10.11.12

Results 24th Olense Kartoenale 2012 with theme "Puzzles & Puzzlers", Belgium

Artists from 45 countries participated in the 24th Olense Kartoenale 2012 in Belgium with theme "Puzzles & Puzzlers". The winners are as follows:
Adults:
1. Luc Descheemaeker/O-Sekoer (Belgium) (Top)
2. Norbert Van Yperzeele (Belgium)
3. Seraphim Bakoulis (Greece)
4. Nicola Hendrickx (Belgium)
5. Rudy Thijs (Belgium)
Bialogard City Prize: Pawel Kuczynski (Poland).
Amnesty International "Energy for Everyone" Special Prize: Norbert Van Yperzeele (Belgium).
Young Authors:
1. Erol Dağdemir (Turkey) (Below)
2. Kaan Saatçi (Turkey)
3. Zang A He (China)
4. He Xin Wan (China).

6.11.12

Received cartoon competition catalog "Best of Urziceni 2009", Romania

Yesterday received the 4th International Cartoon Contest Urziceni 2009 catalog from Romania. Theme of the competition was “O tempora, o mores” (Oh the times!, Oh the customs!).
The full color catalog is of size 23.8x16.7 cm and has 64 pages. The front cover cartoon is by Constantin Ciosu, the Romanian artist who is awarded one of the ten special prizes (Diploma of Honour) with another cartoon of his.
Below is the 1st Prize winning cartoon by the late Bulgarian artist Rumen Dragostinov. Plus the rules for the competition 2012 with nearing deadline: 19 November!






29.10.12

Results International Cartoon Humour Competition Brain Sneezing 2012, Slovakia

Results Brain Sneezing
Theme 2012: BALANCE
The Jury, on the 18th – 19th October 2012 evaluated
all the submitted humour cartoons and agreed on the winners:
First Prize : Bobisa TODOROVIC, Serbia (Top)
Second Prize : Sergej ELKIN , Russian Federation
Third Prize : Doru AXINTE , Romania
Honorary prizes :
Husain CAKMAK, Cyprus
Jurij KOSOBUKIN, Ukraine
Jacek FRACKIEWICZ, Poland
Audience Prizes :
Bobo PERNECKÝ, Slovakia
Ivailo TSVETKOV, Bulgaria
Descheemaeker LUC, Belgium
Mahmood NAZARI, Iran
Special Prize given by online magazine e-GAG: Roman KUBEC, Czech Republic.
See all prize-winning cartoons on http://www.cartooneast.com/category/index/item_id/369 .

27.10.12

Results 3rd International City & Citizen Cartoon Contest 2012 - Tabriz, Iran

Results of the 3rd International City & Citizen Cartoon Contest 2012 - Tabriz, Iran
First Prize: Oleg Goutsol - Belarus (Top)
Second Prize: Kazanevsky Vladimir & Yuri Kosobukin - Ukraine
Third Prize: Saeid Rahimi - Iran
Selected: Mohsen Zarifian - Iran
Selected: Musa Gumush - Turkey
Selected: Mehmet Kahraman - Turkey
Selected: Elena Ospina - Colombia
Selected: Mohsen Asadi - Iran.
All prize-winning cartoons on CWN.

25.10.12

Free theme in 3rd International Turhan Selçuk Cartoon Contest 2013, Turkey

3th INTERNATIONAL TURHAN SELÇUK CARTOON CONTEST 2013, TURKEY
SPECIFICATIONS
SUBJECT: Free
CONDITIONS:
1- The contest is open to all cartoonists.
2- The caricatures may be published before the contest. But they shouldn’t be rewarded at another contest.
3- The technique is free. Cartoonists can join the contest with maximum 3 caricatures. But the arts must be original. Digital prints will be accepted only if they are signed by the artist with wet signature.
4- The maximum size for caricatures must be 30×40 cm.
5- The contestants must write their name, surname, address, e-mail, country, and their telephone numbers with the big letters at the back of the cartoon.
The contestants must put their CVs into the envelope.
6- The caricatures must be sent to the following address until June 1st 2013.
3. ULUSLARARASI TURHAN SELÇUK KARİKATÜR YARIŞMASI
Milas Belediyesi Kültür Sanat Birimi Milas – Muğla / TÜRKİYE
7- The result of the contest will be announced on the date of June 28th 2013.
8- The caricatures that are sent to the contest will not be posted back. The caricatures which are in degree or non degree can be published with cultural purposes.
The contestants who join the contests are acknowleding these conditions.
The caricatures will be kept in Turhan Selçuk Caricature House.
9- The contest album will be sent to the holders of the caricatures which will be selected by the Jury .
10- The award ceremony will be on the date of September 13st 2013. The gallery opening of the caricatures which will be exhibited and the caricatures which are awarded will be in Turhan Selçuk Caricature House. The gallery will be open until September 27th 2013.
11- The accommodation expenses of the winners will be paid. But transportation will be at their expense.
12- SELECTOR BOARD:
Muhammet Tokat ( Mayor of Milas)
Kamil Masaracı (Cartoonist)
Nadia Khiari (Cartoonist)
Cecile Bertrand (Cartoonist)
Gürbüz Doğan Ekşioğlu (Cartoonist)
Ahmet Büyükmehmetoğlu (Cartoonist)
Hatay Dumlupınar (Cartoonist)
Pelin Ünker (Cartoonist)
Bülent Örkensoy (Graphic Designer)
13- AWARDS:
The First : 3.000 USD
The Second : 2.000 USD
The Third: 1.000 USD
Other Private Awards:
Private awards by different enterprises, associations, newspapers, art magazines, agents, unions or persons.
Note: The Jury meeting will be done on June 22th 2013.
Source: milaskultursanat .

24.10.12

Don Quichotte “City of Istanbul” International Cartoon Exhibition 2013, Turkey

DON QUICHOTTE "CITY OF ISTANBUL" INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION 2013

Istanbul is the intersecting point of Europe and Asia, with a settlement history of three hundred thousand years, an urban history of three thousand years and a capital dating back to the 1600s. Istanbul has been a home to various civilizations and cultures thorughout history. Due to Istanbul's historical cosmopolitan and metropolitan structure it has attracted people with various religions, languages and races for centuries. It has now become one of the major touristic centers in the world.

Istanbul hosted the Roman and Byzantinian Empires until Fatih Sultan Mehmet captured Istanbul from the Byzantines in 1453, which marked the rise of the Ottoman period. Historical areas of Istanbul were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985 and Istanbul was chosen as the European Capital of Culture in 2010.

THE RULES OF EXHIBITION:

1) You can only participate in this exhibition by submitting your work through the e-mail address provided below: sehriistanbul@donquichotte.org

2) The designs are to be drawn in A3-Size to be delivered in 300 dpi and in JPEG format.

3) The closing date of the exhibition is December 31, 2012.

4) Will be given for the top ten cartoon "Don Quichotte" medal.

5) The opening exhibition will take place in Istanbul-Beyoglu Teacherhouse on January 10, 2013.

6) Participants of all ages can join in this exhibition with a maximum of 3 caricatures.

Source: http://www.donquichotte.org/content/view/6574/153/lang,en/