Results of the 12th International Cartoon Contest, Kyrenia 2023, Cyprus

MUNICIPALITY OF KYRENIA

CYPRIOT – TURKISH CARTOONISTS ASSOCIATION

22. OLIVE FESTIVAL

INTERNATIONAL OLIVE HUMOR FESTIVAL

12. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST 2023

(KYRENIA – CYPRUS)

FINAL RESULTS

INTERNATIONAL JURY MEMBERS:

Murat Şenkul (Cyprus), Valery Alexandrov (Bulgaria), M. Serhan Gazioğlu (Cyprus), Elahe Khoraman (Iran), Gülfidan Özdilek (Turkey), Musa Kayra (Cyprus), Semra Bayhanlı (Cyprus), Hüseyin Çakmak (Cyprus).

Evaluation Date:

07 – 09 July 2023 Pasha Otel (Kyrenia – Cyprus)

Countries:

39

Participants:

134

Works:

380

PRIZES

Grand Prize (Olive Section)

In Memory of the Champion Angels Team

20.000 Turkish Liras + Golden Olive Statue.

Mehmet Selçuk (Turkey) (Top)

FREE SECTION

First Prize: 10.000 Turkish Liras + Golden Olive Statue

Olena Tsuranova (Ukraine)

Second Prize: Silver Olive Statue

Mümin Bayram (Turkey)

Third Prize: Bronze Olive Statue

Makhmud Eshonkulov (Uzbekistan).

See Prize-winning Free Section cartoons on kozyurt.

OLIVE SECTION

First Prize: 10.000 Turkish Liras + Golden Olive Statue

Henryk Cebula (Poland)

Second Prize: Silver Olive Statue

Aşkın Ayrancıoğlu (Turkey)

Third Prize: Bronze Olive Statue

Musa Keklik (Turkey)

SPECIAL PRIZES

OLIVE SECTION

Sergii Riabokon (Ukraine)

Önder Önerbay (Turkey)

Muammer Kotbaş (Turkey)

Luc Vernimmen (Belgium)

Assad Bina Khahi (Germany)

Mark Winter (United Kingdom)

Hüseyin Orduha (Turkey)

Viktor Holub (Ukraine)

Altan Özeskici (Turkey)

Radko Oketic (Czechia)

Chiorean Cornel Marin (Romania)

Boboc Mihai Gabriel (Romania)

Ali Reza Pakdel (North Cyprus)

Evelyn Soraya De Paz Samayoa (Guatemala).

SPECIAL PRIZES

FREE SECTION

Nahid Maghsoudi (Iran)

Assad Bina Khahi (Germany)

Hamed Mortazavi Alavi (Iran)

Oleksiy Kustovsky (Ukranie)

Natalia Varchenko (Cyprus)

Mehmet Zeber (Turkey)

Boris Erenburg (Israel)

Valerii Momot (Ukranie).

See Prize-winning Free Section cartoons on kozyurt.

The 32nd International Biennial Exhibition of Humour in Art, Tolentino 2023, Italy

32nd Biennale Internazionale dell'Umorismo nell'Arte

Tolentino 24 November 2023 - 28 June 2024

REGULATION
ART. 1 - SCOPE 
The Municipality of Tolentino convenes and organises the 32nd Biennale Internazionale dell’Umorismo nell’Arte (32nd Festival of Humour in Art) – a prize contest focused on humour in art. The contest is divided into two sections:
1 - “Premio Internazionale Città di Tolentino” (“City of Tolentino International Award”) - for humorous art with a free theme. 

2 - “Premio Luigi Mari” (“Luigi Mari Award ”) for caricatures of illustrious figures.

The contest comprises:
• a selection of the competing entries by a qualified jury. The artworks so singled out will be exhibited at the venue of the 32nd Biennale Internazionale dell’Umorismo nell’Arte, from November 24, 2023 throughout January 28, 2024.
• publication of a complimentary catalogue that will be presented to the authors of the selected works;
• a prize awarding event;
Against the backdrop of the festival is a commendation for Humour on the internet awarded for products at the cutting edge of communications technology that shatter the stereotypical patterns typical of traditional comedy.
ART. 2 – HOW TO PARTICIPATE 
The contest is open to contemporary artists of any nationality and any age, who are allowed to enter a maximum of three works which must be unreleased and authentic, free in size and technique, and performed in whatever form of visual art, material and support – pictorial, graphics, sculpture and installation, photography and video. 

Computer-aided digital visuals, as well as photographic source artworks with purely structural digital fix are also allowed to enter the contest. 

It is required that all works be submitted solely in digital format – paintings, sculptures, drawings and the like must be photographed then sent by email or through file-sharing services such as WeTransfer (https://wetransfer.com/), Dropbox (https://dropbox.com/it/) or Google Drive (https://drive.googlr.com) to the email address info@biumor.com in GIF, JPG, PNG, or PDF format, with a resolution of 150 dpi and saved in high quality, with a maximum file size of 3 MB. 

Each author is required to attach the participation form, completed in full and duly signed. Each work must be accompanied by the appropriate label. 

The participation form and coupon can be downloaded from the website www.biumor.com. 

The jury-selected works for the exhibition will be requested from the author in their original form. 

ART. 3 - DEADLINE 

The deadline to enter the contest is October 23, 2023. 

ART. 4 – JURY 

Admission of the works, their selection for display, and the awarding of prizes are exclusive competence of the jury nominated by the Municipality of Tolentino in consultation with the Artistic Director. The jury's decision is final and irrevocable.
ART. 5 – AWARDS 
The Jury will award below prizes:
“Premio Internazionale Città di Tolentino” ("City of Tolentino International Award”) for humour in art with a free theme 

1st Money Prize - € 3,000.00, will be awarded to the winner of the 2023 Exhibition. In case of a tie, the prize money awarded will be split among the winners.

2nd Prize - € 1,000.00

“Premio Luigi Mari” (“Luigi Mari Award”) for caricatures of illustrious figures
1st Prize - € 1,000.00

Other special commendations may possibly be awarded by the jury. 

All monetary awards are subject to gross taxation. 

ART. 6 - RETURN OF WORKS 
The prize winning works will not be returned, they shall remain the property of the Municipality of Tolentino and will become part of the collection of MIUMOR – the International Museum of Humour in Art. 

The works selected for the exhibition, if expressly donated by the Author shall remain the property of the Municipality of Tolentino, that is entitled to make a discretionary use of them. 

The works not expressly donated can be collected from the MIUMOR as from 28 February 2024 personally by the artist or their delegate; alternatively they can be returned, not earlier than the thirtieth day after the scheduled closing date of the Exhibition, unless extended, if specifically indicated. 

ART. 7 - LIABILITY
The Municipality of Tolentino, in its capacity as organizer of the event, pledges to the greatest care, custody and supervision over the length of time they will be at the venue of the Biennale Exhibition and during transportation, but declines all responsibility for theft, fire, damage or loss that may occur as a result of any unforeseen causes. 

ART. 8 - USE AND REPRODUCTION OF WORKS

Contestants allow the Municipality the right to reproduce any of the selected works free of charge for publication in the official catalogue of the Exhibition, in as many copies as the Municipality shall deem appropriate, including publication on the website and any other form of communication and promotion. 

The City is authorized to publish the works on any support, even for commercial purposes. In case of reproductions, the author will be mentioned in the habitual ways. The author allows free use of their work for popularisation, cultural and recreational purposes, as well as for public enjoyment. The author must expressly renounce all rights to any compensation. 

ART. 9 - CONSENT
Contestants expressly authorize the Municipality of Tolentino to process the personal data in its possession in accordance with the personal data protection law, so as to include them in databases operated directly by the local administration or a third party appointed by it.
As organizer of the 32nd Biennale Exhibition, the Municipality is entitled to adopt final decisions on all matters not mentioned in these Regulations. 

These are published on the website www.biumor.com in Italian, English, French and Spanish. In case of controversy, the Italian text shall prevail. Participation in the 32nd Biennale Internazionale dell'Umorismo nell'Arte implies unconditional acceptance of all items contained herein.

INFO:

www.biumor.com 
tel: 0733.901365/0733.969797
E-mail: info@biumor.com 

Jury of the 22nd Salon of Antiwar Cartoon, Kragujevac 2023, Serbia

22nd Salon of Antiwar Cartoon, Kragujevac 2023

Deadline: 18 August 2023

20th International Comics and Cartoon Festival Competition, Prizren 2023, Kosovo

New Deadline: 20 September 2023

Source: Gani Sunduri.

The 8th International Cartoon Exhibition, Čakovec 2023, Croatia

8th International Cartoon Exhibition, Čakovec 2023, Croatia

PARTICIPATION 

Everyone can participate regardless of nationality, age, sex or profession. 

CATEGORIES 

Over 16 years 

Up to 16 years 

THEME: INLAND (RURAL) TOURISM

ENTRIES 

Participants can send maximum 2 works. 

Size of entries is A4 or A3 format (jpg 300 dpi) - required. 

When submitting, each entry should have author’s full name, country and the number of the entry. For example: 

 DAMIR NOVAK CROATIA 1, DAMIR NOVAK CROATIA 2 

All entries should be emailed to: cartoondamir@gmail.com 

PRIZES FOR OLDER THAN 16 YEARS 

First prize - 250 EUR, diploma and catalogue 

Second prize - 150 EUR, diploma and catalogue 

Third prize - 100 EUR, diploma and catalogue 

Seven special mentions + catalogue 

PRIZES FOR YOUNGER THAN 16 YEARS 

First prize - diploma and catalogue 

Second prize - diploma and catalogue 

Third prize - diploma and catalogue 

Seven special mentions + catalogue

TECHNIQUE 

Free 

DEADLINE 01.10.2023 (EXTENDED:) 10.10.2023 

The international jury will choose the cartoons. 

OTHER CONDITIONS 

Authors of works that qualify for the exhibition of 50 authors will be given a copy of the cataloque. The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the exhibition as the advertising material, without being obliged to pay a fee to an author. 

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Prizes announced 06 August 2023. 

Source: Damir Novak . 

Spirito di Vino 2023: 24° International Competition for cartoonists on the world of wine

Spirito di Vino

24° International Competition for cartoonists

on the world of wine

COMPETITION RULES 

Art. 1 – Subject of the competition 

Movimento Turismo del Vino Friuli Venezia Giulia holds a competition called “Spirito di Vino” to award prizes to authors of satirical cartoons focussing on the world of wine and wine culture. The participation to the competition is free of charge. 

Art. 2 – Participation to the competition 

The competition is open to artists coming from Italy and abroad, exclusively on an individual basis, over 18 years old (who turn 18 in 2023 and above). Participants will be split into two categories: the “under”, from 18 to 35 years old, and the “over”, above 36 years old. 

Art. 3 – Work format and requirements 

The satirical cartoons can be drawn manually or digitally with any technique, black and white or colour. Each participant is entitled to only submit one work. The manually works are to be signed in a non invasive way with ©Name and Surname of the author in the corner (front) or in the back of the page. 

Art. 4 – Deadline and submission of the works 

The works can be submitted from Saturday 1st June to Friday 20 October 2023. To take part to the competition, the cartoonists need to register in the competition section of the website www.spiritodivino.cloud, download the competition rules, as well as the registration form. 

The works shall be uploaded on the website www.spiritodivino.cloud, together with the registration form, in jpg and high resolution (300 dpi) format. 

The works received after the aforementioned deadline will not be accepted. 

Art. 5 – Exclusion 

The works that do not comply with the rules stipulated by art 1, 2, 3, 4 will not be accepted. 

Art. 6 – Members of the jury 

Movimento Turismo del Vino selected a jury made of great masters of the Italian satire, such as Giorgio Forattini, Alfio Krancic, Emilio Giannelli, Valerio Marini and other leading personalities from the world of cartoons, graphics and food&wine. The decisions of the jury are unquestionable and irrevocable. 

The jury will assess the capacity of the cartoonists to best interpret the proposed topic. 

Art. 7 – Prizes 

The prizes up for grabs for the three winners will be distributed as follows 

1° prize - “under”: 78 bottles 

2° prize - “under”: 54 bottles 

3° prize - “under”: 30 bottles 

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1° prize - “over”: 78 bottles 

2° prize - “over”: 54 bottles 

3° prize - “over”: 30 bottles. 

Shipping to countries outside Europe is not guaranteed. 

Art. 8 – Awarding ceremony and exhibition 

During the awarding ceremony, the works selected by the jury for the finals will be put on display in an exhibition held in a representative location. 

Art. 9 – Copyright 

By participating in the competition, the cartoonists grant Movimento Turismo del Vino the nonexclusive right to reproduce, publicise and promote the works – with the sole obligation to mention the author – on digital material (websites, social networks, TV programmes, online magazines, etc.), on any material connected to the competition (brochures, flyers, folders, invitations, billboards, shoppers, etc.), on the catalogue of the exhibition, as well as on postcards, calendars and posters. This list is not complete and just gives some examples of the possible ways in which the organisers are entitled to use the works. The use of the aforementioned works by the organisers does not entitle the cartoonists to claim any income. The participants guarantee that they are the authors of the submitted works, explicitly lifting and removing any liability from the organisers in case any compensation is claimed by third parties for any circumstance. Such authors declare, taking full civil and criminal liability, that the submitted works do not violate the relevant legislation.  

Art. 10 – Approval of the competition rules 

By participating to the competition, the artists declare that they fully acknowledge and accept all the conditions and clauses illustrated in this document.  

How to participate. 

Why not suggest a theme for the tourism cartoons competition 2023

Click on the image to enlarge.

The international cartoon competition Brain Sneezing 2023, Slovakia

PRERAG, association

announces the international cartoon competition

Brain Sneezing - from kalokagathia to hypochondria and back

Topic 2023: Antihybrid (manipulation, conspiracy, etc.)

Deadline: 15th August (EXTENDED:) 31 August 2023

Competition terms :

1. Each author can send maximum 5 original works.

2. The competition is open to everybody and is not restricted in terms of artistic design methods.

3. Required resolution of 300 dpi. 

4. The competition is non-anonymous.

5. The works can be sent either online, by filling the electronic application form, or via regular mail, with each work signed on the reverse with the author´s name and their address.

6. The rewarded works will become the property of the organiser.

The results will be announced on the 15th September 2023 and the winners will be awarded the following prizes: 

1st prize 500.00 EUR 

2nd prize 300.00 EUR 

3rd prize 200.00 EUR.

REGISTRATION

If you have problems with the online registration send your cartoons to the email address: info@cartooneast.com

The competition Jury reserves the right to grant other special prizes or not to grant some of the prizes.

The organisers will accept all the works that will be delivered online at the web address: 

http://www.cartooneast.com/index/registration

The organisers reserve the right to publish selected works in promotional materials and to re-install the exhibition. 

The catalogue will be sent to each competitor whose works will be published in the catalogue.

The authors agree that their works become the property of the organisers at no charge, that copies of their works might be made and used in re-installing the exhibition in other venues and that their works might be published free of charge in order to promote the exhibition.

Supported using public funding by the Visegrad Fund and the Slovak Arts Council.

Source: cartooneast . 

The 9th International Cartoon Festival, Ferizaj 2023, Kosovo

INTERNATIONAL CARTOON FESTIVAL, FERIZAJ 2023

Ninth EDITION

TOPIC 1: Railway as social and economic development, connection between people and war, urbanism and nature. 

TOPIC 2: Free topic

PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS

Each applicant can send up to 5 works (for each topic) in black and white or in color. 

Size 210x297 mm, min. resolution 300 dpi, and JPG format. 

Send to: hithi.kosova@gmail.com with subject: Name, Surname, Country and topic 

DEADLINE 

The deadline for submission of works: From 22 May until 30 June 2023. 

F. PRIZES  

1. Golden HiTHi (plaque and 300 €) 

2. Silver HiTHi (plaque and 200 €) 

3. Bronze HiTHi (plaque and 100 €) 

(These three prizes are only given for Topic 1).

Also 5 special prizes/certificates.

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More on cartoonkosova. 

Announcement: Cartoon Movement joins AI-free newsrooms campaign of Molly Crabapple

Cartoon by Stellina Chen

Good morning, 

This is Emanuele Del Rosso, political cartoonist and editor of the international syndication and cartoonists collective platform Cartoon Movement (some of you know me for my role at the European Press Prize as well). 

I am reaching out to you to let you know that Cartoon Movement joined the campaign for AI-free newsrooms launched by the renowned artist Molly Crabapple and the Center for Artistic Inquiry and Reporting. 

The work of illustrators and political cartoonists is in jeopardy because of the uncontrolled use of AI-powered tools in newsrooms all around the world. AI seems to be a good substitute for human-made art, but it is not: it doesn't convey any artistic message, it strips artists, writers, and authors of their livelihood, to produce what are only simulacra of artistic products, and it must be fed with millions of images or real art that most of the time is under copyright. You can read the open letter Molly wrote, here. 

I know all of you work for high-quality media, that value ownership and authorship of what you publish. Therefore I am asking you to give resonance to this campaign, to undersign - if you will - Molly's manifesto and to ask your publication to show its position using, in the footer of their websites, the label attached to this email, linking it to our post or to the original one. Readers have to know what they are seeing and reading is not produced by some cold machine, but it is the work of dedicated and passionate professionals. Ultimately, I am sure, newspapers will profit from being openly AI-free. 

I hope this will interest you, and I want to close with a cartoon by my fellow cartoonist Stellina Chen. This comes for free to your outlet, if you will want to use it! 

Thanks, 

Emanuele 

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Reported by Francisco Puñal.

33rd International Festival of Cartoon and Humorous Literature, Gura Humorului 2023

Gura Humorului Townhall

Suceava County Council

The Bucovina Cultural Centre

„UMOR LA ... GURA HUMORULUI”,

THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CARTOON

AND HUMOROUS LITERATURE

The 33rd edition, 2023

The 33rd edition of Umor la ... Gura Humorului, the International Festival of Cartoon and Humorous Literature will be held between July 07 – July 09, 2023. 

This year's edition will be held online. 

THE CONTEST REGULATIONS CARTOONS 

1. The Edition theme: THREE COLOURS 

2. Original works are accepted, in digital format, created after January 1st, 2023, which were not published and submitted or awarded prizes to other competitions. 

3. Each participant will submit two ( 2 ) cartoons to be analysed by the jury. 

4. The works will be submitted by JUNE 21, 2023 (posting date) on the following addresses: 

email: 

umorlahumor@gmail.com 

or postal address: 

Muzeul Obiceiurilor Populare din Bucovina, str. Sfântul Gavril, nr 14, 725300 - Gura Humorului, judeţul Suceava, România. 

5. Technical requirements: 

- Papers sent by e-mail: minimum 1600 x 1200 pixels, JPG format 

- Papers sent by regular postal mail: format A3 

- The technique used for the works will be at the free choice of the artist 

6. The works are not to be returned. They will be added to the patrimony of the Umor la ... Gura Humorului Festival and the organizers are entitled to use them later as edited materials with the name of their author on them. 

7. The participants are required the following documents enclosed with their works: the completed entry form attached, a brief CV and a personal photography/cartoon self portrait of minimum 6x9 cm (on paper) or 710x1065 pix. (digital format). 

8. The winners will be announced online until July 01, 2023 to be present for the Awards Festivity held on Sunday, July 09th, 2023, if they will not be able to participate, the diplomas will be sent by mail and the cash prizes by bank transfer. 

9. Transport expenses, accomodation and meals are the responsibility of the participant or the organization/institution he/she is part of. The organizers will be notified in due time to make the necessary reservations. 

10. The prizes to be awarded for adult participants: 

1st Prize : EUR 500 

2nd Prize : EUR 300 

3rd Prize : EUR 200 

The "George Gavrilean" Prize for the debutantes in Bucovina : EUR 200 

11. The prizes to be awarded for participants under the age of 18: 

1st Prize : EUR 100 

2nd Prize : EUR 50 

3rd Prize : EUR 25 

12. The jury are the ones who decide upon awarding or not awarding or re-allocating the prizes. In addition, the jury will decide upon the works or the authors to be rewarded by sponsors, associations, mass-media, institutions, commercial societies or private persons, with their consent. 

13. There will be no participation fees. 

Further information: 

Press Relations Office of „Umor la ... Gura Humorului” Festival 

• Curator Galavan Robert George - Folk Customs Museum in Bucovina (Muzeul Obiceiurilor Populare din Bucovina) 

Telephone: 00 40 757485882 

E-mail: umorlahumor@gmail.com 

• Professor Sever Dumitrache – cultural adviser 

Telephone : 00 40 723270520 

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Contest Rules & Entry Form on primariagh & umorlagurahumorului.