Flexibility at work! - Belgium

Flexibility at work! - congress ACV BI 2007 -
Cartoon theme: Flexibility at work
Deadline: November 7, 2007
Prizes: Prizes will be awarded as follows:
1st prize: 1000 Euro, 2nd prize: 500 Euro, 3rd prize: 250 Euro, Special prize public: 500 Euro.
Number of entries: Unlimited. Free technique. Original cartoons only. Digital: Yes.
Format: Min A4, Max A3
Works returned: Yes, on demand (award – winning cartoons will not be returned).
Exhibition: November 17 & 18, 2007 Ol Fosse d’Outh, Houffalize, Belgium
Free catalogue: No. After the contest on our website http://www.acvbi.be/
Copyright issues: The artworks will only be used in the magazines and leaflets of our organization, ACV Bouw en Industrie, a trade union for the construction and industry.
Address to send the artworks:
ACV BI Cartoon contest “Flexibility at Work” Trierstraat 31, 1040 Brussel BELGIUM
phone: +32 (0)477 54 39 35 (Piet Daneels)
e-mail: bouw_industrie@acv-csc.be website: http://www.acvbi.be/

16th Golden Helmet - Serbia

RULES OF XVI CONCURS

*Golden Helmet* announces a contest titled *WHAT'S INSURED IS FOR SURE*

CATEGORIES:

1. CARTOON

2. WRITTEN FORM - Short story - Poem- Aphorism

3. COMIC

PROPOSITIONS:

1. CARTOON: Original, Minimum A4 (210x297 mm), Maximum A3 (297x420), free technique:

2. WRITTEN FORM: maximum two typed pages or up to 20 aphorisms;

3. COMIC: original, up to eight tables, free technique;

AWARDS:
CARTOON:

1st AWARD: PLAQUE *GOLDEN HELMET* + 1000 € + One-man Exhibition in 2008;

2nd AWARD: 500 €

3rd AWARD: 300 €

WRITTEN FORM:

SHORT STORY: PLAQUE *GOLDEN HELMET* + 400 €

POEM: PLAQUE *GOLDEN HELMET* + 400 €

APHORISM: PLAQUE *GOLDEN HELMET* + 400 €

COMIC: 200 €

PORTRAIT CARICATURE - TOPIC: ALL MY PRESIDENTS
PROPOSITIONS: original, minimum A4, A3

AWARD: 300 €

DEADLINE: Nov. 20, 2007.

Only unpublished works will be taken into consideration. Author's short biography, phone number, and e-mail are obligatory.

Written works to be sent under a code!
Jury decision will be announced on Dec. 1, 2007 and awards will be handed at Final Festival Evening on April 1, 2008. The Organizer will bear travel and accommodation cost of awarded authors.

Festival official languages are Serbian and English.

All works remain property of the Festival.

E-mail: goldenhelmet@ptt.yu

Adress: “GOLDEN HELMET” TOPLICINA 2/2, 37000 KRUSEVAC - SERBIA

(Source: http://www.nosorog.rs.sr/diff2.html)

Master Cup International

Master Cup International Cartoon and Illustration Biennial
1. Participation
The contest is open to all artists regardless of nationality, age, sex, etc.
2. Organizer
The organizers are "Master" Illustrators's Federation and Beijing Cartoon Center.
3. Theme
A) Fish –The artwork of demiurge? The spirit of water? Human's pet? or for our food and sport?
B) Butterfly –The world becomes beautiful for you.
4. Entries
4-1) The works whether they have been awarded in other contests previously will be accepted.
4-2) Participators should submit the original works. Any slide, photograph or xerox will not be accepted.
4-3) The maximum five entries should be submitted for each category.
4-4) The maximum size of the works should be 300 x 420 mm (11.81 x 16.54 inch) respectively.
4-5) The works should be accompanied by the author's resume and photo (caricature).
4-6) First name, Last name, Address, Email, Telephone number and selling price should be written on the reverse side of the works.
4-7) Technique and medium of works are unlimited. Any painting, print making will be accepted.
5. Entry Form
Please download the entry form on our web site: http://www.bjcartoon.com.cn/html/news/Entry_form_of_Master_Cup.doc
At the same time, the self-made entry-form is also accepted.
6. Deadline and Exhibition
6-1) The deadline for entry is the 1st of October 2007.
6-2) The Opening of the exhibitions will take place in "Master" Illustrators's House in December, 2007.
7．Delivery
7-1) The entries must be flat protected with hard cardboard, or rolled in a hard case. The folded works will not be accepted.
7-2) Please send entries to the address as follow:
Ms. XIAO GU YUE
CUI PING XI LU 86 HAO (101100)
GE RUI YA JU 206 HAO LOU, 122 SHI
TONG ZHOU QU, BEIJING
BEIJING OF CHINA
8. Judgment
8-1) The president of jury group is Dachuan Xia, well known artist and the secretary-general of China artist's association cartoon committee.
8-2) The jury meeting will be held on 20th October 2007.
8-3) Biennial will announce the result on November 1, 2007 on web site. At the same time organizer will contact the winning artists via postal mail or e-mail.
9. Prizes
9-1) Grand Master prize –Master Cup plus 2000 US Dollars (after tax).
The winner will be invited to Beijing for ceremony and one week holiday, the organizer will cover the traveling tickit and hotel.
9-2) "Master" Illustrators's Federation prize –Master Cup plus statuette.
The winner will be invited to Beijing for ceremony and one week holiday, the organizer will cover the traveling ticket and hotel.
9-3) Master prize –Master Cup plus statuette –10 works.
9-4) Special prize of organizers and sponsors–10 works.
9-5) The honorary prize –30 works.
10. Copyright and selling
10-1) Explicitly participators have whole copyright for their entries, of course organizers may use some works on web site and other media for spreading biennial and artists.
10-2) All the works will be available for selling base on selling price given by authors. Organizers will keep 10% of the selling price, the others will be remitted to authors directly, but the authors should bear the tax according to the Chinese tax regulations.
11. Catalog
The authors whose works have been selected will receive one copy of the catalog made for the contest.
12. Provisions
12-1) The submitted works will not be returned. They will be collected in "Master" Illustrators's house.
12-2) Participation in the contest means the complete acceptance of all the above conditions and agreements with jury's decision.
For Information
Ms. XIAO GU YUE
ZHONG GUO BEIJING SHI TONG ZHOU QU
CUI PING XI LU 86 HAO
GE RUI YA JU 206 HAO LOU 122 SHI (101100)
BEIJING OF CHINA
Telephone: 86-10-82867845-823 Fax: 86-10-82867121
Web site: http://www.bjcartoon.com.cn/ E-mail: mcartist@163.com

2nd Zikison 2007

2nd Competition of a Caricature and a Short Comic Strip 2007
http://www.artija.net/ & The SRZ (SRŽ) – The Satirical Manufactory "Žikišon" (Satirična Radionica Žikišon) are announcing in the categories, the themes:
1. THE PORTRAIT CARICATURE "ŽIKIŠON" WITHOUT WORDS. How do caricaturists imagine "Žikišon" and his life time?
2. THE CARICATURE WITHOUT WORDS – FREE FORM.
For both of categories you can send up to 3 works on A/4 size of paper, up to 200 KB by E-mail, any technique is allowed.
3. THE SHORT ALTERNATIVE COMIC STRIP – FREE FORM. A board needs to content up to 6 squares, A/3 format, up to 400 KB by E-mail, any technique is allowed, up to 3 boards in a work or 3 boards of a single strip.
The competition will be opened and free for all of the professionals and amateurs, for affirmed and unknown authors from 7 to 77 years of age, for all people on this planet but in the case if someone appears from other planet then we will become the first interplanetar competition.
AWARDS: The first award in each of three categories - a presentation on a particular page on the site http://www.artija.net/ and kiks (Caricature and Short Cartoon).
Works can be sent by e-mail zikison@gmail.com & mazospn@gmail.com with author’s short biography and photography. All of received works will not be returned to the senders. The organization of this project keeps the right for using and publishing of received works for the organization’s needs.
The competition will be opened to November 1, 2007.
ZIKISON (1885 - 1950) was a satirist, a caricaturist, an editor, a publisher, and a printer. Between two wars in Serbia he was an actuator, a co–author editor of many newspapers for humor and satire. He has been suffering and imprisoned by Communist Regime in 1949. Soon after that torture and seizing his property, he died in 1950.
WEB: http://www.artija.net/competitions.html

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.