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/.

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.

The 15th International Editorial Cartoon Competition of the CCWPF 2015

The 15th International Editorial Cartoon Competition of the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom 2015
1. The theme for the 15th International Editorial Cartoon Competition is:
The price of freedom
Last year was difficult for cartoonists worldwide.
In Venezuela, Rayma Subrani was fired from the newspaper "El Universal" for linking former President Chavez to the problems of the health system.
Turkish cartoonist Mehmet Düzenli was jailed for "insulting" Adnan Oktar, a controversial Muslim preacher.
France experienced the worst terrorist attack in it’s soil when five "Charlie Hebdo" cartooonists were murdered in the office of the satirical magazine.
Freedom of the press has a value but it also has a price.
2. Prizes: three prizes will be given: a first prize of $1500 plus a Certificate from the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, a second prize of $750 and a third of $500. All sums are in Canadian dollars. Ten additional cartoons will receive an ‘Award of Excellence,’ Regrettably no financial remuneration accompanies the Awards of Excellence.
3. Only one cartoon will be accepted from each cartoonist. It may be either in color or black and white and must not have won an award.
4. The size of the cartoon should not exceed A4; 21 by 29.2 cm; or 8.50 by 11 inches.
5. The name, address, telephone number and a short biography of the cartoonist must be included in the submission.
6. The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom shall have the rights to use any of the cartoons entered in the Competition for promotion of our Editorial Cartoon Competition and World Press Freedom Day.
7. The winners of the Cartoon Competition will be announced at the World Press Freedom Day Luncheon held at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, Canada on Friday April 30, 2015 as well as being advised by e-mail. The winner’s names and their cartoons will be posted on the CCWFP web site: http://www.ccwpf-cclpm.ca/.
8. The winning cartoons will be exhibited at the luncheon.
The deadline for receipt of cartoons is 5 p.m. GMT, Friday April 3, 2015.
Send submissions by e-mail to : info@ccwpf-cclpm.ca
Cartoons should be in jpeg format at 300 dpi.
Source: bado-badosblog.

The V International competition of cartoons/caricature "Totalitarianism" 2015, Ukraine

The V International competition of a cartoons/caricature "Totalitarianism"
"Give me mass media and I will make a herd of pigs of any people". Joseph Goebbels.
"Goebbels was the talented person". Vladimir Putin.
Competition is devoted to creation in the World of "a new order" at which any aggression against the neighboring state was possible to justify as the "blood call" as it was in the years of blossoming of the fascist states.
Organizers:
Magazine of the Ministry of Defence in Ukraine "Army of Ukraine". Editor-in-chief Valentin Buryachenko.
The site: www.viysko.com.ua
Valerii Kruhov the International festival of arts "Gogol - fantasy" (Kherson, Ukraine).
Mikhail Shlafer International exhibition competition of cartoons of "Carluka" (Poltava, Ukraine).
JURY
The chairman Mikhail Zlatkovsky, Russia.
Willem Rasing, Netherland.
Valery Kurtu, Germany.
Valentin Buriachenko, Ukraine.
Mir Teymur Mamedov, Azerbaijan.
Oleg Dergachov, Canada.
Valerii Kruhov, Ukraine.
The structure of jury is forming.
Subjects of the competition
I. Influence of promotion of the totalitarian state. Competition of a cartoons.
The subject opens the using of Russian mass media for conducting the information war against neighboring states, Ukraine, European Union, USA and other countries, creation of the virtual reality for people, justifying occupations of others territories, violation of international treaties, direct support of terrorists and conducting wars.
II. "One people, one country, one leader!" Competition of caricatures of organizers of Russian totalitarian promotion and the members of the media supporting the totalitarian modes.
Prizes
The first place: a figurine - the prize is a Big bronze "Rudy Panko".
The second place - Small bronze Rudy Panko.
For the third place - "Rudy Panko" in the form of a traditional interior doll.
All figurines - handiworks of masters of Ukraine.
10 Diplomas of competition.
Authors of cartoons/caricatures of the final catalog will receive an author's copy. The prize fund is forming.
Competition conditions
1. To send new caricatures which didn't take prizes at other competitions. Cartoons/caricatures which took prizes at other competitions aren't considered and will be removed from participation in the competition.
2. Technology of execution is free. Format of caricatures in electronic form: JPEG (3MB - 4MB), 300 dpi. to the address: admin@art-krug.com the Accompanying inscription to a cartoon/caricature: in Ukrainian, Russian or English: nomination, name, surname of the author, contacts, creative biography (at will).
3. To specify in the nomination No. 2 who is the journalist and from what body of mass media it is drawn.
4. Carrying out terms from the February 5 till March 15, 2015 - reception of works in electronic form on the site and voting on the site in the sections "Caricature" and "Cartoons". The final decision for selection of caricatures in the final catalog and definitions of prize-winners belongs to the jury of the competition.
On March 15 the publication on the site of the list of 50-100 cartoons which will be included into the catalog.
On April 1 - holding a total exhibition of a caricature "Totalitarianism. Caricatures and cartoons."
Till April 1, 2015 Authors of cartoons/caricatures that will be published in the catalog, send originals (or qualitative author's copies, the A4 format - A3 (more preferable) and a personal photo (A6 format) to the address: To Kruhov Valerii.73034, Ukraine, m Kherson, p.o. box 16.
On April 1, 2015 - the announcement of results of the competition on the site in the section "News". Artists of caricatures who will be included into the catalog will receive author's copies.
Presentation of the catalog: On june, 2015 - the World Day of the Freedom of speech.
Provision of competition
1. Any author without restrictions can become the participant of competition. Technology of execution is free.
2. Copyright infringement isn't admissible!
3. Caricatures have to answer the moral standards accepted in democratic society. Shouldn't contain any scenes of excessive cruelty, pornography.
4. In case of violation of Conditions and the Provision of competition - caricatures will be removed from the competition without explanation. "Gogol fantasy" of www .art-krug.com is corresponded with authors only on pages of the official site of the International festival of arts.
5. By sending the caricatures to the competition - the author of a caricature accepts conditions of the
V International competition of a cartoons/caricature "Totalitarianism" without any exception and restrictions.
6. Prior to reception of works (on February 1, 2015) changes, additions can be made to Conditions and the Provision of competition; directed on competition improvement.
7. Cartoons/Caricatures of participants of the competition can be used by organizers of competition for holding exhibitions, promoting of competition, the site, a festival of arts. Cartoons of winners of competition remain in property of organizers of competition.
8. Information to the artists participating in competition and fans of a caricature: in case of obvious repetitions among the works sent to competition and uploaded to the website in the section "Cartoon" and "Caricature" - acceptance of a final decision on a caricature is assigned to a discretion of jury.
9. In the course of carrying out the competition of any of the sites organizers can become the main platform of demonstration of caricatures and cartoons.
10. The best cartoons/caricatures will be printed in the magazine of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine by "Viysko of Ukraine".
Advance payment conditions: http://art-krug.com/Content/show/page/reklama.
Source: http://art-krug.com/Content/show/page/konkurs.

8th International Biennial of Caricature "Masters of Caricature", Plovdiv 2015, Bulgaria

MUNICIPALITY OF PLOVDIV
REGIONAL ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM – PLOVDIV
UNIVERSITY OF AGRIBUSINESS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT – PLOVDIV
PLOVDIV CARTOONISTS ASSOCIATION
EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF CARICATURE
MASTERS OF CARICATURE
PLOVDIV 2015
SUBJECT: Sheep and Wolves

In ancient times somewhere between the mountain and the sky “the good acquaintances” a wolf and a sheep met. Could a caricature tell us more about their meeting? Is the contemporary caricaturist capable of portraying the diversity of relations in this awkward pair? Old Bulgarians would say: “God save you from the wellbeing of a sheep whose well-wisher is wolf.” The wisdom of yore will entwine new mores.
The ram is the herd’s leader, a shepherd’s deputy, a sacred animal that links our world and the otherworld. The ram is a symbol of stoutness, strength and leadership.
The wolf is different. He is related to the wilderness that is unavailable for human beings. The wolf is among the foul forces created by the Devil, a symbol of death and winter.
Some people say that if you behave like a sheep, you will attract wolves. Others say that the wolf is bad as he eats the sheep, but what would a sheep seek against the wolf. Let’s see...
Address:

Regional Ethnographic Museum
Dr. Stoyan Chomakov St. 2
4000 Plovdiv 
BULGARIA

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
1. The Biennial of Caricature is open to professional and amateur caricaturists from all over the world.
2. Each participant should send at least one original work in 210/297 mm (format A4). Participants should send their caricatures by July 31st, 2015.
3. The caricatures may be colorful or black-and-white.
4. Caricatures sent via e-mail do not participate in the contest.
5. It is advisable that along with their caricatures, participants should also send a photograph or take-off and CV.
6. An international jury will nominate five caricaturists who will be conferred the title “Master of Caricature”.
7. The awarded caricatures are not sent back.
8. The rest of the caricatures will be sent back if authors state that in written form.
9. The Catalogue of the exhibition will be given free of charge to participants whose caricatures are included in the Catalogue.
Time and location:
Opening ceremony: October, 1st 2015, at 18.00,
Regional Ethnographic Museum – Plovdiv.
Submission deadline: July 31st, 2015 (mail date)
The Nominated works will be stored at the Fine Arts Fund of Regional Ethnographic Museum – Plovdiv
Phone: + 359 32 626 339
E-mail: ethnograph@abv.bg.
Source: Tsocho Peev.

XX° Mercosur International Cartoon Contest Diógenes Taborda 2015, Argentina

XX° Mercosur International Cartoon Contest Diógenes Taborda 2015, Argentina
Theme: Tango Music
Límite de envío/ Deadline: 15 de Agosto /August 15th
Inauguración/Opening: 21 de Septiembre /September 21th
Entrega de premios/Awards: 21 de Septiembre /September 21th
Categories: Cartoon (graphic humor) , Comic Strips/Comic Stories (graphic art in sequence. Caution: for comic stpries will be accepted with a maximum of 03 pages), Caricature (graphic humor that expresses the physical and/or personality character known), illustration + Special Prize to the artwork most voted by the public.
Requirements:
The graphicl tehnique is free. The entry form or a word document with the artist name, address, telephone, e-mail, website and a small biography. Each artist may enter with a maximum of 03 works per category in a size that no exceed 30x40 cm., digitalized in 300 DPI in RGB or CMYK and in JPG format. The works should be sent by e-mail to this e-mail addresses: volpestessens@gmail.com – diogenestaborda@gmail.com
Prizes:
The Big Prize Diogenes Taborda 2015 will win a personal exhibition exclusive about him the Night of the Museums of Buenos Aires 2016 (the most popular day of the argentinean museums) and a colective exhibition the other 4 awarded artists in the 4 categories during the next year to be realized in the Cartoon Museum Diogenes Taborda, el día de la historieta. Also will be edited a postcard in 10x15 cm with 4 colors. 1.000 copies and a diploma will be sent to the awarded artists.
Additional information:
A simple application requires the artist to acceptance of these regulations. The artists selected tranfer automatically authorial rights of his artworks for reproductions in any media, without restriction, aiming to promote the event; and allows to the Cartoon Museum Diógenes Taborda to use this artwork in any other exhibitions.
Museo del Humor Grafico Diógenes Taborda
XX° Mercosur International Cartoon Contest Diógenes Taborda
XX° Salón Mercosur Internacional Premio Diógenes Taborda
Av. Caseros 2739 - Ciudad de Buenos Aires – Argentina
Jorge Omar Volpe Stessens
Director Museo de Humor Gráfico Diogenes Taborda
Mail: volpestessens@gmail.com
Source: museodiogenestaborda.

Catalog 15th International Contest "Fax for Peace, Fax for Tolerance" 2010-2011, Italy

FAX FOR PEACE, FAX FOR TOLERANCE XV EDIZIONE 2010-2011 (*)
I got involved in the international contest "Fax for Peace, Fax for Tolerance" when I supervised a specialist graduation thesis of uncoming defence by a student from Spilimbergo at the Degree Course in Integrated Communication for Enterprises and Organizations of the University of Udine.
In this way I started my approach towards an initiative worthy of attention both for its noble social purposes and also because it has been possible to retrace the continuous evolution of the media used in the various editions, starting from the fax, which appears historically in the name of the award, up to the newest multimedia support.
The wide young audience who attended the closing ceremony of the event leads me to further consideration on the formative importance and on the very concept of "peace".
For a very long time peace has been fixed in a static vision, often memorized in a sequence of dates and events related to conflicts ("after a certain war the interrelated peace is signed"); actually, peace is identified with a dynamic notion closely tied to an active dialogue both inside the same community and internationally.
That is, peace implies activating positive communication processes among peoples beyond any barriers and geographical and, above all, mental borders; for young people, peace means being engaged in exploring social contexts with an open mind and living anytime a surplus-value approach to their own maturation process and to that cultural adventure called life.

Vincenzo Orioles
Professor of Glottology and Linguistics
at the University of Udine.

(*) Size: 21x21 cm.
96 color pages
Cover image: Paolo Coda
Printed in November 2011, Italy.

Confucius Caricature & China in the Eyes of Artists International Competition & Exhibition

2015 Confucius Caricature & China in the Eyes of Artists International Competition & Exhibition
The download link of application form：http://pan.baidu.com/s/1qW4ZCQw .
Confucius Caricature & China in the Eyes of Artists 2015 International Exhibition is an open competition. The objects of the competition are Cartoon, drawings, graphics and other works of fine arts created with the use of optional techniques, being originals, and qualified by artists to:
Themes
1. Confucius Caricature
2. China in the Eyes of Artists
Both themes are required to submit without limitation of quantities. WORKS AWARDED IN OTHER COMPETITIONS Can be included in the competition.
Format
1. Maximum A3 (297 x 420 mm). Works should be sent or delivered（original scripts are preferred）by May 15, 2015 (date of the postmark), packed in a protective cover to: Organizing Committee of “Confucius Caricature” 2015 International Exhibition.
2. Participants can also send electronic edition( JEPG, 300 dpi) to cmiassn@163.com .
Awards and Prizes
Grand Prix (1) 2000 USD
Gold Medal (2)1500 USD
Silver Medal (2) 1000 USD
Bronze Medal (2)800 USD
Special Prize (10) 300 USD
Contest
1. Works for the competition will be qualified by the international Jury.
2. The Jury will award the following prizes + Diplomas for each prizes
3. Jury has the right of final distribution of the statutory prizes, change of their amount, or non-awarding them. Jury's decisions are final.
4. The competition results will be announced after the final selection in July, 2015 at web site: www.cmiassn.org . AWARDS ARE SUBJECT TO TAXATION ACCORDING TO CHINESE TAX REGULATIONS.
Notice
1. Participation in the competition is free of charge.
2. Organizers reserve the right to include the submitted works in the Gallery and publishing.
3. The submitted art works would be promoted on the internet.
4. Works should be accompanied by their author's photo or caricature, a short biographical note and a filled application form (PLEASE USE CAPITALS).
PARTICIPANTS' PRIVILAGES
1. Authors of work qualified to the exhibition are given a presentation copy of the catalogue.
2. Works sent to the exhibitions will be exhibited in the country and abroad after the main exhibition. Organizers plan to award the author of the best Debut and will organize her/his individual author’s exhibition at Gallery included in 2015 program as well.
3. Participants wish to participate in the exhibition and in the catalog only, they may send a print copy, or by e-mail (JEPG, 300 dpi)
FINAL PROVISIONS
1. Organizers reserve the right to use the sent works for advertising purposes without any special fees paid to the authors: to be exhibited and reproduced in a variety of advertising materials, as well as printed and circulated in catalogues.
2. The prize-winning works become the property of the organizers and will be included in the collection of the gallery.
3. The exhibition organizers are the finial judges in interpretation of the regulations.
4. Sending her/his work the artist agrees to the mentioned above rules and regulations and agrees to the publishing of the author's profile in the post-exhibition album.
Contact Information
e-mail address: cmiassn@163.com
Mailing address: 2801 Suite, No.7 Building, Tianchang Yuan Media Village, Beiyuan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100107
Tel: 0086-10-84827182
Fax: 0086-10-84827182
（Organizers are not responsible for transport damages.）
Timetable
Deadline for works reception May 15, 2015 (date of the postmark)
Final Jury Meeting in July 2015
Exhibition in July 2015.
Source: http://en.cmiassn.org/_d276751858.htm .

Application Form in jpg format.

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.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.popiliev/posts/1772271152998235.

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.
(Source).

Similars with the prize-winning cartoons in the 54th international contest Knokke-Heist 2015

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This report from Julian Pena-Pai.

Results 54th International cartoon contest Knokke-Heist 2015, Belgium

WINNERS
Golden Hat: Vladimir Stankovski from Serbia with the cartoon 'Scritch Screetch'. (Top)

Silver Hat: Klaus Pitter from Austria with the cartoon 'Life Belt'.

Bronze Hat: Mark Lynch from Australia with the cartoon 'Ballerina'.

Davidsfonds Prize: Alfons Vos fom Belgium with the cartoon 'Respect voor ons'.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/cartoonfestival/posts/637750766330795.

32. Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Competition 2015, Turkey

32. AYDIN DOĞAN INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION 2015, TURKEY
• The Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition is organized every year in Turkey by the Aydın Doğan Foundation.
• The competition is open to professional and amateur cartoonists from all over the world.
• The Jury, composed of international members, will meet in June 2015.
• The 32nd Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition will be celebrated with an award ceremony in October 2015 in Istanbul.
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
1. Choice of subject is free.
2. Only original cartoons will be accepted. Cartoons sent as printouts should bear original signatures of cartoonists. Photographs, photocopies, etc. will not be accepted.
3. Size of cartoons should not exceed 29.7 x 42cm (A3 paper size).
4. Participants are expected to send the filled out participation form, with a short curriculum vitae and a photograph, together with their cartoons. Please fill out the form attached or download it from www.aydindoganvakfi.org.tr. The documents should be sent to Aydın Doğan Foundation, Burhaniye Mahallesi Kısıklı Cad. No 65, 34676 Üsküdar Istanbul, Turkey.
5. The Foundation will not be responsible for any damage that may occur during postage.
6. Award-winning cartoons will not be returned to their artists.
7. By filling out the participation form, the participant declares and accepts in advance that (s)he grants license in form of non-exclusive simple license to Aydın Doğan Foundation without any limitations on location, time period and number including assignment to third parties in relation to the usage rights of financial rights such as processing, duplication, distribution, representation, indication and transmission to the public via audio and/or visual means (s)he holds over the cartoon(s) which will enter the competition as defined under Articles 21-25 of the Law No. 5846 on Turkish Intellectual and Artistic Works; and that (s)he gives consent to Aydın Doğan Foundation to exhibit such cartoon(s), to keep them in its archives, to publish them on the Internet or through other media or to use them in any other way without any limitations.
8. Should the cartoon(s) which enters the competition earns a rank and/or a prize, the participant declares and accepts in advance that (s)he transfers the financial rights such as processing, duplication, distribution, representation, indication and transmission to the public via audio and/or visual means (s)he holds over the cartoon(s) which earned a rank and/or a prize to the Aydın Doğan Foundation without any limitations on location, time period and number including assignment to third parties under Articles 21-25 of the Law No.5846 on Turkish Intellectual and Artistic Work; and that (s)he gives consent to Aydın Doğan Foundation to exhibit such cartoon(s), to keep them in its archives, to publish them on the Internet or through other media or to use them in any other way without any limitations; and that (s)he does not have any right of disposition over the financial rights subject to transfer and thus cannot enter into any transactions with third parties in relation to transferred financial rights.
9. The Foundation will cover travel and accommodation expenses of the first three award-winning cartoonists for the award ceremony in Turkey.
10. Cartoons that have not received any awards shall be returned to their owners upon written application to the Foundation within one year. The responsibility of the Foundation finishes after one year.
11. The deadline for entries is Friday, May 8, 2015.
12. Jury members cannot participate in the competition in the year they act as a jury member.
13. The decision to upload the cartoons sent to the competition on the Virtual Museum lies with the Aydın Doğan Foundation.
Participation Rules in languages (PDF).

Finalist cartoons of the 6th International Tourism Cartoon Competition, Turkey

Dear Fellow Global Cartoonists,
After the meeting of the Pre-selection Committee on January 17, 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey, the finalist cartoons of the 6th International Tourism Cartoon Competition were specified. 146 cartoons in the adult category and 34 cartoons in the youth category were chosen for the final evaluation.
The finalist cartoons will be displayed on the origination website (please see below) between January 22 and February 10, 2015 before the evaluation of the final selection committee. When you see any similar, copy cartoon/s or received an award before, and any fraud cartoon/s among the finalist cartoons, please write to organizing committee. Any objections to authenticity will be considered until February 10, 2015.
The finalist cartoons are displayed on this web page:
https://plus.google.com/photos/104056965456959662765/albums/6106738547096716257
Note: All finalist cartoons displayed on the web page under the name of “Adult (1)” ….. and “Youth (1)” ….. When you report a cartoon, please write the label of the cartoon (you can see the label on the right of the screen when you click a picture). On the other hand, you can send the picture of the cartoon via e-mail.
Please write to:
E-mail: nazmi.kozak@gmail.com

5th International Turhan Selcuk Cartoon Competition 2015, Turkey

5th International Turhan Selcuk Cartoon Competition 2015
CONDITIONS

THEME: Open
CONDITIONS:
1. The competition is open to any cartoonist.
2. It is acceptable to enter with cartoons that have been published previously. However, they should not have won any prize/award in any other competition.
3. Any technique is allowed. The cartoonist can submit a maximum of 5 cartoons.
However, the cartoons must be original. As long as the cartoons have the original signature of the cartoonist, digital prints are acceptable.
4. All cartoons must be 30x40 cm maximum.
5. The participants must write their names (first and surname) in capital letters, address, e-mail, country and telephone number; a brief CV should be submitted in a sealed envelope.
6. The cartoons must be sent to the following address, no later than 10th May 2015:
5. ULUSLARARASI TURHAN SELCUK KARIKATUR YARISMASI
Milas Belediyesi Kultur Sanat Birimi
48200 - Milas - Mugla / Turkey
7. The results of the competition will be announced on 27th May 2015.
8. The cartoons sent to the competition will not be returned. All cartoons, whether they have won a prize or not, may be used for cultural purposes and may be published. Participation assumes acceptance of these conditions. All cartoons will be kept in the ‘Turhan Selcuk Karikaturlu Ev’.
9. All cartoonists whose cartoons are selected for the exhibition and the album will receive a copy of the competition album.
10. The reward ceremony will be held on 19th September 2015. The opening of the exhibition will be held on the same date, in ‘Turhan Selcuk Karikaturlu Ev’ for cartoons which have won an award or have been selected for display. The exhibition will be open until 4th October 2015.
11. Accommodation and meal expenses for participants who have won a ‘Special Award’ will be met. Travel expenses will be borne by the participants.
12. SELECTION COMMITTEE:
Muhammet Tokat - Mayor of Milas
Kamil Masaraci - Cartoonist / ISTANBUL
Serpil Kar - Cartoonist / ADANA
Rasit Yakali - Cartoonist / ISTANBUL
Muhammet Sengoz - Cartoonist / IZMIT
Xia Lichuan - Cartoonist / CHINA
Christina Sampaio - Cartoonist / PORTUGAL
13. PRIZES:
Winner: $3000.00
Runner up: $2000.00
3rd: $1000.00.
Other Special Prizes will be awarded by various establishments, societies, newspapers, art magazines, trade unions, news agents and individuals.
Note: The jury meeting will be held on the 16th May 2015.
(Updated on 26 May 2015).

The 9th HumoDEVA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST Deva, Romania, 2015

DEAR ARTIST,
The International Site BestCARTOONS.net,
CRISAN Publishing House,
The ACCES Association (as the organizers) and
The Founders (Horia CRISAN & Liviu STANILA),
Are very glad to invite you to participate in

The 9th HumoDEVA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST Deva, Romania, 2015

R U L E S 2015
1. The 9th HumoDEVA ICC is an open competition for cartoonists all over the world. The participation is free of charge. For all the cartoonists accepted in the contest, the drawings will be displayed FREE OF CHARGE on HumoDEVA’s site.
2. The artworks must be presented in a FREE THEME - MY BEST OF 2014, (your best cartoons made in 2014) or/and on THE THEME - SEX, LOVE AND…MONEY!
3. Deadline: April 30, 2015.
4. You can submit max 5 works, made in 2014, for FREE THEME and max 5 works for THEME SECTION. The cartoons must not contain text. The name of the uploaded cartoons must contain the entrant’s family name, first name, country and title of work (in english). The works must be digitized in 300 DPI resolution, RGB color mode, in JPG format, with the maximum limit of 2 MB.
5. Upload your cartoons here! (To finish, click DONE in the up right side, on green.)
Separately please send at the e-mail address humodeva@gmail.com the author’s photo or caricature and a short biography in English, including date of birth, education, profession, citizenship, awards, publications and exhibitions.
6. The cartoons submitted to the contest will be exhibited on the HumoDEVA 2015 web site for the attention and objection of all cartoonists to prevent similarity, copying and steeling. Any cartoon which is similar, copied or stolen will not be awarded. The contest results will be announced on the HumoDEVA 2015 web site .
7. The Jury will award the following prizes for the best works, no mater the categories:
GOLD PRIZE 500$, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net
SILVER PRIZE 400$, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net
BRONZE PRIZE 300$, Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net
10 EXCELLENCY Special Honor Diploma and a Personal Gallery on BestCARTOONS.net.
Jury’s decisions are final. Other Special Prizes offered by the sponsors may be awarded.
The prizes can be paid in Deva or can be posted to the cost of the receiver. The organizer does not assume any liability regarding taxes or bank charges. The original drawings of the prize winning entries should be sent in maximum two weeks from the results announcement, well wrapped and protected against damages. The mail address for sending winning originals is: CRISAN Publishing House, Mihai Viteazu street, bl. 47, ap 1, 330091 Deva, jud. Hunedoara, ROMANIA.
8. By participating, entrants grant the organizing body the right to use their entries as advertising for the HumoDEVA International Cartoon Contest and for the site BestCARTOONS.net (e.g. as cartoon books, catalogues, advertising in the press, internet and other media, separate promotional printed works such as posters, leaflets, etc., promotional gifts by the city council and/or cartoon contest organization, calendars, etc) without any special fees paid to the authors.
9. For further information, e-mail: humodeva@gmail.com .
10. By submitting the works to The HumoDÆVA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST, the artists accept the decisions of the Jury and the rules printed above.
GOOD LUCK!
Horia CRISAN, Founder
Liviu STANILA, Co-founder and art director
The HumoDEVA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST – Deva, Romania

46th World Gallery of Cartoons Skopje 2015, Republic of Macedonia

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More info + Application Form in PDF here.

Maya Kamath Memorial Awards for Excellence in Cartooning 2014, India

Source: cartoonistsindia.

The 9th International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic BUCOVINA 2015, ROMANIA

The International Exhibition
of Satirical Graphic
BUCOVINA - ROMANIA
the 9th Edition, 2015
Organizers:
Bucovina Museum – muzeulbucovinei.ro
„Gândeşte” Association – gandeste.org
Suceava County Council- cjsuceava.ro

The Bucovina Museum from Suceava has the distinct pleasure of inviting you to participate to the 9th International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic BUCOVINA - ROMANIA.
1. The International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic has as theme: “Ukraine: War and Peace”.
2. We address to all the professional and amateur cartoonists from all over the world, regardless of their age.
3. The number of sent cartoons is maximum five (otherwise you will be disqualified).
4. Please attach in .doc format a brief presentation of your artistic activity (surname and name, exact address, e-mail address, a photo and your CV) (otherwise you will be disqualified)
5. The exhibition prizes are:
- Grand prize– 500 € + diploma + gold medal
- Second prize - 300 € + diploma
- Third prize - 100 € + diploma
- Three mentions - diploma + medal.
6. The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address: competition@muzeulbucovinei.ro and they must be of 300 dpi minimum resolution, A4 format, realized in any technique: black and white or coloured.
7. All the events of the exhibition will be published in the web page of the Bucovina Museum http://www.muzeulbucovinei.ro/ and also on the webpages of the partners. All the artists who will qualify for the exhibition will receive the.printed catalogue containing all the selected cartoons.
8. Deadline for sending your cartoons: 30th of April 2015.
9. The exhibition will be opened for the public in June 2015.
10. Bucovina Museum – muzeulbucovinei.ro and „Gândeşte” Association – gandeste.org reserve the right to use the works submitted for the contest in any way suited to promote the contest and its results.
Jury Members: Mihai Panzaru Pim – cartoonist; George Licurici – cartoonist; Ovidiu Ambrozie Borta BOA- cartoonist
Artistic manager: BOA www.artboa.ro; www.artboa.blogspot.com, boa-caricatura.eu.
Source: cartooncenter.

I am Charlie Cartoon Festival January 30th 2015, Norway

I am Charlie
Religious tolerance, respect
and freedom of expression
Cartoon Festival
January 30th 2015

Universal Tolerance Organization with the vision of global peace, democracy, peaceful coexistence, respect of human rights and sustainable development through tolerance, organizes this festival to support the freedom of expression and respect to human rights.
UTO ask you to send one or two of your art for the festival because of the attack in Paris. In January 7, 2015, at approximately 11:30 CET(10:30 UTC), two masked gunmen armed with Kalashnikov rifles, a shotgun, and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher stormed the headquarters of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. They shot and killed 12 people, including Charlie Hebdo staff and two French National police officers, and wounded 11 others.
This festival will hold I am Charlie Cartoon Festival out of respect for human rights and support for journalists and cartoonist around the world.
Subject: Religious tolerance, respect and freedom of expression.
Deadline: 30 January 2015
Artists may start sending their work from January 10th to: festival@universaltolerance.org
Terms and conditions:
The competition is open to everybody around the world.
The art work must be original and not published or exhibited previously.
The work should be designed and colored digitally.
The artist should sign the original digital artwork, and number the printed version with pencil before mailing it to our postal address.
The artwork should be filed as JPG with a resolution of 300 dpi.
Name, personal details and contact information (phone, email, country of origin, mailing address) of the artist should be written behind the artwork.
Artists should enclose a personal photo and a short biography of themselves.
The artwork should demonstrate of the subjects mentioned above.
International juries will select the artwork for competition.
A collection of artworks will be published to present an artistic view of the principles of tolerance.
Universal Tolerance Organization will have the right to publish the artworks in books, and websites of U.T.O etc.
Awards:
First prize: 600 Euros.
Second prize: 400 Euros.
Third prize: 300 Euros.
Website: www.universaltolerance.org
I am Charle Cartoon Festival on the FACEBOOK CLICK HERE.

6.01.2015 R.I.P. Stefan DESPODOV, Bulgaria

http://www.bestcartoons.net/Cartoonists/Stefan-DESPODOV-Bulgaria/
http://dicaco.kongju.ac.kr/content.php?db=menu02_03&key=Stefan+Despodov
Source: bestcartoons.

Gunmen attack the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris; 12 killed including 4 cartoonists

It is reported the four cartoonists were Charb, Cabu, Wolinski and Tignous.

Carlos Latuff (Middle East Monitor).

XXIII International Satire and Humor Contest 2015, Studio d’Arte Andromeda, Trento, Italy

XXIII International Satire and Humor Contest 2015, Studio d’Arte Andromeda, Trento, Italy
RULES
THEME: THE BOOK IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE BOOK
ENROLMENT CONDITIONS
Any Italian and foreign artists can enrol. The age limit is 16 years. Each participant is allowed to submit max 3 original works, not rewarded or reported in other competitions.
ARTISTIC LANGUAGES
Illustration/satire: size A4/3
Cartoon: max 2 pages size A4/3
Animations video: maximum running time of 1 minute
RULES CONCERNING THE DISPATCH OF WORKS
The works must be sent in digital format to info@studioandromeda.net
Images should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and saved in jpg or tiff format at the highest quality.
Important: the images can be max 5MB, for images larger than 5MB use www.wetransfer.com
DEADLINE
Entries must be received no later than March 28, 2015
SELECTION AF WORK
The international jury will select the works that will be exhibited in the exhibition and published in the online catalog and sent in pdf format to the selected authors.
The jury meeting is scheduled for April 11, 12, 2015.
The winners and reported undertake to send the works in the original, if digitally printed in high quality and signed by 15 October 2015, on pain of forfeiture of the prize. The three winning authors will be hosted at the expense of study Art Andromeda on 14 and 15 November in Trento.
PRIZE WINNINGS CEREMONY AND EXHIBITION OF WORK
The award ceremony will be Saturday, November 14, 2015 at: 18,00, the place will be announced later.
The exhibition will be on display from November 14 to December 5, 2015.
A preview of the exhibition will be exposed to Trentino Book Festival Caldonazzo (TN) on days 12,13 ,14 June 2015. The selected works will remain on permanent display on the site www.studioandromeda.net.
RIGHTS AND ROYALTIES
The authors, taking part in the competition, give the non-exclusive right to publish the work in any medium for promotional purposes by Studio d’Arte Andromeda not have any claim as copyright.
PRIZES
1° prize € 1000,00
2° prize € 700,00
3° prize € 500,00
Cartoon special prize € 300,00
Animations video special prize € 300,00
10 mentions with small gift.
Download rules + Entry Form (PDF Format) here.

Rules of the 13th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival 2014, China

1,Sections/Themes:
1) Cartoon:
(A) Gourmet; (B) 12 Chinese Zodiac; (C) 12 Constellations; (D) Free Theme
2) Caricature:
(A) Famous President; (B) Sports Star; (C) Entertainment Star; (D) Business Star
2,Deadline:
February 18, 2015 (Chinese New Year's eve)
3,Entries:
1) Size: Min:A4(210mmx297mm), Max:A3(297mmx420mm).
2) Quantity: Unlimited.
3) Please send digital original drawings to this contest. Black & white or colored, any style, any technique will be accepted.
4) Participants are requested to send together with their cartoons, an entry-form with digital signature, a photograph or caricature. The form can be downloaded at FreeCartoonsWeb.
5) Titles or entry-form must be filled out in understandable English or Chinese.
6) All cartoonists can participate in festival through your own E-mail by submitting your cartoons to: freecartoons@126.com
Format:JPEG Size:max.4M per cartoon Resolution ratio:200dpi-300dpi
7) The excellent cartoons will be published in Chinese newspaper and magazine. Some cartoons will be exhibited in China. All cartoons will not be returned.
4,Prize:
1) Cartoon:
Grand Prize (1 awards): Certificate+Catalogue+Gifts;
Gold Prize (2 awards): Certificate+Catalogue;
Silver Prize (4 awards): Certificate+Catalogue;
Bronze Prize (8 awards): Certificate+Catalogue.
2) Caricature:
Grand Prize (1 awards): Certificate+Catalogue+Gifts;
Gold Prize (2 awards): Certificate+Catalogue;
Silver Prize (4 awards): Certificate+Catalogue;
Bronze Prize (8 awards): Certificate+Catalogue.
5,Contact:
URL: http://www.fcwfcw.com , http://www.fcw.cn
E-mail: freecartoons@126.com (Only for Festival)
Source: http://www.fcwfcw.com/Diary.asp?ID=696.

New deadline for Pannonpower Cartoon Contest 2014, Hungary

Pannonpower Cartoon Contest
NEW DEADLINE: 18. 01. 2015
only on the internet, by e-mail!
Theme: Drawings in green – innovative energy production by biomass
Information here.

20th International Cartoon Exhibition Zagreb 2015, Croatia

20. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION ZAGREB 2015

A. PARTICIPATION
The organizer of the 20th International cartoon exhibition ZAGREB 2015 is the Croatian Cartoonist Association.
The festival is opened for everyone regardless of nationality, age, sex, or profession.
B. THEME PAINTING ( FROM CAVES TO COMPUTERS )
C. ENTRIES
Conditions of entry:
1. Original works and digital artworks will be accepted. Digital artwork is to be numbered in pencil on the front and pencil signed. Copies cannot be admitted.
2. Entries can be either black and white or coloured.
3. There should be the name, the surname and the adress on the reverse side of cartoons.
4. The cartoons must not have been previously awarded on festivals.
5. Maximum 3 entries will be submitted.
6. Size of entries is A4 or A3 format.
D. DEADLINE
Entry deadline is the 16th of April 2015.
E. ADDRESS
CROATIAN CARTOONIST ASSOCIATION
(HRVATSKO DRUŠTVO KARIKATURISTA)
SAVSKA CESTA 100
10000 ZAGREB, CROATIA
F. PRIZES AND AWARDS
First Prize 1.000 EUR
Second Prize 500 EUR
Third Prize 300 EUR
Five Special mentions
G. EXHIBITION
The exhibition will take place in Gallery Klovićevi dvori in Zagreb on the 2th of June 2015.
H. OTHER CONDITIONS
Authors of works that qualify to the exhibition are given a presentation copy of the exhibition cataloque.
Only on explicit request will remaining (original) works be returned to the owners in the end of the exhibition cycle (in the second half of the year 2016).
The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the festival, Zagreb 2015, as the advertising material without being obliged to pay a fee to an author whose work may be used.
The prize-winning works become property of the organizer.
Entry Form here .
WEB: http://www.hdk.hr/ .

New Year 2015 : Dragutin Kovačević

The end of the Arab Cartoon House website / Nedal Hashem

Like all beautiful ideas, there is always an end, and this is the end of the Arab Cartoon House website.
The site will halt due to the lack of usefulness, and poor attention of professional cartoonists. In a time when the beginning was modest in terms of services provided, there was broad interest from professional cartoonists, which formed our identity as a site specialized in professional caricature. However, with the spread of social networking sites that have become a strong competitor to various types of sites, we have become in front of a strong octopus which we cannot resist, especially with the great desire for sites such as Facebook to monopolize the cyberspace.
The site will halt because we are not an organization that has the necessary potential to implement the tasks of archiving and posting news specialized in the Arabic caricature art, although we have made efforts of this kind with individual potential and without any financial support.
The site will halt because of the level of bathos in cartoons published in some Arabic newspapers, which do not deserve the price of its ink, so how it could deserve my effort in saving and archiving it.
The site will halt because of the level of trauma caused by the institutions which supposed to be a cultural lever, but it turned out to be speculation centers which value the culture only at the level of interest generated by some stock.
The site will halt because I left my professional specialty in engineering, thinking that it is more important to be a cartoonist, then I was spending long time in following up site affairs more than the time I was spending in drawing, thinking that it is more important to perform this task that it is performed by none in the Arab world.
The site will halt because I have other ideas hoping that I will be able to achieve them before they become obsolete.
This is a message of apology to whom it may concern, including a number of friends and great cartoonists whom I could not know without this site.
I hope that the Arab Cartoon House website has contributed to the development of this art during the past nine years.
Author: Nedal Hashem
October 27, 2014.
Source: arabcartoon.

New Year 2015 : Giannis Geroulias

New Year 2015 : Ivan Hanousek

Umoristi A Marostica becomes biennial

After 46 years’ edition of the competition, the group graphic organizer of the event, has decided that it is time to re-think the most current key in the mode of the event.
Since the birth of the competition to date the social reality, Italian and international, has changed dramatically. Was 1969 when a group of university students, in the wake of the movements of the ’68 proposed a manifestation of complaint is not with protest signs, but with humorous cartoons. They chose the graphics in the belief that it was an international language suited to overcome political barriers, language and culture. We added the humor that for them meant not to laugh and just, but most do reflect, often throwing a critical message on existence. Over time the quality of the works, the honest intent, the seriousness and the quality of the jury, the freedom of choice of themes, the independence from political strategies and/or commercial as well as the passion of the group, have meant that the competition has imposed among the most important in Italy and abroad and is still very popular with artists from around the world.
But the rapid transformation that are affecting the cultural field is changing rapidly forms of production, distribution and consumption of culture in each country, and the forms of cultural exchanges that can take place between countries. Digital culture is causing revolution of all target reference points for human growth social and mental.
This rapid spread of social communication is transforming the quality of virtual information and creates new challenges for art in general, but especially for graphics. In recent years, the group graph has made a considerable effort in this area with results undoubtedly significant, but not optimal yet.
Then to reason with serenity and attention has decided to bring the competition every two years.
However, we will keep the focus on the graphics in the year proposing a “pause”, an exhibition of graphics of great artists in the industry, but we would have so more “time” to re-think our competition in a modern both in structure and in the mode of participation and proposition to the public that has always faithfully followed.
See you in the competition in 2016!
Gruppo Grafico Marosticense
Source: http://www.umoristiamarostica.it/?p=53.

New Year 2015 : Milenko Kosanovic