10.3.15

VIII International Contest of SNAIL Graphic Humor 2015 in Lleida, Spain

VIII International Contest of SNAIL Graphic Humor 2015 in Lleida, Spain
1 Any professional artist or amateur can participate in this contest.
2 The subject of the contest is the SNAIL.
3 The participants can send a maximum of 3 works to compete, as long as they have not been awarded previously in another contest.
4 The works (only in frame, you can’t send strips or comics) can be made with any pictorial technique, with unique format of A-4 size (210 mm x 297 mm) or proportional.
5 It will be only be accepted works without words, in Catalan, Spanish or English languages.
6 We only accept works sent to the following link: www.viajerosonline.org/humor2015 that redirect to an application in Facebook where you can upload up to 3 images which have to be A4 format or a similar one and with an acceptable resolution for printing . For any problem in the system, you can contact via e-mail with tecnologia@iltrida.com . We will not accept any work sent by mail.
7 The term of work admission finalizes the 13th April 2015 (EXTENDED) 18 APRIL 2015.
8 The works must go accompanied of a card that includes the name, surnames, address, telephone and photographs or cartoon of the author.
9 An only prize will be granted, to the winning work, of 1,008 euros; the trip to Lleida for two people and, if therefore it expressed the winner, two nights of lodging in the city with dates to establish by the organization to attend the collection of the prize that will give on 29 of May 2015. It is recommended not to vary the date of the trip since the expenses that any change of the arranged data generates are in charge of the winner.
10 The decision of the jury will be unquestionable.
11 The Jury will be composed by people representing the Fecoll, Iltrida Viatges and Humoralia.
12 The decision of the Jury will be notified to the winner during the last two weeks of April 2015 by electronic mail and it will later be published to the Web of Humoralia http://www.humoralia.org/ and the Fecoll http://www.aplec.org/
13 The author of the winning work will have to give the original work, in hand or by certified mail properly protected to the organization of the contest during the first fortnight of May. If the work is done by digital, a copy signed by hand by the artist will have to be sent. The address of the Federacio de Colles del l’Aplec del Caragol is: C/Obradors, 2, 25002 LLEIDA, SPAIN.
14 It is established a prize for the work with more votes, according to popular votes. The votes will be able to be made by anyone who enters the sponsor's Facebook: www.facebook.com/viajesiltrida where a graphic album will be included and promotion with this end.
15 The winning drawing for popular votes will not have economical endowment, but it will receive a special recognition of the organization and it will be exhibited together with the rest of selected works. In order to encourage the participation, a draw on a weekend journey for two people to the Canary Islands will be celebrated among all the voters. This vote will finish on the 25th of April.
16 The 50 selected works, together with the winner of the popular voting, they will be exhibited in the Fecoll social place or, if necessary, in other enclosures.
17 The electronic version of works could be visited the virtual gallery that will be published after the websites of Humoralia and Fecoll.
18 The organizers reserve the right to spread and to reproduce the winning work and the other 49 selected, only during the promotion of the Aplec and this contest in future convocations, without express authorization of the author or author, and without that represents no obligation respect of the artist.
19 The participation in the contest supposes the complete acceptance and without reserve of these bases. Any doubt that can arise will be solved by the Jury.
Regulation in languages here.

6.3.15

Finalists in the International Cartoon Competition of Nilüfer Municipality 2015, Turkey

1062 pieces of cartoon from 439 artists and 60 countries were sent to International Cartoon Competition of Nilüfer Municipality.
162 of competitor works qualified to final round.
Till the date of 8th March at 6 p.m. all finalist cartoons are being published on this album.
This time of period is for contradiction of plagiarism. This kind of requests can be sent to anatoliancartoon@gmail.com .
Respectfully announced to public.
Cüneyt Şenyavaş
Anadolu Cartoonists Association
Secretary.

3.3.15

13th International Cartoon Contest "Karpik 2015", Poland

13th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST
„KARPIK 2015”
NIEMODLIN-POLAND
The drawings must be sent in original, max.2 works.
The size of the works should not exceed A-3.
Each work should be signed on the reverse and bear the author’s full address.
Theme: fish, fishermen, fishing, etc.
The following prizes have been established:
Grand Prix: 2,500 PLN
Three equal prizes: 1,000 PLN
The organizer may award additional prizes.
The organizer shall not be liable for any damage sustained during shipment.
Submitted cartoons become the property of the organizers.
Entries must arrive by 30th September 2015 to:
Ośrodek Kultury w Niemodlinie
(KARPIK)
ul.Reja1
49-100 Niemodlin
POLSKA
(Source).

1.3.15

The Results of the Second Grand Award Down with USA Festival 2015, Iran

The Results of the Second Grand Award Down with USA Festival 2015, Iran
First Prize: Alireza Pakdel, Iran
Second Prize: Arash Foroughi, Iran
Third Prize: Julian Penapai, Romania (Top)
Honorable Mention: Alireza Zakeri, Iran
Honorable Mention: Carlos David Fuentes, Cuba
Honorable Mention: Galym Boranbayev, Kazakhstan
Honorable Mention: Hicabi Demirchi, Turkey
Honorable Mention: Mahmoud Nazari, Iran
Honorable Mention: Mansour Moghaddam, Iran
Honorable Mention: Mello, Brazil
Honorable Mention: Mohammadali Khalaji, Iran
Honorable Mention: Mohammadhosein Akbari, Iran
Honorable Mention: Shahin Kalantari, Iran.
All prize-winning cartoons on source: irancartoon.

26.2.15

Winners in Pannonpower Caricature Contest about biomass: Drawings in green 2014, Hungary

Theme: Drawings in green – innovative energy production by biomass
WINNERS:
1st Prize: Bacsa Gergely, Hungary (Top)
2nd Prize: Bernard Bouton, France
3rd Prize: Valentin Druzhinin, Russia
Diploma: Dariusz Wójcik, Poland
Diploma: Marco D'Agostino, Italy.
Source: pannonpower.

XVII International Open Cartoon Contest – BUSINESS TRIP - Zielona Góra 2015, Poland

Invitation – XVII International Open Cartoon Contest – BUSINESS TRIP - Zielona Góra 2015
The Society of Supporters of Cultural Activities “Debut” and the Voivodeship and Municipal Public Library in Zielona Góra (Poland) cordially invite to participate in the XVII International Open Cartoon Contest. This year theme is BUSINESS TRIP.
Attached are the rules for the Contest and the Entry Form.
Yours Faithfully,
The Debut Society,
dr Andrzej Buck, President.

23.2.15

The 23rd Universitarian Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba/UNIMEP 2015, Brazil

REGULATION / 2015
SCHEDULE
01 – The 23th Universitarian Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba/UNIMEP, organized by the Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba – UNIMEP (Methodist University of Piracicaba), will be held in accordance with the following schedule:
Applications until: May 23rd, 2015
Art selection: June 8nd, 2015
Awards: June 12th, 2015
PARTICIPATION
02 – Only students enrolled in an under-graduate or graduate program, of any University or College acknowledged by its local government, can apply to the Universitarian Humor Exhibition. They must send the Application Form together with a document that can prove his enrollment in a University or College.
CATEGORIES
CHARGE: humoristic drawing related to a recent fact
CARTOON: humoristic drawing with no relation with any specific fact
CARICATURE: face reproduction with anatomic distortion, usually from a well-known person.
COMIC STRIP: sequential story in stages/frames.
SPECIAL: thematic category specific to humor artworks that deal with ENVIRONMENTAL / ECOLOGICAL issues.
APPLICATION
There is no charge or cost for the application and it can be done in person or by electronic or regular mail.
03 – Each participant can apply to as many categories as he or she wishes, with no limit reganding the quantity of works sent. However, THEY MUST BE FROM HIS OWN AUTHORSHIP AND NEVER BEEN PUBLISHED BEFORE. In the cases where these conditions are not followed, the committee will proceed with the cancellation of the application or the annulling of the awards and the mentions received. In addition, the committee may decide to take legal action against the transgressor.
Obs 1: COPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED (photocopies, photography, heliography) of the artworks.
Obs 2: Artworks made in the computer and printed will be accepted since they follow the rules of authorship and must not have been published before.
Obs 3: Regardless of the number of works sent by the authors (free), there will be a limit for the selection of a maximum of 03 works by each artist in each category.
04 – The Artworks sent by email or delivered in person must respect the following observations: 30 x 40 centimeters (12x16 inches), no frames attached, identification in the overleaf containing first and last name, country, telephone, e-mail, the category in which the specific artwork is being submitted and the name of Educational Institute (write in print). The address is:
Salão Universitário de Humor de Piracicaba/UNIMEP
Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
A/C: Laboratório de Comunicação
Rodovia do Açúcar, Km 156 - C. Taquaral
Caixa Postal 68 - CEP: 13400-911 Piracicaba/SP/Brasil
Telefone: 55 (19) 3124-1611
www.unimep.br/salaodehumor
05 – Copies of the Application Form will be accepted if they are perfectly readable.
06 – The Artworks sent by e-mail to salaodehumor@unimep.br must be formatted in JPEG, 300 dpi, limit file size: 2MB. Other procedures for sending an electronic file can be found at www.unimep.br/salaodehumor.
07 – The applications will be valid if, besides the observation of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th items, are received by the Organizational Committee until May 23th, 2015. For the application by mail, the date of postage will be considered.
08 – All valid Artworks applied will be submitted to a pre-selection process, and only these will be eligible for the awards.
Obs: All applied Artworks can be reproduced by UNIMEP with the purpose of promoting the Universitarian Humor Exhibition.
AWARDS
09 – The following awards will be granted:
a) Five (05) awards in cash of R$ 1.000,00 (one thousand Reais) each. Four of them will be given by the Award Jury. The fifth award will be granted to the winner of an open Internet Election. All categories are eligible for these awards.
b) One (01) Special/thematic Award “Meio Ambiente/Centro Cultural Martha Watts-Unimed”, in the value of R$ 1.000,00 (one thousand Reais), given to the best artwork that deals with ENVIRONMENTAL/ECOLOGICAL issues (according to the item “Categories”)
Note 1: Other awards and mentions can be created by the Organizational Committee.
Note 2 : CASH Prizes will only be deposited in Current Account (Individual) in the NAME OF ARTIST WINNER, who shall inform all data of that bank account to the Organizing Committee, after requested.
10 – The selection of the Artworks to be presented in the Exhibition and the selection of the winners will be conducted, respectively, by the Selection Jury and the Award Jury. Members of the Jury are people with acknowledgeable talent in the area.
11 The awarded Artworks in conformity with items 8 and 9, will be considered property of the Methodist University of Piracicaba. The ownership, utilization rights and any other rights over the Artwork will pertain to UNIMEP and Centro cultural Martha Watts-Unimed, that maintains to itself the right to use it as wanted.
12 – The non awarded Artworks can be withdrawn by the authors in person or by written permission to a third party in the period from August 24th to October 30th, 2015 in the same location mentioned in item 07. The Artworks can also be returned by mail; for that the author must send a written request authorizing the mailing of the work, which will be paid by the recipient.
13 The Organizational Committee and the Methodist University of Piracicaba are not responsible for eventual damage or loss of the artworks sent by mail.
14 – The formalization of the application will indicate that the participant is in accordance with this regulation.
15 – Problems not foreseen by this regulation will be solved by the Organizational Committee and the President of UNIMEP.
Registration Form on source.

21.2.15

Winners of the International Exhibition Satyrykon - Legnica 2015, Poland

Satyrykon 2015. Jury verdict
The protocol of the jury session of International Exhibition SATYRYKON – Legnica 2015
21 February 2015
Jury represented by:
The chairman
EUGENIUSZ SKORWIDER (PL)
Members
BERNARD BOUTON (F)
RUDY GHEYSENS (B)
MONIKA HANULAK (PL)
ELŻBIETA LASKOWSKA (PL)
ELŻBIETA PIETRASZKO (PL)
SERGEY SICHENKO (IL)
JIRI SLIVA (CZ)
having seen 2.222 works by 606 authors, who come from 51 countries of the world, the Jury has awarded Grand Prix Satyrykon 2015 and money award in amount of 8,000 PLN to Mr ANDREI POPOV (Russia) for his work Illusionist (Top).
The Jury has also awarded the following regular prizes:
Section I: enthusiasm
1st prize, golden medal and money award of PLN 6.000 to Ms KATARZYNA BOGUCKA (Poland) for her work Sale

2nd prize, silver medal and money award of PLN 5.500 to Mr ROBERT KEMPISTY (Poland) for his untitled work
3rd prize, bronze medal and money award of PLN 5.000 to Mr MIROSŁAW GRYŃ (Poland) for his work Method
and the two equal distinction awards of PLN 4.000 each for:
Mr AGIM SULAJ (Italy) for his untitled work
Ms MILENA MOLENDA (Poland) for her untitled work
Section II: joke and satire
1st prize, golden medal and money award of PLN 6.000 to Mr ALESSANDRO GATTO (Italy) for his work „Riflesso”

2nd prize, silver medal and money award of PLN 5.500 to Mr LEX DREWIŃSKI (Germany/Poland) for his work Double work

3rd prize, bronze medal and money award of PLN 5.000 to Mr ARTUR LIGENZA (Poland) for his work Women’s Day
and the two equal distinction awards of PLN 4.000 each for:
Mr POL LEURS (Luxembourg) for his work No future
Mr MARCIN WAWRZASZEK (Poland) for his work Europe 2050
That way the protocol was close.

s p e c i a l a w a r d s

The Director of Warsaw Museum of Caricature award in amount of PLN 4.000 for Mr PAWEŁ STAŃCZYK (Poland) for his work W stronę słońca
The Director of Legnica Culture Centre Award in amount of PLN 4.000 for Mr LUC DESCHEEMAEKER (Belgium) for his work Teddy.
See all prize-winning works on source:
http://en.satyrykon.pl/satyrykon-2015-jury-verdict/.

18.2.15

Call for Cartoon Exhibition of Gender Equality, Ankara - Turkey

CALL FOR CARTOON EXHIBITION OF GENDER EQUALITY
“Laughing” is one of the most significant features of humankind that distinguishes it from other species. In a world where being treated like a saint for being quiet is quite common and saying “…don’t laugh like a woman!” is a swearing, it is tried to make people forget that humour is actually the result of a deep thought. Yet, how much we laugh defines how “human” we are. Our hearts stay warm as we laugh and laughing to ourselves is the best cure for arrogance. That is why laughter and humour are considered to be threatening and get banned by religions and governments throughout history. Humour is an essential medium that points out details, what is unorthodox to nature’s course and illustrates bitter reality by covering it with sugar.
Humour, as an expression of critical thought, struggling, resisting and caricature matching up with this is another branch of art that leads us to think about our social roles.
Through the exhibition it is aimed to raise awareness on gender equality, get people discuss on this topic again, have a look at women issue, which is an essential part of political, economic and social life, by viewpoint of humour.
The exhibit which will be held on May 8th-18th 2015 is open for all amateur and professional caricaturists.
We are waiting for your attendance at this international exhibit until 1st of April, which will be carried out in cooperation with Flying Broom and Obur Humour.
Participation Conditions
1. Theme: Gender Equality
2. Applications will be accepted via email. Participants must send their works with name, surname, address and contact information. The works should be sent to both oburmizah@gmail.com and festival@ucansupurge.org
3. Cartoons must be in A3 size (29,7x 42 cm) and in 300 dpi resolution. All techniques are acceptable. Each artist can participate to exhibition with 5 works at most. If the works have written parts, they will be in English or Turkish.
4. The works reflecting the theme in the best way will be evaluated by a selection committee constituted of Flying Broom Women Communication and Research Association and Obur Humour Magazine.
5. Deadline for application to the exhibition is WEDNESDAY APRIL 1, 2015.
6. Exhibition will be held in Ankara at the Çankaya Municipality Contemporary Arts Center as part of 18th Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival between 8th – 18th of May.
7. The sent and selected works will be collected in a special magazine, distributed during the exhibition dates and sent to the participants.
8. The works sent for the exhibit could only be used by Flying Broom during and after festival on printed materials and on the web site for the promotional purposes. In the event that the work is used except for the mentioned purposes, the permission will be received from the artists.
For detailed information: www.ucansupurge.org and www.oburmizah.com.