Results of the XIV International Cartoon Contest «Independence» 2014, Ukraine

Session XIV International Contest Jury cartoons «Independence» (Theme: «New World Order») was held on November 20, 2014 in Kiev. Jury: Oksana Golovko (international columnist «Uriadovy Courier»), Danilov Andrey (independent political scientist), Miselyuk Andrey (independent political scientist), Andrei Sayenko (chief artist of the magazine «Crocodile plus»), Tovmach Eugene (administrative and marketing director TRK «Bolshevik»), Leonid Shvets (independent journalist), Kosobukina Tatiana, Kosobukin Maxim.
133 cartoonists from 34 countries submitted 423 works. 100 selected works presented in the catalog.
WINNERS OF CONTEST:
1st prize: Jiri Sliva (Czech Republic) (Top), 2nd prize: Lukyanchenko Igor (Ukraine), 3rd prize: Valery Momot (Ukraine).
Laureate:
Antoniadis Jannis (Greece), Holub Viktor (Ukraine), Dergachov Oleg (Canada), Zhao Yun Shine (China), Stankulov Anatoliy (Bulgaria), Kustovskiy Alexey (Ukraine), Pavel Constantin (Romania), Maruschak Philipp (Ukraine).
SPECIAL AWARDS:
Haino Anatoliy (Ukraine) — Diploma of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine.
Dubovsky Alexander (Ukraine) — Diploma of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.
Semendyaev Sergey (Ukraine) — Diploma magazine «Crocodile plus».
Dubovsky Alexander (Ukraine) — Diploma Yuri Kosobukin.
Mayorenko George (Ukraine) — Special Award.
Istvan Kelemen (Hungary), Frank Hoffman (Germany) — Diploma of the Association of Cartoonists.
All winning cartoons on source: cartoon.org.ua.

Sportimonium 2015, the 4th edition of the International Festival of Sports Cartoons, Belgium

Sportimonium 2015, the fourth edition of the International Festival of Sports Cartoons, Belgium
REGULATIONS 2015 : Cycling
Art.1.Participation
The contest is open to any person. Participation is free of charge. Participation in the contest implies full acceptance of the current regulations. The jury’s decisions are final and not subject to appeal.
Art.2. Contest theme: Cycling
Art.3. Specifications of entries
Paper entries
3.1. The drawings shall have the following dimensions: 210 x 297 mm (DIN A4).
3.2. The works shall not be provided by a passe-partout, or be stuck on larger paper.
3.3. The drawing must mention, on the reverse, the surname, name, address and e-mail of the participant.
3.4. The drawings shall not include subtitles
Digital entries
3.1. Digital entries are admissible.
3.2. Cartoons can be sent by e-mail to: cartoonale@sportimonium.be
3.3. They shall have following dimensions 210 x 297 mm (DIN A4) and resolution of max. 72 DPI.
3.4. When your digital entry is selected, you are obligated to send in your original work.
3.5. Entries which do not meet these criteria will not be accepted.
Art.4. Entry
4.1. The entry-form must be sent together with the cartoons.
4.2. The works must be sent to the following address:
SPORTIMONIUM, Bloso-domein, to: Liesbeth Salens, Trianondreef 19, 1981 Hofstade-Zemst (Belgium).
Art.5. Number of entries
5.1. Each contestant can provide up to 5 cartoons.
5.2. The cartoons shall not have been exhibited or published before.
Art.6. Jury
6.1. A jury will select the works for the exhibition and will award the following prizes.
6.2. Prizes: The first place will be awarded with the prize of 600 EURO – 2nd place: 400 EURO – 3rd place: 250 EURO.
Art.7. Property of organisation
All received entries will become the property of the organizers.
Art.8. Damage or loss
The organisation cannot be held responsible for damage or loss during the shipment.
Art.9. Patent rights and intellectual property
9.1 Participants grant the authorization to publish their works free of charge for the purposes of eventual promotion campaigns and communications
9.2. Participants guarantee that they are the authors of submitted artworks.
Art.10. Deadline
10. Entry until 30th of April 2015.
Art.11. Vernissage
11.1. The awards are planned to be granted with the opening of the exhibition.
11.2. The participant can visit the exhibition for free.
Regulation in languages on source.
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Winners in Cartoon Talide 2014, Just explain it simply: The UN and its Millennium Goals

Theme: The UN and its Millennium Goals – another world is possible!
WINNERS:
1st Prize: Trayko Popov (Bulgaria) (Top)

2nd Prize: Vladimir Pavlik (Slovakia)

3rd Prize: Nico Lessing (17 years, Germany).

You can watch all caricatures on
http://www.cartoon-millenniumsziele.de/en/ausstellung.php5
and soon on facebook.

Results of the 8th International Cartoon Contest URZICENI 2014, Romania

The 8th International Cartoon Contest,
URZICENI 2014 - Romania.
Theme: FREE
WINNERS:
1. First prize (1000 $) - Marian AVRAMESCU, Romania (Top)
2. Second prize (400 $) - Galym BORANBAYEV, Kazakhstan
3. Third prize (300 $) - Saeed SADEGHI, Iran
SPECIAL PRIZES:

1. Taner OZEK – Turkey (Above)
2. Marco D’Agostino – Italy
3. Ali RONAGHIAN – Iran
4. Vladimir KHAKHANOV – Russia
5. Valentin GEORGIEV – Bulgaria
6. Zdenko PUHIN – Croatia
7. Constantin CIOSU – Romania
8. Cristian MIHAILESCU – Romania
9. Javad TAKJOO – Iran
10. Makhmudjon ESHONKULOV - Uzbekistan.
JURY MEMBERS:
Julian PENA-PAI, cartoonist - President
Nicu PETRACHE, cartoonist & organizer
Cristian VECERDEA - CRIV, cartoonist
Lucian DOBARTA, cartoonist.

Results of the International Cartoon Contest "Too Much Waste" 2014, Hungary

WINNERS
1. Julio Carrión Cueva – "Recycle" (Top)

2. Kutasi Károly – No title

3. Maxim Smagin – "Olympic Games".

Source: fb.

Caricature contest about biomass: Drawings in green 2014, Hungary

Contest Rules of “Drawings in green – innovative energy production by biomass”
In respect of the Contest the Contest Rules are a legally binding agreement. To enter the Contest the Contestant must agree to these Contest Rules. Contestants may participate in the Contest only if they read, agree to and accept in their own name the Contest Rules and demonstrate it by filling in, signing and submitting the Entry form which is part of this Contest Rules. By submitting the fully completed and signed Entry form Contestants accept the Contest Rules. Those who do not agree to the Contest Rules are not eligible to participate in the Contest.
1. Eligibility
The Contest is open to natural persons who are 18 years of age or older and have legal capacity. Each Contestant may submit 5 entries in A4 size without text and without any technical restrictions. (File properties: CYMK, jpg, high resolution – the Gmail account is able to send messages up to 10 MB in size.)
A full application consists of the entry (entries) and the Entry form. Applications can be forwarded until 31st December 2014, 24:00h to the following e-mail address: grafikuskelemen@gmail.com
The following persons are not eligible to participate in the Contest:
- those who do not meet the terms and conditions of the Contest Rules;
- the employees and immediate families of Dalkia Energia Zrt. and its subsidiaries or of the companies involved in the announcement and organization of the Contest commissioned by Dalkia Szolgáltató Központ Kft.
2. Validity of the Contest
Applications are valid only if
a) they include the entry/entries complying with the above specified content and form requirements;
b) and one fully completed application form signed by the Contestant;
c) the Contestant meets the eligibility requirements of the Contest Rules;
d) they are received until 31st December 2014, 24:00h.
Applications are invalid if,
a) they are submitted by an ineligible individual;
b) they are submitted after the submission deadline;
c) they do not meet the content requirements;
d) they do not meet the formal requirements;
e) they do not include the fully completed application form signed by the Contestant.
3.
By entering this Contest (by submitting a valid application) the Contestant undertakes to adhere to these Contest Rules which shall be published on website www.pannonpower.hu following the announcement of the Contest; furthermore the Contestant agrees to accept the decision of the jury, which decision shall be binding in every respect. Any breach of the Contest Rules may result in disqualification of the Contestant.
Dalkia Szolgáltató Központ Kft. reserve, at their discretion, the right to disqualify any Contestant that in their opinion:
a) interferes or attempts to interfere with the entry process or the operation of the Contest;
b) does not respect the Contest Rules;
c) provides any false information related to the identity, postal address or ownership rights of the Contestant or related to any data or information in relation to the Contest;
d) infringes the rights of any third party or breaches any legislation.
4.
Within the framework of the Contest, three Contestants will be awarded the prizes described in the contest announcement. The entries will be judged by an independent jury.
The Jury will make its decision based on the following criteria:
- depicting the topic of the Contest,
- uniqueness of visual presentation,
- elaborateness of the entry,
- artistic value,
- creativity.
5.
Contestants accepting these Contest Rules and submitting valid applications grant without further compensation to Dalkia Szolgáltató Központ Kft. and the companies involved in the announcement and organization of the Contest commissioned by Dalkia Szolgáltató Központ Kft. to use, reproduce, adapt, distribute, or publish the Contest entry for any purpose, thus Dalkia Szolgáltató Központ Kft. may use the entries particularly (but not exclusively) in the following ways and fields:
- digital and paper-based catalogues,
- on the websites www.pannonpower.hu and www.veolia.hu, and in Pannonpower’s Facebook page,
- free-of-charge publications (not for sale) distributed among business partners,
- exhibitions,
- for decoration.
The above provisions do not affect the moral rights.
6.
By entering the Contest, Contestants agree that their personal data shall be collected and managed by Dalkia Szolgáltató Központ Kft. and the person, involved in the announcement and organization of the Contest commissioned by the former, as data controllers, furthermore Contestants accept that in case Dalkia Szolgáltató Központ Kft. and the person involved in the announcement and organization of the Contest commissioned by the former may not collect and control the necessary data, Contestants shall not be eligible to participate in the Contest. Dalkia Szolgáltató Központ Kft. and the person involved in the announcement and organization of the Contest commissioned by the former may collect and control the data collected and controlled in connection with the Contest only for the purpose of implementing the Contest and in the interest of the purposes defined in the present Contest Rules and may not disclose these data to a third party.
7.
The Contest shall be governed by Hungarian Law. Participation in the Contest constitutes full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of the Contest Rules and the decisions Dalkia Szolgáltató Központ Kft. and the person involved in the announcement and organization of the Contest commissioned by the former, which decisions shall be final and binding in all matters related to the Contest.
Contestants represent and warrant that their entry is their original work and are the sole and exclusive owners of the Contest Entry and are eligible to enter the Contest with their Contest Entry.
8.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Contestants release, at all times, Dalkia Szolgáltató Központ Kft. and the person involved in the announcement and organization of the Contest commissioned by the former from any liability whatsoever, claim, demand, losses, costs or expenses related to the actions, omissions, or silence of the Contestants and/or caused by any statement made or warranties undertaken by the Contestants in relation to these Contest Rules. Contestants represent and warrant that their entries are free from claim, action and burden, their use does not infringe upon the rights of any third party, upon any patent, model brand, industrial brand, copyright, trade-mark or other protected rights. The Contestant undertakes to indemnify Dalkia Szolgáltató Központ Kft. and the person involved in the announcement and organization of the Contest commissioned by the former from all costs and compensation liability. If an entry infringing upon protected rights is submitted in the Contest, Contestant shall immediately terminate the unlawful status. If it is foreseeable that a claim will be made or has been made or an action will be or has been brought limiting or preventing the usage of the entry submitted, Contestant shall ensure continuous use for Dalkia Szolgáltató Központ Kft. and its Interests without any losses.
9.
By submitting any entry, Contestants represent and warrant that all and every element of their entry is their original work. Contestants shall retain all intellectual property rights over their Application, except for the use of right of Dalkia Szolgáltató Központ Kft. under these Contest Rules providing that by submitting the entries their ownership shall be assigned to Dalkia Szolgáltató Központ Kft. Contestant allows Dalkia Szolgáltató Központ Kft. and the person involved in the announcement and organization of the Contest commissioned by the former to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, or communicate to the public, including publishing the entry submitted in the Contest for any purpose and grants the right of use thereof without any remuneration or compensation of any kind. The right of use is exclusive and without limitation of space or time. By submitting the entry, the Contestant expressly renounces the right to any licence fees or any other fees in connection with the use of the Contest entry.
10.
If any provision or condition of these Contest Rules is held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect.
You can find the Contest rules and Entry form here.

International Competition in Caricature Drawings, Vevkul 2015, R. MACEDONIA

In order to our 30th anniversary of the International Cultural and scientific Manifestation „Pecalbarski denovi“; this manifestation and „Vevecul 2015“ Vevcani’s cultural summer manifestation are signing an INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION IN CARICATURE DRAWINGS themed „Floodings, floodings…“
1. The right to participate to this competition have all those who draw caricatures and have a good sense of humor and satire;
2. The format and the number of drawings from one author is unlimited and it is decided by the author itself.
3. A jury will be made out of three members and the same jury will assign three awards:
– first prize – golden mask
– second prize – silver mask
– third prize – bronze mask.
The winners of the awards will also recieve a passport of the Karnival Republic of Vevchani and other presents.
4. From the awarded and selected drawings a show will be organized ( in the summer of 2015) in Vevcani.
5. The caricatures should be sent at the following address:

Municipality of Vevcani
(caricature competition)
6335 Vevcani
Republic of Macedonia

Sponsor for the International competition of Caricatures is the Municipality of Vevcani.
6. The competition is open by the ending date of 25th of December 2014.
7. The results of the jury will be announced at the 10th of January throughout the Media.
MKNM „Pechalbarski denovi“ and „Vevkul 2015“ – Vevcani.
Source: blog.zikison.

XVIth International Festival of aphorisms and caricature - Strumica 2015, R. Macedonia

XVIth International Festival of aphorisms and caricature - Strumica 2015
C O N T E S T
Theme :
C A R N I V A L – E R O T I C A
Aphorism:
• In this category each author can participate with maximum of 10 aphorisms, printed in three copies, completed with code and particulars about the author, and set in sealed envelope.
• The authors are allowed to participate with more works, each as group of 10(ten) aphorisms and marked with particular code.
Caricature:
• In this category, the authors can participate and send 3 caricatures, maximum.
The technique is on their own choice, and dimensions A/4.
• Particulars about the authors should be written at the back side of the work.
Contest due date:
The works will be accepted up to: January 16,2015, at latest.
Awards:
• Three main prizes will be awarded : Golden, Silver and Bronze Plaque.
• The Organizer retains the right to award some additional prizes.
Address:
• The works should be send to:
NUCK “Anton Panov’
Blvd. “Goce Delcev” bb
2400 Strumica , R Macedonia
with note: To the Festival of aphorism and Caricature
Copyrights:
• The works received ,remain in property of the Organizer and the author,
and they have the right to its public presentation, catalogue prepare or other publication.
Evaluation:
• The works received in due time will be reviewed and evaluated by competent jury commission.
• The presentation of the works – exhibition and the Reward Ceremony will come to:
February 23,2015.
Contact - Further information
• Tel: ++389 (0)34 322 182
• E-mail: trimerotikon@yahoo.com.

Results of the 2nd International Biennial Book Cartoon Contest 2014, Iran

WINNERS
First Prize: Mahmoud Azadnia - Iran (Top)

Second Prize: Alireza Pakdel - Iran
Third Prize: Saeid Farhangian - Iran
Special Prize: Joanna Wasiak - Poland

Special Prize: Jugoslav Vlahovic - Serbia
Special Prize: Mahmoud Nazari - Iran
Special Prize: Mehdi Azizi - Iran
Special Prize: Valentin Georgiev - Bulgaria.
All winning cartoons on irancartoon.
Members of the Jury.

Approaching deadline for the 3rd International Cartoon Contest Sinaloa 2014, México

Details here.

Winners in the 26th Olense Kartoenale 2014 with theme "Cows", Belgium

The top prize in the theme of 'cows' went to Paolo Dalponte from Italy (Top). On Friday, November 14th, the ceremony took place and the Italian cartoonist took his prize in person. The prize of Amnesty International in the theme 'right to education' was Esmaeil Babaei from Iran.
The other winners in the adult category are:
Second prize 'copper pot': Negin Naghiyeh (Iran);
Third prize 'the pot': Marzieh Rezaei (Iran);
Fourth prize 'Inkwell': Anon Anindito (Indonesia);
Fifth prize 'the lekkerbekpot': Slawomir Makal (Poland);
Prize of city Bialogard: Grzegorz Szumowski (Poland).
In the youth category, the first prize went to Hu Yang from the Netherlands. The other winners in this category are:
Second prize: Fanyu Kong (China);
Third prize: Chong Wang Hao (China);
Fourth prize: Zhi Yu Yang (China).
The first milestone of digitization was taken last year and this year was further put to shine. No less than 515 cartoonists from 59 countries sent their cartoons. In total, this is good for 1,357 entries.
Exhibition and catalog
The exhibition at the Olen Kartoenale is on until 31 December in the council chamber during opening hours of the town hall.
The winning cartoons and many other entries are compiled in a beautiful color catalog. This catalog is for sale for 12 euros at the reception of the town and the service leisure.
(Translation help: Google)
Source: olen.be. See winning cartoons on ECC blog.