5th International Cartoon Contest Virton 2014, Belgium

5ème Festival International du Dessin de Presse, d’Humour et de la Caricature 2014
www.virton-cartoons.be VIRTON from 29th May to 1st June 2014
1. CONTEST : Organized by Lions Club La Gaume in partnership with La Gaume ça Cartoon asbl.
2. THEME : « When peace will be »
3. DEADLINE : 15th February 2014
4. PARTICIPANTS : Are admitted cartoonists of any country, sex, or age. The participants accept the regulations as well as the jury's decisions. The jury has the right to refuse an artwork for moral reasons. There will be no correspondence about the contest or the jury's decisions.
5. THE JURY : 5 members and presided by the Director of the festival.
6. ELIGIBILITY : Each author is allowed to submit maximum 3 artworks.
Characteristics : Black and white or color artworks without text and in standard A4 format.
Artworks must be delivered by internet only in 300 dpi resolution and in Jpeg format to: lionslagaumecartoons@gmail.com
Previously awarded cartoons are not allowed to participate.
The artist must complete the registration form on the website www.virton-cartoons.be/concours.htm and join a biography and photo or self-portrait.
The full list of participants will be published on the website www.virton-cartoons.be
7. ROYALTIES : By participating, the authors agree that the organization may archive, print, or reproduce the artworks to be used for all purposes without any compensation for the artist. All the award winning artwork becomes property of the organization and will not be returned. This way a permanent collection is established to promote our venue.
8. EXHIBITIONS : from Thursday 29th May to Saturday 7th June included.
9. AWARDS : The award-ceremony will take place Thursday 29th May at 20:00. A selection of the best artworks will appear in the catalogue “ Rencontres Internationales du dessin de presse et d’humour de Virton 2014”.
PRIZES:
1st prize: 500 € + invitation
2nd prize: 250 €
3rd prize: 150 €.
Before we can award the prizes, the laureates will be asked to send us the originals.
SEND YOUR ARTWORKS ONLY TO lionslagaumecartoons@gmail.com.

Winners in 25th Olense Cartoenale 2013, Belgium

Results of the 25th Olense Cartoenale 2013, Belgium
Theme: Clear surface water
WINNERS:
1st prize: Pavel Kuczynski (Poland)
2nd prize: Robert Rousso (France) (Top) (See Similarities)
3rd prize: Kfir Weizman (Israel)
4th prize: Grigori Katz (Israel)
5th prize: Raed Khalil (Syria) (See below)
The Amnesty International Prize: Marco De Angelis (Italy)
Prize of the city of Bialogard: Izabela Kowalska-Wieczorek (Poland).
Young Cartoonists under age 15 yr:
1st Prize: Zhang A He (China)
2nd Prize: Ekin Özeskici (Turkey)
3rd Prize: Zhang A He (China)
4th Prize: Li Yu Xuan (China).
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Results 12th International Graphic Humour Contest Barakaldo 2013 on New Technologies

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Cartoon exhibition "a call for tolerance" in Egypt

Cartoon exhibition " a call for tolerance "
On the occasion of the International Day for Tolerance in collaboration with the "Tahrir Lounge"

The draft regulates the "tahrir lounge" of great festivity Goethe Institute on the occasion of the international day for tolerance on Wednesday at 5 pm at the Institute's headquarters in downtown. The celebration includes many events and activities aimed at raising public awareness of the importance of tolerance and acceptance of the other.
The event includes an exhibition of caricatures of leading illustrators of the Egyptian Association for comics, featuring a collection of cartoons that invites people to spread the principles of tolerance and acceptance of the other.
Participating artists: Mohamed Effat, Abdullah Basmaji, Samir Abdel Ghany, Fawzy Morsy, Emad Abdel Maksoud, Khader Hassan, Fady Abu El Hassan, Amina Kamel, Amnah El Hamade, Wessam Khalil, Adnan Jaber, Amr Abd El Atty, Saber Taha, Islam Al Qusi, Omar Seddik, Fadi George .
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The 25th Rotary Cartoon Awards 2013: Winners Announced

INTERNATIONAL SECTION Theme: Bicycle

The winner was “Expectations” by Miroslav Bozhkov from Bulgaria.

The Merit prize went to Constantin Sunnerberg from Belgium with his cartoon “Chastity Belt”.
See all prize-winning works on cartoonas or here.

42. World Gallery of Cartoons - Skopje 2014

Dear friends cartoonists,
You are invited to participate on the 42. World Gallery of Cartoons – Skopje 2014!
World Gallery of Cartoons, organized by OSTEN Skopje, Macedonia, is preparing for its 42 edition, and we are confident that your works will enrich it. For sure that this edition, as in the past years, jury members will have a lot of work to do while making the final decision for the cartoonists who will be awarded with the following prizes:
FIRST AWARD for Cartoon (1000$)
FIRST AWARD for Satiric Drawing (1000$)
FIRST AWARD for Comic / Strip (1000$)
10 SPECIAL AWARDS (Plaque)
AWARD CICO (for Macedonian Cartoonist)
Some of you have already been part of this renowned event and you are familiar with its conditions, but 42. World Gallery of Cartoons - Skopje 2014 provides a bit altered propositions for participation. Following our principle of creating and preserving the art on paper, note that only original works (cartoons, satirical drawings and comics) will be considered in the selection process, and they should be sent to our address:
OSTEN – World Gallery of Cartoons
8.Udarna Brigada 2, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
…No later than February 28, 2014.
The jury will judge in April 2014, and the official opening of the 42.World Gallery of Cartoons – Skopje 2014 and the announcement of the awards will take place on May 29, 2014, at OSTEN Gallery, Skopje.
Follow us on FB, and don’t forget to share this information with your colleagues and friends. For additional information, you can also contact us on: cartoons@osten.com.mk
OSTEN - art on paper
World Gallery of Cartoons
8 Udarna Brigada 2, 1000 Skopje
Republic of Macedonia
T +389 2 3213665
M +389 71 225950
E cartoons@osten.com.mk
www.osten.com.mk.
Complete Regulation & Application Form in PDF.

Winners in the 1st International Universal Tolerance Cartoon Festival 2013, Norway

Winning cartoons here.

2nd Afdesta International Online Cartoon Festival 2013, Iran

Afdesta International Online Cartoon Festival 2013, Iran: A WORLD WITHOUT BOUNDARY
The Afdesta Online Festival secretariat is pleased to present its second cartoon festival featuring some of the most leading international judges entitled "A World without Boundary". There will be a large selection and a variety of art to select from during this festival. Selected artworks from around the world will take place in Afdesta permanent online show. Competitors must illustrate "A World without Boundary". Questions are encouraged and welcomed.
1. Competition terms:
A.Up to 3 artworks are accepted from each participant.
B.Artworks must be in A4 size and with 300 DPI qualities (format JPG-RGB). Attention: to use the option: "save for web and devices" is recommended.
C.There is no limit for using design techniques.
D.Accepting an artwork is due to registration in festival's official website and accepting the rules.
E.All artworks must be submitted exclusively in the festival's official website: www.afdesta.net
Attention: works which are sent through E-Mail or anyway other than uploading in the festival's official website are not included.
F.Afdesta secretariat is excused for accepting artworks containing insult to a nation or culture.
G.Afdesta secretariat considers the sender as the owner and creator of the art work. If proven otherwise, at any stage of competition, the artwork would be omitted and the sender is responsible for its legal responsibilities.
2. Judges (alphabetic order):
Javad Alizadeh (Iran)
Marcin Bondarowicz (Poland)
Angel Boligan(Mexico)
Erdogan Karayel(Germany)
Vladimir Kazanevsky(Ukraine).
3. Festival's Schedule:
A.Submitting artworks starts from October 18th (7GMT) to March 2nd 2014(12 GMT).
B.Judging artworks is from March 9th.
D.Announcement of the winners and displaying their artworks on festivals website starts from March 20th 2014.
4. Prizes:
A.Three nights residence in Kish Island with transportation, and memorial medal with their names on it for top 3 winners.
B.All participants will be rewarded festival's attendance certificate. (2 months after the announcement of winners)
5. Executive Board of Afdesta Online Festival:
Founder and Director of Afdesta Art Group and Festivals: Ali Delzendehrooy
Cartoon Festival Secretary: Javad Takjoo
Technical Manager: Omid Amraie
Executive Team Members: Bahar Badihi, Anahita Baniasadi, Farzane Khoshkhoo & Nicoletta Isonskov
Information Secretary: Illya Tahamtani & Farshid Larmiani
Poster Designed by: Ali Delzendehrooy
Sponsors: Amir-Kish Real Estate Group, Afdesta Advertisement Studio, Parto Lazer Co.& Panart digital magazine
Organizer: Afdesta Art Group
Festival's Official Website: www.afdesta.net
Advertisement: ads@afdesta.net
Cartoon Festival Secretariats E-Mail: cartoon@afdesta.net
Registration link: http://www.afdesta.net/en_US/register/.
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Exhibition of Caricatures of Indian and Egyptian personalities at MACIC

The Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) inaugurated an exhibition entitled "Faces and Features: Caricatures of Indian and Egyptian personalities" by the Egyptian Caricature Society on 30 October 2013. The exhibition has depictions of prominent Indian figures from the field of politics, art and literature, and cinema, and they are shown alongside leading Egyptians in similar fields. Indian personalities that are depicted include Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai while Egyptians include Naguib Mahfouz, Youssef Chahine, and Omar Sharief.

The exhibition was jointly inaugurated by the First Undersecretary in the Ministry of Culture, Ms. Camelia Sobhi, the pioneering Egyptian caricaturist Mr. Ahmed Toghan and the Ambassador of India to Egypt, Mr. Navdeep Suri. Dr. Camelia Sobhi in her keynote address said that such cultural and artistic events "contribute in further enhancing our interaction with the Indian civilization, which is a very unique one." The Artist Ahmed Toghan, quoted lines by the poet Ahmed Shawky written when Mahatma Gandhi passed through the Suez Canal. Toghan had drawn a sketch of the Jawaharlal Nehru and Gamal Abdel Nasser at the famous Bandung Conference in 1955, which was the first work on display at the function. Also present at the event was Mostafa El Fiqi, former diplomat and politician, who thanked the Ambassador for the role he was playing in furthering cooperation between India and Egypt. He said that India had always supported Arab causes, and the interests and hopes of the countries were closely aligned. He recalled an incident during the first Gulf war, when Indian officials had consulted Egypt in formulating a response to the events. Ambassador Suri said that even while the current exhibition was being prepared, Egyptian school children were participating in the Glimpses of India Competition, and all these collaborations only deepened the bonds between India and Egypt.

The Egyptian Caricature Society has worked closely with the Maulana Azad Centre recently with an exhibition of caricatures of Gandhi being inaugurated on 2 October to mark the International Day of Non-Violence and the 144th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Both India and Egypt have a rich history of caricatures and cartoons, and the exhibition is the first of a series of steps to deepen the cooperation in the field of caricature art between India and Egypt.

The exhibition will remain open at the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC), 23, Talaat Harb, Downtown Cairo till the 14th of November, except for Fridays and Saturdays.

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23rd Sejong International Cartoon Contest SICACO 2014, Korea

The 23rd Sejong International Cartoon Contest SICACO 2014, Korea
The SICACO Committee is inviting world cartoonists to take part in SICACO 2014 (the 23th Sejong International Cartoon Contest).
1. This year’s contest comprises a Thema section (titled Reality + Cyber-space) and a Free section.
2. The size of works should be smaller than 297 mm × 420 mm.
3. Any color, free style, and unlimited items. (+2 Works)
4. Each entrant should provide title, name, age, address, career, e-mail, and telephone number on reverse.
5. The deadline for entry of original works is Jun. 30, 2014.
6. Entries should be addressed to the
Daejean International Cartoon Institute
450, Wolpyeongdong
Daejeon, Seoul 302-280
Korea.
7. The most creative cartoon will win the Grand prize of $3,000, Gold prize of $1,000, Silver prize of $500, Bronze prize of $300, and 300 Selected works will be awarded.
8. Exhibit the cartoons at the City Gallery in Sept. 2014.
9. Submitted cartoons will not be returned, but exhibited forever in Korean public halls, art galleries, & museums.
10. Your cartoon may be used for promotional purposes : cards, posters, catalogs, newspapers, magazine, and books etc.
From Dr.Lim, Cheong San, President of the Daejeon Int’l Cartoon Institute
450, Wolpyeongdong, Daejeon, Seoul 302-280, Korea
Tel: 82 (42) 487-5034 C.P: 82-10-5425-6115
E-mail: csanlim@naver.com * http://www.dicaco.com/
http://dicaco.kongju.ac.kr/ (all works).

Catalog SICACO 2013 and winners of the main prizes

Received a couple of days ago the catalog of 22nd Daejeon International Cartoon Contest 2013 which has already been called the Sejong International Cartoon Contest since last year for the exhibition(s) taking place first and mainly in the newly-built administration city of Sejong while still being planned to be opened in Daejeon City as well and elsewhere also. The catalog keeps the standard size of 21 x 29.7 cm (DIN A4) with 96 pages. On the front and back covers is the Best Cartoon Prize-winning cartoon by Ying chen Zhao (China).
This edition received 1821 works in total: 1608 of them by 434 foreign artists, 26 works by 19 Korean artists, and 187 works by 104 students.
In the theme section of "Unisex * Happy Citizen" arrived 763 works while in the Free Theme section they received 1,068.
Cartoonists from 60 nations participated in SICACO 2013. The jury awarded 294 artists. The most awarded of this edition are artists from Korea (59 again), China (27), and Turkey (19 - on pages 15 and 30 are also theme prizes for Turkey).
The main prize-winners are as follows:
Grand Prize: Feng Gui Bo (China)
Gold Prize: Mihai Ignat (Romania)
Silver Prize: Jitet Kustana (Indonesia), Young Ji Choi (Korea)
Bronze Prize: Kfir Weizman (Israel), Hafız Nesiroğlu (Azerbaijan), Yae Eun Son (Korea), Ali Miraee (Iran).
And here is the list of the awarded cartoonists from Turkey:
Special Prize: Ercan Baysal
Student Special Prize: Deniz Cem Türkeş (12 yr), Doğa Yılmaz (14 yr)
Student Honorable Mention: Abdülhakim Orhanoğlu (12 yr)
Theme Prize: Mete Ağaoğlu, Nuri Bilgin, Musa Keklik, Mehmet Arslan, Ahmet Ümit Akkoca
SICACO Achievement Award: Recep Bayramoğlu, Musa Gümüş
Best Cartoon Prize: Aşkın Ayrancıoğlu, Kemal Özyurt, Ümit Müfit Dinçay, Erdoğan Başol
Honorable Mention: Sema Ündeğer, Kamil Yavuz, Bülent Okutan, Seyit Saatçi.
Many thanks to the organisers: Every awarded artist receives the catalog and the certificate!
See main awards-winning cartoons by clicking on the new invitation card.