1st International "Environmental Issues" Cartoon Contest 2018, Germany

1st INTERNATIONAL “ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES” CARTOON CONTEST 2018

Subject: Planet Calling SOS!
Long before the dawn of the ecological movement in the 1970s, there were already many committed people and groups throughout the world concerned with the relationship between mankind and nature. They were worried about the dismissive way humans were handling nature and they reasoned about the consequences of this behaviour.
What has happened since then? Topics such as climate change, global warming, soil contamination, microplastics floating in the oceans, species extinction etc. are ever-present in our media and by now, everybody should at least have heard about those issues. Unfortunately, little has changed in the behaviours, neither of the individuals nor of societies. How come?
As early as 1972, the Club of Rome, an organisation of individuals who share a common concern for the future of humanity and strive to make a difference, predicted that if there was no awakening, the existing economical system would inescapably lead to a global ecological and economical collapse. They explained that causes and effects of human activities were often set wide apart in terms of time and space. Hence many can't (or don't want to) see the impact of their behaviour and simply deny responsibility.
This can't go on any longer. Our planet is sending an “SOS”, making an emergency call. The Earth is in a critical situation and mankind is at a turning point. For instance, provided that all imaginable measures and precautions were taken, the ozone layer would still need at least 10 years to renew itself. If we are to believe recent research, the world population is expected to be 9 billion in 2050! If we fail to consume our energy and natural resources in a conscious and responsible way, sooner or later, life on our planet will become impossible.
Hence we are now calling upon all caricaturists in the world: Let’s draw our lines and warn the ones who can't see the oncoming dangers! Let’s save our planet!
Rules of the competition:
1) Joining the competition is possible only via internet ( planetcallingsos@gmail.com ) (with cv-address).
2) All submitted pieces of work should be participating in a contest for the first time. In the event of violation of this requirement, any awarded prizes shall be returned.
3) The caricatures are to be submitted in A3 size, with a resolution of 300 dpi and in Jpeg format (black and white or colour, no restriction as to technical colour processing).
4) The closing date of the competition is June 1, 2018.
5) Based upon the submitted caricatures, the jury will pre-select 100 finalists from June 01 to 15, 2018. These finalists will then be presented on social media platforms and on INTEGRA's and Don Quichotte's websites for the following 10 days.
6) The jury will evaluate the pre-selected works of art from June 25 to 30, 2018 and publish the results on July 1, 2018.
7) The award ceremony will take place in line with the exhibition opening on July 22, 2018 at the Municipal Art Gallery in Filderstadt.
8) Submitted caricatures will be securely stored within INTEGRA's and Don Quichotte's archives. For any use other than contest related, permission shall be seeked from each author prior to use.
9) A contest catalogue shall be issued in pdf format and published.
Prizes:
- First Prize: 1.500 Euro +Don Quichotte Medal
- Second Prize: 1.000 Euro +Don Quichotte Medal
- Third Prize: 500 Euro +Don Quichotte Medal
- Special Awards
Jury Members:
- Angel Boligan (Mexico)
- Valeri Kurtu (Germany)
- Peter Nieuwendijk (Netherlands)
- Willem Rasing (Netherlands)
- Bernard Bouton (France)
- Pavel Kuczynski (Poland)
- Trayko Popov (Bulgaria)
- Tan Oral (Turkey)
- Hayati Boyacıoğlu (Germany)
- Erdoğan Karayel (Germany)
Technical Assistant:
- Saadet Demir Yalçın (Turkey).

XX International Cartoon Contest Zielona Gora 2018, Poland

XX International Cartoon Contest Zielona Gora 2018, Poland

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SUBJECT: LIGHT
TIMETABLE:
Announcement and publication of the Contest: March 2018
Deadline for receiving works: 31st MAY 2018
Sitting of the Jury: June 2018
Announcement of the Jury decision , seminar and the opening of the post contest exhibition: September 2018.
PRIZES:
GRAND PRIX: 5.000 PLN and Statuette
1st PLACE: 4.000 PLN
2nd PLACE: 3.000 PLN
3rd PLACE: 2.000 PLN
Special prizes.
The Organizers have the right to the change in the amount of particular prizes, nonetheless, the total amount of prizes shall remain unchanged.
THE JURY:
The Jury comprises of the Organizers representatives as well as artist dealing with art in practice or as theoreticians. Only works which have not received awards can be entered in the Competition. The Jury reserves the right to determine the final distribution of prizes, and to change their size and number.
PARTICIPATION:
Both professional and amateur cartoonists are eligible to enter the contest.
Unlimited number of personally made original works (format min. A5 – max. A3) in optional technique, with application card, should be sent or delivered by May 31st, 2018 to the address of the Organizer:
LSMDK "DEBIUT" (WİMBP) "CONTEST" 
65-077 ZIELONA GORA 
al.Wojska Polskiego 9 
skr. pocztowa: 170 
POLAND
The Organizers envisage the publication of a catalogue, and reserve the right to make a selection of drawings for the catalogue and for a post-competition exhibition. The winners receive their prizes provided that they are either present at the closing of the exhibition or they indicate a bank account where the money could be transfered. Participation in the competition, as well as any activities and responsibilities associated with it, including any claim to a prize, cannot be transfered to third parties. The works become the property of the Organizers. Every entrant agrees to his/her free of fees delivery of works to the Organizers. Entrants agree to their work being published on a no-fees basis. Every work delivered to the contest ought to be accompanied (on the reverse) with the readable author’s signature, contact/official address. By sending his/her works and participating in the contest the artists agree to the mentioned rules and regulations. The cost of sending the work will be borne by the entrants.
The Organizers are not responsible for damage or loss during transportation!

The Organizers have the right to change the rules.

Personal data will be used exclusively to implement the provisions of the Regulations of the Competition. The data administrator is the C. Norwid Regional and City Public Library in Zielona Gora, 65-077 Zielona Gora, al.Wojska Polskiego 9, Poland.

https://www.facebook.com/stowarzyszeniedebiut/

WEB: http://www.debiut.org.pl/
E-mail: debiut-zg@o2.pl.

50th World Gallery of Cartoons, Skopje 2018, Republic of Macedonia

GENERAL INFORMATION

The organizer of the competition is OSTEN Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
The selector assigned by the organizer will select the submitted works, and the international jury will appraise the short-listed works.
The official announcement of the awards and the opening of the exhibition will take place on 31st May 2018 at OSTEN Gallery, Skopje, Macedonia.
PROPOSITIONS
CATEGORIES
Cartoon / Satiric drawing / Comic-Strip *
* up to one panel of non-linguistic strip
Theme / Technique – free
Format – А4 (21.9 x 29.7) or А3 (29.7 x 42.0)
PARTICIPATION CRITERIA
The author can submit several works, but STRICTLY ORIGINALS - hand drawn works.
For a regular submission, the author shall fill out the Application Form (electronically or manually) and send it via e-mail first, preferably together with a short author’s bio. Afterwards, she/he shall send the printed Application Form via post mail along with the works.
The submitted works shall remain within the OSTEN collection.
By completion of the Application Form, the applicant agrees that the organizer can use, expose, study and publish the works for the needs of the event.
SELECTION / JUDGING PROCESS
The short-listed works selected by the selector are eligible for awards that will be decided by the international jury.
Selector:
Erdogan BASOL, Turkey (Cartoonist)
Jury members:
Ann TELNAES, USA (Editorial Cartoonist in the Washington Post)
Ross THOMSON, UK (Cartoonist)
Mostafa RAMEZANI, Iran/France (Cartoonist & Graphic Designer)
Vladimir KAZANEVSKY, Ukraine (Cartoonist and Lecturer on the Theory of Cartoon Art)
Mice JANKULOVSKI, Macedonia (Artist, Cartoonist and representative of OSTEN)
AWARDS
GRAND PRIX FOR LIFE ACHIEVEMENT (5000 $)
FIRST AWARD FOR CARTOON (1000 $)
FIRST AWARD FOR SATIRIC DRAWING (1000 $)
FIRST AWARD FOR COMIC / STRIP (1000 $)
10 SPECIAL AWARDS (PLAQUE)
AWARD CICO* (for Macedonian Cartoonist)
* In honor of the great Macedonian cartoonist Vasilije Popovic - Cico.
PRESENTATION
Short-listed works are exhibited at OSTEN Gallery from 31st May to 15th June 2018.
Short-listed works are represented in the Catalog and their authors will receive a copy of the catalog via post mail.
The organizer will cover the accommodation expenses for the awarded cartoonists who will announce their presence on the opening of the exhibition in Skopje up to 1st May 2018.
The works that will arrived on the address of OSTEN up to 31st March 2018 will be considered for selection.
OSTEN WORLD GALLERY OF CARTOONS
8. Udarna Brigada 2, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
cartoons@osten.com.mk
Application Form on source.

2nd "Beavers Laugh" Bobritsa Cartoon Competition 2018, Ukraine

BEAVERS LAUGH CARTOON COMPETITION 2018

RULES
1 - PARTICIPATION: 1 March to 1 August 2018.
The 2nd "BEAVERS LAUGH" Bobritsa Cartoon Competition is open to all graphic artists, who can enter works that have not been awarded until the closing date of the entries, in the cartoon, caricature and comics modalities (The comic strip should have only one page).
The opening of the Exhibition will be 8 September 2018, with the announcement of winners .
Each artist can enroll with the maximum of five ( 5 ) UNPUBLISHED works in the preferable format 30x40 cm and using any technique. On the back of each drawing, or in registration must include the author's full name, address (with ZIP code), email, phone number, ID number, social security number and bank account.
The artist can participate by sending their work to skonnov@yahoo.com (with maximum size of 5 megabytes) or sending the originals to:
Bobritsa Cartoon Competition
27 Naberezhaya Street,
Bobritsa, Kiev-Sviatoshin District,
Kiev Region, 08142, UKRAINE
2 - THEME
The theme of the 2nd Bobritsa Cartoon Competition will be BEAVERS LAUGH (the name of the village Bobritsa in Ukrainian language originates from "beaver"). But this does NOT mean that your works should be only about beavers. First of all they should be smart and funny, please do not restrict yourself by beavers as heroes!
3 - AWARDS
First prize: euro 500.00 (five hundred).
Second place: euro 300.00 (three hundred).
Third place: euro 200.00 (two hundred).
Special BEAVER AWARD (for artworks where beavers ARE the heroes): euro 400.00 (four hundred).
The awarded works will be considered acquisitive and will become part of the acquis Bobritsa community.
The works will not be returned.
May not participate in this competition officials of Bobritsa community, their relatives and anyone involved in the organization.
The simple inscription configure automatic participant's agreement to all such terms.
Other information: skonnov@yahoo.com and +380 67 235-2536.
Source: Beavers Laugh.

Polar Winter by Dado Kovačević, Croatia

Results of the International Exhibition Satyrykon – Legnica 2018, Poland

Jury verdict
The protocol of the jury session of International Exhibition SATYRYKON – Legnica 2018
17 February 2018
Jury represented by:
The chairman
OSKAR WEISS (CH)
Members
KONSTANTIN KAZANCHEV (UA)
MAŁGORZATA LAZAREK (PL)
HOUMAYOUN MAHMOUDI (GB)
ADAM PĘKALSKI (PL)
ELŻBIETA PIETRASZKO (PL)
MAGDALENA WOSIK (PL)
having seen 2.107 works by 584 authors, who come from 54 countries of the world, the Jury has awarded the following regular prizes:
Grand Prix Satyrykon 2018 and money award in amount of 8.000 PLN to Zbigniew Woźniak (PL) for the work „Our colorful world”. (Top)
Section I: empahty

1st prize, gold medal and money award of PLN 6.000 – Ryszard Kaja (PL) for the work „Mme Empathy”

2nd prize, silver medal and money award of PLN 5.500 – DORU AXINTE (RO) for the work „Common feelings”

3rd prize, bronze medal and money award of PLN 5.000 – ANDREI POPOV (RUS) for the work „Space”
and the two equal distinction awards of PLN 4.000 each for:
1.JAROSŁAW KORCZAK (PL) for the work „Empathy 1”

2. ROBERT KEMPISTY (PL) for the work „Empathy ”
Section II: joke and satire
1st prize, golden medal and money award of PLN 6.000 – – TOMASZ BRODA (PL) for the work „Polish camp”
2nd prize, silver medal and money award of PLN 5.500 – – LESZEK OŁDAK (PL) for the work „Portrait”

3rd prize, bronze medal and money award of PLN 5.000 – JIŘI KOŠTÝŘ (CZ) for the work „Pulse”
and two equal distinction awards of 4.000 PLN each for:
1. JERZY GŁUSZEK (PL) for the untitled work

2. NIKA JAWOROWSKA (PL) for the work „Po ptakach”.
That way the protocol was close.
Source: satyrykon.
See similarities.

International Cartoon Contest CUSCO 2018, Peru

INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST

CUSCO 2018

THEME
HONESTY, a weapon against Corruption
For centuries and for different circumstances and factors, our societies have been corroded by a terrible scourge: corruption. This evil is embedded in all levels and spaces where human values are deteriorated or do not exist, conditioning our growth in every way. There is an antidote for this type of pollution of the spirit that can be enormously effective if it is applied and cultivated since childhood. We refer to HONESTY.
That is why the objective of this competition is to add particular and group efforts, private or state, to achieve and/or enhance individual and collective development, with integrity and freedom. CARTA DE TINTA, the PERUVIAN NORTH AMERICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE, ICPNA CUSCO, and the NATIONAL UNIVERSITY DIEGO QUISPE TITO of CUSCO, invite you to participate in this event with the warm welcome of all the people of Cusco and all Peruvians.
RULES
1. All illustrator and cartoonists who live in any part of our Mother Earth, amateur or professionals from 18 to 120 years old regardless civil status, religion or sex can participate. Members of the competition’s Organization can not participate.
2.The theme on which the works should be inspired is HONESTY, a weapon against corruption.
3. Each participant may submit a maximum of 3 illustrations without dialogues, speech or text balloons. The works may or may not have achieved any mention or award in other similar events, but they should be original and belong to the author who send them, it means, copies and/or plagiarism identified by the jury will be disqualified immediately.
4. The technique is totally free, in color or in black and white, and the delivery will be digital, in 21cm x 30cm, in JPG (horizontal or vertical), in RGB colors and in high definition (300dpi). The name of the file must be the title of the work.
5. The title of the work, the name of the author or authors, an e-mail, a phone number, address and country of origin, as well as a brief curriculum (no more than 15 lines), a photo or cartoon of yourself and a miniature of the work must be attached in a Word document when sending each illustration.
6. The deadline to send the works is October 14, 2018. And they must be sent to the following address: carpadetinta@gmail.com
7. Prizes and awards guaranteed by our sponsors:
FIRST PLACE USD 1,000 = +diploma
SECOND PLACE USD 500= +diploma
THIRD PLACE USD 250= +diploma
HONORABLE MENTION (which the jury may consider convenient) diploma.
The results will be announced in November 7, 2018 and will be officially published in:
www.carpadetinta.pe
www.icpnacusco.org
www.bellasartescusco.edu.pe
8. The jury will be integrated by five members, all of them are important and well recognized national and international cartoonist. Their decision is unappealable.
9. If after the jury’s decision, a plagiarism or copy of other work is detected in any of the participating works, the author or authors will assume all the legal responsibility that the situation demands them, as well as the disqualification and return of the prize if the work had been awarded.
10. The most important works will be part of the traveling exposition which will be in different showrooms in Cusco and Peru. A major selection of participant illustrations will be part of the virtual catalogue.
11. The author accepts all conditions mentioned in this rules and waives copyrights of the illustration to the competition Organization to use it in different publications including audiovisual applications related to International Cartoon Contest LA SONRISA INCA.
For further information about the competition, contact to:
carpadetinta@gmail.com
pepesm@carpadetinta.pe
dianasm@carpadetinta.pe
PEPE SANMARTIN
Managing Director of the Organization Committee
www.carpadetinta.pe
Source: carpadetinta.

48th International Cartoon Contest, Umoristi A Marostica 2018, Italia

UMORISTI A MAROSTICA 2018

1. Theme of the competition and participation’s rules
The contest is open to all cartoonists, illustrators and graphic artists from all over the world. It is possible to participate also out of the competition. This request excludes the author from the award of the prizes.
The theme of the contest is WATER...
Authors can participate with a maximum of 3 works (Cartoons or Strips), inherent to the theme proposed in relation to man, his existence and the society where he lives, seen in a humorous viewpoint. In order to be understood worldwide and beyond every linguistic barrier, the works must be without dialogue or texts.
Works must be inedited (that is, neither published before nor used to participate in other competitions). The organization can decide to exclude from the award of the prizes those works that are found to have been already edited
2. Shipping of the works and deadlines
Works and entry form can be sent both by email to: concorso@umoristiamarostica.it
Otherwise, they can be sent through the following services by 31 March 2018 (EXTENDED:) 6 APRIL 2018 :
WeTransfer https://www.wetransfer.com/
Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/it/
Google Drive https://drive.google.com/
Mail: UMORISTI A MAROSTICA Pro Marostica - Piazza Castello 1-36063 MAROSTICA (VI) – ITALIA
The works, in black/white or color made with any technique, must be in GIF, JPG, PNG or PDF, 150 dpi resolution, saved in high quality, weight max. 3 MB. Larger files will not be accepted.
The acceptance of the works, the selection, and the assigning of the prizes are completely up to the Jury nominated by the "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense". The Jury's decisions are unquestionable and uncontestable
3. Delivery of the Original Works and the Award of the Prices
The authors selected by the jury will receive an email with the informations about the deadlines and the modality to send the original works.
If the work is realized exclusively with a digital technique, the author will have to send a dated, numbered and signed copy of the work.
The Jury will award the "International Grand Prix Scacchiera", the Special prize "Sandro Carlesso", the Special prize "Marco Sartore" and 10 Special prizes "Umoristi A Marostica". Other special prizes or honorary mentions may be awarded.
The results of the Jury will be given directly to all participating artists by email and published on the web site www.umoristiamarostica.it.
4. Opening Ceremony, Awarding and Acceptance of the Regulation
The opening ceremony and the prize distribution will take place on May 19, 2018 at Castello Inferiore of Marostica. The exhibition will be open until June 17, 2018.
All the authors selected will receive a free copy of catalogue. Non-selected participants will have the possibility to demand the catalogue compiling the form on the web site www.umoristiamarostica.it
The works selected for the exhibition and for the catalogue will not be returned and will be included in the collection of "Umoristi A Marostica Museum".
The "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense" reserves the right to authorize the reproduction of the works and the diffusion of them through various communication means citing the author with the words "Taken from Umoristi A Marostica", without any payment. The "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense" is not responsible for transport damages.
The participation in the contest implies the complete acceptance of all the conditions and rules from the author.

The Winners of “Prix Mémorial” 2018 with theme: Defending Human Rights

The Winners of “Prix Mémorial” 2018

For the first edition of Prix Mémorial, “United Sketches” International received 934 drawings from seventy-six countries.

Two awards for press design and human rights were awarded on February 11, 2018.
The International Cartoon Award for Human Rights [3000 Euros] was awarded to Jiho (France) (Top). The International jury composed of Kianoush Ramezani [President], Stéphane Grimaldi, Pascal Lemaître, Carolin Olivier, Patrick Nicolle.The winner cartoon was published in the Marianne, a French national weekly magazine.

“Siné” award [Prix Siné] for human rights [1000 Euros] was awarded to Liu Zi Bo (China) (Above).
Catherine Sinet, Willis from Tunis, Charline Vanhoenacker, Philippe Geluck, François Forcadell, Yan Lindingre, Alain Mayer, Dominique Tricaud, composed the jury convened by Siné Monthly. Liu Zi Bo is a member of the JiangXi Cartoon Art Committee.
The Cartoonists Lindingre, Jiho, Pascal Lemaître, and Kianoush Ramezani, were present during this award ceremony at the Mémorial de Caen.
Source: unitedsketches.

Results of the 4th International Cartoon Contest "Bride's Veneration" 2018, Rep. Macedonia

The 4th International Competition for Caricature "BRIDE’S VENERATION" is realized as the author's project of Stojance Velichkovski, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia and the municipality of Kriva Palanka, announces the results of the received 430 works from 40 countries on the topic:
"BEFORE AND AFTER (THE MARRIAGE)... "
AWARDED CARTOONS
 First prize – Trophy “Nevestulka“(eng.Weasel, lat.Mustela Nivalis)
$200 + GOLD MEDAL,
and a Certificate for participation
Dariusz Dabrowski / Poland;
 Second prize – $150 + SILVER MEDAL,
and a Certificate for participation
Valentin Georgiev / Bulgaria;
 Third prize – $100 + BRONZЕ MEDAL,
and a Certificate for participation
Ali Shafei / Iran;
 Special award: Plaque - The best collection,
and a Certificate for participation
Oleg Gutsol (Ukraine).
Certificates for successful work*
*(The certificates will be sent to the .pdf format)
1. Klaus Pitter / Austrija
2. Soltan Soltanli / Azerbaijan
3. Alisson Ortiz Affonso / Brazil
4. Cival Einstein / Brazil
5. Ivailo Tsvetkov / Bulgaria
6. Jovcho Savov / Bulgaria
7. Yang Xia / China
8. Damir Novak / Croatia
9. Roberto Sergio Castillo Rodriguez / Cuba
10. Steffen Jahsnowski / Germany
11. Istvan Kelemen / Hungary
12. Blaze Dokuleski / Macedonia
13. Miro Georgievski / Macedonia
14. Luka Lagator / Montenegro
15. Cornel Chiorean / Romania
16. Milenko Kosanovic / Sеrbia
17. Snežana Čomor / Serbia
18. Goran Celichanin / Serbia
19. Oğuz Gürel / Turkey
20. Vladimir Kazanevsky / Ukraine
21. Oleg Loktyev / Ukraine.
Source: fb.

MIKS World Cartoonist Annual Award 2017 „Golden Pencil Sharpener“, Croatia

MIKS NEWS:
MIKS World Cartoonist Annual Award 2017 „Golden Pencil Sharpener“ is awarded by the International Association of Caricature MIKS for the best artistic achievements in the field of cartoons in the World.
The prize is awarded in three categories;
1. as the Annual Award for Best Cartoonists of the World in the past Year,
2. as an Award for Life Work,
3. as a reward for the promotion of cartoons in the world to an individual / association that has achieved outstanding achievements in cartoon promotion in the world
a. The Annual Award „Golden Pencil Sharpener“ is awarded to Best Cartoonists for the best artworks that have been released, exhibited, displayed over the past year.
b. The Lifetime Achievement Award „Golden Pencil Sharpener“ is awarded to prominent world cartoonists who with their creativity marked the time in which they acted and whose creative journey was rounded off, and works and achievements remain a permanent good in the world of cartoons.
c. The Cartoon Promotion Award „Golden Pencil Sharpener“ in the world is awarded to organizers of international exhibitions of cartoons, magazine and magazine publishers, journalists and all other individuals and associations that have contributed to the Cartoon Promotion Worldwide as a stimulus for further work in a better promotion of cartoons in the world .
PRIZES:
1. The annual award for best cartoonists consists of plaques, diplomas, invitations to the jury of the International Cartoon Exhibition in Sisak (MIKS) and solo exhibitions of Cartoons in Sisak (Croatia)
2. The Lifetime Achievement Award consists of plaques, diplomas, invitations to the Jury of the Sisak Cartoon Exhibition (MIKS) and solo exhibitions of Cartoons in Sisak (Croatia)
3. The Cartoon Promotion Award in the world consists of plaques, diplomas and invitations to the jury of the International Cartoon Exhibition in Sisak (MIKS).
Announcement of the winners
1. Awards will be held on June 29, 2018 during the opening of the 4th MIKS at the City Museum in Sisak (Croatia).
The prizes will be awarded to winners by mail, together with a invitation to participate in the work of the International Jury of the MIKS Exhibition next year.
The solo exhibitions of the winners of the "Golden Pencil Sharpener" award will be arranged in agreement with the laureates for next year 2019.
The winners will be nominated and selected by the International Jury composed of 20 eminent world cartoonists, organizers of international exhibitions, editors of magazine cartoons and art historians from all over the world.
We will soon publish a list of all members of the international jury and partner list.
Sincerely.
Nenad Ostojić.

Topic of the Caricature Festival Gigla 2018: Famous Georgians

The Caricatures Portal gigla.ge organizes a Caricature Festival on the topic of “Famous Georgians” from 3 to 6, 2018, where any professional or non-professional artist can present a maximum of five caricatures of a famous Georgian person.
The winner will be awarded with the prize bonus and the 10 artist will receive memorable souvenirs.
Information
Cartoon theme
“Famous Georgians”
Any famous Georgian (actress, sportsman, TV presenter, artist, musician, singer, writer, poet, scientist, philosopher, politician, etc.)
Deadline
May 20, 2018
Prizes
I prize: 1500 $, souvenir, electronic and printed catalog
II prize: 1000 $, souvenir, electronic and printed catalog
III Prize: 500 $, souvenir, electronic and printed catalog.
The next 10 best works – souvenir collection. Electronic and printed catalog.
Each contestant has the right to submit a maximum of 5 copies of the electronic version.
Maximum size 21X29. 300 dpi.
Return to works
The authors do not return the works.
Copyright
All works will be owned by the portal gigla.ge and part of the international festival “Gigla”. At the same time, the author has no right to authorship, but without the right to work.
Exhibition
Consists of 3; 4; 5; On June 6 In Tbilisi
Free catalog
Every artist selected on the exhibition will receive a digital catalog that will be sent to the e-mail.
If the artist wants to print a printed catalog, it will be able to pay the cardholder after payment.
***
The works are sent only in a pressed manner
E-mail: administration@gigla.ge .
*
List of famous Georgians on source.
This report from Besik Dugashvili.

Results 19th International Festival of Aphorism and Cartooning, Strumica 2018, Macedonia

The International Jury of the 19th International Festival of Aphorism and Cartooning, Strumica 2018, comprised of:
Stoyan Dechev, Bulgaria - President
Mile Gjorgievski, Macedonia - member
Risto Filchevski, Macedonia - member
Aco Gorgiev, Macedonia - member
Aleksandar Filev, Macedonia - member.
On the day of 24th of January, 2018, reviewed the incoming caricatures and aphorisms at the 19th International Festival of Cartoon and aphorisms and granted awards, as below:
Category CARICATURE:
Golden Plaque - Milan Alashevic, Slovenia
Silver Plaque - Pawel Stanczyk, Poland
Bronze Plaque - Slobodan Butir, Croatia
Award of the Municipal Organizational Board of Strumica Carnival - Blazhe Dokule, Macedonia
DIPLOMA:
Furkat Osmanov, Uzbekistan
Henryk Cebula, Poland
Miro Geogievski, Macedonia
Pitter Klaus, Austria.
Category APHORISM
Silver plaque - Code "Bus" Mane Maravic, Serbia
Bronze plaque - Code "Lenche" Milivoje Jozic, Serbia
Bronze plaque - Code"Chetvrtak” Milko Stojkovic, Serbia
Prize of the Organizing Committee of the Strumica Carnival - Code "Bujna Fantazija” Natasa Kjurciska, Macedonia
DIPLOMA:
Code "Expert" Miroslav Bozhkov, Bulgaria
Code "TV" Valery Tarasenko, Russia
Code "1001 Nok" Ljupka Cvetanova, Macedonia.
See winning cartoons on source.

11th International Don Quichotte Cartoon Contest 2018

11th International Don Quichotte Cartoon Contest 2018

Theme: “Child Brides“

Child Brides
Young girls who have not reached puberty are being forced to marry as child brides in some developing regions of the world. Child marriages are most common in India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Tanzania. Unfortunately, this issue is becoming more common in Turkey as well. Globally, every 1 out of 5 females who is under 18 years old is being forced into marriage in exchange for a dowry.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights prohibits child marriages and states that men and women of full age are entitled to equal marriage rights during marriage and at its dissolution. Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending parties. This statement does not specify the minimum age requirement unlike other conventions and it is subjective.
Globally, every 1 out of 5 females who is under 18 years old is being forced into marriage in exchange for a dowry.
Legislations and precautions that are already in place are not sufficient and non-government organizations have been heavily campaigning to increase awareness on this topic. The purpose of this competition is to bring awareness to child marriages around the world, to study and criticize this social phenomenon.
We have an important mandate but limited time.
We are calling all caricaturists/cartoonists around the world to contribute their work to raise awareness and come one step closer to solving this issue.
The Rules of Competition:
1) Participation in competition is possible only by Internet: childbrides@donquichotte.org
2) All submitted work should be participating a contest for the first time. With an offence, there's a risk of deprivation of the achieved prizes.
3) The designs are to be drawn in A3-Size to deliver in 300 dpi dissolution and in Jpeg format. They can be black-and-white or colored; the coloured representation is exactly the same as the color technical treatment of the work is incumbent on not a containment.
4) The closing date of the competition is 28 February 2018 (EXTENDED:) 10 MARCH 2018.
5) Pre-selective Jury will determine the 100 finalists between dates 1-2 March 2018. Finalists will be presented in social media and on DQ website for the following 2 days.
6) The jury exists, evaluates the works between 3 March 2018. Results of this evaluation and conception of the price-crowned works are published on 4 March 2018.
7) The award of the prize will take place in the context of the opening of the exhibition in 8 March 2018 in the municipal art gallery Maji/Istanbul.
8) Received caricatures will be securely saved in Don Quichotte's archive. We certainly will get permission from you if we need to use your caricatures for purposes other than displaying it in exhibitions and album.
9) Contest Album will be developed in pdf and, if sponsored, will be printed.
10) Awarded and best performing cartoons will be exhibited in various European countries.
The Prizes:
- First Prize: 1.000 Euro +Don Quichotte Medal
- Second Prize: 750 Euro +Don Quichotte Medal
- Third Prize: 500 Euro +Don Quichotte Medal
- Special Awards
- 10 Mentions
Jury Members:
- Adriana Mosquera (Spain)
- Farzane Vaziri Tabar (Iran)
- Elena Ospina (Colombia)
- Marilena Nardi (Italy)
- Martha Barragan (Mexico)
- Natalia Forcat (Brazil)
- Nicoleta Ionescu (Romania)
- Saadet Demir Yalçın (Turkey)
- Shiva Zamanfar (Iran).
Organizational Responsibilities: Don Quichotte/Erdoğan Karayel
Organization Partner: G&Partner/Gaye Donay.
Source: donquichotte.

23rd International cartoon exhibition Zagreb 2018, Croatia

23. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION ZAGREB 2018

A. PARTICIPATION
The organizer of the 23rd International cartoon exhibition ZAGREB 2018 is the Croatian Cartoonist Association. The festival is opened for everyone regardless of nationality, age, sex, or profession.
B.THEME
METEOROLOGY (weather, climate, forecast, etc.)
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 19th April 2018.
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 29th May 2018.
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 2019).
The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the festival, Zagreb 2018, 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.
Download the Entry Form here
WEB: http://www.hdk.hr/.

7th International Olive Cartoons Contest 2018, Kyrenia - Cyprus

KYRENIA MUNICIPALITY
CYPRIOT–TURKISH CARTOONIST ASSOCIATION
17. OLIVE FESTIVAL
7. INTERNATIONAL “OLIVE” CARTOONS CONTEST 2018
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
(KYRENIA – CYPRUS)

1. The contest is open to all amateur or professional cartoonist or any one who could submit a cartoon regardless individual's race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, age, or other protected characteristic.
2. Themes: Olive, Olive and Time, Olive and History, Olive and Mythology, Olive and Technology, Olive and Cyprus, Olive and Life, Olive and Peace, Olive and Conflict, Olive and War, Olive and Health, Olive and Women, Olive and Men, Olive and Children, Olive Oil, Olive Branch, Olive Tree, Benefits of Olive, Olive and Olive Mill/Press, Banning of Uprooting, Burning and Cutting Down Olive Trees and so forth.
3. All Submissions must be in the form of cartoon. Any painting or illustrations will not be accepted and will be disqualified. Cartoons must be without words.
4. All submissions must be originals. Submission dimensions: A4 or A3 in any color or black and white. Each entrant must provide name and surname, address, phone number including country code, and email address on the back of the submission; each entrant should also provide short background and a photo (optional) on a separate A4.
5. Submission of materials, which has previously been submitted and or presented and or published elsewhere, is welcomed providing copyright is not infringed, however previously any award wining material cannot be submitted.
6. All work submitted for evaluation by the International Selection Committee and work of finalist will be published at official web page of the contest. In addition submissions will be reviewed and evaluated for plagiarism by international associations. If Plagiarism detected and or any previously award winning material submitted, submissions will be canceled and the next eligible entry will be considered for the prize.
7. Entrants could submit more than one work, however no more than one award will be awarded to participants.
8. All submission must be received by APRIL 30, 2018 at the address provided below.
9. All submission, awarded or not, will be kept and archived by Cypriot – Turkish Cartoonist Association at the newly established “International Cyprus Cartoon Museum.”
10. All prize winner submissions and selected works by the Steering Committee will be published in a album and displayed at the 17th International Olive Festival will be exhibited in the festival area in Zeytinlik village within the scope of 2018.
11. The results of the contest will be published thru media and prizing winning entrants will be informed by contact information provided.
12. Kyrenia Municipality will provide travel and boarding expenses for three prize winners and six special prizewinners as stated in the terms and conditions of the contest. The prize–winning cartoonist must respond to the prize ceremony invitation within 10 days. The responses outside of 10 days are not considered.
13. The Kyrenia Municipality and Cypriot–Turkish Cartoonist Association will have the publishing rights to publish or print, in any media or format, any or all submissions.
14. All persons entering the contest agree that the rules of the contest as set out in these terms and conditions are binding on them. And all submissions could be published and printed by the Kyrenia Municipality and Cypriot–Turkish Cartoonist Association as set out in these terms and conditions without any future compensation.
15. For the exhibition and album, digital works can be sent to the following email address: olivecartoons@gmail.com Digital works are excluded from awards.
AWARDS:
1. Prize: 1,000 Euro + Gold Olive
2. Prize: 800 Euro + Silver Olive
3. Prize: 600 Euro + Bronze Olive
6 Entrants: Special Prize (Bronze Olive)
100 Finalist Prize
DEADLINE:
APRIL 30, 2018
SUBMISSION ADDRESS:
Kıbrıs Türk Karikatürcüler Derneği
7. Uluslararası Zeytin Karikatürleri Yarışması
Posta Kutusu: 87 (Post Code: 99000)
Lefkoşa – Kuzey Kıbrıs (Via Turkey)
WEB PAGE:
http://www.zeytinkarikaturleri.com
STEERING COMMITTEE.

35th Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Competition 2018, Turkey

35th 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 2018.
• The award ceremony of 35th Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition will be organized in November 2018 in Istanbul.
“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.
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 42 cm).
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 Works; 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, May 4th 2018.
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.)
More info in languages on source: PDF.

The 3rd International Contest Animal Cartoon 2018, Serbia

THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONTEST ANIMAL CARTOON 2018

• Portal ANIMAL CARTOON, Belgrade (www.animalcartoon.net)

• FECO Serbia and
• Zoological Garden, Belgrade
are organizing cartoon contest on theme "Wild animals".
A. Participation
The contest is open to all cartoonists all over the world, over the age of 18, regardless of nationality, religion, gender and education.
B. Cartoon theme: Wild animals
C. Entries - Send by e-mail.
Only the original cartoons (up to 5) in digital form to send with e-mail will be accepted.
Digital works (A4, 250 dpi, JPEG or TIFF, the maximum length per one cartoon 3 MB) with personal information (name, address, e-mail, a brief CV (.doc format) and photo) should be sent to:
info@animalcartoon.net
The cartoons must not be previously awarded. Condensed file zip, rar, etc... not accepted.
Arrived submissions that passed the pre-selection will be posted on the same day on the portal Animalcartoon.
D. Deadline
Entry deadline is May 15, 2018 (EXTENDED:) 5 JUNE 2018
E. Prizes and awards
First prize 800 €
Second prize 500 €
Third prize 400 €
Awards are subject to taxation according to the current regulation.
The jury reserves the right to any prize eventually awarded on two winners.
It will also be awarded several special prizes and diplomas.
F. Exhibition
The exhibition will be staged in Zoological Garden Belgrade (BEO ZOO VRT) from July 12 to September 30, 2018.
The exhibition will be shown in other towns in Serbia and abroad.
G. Catalogue
Award-winning cartoonists will receive a free copy of the printed catalog. The others participants of the competition will be able to download the catalog in PDF format from our website.
H. Other conditions
The organizers reserve the right to use them for various purposes without any obligation to compensate for it. The works will be included in the permanent exhibition and archive portal Animal Cartoon.
By submitting works is considered that the authors accept these rules.
Arrived works remain the property of the organizers.
Spiro RADULOVIC, cartoonist
Manager of Portal Animal Cartoon
spirorad@gmail.com
info@animalcartoon.net
Jugoslav VLAHOVIC, cartoonist
President of FECO Serbia
jugovlah@yahoo.com
info@animalcartoon.net .

The theme in Caneva Ride 2018, Italy: With the head on the clouds

RULES "CANEVA RIDE" 2018

1 - THEME
Pro Castello di Caneva promotes the international award Caneva Ride! (Caneva Laughs!) for humoristic sketches and satirical costume about the theme “Con la testa tra le nuvole” With the head on the clouds.
2 - PARTICIPATION
The award is open to all cartoonists of the world from 16 years old. Participants can apply individually or in groups (in case of several authors, the referent for all communications with the award’s promoters shall be indicated).
3 - TECHNIQUES
Up to three unpublished works, realized by any technique, color or black and white, which haven’t been awarded in other prizes. The maximum format shall be A4 (21 X 29.7 cm).
4 - DEAD LINE
Works shall be submitted within 24:00 of 20 May 2018 at the address canevaridecontest@gmail.com, as a .jpg, .tiff or .pdf file with resolution of 300 dpi, and report all personal data (first name, surname, complete address, phone number, in case of minors the name of one parent authorizing the participation). Every single file shall not exceed 5 MB. If more than one single work is submitted, then send each by single mail.
5 - JURY
Sergio Tessarollo Satirical designer President of the Jury
Pietro Francesco Manfè Pro Castello - Caneva
Vicenzo Bottecchia Cultural Comics Operator
Giancarlo Rupolo Photographer
6 - AWARDS
FIRST PRIZE euro 600,00
SECOND PRIZE euro 250,00
THIRD PRIZE euro 150,00. The Jury reserves the right to report further works, which will not receive cash prizes.
During the exhibitions of the works there will be the possibility for visitors to indicate their favorite work. The authors, participating in the competition, give the non-exclusive right to publish the works on any support for promotional purposes of the Pro Loco Castle without having anything to claim as copyright.
7 - EXHIBITION
Opening of the exhibition and prize giving will be held Saturday 3 June 2018 at Villa Frova, Caneva.
Source: Caneva Ride Official Page Facebook.

13th International Cartoon Biennial Humour & Vigne 2018, Jonzac – France

HUMOUR & VIGNE 2018

Conditions of participation

1- NAME: 13th International Cartoon Biennial - 2018 - Jonzac – France
2- THEME: VOLARE (“FLYING” with or without a link with the grape vine)
3- DEADLINE: 1st April 2018
4- PARTICIPANTS: cartoonists from all countries, of all ages, male or female.
5- ENTRIES: maximum 3 works. Preferably without captions.
Thank you to attach a card with name, address and other information from the author:
(a) by e-mail: JPEG 300 DPI digital card format
(b) by post: only good quality copies or DIN A4 digital works. They will not be returned.
6- REWARDS: In kind—mainly of a liquid kind, special invitations and trophies.
All artists whose artwork is selected for publication in the catalogue will receive a free copy.
7- COPYRIGHT: The participants allow the organisers to publish certain of their works in the media, with the sole purpose of promoting the artist and the event, without any restriction or request for financial participation. Any other copyrights remain the property of the artist.
8- EXHIBITION: from 29 June to 8 July 2018 - Cloître des Carmes - JONZAC - FRANCE
Saturday, 30 June: Opening ceremony of the festival and festivities.
9- ADDRESS:
(a) for entries by e-mail: vignumour@gmail.com OR : nolpeintre@gmail.com
(b) for entries by post:
HUMOUR & VIGNE
6 Hameau Chez Dupas
17130 Tugéras Saint-Maurice
FRANCE.
Source: http://h-et-v-2018.over-blog.com/.

International competition of caricatures "Shelter for the avant-garde" 2018, Russia

Art Centre Pushkinskaja-10 announces
International competition of caricatures "Shelter for the avant-garde"

Art Gallery "Art-League ", Partnership" Free culture", and Museum of nonconformist art, continue to draft "NOTA BENE or NOTE!"
The theme of the contest - the role and place in the public life of those artists who defend their creative freedom. Competition focuses on Russian independent commune of artists and musicians "Pushkinskaya"-10 and the Museum of non-conformist art. The motto of the competition: "Shelter for the avant-garde".
We hope that the cartoonists will find enough humor that would show us that the multifaceted, contradictory phenomenon, which is today a modern and contemporary art, the place and role of the artist in contemporary society.
CONDITIONS OF THE COMPETITION:
1. To participate in the competition must send their work (Format-TIFF, JPG, resolution of at least 300 dpi) to the following e-mail address: uar@notabene.org.ru (c) the heading "Application for the competition". The letter must indicate the name, biography, equipment performance, and contact details. The format of cartoons - free.
2. Deadline of works reception - May 1, 2018 year.
3. Time and venue of the exhibition: June 30 - July 29, 2018, Art Gallery "Art-League ", Saint Petersburg, Ligovsky Prospekt 53. Site galleries: www.artleague.ru.
The works selected by the jury will be presented at the exhibition in Art-Center "Pushkinskaya-10" and will be included in a virtual album-catalogue. Nominees recognized according to the results of the competition carried out by the jury who took 1-3 place, as well as the competition audience award, receive awards and prizes. The audience award is determined by voting online at www.notabene.org.ru
Each exhibitor will receive a personal diploma.
Email address for inquiries and forwarding entries: uar@notabene.org.ru
The curators of the project: Victor Bogorad, Yuli Rybakov
Phone: (812) 764-5371
Галерея Арт-Лига .

Catalog of the 27th International Cartoon Festival in Saitama 2017, Japan

Received yesterday the great collection book of the 27th International Cartoon Festival in Saitama, Japan. Having been invited to the festival the first time in 2017, I did participate in the event with two cartoons of mine, one on the theme Odoroki which means "Surprise" and the second one of free theme. Works by 50 Japanese and 50 foreign artists are included in the catalog of the exhibition which took place at Plaza North in November 2017.
Saitama City is the place where Rakuten Kitazawa - who is called the father of modern cartoon in Japan - spent his later years. The Saitama Municipal Cartoon Art Musem in the home to Kitazawa in his later years hold the Saitama-City Kitazawa-Rakuten Manga Awards competition each year. In 2017 they held the 32nd edition and the winning cartoons are included in this collection book of "The Best Cartoons of Nippon" which are also displayed on the museum website here.
The standard A4-sized (21x29.7 cm) catalog of "The Best Cartoons of Nippon 2017" has over 100 pages, about 75 of them covering the color and the black&white cartoons participated in the festival and selected for the catalog. The remaining pages are the lists of the Japanese and the Foreign artists with their personal histories in both English and Japanese. This perfectly designed book of art is a best chance to compare the style and wit of the native and overseas manga/cartoon artists and enjoy the great humour in their works.
From Turkey we are nine cartoonists whose cartoons are published in the catalog; namely, Aşkın Ayrancıoğlu, Behiç Yalçın Ayrancıoğlu, Erdoğan Başol, Hüsnü Berkalp Üstün, Kamil Yavuz, Kemal Özyurt, Musa Gümüş, Niyazi Yoltaş, and Seyit Saatçi.
Many thanks to the festival organizers and the staff of Plaza North who sent me this excellent collection book of manga/cartoon art.

11th International Contest of Caricature and Cartoon of Vianden 2018, 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
11th INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OF CARICATURE AND CARTOON OF VIANDEN

1. Subject: Head in the Stars (space exploration, astronomy, astronauts, asteroids...)
2. Deadline: 25th March 2018
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, will be made 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 5th May 2018 in Castle of Vianden and the exhibition will take place in the Hall of the Knights of the Castle of Vianden from 5th May until 27th May 2018. There are plans to display the exhibits in the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon of Vianden and in other cities or country.
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 6th May 2018.
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 .

New Year 2018 : Osten World Gallery of Cartoons, Rep. Macedonia

OSTEN - art on paper
World Gallery of Cartoons
8 Udarna Brigada 2, 1000 Skopje
The Republic of Macedonia
T +389 2 3213665
M +389 71 225950
E cartoons@osten.com.mk
www.osten.mk

OSTEN is a recognizable brand in the field of art, emancipated thought and liberated creation since 1945. Great art admirer and passionate art collector, through the World Gallery of Cartoons and the World Gallery of Drawing, OSTEN makes room for the artists of the world. Museum of Drawing is the biggest achievement of OSTEN art on paper.

26th International Festival of Satire & Humor, Studio d'Arte Andromeda, Trento 2018, Italy

Cartoon theme: WOMAN: THE OTHER HALF OF THE SKY.
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.
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 April 15, 2018.
Selection of works
The international jury will select the works that will be exhibited in the exhibition and published on the website. The three winning authors will be hosted at the expense of Studio d’Arte Andromeda in Trento within three days of the inauguration.
Prizes Illustration/Satire/Humor
1° prize – 1000 euro
2° prize – 700 euro
3° prize – 500 euro
Prizes Cartoon
1° prize – 300 euro
Prize winning ceremony and exibition of works
The award ceremony will be in October 2018, 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.
WEB: studioandromeda .
Entry Form in PDF .

New Year 2018: Peter Rázus, Brain Sneezing Gallery Prešov, Slovakia

Maya Kamath Memorial Awards Competition 2017, India

Dear Sir/Madam,
IIC is happy to announce the 10th MKMA Competition 2017.
We request all the cartoonists to participate and win Rs.1 lakh cash prizes.
Please find attached the announcement posters.
Thanking you.
Regards
V.G.Narendra,
Managing Trustee,
Indian Institute of Cartoonists,
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