1st International Cartoon Competition Izmir 2014, Turkey: “Peace through Children”

International Cartoon Competition “Peace through Children”

Objectives of the competition:
Sister and Friend Cities of Izmir gather around the International Cartoon Competition.
The competition is to be organized in order to contribute to the friendship of communities with the creative power of culture and art as well as strengthen friendship ties between cities. The theme of the competition, which will be held for the first time this year, is determined as “Children and International Peace” and the results will be announced on the 1st of September 2014, the World Peace Day.
Today, thousands of children lose their lives and are forced to leave their home lands due to wars. They become disabled, suffer from psychological problems and they are abused. In wars, mostly children die first and for those who survive; they don’t smile anymore since their dreams, hopes and future are taken away from them. Every child has the right to grow up in peace regardless of their color, language, religion and ethnic origin. Ensuring this is the joint responsibility of humanity.
With this consciousness, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality would like to invite the cartoonists living in our sister and friend cities to participate in the competition; we believe that their works will increase the sensibility and awareness for peace.
Rules of Participation:
• The International Cartoon Competition with the theme of “Children and International Peace” organized by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality is open to all cartoonists.
• Competitors who are under the age of 18 must participate in the competition with the permission of their parents. A document, which shows the acceptance of the conditions, must be signed by the parents and submitted to the Organizing Committee.
• Each competitor is allowed to participate in the competition with maximum 5 cartoons. The cartoons that will be sent to the competition may have been published previously; but had not been awarded from a competition. The cartoons that are found out to be rewarded before will be disqualified and the prize will be taken away.
• Participants who send cartoons to the competition are considered to have declared and committed that these works belong to themselves. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality does not accept any responsibility for permission and copyrights about the participants’ cartoons.
• The cartoons can be used on different platforms (brochure, exhibition, periodicals, calendar, etc.) with the artist's name by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality. Participants are considered to have accepted these conditions beforehand.
• Transportation and accommodation expenses of the winners will not be covered by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality. The prizes of the winners who could not attend the award ceremony will be deposited to their bank accounts.
• The cartoons which are found to be the most creative by the jury will be exhibited and will be put into an album. The cartoonists of all the exhibited cartoons will be offered or sent the album after the award ceremony.
• The cartoons that do not comply with the terms and conditions of the competition will be cancelled and disqualified from the competition.
Digital Delivery of the Cartoons:
• Applications will be sent via internet. Participants must fill in the application form on www.izmir.bel.tr/cartoon/en and click on the “Cartoon Competition” to upload their cartoons.
• The cartoons must be sent in A4 size (21cmx29.7cm) RGB color, 300 DPI resolution and JPG format. Any compressor programs such as ZIP or RAR cannot be used.

For questions and further information:
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality,
EU and Foreign Relations Department
Cumhuriyet Bulvari No:1
Konak izmir / TURKIYE
Tel: +90232 293 14 84
Fax: +90232 293 11 56
www.izmir.bel.tr
international@izmir.bel.tr
Competition Calendar:
Commencement: 21 April 2014
Deadline for application: 1 August 2014
Announcement of the Results: 20 August 2014
Award Ceremony: 1 September 2014
Prizes:
Championship:
$1000 and Plate
Second Prize:
$750 and Plate
Third Prize:
$500 and Plate
Jury:
Vladimir Kazanevsky
Valeriu Kurtu
Luc Descheemaeker
Eray Özbek
Ömer Çam
Mustafa Yıldız
Sadık Pala
Dr. Pınar Meriç.

VII International Exhibition of Graphic Humor Lima 2014, Peru

VII International Exhibition of Graphic Humor Lima 2014, Peru

Dear colleagues and artists:
El Peru wears joy, creativity and art with the completion of the VII International Exhibition of Graphic Humor Lima 2014.
This event brings together representatives of different global gag cartoon, as in previous editions, raise awareness in society about the care of the environment through graphic works. The theme for this year is CLIMATE CHANGE.
The opening of the international quality event will take place Thursday, September 4 with the traveling exhibition of the different graphic pieces. This exhibition will cover the most representative areas of the Peruvian capital and later cities within the country.
In addition, all the artists whose works are selected for the sample receive by post our official catalog, in which the various works forming part of the exhibition will be found.
The success of the International Exhibition of Graphic Humor, considered one of the most important art events in Latin America, is up to you.
ENTRY RULES
Subject: “CLIMATE CHANGE”
1. The artist who wishes to participate in the VII International Exhibition of Graphic Humor Lima 2014 shall send to the organizers their personal details (full name, address, contact number, e-address) accompanied by his work, a brief autobiographical note and photography and/or caricature.
2. Contestants must adhere to the chosen theme for this sixth edition: “Climate Change”.
3. The artist may submit two works from his personal archives. These may have been published and/or previously awarded.
4. The work must have a resolution of at least 300 dpi and a minimum size of A4 (30 X 21 cm).
5. The works, along with the required data must only be sent to official e‐mail: salonhumorperu@salonhumorperu.com .
6. The closing date is 30 June 2014.
7. The works received passing selection form the exhibition which is scheduled for Thursday, September 4, 2014.
8. The artists whose works are selected will receive a copy of the Official Catalogue of Humor, which has published the different jobs received.
9. The artist allows the organizers to use his work for advertising pieces the Chart Show Humor required to promote the event (posters, t-shirts, press releases, etc.).
10. Upon registration, the artist accepts all the conditions laid down in the rules of the competition for the VII International Exhibition of Humor Graphic.

New deadline for the 4th International Turhan Selçuk Caricature Contest: 16 May 2014

4TH INTERNATIONAL TURHAN SELÇUK CARICATURE CONTEST 2014, TURKEY
SUBJECT: Free
RULES OF CONTEST:
1.The contest is free for all cartoonists.
2.Caricatures to be sent to this contest may be published anywhere else before. But they must not become entitled to receive any awards in another contest.
3.Technique is free. A cartoonist may join this contest with a large number of caricatures as he / she wishes. But works must be original. Digital printing products may be accepted provided that they are signed (original signature) by cartoonist.
4.Maximum dimension of caricatures to be sent for this contest must be 30×40 cm.
5.Participants to this contest must write their name, surname, address, e-mail, country and telephone number behind their work and must put a short curriculum vitae in a develop.
6.Caricatures must be sent to below mentioned address by 16 May 2014:
4TH INTERNATIONAL TURHAN SELÇUK CARICATURE CONTEST 
Milas Municipality Culture and Art Department, Hacı Aliağa Villa
48200 Milas – Muğla – TURKEY
7.Contest results will be announced on 28 May 2014.
8.Caricatures to be sent for contest shall not be returned. Caricatures ranking or not ranking in contest may be used for cultural purposes or published. Participants to this contest are deemed to have been accepted these conditions. Works will be kept in Turhan Selçuk Karikatürlü Ev.
9.Owners of works to be selected by jury, to be exhibited and included in album shall be sent a contest album.
10. Award ceremony will be carried out on 16 August 2014. Also with the purpose of exhibition of caricatures which were seen worth-exhibiting and won a prize on that very date, an opening ceremony will be performed in Turhan Selçuk Karikatürlü Ev.
MİLAS MUNICIPALITY, PRIVATE SECRETARIAT / CULTURE – ART DEPARTMENT
Tel: 0 252 5121416 – 136 Fax: 0 252 512 80 29
www.milas.bel.tr info@milas.bel.tr
11.Meals and accommodation expenses of special prize winners shall be covered. Travel expenses belong to them.
12.JURY:
Muhammet Tokat (Mayor of Milas)
Kamil Masaracı (Cartoonist)
Marilena Nardi (Cartoonist) İtaly
TRAX (Cartoonist) France
Menekşe Çam (Cartoonist)
Emre Yılmaz (Cartoonist)
Latif Demirci (Cartoonist)
Ersin Yeniceli (Culture and Art Officer of Milas Municipality)
Bülent Örkensoy (Graphics Designer).
13.PRIZES:
First Prize : 3.000 USD
Second Prize : 2.000 USD
Third Prize : 1.000 USD
Other special prizes will be given by various institutions, associations, newspapers, art magazines, trade unions, agencies and real persons.
Note: A jury meeting will be held on May 24, 2014.

2nd International Cartoon Competition Tallinn 2014, Estonia: Living Streets

II INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION 2014 - LIVING STREETS
Tallinn, Estonia
The organizers of the INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION are Estonian Humour Union, humour magazine Pilkaja (Mocker), Tallinn Old Town Days XXXIII and Tallinn Central City Government.
Entries: A maximum of 5 entries can be submitted, works must be free from politics and without words, digitally at least 3500x2400 px (A4, 300 dpi), JPG. The work may have been previously published.
Information: Author's first and last name, title (if applicable), year of creation, e-mail.
Address digitally to: pilkaja.sisu@gmail.com
Entry deadline is the 5th of May 2014.
Prizes: nominal gold, silver and bronze trophy pencils (size 30 cm) and diploma.
Other conditions: The prize-winning works become the property of the organizer. All works may be published in humor magazine Pilkaja without additional fees. All participants get a free digital catalog of the exhibition.
Exhibition will take place in: Kiek in de Kök tower, Tallinn, Estonia. The exhibition will open in May 23, 2014.
More information at phone: +372 51 77 861
E-mail: pilkaja.sisu@gmail.com
Source: http://www.pilkaja.ee.

Oleksy Kustovsky wins the International 7-77 Cartoon Competition 2014, Turkey

The aim of the International 7-77 Cartoon Competition during the festival is to make children - the adults of tomorrow - love cartooning, to contribute to the development of their awareness of humour and to enrich their world with cartoons. For the competition, 922 cartoons have been drawn and sent for children by the master cartoonists from 73 countries.
The cartoon by Oleksy Kustovsky (Ukraine) has been chosen as eligible for the award of 1000 Euro by the jury composed of cartoonists Tan Oral, Kiyarash Zandi (Iran), İzel Rozental, Kamil Masaracı, Prof. Dr. Efser Kerimoğlu (Psikiyatrist), Muhammet Şengöz and Nezih Danyal.
Source: http://www.nd-karikaturvakfi.org.tr/7-77.html.

The 2nd International Caricature Art Competition CHINA 2014

The 2nd International Caricature Art Competition CHINA 2014

The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international men's football tournament, that is scheduled to take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. It will be the second time that Brazil has hosted the competition, the previous being in 1950. Brazil was elected unchallenged as host nation in 2007 after the international football federation, FIFA, decreed that the tournament would be staged in South America for the first time since 1978 in Argentina, and the fifth time overall.
The national teams of 31 countries advanced through qualification competitions that began in June 2011 to participate with the host nation Brazil in the final tournament. A total of 64 matches are to be played in twelve cities across Brazil in either new or redeveloped stadiums, with the tournament beginning with a group stage. For the first time at a World Cup Finals, the matches will use goal-line technology.
With the host country, all world champion teams since the first World Cup in 1930 (Uruguay, Italy, Germany, England, Argentina, France and Spain) have qualified for this competition. Spain is the defending champion, having defeated the Netherlands 1–0 in the 2010 World Cup final to win its first World title. The previous four World Cups staged in South America were all won by South American teams.
FOOTBALL STARS
David Beckham、Roberto Baggio、Gabriel Omar Batistuta、Luis Filipe Madeira Figo、Michael Owen、Lionel Messi、Zinedine Zidane、Luis Nazario Ronaldo、Cristiano Ronaldo Receives、Diego Armando Maradona……

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1. The Competition is open to all artist -- Caricaturist, Illustrator, Cartoonist, Printmaker and Painter around world regardless of nationality, age, sex, etc.
2. Theme:
A) Caricature : 1) Football Star 2) Free
B) Cartoon : Football
3. The maximum 7 entries should be submitted for each category.
4. The maximum size of the works： 300 × 300 cm
5. Technique and medium of works are unlimited. Any painting, Print making, Traditional Chinese Painting, Oil painting, Watercolor, Crafts art or Children’s painting will be accepted.
6. Artist should summit the original works. Any computer prints, slide, photograph, xerox will not be accepted.
7. Author's resume and photo should be submitted with entries together. First name, Last name, Address, Email, Telephone number and category should be written on the reverse side of the works.
8. Deadline: August 15 , 2014.
9. The jury meeting will be held on October, 2014.
10. The entries must be flat protected with hard cardboard, or rolled in a hard case. The folded works will not be considered.
11. PRIZES:
A). Caricature :
Golden prize (1) : Medal + RMB 7000 + Catalog
Silver prize (1) : Medal + RMB 3000 + Catalog
Copper prize (1) : Medal + RMB 1800 + Catalog
Special prize (3) : Medal + RMB 500 + Catalog
Excellent prize : Catalog
B). Cartoon :
Golden prize (1) : Medal + RMB 6000 + Catalog
Special prize (3) : Medal + RMB 500 + Catalog
Excellent prize : Catalog.
12. The authors whose works has been selected will receive a copy of the catalog made for competition.
13. Explicitly participators have whole copyright for their entries, of course. Host unit may use some works on web site and other media for spreading competition and artists.
14. The works will not be returned.
15. Participation in the contest means the complete acceptance of all the above conditions and agreements with jury's decision.
16. Please send entries to the address as follow:
HU XIAO YU
ROOM 341 BUILDING #364, JIN QIAO SHI DAI JIA YUAN
YUN JING DONG LI，TONG ZHOU QU,
BEIJING 101121，CHINA.
Digital works E-mail to: redmanart@126.com
17. Web site : www.redmanart.com
Email: redmanart@126.com , redmancartoon@163.com
Telephone: 0086 – 010 – 1 8 9 1 0 8 3 8 2 1 0 .

HUMOREST HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ 2014, Czech Republic

HUMOREST HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ 2014, Czech Republic

ORGANISERS: The Czech Union of Cartoonists (FECO, Czech Republic) in cooperation with the Statutory City of Hradec Králové
SPECIFICATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
The Competition Theme for 2014: Wheel – The Invention that moved the World
Number of entries: max. 3 works in the A4 format.
Cartoons for the competition will be submitted in data files, JPG format, 300 DPI and maximum size of 1,5 MB. The works that have been awarded in the past cannot be accepted.
To see the homepage of the competition, please go to: www.humorest.cz To join the competition, you have to fill the application form on the website and attach your cartoons in the above specified format. The cartoons will automatically be named in a prescribed manner on reception of the application form and the receipt of your cartoons will be confirmed by e-mail.
The selected cartoons will be exhibited in the Central Library at the Museum of East Bohemia in Hradec Králové, Wonkova Street 1262/1a.
The best cartoons will be featured in the catalogue that will be sent for free to all selected authors. The others may order the catalogue at price of 10 € by mailing to: info@humorest.cz.
The catalogue will be published in PDF format too and available for download at the homepage www.humorest.cz after October 2, 2014, which is the the day of the opening ceremony.
Prizes:
Grand Prix: a sculpture with 20.000 Kč
First Prize: a sculpture with 15.000 Kč
Second Prize: a sculpture with 12.000 Kč
Third Prize: a sculpture with 8.000 Kč
The Prize of the Jury for 3 works: a sculpture with 5.000 Kč
The Material Award of the City Mayor.
Time schedule of the Competition:
Announcement: March 2014
Deadline for submitting entries: May 15, 2014
Jury Sitting: June 6, 2014
Award Ceremenony and Exhibition Opening Party: October 2, 2014
The duration of the exhibiton: until November 21, 2014.
All participants agree that their works may be used by the organisers for promotion of the Humorest 2014, published in the catalogue, in the media and on the Humorest homepage or at any other website providing information about cartoons. All participants waive those rights without claiming any payment.
The authors accept these entry conditions by submitting their cartoons into the competition.
The guests who would take part in the opening and award ceremony can request accommodation until September 10, 2014, by mailing to: lubomir.lichy@seznam.cz
For the organisation committee:
Lubomír Lichý , Břetislav Kovařík a Jiří Novák
The Czech Union of Cartoonists and FECO, Czech Republic.

7th Edition International Prize in Humour and Satire “Novello: A Gentleman of Good Family"

“Novello: a Gentleman of Good Family”
7ª EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
IN HUMOR AND SATIRE
Artistic Director Amedeo Anelli
Director's Prize Lele Corvi

REGULATION
The competition for the 7th Edition of the International Prize in Humour and Satire “Novello: A Gentleman of Good Family", is launched by the City of Codogno with the support of public and private institutions.
Participation is open to professional and amateur graphic artists, who can take part in the competition by sending unpublished drawings. An unpublished work is considered as such when not published on web sites, catalogues, magazines, newspapers, books, and TV programmes, or exhibited in no kind of art exhibitions..
How to participate
Each artist will be allowed to participate with a maximum of three works on the same theme :
EXPO 2015
In 2015, the Expo will address the theme of food in every facet. Therefore Authors are invited to illustrate all aspects related to food, through graphic art: that is to say quality, a fair redistribution of resources, the problem of Hunger and Thirst in the world, research and technology applied to food, styles life and rediscovery of the culinary traditions of the countries, as well as all other aspects related to food that can be graphically represented by a humorous drawing.
The drawings must be submitted in electronic format by loading into the Application Form available on the website www.premionovello.it, no later than June 3, 2014 (EXTENDED:) June 16, 2014.
They must have the following characteristics: JPG 300 dpi - high resolution - A4 size indicative formed with maximum computing features 10Mbyte –
Author's last name and title of the work must also be mentioned in the Application Form.
No other forms of presentation are allowed.
The work must correspond to the grounding spirit of the Award, which consists of Humour and Satire. Therefore works of political satire or drawings that may transgress the laws of common human decency will not be accepted.
The work must be unpublished, and may be accomplished by using all techniques, in black and white or colours, and may either contain text or not.
Awards
The works will be judged by a jury formed by sorting cartoonists, journalists and personalities from the world of culture and entertainment. The best ones will be displayed in the exhibition of the International Prize in Humour and Satire that will be held in the month of October 2014, in the premises of the historic building "Soave Old Hospital", located in Viale Gandolfi, 6 – 26845 Codogno.
The winners will receive the following amount:
1st Rank - Novello Prize - EUR 1,500.00
2nd Rank - EUR 1,000.00.
3rd - Rank - 500.00 euros
The winners will be requested to integrate their applications with the production of personal identification documents.
The works received become part of the general Archive of the Prize, and may be used for promotional purposes of the Prize or the cultural activities of the City of Codogno in every public and private means of communication: magazines, newspapers, books, TV, or web sites, in Italy or abroad.
Therefore, the competitors are requested to consent to the reproduction of their work as long as this is not for profit.
Source: http://www.premionovello.it.

Charlie - the greatest comedian of all times

CHARLIE - THE GREATEST COMEDIAN OF ALL TIMES

On 16th April, 2014 will be 125 years since the birth of Charlie Chaplin and 100 years since the beginning of his film career. The House of Humour and Satire celebrates these remarkable anniversaries staging a thematic evening event dedicated to the life and the work of the inimitable comic actor. The event will open on 10th April, 2014 at 5.30 p.m. It is a fact that the town of Gabrovo boasts the one and only in Bulgaria monument to Charlie Chaplin sculped by Academician Georgi Chapkanov in 1983.
The programme of the evening event encompasses a presentation of little known data and incidents in the actor's life and the numberless monuments all over the world raised by his fans; fragments of popular silent films starring Charlie Chaplin; an exhibition of works from the Humour of the Peoples art collection that feature different images of Chaplin's, as well as an exhibition of the results of a photo competition under the heading Charlie and I in Gabrovo organized by the Museum HOUSE OF HUMOUR AND SATIRE.
www.humorhouse.bg

5th International City and Citizen Cartoon Contest, Tabriz 2014, Iran

Rules:
We address to all the professional and amateur cartoonists regardless their age from all over the world.
Theme: Culture of Citizenship
please write your surname and first name, address, e-mail address, phone number
-All participants that their works enter in exhibition will receive the catalogue of the contest
-Sent works should be in 300 dpi with 1500 pixel width or length and jpg format
Sent works could be published or won in a contest before.
Deadline: 1 September 2014
prizes :
- First Prize: $1200, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
-Second Prize: $ 750, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
-Third Prize: $ 500, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
-5 Honorable Mentions.
The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address:
info@cwn-news.com
and by post: Iran-Tabriz-Post box:51385-4563 Rahim Asghari
Address: Azadi st.Tabriz Municipality Art and Cultural Organization ,Tabriz,Iran
Tel:(98 411) 5545960
0098-9143134470
web:http://www.cwn-news.com
-Jury board of every year are the last year`s winners
- An album will be sent to all Participants.
Source: rahimcartoon.

3rd Naji al-Ali Cartoon Award 2014, Jordan

Naji al-Ali third edition cartoon award
Country: Jordan
Subject: Palestine
Last Participation Date: Friday, June 20, 2014
Participation way: Electronic.
The main topic of the competition is Palestine; the purpose of the cartoon must be related to the Palestinian Cause affair. Cartoonists, may participate in Cartoon which are talking about topics such as freedom, anti-occupation, the right of return, anti- aggression of Israel, the Israeli siege, the people’s right to resist occupation, promote a culture of resilience, anti-organized terrorism practiced by states, the supporting of occupation by U.S. and western states, Palestinian people’s suffering from the occupation, Palestinians’ suffering in asylum, Palestinian prisoners’ suffering in Israeli jails, racial discrimination suffered by Palestinians under the rule of Israel, Israel as a religious country....etc. The topic participation of the cartoon may also be involved in internal Palestinian topics such as the differences between the Palestinian factions.
Participation is open for all professional cartoonists from all over the world.
The Drawing size must be A3 or A4.
The drawing can be done either manually or by using computer techniques.
The participated drawings is limited at a maximum of five.
The participated drawings should be without inclement of a text
The joint works are not accepted. The work should be done solely.
The cartoons could participate whether where published or unpublished.
The participated cartoon shouldn’t win any prize before.
The cartoonist who won the contest shouldn’t participate again after at least three sessions.
The organizers of the competition, Al-bayyara Cultural Association and Palestine International Institute have the right to use the drawings for non-commercial purposes, it is also allowed for the website Arab cartoon house promote the participated works in the website and social networking pages.
The judges awarded one prize worth five thousand dollars for the winner, and they have the right to award it
to more than one cartoonist.
The last date for sending entries is June 20, 2014
Results announced on 20 September at a special ceremony called "cultural day for Palestine", which will be held in the Jordanian capital.
Participation is allowed only for registered members only.
Please note that each member can use the form only once, so please review the full processing before sending the form.
Source: arabcartoon.