20th International ISHS Humor Conference - Spain

20th International ISHS Humor Conference
July, 7 – 11th 2008 Alcalá de Henares MADRID SPAIN
We have the pleasure of welcoming you to the 20th International ISHS Humor Conference website. Following the tradition established in previous gatherings we will like this Conference to be a distinguished forum for scientific discussion in the area of humour and, of courses, a place to enjoy the laughter, the wit and the games.

The congress will be held on July, 7 – 11th 2008, at the University of Alcalá, in Alcalá de Henares. We invite all the humour areas investigators, experts, studious and professionals to participate.

The International Society Humour Studies (ISHS) is a studious and professional organization dedicated to the study of the humour. Many of its members are University professors and investigators of different areas as Biomedical Sciencies, Linguistics, Psychosocial Sciences, Cultural Studies, Communication, Translation, Educational Sciences... Many professionals of different areas also participate in the Society. That is the reason why the ISHS is a group that has a lot of disciplines and facets, united by the humour in all its multiple dimensions.

Alcalá de Henares is also the birthplace of Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote de La Mancha, one of the most important world wide comedies. The city is located a few kilometres northeast of Madrid. It was founded during the Romans era, and was given the name of Complutum. Its existence is related to its University which was founded in 1499 by Cardinal Cisneros. The 500 anniversary commemoration of the first promotion will be celebrated on 2008. Alcalá was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1998.

WEB: http://www.20ishs.fgua.es/

1st Amazon Humor Salon - Brazil

1st Amazon Humor Salon - Ecology in a line-drawing

From March 25th to 30th, 2008

Place: Boulevard das Feiras / Estação das Docas. Belém-Pará- Brazil
RULES
1. Nature and scope of the Salon
The 1st Amazon Humor Salon – Ecology in a line-drawing, intends to be part of the agenda of events related to cartoon production in Brazil and abroad, aiming at stimulating and publicizing cartoonists in general. It is important that this salon is a graphic platform that will show the talent and critic perception of all cartoonists concerned with ecological problems that afflict our planet, specially the Amazon region.
2. Deadlines
The 1st Amazon Humor Salon – Ecology in a line-drawing will take place from March 25th to 30th. See deadlines below:
a) Deadline for entries: March 5th, 2008;

b) Selection of entries: March 15th, 2008;

c) Opening and Award Ceremony: March 25th, 2008;

d) Closing ceremony: March 30th, 2008.
3. Themes
a) Ecology (Compulsory) - In this category will be all cartoons whose theme is related to ecological problems.
b) Communication - In this category will be all cartoons whose theme is related to communication around the world.
4. Registration
a) Works must be submitted by e-mail, 300 dpi resolution image; dimension of 3,543 x 4,724 pixels or 30 x 40 cm; RGB color model; jpg format (average quality = 5) maximum size of 1.5 MB, along with the Entry Form containing the following data: name of the author, fictitious name, address, phone numbers, e-mail, ID card or Passport number and bank account details.
b) Each author may sent a maximum of two works per theme:
1- Theme: ecology 2- Theme: communication.

c) Entries must be sent to the following e-mails: salaohumordaamazonia@gmail.com / contato@centralcinevideo.com until March 5th, 2008.
5. Jury
a) The organizing team of the 1st Amazon Humor Salon will appoint a Pre-Selection Committee whose responsibility will be to select the works that will take part in the exhibition and in contest. This Committee will also select the works that will be in the catalogue;

b) The Jury will be constituted by five members qualified professionals in the field.

c) The president of the Jury will be an artist specially invited for the event;

d) The number of works in the catalogue may be different from the number selected for the exhibition. No complaints on this matter will be considered;

e) The Jury is responsible for granting prizes and special awards;

f) Decisions made by the Jury and the Pre-Selection Committee are final.
6. Works and originals
a) Submitted works will not be returned and will be part of the Amazon Humor Salon’s collection.

b) The production company Central de Produção – Cinema e Vídeo na Amazônia, which is responsible for this project, has the right to use any submitted work, at any time, for publicizing the event.

c) None of the works will be put for sale or used for commercial purposes.
7. Catalogue
a) All participants with works selected for the catalogue will receive a copy of it
8. Copyright
a) Submitting a work will imply that the author grants reproduction rights to the salon for non-commercial purposes.

b) All rights of prize-winning works will be automatically given to the organization of the 1st Amazon Humor Salon.
11. Prizes
a) A total of 4 (four) prizes will be given:
Prizes:
Theme: Ecology

1st prize: R$ 6.000,00 (gross amount)

2nd prize: R$ 3.000,00 (gross amount)
Theme: Communication

1st prize: R$ 2.000,00 (gross amount)

2nd prize: R$ 1.000,00 (gross amount)
b) Prizes are subject to tax withholdings as established by the current and applicable law.

c) All prize and special awards winners will receive a trophy and a certificate.

e) All authors with works selected for the exhibition and catalogue will receive a certificate of participation in the salon.
9. Venues and Dates
The 1st Amazon Humor Salon – Ecology in a line-drawing will take place in the city of Belém, State of Pará, Brazil, from March 25th to 30th, 2008, at Boulevard das Feiras, Estação das Docas.
10. Organization

Conceived and coordinated by Biratan Porto, the Amazon Humor Salon is realized by Central de Produção – Cinema e Vídeo na Amazônia.

WEB: http://www.salaohumordaamazonia.com/

Results Yilmaz Guney Caricature Contest - Turkey

Results of Yilmaz Guney Culture and Art Festival Caricature Contest

The cartoon contest organized along with others in the context of Yilmaz Guney Culture and Art Festival has concluded. The Selection Committee comprised of cartoonists Canol Kocagoz, Mete Gokturk, Kamil Yavuz, E. Yaşar Babalik, Seyit Saatci and Askin Ayrancioglu convened on January 13 and after examining the 126 cartoons sent in for the festival they decided to award the "Honor Plaque of the Festival" to Hicabi Demirci (Turkey), Louis Pol (Australia), Sevket Yalaz (Turkey), and Sait Munzur (Turkey). Bayram Hajizadeh (Azerbaijan) is awarded the "Special Prize of the Selection Committee" while "Yilmaz Guney Freedom Prize"s went to Mahmut Ulusan and Mehmet Bogatekin. The Committee awarded “Promising Young Caricaturist” award plaques to Seref Kaya and Esma Balkan among participants younger than 18 years of age.

The exhibition and the prize-giving ceremony will take place at Yeni Melek Cultural Center in Beyoglu, Istanbul on January 27, 2008. The cartoons selected for the exhibition will be put in a catalogue and each cartoonist will receive one free of charge.

Details of the festival: http://www.yilmazguneyksf.org/
All prize-winning cartoons: http://www.karikaturculerdernegi.org/detay.asp?id=6879

8th International Mediterranean Contest - Turkey

8th INTERNATIONAL MEDITERRANEAN CARTOON CONTEST
TOURISM IN MEDITERRANEAN
Mediterranean catchment which is the meeting point of Asia, Europe and Africa has the characteristic to be a cradle of the cultures that constitute contemporary world civilization. Mediterranean is wholly a separate world .
Mediterranean had been witness to chipping of the stone, cultivation of soil, working with iron, invention of the writing, production of the glass, usage of the money, beginning of the commerce, construction of the temples, discovery of the stars and the tone of the music which makes the human being a person. Mediterranean is a history itself. If tourism has a history, it begins from the Mediterranean because Mediterranean is also the center of tourism. Therefore, "tourism in Mediterranean" is the subject of this contest. Our call is to all cartoonists of the world: “Draw, draw the tourism in Mediterranean”.
SUBJECT
“Tourism in Mediterranean”RULES
1. The contest is organized by Alanya Tourism and Promotion Foundation and it is open to the cartoonists worldwide.
2. The works contributed to this contest may have been published before; however, they should not have received any prize in any type of contest.
3. Each artist should contribute with only one work. They should not be computer print-outs or photocopied.
4. If there is any script involved, it should either be in English or Turkish.
5. The size should not exceed 30x40 cm.
6. Participants should write their names, family names, country, address and telephone number (s) in capital letters on the back of their works and they should enclose a short biography either in English or Turkish.
7. The contributions should be received by the following address prior to May 1, 2008.
8th INTERNATIONAL MEDITERRANEAN CARTOON CONTEST
Alanya Turizm Tanıtma Vakfı
Atatürk Caddesi Şen Apt. No: 51/6,
07400 Alanya / Turkey8. The results of the contest will be announced on May 03, 2008.
9. Works sent to the contest will not be sent back to the participants. All works submitted whether they are given a prize or not can be used or published in cultural activities.
On the other hand the copyright in commercial usage is belonged to the artist.
All of the participants are considered to have accepted these conditions.
10. Some of the cartoons may be exhibited in Alanya along with the prize-winning works for a week after the ceremony.
11. If the contributions are collected and published in an album by Alanya Tourism and Promotion Foundation, the participants will receive a copy.
12. The prize ceremony will be held in Alanya on May 31, 2008.
JURY
Kamil Deniz Som ( Journalist, Istanbul-Turkey)
Kamil Masaraci (Cartoonist, Istanbul-Turkey)
Cihan Demirci (Cartoonist, Istanbul-Turkey)
Nuvit Ozkan (Tourism Organisation, Alanya-Turkey)
Ibrahim Tapa (Cartoonist, Istanbul-Turkey)
Marlene Pohle (Cartoonist, Germany).
PRIZES
1st Prize: 2.000 USD + Air ticket(two way for one person) + 1 week holiday for double in Alanya(HB-extras are belonged to the guest)
2nd Prize: 500 USD + Air ticket two way for one person) + 1 week holiday for double in Alanya(HB-extras are belonged to the guest)
3rd Prize: 500 USD + Air ticket (two way for one person) + 1 week holiday for double in Alanya(HB-extras are belonged to the guest)
SPECIAL PRIZES
· District of Alanya
· Municipality of Alanya
· Alanya Chamber of Commerce
· Alanya Tourism & Promotion Foundation
· Eastern Mediterranean History and Culture Research Foundation.
WEB: http://www.alanya.com.tr/
Tel: 00 90 242 511 76 21
E-Mail: altav@alanya.cc or nocten44@hotmail.com

Results 1st Campos Ecological Humour - Brazil

Results 1º Salão Internacional de Humor Ecológico de Campos - Brasil
Theme: "The end of drinkable water in the world"

The following artists from Turkey are among the 140 artists selected with their 180 works from 800 cartoons sent in from 42 countries for the Saloon:
Askin Ayrancioglu 1
Faruk Soyarat 2
Ismail Kar 1
Musa Gumus 2
Oguz Gurel 2

cartoons.

The prize-winning cartoons in the Saloon and their artists are announced as follows:

1st Place: Duke - Brazil

2nd Place: Beto - Brazil

3rd Place: David Vela - Spain

4th Place: Xiaoqiang Hou - China

5th Place: Regional prize - Alicio Gomes - Brazil

All selected artists at: http://www.ecohumorcampos.com/

November & December results in (Women)-Syria2007

Results of the First International Cartoon Exhibition-(Women)-Syria2007, Monthly Prize – November & December 2007.

Dear cartoonist:

We would like to thank you for your participation in The First International Cartoon Exhibition-(Women)- Syria2007.

The Winners:

First Prize: Masoud Ziaei Zardkhashoei - Iran

Second Prize: Victor Mihai - Romania

Third Prize: Skazhenyk Dmytro – Ukraine.

Source: http://www.syriacartoon.com/

2nd Bucovina Exhibition of Satirical Graphic - Romania

The international exhibition of satirical graphic “PUBLICITY”, the 2nd Edition-2008

The Bucovina Museum Complex from Suceava invites you to participate to the International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic: “PUBLICITY”, the 2 nd Edition.
The International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic has as theme: “Publicity”.
We address to all the professional and amateurs cartoonists regardless their age from all over the world.
The number of sent cartoons is five.
Please attach in .DOC format a brief presentation of your artistic activity (surname and first name, exact address, e-mail address, a photo and your CV).
The exhibition prizes are:
- one prize – 500 EURO – for the original cartoon
- three mentions - for the original cartoons.
The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address: arta@muzeul-bucovina.ro and they must be of 300 dpi minimum resolution, A4 format, realized in any technique: black and white or colour,
or the cartoons must be sent at the address:
Complexul Muzeal Bucovina Suceava, Str. Ştefan cel Mare, no.: 33, Suceava, cod: 720003, Romania
The cartoons will be published in the web page of the Complex Museum Bucovina Suceava http://www.muzeul-bucovina.ro/
All the artists who will enter the saloon will receive the virtual catalogue of the exhibition.
If you want to participate at this event, please send your cartoons until 31st of August 2008.

The exhibition will be opened for the public in October 2008.

The sent cartoons can be bought by the public, that is why please note the price for each original work in order to receive the equivalent of the cartoon.

Thank you for participation on 1st Edition !!!!!!

Complex Museum Bucovina Suceava- Romania
Directory Constantin-Emil URSU
http://www.muzeul-bucovina.ro/
arta@muzeul-bucovina.ro

8th International Editorial Cartoon Competition 2008 - Canada

8th International Editorial Cartoon Competition 2008
1. The theme for 8th International Editorial Cartoon Competition 2008 is:
"Rewriting history"
2. Three prizes will be awarded.

First prize: $1500, crystal trophy, and Canadian UNESCO certificate.

Second prize: $750 plus a certificate.

Third prize: $500 and certificate.

All sums are in Canadian dollars.

Ten additional cartoons will each receive an Award of Excellence. Regrettably no financial remuneration accompanies Awards of Excellence.
3. A maximum of three cartoons will be accepted from each cartoonist. They may be in colour or black and white. They may be sent as attachments to an e-mail. They may not have previously won an award. They will not be returned.
4. The size of the cartoon should not exceed 8.5 by 11 inches.
5. The cartoonist's name, address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address (if available) must be on the reverse side of each cartoon or in the body of the e-mail to which the cartoon is attached. A short biography of the Cartoonist should be provided.
6. The Canadian Committee for World Press shall have the rights to use any of the cartoons entered in the Competition for promotion of the Luncheon or World Press Freedom Day 2 May. Participation in the competition implies agreement by the cartoonist to the conditions of this article.
7. The winners of the Competition will be announced at the World Press Freedom Day Luncheon held at the National Arts Center in Ottawa, on May 2, 2008 and will be advised by mail or fax or e-mail. The results may be posted on the National Press Club Web site http://www.pressclub.on.ca/ the 3rd of May, 2008.
8. Entry deadline is 5 pm Eastern Standard Time, Friday, March 28, 2008.
Mail entries to: 8th International Editorial Cartoon Competition,Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom,Suite 405-350 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. K1R 7S8
E-mail entries to: combroad1@rogers.com - JPEG format at 300 DPI

(Source: http://www.tabrizcartoons.com/en/detail.asp?ID=651)

December 2007 results "Nature & Man" - Turkey

December 2007 results of “Nature & Man” International Cartoon Contest on the net organized by the Association of Cartoonists, Turkey in collaboration with Cartoon Publishing and TEMA Foundation:

WINNERS

Valentin Georgiev – Bulgaria

Ümit Müfit Dinçay - Turkey

Louis Postruzin – Australia

Source: http://www.muhittinkoroglu.com/default.asp

Source: http://www.karikaturculerdernegi.org/detay.asp?id=6877

25th Aydin Dogan Cartoon Competition - Turkey

25th Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition - Turkey
The Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition is held every year in Turkey by the Aydın Doğan Foundation. The competition is open to professional and amateur cartoonists from all over the world.
General Information
1) Participants take part in the competition with an original cartoon. Cartoons must be signed by the cartoonist in case that they are submitted as computer print outs. Photographs, photocopies, etc., will not be accepted.
2) Size of cartoons should not exceed 29.7 x 42 cm (A3 paper size).
3) The Foundation will not be responsible for damage that may occur during postage and handling.
4) Competition is open to professional and amateur cartoonists from all over the world.
5) Choice of subject is free.
6) Participants are expected to send the filled in participation form, a short curriculum vitae with photograph together with their cartoons. Otherwise applications will not be considered.
7) The Jury composed of foreign members will meet in June 2008.
8) The Foundation will cover the travel and accommodation expenses of the first three prize-winning caartoonists for the award ceremony in Turkey.
9) Award-winning cartoons will not be returned to the artists.
10) By filling in the entrance form attached, the participant declares and accepts in advance that (s)he has turned over the financial rights (s)he holds over the cartoon or cartoons vis-à-vis the public to the Aydın Doğan Foundation without limitations on location, time period and number including assignment to third parties under Articles 21-25 of the Law on Intellectual Property Rights for publication. (S)he agrees that the Aydın Doğan Foundation may use such cartoons, exhibit them, keep them in its archives and publish them on the Internet or through other media.
11) Cartoons which do not win awards will be returned to the artists upon written request.
12) Participants may also leave the cartoons to the Cartoon Museum, to be established by the Foundation.
13) XXV. Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition will be celebrated with an award ceremony in November 2008 in Istanbul.
14) Deadline for entries is Friday, May 2nd, 2008.
The Prizes
First Prize : 8000 US Dollars and the First Prize of the Aydın Doğan Foundation
Second Prize : 5000 US Dollars and the Second Prize of the Aydın Doğan Foundation
Third Prize : 3500 US Dollars and the Third Prize of the Aydın Doğan Foundation
Awards of Success : 500 US Dollars and the Award of Success of the Aydın Doğan Foundation
Should the vote be tied, the prizes will be jointly awarded to the winners. A minimum of 5 and maximum of 12 success awards will be granted.
Address:
Aydin Dogan Vakfi,Aydin Dogan Uluslararasi Karikatur Yarismasi
Oymaci Sokak No:51, 34662 Altunizade – Uskudar / ISTANBUL
TURKEY

http://www.aydindoganvakfi.org.tr/

BuzziNews international cartoon competition - Israel

Hello,

I would like to invite you to take part in the new International Comics & Cartoons community, BuzziNews. People from over 74 countries and 384 cities have taken part in the rapidly expending BuzziNews family.
The vision of the BuzziNews portal is to convey a positive outlook on current world, business, sports and entertainment events in a language that’s understandable to e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e – comics and caricatures. BuzziNews is a business with clear social objectives: 25% of the portal's revenues will be awarded to the illustrators who contribute their time and talent to the portal, and 50% of the portal's net profits will be donated to charity.
BuzziNews has initiated the "Good Word" worldwide comics illustration project. We invite you to say a good word through illustration about all the positive things that surround you or choose a less-traveled road and find the positive side of something that upsets you, a singer with a failed album, a disappointing team or coach, an irritating company, a business rival.
To register as a member at the BuzziNews website: http://www.buzzinews.net/members_only.asp?send_illus=1

For more information about the "good word" competition: http://www.buzzionline.net/

The last date for submitting entries is February 28, 2008

If you have any question or comment please don't hesitate to contact me
Liat Halperin,
Community Manager
BuzziNews
+972-77-785-5568

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