11.6.12

International Cartoon Humour Competition Brain Sneezing 2012, Slovakia

PRERAG association announces the International Cartoon Humour Competition
Brain Sneezing - from kalokagathia to hypochondria and back
Topic 2012 : BALANCE
Competition terms :
1.Each author can send maximum 5 original works.
2.The competition is open to everybody and is not restricted in terms of artistic design methods.
3.The format of works should not exceed the A4 dimension.
4.The competition is non-anonymous.
5.The works can be sent either online, by filling the electronic application form, or via regular mail, with each work signed on the reverse with the author´s name and their address.
6.The rewarded works will become the property of the organiser.
Deadline : 30 September 2012
The exhibition of the works and the announcement of the results will take place in October 2012 in Prešov. The most successful authors will be awarded by the international jury as follows:
1st prize 500.00 EUR
2nd prize 300.00 EUR
3rd prize 100.00 EUR.
The competition Jury reserves the right to grant other special prizes or not to grant some of the prizes.
The organisers will accept all the works that will be delivered online at the web address:
http://www.cartooneast.com/index/registration
or the works that will be sent by regular mail to the address:
PRERAG, združenie
Mgr. Peter Rázus
Dubová 5
08001 PREŠOV
Slovakia

Please, sign the envelope with the motto: Brain Sneezing .
The organisers reserve the right to publish selected works in promotional materials and to re-install the exhibition. The catalogue will be sent to each competitor whose works will be published in the catalogue.
The authors agree that their works become the property of the organisers at no charge, that copies of their works might be made and used in re-installing the exhibition in other venues and that their works might be published free of charge in order to promote the exhibition.
E-mail : info@cartooneast.com
WEB: http://www.cartooneast.com/ .

9.6.12

Theme in 5th International Exhibition of Graphic Humor Lima 2012: Pollution

Theme in 2nd UCGE International Cartoon Contest 2012: Shopping is Life

Source: http://www.ucge.com/karikaturyarismasi/english.htm
Subject: Shopping is life
Rules and regulations:
1. The cartoon contest is open to all cartoonist of the world.
2. Cartoons can be sent by e-mail or by post. In case of necessity, the executive committee is entitled to request the original cartoons from the participants.
Below are the contact details:
E-mail : info@anadolukarikaturculerdernegi.org
Address:
Anadolu Karikatürcüler Derneği, Hüdavendigar Mh. Hısım Sk. No:1/19 Osmangazi / Bursa / Turkey
Tel: +90 224 235 65 00
3. Cartoons need to be in A4 size and JPG format with 300 dpi resolution. Cartoons in different formats will be disqualified.
4. The cartoons must not have been awarded before.
5. Curriculum Vitae (CV) including contact details and a photo is required in word format (doc).
6. Maximum 5 cartoons per artist are allowed in the contest.
7. All rights of the submitted cartoons are transferred to ÜÇGE Company for use in different platforms. Cartoon artists cannot claim any charges for the use of their cartoons by ÜÇGE. ÜÇGE has the right to publish submitted cartoons at different media organs providingö the artists’ signature.
8. Exhibited cartoons cannot be claimed back.
9. Deadline for the contest is the 20th July 2012.
10. Cartoons chosen for the grand finale will be published online at http://www.ucge.com/karikaturyarismasi/ between 23rd and 27th July. At this period, cartoons will be publicly available for evaluation for authenticity, and any inquiries for fraud will be further considered by the organization committee. After this date, objections to authenticity will not be considered.
11. The jury will meet on the 28th of July 2012 and the winner will be announced on the 30th of July 2012.
12. Award ceremony and the exhibition dates will be announced later.
13. All participants who take part in the contest are assumed to be aware of the above-mentioned rules and regulations. Cartoons which do not comply with the above-mentioned rules and regulations will be disqualified from the contest.
Awards:
1st Place 2.000 USD
2nd Place 1.000 USD
3rd Place 500 USD
Honorable mentions will be given to three participants (plaquet)
The Anatolian Cartoonists Association special prize (plaquet).
Ahmet Aykanat
The Anatolian Cartoonists Association
Chairman.

8.6.12

Festival SMILEANAPA 2012, Russia

Theme of the festival: "Our police officer" (the police officer which job is dangerous and difficult, sometimes gets in the funny situation ...).
Supplementary theme: "Police School".
Final term of reception of any work: August 1, 2012.
The format for originals or high-quality copies: A-4 (210 X 297 mm).
Adress:
Prokhorov Alexandr Mikhailovich
Festival "SMILEANAPA"
General post-offis, box 14,
Anapa, Krasnodarsky region,
353 440
RUSSIA

The format for caricatures in an electronic form: JPEG (300 dpi), max 3 MB.
E-mail: SMEHANAPA@mail.ru
Prizes, catalogs and diplomas for winners and participants of the final exhibition.

6.6.12

Results 29th Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Competition 2012, Turkey

From 80 countries 944 artists sent in 2,945 cartoons for the competition and the international jury could evaluate the 175 works by 147 artists from 43 countries presented to them by the preselection jury. The winners are:
First Prize: Dogan Arslan (U.S.A.) - Javad Alizadeh (Iran)
Second Prize: : Vladimir Stankovski (Serbia)
Third Prize: Pawel Kuczynski (Poland).
Success Award: Jose Antonio Costa (Brazil), Rodrigo Mineu (Brazil), Raimundo Waldez (Brazil), Ludo Goderis (Belgium), Musa Gumus (Turkey), Muhittin Koroglu (Turkey), Aliyeh Mazaheri (Iran), Negin Naghiyeh (Iran) (See above), Sergey Riabokon (Ukraine), Cai Weidong (China), Bert M.L. Witte (Holland).
Prize-giving ceremony to be held on October 9, 2012 in Istanbul.
Winning cartoons on sanalmuze.aydindoganvakfi .