11.6.18

7th International Olive Cartoons Contest 2018 (Final Results), Cyprus

MUNICIPALITY OF KYRENIA
&
CYPRIOT – TURKISH CARTOONISTS ASSOCIATION

FINAL RESULTS

7. INTERNATIONAL OLIVE CARTOON CONTEST 2018
(KYRENIA – CYPRUS)

INTERNATIONAL JURY MEMBERS:
Nidai Güngördü (Cyprus), M. Serhan Gazioğlu (Cyprus), Omar Perez (Spain), Fethi Develioğlu (Turkey), Agim Krasnigi (Kosovo), Musa Kayra (Cyprus), Aziz Yavuzdoğan (Turkey), Yoshiaki Yokota (Japan), Firuz Kutal (Norway), Derman Atik (Cyprus), Mustafa C. Azizoğlu (Cyprus), Hüseyin Çakmak (Cyprus).

Country: 64

Participants: 348

Works: 802

PRIZE LIST

First Prize: 1.000 Euro + Gold Olive Sculpture + Frist Degree Diploma
Shahram Rezai (Iran)

Second Prize: 800 Euro + Silver Olive Sculpture + Second Degree Diploma
Oleksy Kustovsky (Ukraine)

Third Prize: 600 Euro + Bronz Olive Sculpture + Third Degree Diploma
Seyed Ali Miraee (Iran).

INTERNATIONAL JURY MEMBERS SPECIAL PRIZES

Galym Boranbayev(Kazakhstan)

Victor Crudu (Moldova)

Norbert Van Yperzeele (Belgium)

Hilal Özcan (Turkey)

Arben Meksi (Albania)

Elena Ospina (Colombia).

SPECIAL PRIZES OF THE PERSONS

Special Prize
Cival Einstein (Brazil)

Special Prize
Konstantin Kazanchev (Ukraine)

Special Prize
Masoumeh Rahimi (Iran)

Special Prize
Irien Trendafilov (Bulgaria)

Special Prize
Luc Vernimmen (Belgium)

Special Prize
Radko Oketic (Slovenia)

Special Prize
Viktor Holub (Ukraine)

Special Prize
Ray Costa (Brazil)

Special Prize
Mehmet Kahraman (Turkey)

Erten Kasımoğlu Special Prize
İsmail Kar (Turkey)

Special Prize
Engin Selçuk (Turkey).

(*) Note: The names of some awarding institutions will be announced later…

FINALIST PRIZES

A. Amir E. Al Haiky (Bahrain)
Aan Adi Jaya (Indonesia)
Abbas Naaseri (Iran)
Abidin Zaenal (Indonesia)
Ahmet Ümit Akkoca (Turkey)
Aimeur Youcef (Algeria)
Ali Shabani (Iran)
Alexander Kaminsky (Moldova)
Amalijus Narbutas (Lithuania)
Arif Sutristanto (Indonesia)

Asier Sanz Nieto (Spain)
Aşkın Ayrancıoğlu (Turkey)
Ayten Köse (Turkey)
Bayram Hajizadeh (Azerbaijan)
Borislav Hegedušić (Croatia)
Borta Ambrozie Ovidiu (Romania)
Bossens Philippe (Belgium)
Cemalettin Güzeloğlu (Turkey)
Cengiz Köse (Cyprus)
Chandrashekar M. K. Shekar (India)

Constantin Ciosu (Romania)
Daniel Eduardo Varela (Argentina)
Daniel Silva De Paula (Brazil)
Deniz İlker Kuruoğlu (Turkey)
Elrayah Ombaddi Abu Baker (Sudan)
Evelyn Soraya De Paz Samayoa (Guatemala)
Fahriye Çıtaklı (Turkey)
Farzane Vaziritabar (Iran)
Fatma Ertuğral (Cyprus)
Fethi Gürcan Mermertaş (Turkey)

Gai Yu (China)
Grigoris Georgiou (Greece)
Hasan Ceylan (Turkey)
Hamit Gış (Turkey)
Hayrettin Oturgan (Turkey)
Hule Hanusic (Austria)
İbrahim Tuncay (Turkey)
Jitet Kustana (Indonesia)
Josef Prchal (Spain)
Jose Antonio Traghetti (Argantina)

Kevney Ensar Bahadır (Turkey)
Kürşat Zaman (Turkey)
Qasım Qapalan (Iraq)
Lazo Sredanovic (Montenegro)
Leily Salimi (Iran)
Liu Xihua (China)
Louis Pol (Australia)
M. Hadi Ghenaatpisheh (Iran)
Makhmud Eshonkulov (Uzbekistan)
Marina Gorelova (Belarus)

Marzieh Khani Zadeh (Iran)
Mehmet Zeber (Turkey)
Melike Arslanargun (Turkey)
Meret Gylyjov (Turkmenistan)
Milenko Kosanovic (Serbia)
Mileta Miloradovic (Serbia)
Miro Stefanovic (Serbia)
Mirsaid Gaziyev (Uzbekistan)
Mohammad Ali Khalaji (Iran)
Mojmir Mihatov (Croatia)

Mohsen Farrokhi Jomadi (Iran)
Muammer Kotbaş (Turkey)
Muammer Olcay (Turkey)
Murat Özmenek (Turkey)
Musa Keklik (Turkey)
Mykola Kapusta (Ukraine)
Nader Mohammadi (Iran)
Naohiro Tsukushi (Japan)
Orhan Öztürk (Turkey)
Önder Önerbay (Turkey)

Ömer Çam (Turkey)
Perwer Kerkuki (Kurdıstan Region)
Pedro Meca (Spain)
Pelin Söğüt (Turkey)
Peter Niuwendijik (Holland)
Raul Fernando Zuleta (Colombia)
Remezan Özçelik (Turkey)
Ronaldo Cunha Dias (Brazil)
Rooshan Gataullin (Tatarstan)
Saeed Sadeghi (Iran)

Satılmış Akın (Turkey)
Serdar Kıcıklar (Turkey)
Shahriar Alami (Iran)
Sohrab Kheiri (Iran)
Slava Kazanevskyi (Ukraine)
Spiro Radulovic (Serbia)
Sun Chen (China)
Şenol İpek (Turkey)
Ümit Müfit Dinçay (Turkey)
Uğur Pamuk (Turkey)

Valeri Tarasenko (Russia)
Vicente Marques (Brazil)
Victor Skopintsev (Russia)
Viktor Holub (Ukraine)
Vitaly Bondar (Belarus)
Vüsal Bağırov (Cyprus)
Wesam Khalil (Egypt)
Tsocho Peev (Bulgaria)
Zelal Hakan (Turkey)
Zlatko Krstevski (Macedonia).

(*) The transfer and accomodation expenses of the cartoonists who will win the first six awards will be paid by the Municipality of Kyrenia…
Only the accomodation expenses of the cartoonists who will win particular/distinctive awards will be paid by the Municipality of Kyrenia…

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.

6.6.18

International Cartoon Exhibition Ymittos 2018, Greece

INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION YMITTOS 2018
Organization: Municipality Dafni-Ymittos & Ergastiri
Subject to cartoon and sketch:
Road behavior and risks
The Caricature and Cartoon Exhibition will be held
October 20 - November 3
Events Hall Municipal Community Hymettus
To organize events which will include lectures, performances
and various artistic and other events.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
• The drawings must be black and white or in color.
• Each participant may present up to 3 drawings (size A3).
• Resolution must be at least 300 dpi.
• It would be preferable that the drawings should not contain any text or comments. In case they do, the English or Greek language should definitely be included.
• The use of collage is prohibited.
• The drawings must be sent via e-mail.
• The drawings that the Artistic Committee will judge that have been copied from other cartoonists’ works will be disqualified.
• The drawings should not have been exhibited before.
• The drawings should not have offensive content.
• A short CV, the e-mail address, Skype account (if available), and the postal address of each participant is required.
• All participating drawings may be exhibited in a touring exhibition in Greece or abroad.
• The drawings should not have been published previously
• Drawings that do not correspond to above requirements will not be accepted, and the Cartoonist will be informed by e-mail
EXHIBITION
• They will be exhibited to 200 drawings to be evaluated by the Jury Committee
• The prizes will be decided by the Jury Committee
• Eminent experts from the world of Letters and Arts will make up the Committee.
RIGHTS
• The drawings may be used in the advertising campaign of the exhibition. On no account should drawings or copies be sold. Commercial exploitation of part or the whole exhibition is prohibited.
• Participating artists will not receive any kind of payment for their participation.
• Copyright of the exhibition belongs to the organizers.
• Participants will receive a digital catalogue of the exhibition.
• Participation in the exhibition implies full acceptance of all the above terms.
Submission Deadline: July 31st
The drawings should be sent to the following e-mail address:
cartoondafniymittos@gmail.com
Awards
1st Prize
5 days accommodation (nights) at Delphi Palace Hotel (4*) Delphi
Sponsor Iniohos Kaltsis SA
Travel tickets and nutrition are not included
2nd Prize
3 days accommodation (nights) at Delphi Palace Hotel (4*) Delphi
Sponsor Iniohos Kaltsis SA
Travel tickets and nutrition are not included
3rd Prize
Album of works by expressionist Painter George Bouzianis
(in English or Greek language) edition of the Benaki Museum
4th Prize
Book or CD
5th Prize
Book or CD
Visitor’s award
Book or CD
They also awarded 10 Praises
All participants whose works will be exhibited will receive a Digital Certificate of Participation.
The Organizing Committee.

5.6.18

Free theme in the 14th International cartoon festival of Solin 2018, Croatia

14. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON FESTIVAL - SOLIN 2018 (CROATIA)
1.PARTICIPATION
The organizer of 14th International festival of cartoon Solin 2018 is the city Solin. The festival is opened for everyone regardless of nationality, age, sex, or profesion.
2.THEME: FREE THEME
3.ENTRIES
Conditions of entry:
1. All entries must be original cartoons. Framed works, also, will not be accepted.
2. Entries can be either black and white or colored.
3. There should be the name, surname and the address on the reverse side of cartoons.
4. Maximum 5 entries will be submitted.
5. Maximum size of entries is A3 format (40x30 cm).
4.DEADLINE
Entry deadline is the 15 August 2018. Please write ; PRINTED MATTER - NO VALUE
5.ADDRESS
14. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON
FESTIVAL SOLIN 2018
«DOM ZVONIMIR»
Kralja Zvonimira 50,
21210 Solin, CROATIA
6.PRIZE AND AWARDS
1. PLAQUE.................................................1014 EUR
2. PRIZE CITY SOLIN................................... 1 PRIZE
3. TOURIST OFFICE..................................... Plaque and Diploma.
7.EXHIBITION
The exhibition will take place in the galery of the culture home „ZVONIMIR“ Solin on the 30.08.2018.
8.OTHER CONDITIONS
The works will be returned only on the special request of an author: The postage EURO 5 will be paid by the author. The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the festival, Solin 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.
PRESIDENT 14. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON FESTIVAL - SOLIN 2018 CROATIA
Cartoonist-designer
MARKO IVIĆ.

ENTRY FORM

LAST NAME ---------------------------------------------

FIRST NAME --------------------------------------------

PSEUDONYM --------------------------------------------

STREET ---------------------------------------------------

POSTCODE -----------------------------------------------

CITY -------------------------------------------------------

COUNTRY -----------------------------------------------

TELEPHONE --------------------------------------------

E-MAIL ---------------------------------------------------

NUMBER OF ENTRIES -------------------------------

MALE-FEMALE ----------------------------------------.

3.6.18

The Winners of the World Press Cartoon 2018, Portugal

The cartoon «Freedom of Expression» by Italian author Marilena Nardi (Top) was honoured with the Grand Prix of the 13th edition of WORLD PRESS CARTOON, the great annual event of humour art in the international press, which opened its doors at Conference and Cultural Center of Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. First prize in the Cartoon Editorial category, the drawing was published in the Barcelona newspaper «Illegal Times» in December 2017. Nardi is the first woman to receive a World Press Cartoon Grand Prix. Among the nine winners of this edition, the Italian cartoonist raised the highest monetary prize, worth 10 thousand euros. Still in this category, the jury awarded the 2nd prize to the work «Utopia», by the Brazilian Cau Gomez, published in the Brazilian magazine «Continente», and the 3rd prize to an untitled drawing by the Turkish author Hicabi Demirci, published by the newspaper «Pazar» (Down).
The World Press Cartoon also distinguishes works in two other categories.
In Caricature, two winning pieces portrayed the US president: a «Donald Trump» from Belgian O-Seoker, published on the «Jyllands-Posten» website, and another from the Dutch Endyck, published on the «Fenamizah» website, first and second respectively. The third prize for a «Robert Mugabe» from the pages of the Indian newspaper Metro Vartha was given to Indian artist Thomas Antony.
In the category of Gag Cartoon, the 1st Prize was awarded to the Serbian Nedeljko Ubovic, for an untitled work, the 2nd Prize was for «Cemitério Paraíso», by the Brazilian Silvano Mello, and the 3rd prize distinguished «Zebra … Leaving our mark on nature», by the Norwegian author Fadi Abou Hassan. These works were published by the «Vecernje Novosti», «Super Notícia» and «Cartoon Movement», respectively.
More on source: worldpresscartoon.

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

Winners in Caneva Ride 2018, Italy
Theme: With the head on the clouds
- 337 participants
- 51 participating nations
- 720 Works submitted.
WINNERS
1-Paolo Ortensia Basile (Top)
2-Carlo Campaner
3-Elizabet Alves de Franca e Silva.
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Source: Caneva Ride.

1.6.18

19th International Competition for cartoonists on the world of wine, Spirito di Vino 2018

Spirito di Vino 19° International Competition for cartoonists on the world of wine
COMPETITION RULES
Art. 1 – Subject of the competition
Movimento Turismo del Vino Friuli Venezia Giulia, together with the the Accademia di Belle Arti G.B. Tiepolo in Udine, holds a competition called “Spirito di Vino” to award prizes to authors of satirical cartoons focussing on the world of wine and wine culture. The participation to the competition is free of charge.
Art. 2 – Participation to the competition
The competition is open to artists coming from Italy and abroad, exclusively on an individual basis, over 18 years old (who turn 18 in 2018 and above). Participants will be split into two categories: the “under”, from 18 to 35 years old, and the “over”, above 36 years old.
Art. 3 – Work format and requirements
The satirical cartoons can be drawn manually with any technique, black and white or colour, only in A3 format with 1 cm of external border. Each participant is entitled to only submit one work. The works shall be sent as hard copies and signed in a non invasive way with ©Name and Surname of the author in the corner (front) or in the back of the page.
Art. 4 – Deadline and submission of the works
The works can be submitted from Wednesday 18 April to Tuesday 28 August 2018 (EXTENDED:) 11 OCTOBER 2018. To take part to the competition, the cartoonists need to register in the competition section of the website www.spiritodivino.cloud, download the competition rules, as well as the registration form.
The hard copies of the works shall be sent (properly protected) by registered mail, together with a signed copy of the registration form filled in every section, to the following address:
Movimento Turismo del Vino Friuli Venezia Giulia
Via del Partidor, 7 – 33100 Udine (Italy)
Only the works delivered within Tuesday 28 August midnight will be accepted.
In addition, the works shall also be uploaded on the website www.spiritodivino.cloud, together with the registration form, in jpg and high resolution (300 dpi) format.
The hard copies received after the aforementioned deadline will not be accepted. The organisers have no liability for any deterioration and/or damage to the works sent by mail or resulting from any other issue connected to the submission of the works (delays, no delivery, etc.).
Art. 5 – Return of the works
The hard copies of the works will not be returned.
Art. 6 – Exclusion
The works that do not comply with the rules stipulated by art 1, 2, 3, 4 will not be accepted.
Art. 7 – Members of the jury
Movimento Turismo del Vino selected a jury made of great masters of the Italian satire, such as Giorgio Forattini, Alfio Krancic, Emilio Giannelli, Valerio Marini and other leading personalities from the world of cartoons, graphics and food&wine. The decisions of the jury are unquestionable and irrevocable.
The jury will assess the capacity of the cartoonists to best interpret the proposed topic showing their manual designing skills, creativity and a precise technique. The works drawn using digital techniques will also be taken into consideration.
Art. 8 – Prizes
The prizes up for grabs for the three winners will be distributed as follows
1° prize - “under”: 75 bottles
2° prize - “under”: 50 bottles
3° prize - “under”: 25 bottles
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1° prize - “over”: 75 bottles
2° prize - “over”: 50 bottles
3° prize - “over”: 25 bottles
Art. 9 – Awarding ceremony and exhibition
During the awarding ceremony, the works selected by the jury for the finals will be put on display in Autumn 2018 in an exhibition held at Villa Manin in Passariano di Codroipo (Ud).
A booklet with the works displayed at the exhibition will be published and one copy will be distributed to each author of the selected works and, upon request, to the authors of the works excluded from the selection. The event will be promoted in the Italian and foreign press. The exhibition could then become itinerant and put on display in other locations to be defined.
Art. 10 – Copyright
By participating in the competition, the cartoonists grant Movimento Turismo del Vino the non-exclusive right to reproduce, publicise and promote the works – with the sole obligation to mention the author – on digital material (websites, social networks, TV programmes, online magazines, etc.), on any material connected to the competition (brochures, flyers, folders, invitations, billboards, shoppers, etc.), on the catalogue of the exhibition, as well as on postcards, calendars and posters. This list is not complete and just gives some examples of the possible ways in which the organisers are entitled to use the works. The use of the aforementioned works by the organisers does not entitle the cartoonists to claim any income. The participants guarantee that they are the authors of the submitted works, explicitly lifting and removing any liability from the organisers in case any compensation is claimed by third parties for any circumstance. Such authors declare, taking full civil and criminal liability, that the submitted works do not violate the relevant legislation.
Art. 11 – Approval of the competition rules
By participating to the competition, the artists declare that they fully acknowledge and accept all the conditions and clauses illustrated in this document.
Pursuant to the Italian Legislative Decree n.196/2003 and subsequent modifications, the personal details and data that will be collected in the different phases of the competition shall be processed by complying with the principles of correctness, legitimacy and transparency, to guarantee the confidentiality and the rights of the involved parties. The collected data will be registered and stored for the purposes connected with the management of this competition. Personal data can only be processed by Movimento Turismo del Vino using both digital and non-digital tools. Under the terms of the aforementioned Decree, the personal data can only be processed provided that the involved party has granted his/her authorisation. By registering for the competition, participants explicitly agree with the processing of their personal data.
*
REGISTRATION FORM (to attach to the works)
Name
Surname
Born in
Date of birth
Tel / Fax
Mobile phone
E-mail
Address
ZIP code and city/town
Province/District
Technique used
Title of the work and short comment
Signature
*
Source: spiritodivino

31.5.18

See you in SICACO 2018 with theme: Construction + Destruction

Dear Sir,
See you in SICACO 2018 !
The theme means (Construction + Destruction).
The deadline is August 31st.
I don't take your copied works by e-mail!
Only you'd better send me your original ones by mail.
Dr. Lim,Cheong San,
Cell 010-5425-6115
http://dicaco.kongju.ac.kr.

30.5.18

11th Anniversary of the Indian Cartoon Gallery in Bangalore, India

Dear Cartoonist,
IIC is organising 11th Anniversary of the Indian Cartoon Gallery,
Prize Distribution Ceremony of MKMA Competition 2017 and
150th Exhibition of Cartoons on 2nd June 2018.
Please find attached invite.
Thanking you.
Regards
V.G.Narendra,
Managing Trustee,
Indian Institute of Cartoonists,
#1, Midford House, Midford Gardens,
Off M.G.Road, Bangalore-560001
Ph:080-41758540, Mobile:9980091428
WebSite: http://cartoonistsindia.com/htm/home.htm
E-mail: info@cartoonistsindia.com
cartoonistsindia@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/iic4u
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Cartoonists.

29.5.18

Results of the 23rd International Exhibition of Cartoons, Zagreb 2018, Croatia

23rd INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION
ZAGREB 2018 - CROATIA
The 23rd International Exhibition of Cartoons ZAGREB 2018
has seen the arrival of 788 works of 357 authors from 62 countries.
Theme: Meteorology
THE WINNERS
FIRST PRIZE: LUBOMIR LICHY, Czech Republic (Top)
SECOND PRIZE: HOU XIAOQIANG, China
THIRD PRIZE: ANDREI POPOV, Russia
SPECIAL MENTIONS
SAŠA DIMITRIJEVIĆ, Serbia
LUKA LAGATOR, Montenegro
DAMIR NOVAK, Croatia
GORAN ĆELIČANIN, Serbia
KFIR WEIZMAN, Israel.
More on www.hdk.hr.