28.1.15

Results XVIth International Festival of aphorisms and caricature, Strumica 2015, Macedonia

Winners in Strumica 2015
Theme: EROTIC - CARNIVAL
1st Prize: Valentin Georgiev - Bulgaria (Top)
2nd Prize: Slobodan Butir - Croatia
3rd Prize: Doru Aksinte - Rumania.

27.1.15

International Daesh Cartoon & Caricature Contest 2015, Iran

Resistance means:
- Protection of human dignity and true freedom
-Defense against Evil, terror, violence
- Defense against any occupation in Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan
While the arrogant government with their unwavering support could bring such savaged group to the Islamic world to kill and murder many innocent Muslims and on the other hand in order to deceive world opinion chants the slogan against this group of mercenaries, any kind of help is worthy to uncover them. And in every possible way reveal the evil face of their supporters (Western - Hebrew - Arabs).
The goal:
- Promoting the culture of resistance
- Emphasis on the culture of resistance in contemporary and committed art
- Creating a field of interaction and dialogue between artists in Iran and other countries.
Sections:
Cartoon section:
Theme: Daesh (Isis)
Caricature section:
1-Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi
2-Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
3-Benjamin Netanyahu
4-François Hollande
5-David Cameron
6-Barack Obama.
Conditions:
Each participant can submit up to 5 works per part.
Send (name, last name, mailing address, email address and telephone number) is required by artists as word file.
To all whose works are found in the catalog, a copy will be awarded.
Entries must be 200 dpi in length or within 2000 pixel and jpg format.
Prizes:
Cartoon Section:
First Prize: 1500 $, Trophy, Mention
Second Prize: 1000 $, Trophy, Mention
Third Prize: 700 $, Trophy, Mention
With Three 500 $, Mentions
Caricature Section:
First Prize: 1500 $, Trophy, Mention
Second Prize: 1000 $, Trophy, Mention
Third Prize: 700 $, Trophy, Mention
With Three 500 $, Mentions
Please Send Your Artworks Via Email: info@resistart.ir
Deadline For Sending Artworks: April 30, 2015
Tel: +98 21 88 911 214
+98 21 88 911 215
Fax: +98 21 88 911 219
Website: Http://www.resistart.ir.

The Second Holocaust International Cartoon Contest 2015, Iran

The Second Holocaust International Cartoon Contest 2015, Iran
Regulation:
Technique: Free
Maximum Sending Artworks: 5 Artworks
Size: Artworks Must Be By Format (Jpg) Minimum 2000 Pixel By 200 DPI Dimensions.
Paticipants Must Send Their Photo, Full Name, Post Address, Email Address, Phone Number Via Word File.
All Participants That Their Cartoons Publish In Catalog Will Receive One Catalog.
Theme:
1-If west doesn't know any limit for freedom of expression, why they don't permit the researchers and historians to consider Holocaust?
2-Why should Palestinian oppressed people compensate Holocaust. The people that didn't have any role in world war II?
3- We are worried about another Holocausts such as Atomic Holocaust (Holocaust in Iraq, Syria and Gaza)
Deadline: 1st April 2015
Prizes:
First Prize: 12000 $, Trophy,Honorable Mention
Second Prize:8000 $, Trophy, Honorable Mention
Third Prize 5000 $, Trophy, Honorable Mention
10 Special Prize.
Please Send Your Artworks Via Email: info@irancartoon.com
Deadline For Sending Artworks: April 01, 2015
Source: irancartoon.

International Cartoon Contest of Nilufer Municipality 2015, Bursa - Turkey

INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST OF NİLÜFER MUNICIPALITY
Last Apply Date (Deadline): March 3, 2015
Concept (Theme): “War and Peace” (Who’ll go a waltzing Matilda with me). The concept refers to Eric Bogle’s song (And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda) which is dedicated to Gallipoli War in WW1.
Contest Details
18 March is the memorial date of Gallipoli Martyrs of World War 1. The cooperation of Nilüfer Municipality and Anatolian Cartoonists Association organizes a cartoon contest for that special day. The concept points out Scottish Singer Eric Bogle’s song, “And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda” which refers to Gallipoli War where more than 500 thousands soldiers lost their life. After war, antiwar movements substantially raised.
2015 is the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli. This is why Nilüfer Municipality organized this contest under the concept of “War and Peace.” Every cartoon works relates to “War and Peace” will be evaluated.
This contest is open to all professional and amateur cartoonists of any nationality, religion and etc.
The number of entries is limited to 3.
The works have to be e-mailed as format of A4-300dpi-jpg to anatoliancartoon@gmail.com
It is acceptable to join to the contest with cartoons that have been published previously. However, they should not have won any prize/award in any other competition.
The cartoons which are suspected due to plagiarism are going to publish on the website, www.anadolukarikaturculerdernegi.org between the dates 3-6 March. Hence, the owners of the works have a last chance to defend their work. Any of apply after those dates won’t be accepted.
Jury will be gathered on the 9th of March.
Jury members:
Ahmet Aykanat,
Mehmet Kahraman,
Cüneyt Şenyavaş,
Kemal Akkoç,
Halit Kurtulmuş
Nilüfer Municipality Representative
Nilüfer Municipality Representative.
All cartoons, whether they have won a prize or not, may be used for cultural purposes of Nilüfer Municipality and may be published for noncommercial aims such as poster, book, album, brochure, postcard, invitation, exhibition and etc. Other of any copyright belongs to the participated cartoonist. Participation assumes acceptance of these conditions.
The contest album will be sent to participated cartoonist.
The date of reward ceremony will be announced later by organization committee with the name of participated cartoonist.
The following prizes are awarded:
1st prize $1000 + Trophy
2st prize $700 + Trophy
3rd prize $500 + Trophy
(3) Honorable mention $100 + Trophy
For more information:
Birgül Telli Uysal
Content Office
birgul@icerikofisi.com
+90 224 233 66 92
Source: anadolukarikaturculerdernegi.

3rd Niels Bugge Cartoon Award 2015, Viborg, Denmark

Theme explanation: Equal in diversity
Conditions and rules:
Initially, each participant can submit up to 3 entries in digital format by sending them before April 10th, 2015 via internet (Upload) to the following address: www.nielsbuggeaward.org/sendcartoon.html together with the digital entry form with the informations about the author.
Size for the first round: A4 Format, 300dpi, 2480x3508 pixel, Max. 5 MB each file.
The cartoons received after the deadline will be rejected.
Out of these submissions, the jury will make a selection of 100-150 drawings. Only the selected artists will be asked to send the original work by post. All these works will be shown at the exhibition.
The works can be made in black & white or color, with any drawing technique, we accept only wordless cartoons, without subtitles.
The submitted work should not have been awarded before the deadline of this contest.
Cartoon works will be appreciated by the International Jury.
The award winners selected by the jury will be personally informed via e-mail. The final decisions of the jury are incontestable.
The Prizes are:
1st Prize : 3.000 €
2nd Prize : 2.000 €
3rd Prize : 1.000 €
The selected participants give the organizers permission to use their drawings only for promoting the artist and the event itself.
Every other aspect of the copyright remains with the artist (except for the awarded submissions).
It ensures that the awarded works can no longer be submitted in other contests or published by their authors or third parties after the official publication of the results.
The drawings that were awarded one of the prizes will become property of the organizer.
The exhibition and the award ceremony will take place in late May 2015.
By taking part in this contest the participants accept the above mentioned rules.
Contact for further information: award15@hae.de.
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