17.5.24

13. International Cartoon Contest, Kyrenia 2024, Cyprus

KYRENIA MUNICIPALITY
CYPRIOT – TURKISH CARTOONIST ASSOCIATION

23. OLIVE FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL OLIVE HUMOR FESTIVAL

13. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST 2024
(KYRENIA – CYPRUS)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

ATTENTION!!! WE ARE GOING BACK TO THE ESSENCE OF THE CARTOON!
Cartoon is line art reflected in black and white colors. Colored cartoons, which became widespread with computer technology in the 1990s, create some problems. 1-It increases printing and photocopying costs. 2-As a result of the cartoons being drowned in colors, the main subject that is intended to be reflected is pushed into the background. However, the essence of the cartoon is black and white. The cartoon should reflect the subject it will explain in a practical way, with only lines. For this reason, starting from this year, we will accept the cartoons sent to the contest ONLY WITH BLACK LINES ON A WHITE BACKGROUND (Grayscale is not accepted).

1 – The contest is open to all (over 18 years) 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:  

A) Olive Subject
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. 

B) Free Subject 
Any topic can be drawn. 

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 – Cartoons to be sent to the contest must be BLACK - WHITE and original. Size: A4 or A3. Each participant will write their name, surname, address, telephone and e-mail address on the back of the cartoon and send a photo and short CV. 

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 wining material submitted, submissions will be canceled and the next eligible entry will be considered for the prize. 

7 – It is possible to participate in the contest (in Olive or Free subjects) with any number of works, but a participant cannot be given more than one prize in each section. Additionally, any cartoonist cannot receive a second award in the section in which he won the Grand Prize. 

8 – The works must be sent to the specified address by regular or insured mail or cargo by 31 MAY 2024 at the latest. HAND DELIVERY IS NOT ACCEPTED. 

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. In addition, they will be exhibited in the 23rd International Olive Festival 2024. 

11 – The results of the contest will be published thru media and prizing winning entrants will be informed by contact information provided. 

12 – The Kyrenia Municipality and Cypriot – Turkish Cartoonist Association will have the publishing rights to exhibition, publish or print, in any media or format, any or all submissions. 

13 – 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. 

PRIZES: 
Grand Prize: 30.000 Turkish Liras + Golden Olive Statue. 

OLIVE THEME 
First Prize: 15.000 Turkish Liras + Golden Olive Statue. 
Second Prize: Silver Olive Statue. 
Third Prize: Bronze Olive Statue. 
10 or 20 Special Prizes (Olive Statue). 

FREE THEME 
First Prize: 15.000 Turkish Liras + Golden Olive Statue. 
Second Prize: Silver Olive Statue. 
Third Prize: Bronze Olive Statue. 
Special Prize for 10 to 20 Cartoonists. 

DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2024 

SUBMISSION ADDRESS: 
Kıbrıs Türk Karikatürcüler Derneği 
12. Uluslararası Karikatür Yarışması 
Posta Kutusu: 455 (Post Code: 99000) 
Lefkoşa – Kuzey Kıbrıs (Turkey) 

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RECEIVING PACKAGES SENT TO THE WRONG ADDRESSES. 


STEERING COMMITTEE.
First blogged: 13.02.2024 23:10.

10.5.24

Caricature Grand Prize "Málaga Grenet", Arequipa 2024, Peru

Caricature Grand Prize "Málaga Grenet" 2024
The city of Arequipa (Peru) has been the birthplace of great cartoonists, many of whom have showcased their talent in various national publications. It is for this reason that the Peruvian North American Cultural Center, aware of the importance of this art, calls for the international cartoon contest "Great Cartoon Prize Málaga Grenet 2024" in its second edition, focusing on the American cinema bombshell: Marilyn Monroe. 
RULES AND REGULATIONS 
The organization of the Cartoon Contest: "Great Cartoon Prize Málaga Grenet 2024" is led by the Peruvian North American Cultural Center, sponsored by Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, with the support of Universidad Católica Santa María and Grupo Roberts, and the collaboration of Layconsa.  
PARTICIPATION: 
1.-Any professional or amateur artist from anywhere in the world, of legal age, can participate in this contest. 
THEME: 
2.-The theme of the contest is a physiognomic cartoon of Marilyn Monroe
CONDITIONS: 
3.-Each participant can submit up to two works, provided they have not been awarded in another contest before. 
4.-The works can be created using any technique and must have a unique format of A-3 size. 
5.-Artworks generated with Artificial Intelligence will not be accepted. 
6.-Artworks and photographs must be submitted in JPG format with a resolution of 300 ppi (dots per inch) for promotional purposes. 
7.- The works sent must be submitted along with the Registration Form. 
DEADLINE: 
8.-The deadline for submitting artworks is July 2, 2024
9.-The organizing entity will publish the list of all received artworks so that authors can see that their works have entered the final evaluation. 
PRIZE: 
10.-The winning artwork will receive a unique prize consisting of: 
1000 US dollars. 
A statuette of master Julio Málaga Grenet, crafted by Peruvian artist Alonso Núñez Rebaza. Recognition diploma. 
A trip to Arequipa, Peru, for the winner, including 3 nights of accommodation and meals in the city to attend the awards ceremony on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. 
ASSESSMENT: 
11.-The jury's decision is final. 
12.-The Jury's decision will be communicated to the winner via email and subsequently published on the organizer's website, Facebook, and Instagram pages. 
13.-The winner must submit the original artwork upon arriving in Arequipa or send it by certified mail to the contest organization (if the author cannot personally attend to receive the prize). If the artwork is created, wholly or partly, with digital tools, a high-resolution copy signed by the author must be brought and sent to: 
GREAT CARTOON PRIZE JULIO MÁLAGA GRENET 
Peruvian North American Cultural Center 
Melgar Street 109, Arequipa, 
PERU 
EXHIBITION: 
14.-The selected artworks - up to 50 chosen by the jury - will be exhibited in the art gallery of the Peruvian North American Cultural Center. 
15.-The electronic version of the artworks can be visited in a virtual gallery; additionally, a digital catalog will be sent to the selected participants. 
16.-Selected artists for the exhibition will receive a digital certificate. 
17.-The organization reserves the right to promote and reproduce the winning artwork and the other selected works without the express authorization of the author, without any obligation towards the artist. 
18.-Participation in the contest implies full and unconditional acceptance of these rules. Any doubts that may arise will be resolved by the Jury. 
Link to Registration Form on source: Omar Zevallos.

9.5.24

First International Cartoon Competition - Danube River, Rousse 2024, Bulgaria, EU

First International Cartoon Competition - Danube River, Rousse, Bulgaria, EU - 2024
"WATER-RIVER-PEOPLE"
Contest theme: "WATER-RIVER-PEOPLE
The major navigable rivers of the world have been the most used routes for people for millennia, a source of water and sustenance for them, agriculture, hygiene and other domestic needs. Water is the source of life. The river is its provider. People are its users. Nowadays, the river is still a way for transport, industrial, sports and tourism, it is still a place for fishing and recreation. But people look at the river in a different way. 
On the one hand, it provides irrigation for agricultural crops, cools nuclear power plant reactors, carries away spent and filtered wastewater from industry and domestic use, provides bulk materials for construction, diverts water from smaller rivers during floods, to incentivize boat manufacturers and more. Large vessels and barges, harbor facilities and their repairs, bridges and ferries, and last but not least, it inspires the riverside poets, writers, artists and musicians, we would not or would to mentioned "courtship" to enter also into the intimate relations of the sexes "There by the river ". 
On the other hand, people already take care of the riverbeds and their catchment areas, from the source to the mouth. Starting from international conventions and agreements, the laws of each country, through the normative documents of the relevant ministries and agencies, the constant care of mayors and municipal councils, and reaching non-governmental organizations, environmental protection associations, local clubs and student organizations that are a guarantor of environmental and water protection. The river next to us – Danube 490th kilometer from the mouth of the Black Sea. 
Every single word of the above can and should be revised, disassembled, defragmented, "jumped" and assembled anew, according to the visions of the author-caricaturist, brought out graphically to humor and satire, to message or entertainment, to meaning or cheerful nonsense, to a simple line or a picturesque canvas, but necessarily in the triangle of the triad: "WATER-RIVER-PEOPLE" and with gratitude to nature. 
It has been celebrated since June 29, 1994, when 13 countries and the European Commission signed the international Convention for the Protection of the Danube River. For the first time, Danube Day was celebrated in Ruse in 2004. 
Deadline: June 10, 2024 
Awards 
1st prize: €300 
2nd prize: €200 
3rd prize: €100 
3 nominations – Honoris Mansion – 50 € each 
Possible awards to companies and organizations. 
Certificate of participation for all finalists participating in the exhibition. 
E-Catalog for all finalists approved by the committee. 
The E-Catalog will be published on social media. 
Regulation: 
Each participant can submit up to 2 cartoons made with any technique plus digital, scanned with jpg. 300 dpi. A4, up to 3 Mb per cartoon. Signature on the obverse in the lower right corner of the work. 
Entry form - mandatory in Word format in English. You can download the form from the websites – inter. contests. 
Receipt of works: 10 May 2024 – 10 June 2024 year. 
Two e-mail addresses for sending the works – walex.toon@gmail.com plus zbankova@abv.bg
The works that received awards in other competitions participate in the exhibition, but do not receive awards. 
Only award-winning artists will mail the original work or signed print to an address they will receive upon presentation of a bank account. 
Rights: 
Selected participants give permission to the organizer to use their drawings for the catalog, exhibitions and for the promotion of the event. The awarded proposals will become the property of the organizers - sponsors and the municipality of Ruse, ME “Ruse art”, Bulgaria, EU. 
Official opening of the exhibition: 29.062024, EU, Bulgaria, Ruse, Revenue building and the square in the city center. 
Good luck to all participants. 
More info from Walex walex.toon@gmail.com
Municipality of Rousse, ME “Ruse art”, Union of Bulgarian Artists - Cartoon section.
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5.5.24

The 16th OSCARfest International Cartoon Exhibition, Osor 2024, Croatia

16th OSCARfest International Cartoon Exhibition
OSOR 2024, Croatia
ONLY FOR ENTHUSIASTS!
16th OSCARfest 2024
EXHIBITION
OSOR Community Center / June – November 2024
PARTICIPATION
The exhibition is open to all artists, regardless of nationality, age, gender, profession…
TOPIC
MARKET on a DESERT ISLAND
Trading, shop, sale – purchase, offer – demand, prices, discounts, promotions, barter…
ALL THAT ON A DESERT ISLAND!
WORKS
1 - 3 Cartoons WITHOUT WORDS
FORMAT
A4 (210x297 mm), RGB, JPEG, 200-300 dpi, high resolution
DEADLINE
10 May 2024 (EXTENDED)
MAY 20, 2024
E-MAIL ADDRESS
oscarfest.croatia@gmail.com
Please name the attachments:
First name-Surname-ARTISTIC NAME-Country-1 (2, 3, Entry Form)
(Example: Dragutin-Kovačević-DADO-Croatia-1)
1st SELECTION
Exhibition selector MSc. Branka Hlevnjak, art historian and art critic (Croatia) selectsone work from each registered author according to the criteria: topic, originality of the idea,artistic quality, the default format of papers, completed Application form, deadline.
2nd SELECTION
First place authors at the 15th OSCARfest 2023
Luis Fernando Pica Hincapié Echeverri (Colombia), Boris Erenburg (Israel),
Luc Descheemaeker O-Sekoer (Belgium), Dubravka Bodulić Du (Croatia)
and Branka Hlevnjak and Dragutin Dado Kovačević, cartoonist/OF Program leader (Croatia)
they each chooses and evaluates 100 authors/cartoons (1 point)
and the first, second and third place cartoons (5, 3, 2 points)
Selector points are added to the public jury votes (voting until November 1, 2024).
Maximum number of exhibits: 200
Selection results until June 10, 2024
Selectors automatically participate in the competition but may not vote for themselves.
JURY
INTERNATIONAL JURY OF VISITORS
Exhibition visitors choose the 3 best cartoons by secret vote
(1st = 3 points, 2nd = 2 points, 3rd = 1 point)
CATALOG
All participants shall be sent the results and a digital catalogue via e-mail.
Confirmation of participation will be sent on request.
PRIZES
First, Second, Third place and First-ranked Croatian cartoonist:
Personal exhibition at the 17th OSCARfest 2025, Diploma, sponsorship award
and the position of selector of the 17th OSCARfest 2025.
OTHER RULES
The submitted works remain at the disposal of the organizer who may use them for promotional and other non-commercial purposes (awards for voters, sponsors and donors ... with the name of the author and the festival) without royalties to the authors and continue to exhibit them.

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Organizer ARTour-Nerezine Association
Art Selector Branka Hlevnjak
Program Leader
 Dado Kovačević
Financial Support Town of Mali Lošinj + Mali Lošinj Tourist Board
Support Osor Local Comitee + Croatian Cartoonist Association
Sponzors DesignArt + ARTshirt + Zdjelarević Wine Selection + OPG Benvin-Nerezine + Foto studio Nadir Mavrović + friends.
Media Support Radio Mali Lošinj-Radio Jadranka + Portal otoci.net + Novi list.

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Topic: MARKET ON A DESERT ISLAND
Deadline: May 20, 2024
Email: oscarfest.croatia@gmail.com

ENTRY FORM 

First name

Family name

Artistic name

Street

Postcode

City

Country

E-mail

Place and date of birth

Sex                   Male _                      Female _

Date                                                

Signature 

The author agrees to the application of cartoons on OSCARfest souvenirs in a limited edition (for publicity, awards to voters, sponsors, donors and self-financing of the festival). The author will receive author's copies. 

YES _                    NO _

Obligatory!
Please attach a portrait of yourself (photo or caricature).