13.1.12

5th International "Smiling Cat" Cartoon Web Contest 2012

REGULATIONS:
Contest: Open to all cartoonists
THEME:
1) Cartoon: Jury
2) Caricature: World cartoonists
Deadline: 01 April 2012
ENTRIES: Max. 1 cartoons
TECHNICAL INFO:
A4 size max. 200 dpi, format (JPEG).
Max one entry in each section:
black & white or colored,
any style, any technique will be accepted.
Name, address, tel and e-mail.
At the end of competition there will be an exhibition on internet from the selected cartoons.
The participant must send their photo along with their autobiography.
All cartoonists can participate through their own e-mail by submitting your cartoons to:
smiling.cat2012@gmail.com
PRIZES:
Grand Cat Prize: Trophy + Diploma
Golden Cat Prize: Trophy + Diploma
Silver Cat Prize: Trophy + Diploma
Bronze Cat Prize: Trophy + Diploma
Honorable Mentions ( 2 ) Certificate.
The results will on 30 April, 2012
right after the international juries' evaluation.
Jury: Cartoon Committee Members
Address:
E-mail: smiling.cat2012@gmail.com
http://www.donquichotte.org/
http://www.cartooncenter.net/
Source: cartooncenter

11.1.12

29th Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition 2012, Turkey

29th AYDIN DOĞAN INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION 2012, TURKEY
PARTICIPATION RULES 2012
• The Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition is organized every year in Turkey by the Aydın Doğan Foundation.
• The competition is open to professional and amateur cartoonists from all over the world.
• The Jury, composed of international members, will meet in June 2012.
• The 29th Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition will be celebrated with an award ceremony in October 2012 in Istanbul.
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
1. Choice of subject is free.
2. Only original cartoons will be accepted. Cartoons sent as printouts should bear original signatures of cartoonists. Photographs, photocopies, etc. will not be accepted.
3. Size of cartoons should not exceed 29.7 x 42cm (A3 paper size).
4. Participants are expected to send the filled out participation form, with a short curriculum vitae and a photograph, together with their cartoons. Please fill out the form attached or download it from www.aydindoganvakfi.org.tr . The documents should be sent to
Aydın Doğan Foundation
Burhaniye Mahallesi, Kısıklı Cad. No 65
34676 Üsküdar Istanbul, Turkey.
5. The Foundation will not be responsible for any damage that may occur during postage.
6. Award-winning cartoons will not be returned to their artists.
7. By filling out the participation form, the participant declares and accepts in advance that (s)he hands over the financial rights such as processing, duplication, distribution, representation, indication and transmission to the public via audio and/or visual means (s)he holds over the cartoons to the Aydın Doğan Foundation without limitations on location, time period and number including assignment to third parties under Articles 21-25 of the Law No. 5846 on Turkish Intellectual and Artistic Works for publication; (s)he also declares and accepts in advance that the Aydın Doğan Foundation may use such cartoons to exhibit them, to keep them in its archives, to publish them on the Internet or through other media or to use them in any other way without limitations.
8. The Foundation will cover travel and accommodation expenses of the first three award-winning cartoonists for the award ceremony in Turkey.
9. Cartoons that have not received any awards shall be returned to their owners upon written application to the Foundation within one year. The responsibility of the Foundation finishes after one year.
10. The deadline for entries is Tuesday, May 1, 2012.
11. Jury members cannot participate in the competition in the year they act as a jury member.
12. The decision to upload the cartoons sent to the competition on the Virtual Museum lies with the Aydın Doğan Foundation.
THE PRIZES
Winner : 8,000 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation Winner Award
First Runner up: : 5,000 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation First Runner up Award
Second runner up : 3,500 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation Second Runner up Award
Success Award : 500 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation Success Award
(In the event of a tie, the monetary awards may be shared equally among the winners. A minimum of 5 and maximum of 12 success awards will be granted.)
Source (PDF): aydindoganvakfi

10.1.12

8th International Biennial of Caricature, The Golden Smile, Belgrade 2012

REGULATIONS
The 8th International Biennial of Caricature
THE GOLDEN SMILE – BELGRADE 2012
November 2012
* The eigth International Biennial of Caricature THE GOLDEN SMILE – BELGRADE 2012, organised by the ULUPUDS (Association of Fine and Applied Artists and Designers of Serbia) and The Union of Cartoonists of Serbia FECO, in colaboration with the Serbian Tennis Federation on the 90th anniversary.
* The competition is open to artists from all over the world.
* Themes of the exhibition
1. TENNIS
2. PORTRAIT CARICATURE of famous players, coaches etc. from Serbia and around the world.
* Each author is to submit original works (all fine or graphic arts techniques are accepted). Author may enter unlimited number of works. The maximum size of one caricature is 42 X 29.7 cm (format A3) and minimal size is A4 (29.7 X 21 cm). Digital prints signed by the author, will also be accepted, preferably accompanied with a CD (jpg, tif, psd, 300 dpi).
* The selection of works and the decision on awards will be made by an international Jury appointed by the Exhibition Council.
* Awards
The Golden Medal and 1500 EUR
The Silver Medal and 1000 EUR
The Bronze Medal and 500 EUR,
The Karolj Seles honourable Award UCS FECO.
* The works with the author’s name and address, or with the stick- er filled and pasted on the back (or the photocopy of the sticker) should arrive BY AUGUST 20th, 2012 (EXTENDED UNTIL 31 AUGUST 2012) to the following address:
ULUPUDS (»The Golden Smile«) Terazije 26/II, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
To avoid custom problems, please write DOCUMENT, NO VALUE on the envelope.
* The exhibits shall not be returned to the artists and will remain in the Serbian Tennis Federation’s collection for their museum, calendar and other non-commercial purpose. All exibitors authorise the organiser to reproduce their works without reimbursement, for advertising purposes of the exhibition. The exhibition will be shown in other towns in Serbia and abroad.
* The organiser will publish an illustrated catalogue of the exhibition and all exhibitors will obtain it free of charge. By sending his works, each exhibitor accept the conditions mentioned above.
* These regulations are subject to interpretation of the Council of the Exhibition. President of the Exhibition Council and author of the exhibition is Prof. Jugoslav Vlahovic, graphic artist and cartoonist.
* For all the further information please contact Dijana Milasinovic Maric, curator ULUPUDS: telephone/fax: +381 11 2685 780 e-mail: kustos@ulupuds.org.rs ; ulupuds@beotel.net or jugovlah@yahoo.com ; http://www.ulupuds.org.rs/ ; http://www.fecoserbia.com/ .
PARTICIPATE THE FIRST CARTOONIST’S GRAND SLAM!
Sources: ecc-kruishoutem & http://www.fecoserbia.com/ .

7.1.12

17th International Cartoon Exhibition Zagreb 2012, Croatia

17. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION ZAGREB 2012, CROATIA
A. PARTICIPATION
The organizer of the 17th International festival of cartoon ZAGREB 2012 is the Croatian Cartoonist Association. The festival is opened for everyone regardless of nationality, age, sex, or profession.
B. THEME: TOURISM
C. ENTRIES
Conditions of entry:
1. Original works and digital artworks will be accepted. Digital artwork is to be numbered in pencil on the front and pencil signed. Copies cannot be admitted.
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. The cartoons must not have been previously awarded on festivals.
5. Maximum 3 entries will be submitted.
6. Size of entries is A4 or A3 format.
D. DEADLINE
Entry deadline is the 19th of April 2012.
E. ADDRESS
CROATIAN CARTOONIST ASSOCIATION
(HRVATSKO DRUŠTVO KARIKATURISTA)
SAVSKA CESTA 100
10000 ZAGREB, CROATIA

F. PRIZES AND AWARDS
First Prize 1.000 EUR
Second Prize 500 EUR
Third Prize 300 EUR
Five Special mentions.
G. EXHIBITION
The exhibition will take place in Gallery Klovićevi dvori in Zagreb on the 5th of June 2012.
H. OTHER CONDITIONS
Authors of works that qualify to the exhibition are given a presentation copy of the exhibition cataloque.
Only on explicit request will remaining (original) works be returned to the owners in the end of the exhibition cycle (in the second half of the year 2013).
The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the festival, Zagreb 2012, 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.
WEB: http://www.hdk.hr/