Winner works in SICACO 2019, Korea

Theme: Hot x Cold

+ Free theme.

WINNERS:

Grand Prize: Didie Sri Widiyantu (Indonesia)

Gold Prize: Shahrokh Heidari (France)

Silver Prize: Sepideh Faramarzi (Iran)

Silver Prize: Andrzej Krawczak (Poland)

Bronze Prize: Radko Oketic (Slovenia)

Bronze Prize: Huseyin Cakmak (Cyprus)

Bronze Prize: Ga Heon Kim (Korea)

Bronze Prize: Yeo Joo Lee (Korea).

International Cartoon Contest in support of the Jai Jagat 2020, India

RULES & REGULATIONS

PARTICIPATION
• Both professional and non-professional cartoonists are welcome to participate in this contest.
• The competition is open to all individuals aged over 15 years of age.
ENTRIES
Works must be original. All graphic techniques are allowed.
Works may be black & white or coloured.
Each entry should include a covering letter with the cartoonist’s full name,postal address, contact no. and E-Mail ID.
The digital works have to be sent in JPEG format with a minimum of resolution of 300 dpi (2480 x 3543 pixels).
The cartoons are to be drawn on A4 format. (maximum size of 3 MB per cartoon) for digital cartoons
Number of entries per contestant: maximum three
Cartoons sent by post need to have the name and address of the cartoonist on the back-side of each cartoon.
The original versions of the cartoons will be accepted.
The organizer (Ekta Foundation Trust ) shall not be held responsible in the event of loss or damage of cartoons during the shipment.
Works should not be awarded at other festivals.
Works must not be older than one year.
The Prizes will be taxed according to Indian legislation.
The Organiser/EFT shall not be responsible for failure of a winner to receive the prize for reasons that are not related to the Organiser/ EFT .
DEADLINE
Deadline for submission of Cartoons / Artwork is 20 December 2019
Cartoons must be sent to: following emails
jaijagatcartooncontest@gmail.com
vikramknayak@gmail.com
or by post
Postal Address: Jai Jagat cartoon contest
C/o Mr. Jitendra Sharma
EKTA FOUNDATION TRUST
Gandhi Bhawan, Shyamla Hills,
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462002, India
Phone: +91-9926378990, 9810616519
Disclaimer
The content, thoughts and views expressed in the creatives / illustrations will be sole responsibility of the participating Artists. The EFT will not be held responsible for any content, views expressed by the artists in the creatives / illustrations developed.
By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these rules.
PUBLICATION RIGHTS
Property rights – Prize-winning works will become the property of the organizer (EFT) or theme sponsor. Further, the cartoonist provides Royalty-free and license to publish and publicly display the entries (Whether winning or not winning an award) for non-commercial purposes.
By entering the competition, the cartoonist represents and warrants that the work is an original work of the cartoonist and does not infringe on the rights of any third parties.
All selected works for exhibition may be used by the organizers to promote the contest .
Awarded works remain the property of the organizer
JURY
Decisions made by the jury cannot be challenged.
No correspondence with the jury will be allowed on their decisions.
AWARDS
Best 5 cartoons 25,000/- INR each
The prize will be given in equivalent Indian Rupees
EXHIBITION AND AWARD CEREMONY
The results of the competition will be announced around first week of January 2020
An exhibition of the selected works will take place in many countries--India, Iran, Georgia, Bulgaria, Italy, Switzerland, UK.
Source: jaijagat2020.

13th International Zagreb Exhibit of Car Cartoons 2019, Croatia

13. INTERNATIONAL ZAGREB EXHIBIT OF CAR CARICATURES 2019

City Center for Culture and Information Maksimir (CKIM) kindly invites all candidates, cartoonists and aspiring artists to apply and take part at 13. INTERNATIONAL ZAGREB EXHIBIT OF CAR CARICATURES.
Each artist may submit maximum of two (2) cartoons, A3 or A4 format.
Note that other formats will not be considered.
Artworks should be sent in digital form as .jpg /.jpeg in A3 or A4 size, resolution 300 dpi, via e-mail: salon@cki-m.com. The author's signature and creation date should be clearly visible. Cartoons can be also sent via post to: Address of organizator:
Centar za kulturu i informacije Maksimir, Švarcova 18, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
All authors are required to fill out the application form.
The subject of the exhibit is OUR PREVAILING CAR and this year's theme is “GAS STATIONS”
Deadline for submitting cartoons in digital format (A3 or A4) is 8th of December 2019.
The following awards will be presented:
GRAND PRIX - 2.500 Eur
1st PRIZE - 1.000 Eur
2nd PRIZE - 800 Eur
3rd PRIZE - 500 Eur
2 special acknowledgements - 150 Eur
In addition to monetary prizes, each winner will receive a testimony.
There will be five (5) special recognitions without the money prize but with testimony distribuited to cartoonists.
Selection of artworks will be part of the exhibit. Selection will be done by officials appointed by the organizer, CKI Maksimir.
Propositions and application forms can be found in the link.
The exhibit will be under support from the Mayor of Zagreb.
The exhibit is supported by the City Council and is part of the program of cultural activities of the City of Zagreb in 2019.
Source: mojmaksimir.

Free theme in the 9th GIN Graphic Humor Contest 2019, Spain

The GIN Foundation (Humoristán) and the Quevedo Institute of Humor Arts (IQH) convene the 9th GIN Graphic Humor Contest, according to the following bases:
PARTICIPATION:
Anyone who wishes, both individually and jointly between screenwriter and cartoonist, can participate in the contest.
HUMOR AND THEME:
The works submitted must have humorous intent. The theme is free.
FORMAT AND EXTENSION:
The presentation will be on paper or digital. The work has to be publishable on paper: vignette, strip, comic page ...
Maximum measure: A4. For digital format, it must be sent in JPG at 300dpi.
LANGUAGE:
Works are accepted in any of the official languages ​​of Spain. Those that come from outside Spain and contain text, must be labeled in Spanish.
Nº OF WORKS AND ORIGINALITY:
Each participant may submit a maximum of four proposals. All submitted works must be unpublished.
SHIPPING:
The deadline for delivery of works is December 9, 2019. Originals, reproductions and digital works are accepted. The works that will not be returned, will become part of the fund of the Documentation Center of Graphic Humor of the Quevedo Institute of the Arts of Humor (IQH) of the FGUA. In the case of the originals, the author who wishes may request a donation certificate.
Shipment of physical works:
CONCURSO GIN
Instituto Quevedo de las Artes del Humor (FGUA)
Calle Nueva nº 4.
28801 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) 
SPAIN
Sending of digital works: email or WeTransfer to email gin@iqh.es
Together with the work, the following information must be specified: Name and surname, telephone number, date of birth, full postal address and email.
AWARDS:
The GIN Graphic Humor Contest consists of 3 prizes, which have the following economic (raw) endowment:
1st prize: 600 euros
2nd prize: 400 euros
3rd prize: 200 euros
The winning works will be published on the websites iqh.es and humoristan.org.
JURY:
The jury of the GIN Graphic Humor Contest will be chosen by the Quevedo Institute of Humor Arts of FGUA and by Humoristán.
The jury reserves the right to declare any of the awards void or to propose another nominative distribution.
The jury's decision will be made within 2 months after the deadline for submission of the work.
The verdict will be communicated to the winners and published on the websites iqh.es and humoristan.org.
Participation in this contest implies acceptance of these rules. The organization reserves the right, if necessary, to introduce those modifications that it deems necessary for a better functioning of the contest. The organization is not responsible for the works submitted to the contest.
The best works will be part of an exhibition that will take place in the first half of 2019 in Alcalá de Henares, organized by the Quevedo Institute of Humor Arts of FGUA and the GIN Foundation.
Source: https://iqh.es/9-concurso-humor-grafico-gin/
(Translation by Google).

Received the catalog of the 20th Novomestsky Osten Cartoon Contest 2019, Slovakia

Yesterday received from Slovakia the color catalog of the 20th Novomestsky Osten Cartoon Contest 2019. The 21x14.7 cm sized catalog has 56 pages (last two are left blank!) including the covers. The cartoon on the back cover is by the Indonesian artist Jitet Kustana, one of the Honorable mention-winners.
Thank you to the organizers for sending me this color book of interesting cartoons. It includes two works by Turkish cartoonists as well, namely Erdoğan Başol and Kemal Özyurt.
Below is the list of winners in the biennial contest with theme Humor is Life:

1st Prize: Alexander Schmidt, Russia

2nd Prize: Josef Gruspier, Slovakia

3rd Prize: Konstantin Kazanchev, Ukraine

Honorable Mention: Oleksy Kustovsky, Ukraine

Honorable Mention: Marie Plotena, Czech Republic

Honorable Mention: Jiri Srna, Czech Republic

Honorable Mention: Nikola Listes, Croatia

Honorable Mention: Bogdan Petry & Horia Crisan, Romania

Honorable Mention: Anatoly Radin, Russia

Honorable Mention: Jitet Kustana, Indonesia

Honorable Mention: Lijie Yang, China

Honorable Mention: Jan Tomaschoff, Germany

Honorable Mention: Damir Novak, Croatia

Honorable Mention: Josef Trubini, Slovakia

Honorable Mention: Miroslav Motycik, Slovakia.

The 52nd World Gallery of Cartoons, Skopje 2020, North Macedonia

52nd World Gallery of Cartoons - Skopje 2020

Dear friends, cartoonists, we are already half a century together!
Pleased that during our fifty-one-years of existence we have created a network of exceptional cartoonists - collaborators and friends of OSTEN, we are proud to announce the 52nd WORLD GALLERY OF CARTOONS Skopje 2020!
It's time to conquer the world with your cartoons again!
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
APPLY ONLY via E-mail on the 52nd WORLD GALLERY of CARTOONS Skopje 2020!
Dear Friends, Cartoonists,
As you know, OSTEN is dedicated to preserving and fostering art on paper and in the propositions for participation of every edition of the World Gallery of Cartoons we insist hand-drawn works to be sent via postal mail, as in the ongoing OPEN CALL of the 52nd WORLD GALLERY of CARTOONS Skopje 2020.
Nevertheless, due to the appearance of COVID-19 that heavily affected the communication in our everyday life, there is a real concern among the cartoonists worldwide that their works will not reach us via postal mail! In this situation, OSTEN decided to ACCEPT DIGITAL WORKS (scanned original drawings or digitally created works) sent via E-mail only, without sending them via postal mail in the application process.
STAY CALM, STAY HOME, STAY HEALTHY and SEND YOUR CARTOONS to APPLY on the 52nd WORLD GALLERY of CARTOONS Skopje 2020 on our e-mail:
cartoons@osten.com.mk up to 30 April 2020! (EXTENDED:) 31 MAY 2020
… more on our website: http://www.osten.mk/en/prijavuvanje-2020-en
We are in this situation TOGETHER and we’ll get out of it STRONGER and determinate to make this world HAPPIER, SAFER and BETTER place to live!
Source: OSTEN World Gallery of Cartoons.
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AWARDS
GRAND PRIX for LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT (1500 $)
FIRST AWARD (1000 $)
SECOND AWARD (500 $)
5 THIRD AWARDS (Plaque)
5 GOLDEN OSTEN AWARDS (Plaque)
CICO AWARD * for a Macedonian Cartoonist (Plaque)
* In honor of the great Macedonian cartoonist Vasilije Popovic – Cico.
Fill out the APPLICATION FORM, sign up, submit the works, follow the updates on FB, and do not forget to share this information with your colleagues and friends.
For more information on: www.osten.mk , and you can always contact us on:
cartoons@osten.com.mk .
WE ARE EXPECTING YOU!
OSTEN is inviting you to participate in the 52nd WORLD GALLERY of CARTOONS Skopje 2020.
Source: WGC .
(Updated 22.03.2020 13:00)
(Updated 30.04.2020 23:40).