Israeli prize-winning cartoonists boycott Haifa International Cartoon Contest

Leaving the Haifa International Cartoon Contest
For more than 15 years we took part at the Haifa International Cartoon Contest as participants or as judges.
With a great sorrow we note that during the last years, this event gradually deteriorated from professional and organizational point of view.
It's impossible to list here all faults caused by bad selection and careless judging, but results are talking by themselves.
A lot of our friends, well known cartoonists, agree with our feeling, position, and with this statement.
Members of Israeli cartoonist association will not participate in this event.
We tried to discuss those issues with the organizers, but they were not willing to do so.
Therefore we've decided not to take part at the Haifa International Cartoon Contest this year.
Israeli prize-winning cartoonists
Boris ERENBURG
Sergey SICHENKO
Ilya KATZ
Grigory KATZ
Gennady LITINSKY
(June 21, 2011 http://cartoonall.blogspot.com/).

Rules and regulation for 23rd Annual Cartoon Contest Olen 2011, Belgium

23rd Olense Kartoenale 2011, Belgium
Annual Cartoon Contest – Rules and regulation
1. Participation
All contestants will be admitted with no distinction made regarding nationality or age. There are two categories:
• Youth category up to 15 years inclusive;
• Adult category: 16 years and older.
Both professional and non-professional cartoonists are allowed to participate in this contest.
2. Theme
The main theme is 'Balloons, Zeppelins and other flying beauties'. Also this year Amnesty International offers a special prize to the best cartoon with theme ‘Male and female equality’.
3. Entries
• Original cartoons in black and white or colour, may bear no captions.
• Dimensions including any passe-partout 21 x 30 cm (A4).
• Works sent rolled and works larger than DIN A4 will not be returned. The cartoons should be appropriately wrapped before sending in order to prevent damage.
• Number of entries per contestant: maximum five.
• Following data should be mentioned on the back of your work: name, adress, age and
theme.
4. Property rights
Prize-winning works will become the property of the organizer or the major sponsors. All works selected may be used by the organizers to promote the contest and the village of Olen.
5. Evaluation
Decisions made by the jury cannot be challenged.
6. Catalogue/Cartoon book
Selected works will be considered for inclusion in a catalogue. The authors of these works will receive a free copy of the catalogue during the prize ceremony or it will be send afterwards by mail.
7. Return mail
Return of the cartoons happens only on explicit request of the participant, as mentioned in the entry form. Every cartoon meeting with the demands but which is not selected for a prize will be sent back within two years. The organizers will endeavour to handle the return forwardings with the utmost care but cannot be held responsible for loss or damages.
8. Deadline: 1 October 2011
The deadline is 1 October 2011. The entry form and the cartoon(s) must be sent to:
Olense Kartoenale
Gemeentehuis
Dorp 1,
B-2250 Olen - Belgium
9. Prizes
For the adult category:
1st prize: 1000 euro
2nd prize: 300 euro
3rd prize: 250 euro
4th prize: 150 euro.
For the youth category:
1st prize: 200 euro
2nd prize: 175 euro
3rd prize: 150 euro
4th prize: 100 euro.
Prize of the city of Bialogard (only for Polish participants): 200 euro.
Special prize: “poverty and human rights”: 300 euro.
10. Prize Ceremony and Exhibition
The prize ceremony will take place at Friday 11 November 2011 at approximately 20.00 h in the council room of the town hall of Olen, Dorp 1, 2250 Olen. Every participating artist will be welcome on that occasion. Only the winners are peronally invited.
A selection of the cartoons will also be exhibited at the same address and can be visited:
• Sunday 13 November 2011
• All working days from Monday 14 November 2011 till the end of January 2012 during the opening hours of the town hall:
o Monday 09.00 u – 12.00 u 13.00 u – 16.00 u 17.30 u – 20.00 u
o Tuesday 09.00 u – 12.00 u
o Wednesday 09.00 u – 12.00 u 13.00 u – 16.00 u
o Thursday 09.00 u – 12.00 u
o Friday 09.00 u – 12.00 u
• In March 2012 this exhibition is also to be visited in Bialogard (Poland).
Entry-form at source.

The Castle & Free themes in the international forum of visual humor "Fun in Vasylivka Style", Ukraine

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Themes in SmileAnapa Cartoon Festival 2011, Russia

SMILEANAPA Cartoon Festival 2011, Russia
Cartoon theme:
1) Laughter - terapy
2) Free.
Deadline: July 31st, 2011
Prizes:
10 prizes, catalogue and diploma participant.
Format: A4
Copyright issues:
We don't use a caricature in commercial objectives.
Address to send the artworks:
"SMILEANAPA"
General post-office, box 14,
Anapa, Krasnodarsky region,
353 440 RUSSIA
or by e-mail:
SMEHANAPA@mail.ru
(JPEG (300 dpi), max. 3 MB)
Contact for further information:
Smehanapa@mail.ru
Sources:
feco & licurici

3rd International "Aleksandar Klas" Cartoon Contest 2011, Serbia

THIRD INTERNATIONAL "ALEKSANDAR KLAS" CARTOON CONTEST
The oldest Serbian illustrated review "Ilustrovana politika" is organizing The Second International Cartoon Contest honoring its own the most famous cartoonist Aleksandar Klas (1928-2002).
Since 1950 over 30 000 his cartoons were published in national and international newspapers and magazines, and he had over 60 individual exhibitions. He got more than 130 prizes, so he entered in "Guinness's book of records" as the most rewarded cartoonist in the world. Besides cartoon his occupation is painting, as well as illustration of books.
Participation Rules:
1. Competition is open to professional and amateur cartoonists from all over the world.
2. The theme of the cartoons is free.
3. Participants take part in the competition with original cartoons. Cartoons must be signed by the cartoonist in case that they are submitted as digital prints. Photographs, photocopies, etc., will not be accepted.
4. Size of cartoons should not exceed 30x40 cm.
5. Name, surname, address, phone number, e-mail, country of origin of the participant should be written on the back of his/her piece of work.
6. Works must reach the organizer not later than October 25, 2011, packed in protective cover to:
"Ilustrovana politika" Za konkurs karikatura "Aleksandar Klas"
Cetinjska 1, 11000 Belgrade SERBIA
7. Result will be announced on first half of November 2011.
8. Participating cartoons will be kept at the virtual Cartoon Museum, to be established by the review "Ilustrovana politika".
9. Third International "Aleksandar Klas" Cartoon Contest will be celebrated with an award ceremony and exhibition of selected cartoons in November, 2011 in Belgrade.
10. Jury will award the following prizes:
- Grand Prix A. Klas: 1000 euros and diploma
- Second award A.Klas: 500 euros and diploma
- Third award A. Klas: 300 euros and diploma
- Diplomas A. Klas.
11. Participating cartoons will be put into catalogue. The cartoons for the catalogue and exhibition will be selected by a jury. A catalogue will be sent to the cartoonists whose piece of work are exhibited and published in the catalogue.
12. Organizer reserve the right to use the sent cartoons for ILUSTROVANA POLITIKA advertising purposes without any special fees paid to the authors: to be exhibited and reproduced in a variety of advertising materials, as well as printed in catalogue and review.
13. Participants are considered to have accepted all the conditions.
14. Participants are kindly asked not to post the works via electronic means as these will not be accepted for the competition.
Editor-in-chief of
ILUSTROVANA POLITIKA
Srdjan Jokanovic
http://www.ilustrovana.com/
ilustrovana@politika-ad.com
Spiro RADULOVIC, medical doctor and cartoonist
President of the jury
vuga@scnet.rs
spiroradulovic@yahoo.com
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16th Antiwar Cartoon Salon International Contest Kragujevac 2011, Serbia

HONORABLE SIR/MADAM!
DEAR FRIENDS!
In memory of the severe crime that happened in Kragujevac in 1941, 70 years ago, when the German occupying forces executed several hundreds of innocent civilians in just one day, also sincerely wishing something like that never and nowhere to happen again, and that peace may prevail in the world.
The City of Kragujevac a n n o u n c e s
THE 16TH ANTIWAR CARTOON SALON INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
«KRAGUJEVAC 2011»
The International jury will make a selection out of submitted cartoons which is to be exhibited and published in the Salon’s catalog. Besides, the following prices are to be awarded:
The Grand Prix «The Peace Messanger» and 1.500 euros prize is to be awarded by the International Association of Peace Messanger Cities
The Gold Plague and 1.000 euros prize
The Silver Plague and 800 euros prize
The Bronze Plague and 500 euros prize
The Mayor of Bydgoszcz (Poland) Award, amounts 750 euros
The City of Ingolstadt (Germany) Award, amounts 500 euros
The City of Bielsko-Biala (Poland) Award, amounts 500 euros
The City of Suresnes (France) Award, amounts 500 euros
The City of Pitesti (Romania) Award, amounts 500 euros
The City of Carrara (Italy) Award, amounts 500 euros
The prize fund is 7.050 euros in total.
The Jury might additionally award several diplomas to close contenders.
Cartoonists and fine artists from all over the world have the right to participate. They should submit at most three (3) cartoons, which have not been awarded by any other international competition, on the subjects of antiwar as well as solidarity between people and nations. The artworks should be utmost A4-A3 formated, while art technique is at the artist’s choice, including electronical version of the cartoon with the original signature. On the back of the artwork there should be written data on the artist (such as: name, surname, age, address, phone/fax, e-mail).
The submission deadline is September 15, 2011.
The jury session is to be held on September 16-17, 2011.
The cartoons are to be sent to the following address:
SALON ANTIRATNE KARIKATURE,
Trg Slobode 3,
34000 Kragujevac,
Srbija.
Submitted artworks are not to be returned, they remain in the Salon’s collection.
NOTE: The 15th International Antiwar Cartoon Salon «Kragujevac 2011» had so far the strongest international promotion and afirmation. On the occasion of the award ceremony the prizes were handed over and the exhibition was opened in Kragujevac. Afterwards, the 15th Salon exhibition was on display at the United Nations Palace in New York. Also, it was a part of programe that marked the 65th anniversary of the victory over facism in the Ukranian historical City of Poltava. The usual tour around the Salon's partner cities took this show to Ingolstadt (Germany), Bielsko-Biala and Bydgoszcz (Poland). It was presented at the City Hall in Limassol (Cyprus) during the session of the General Assembly of the International Association of the Peace Messanger Cities. Then, the chosen artworks at the 15th Salon were exhibited in the Serbian capitol Belgrade. The exhibition's next destination was Romania,where the cartoons were on display in Temisoara during the Days of the Serbian culture, as well as in Pitesti on the Day of the Romanian Statehood. Finally, the exhibition was set at the National Museum of Mexico in Mexico City in last May.
Again, the Salon has got the invitation to set the show in Bar (Montenegro), while negotiations for the visit to the seat of the European Union Brussels are underway.
Director of the Salon
Miodrag Stojilovic
tel/fax: +381 34 336 123
E-mail: mstojilovic@kg.org.rs
http://www.antiwar.kragujevac.rs/
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International Cartoon Contest Braila 2011, Romania

BRAILA COUNTY COUNCIL
THE COUNTY CENTER FOR PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF TRADITIONAL CULTURE BRAILA
INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST / 6th edition 2011
REGULATION
Contest: open to all cartoonists.
Theme: DOCTORS AND PATIENTS
Entries: max. 5
The works must be accompanied by the author's biography.
Size: A4 (210 x 297 mm) - A3 (297 x 420 mm)
Technique: free
Deadline: 1st September, 2011
Prizes:
Great Prize –1500 €;
First Prize – 1000 €;
Second Prize – 800 €;
Third Prize – 500 €;
3 Special Prizes – 3 x 300 € (each)
Exhibition: 30th September, 2011
Catalogue: each selected artist will receive a copy
Remark: the works will not be returned, they will remain the property of The County Center for Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Braila
The works should be sent to:
The County Center for Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Braila
no. 1, Aleea Cresei, Cartier Viziru I,
810407, Braila ROMANIA
Contact details:
centrul_creatie@portal-braila.ro
costel_patrascan@yahoo.co.uk
maria.puscaciu@yahoo.com
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Catalog of the 20th Gabrovo International Biennial of Humour and Satire 2011

The catalog of the 20th Gabrovo International Biennial of Humour and Satire in the Arts 2011 arrived today. The 162 pages of the catalog are full of the hundreds of the selected and the awarded works in six categories. This magnificient book is of size 20.5 x 22.2 cm.
From Turkey the following artists are selected and represented with one image of their works each; artists whose names are marked with an asterisk (*) are exhibiting more than one work:
Cartoons: Burhanettin Ardagil, Erdogan Basol*, Kamil Yavuz, Kemal Ozyurt*, Mehmet Kahraman*, Musa Gumus*, Nuri Bilgin.
Graphics & Drawings: İsmet Cavusoglu*, Melihat Tuzun*, Suna Ozgur Keskin*, Yasemin Sari*.
Paintings: Sevki Ozer Cevik.
Sculpture: Aziz Baha Urken, Atila Ozer & Sadettin Aygun, Betul Demir Karakaya & Kamuran Ak.
Posters: Ali Feyyaz Fergogce.
Photographs: M. Cagatay Goktan, Sami Solmaz*.
See the prize-winning works at http://humorhouse.globcom.net/engl/bienale/prizewinners.html .

Catalog International Cartoon Competition Golden Keg 2011

Received today the catalog Golden Keg 2011 as one of the participants. The 17th International Cartoon Competition on the Topic of Beer The Golden Keg 2011 received in total 549 works of 221 authors from 41 countries.
The catalog is 15x21 cm in size and has 20 pages including the awarded and some selected cartoons. It is in two languages: Slovak and English.
Fedor Vico, the competition officer and former "Vico-President" of the Bumerang magazine, tells the most interesting (hi)story of the competition in his article titled "The Keg is Rolling on in spite of the Crisis".
PhDr. Jaroslav Reznik says in his "Jury Chairman's Foreword": "It was a unique experience to choose the best of them (cartoons) in the basement of a historical Presov town house in the company of excellent people. Such experiences are not sold by any adrenaline travel agency.
It is unbelievable how beer, transformed into a cartoon, is able to unite. Maybe even more than the one that is drunk".
There is also a short biography of Igor Sevcik (d.2003), the list of participants and the report of the jury in the catalog.

Results International Cartoon Contest Ruse 2011 on theme "Volunteering"

RUSE MUNICIPALITY
EUROPE DIRECT – RUSE
and
RUSE ART GALLERY
REPORT

Today, May 18th, the jury (above) of:
Rudy Gheysens – director of European Cartoon Center Kruishoutem, Belgium
Paul De Ruyck - European Cartoon Center Kruishoutem, Belgium
Dominique Termote - European Cartoon Center Kruishoutem, Belgium
Ivaylo Tsvetkov – chairperson of FECO for Bulgaria, cartoon artist
for The Monitor and The Telegraph newspapers and The Tema Magazine
Valentin Georgiev - cartoon artist, illustrator, artist
Elena Velikova - director Ruse Art Gallery
Irina Jordanova - expert in EIC Europe Direct Ruse
examined all the works, received for the international cartoon contest
Volunteering
organized by European Information Center – Europe Direct, in cooperation with Ruse Art Gallery.
47 artists from 26 countries participated with 101 works and the distinguished ones are:
Ist prize – plaque and diploma – Doru Axinte, Romania (Top above)
Two special prizes – plaque and diploma:
Lubomir Mihailov, Bulgaria
Oleksy Kustovski, Ukraine.
Two special diplomas:
Boris Erenburg, Israel
Rahim Asgari, Iran.

The prize of Ruse Art Gallery - Erdogan Basol, Turkey (Above)
The prize of FECO Bulgaria - Irien Trendafilov, Bulgaria.
All of the distinguished works and some selected ones will take part in an exhibition in Ruse Art Gallery which starts on June, 3rd, at 39 Borisova street, Ruse. The works will not be returned to the authors as they are part of the EIC Europe Direct, Ruse collection now. They will be included in an additional exhibition that will be hosted by all of the European Information Centres in Bulgaria.

Spirito di Vino (Wine and Wit) 2011, Italy

Spirito di Vino 2011 - international competition for cartoonists
On May 28th, inauguration day of Cantine Aperte 2011, the twelfth edition of the international competition Spirito di Vino (Wine and Wit) has been lauched. The competition is organised every year by Movimento Turismo del Vino Friuli Venezia Giulia together with the Istituto Europeo di Design, the Municipality and the University of Udine and the Cassa di Risparmio del Friuli Venezia Giulia. The aim of the competition is to collect and select the funniest satirical cartoons concerning the world of wine produced by cartoonists from all around the world.
Since its first edition, Spirito di Vino has been particulary focussed on young artists, who have always proved very willing to take part to the initiative. Today Movimento Turismo del Vino is still carrying out this project with passion and momentum with the aim of raising awareness, not only among young people but also among wine lovers from all around the world, on the need to drink responsibly. This year the competition will no longer be reserved just to young artists below 35 of age, as a new session of artists above 36 years of age will be opened.
Spirito di Vino has always been characterised by its international allure as, since its first edition, it has been very well received by artists from Europe, Russia, Latin America, Japan and China. This cultural mix has resulted in a rich variety of viewpoints concerning the fascinating world of wine. Thanks to Spirito di Vino, satirical cartoons become a common ground enabling participants to express their thoughts and ideas.
To take part to the competition, applicants can send their works of art from May 28th to August 31th 2011 to Movimento Turismo del Vino Friuli Venezia Giulia (Via del Partidor 7 – 33100 Udine), or by visiting the website http://www.mtvfriulivg.it/.
The satirical cartoons will be assessed by a jury chaired by Alfio Krancic – president of the competition - and Giorgio Forattini – honorary president of the competition - and composed of eminent figures from the field of journalism, satire and graphics such as: Emilio Giannelli (cartoonist), Valerio Marini (cartoonist), Gianluigi Colin (Corriere della Sera art director), Franz Botré and Enzo Rizzo (director and deputy director of the magazine Spirito DiVino), Carlo Cambi (editorial manager of the magazine Wine Passion), Paolo Marchi (journalist of Il Giornale), Aldo Colonetti (scientific manager of the Istituto Europeo di Design), Fede & Tinto (Decanter RadioRai radio programme) , Francesco Salvi (actor).
After August 31th, the jury will meet at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milano to select 30 cartoons for each session. A special exhibition will be organised to put the selected cartoons on display. Then, on September 17th 2011, on the backdrop of the food and wine festival Friuli Doc, the three best cartoons of each session will be awarded a selection of wines produced by Movimento Turismo del Vino Fvg partner wineries.
To have further information on the competition:
Movimento Turismo del Vino
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tel. +39 0432 289540
spiritodivino@mtvfriulivg.it