First Naji al Ali results

First International Cartoon Contest Naji Al Ali, Syria 2007 has concluded.
There were 207 authors from 29 countries, who sent 566 artworks to the first edition.
THE JURY
Raed Khalil / Syria: Cartoonist
Walid Naif / Iraq: Cartoonist
Khaldon Gharaibeh / Jordan: Cartoonist
Hani Abbas /Palestine: Cartoonist
Abd Alkader Abdalli / Syria: Critic reviewer
WINNERS:
Cartoon:
Golden Prize: Rumen Dragostinov / Bulgaria (see right)
Silver Prize: Vahid Alimohammadi / Iran (see above)
Bronze Prize : Masoumeh Sadat Mousavi / Iran
Caricature:Golden Prize: Marcio Leite Da Silva / Brazil
Silver Prize: Antonio Ahado Laorenzo / Spain
Bronze Prize: Hasan Ghassemi / Iran (see right below)
Special Prize:David Baldinger / Usa
Chen An Yong / China
Homayoun Abdolrahimi / Iran
Huang Bin / China
Jwan Alzarir / Syria
Ali Javaher / Iran
Erico Junqueira Ayres / Brazil
Success Award:
Athanassios Efthimiadis / Greece, Bayram Hajizadeh / Azerbaijan, Ben Heine / Belgium, Douha Alkhatib /Syria, Erdoğan Başol /Turkey, Ergül Aktaş /Turkey, Louis Pol /Australia, Makhmud Eshonkulov / Uzbekistan, Masoud Ziaei Zardkhashoei / Iran, Bedaiwi / Egypt, Mehdi Azizi / Iran, Shahid Atiqullah / Afghanistan, Mohammad Saleh Razm Hosseini / Iran, Naji ben Naji / Morocco, Osama Salti / Syria, Phu Nguyen / Vietnam, Rabia Alaridi / Syria, Saed Salloum / Syria, Safaie Masoumeh / Iran, Samandariin Tsogtbayar (SATSO) / Mongolia, Shahin Hooshmand / Iran, Valentin Georgiev /Bulgaria, Ali Shabani / Iran, Atmaja Septa Miyosa (SEPTA) / Indonesia, Lojain Nahar / Syria, Michal Graczyk / Poland, Saeed Sadeghi / Iran, Serdar Günbilen / Turkey, Shahrokh Heidari / Iran.
Participating Countries:
Afghanistan – Australia – Azerbaijan – Belgium – Brazil – Bulgaria – China – Egypt – France - Great Britain – Greece – Indonesia – Iran – Iraq – Jordan –– Kuwait –Lebanon – Mongolia – Morocco – Palestine – Poland – Romania – Spain – Syria – Turkey – Uzbekistan – USA – Vietnam – Yemen.

WEB: http://www.syriacartoon.com/

CARTUNION 2007

The Second International Cartoon Contest - CARTUNION 2007
State and Religion
Where does one begin and the other end?
A century ago the French decided that question and separated legislatively these two important institutions. This decision became a universal standard and entered the constitutions of many nations. It was believed that the harmony was established and all the interested parties were satisfied. Unfortunately, in the constantly-changing world one or the other side tries to undermine that balance. We see how the ruling elites oppress the believers and disallow any sign of religious worship. Or vice-versa, the ruling group attempting to fill their own ideological vacuum begins to play with religion. There are nations where religious leaders seeking the highest reaches of political office forget about their flock.
The conflict between religious and secular parts of the community flares up often and Russian political scene is no exception to this tendency. The rising clout of Eastern Orthodoxy doesn’t limit itself to caring about worshipper’s souls, and the populist government does everything to encourage the influence of the church on the citizenry. In situations where non-commercial organizations lose their basic rights, the church is provided with various financial and political privileges. Things have gotten so bad that 10 Russian academics sent a letter to the President asking him to safeguard the secular character of the nation.
Wherever there is a conflict, a cartoonist will always find something to write about. We invite international cartoonists to tell us their thoughts on each of the questions discussed.
Contest rules and regulations
1. The theme of the contest is “State and Religion."
2. Everybody can participate in this contest. The number of entries is unlimited.
3. The best works will be exhibited at the CARTUNION site: http://www.cartoon-expo.com/ .
4. Two artists will be awarded with "The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker" (on CD and in print) that sells for $60.
5. Format: JPG or GIF. 100 dpi. The largest side of the image should be 650 pixels.
6. The works have to be sent to the following address: cartoongallery@gmail.com Please include your name, country, and e-mail address.
7. Deadline for submissions: November 1st 2007.
8. The competent jury will immediately consider all entries. The results will be announced on November 15th.
9. The authors of the selected works will be asked to send the high-resolution copies.
10. The organizers have the non-exclusive rights to use all the works to promote the exhibition (publications, fliers, etc), without payment to the artist.
11. All copyrights belong to the author.
12. Artists submitting cartoons will automatically agree to abide by the above rules.
The International Cartoonists' Forum CARTUNION.
Contact: Andrey Feldshteyn, cartoongallery@gmail.com

Supporting Street Children

The First International Cartoonet (by email) Exhibition: Supporting Street Children
The Iranian House of Cartoon invites cartoonists from all over the World to participate in this Exhibition.
Regulation:
1-The contest is open to all cartoonists.
2- Theme:
1-Street Children
2-Child Laborers
3) THE PRIZES: Honorable Mention (50)
4) A maximum of 5 works in each section can be submitted by the participating cartoonists.
5) The dimensions of works should be 1200Pixel Jpg Format (High)
6) Comic strip must be presented in one page and without any words.
7) Only Digital cartoons are accepted works achieved by digital tools will be accepted as originals as long as they are hand signed by the author, accompanied by the digital file of the artwork in Tiff format with 300 Dpi resolution on a CD. No photocopies or photographs will be accepted.
9) Name, surname, address and short bio of the participants should be sent by email.
10) The choice of technique is free, color or B&W and etc.
11) The deadline : 22 Jan. 2008
12) The organizers hold all the rights to publish the cartoons submitted to the contest and use them in any from.
13) All participants are considered to accept all the conditions.
14) All works must be sending to the following email address: info@irancartoon.com
Tel: (+98 21) 22868600-22867080
Fax: (+98 21)22846928

2nd Celje Cartoon Contest

RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CONTEST
TOPIC: shopping, price, sales, payment, bargain, money, bar code, action and shop.
Entries must be A3 (297 x 420 mm) of size.
Each applicant may submit an unlimited number of entries.
The drawings must not contain any text.
On the back side of each entry there must be full name and address of the applicant.
Applicants should enclose a short autobiography and a self-portrait or a photo.
Deadline for submitting the entries is September 28th, 2007.
ADDRESS to send entries to: CARTOON-SLO, p.p. 181, 3001 CELJE, SLOVENIJA-EU.
Entries will be examined in October.
Awarded contestants will be informed about the Jury's Decision.
Participants whose entries are nominated for the catalogue are entitled to a free copy.
Entrants surrender to the organizer the right to keep entries and shall not have them returned.
Entrants surrender to the organizer the right to publish entries in cataloque or any other form of publication.
Entrants are expected to familiarise themselfs with above stated regulations and to be in agreement with the specifications and conditions of participation.
MAILED ENTRIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE PACKED FLAT.
We accept only the ORIGINALS.
Copies of the works will be dissqualified.
WEB: http://www.cartoon-slo.eu/

EcoCartoons 2007 - Peru

Third International Contest of Ecological Graphic Humor - EcoCartoons 2007
The «Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru» and the «Grupo de Apoyo al Sector Rural» convoke the Third International Contest of Ecological Graphic Humor «ECOCARTOONS 2007». Caricaturists, graphic artists in general, amateurs and professionals are called together, without age limit from all over the world.
• The principal theme of the contest is: WATER.
• The works must reflect ideas related to the ecology with humor or satire.
• Evaluation is based on how well representation of humor and satire is esthetically reached, language can be direct as well as symbolic.
• The technique is totally free.
• Each participant can present an unlimited unpublished works in format A4 (21 x 30 cm).
• The works must not contain text elements (works made by computer, laser printings or photocopies will not be accepted). Information about the name of the author, local address, E-mail or Web address and country of origin must be indicated in the reverse of the sheet.
• Each participant confirms with the delivery of his works the acceptance of the bases and that they will be part of the exhibition the day of the awards ceremony, as well as part of itinerary exhibitions in cities of Peru and in different countries. All works will represent their country of origin in the museum of graphic ecological humor of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru.
• The jury will be integrated with members of sponsors institutions and enterprises, event organizers and the best representative personalities of graphic humor in our country. The decisions of the jury are unappealable.
• Deadline is on Sep 30. Works awarded will be announced on Oct 30, in an official ceremony at the Cultural Center of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. The organizers of the event will inform the winner by telephone, e-mail or through the embassies or consulates.
• The post delivery must be in flat packages. Do not roll or bend your works. They must not be put in frames or glass. The organizers do not assume responsibility for damage of the delivery. The delivery costs will be afforded by the sender. Local post register on the stamp will be considered in the deadline. After that date, works will be refused.
These works will be part of the cultural patrimony of GRUPO. They can be used for exhibitions or be shown when we consider it pertinent. Also, the works can be reproduced in a total or partial way in diverse publications. GRUPO ensures that all the works used for this ends will mention the author's name and it's procedence in a visible place.
• Prizes:
First Prize: US$ 1,000.00 and honour diploma.
Second Prize: US$ 500.00 and honour diploma.
Third Prize: US$ 200.00 and honour diploma.
• Works must be sent to the following address:
GRUPO PUCP - ECOCARTOONS Av. Universitaria 1801 - San Miguel LIMA 32 - PERU
ecocartoons@pucp.edu.pe
ecocartoons@terra.com
Regulations at: http://www.pucp.edu.pe/grupo/ecocartoons/2007.html

Azcartoon Black Cat Web Contest

Black Cat International Web Cartoon Contest
REGULATIONS
Contest: Open to all cartoonists
THEME: "BLACK CAT"
Deadline: 30 October 2007
ENTRIES: Max. 2 cartoons
TECHNICAL INFO: A4 size max. 100 dpi, format (JPEG). Max one entry in each section: black & white or colored, any style, any technique will be accepted. Name, address, tel and e-mail.
At the end of competition there will be an exhibition on internet from the selected cartoons.
The participant must send their photo along with their autobiography.
All cartoonists can participate through their own e-mail by submitting your cartoons to:
black_cat2007@bk.ru
PRIZES:
First prize (Diploma, web page)
Second prize ( Diploma, web page)
Third prize ( Diploma, web page)
Honourable mentions: 5 (certificate)
The diplomas will be sent to e-mail address of the winners via e-mail.
The results will be on http://www.azcartoon.bravehost.com/ on 30 October 2007, right after the international juries' evaluation.
Address: Az 1000, Post BOX N0 1, Baku-Azerbaijan

3rd UMO Cartoon Contest - India

Announcement for the UMO 3rd International Cartoon contest
Open to everybody
5 entries per participant
No entry fee
Awards worth Rs 60,000/-
Deadline: October 26th, 2007
The UMO - International Cartoon Contest is held by UsabilityMatters.Org towards the World Usability Day. All the awarded and qualified cartoons will be exhibited on 8th November 2007 on the World Usability Day.
Participation is open to all cartoonists from every country in the world. There is no Entry fee.
Please go through the rules and regulations – and in particular – the conditions applicable to the intellectual property rights.
Theme for the Competition
Health via Technology
Brief: In today's world of touch-button technology, we're gently reminded about the human frailty when we, or someone amongst near and dear ones have to pay a visit to the "Hospital". An activity inherently associated with the physical well-being of the human body is now surmounted by the platitude of the machines that surround the process.
The days of ''healing-touch", and an emphatic year of a neighbourhood physician are fast being replaced by the regular hum of a machine taking stock of your full body.
Scans, Monitors, reports, tests, x-rays, and more artifacts like these dominate the health landscape today. But this is not all that bad as it has also helped improve the quality of healthcare.
Now, this is the theme for the cartoon contest. The participants have to highlight the chasm and the charm created by the use of Technology to aid Health.
Awards and Acknowledgements
A jury will select the top 6 winning entries, the cartoonists will be granted a cash prize award of
First prize Rs.25,000/- (Rs. Twenty five thousand only)
Two second prizes of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand only) each and
Three Third prizes Rs. 5,000/- (Rs. Five thousand only) each
Five Special mention awards
An exhibition of the winning and shortlisted entries will be held and UMO will publish an exhaustive works report.
The jury and the judgment criteria
We are in process of putting a jury of well-known professionals and socially active personalities. The names will be announced in due course, depending on confirmation. For Judgment jury will use criteria such as creativity, humor, visual communication, presentation, persuasiveness, originality, cleverness, relevance of content and execution to identify the winner.
Deadline for Submission
Cartoons will be accepted through October 26th, 2007
Rules and Regulations
Entries : up to 5 cartoons per person
Size (snail mail): A4 (210 X 297 mm ) or A3 (297X410)
Size (digital) : 300dpi and in dimensions that are suitable for printing
Technique : free
Entries in hard-copy/paper will not be returned. Entries in digital format may need to be re-posted if the resolution is not found good for printing.
Exhibition and Prize distribution
On World Usability Day, November 8, 2007
Submitting your entries
Mail your cartoons keeping the competition name in subject line to usabilitymatters@gmail.com. If you are sending through the snail mail, use the following address:
UMO-3rd International Cartoon Contest, usabilitymatters.org, Plot no.12, Penthouse, ICRISAT colony,Road no.11, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. India. 500 045
Phone: +91-040-23556155
Please mention a little background information about yourself that may help identify you with your work and the email id that will help us get back to you with any communication.
Intellectual property rights
UMO may, in its sole discretion to use the art-work (images, photograph, written content) for any purpose, change, alter, amend, add to, delete from and otherwise modify, including but not limited to, any and all cuts, edits, rearrangements and other alterations, additions and deletions.
The responsibility for authenticity of all the submitted content, including the art-work and the personal information rests solely with the provider, and UMO will assume no role in case of litigations and copied works. The involved parties shall have to settle the matter themselves, within the conditions the original work was published/released.
We respect your privacy and will not be giving out, or sharing your personal information with any third party, for commercial or non-commercial use.

Contest on Road Education

REQUIREMENTS
1- Any professional or amateur artist is allowed to participate in this contest.
1.a- If the participant is a minor, he or she has to present a certificate guaranteed by a responsible adult.
1.b- It is allowed to participate individually or in groups. Minimum one, maximum two contestants.
2.- Those who work for 'Vialidad Nacional' as employees and those who organize this contest are not allowed to participate in it.
3- The topic of this contest is "Road Education" (intended to educate the community about traffic regulations and raising awareness about the importance of obeying these regulations).
It is divided into two categories:
A) Aimed at adults. (The adults are the target)
B) Aimed at children and adolescents. (The children and adolescents are the target)
4.- The participants can send a maximum of three works, only if these drawings were not previously awarded in other competitions.
5.- Any pictorial technique can be used. The shape of the paper has to be A-4 format (210 mm x 297 mm) or proportional. The sheet of paper can be horizontally or vertically used.
6.- The works have to be sent only by e-mail to salonhumorgraficovial@gmail.com after being scanned at 300 points of resolution in JPEG or JPG format (maximum 5 Mb each work)
7.- The deadline for the presentation of the works is November 16th, 2007.
8.- In tandem with the works, there has to be attached an oficial form with the author's name, surname, address, telephone number and photograph.
9.- The first prize will be the equivalent amount of 1,000 US dollars, the second prize will be of US$ 600 and the third prize will be of US$ 300 in Argentinean currency in each category. If the authors of the winning prizes are minors, the corresponding prizes will be given to the adult legally in charge. After the evaluation of the works, the jury might consider that there is no winner for one or more than one category.
10.- The decision of the jury can not be appealed.
11.- A notification saying who the winners are is sent. If the winners do not reply this notification within fifteen days (from the day when the notification is sent) this prize will be considered vacant. If the jury is willing to, it may choose a new winner for that vacant prize.
12.- The organizers of this contest will not be in charge of paying any extra or adittional expenses. They will only pay the ones explicitly mentioned in this document. Besides, the organizers are not bound to any contractual and non-contractual responsibility by using the winners' works.
13.- The members of the jury will be announced after the winner is officially declare.
14.- The authors of the winning works will be informed by e-mail or by telephone. If the winning works were made by more than one person, the amount of money of the prize is the same (see point 9) and it is the winning group responsible for deciding how to divide the money among its members.
15.- The exhibition of the works
15.a- The first 250 selected works of each category will be exhibited in a gallery in Santa Fe city (Argentina) form December 1st to December 9th, 2007.
15.b- The awarded works, plus the ones that received honourable mentions and those especially chosen by the jury will be exhibited on December 1st and 2nd, 2007 in the 'Sala de Exposiciones DNV 07 del 7th Distrito Santa Fe de la Direccion Nacional de Vialidad'.
15.c- The awarded works, plus the ones that received honourable mentions and those especially chosen by the jury will be published in a magazine. This magazine will be given free of charge to the general public.
16.- Once the contest if finished, the winning works will be also shown on the http://www.vialidad.gov.ar/ site.
17.- The organizers of the contest have the right to publish and reproduce the winning works without the authorization of the author('s). Therefore, the organizers have no legal obligation towards the author(s). Vialidad Nacional can publish and reproduce the works by different means and within local, national and international boundaries.
18.- Vialidad Nacional DVN 07 assumes the commitment to announce publicly the identity of the author(s). (According to law No 11.723 de Propiedad Intelectual y sus modificatorias)
19.- The participation in this contest implies the absolute and unreservedly acceptance of these requirements. Any possible doubt that may arise will be solved by the jury.
20.- The organizers have the right to totally or parcially change the requirements in this document according to their criterion. They can even cancel or extend.
21- The mere fact that someone register in this contest implies the total acceptance of all the items mentioned above.
Santa Fe (Argentina) agosto de 2007
Direccion Nacional de Vialidad 7th Distrito - Santa Fe (Argentina) Avda. 27 de Febrero 2199 – CP 3000 – Santa Fe – Tel: 0342 – 452-0031/34
http://www.vialidad.gov.ar/ http://www.vialidad.gov.ar/prueba_prov_nuevas/sta_fe/humor_grafico.htm
prensadnvsfe@gigared.com
salonhumorgraficovial@gmail.com

4th Lodi - Italy

4th Edition of the International Prize of Humour and Custom Satire
RULES
The Province of Lodi and the town of Codogno with the help of public or private organanization and institutions are going to proclaim the 4th Edition of the International Prize of Humour and Custom Satire entitled: “Giuseppe Novello: a good family man”.
Both professional and amateur graphic artists can participate to the competition, by sending unpublished works together with the enrolment form . Only original works will be accepted, that is, works never published in any kind of magazines or exhibited in shows.
PARTICIPATION
Each artist is allowed to participate with 3 works at most, regarding the following theme: “Environment”,
Whole works have to be part of the competition spirit and deal with humour and custom satire. For this reason, works about political satire will not be accepted, as well as drawings offending against decency.
It is important also to remember that only the following paintings techniques are permitted: pencil, Indian ink, watercolour, coloured ink, felt- tip pen. All works will be examinated by a Jury and the winning drawings will be exhibited in the Show of the International Prize of Humour and Custom Satire that will be in Codogno from 10th November to 9th December 2007.
Comune di Codogno
Provincia di Lodi
The works will not be returned, since soon they will be recollected in archives by the Culture and Sport Councillorship of Codogno.
All drawings will not be used for commercial aims, but only to promote the Prize itself in magazines, newspapers, web, in Italy and abroad.
For this reason, each artist is asked to permit the reproduction of his/her work , if necessary (except for profit).
PRIZES
1. Novello Prize-1st classified : Euros 2.500, 00
2. 2nd classified : Euros 1.500, 00
3. 3rd classified : Euros 500,00
4. Special prizes will be awarded from the Jury, after having judged the works quality and characteristics, for that reason, the amount of the prizes will be established in collaboration with available partnership.
JURY
The Jury is composed by cartoonists, journalists and showmen and Councillorship representative. The Jury is also allowed not to award any prize. In this case, the amount of money will increase the worth of the prizes for the following edition.
ENROLLMENT
All works and enrollment forms must be sent by post or by hand to the
Secretary of the 4th Edition “Novello Prize”, Cultural Office, Town Hall of Codogno – Via Vittorio Emanuele 4, 26845 Codogno (Lodi) -Italia
Tel. (039) 377 314234 ; Fax. (039) 377 35646
within 1st October 2007 (for works sent by post will validate the postmark)
(Source: http://www.cartoonblues.com/)

14th Antiwar Cartoon Salon

14th Antiwar Cartoon Salon "Kragujevac 2007"
The City of Kragujevac remembers the most brutal atrocities in Kragujevac when on 21st of October 1941 the Fascists executed several thousand civilians and sincerely hopes that such atrocity will never repeat and that the peace in the world will prevail.
The City of Kragujevac announces International competition 14th Antiwar Cartoon Salon "Kragujevac 2007"
Deadline: 10 September 2007
The international jury will make the selection of the submitted cartoons and decide which works will be exhibited and published in the salon catalogue. Also, the jury will award the following prizes:
Gold plaque & 1000 US$
Silver plaque & 800 US$
Bronze plaque & 500 US$
Award of the Mayor of Bydgoscz ( Poland ) in the amount of 750 €
Award of the City of Ingolstadt ( Germany ) in the amount of 500 €
Award of the City of Bielsko Biala ( Poland ) in the amount of 500 €
Award of the City of Suresnes ( France ) in the amount of 500 €
Award of the City of Pitesti ( Romania ) in the amount of 500 €
The cartoonists and fine artists from all over the world are invited to take part in the salon. The applicants should submit the maximum of 3 ( three ) original works on the antiwar topic and understanding and solidarity among the people, which are not been previously awarded on some other international competitions.
The dimensions of works should be maximum 35 x 35 cm, art technique is at the choice of the artist. Also, electronic form with original signature of the author should be submitted. On the back of all the cartoons should be written the personal details about the author: name, surname, address, phone/fax, e-mail.
The works should be sent by September 10, 2007.
The jury session will be held on September 14 and 15, 2007.
The cartoons should be sent to the following address:
SALON ANTIRATNE KARIKATURE
City of Kragujevac
Trg slobode 334000 Kragujevac
Serbia
The Salon Exhibition will be held within October festivities in the Gallery of National Museum in Kragujevac. The opening night is scheduled for October 20, 2007.
The Salon reserves the right to exhibit and reproduce the cartoons sent to the competition without any remuneration to the authors.
(Source: http://www.cartoonblues.com/)

Special Topic in China Olympic

Dear Kemal Ozyurt,
The 1st International China Olympic Cartoon Competition invite you to participate in the special topic--Tourism and shopping, this topic will enter all monthly judgment and the final judgment, especially for the free theme section judgment.
About The 1st International China Olympic Cartoon Competition, please see web site of Funofunny: http://www.fanofunny.com/guests/chinacartoon/index.html , or http://www.cartooncn.org/ennews.asp?nid=6
Please send the digital works to: olympicartoon@yahoo.com or officialcartoon@yahoo.com.cn.
The number of entries are no limited.
The size of entry is 200 DPI, A4 format(21x30 cm), please attach your name, address, e-mail, telephone, fax with your cartoons together.
Entries entered other exhibitions or awarded in other contests previously will be also accepted.
Please send your cartoons no later than September 30, 2007.
Thank you very much in advance for your great participation.
Wish you get great success!
Sincerely Yours,
Yu Du
Director of The 1st International China Olympic Cartoon Competition