17.3.15

6th Cartoonale "De Geus" 2015 with theme: Social Media, use and abuse

SIXTH CARTOONALE “DE GEUS”
RULES 2015
THEME: SOCIAL MEDIA, use and abuse
1. ORGANISER
The cultural association ‘De Geus’ (Belgium) holds every two years a cartoon competition.
2. PARTICIPATION
The competition is open to anyone aged over 16.
3. ENTRIES
The cartoons sent in must be original and not have been published before. All graphic techniques are allowed. Text is not allowed.
The cartoons are to be drawn on a solid paper of the following dimensions: 21 cm x 29,7 cm (DIN A4).
Each entrant can provide as many cartoons as he/she sees fit.
The cartoonist’s name and address will be mentioned on the back of each cartoon.
4. Deadline
The cartoons (without passe-partout) together with the entry form must be solidly packed and sent by 1 September 2015 at the latest to the following address:
Clement Vlassenroot
Cartoonale ‘De Geus’ 2015
Duivenkeetstraat 16
B-9280 Lebbeke BELGIUM
5. Publication rights
By entering the contest, the cartoonist agrees that his/her work will be exhibited as stated in these rules. The prize-winning cartoons will become property of the organiser.
6. JURY
The jury awards the prizes autonomously.
No correspondence on the decisions of the jury will be allowed.
7. PRIZES
The jury will award four prizes.
1st prize: 700 Euro
2nd prize: 350 Euro
3rd prize: 200 Euro
4th prize: 150 Euro.
8. EXHIBITION AND PRIZE-GIVING
The results of the competition will be announced on Friday 16 October at 7.30 pm in the gallery ‘De Fontein’.
An exhibition of the selected works will take place in the gallery ‘De Fontein’ in Lebbeke on 17, 18, 24 and 25 October.
9. RETURN
The cartoons will only be returned when clearly specified on the entry form.
The organiser cannot be held responsible for loss or for damaged cartoons during the shipment.
10 By entering the contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these rules.
Rules and Entry Form in languages on source.

14.3.15

Theme in the 9th International Zagreb Car Cartoon Exhibition, Croatia: Love at the Wheel

Theme: Love at the Wheel
Each caricature must have the name of the
artist and the title, in pencil on the back-side.
Size: A4 (21 x 29.7 cm) is preferred
( Min. A5 - Max. A3 ).
Deadline: 17 April 2015
Address: HUNA d.o.o. Srebrnjak 55,
10 000 Zagreb - Croatia / Hrvatska.
More info: Ivan Palatinuš
Telephone: 385(1)2430 302
Fax: 385(1)2430 217
E-mail: info@huna.hr
WEB: www.huna.hr.

11.3.15

Winners in the 6th International Tourism Cartoons Competition 2014, Turkey

6th International Tourism Cartoons Competition
Theme: All-inclusive holiday
AWARDS 2014
Adults Category
The Grand Award: Pavel Gabriel Virgil, Romania (Top)
The Second Award: Oleksy Kustovsky, Ukraine
The Third Award: Trayko Popov, Bulgaria
Professor Atila Özer Recognition Award: Heibat Ahmadi, Iran
Mention: Farzane Vaziritabar, Iran
Mention: Marek Simon, Czech Republic
Mention: Afri Diyansyah, Indonesia
Mention: Alireza Pakdel, Iran
Mention: Hamed Mortazavi Alavi, Iran.
Youth Category
The Grand Award: Sıla Eroğul, Turkey
Mention: Ekim Sarraç, Turkey
Mention: Arda Yılmaz, Turkey
Mention: Melisa Demircan, Turkey
Mention: Nehir Ergüven, Turkey
Mention: Yasemin Güler, Turkey.
(Source: tourismcartoon).

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.