15.2.17

1st International Festival of Satire, Humor and Caricature "Me, Itar Pejo" 2017, Macedonia

1st International Festival of Satire, Humor and Caricature "Me, Itar Pejo"
COMPETITION
The organizer of the festival "Me, Itar Peyo" International Slavic University "Gavrilo Romanovich Derzhavin" Sveti Nikole - Bitola, announces International Competition for satire, humor and caricature.
The competition is announced for aphorism, Humoresque and short cartoon, and the topics are two, namely: Clever Peter (Hitar Petar / Itar Pejo) and Free theme.
Authors should send 20 aphorisms, five humoresque, and unlimited number of cartoons.
All papers must be original and hitherto unpublished anywhere.
Provided are three prizes for each category are as follows: 500, 300 and 200 euros for Cartoon; 400, 300 and 200 for Humoresque, and 300, 200 and 100 for Aphorism.
The address where you should send the appendices: International Slavic University "Derzhavin", "Marshal Tito" no. 77, Sveti Nikole 2220, Republic of Macedonia, with a note: The competition for "Me, Itar Peyo"
The competition is announced on February 14, 2017, and the deadline for sending the papers is June 14, 2017.
More info in PDF.

11.2.17

10th International Contest of Caricature and Cartoon of Vianden 2017, Luxembourg

The Museum of Caricature and Cartoon of Vianden with the cooperation of Les Amis du Château de Vianden and Naturpark OUR are pleased to announce their
10th INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OF CARICATURE AND CARTOON OF VIANDEN
1. Subject: Bee HAPPY (bee, honey, happiness, optimism…)
2. Deadline: 2th April 2017
3. Prizes: 1st prize: 1500 €, 2nd prize: 1000 €, 3rd prize: 500 €, 3 honourable mentions
4. Entries: Each participant can submit up to 4 entries in digital format by sending them via internet to the following address: cartoon@caricature.eu. The author must include the following details in his or her e-mail: first name, last name, complete address, e-mail address, phone number and the title or the number of each submission. The specifications for these electronic submissions are as follows: format JPEG, good quality, and max. 1,5 MB per picture. Out of these submissions, the jury will make a selection of 60-100 drawings. Only the awarded artists will be invited to send the original work by mail. All these works will be shown as prints at the exhibition and in the catalogue. Their size should be between A4 (210x297mm) and A3 (297x420mm).
5. Technique: Free, black and white or in colour, without subtitles.
6. Prizes and Exhibition: The announcement of the prizes and honourable mentions will happen on 6th May 2017 in Castle of Vianden and the exhibition will take place in the Hall of the Knights of the Castle of Vianden from 6th May until 28th May 2017. There are plans to display the exhibits in the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon of Vianden and in other cities.
7. Returns:The drawings that were awarded one of the prizes will become property of the organizer.
8. Catalogue: The authors whose submissions are selected for the exhibition will receive a free catalogue by mail.
9. Results: The results will be published on the website www.caricature.eu on 7th May 2017.
The award winners selected by the jury will be personally informed via e-mail or by phone. The final decisions of the jury are incontestable.
10. Copyright: 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.
11. Generalities: The submitted work should not have been awarded or published before the deadline of this contest.
By taking part in this contest the participants accept the abovementioned rules.
12. Submission address for the awarded works :
Musée de la Caricature et du Cartoon de Vianden
48, Grand-rue, L - 9410 Vianden, Luxembourg
13. Further informations cartoon@caricature.eu
WEB: http://www.caricature.eu.

6.2.17

Results of the 4th Kalder Bursa International Cartoon Contest 2017, Turkey

The results of the 4th Kalder Bursa International Cartoon Contest 2017 are announced.
Theme: New Life
JURY:
Ahmet Aykanat (Turkey) Cartoonist
Mehmet Kahraman (Turkey) Cartoonist
Cüneyt Şenyavaş (Turkey) Cartoonist
Kemal Akkoç (Turkey) Cartoonist
Halit Kurtulmuş (Turkey) Cartoonist
Valeri Aleksandrov (Bulgaria) Cartoonist
Leila Alaiy (Iran) Cartoonist
Aykan Kurkur (Turkey) KalDer Bursa.
Reporter: Arzu Özel (Turkey) KalDer Bursa.
WINNERS
1st Prize: Jitet Kustana - Indonesia (Top)
2nd Prize: Tsocho Peev - Bulgaria
3rd Prize: Mümin Durmaz - Turkey
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3 Honorable Mention Plaques:
Bilig Ba – China
Marian Avramescu – Romania
Musa Gümüş - Turkey
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Anatolian Caricaturists Society Special Award:
Pawel Kuczynski - Poland.
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More on source.

3.2.17

34th Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Competition 2017, Turkey

34th AYDIN DOĞAN INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION
• Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition is organized every year in Turkey by Aydın Doğan Foundation.
• The competition is open to the professional and amateur cartoonists from all over the world.
• The Jury is composed of the international members. The Jury will meet in June 2017.
• The award ceremony of 34th Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition will be organized in November 2017 in Istanbul.
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
1. Participants can select any theme.
2. Participants will submit the original copies of their cartoons. Cartoons sent as printouts should bear original signatures of participants. Photographs, photocopies, etc. will not be accepted.
3. Size of cartoons should not exceed A3 paper size (29.7 x 42cm).
4. Completing the participation form attached or published on www.aydindoganvakfi.org.tr, participants will send their cartoons together with a short curriculum vitae and a photograph of them to the following address: Aydın Doğan Vakfı, 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 or for any late delivery of cartoons.
6. Award-winning cartoons will not be returned to participants.
7. By completing the participation form, the participant beforehand declares and accepts that he/she is the author of his/her cartoon(s) to be submitted to the competition; that he/she 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 as defined under the provisions of the Articles 21-25 of the Law No. 5846 on Turkish Intellectual and Artistic Works; and that he/she gives consent to Aydın Doğan Foundation to exhibit such cartoon(s), to keep them in its archives, to duplicate and publish them on the Internet or through other media and to use them in any other way without any limitations.
8. Where the cartoon(s) to be submitted to the competition wins a rank and/or a prize; the participant beforehand declares and accepts that he/she is the author of his/her rank and/or prize-winning cartoon(s) and that he/she transfers ownership of the original or the copy of cartoon, submitted to the competition, to Aydın Doğan Foundation; that he/she transfers the financial rights such as processing, duplication, distribution, representation, indication and transmission to the public via audio and/or visual means he/she holds over the cartoon(s) to Aydın Doğan Foundation without any limitations on location, time period and number including assignment to third parties under the provisions of the Articles 21-25 of the Law No. 5846 on Turkish Intellectual and Artistic Work; that he/she 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 and to use them in any other way without any limitations; that he/she does not have any right of disposition over the financial rights subject to transfer and thus will not enter into any transactions with third parties in relation to transferred financial rights.
9. The participant accepts and declares that the information included on the participation form completed for the competition participation will be processed and transferred with communication and competition participation purposes within the framework of the International Cartoon Competition of Aydın Doğan Foundation in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law number 6698; that even if the application fails, the personal data will be kept by Aydın Doğan Foundation for the period of time set forth by the legislation; that the information related to competition participation will be shared with the jury, press and media organs and other relevant parties; that where a prize is won or where cartoon is published, his/her information as being author of such cartoon will be shared with the public; and that he/she is provided with required information in this regard.
• The participant accepts and declares that he/she has been informed before participating in the competition that he/she can learn his/her rights about his/her personal data and possible modifications on processing of this data from www.aydindoganvakfi.org.tr;
• That where he/she has any request on processing of his/her personal data by Aydın Doğan Foundation, he/she can send such request in written with original signature to the address of Aydın Doğan Vakfı, Burhaniye Mahallesi Kısıklı Cad. No: 65 34676 Üsküdar Istanbul/Turkey;
• That he/she will provide clear and comprehensible information related to the right he/she requests to use during the application to be made; that he/she will certify his/her identity during the application to prove that the applicant is the relevant person and will send his/her identification information together with the application; and that it will be required to share also his/her contact information to receive the result of the application; and that he/she has been informed about all of these issues before participating in the competition.
10. The Foundation will cover travel and accommodation expenses of the first three award-winning competitors for the award ceremony.
11. Cartoons that have not received any awards will be returned to their owners upon written application to the Foundation within 1 year. The responsibility of the Foundation ends after this period.
12. The deadline to participate in the competition is Friday, 5th May 2017.
13. Jury members cannot participate in the competition in the year they act as a jury member.
14. The decision to upload the cartoons, submitted to the competition, on the Virtual Museum belongs to Aydın Doğan Foundation.
AWARDS
“Empowered Girls, Empowered Futures” Award: 8,000 USD
Winner : 8,000 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation Winner Award
First Runner up : 5,000 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation First Runner up Award
Second runner up : 3,500 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation Second Runner up Award
Success Award : 500 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation Success Award
(In the event of a tie, the monetary awards may be shared equally among the winners.
A minimum of 5 and maximum of 12 success awards will be granted.)
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“Empowered Girls, Empowered Futures” Award
While half of the world population is still underrepresented in the business, politics, science and academy and discriminated, it is impossible to turn the ideals of justice, freedom and equality into a reality. Only if women are empowered, the world can be more healthy, peaceful and prosperous.
One of the most essential steps towards eradicating the gender inequality which still prevails even in the most developed countries in the world is the girls’ education. It is an absolute must that all the girls in the world have access to uninterrupted, quality education so that they can make their own decisions, direct their own lives and they can reach the positions they deserve. However, this is not enough. Beyond access to education, each of us are responsible of providing all the girls and young women with the opportunities to realize their potentials inside and outside of the schools, to enable them to develop their knowledge and skills throughout their lives and to remove all the barriers they face when they participate in the workforce.
Aydın Doğan Foundation, being aware of this responsibility, works in the field of girls’ education and empowerment.
In this regard, one cartoon that will be selected among the cartoons that will be sent in the “Empowered Girls, Empowered Futures” category will receive a special award worth of 8.000 US dollars.
Source: aydindoganvakfi.

1.2.17

Concurso Internacional World Press Cartoon 2017, Portugal

WORLD PRESS CARTOON IS BACK!
Dear friend,
After overcoming the financial restrictions that forced the 2016 interregnum, WORLD PRESS CARTOON is back on track!
Its main event will be hosted by the Portuguese municipality of Caldas da Rainha, where the works of the top world class cartoonists will be on display in early Summer 2017. Caldas da Rainha, 90 km North from Lisbon, is the hometown of the greatest Portuguese caricaturist of all times, Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, 1846-1905 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Bordalo_Pinheiro), and World Press Cartoon organization is very happy and honoured with our new location.
We maintain the last monetary prizes structure, with a Grand Prix of 10 000 euros. The nine prize winners will be invited to attend the Awards Ceremony to be held at CCC - Cultural and Congress Center of Caldas da Rainha main auditorium (http://ccc.com.pt/espacos-comerciais/grande-auditorio).
Our mission, as always: to distinguish, exhibit, promote and award the best drawings published in the world press. Caricatures, editorial and gag cartoons that will make a retrospective view of the world’s current affairs in 2016, views from different cultures, drawings where the cartoonists picture and criticize the ways of the world with humor and a sharp eye.
Because the WORLD PRESS CARTOON aims at gathering the best in the international production of humour drawings published in the Press every year, this is a meeting the professional cartoonists should not miss!
Please find attached the competition rules and the entry form that must join all participant works. Please read carefully the rules. Cartoonists are permitted to submit to the competition one original entry in each of the three categories of the salon. Please note that only the originals of the works will be accepted. Top quality printed versions of works produced by digital or mixed techniques will be considered originals when they are signed by hand by the author, who must indicate the techniques and software used on the competition application form. The original digital files must be also sent, either on CD, DVD or flash drive.
It is an essential pre-requisite for eligibility that the works were originally printed between January 1 and December 31, 2016, in newspapers or magazines, published on a regular basis and on sale to the public. As proof of compliance with this pre-requisite, each original must be accompanied by the respective full page of publication, on which the date and title of the newspaper or magazine is clearly visible (cuttings, pasted versions, photocopies or digital prints of the publication are not acceptable).
Very important notice: the participating works should be received by the organization’s secretariat by March 15, 2017 (EXTENDED:) 24 MARCH 2017. Send your works to:
Concurso Internacional World Press Cartoon
AP. 1179 EC Picoas 1050-001 Lisboa – Portugal
If you use Express Mail, TNT, DHL, Fedex, UPS, or similar mail services, please send to:
Concurso Internacional World Press Cartoon
Av. Ressano Garcia, 36 ,1º Dº 1070-237 Lisboa Portugal
To avoid delays in customs processing, please write on the packaging, clearly visible, the words “NO COMMERCIAL VALUE”.
We hope to have your best 2016 cartoons in our 2017 exhibition and catalogue next Summer! We remind you that authors are free to submit what they consider to be their best work, although clearly those personalities, themes and events of a more universal nature will be best suited to such an international salon as the World Press Cartoon!
Best regards,
Rui Paulo da Cruz
World Press Cartoon
Director | Communication and International Relations.
WEB: www.worldpresscartoon.com.

Results of the 6th Red Man International Humour Art Biennial 2016, China

The contest is supported by the cartoonists all over the world. We received 4217 works from 480 cartoonists in over 68 countries and areas. 105 cartoonists are selected after the final judgement. With great supports by the worldwide artists, the contest makes great progress on quality and quantity. Redman International Art Center appreciates all the friends supporting “Redman Prize”. We are always doing our best to promote Chinese art.
A. CARTOON:
GOLDEN PRIZE:
LI ZHILIN--CHINA
SILVER PRIZE:
ARMEN HAMONANGAN--INDONESIA
COPPER PRIZE:
KAZANEVSKY VLADIMIR--UKRAINE
RED MAN PRIZE:
CRISTINA BERNAZZANI--ITALY
MUSA GUMUS--TURKEY
EXCELLENT PRIZE:
CONSTANTIN PAVEL--ROMANIA
KATZ GRIGORI--ISRAEL
OGUZ DEMIR--TURKEY
DORU AXINTE--ROMANIA
MOJMIR MIHATOV--CROATIA
MOHAMMAD ALI KHALAJI--IRAN
MARCO DE ANGELIS--ITALY
HAMED MORTAZAVI ALAVI--IRAN
ANDREA PECCHIA--ITALY
GAI GUIBAO--CHINA
HELMUT JACEK--GERMANY
SELECTED:
JIN XIAOXING--CHINA
YAN WEI--CHINA
LI JINGSHAN--CHINA
WEN FENGGANG--CHINA
LIANG JUNQI--CHINA
SUN BAOXIN--CHINA
LIU QIANG--CHINA
SUN CHEN--CHINA
LI TAO--CHINA
ZLATKO KRSTEVSKI--MACEDONIA
ERDOGAN BASOL--TURKIYE
MARCO RAMOS TRUJILLANO--PERU
STEPHEN MUMBERSON--ENGLAND
NGAI OO U HAN KYI--MYANMAR
CORNEL CHIOREAN--ROMANIA
SLOBODAN BUTIR--CROATIA
RADKO OKETIC--SLOVENIA
SEMERENKO VLADIMIR--RUSSIA
SITTIPUNT TUMYING--THAILAND
PAVLIK VLADIMIR--SLOVAKIA
ANNE DERENNE--SPAIN
ISHIMARU HIDE--JAPAN
JAVIER ZORRILLA BERGANZA--ESPANA
KOSTYA KRCSTYANNIKOV--RUSSIA
JAYARATHNA WICKRAMASINGHA--SRILANKA
SERGEY SICHENKO--ISRAEL
VITALY BONDAR--BELARUS
TVG MENON--INDIA
MARKUS GROLIK--GERMANY
THOMDEAN--INDONESIA
GORAN MARKOVIC--SERBIA
MAURICIO PARRA--COLOMBIA
PETERNIEUWENDIJK--THE NETHERLANDS
ALEXEY MIKHAYLUSEV--RUSSIA
EVZEN DAVID--SLOVAKIA
KAMIL JERZYK--POLAND
SEYRAN CAFERLI--AZERBAIJAN
AIDARBEK GAZIZOV--KAZAKHSTAN
PHILIPPE CRUYT--BELGIUM
TSOCHO PEEV--BULGARIA
KONSTANTIN KAZANCHEV--UKRAINE
HEINO PARTANEN--FINLAND
MILENKO KOSANOVIC--SERBIA
LUKA LAGATOR--MONTENEGRO
TRAYKO POPOV--BULGARIA
JOVAN PROKOPLJEVIC--SERBIA
NIKOLA LISTES--CROATIA
PAWEL STANCZYK--POLAND
PAULO VILANOVA--BRAZIL
DAVID VELA--SPAIN
JITET KUSTANA--INDONESIA
STANISLAV ASHMARIN--RUSSIA
JIRI SRNA--CZECH
PESHKOV ROMAN--RUSSIA
AIDARBEK GAZIZOV--KAZAKHSTAN
BERNARD BOUTON--FRANCE
DARKO PAVIC--CROATIA
ECKHARD LANGE--FRANCE
EFAT AMJADIPOOR--IRAN
EMAD SALEHI--IRAN
ESMAEIL BABAEI--IRAN
FAKHREDIN DOSTMOHAMAD--IRAN
GERGELY BACSA --HUNGARY
HENNADII CHERNIAVSKYI--UKRAINE
JAKSA VLAHOVIC--SERBIA
JUGOSLAV VLAHOVIC--SERBIA
KONSTANTIN KAZANCHEV--UKRAINE
MAXIM SMAGIN--RUSSIA
MOJTABA HEIDARPANAH--IRAN
MYKOLA KAPUSTA--RUSSIA
NICOLAE LENGHER--ROMANIA
PEDRO MOLINA--NICARAGUA
RAED KHALIL--SYRIA
TRAYKO POPOV--BULGARIA
GORAN CELICANIN--SERBIA
MARYANA MYROSHNYCHENKO--UKRAINE
THAI SAC MA--ITALIA.
B. CARICATURE:
GOLDEN PRIZE:
LI KUN--CHINA
THE BEST CARICATURE PRIZE:
LI DAWEI--CHINA
ZHANG WEN--CHINA
HU MIN--CHINA
PABLO LOPEZ--MONTEVIDEO. URUGUAY
YASER KHANBARAY --IRAN
SELECTED:
ZHU ZIZUN--CHINA
HOU YINGGANG--CHINA
SERGEY SICHENKO--ISRAEL
OMAR Zeva lLOS--PERU
PEDRO MOLINA--NICARAGUA
PEDRO SILVA--PORTUGAL.
Source: redmanart.

17th International Editorial Cartoon Competition for Press Freedom 2017, Canada

1. The theme for the 17th International Editorial Cartoon Competition is:
F for fake
Yesterday a global network with libertarian accents, has the Internet become a threat to democracies?
Corporate-funded think tanks and fake grassroots groups are now everywhere and consumers often have difficulty in finding the source of the “information” they disseminate.
The phenomenon is compounded by the fact that one doesn’t need to actually be where something is happening in order to report on it. Many have also criticized the role of algorithms used by social networks in limiting debate by enclosing their users in ideological bubbles.
The term “fake news” has further been co-opted as a means of silencing legitimate journalism or criticism, and when confronted by verifiable facts, the term "alternative facts" has even been invoked.
2. Prizes: three prizes will be given: a first prize of $1000 plus a Certificate from Canadian UNESCO, second and third prizes 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 Tuesday May 2, 2017 as well as being advised by e-mail. The winner’s names and their cartoons will be posted on the CCWFP web site.
8. The winning cartoons will be exhibited at the luncheon.
The deadline for receipt of cartoons is 5 p.m. GMT, Friday, March 31, 2017.
Send submissions by e-mail to : info@ccwpf-cclpm.ca
Cartoons should be in jpeg format at 300 dpi.