3000 USD
- Cartoon: PRIZE I - 500 USD, PRIZE II - 300 USD, PRIZE III - 200 USD
- Portait-Cartoon: “Stefan Banica” Trophy - 300 USD
- Collage: - 300 USD
- Funny photo: PRIZE I - 500 USD, PRIZE II - 300 USD, PRIZE III - 200 USD
- Objects: - 500 USD
- Digital humour: - 500 USD / 300 USD / 200 USD
- Special prizes: – by parteners of the festival and sponsors for all the section. The jury reserved the rights to redistribute the prizes in function by the qualities of the works and the numbers of the participants.
7. We waiting the works at:
CULTURE DEPARTMENT - CALARASI COUNTY, Street 13 December, No. 9; 910014 - CALARASI – ROMANIA
8. For more informations:
Tel/fax: 0040242-315383; 0722-413742
E-mail: radulescu.florin@yahoo.com; sorindanciu@soridapress.ro
9. The works will be not returned and will take a part of The Humour’s Museum of Calarasi collection.
Director – DJCCPCN Calarasi, President FECO Romania,
Sorin DANCIU – writer Cristian TOPAN - cartoonist

New exhibition of Florian Doru Crihana: "Nudes"

New exhibition of Florian Doru Crihana: "Nudes"

The Romanian Artists Union presents a new exhibition of Florian Doru Crihana in title "NUDES". It will be held at the Art Gallery Galati between 22th July and 15th August 2008.
The exhibition involves 40 satirical works in oil on cardboard.
The curator is the art critic Mariana Cocos Tomozei from the Visual Art Museum Galati.

See more at: http://floriandorucrihana.wordpress.com/