30.12.16

Astra Motor International Cartoon Contest 2017, Indonesia

Theme: Transportation
Subtheme: Traffic ethics
The competition can be participated by cartoonists all over the world and free of charge.
We only accept your cartoon works via email.
Your cartoon works must be in color. not black and white.
Send your works to:
amcartooncontest@gmail.com
Size File Format:
Minimum Size: 1 MB; maximum Size: 15 MB
File Format: JPG; Resolution: 200-300 dpi;
Color Mode: RGB.
In other word the work must be safe and fine to be printed on A3.
Number of cartoons:
Max. number of entries per cartoonist: five cartoons
The cartoons must be the original work of the artist.
Deadline: 31 March 2017.
Awards:
1st Prize: 15.000.000 lDR + Certificate (Pdf)
2nd Prize: 9.000.000 IDR + Certificate (Pdf)
3rd Prize: 6.000.000 IDR + Certificate (Pdf)
Five Citations: 3.000.000 IDR.
(Each winner subject to income tax at 15% of Prize).
Collection:
Except for the winners, each cartoon can be purchased/collected
by visitors to the exhibition at a price 1.000.000 IDR per-print of work and
cartoonists get the right 50% of each work sold.
Caption:
The caption in English.
Jury:
The prize winners are determined by Indonesia independent Jury.
The decision of the Jury is final.
Dates:
The jury starts with the determination of the prize winners around 20 April 2017.
And the winners of the competition will be announced on 25 April 2017.
Presentation of the cartoons:
With the sending of the works tor the competition the contestant accepts
automatically the regulation of the competition and agrees the print of
the cartoons for the exhibition and catalogues.
The catalogue will be sent to participants by email in Pdf file.
Awards Ceremony:
The exhibition date and The Awards ceremony of
the Astra Motor International Cartoon Contest 2017,
will take place around May 2017. in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Fixed time and date will be announced later.
All copyrights are held by the author of the cartoons.
The decision is final. Errors and changes excepted.
Semarang, 23 December 2016.
Best Regards.
Jitet Koestana (Cartoonist)
Darminto M Sudarmo (Humor Observer).
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(Source: irancartoon).

29.12.16

Yalda Hasheminezhad, Iran

XXV International festival of satire and humor 2017, Italy

XXV International festival of satire and humor 2017
Cartoon theme 
CULTURE 
Enrolment conditions
Any Italian and foreign artists can enroll.
The minimum age is 16 years.
Each participant is allowed to submit max 3 original works, not rewarded or reported in other competitions.
Artistic languages
Illustration/ satire/ humor: size A4/A3.
Cartoon max 2 pages size A4/A3.
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 must have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and be 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 
Works must be received no later than March 19, 2017 (EXTENDED:) April 15, 2017.
Selection of works
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 three winning authors will be hosted at the expense of Studio d’Arte Andromeda in Trento within three days of the inauguration.
Prizes
1° prize € 1000,00
2° prize € 700,00
3° prize € 500,00
Cartoon special prize € 300,00
Prize winning ceremony and exhibition of works
The award ceremony will be in October 2017, the exact date will be announced later.
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 having any claim as copyright.
Entry Form on WEB: http://studioandromeda.net/.
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(Deadline updated on 28.02.2017 03:30).

27.12.16

1st Int. Cartoon Festival on Safe & Optimal Consumption of natural gas, Alborz 2017, Iran

The first International Cartoon Festival on
Safe & Optimal Consumption of natural gas
Alborz 2017, Iran
Theme: Safe and Optimal Consumption of Gas
“Consumption Optimization and observation the gas safety tips”
Conditions:
- Each participant can send maximum 6 works.
- Sending (Name, family name, post address, Email address and Tel) of artists Just by word file is necessary.
- Festival catalogue will be given to those artists whose works will be published (please apply extreme attention in writing your mailing address and contact information).
- Artworks must be A4 and A3 in size, 300 dpi by jpg format.
- The Artworks published and Awarded In Other Festivals Or Competitions Are Not Accepted And They Will Be Rejected In The Judgment Stage.
- There is no limitation in the employed techniques.
- Secretariat of the festival has the copyright of printing and exhibiting the received works.
- Attending in the competition means the artists agree with all rules of the festival.
Prizes:
First prize: 3.000.000 toman, Honorable mention & Trophy.
Second prize: 2.000.000 toman, Honorable mention & Trophy.
Third prize: 1.000.000 toman, Honorable mention & Trophy.
10 Special Prize: 500.000 toman, Honorable mention & Trophy
3 Special Prize of technical jury alborz gas: Honorable mention & Trophy
Deadline: 2017-01-17 (EXTENDED:) 2017-01-21
Address for sending artworks: gascartoonfest@gmail.com
For more information, please send your questions to the following email address:
www.Cartoonmag.com
talangorcartoons@hotmail.com
(Source).

Halis Dokgoz, Turkey

24.12.16

17th International Comic Art Festival "Unlimited Comics" Prilep 2017, Macedonia

17-th INTERNATIONAL COMIC ART FESTIVAL
,,UNLIMITED COMICS”- Prilep-Macedonia
The “Byzant”—Visual Art Center is organizing the 10-th Annual international Comic art exhibition to be held in Prilep, Macedonia. The topic is: ”Freedom” - (Dreams, life, borders, walls, war, sex, food, sports, people, zoo, natural…)
1.Participation is open to all artists of comics that currently publish or have published in national or international mass media and not published.
2.Participation will consist of an entry on the topic ,,Freedom” format can be 21 x 29,7 cm - A4 Gallery formate. Send original work. Each works must bear the signature or initials of the artist at the front, with name, surname, adress, telephone number and e-mail address indicated on the back.
3.The entries should be packaged to protect the contents. The organization recommends placing the entry between two pieces of cardboard. Shipping will be paid by the participant. On packaged sign: ,,PRINT OUT OF VALUE”. The organization is not responsible for any damage caused during shipment.
4.March 12th is the deadline for resident authors in Balkans,and April 7th for participants of the other countries.The entries must be sent to the following address:
,,VIZANT,,-Visual Art Center
“Dimo Narednikot”;58
7500-Prilep
MACEDONIA
Attn:comix-expo
Tel:++389-48-430-365
www.gallery-museum.mk
Contact person : Iv
e-mail: vizant@t.mk
5.The entries selected by the Committee will be displayed in the 17th annual international exhibition of comic Arts.
6.The entries become part of the “Byzant,,-visual art center archive. The entryes may be displayed in all the premises of the ,,Vizant”-Visual Art center in itinerant exhibitions, and in publications that are periodically published.
7.The ,,Vizant”-Visual Art center has the right to reproduce and circulate the entries, whenever the authors's name appears and the main objective is the dissemination of the exhibition or the participation in other activities of the “Vizant”-Art center general in area of art comix, that is to say, catalogues, posters, the press, web pages, etc…without generating any obligation towards the participating authors.
8.The organization will communicate through its web page or by means of letter the name of the authors whose entry has been received as well as the names of the selected entries.. The authors will be informed of accommodation conditions if they want attend the exhibition opening or any acttivities parallel to this event.
9.Once the exhibition has closed in Prilep, all the authors whose work has been selected will receive a copy of the publication made for the exhibition.
10.The organization reserves the right to not exibit those entries considered to be an affront to individual or collective rights.
11.Awards. Invited 7 artists on international comic art collony in Macedonia traveling expenses, visa, accomodation is a to ensure from organizateur.
12.Participation in the exhibition means the complete acceptance of all the above conditions.
P.S.
“VIZANT”-ORGANIZATEUR IS A UNITED WHO PUBLISH CATALOGUE BOOK MIN.160 PAGES AND AFTER EXHIBITION SEND BOOK TO ALL SELECTED ARTISTS PARTICIPANTS WITHOUT WHERE LIVING.

Engin Selcuk, Turkey

21.12.16

Nenad Ostojic, Croatia

22nd International cartoon exhibition Zagreb 2017, Croatia

22. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION ZAGREB 2017
A. PARTICIPATION
The organizer of the 22nd International cartoon exhibition ZAGREB 2017 is the Croatian Cartoonist Association. The festival is opened for everyone regardless of nationality, age, sex, or profession.
B. THEME HOTELS, HOSTELS, APARTMENTS AND CAMPS (Tourism workers and tourists' funny stories)
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 address 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 13th April 2017.
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 30th May 2017.
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 2018).
The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the festival, Zagreb 2017, 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.
WEB: www.hdk.hr .

20.12.16

The 13th International Cartoon Contest SYRIA 2017

Syria Cartoon website present
The 13th International Cartoon Contest SYRIA 2017
Regulations
T h e m e s:
Cartoon Section:
F R E E ( funny)
Caricature Section:
SYRIAN CARTOONIST : Momtaz Albahra
Momtaz Al-Bahra, Syrian painter and cartoonist born in 1938, studied fine arts in Cairo university then moved to Damascus where he published a lot of his drawings in the Syrian journals and magazines, then he quit cartoon "Karikatur" during early 80s... Al-Bahra is considered as one of the most outstanding painters of the "children's literature" in Syria, he has pioneer contributions to the history of the Syrian contemporary Artistic Movement as an immortal pioneer Artist.
(see photos on source)
Note: Each participant can send maximum 2 artworks
A4, 200 dpi, JPG/JPEG and free techniques.
• Deadline: 25 /2 / 2017
Prizes: Golden, Silver, Bronze and 5 Special Prizes.
• Jury members will be considered as participants in the exhibition
and represent their own countries.
Their names will be automatically added to the List of Participants
(They will participate only in exhibition,
Not in contest (just honorary participation).
• Cartoons can be used for any promotion purposes
(Printing, websites, Newspapers, posters, invitation cards....etc)
without the permission of the artist and without any payment.
• Cartoons must be sent to:
syriacartoon@gmail.com
Syria Cartoon website:
www.raedcartoon.com
Thank you for participation
RAED KHALIL.

19.12.16

4th KalDer Bursa International Cartoon Contest 2017, Turkey

4. KalDer BURSA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST
Topic of the Contest:“NEW LIFE
Explanation about the topic of the contest: Our world has been changing and progressing from its existence point to our day. Humanity took big steps for its own future, everything moved so fast. Sustainability, economy, change, Industry 4.0, universal values, environment, climate changes, rapidly consumed resources in danger of extinction, nature friendly production systems, livable future subjects are being approached in “NEW LIFE” theme.
Last date for application: 19 January 2017, Thursday
The contest is receptive internationally for all amateur and prfessional caricaturists.
Application: Limited with three caricatures, may be e-mailed to bursa@kalder.org in 300 dpi jpg format.
The caricatures can be published, yet should not be awarded in another competition.
The caricatures will be published at www.facebook.com/kalder.bursa social media account between 21.01.2017 - 31.01.2017 for detection of plagiarism and resemblance. Objections will not be considered after these dates.
Competing caricatures may be printed and used in KalDer organisations (posters, books, albums, postcards, brochures, invitations, exhibitions, etc.) and published in internet environment. One of the artworks may be used as the main visual of the 15th Quality and Success Symposium which will be held in Bursa between 14th to 15th of April 2017. All remaining publication rights belongs to the author. Competitors are considered to have an agreement in these conditions.
Prizes:
1st Place 3.000 TL ve plaque
2nd Place 1.500 TL ve plaque
3rd Place 750 TL ve plaque
Three Honorable Mention Plaques
Anatolian Caricaturists Society Special Award (plaque)
Explanation: Reward money and plaques will be sent to respective winners in March 2017. Reward money will be paid according to exchange rates of the date of payment in USD for international artists.
Results will be announced at www.facebook.com/kalder.bursa social media account on 06 February 2017, Monday.
Person in Charge of Organisation: Arzu Özel
E-mail Adress for the Works to be sent: bursa@kalder.org
Contact Information:
Phone: +90224 241 60 10
KalDer Bursa Department (Türkiye Kalite Derneği Bursa Department)
Fethiye Mah. Sanayi Cad. No:317/2 Nilüfer / Bursa / Turkey.