"Street Children" new deadline: 30 January 2008

The first International Cartoonet (by email) Contest Theme: "Supporting Street Children" organised by irancartoon website is extended.
New deadline for entries via e-mail is January 30, 2008.
See http://www.irancartoon.com/

Regulations of the contest at:

http://caricaturque.blogspot.com/2007/09/supporting-street-children.html

Visit the exhibition: http://www.irancartoon.ir/gallery/album181

An entry by Liu Hong - China (See right).

Anadolu University 3rd International Exhibition - Turkey

3rd International Cartoon Exhibition - Eskisehir Anadolu University - Turkey
Dear Cartoon Artist,
Anadolu University, one of the esteemed and well-known institutions in Turkey and among the ten mega universities in the world based on an international survey, will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year.
Anadolu University as an initiator of many innovations, has established the Research Center for Cartoon Art and Museum of Cartoon Art, both of which are the 'firsts' in Turkey. As it does on every branch of arts, Anadolu University places high importance on cartoon arts also. A number of exhibitions of famous cartoonists are produced each year. The collection of the museum becomes richer every day.
We invite all cartoonists to participate in the 3rd International Cartoon Exhibition. The theme of this year's exhibition is Celebration. We would like to furnish the museum with the works of famous artists. We hope that, by participating in the exhibition, you will support the museum and enrich the collection.
CONDITIONS
The theme of the exhibition is Celebration. Works which do not conform to the theme will be eliminated in accordance with the decision of the organization committee.
There are no technical or dimension limitations, but passe-partout and framing should not be done.
There is no limit to the number of works that can be submitted for the exhibition.
The submissions accepted for the exhibition will be exhibited at Anadolu University first, then in other cities and countries.
The works will become a part of Anadolu University Museum of Cartoon Art's archives. Upon request, cartoonists will be sent back their work but one copy will be reserved for the archives.
If the cartoonists choose to give the original or a copy of their work to Anadolu University, Museum of Cartoon Art, they will be the owner of all publication rights except in the books, catalogs, brochures, posters printed by the Museum and the University publications.
The works will be collected in an album and sent to the participants.
The participants should fill in the application form and send it with their work(s) to the address below no later than 10 April 2008.
Anadolu University
Museum of Cartoon Art

Akcami Mh. Malhatun Sok. No:6 Odunpazari

Eskisehir / TURKEY

WEB: http://www.krk.anadolu.edu.tr/karw/muze/

1st International SNAIL’S Graphical Humor - Spain

1st International Aid of SNAIL’S Graphical Humor
1 Any professional artist or amateur can participate in this aid.
2 The subject of the aid is the SNAIL.
3 The participants can send a maximum of 3 works to compete, as long as they have not been awarded previously in another contest.
4 The works can be made with any pictorial technique, with unique format of A-4 size (210 x 297 mm) or proportional.
5 Works without words will be only accepted, in Catalan language or Castilian language.
6 It is precise to send works, solely by lleidacaragol@viajerosporinternet.com, 300 points of resolution in format JPG or JPEG.
7 The term of work admission finalizes the 1 of April 2008.
8 The works must go accompanied of a card that includes the name, last names, direction, telephone and photographs or cartoon of the author.
9 An only prize will be granted, to the winning work, of 1,000 euros; the trip in Lleida for two people and, if therefore it express the winner, two nights of lodging in the city with data in determining by the organization to attend the collection of the prize that will give day 23 of May of 2008. It is recommended not to vary the data of the trip since the expenses that any change of the arranged data generates are in charge of the winner.
10 The decision of the jury will be unquestionable.
11 The composition of the Jury will occur to know after the proclamation of the person who gains the aid.
12 The decision of the Jury will be notified the winner between the first fifteen days of April of 2008 by electronic mail and will later publish to the Web of Humoralia http://www.humoralia.org/ and the Fecoll http://www.aplec.org/
13 The author of the winning work will have to give original in hand or by mail certified properly protected to the organization of the contest during the first fortnight of May. The direction of the Federation of Gangs of l’Aplec of the Caragol is: Obradors Street, 2. 25002 LLEIDA.
14 The first 50 selected works will be exposed to the seat of the Fecoll, and if it is placed diagonally in other enclosures.
15 The electronic version of works could be visited the virtual gallery that will be published after the vestibule of Humoralia and the Fecoll.
16 The organizers reserve the right to spread and to reproduce the winning work and the other 49 selected without express authorization of the author or author, and without that represents no obligation respect of the artist.
17 The participation in the aid supposes the complete acceptance and without reserve of these bases. Any doubt that can arise will solve the Jury integrated by two members of Humoralia, two of FECOLL and one in representation of the sponsor.
(Source: http://regulamentoscartoon.blogspot.com/)

Call for support to the new element: VIEWPOINT

Possibly you have noticed the new element named VIEWPOINT on top right-hand corner of the blog. I think it needs some explanation.
To enrich the blog caricaturque, I am planning to publish daily cartoons / caricatures sent by blog-friendly cartoonists and / or borrowed by the blogger from cartoonbooks, catalogs, blogs, or websites as I did from Mr Kosanovic's when I first had the idea while surfing among his excellent works.
Hope international cartoonists take interest in this new element and e-mail a couple of their cartoons recently achieved or from their archives. Of course, the copyrights will still belong to the artists themselves except for this promotional use in the blog caricaturque.
You can e-mail your cartoons / caricatures for the VIEWPOINT in attachment to one of the following addresses please (Subject: For Viewpoint):
kozy55@gmail.com
kemalozyurt@yahoo.com

1st Cartoon Beer Contest Mondial de la Bière - Canada

Cartoon Beer Contest Mondial de la Bière
Mondial de la Bière, 2236, Beaubien East, Montréal, (Québec) Canada H2G 1M7 • Phone: 514-722-9640 # 442 • FAX: 514-722-8467 •
For the 15th anniversary of the Mondial de la bière we are pleased to announce the first International Concours bières bandes desssinées - Cartoon Beer Contest.
The contest will be announced February 11th 2008 via the internet. The deadline for participants to confirm their participation in the competition is February 25th 2008. All entries must be received no later than April 4th 2008. Judging will take place on April 11th and 12th 2008 with a panel of International Judges, the decision of the judges is final.
Announcement of winners will be made at the official opening of the Mondial de la bière on May 28th 2008 in Our Cheese Media-Group area.
RULES AND REGULATIONS:
1.) The contest is open to all people aged 18 years or older. All contestants accept the conditions and provisions included in the official rules and regulations. To complete registration to the contest the information form and signed release form must be returned by February 25th, 2008 and your original art work by April 4th, 2008. Participation to the contest is free of charge, the participants are responsible for delivering their work at their own expense to:
MBiere — Bandes desssinées - Cartoon — Beer
c/o Mondial de la bière
2236 Beaubien East
Montréal, Québec H2G 1M7
E-mail will be sent to contestants to confirm the registration. If you want to deliver your work electronicly send it to:
olegderg@hotmail.com and infombiere@globetrotter.net
2.) Theme: Beer, beer and women, beer and humor, beer and love, beer and sports, beer and history, beer and fun, beer and global warming, beer and politics, beer and ecology etc. etc. You may choose any humorous beer related theme to inspire your original cartoon, comic strip, caricature or gag. For comic strips we ask artists to include 3 to 4 frames on one page.
3.) Entries: participants may submit a maximum of 3 cartoons, or comic strips.
a) The cartoons must have never been exhibited in Canada, or have won an award in a previous
competition.
b) The cartoons may bear no captions, except for comic strips.
c) The cartoons must be sent flat without folds, or rolled in a tube.
d) The participants are responsible for the originality of their cartoons. Discussions and claims related to the originality, privacy, property rights, and or good taste of the work is the responsibility of the participant. The cartoons will not be returned and will belong to the permanent collection of the Mondial de la bière.
4.) a) Dimensions of the cartoons. Cartoons should be 21.5 cm x 28 cm or, 11 inches by 8 inches
(horizontal, or vertical).
b) Cartoons that are submitted under glass, framed or on other materials than paper as a support will be rejected from the competition.
5.) Property rights, By agreeing to take part in the contest the participants renounce their property rights on the work submitted, thus empowering the organizing association to make use of their entries for promotional purposes on behalf of the International Concours bières bandes desssinées - Cartoon Beer Contest. This includes use of their entries by sponsors for publicity, publicity in the Medias, cartoon books, posters and or catalogues, folders, calendars or other promotional materials etc. Entries may be used for official gifts by the festival organizers.
6.) Jury. A first selection of all entries will be made by the Head Judge the Honorable Oleg Dergachov in preparation of the final judging that will be done by an International team of expert judges. The judging will take place on April 11th and 12th 2008 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
The International jury will include professional cartoonists, and or art critics, and possibly a representative of a major sponsor and also one of the festival. A minimum of 6 judges will be on the jury.

7.) Prizes
Golden Mug Medal — First prize cash award of $1,500 CDN
Silver Mug Medal — Second prize cash award of $1,000 CDN
Bronze Mug Medal — Third prize cash award of $500 CDN

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Entry form

Name:

Date of birth:

Address:

Country:

Zipcode:

Tel:

FAX:

E-mail:

I agree to the rules and regulations of the International Concours bières bandes desssinées - Cartoon Beer Contest. No entries will be returned to the participants, and will remain the property of the festival. The cartoons may be used for promotional purposes as described in the rules and regulations. Legal responsibilities related to the work submitted remains the responsibility of the author of the cartoons or comic strips.

Signature:

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No information concerning entries will be sent by mail, or e-mail to the entrants. The winners will be announced on May 28th 2008 at the official opening of the 15th anniversary of Mondial de la bière, winners, and selected cartoons can then be seen on the website at http://www.festivalmondialbiere.qc.ca/
The competition will be announced on February 11st 2008 via the internet. The award winning work, and selected runners-up will be displayed during the duration of the Mondial de la bière in Our Cheese Media-Group area, plus exposed on the web site. Entrants must confirm their participation via internet by February 25th 2008. No information concerning your entries will be given over the phone, or via the internet. The cartoons entered in the competition must be received no later than April 4th 2008, accompanied by the signed entry form.
Please send your entries to:
MBiere — Bandes desssinées - Cartoon — Beer
olegderg@hotmail.com and infombiere@globetrotter.net
Mondial de la bière 2236 Beaubien East, Montréal, QC, Canada H2G 1M7

(Source: http://www.ecc-kruishoutem.be/graphics_algemeen/Beer%20Contest.pdf)

7th FCW International Cartoonet Festival - China

7th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival-2008
1) Sections/Themes:
1. Cartoon:
A) Olympic Humour (for Beijing 2008 Olympic: 1. track and field events, 2. gymnastics, 3. shooting, 4. weight lifting, 5. judo, 6. equestrianism, 7. soccer/football, 8. badminton, 9. tennis, 10. softball, 11. field hockey/cricket, 12. rowing/boat, 13. swimming, 14. archery, 15. wrestling, 16. boxing, 17. fencing, 18. basketball, 19. volleyball, 20. table tennis, 21. baseball, 22. handball, 23. cycling, 24. paddling/skin boat, 25. sailing, 26. modern pen-tathlon, 27. Taekwondo, 28. Iron-man triathlon, 29. Olympics)
B) Free Theme
2. Caricature:
A) Sports Star
2) Deadline: May 01, 2008
3) Entries:
1. Size: Min: A4(210 mm x 297 mm), Max: A3 (297 mm x 420 mm)
2. Quantity: Unlimited
3. Please send original drawings to this Festival. Black & white or colored, any style, any technique will be accepted. Digital artworks(CD&Disk) and good quality photocopies will be accepted.
4. Please write the following information in the top left corner on the back side of cartoon: name, address, tel & fax, e-mail, title & theme, sections.
5. Participants are requested to send together with their cartoons, an entry-form with signature, a photograph or caricature. The form can be downloaded at our website.
6. Titles or entry-form must be filled out in understandable English or Chinese.
7. After sending original drawings, all cartoonists can participate in festival through your own E-mail by submitting your cartoon to: freecartoons@126.com
Format: JPEG Size: max. 2000 k per cartoon Resolution ratio:200 dpi-300 dpi
(Each e-mail must be accompanied by the author's entry-form for the submitted cartoon.)
4) Prizes:
1. Cartoon:

Grand Prize (1 award): Certificate+Catalogue+Olympic Gifts; Gold Prize (2 awards): Certificate+Catalogue+Olympic Gifts; Silver Prize (4 awards): Certificate+Catalogue; Bronze Prize (8 awards): Certificate+Catalogue.
2. Caricature: Grand Prize (1 award): Certificate+Catalogue+Olympic Gifts; Gold Prize (2 awards): Certificate+Catalogue+Olympic Gifts; Silver Prize (4 awards): Certificate+Catalogue; Bronze Prize (8 awards): Certificate+Catalogue.
5) Contact:

Address: Jiang Lidong, FCW2008 Cartoonet Festival, Room 602, No.28 Hong Kong Garden Lane 188, South Jidi Road, Shanghai 201107, P.R.CHINA
URL: http://www.fcwfcw.com/, http://www.fcw.cn/
E-mail: freecartoons@126.com

(Only for Festival) Tel: 0086-21-62216801; 0086-13818006180

Regulations & entry-form 2008: http://feature.fcw.cn/main.php?sLAN=en

Winners of 5th FreeCartoonsWeb International 2007

Winners of 5th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival - 2007
Juries:

Mikhail M. ZLATKOVSKY: Cartoonist, (Russia)
Raed Khalil: Cartoonist, Syria Cartoon Website (Syria)

Xia Dachuan: Cartoonist, Secretary-China Artists Association (Beijing, China)

Jin Hui: Cartoonist, Shanghai 85 Hospital (Shanghai, China)

Yu Liang: Cartoonist, MaAnshan Daily (MaAnshan, China)

Huang Qigong: Cartoonist, Guangxi City College (Guangxi, China)

Jiang Lidong: Cartoonist, Oriental Morning Post (Shanghai, China)

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WINNERS

Grand Prize: Rumen Dragostinov (Bulgaria)

Gold Prize (2 awards): Valeriu Kurtu (Germany), Marcin Bondarowicz (Poland).

Silver Prize (4 awards): Eugenio de Faria Neves (Brazil) (See top right), Mohammad Ali Khalaji (Iran), Shahrokh Heidari (Iran), Ji Shaohua (China).

Bronze Prize (8 awards): Santiago Cornejo (Argentina) (See right below), Jabbar Abdolee (Iran), Nizar Outhman ( Lebanon), Rooshan Gataullin (Russia), Yuriy Kosobukin (Ukraine), Makhmudjon Eshonkulov (Uzbekistan), Dai Peicheng (China), Liu Hong (China)

Success Award (15 awards): Arsen Gagiki Gevorgyan ( Armenia), Louis Pol (Australia), Ivan Haramija (Croatia), Athanassios Efthimiadis (Greece), Nahid Maghsoudi (Iran), Pooya Sareh (Iran), Young Sik Oh (Korea), Jordan Pop Iliev (Macedonia), Jovan Prokopljevic (Serbia), Milenko Kosanovic (Serbia), Ba-Bilig (China), Guo Zhong (China), Jin Xiaoxing (China), Tang Shilei (China), Sheng Kai (China).

Selected Prize (30 awards): Shahid Atiqullah (Afghanistan), Beas Hector (Argentina), Bayram Hajizadeh (Azerbaijan), Seyran Caferli (Azerbaijan), Resad Sultanovic (Bosnia), Silvano Rosa Goncalves de Melo (Brazil), Ferreol Murillo Fuentes (Costa Rica), Boeidar Vukelic-BOBA (Croatia), Neda Mobinipouya (Iran), Tadeusz Krotos (Poland), Julian Pena-Pai (Romania), Boris Petrushansky (Russia), Erdogan Basol (Turkey), Ismail Kar (Turkey), Musa Gumus (Turkey), Oguz Gurel (Turkey), Umit Mufit Dincay (Turkey), Kazanevsky Vladimir (Ukraine), Cai Lian (China), Cheng Shibi (China), Li Chongwu (China), Li Jingshan (China), Li Xiaoyang (China), Liu Zhongliang (China), Qiao Wei (China), Wang Ruisheng (China), Yang Xiaobo (China), Zhang Wei (China), Zou Zhengchun (China).

Winning cartoons:

http://www.shiman.cn/search.asp?titleID=29754

http://www.shiman.cn/search.asp?titleID=29770
Winning caricatures: http://shiman.cn/Search.asp?titleID=29767&Pos=0

Source: Karcomic Magazine http://karcomic.com/

Call for entries to Hong Kong Cartoon Art Festival

Dear Pals,

As you all know by now that I have started an international art Gallery in the heart of Hong Kong last month and now we have decided to have an international Cartoon Art Festival from February 5th onwards until April 2008. There will be more exposure through this exhibition to the art lovers and to all participants, taking a step forward to grant a certificate to all the participants including profile exposure through our printed monthly international magazine called FUNWORLD from the month of April. You can send all your entries via email as JPEG file format and please remember to send as 300 dpi jpegs. Send all your entries to: gallery.sarasen@gmail.com or to: menakasene@gmail.com

Please visit the gallery site now and get more details: http://www.sarasene.com/

Thanks folks and hope to receive more mails and entries from you guys!

Good Luck!

With Best regards!

SARA

http://www.sarasene.com/

gallery.sarasen@gmail.com

menakasene@gmail.com

Nature & Man Contest 2008: Drought and Water

THE PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS FOR CARTOON CONTEST NATURE & MAN
The Subject of the year 2008: Drought and Water
The Association of Cartoonists, TEMA Foundation and Cartoon Publishing had organized this contest aiming to direct people for focusing more on this matter by describing through cartoons that mankind will sooner or later face these dangers and by focusing on their probable results and also aiming to create an attitude and behavioral change in the society in order to slow down this process. The contest is open for all the amateur and professional cartoonists.
The cartoon may be published or awarded. Technique is free. Can be colored or black and white. The dimensions A4 (21 x 29.7 cm)
Contest cartoons can be sent only through internet.
Awards: By the end of each month, the best 3 cartoons of that month will be selected and 20 saplings will be planted in Tekirdag Memorial Forest on their behalf. An introductory sign will be erected on the plantation region.
The works that are sent to the contest will be exhibited through internet.
By the end of the year, those works awarded and those works to be determined by the selection committee will be collected in a CD and will be sent to the owners of the works as free of charge.
The cartoons of the contest, whether awarded or not, may be exhibited in the introductory announcements of the contest and they can be published in books, magazines, posters, postcards. Copyrights will not be paid to the owners of the works due to these publications.
In case they are used for other purposes or by third parties, then permission will be obtained from the owner of the work.
Those who send their works to the contest, will also indicate whether they can be used or not, in the t-shirts to be produced by TEMA Foundation's Economic Management in order to obtain revenue.
The utilization rights of the works are for Turkey.
The cartoons may be used in postcards for introductory purposes.
Each cartoonist will be assessed by the jury both for the following month’s elections and the annual elections, whether they are awarded or not by the monthly jury election.
The artists participating in the contest will be deemed to accept all the participation conditions.
This contest is organized by the Association of Cartoonists, TEMA Foundation and Cartoon Publishing.
Since environmental disasters are continuous, our contest will also continue without interruption. Exhibition: The exhibition of the contest cartoons that were drawn previously will be realized at the Gallery of the Association.
Award ceremony: will be announced later.
Sending address: by e-mail dogalcevre@gmail.com and mailto:mnaturalenv@gmail.com
Jury evaluation: Election will be held in every month.
General Authority of the Organization: Muhittin Koroglu
Selection Committee: Representative of the Association of Cartoonists, Representative of TEMA Foundation, Representative of Cartoon Publishing.
WEB: http://www.muhittinkoroglu.com/yduyuru.asp

7th Euro-Fruitcartoonale - Belgium

7de EURO-FRUITCARTOONALE
An organization of the Imperial Commanderie of the Noble Haspengouwse Fruyteniers and their Gastronomy.
FRUIT & OLYMPIC GAMES 2008
On the eve of the Olympic Games 2008 in Peking become from our Cartooncontest the topic:
Haspengouws fruit and Olympic games 2008.
We wonder ourselves in advance which positive influence can our Fruit from Haspengouw* on this greatest sport event or could in the distant Peking, where the complete international sport world collects. Our jury expects, the Olympic idea keeping in mind that "take part is more important than win" that our Haspengouws fruit in these disciplines will ensure lunatic interpretations and hilarity combinations. The jury expects with impatience your funny interpretations of the topic FRUIT & OLYMPIC GAMES before 27 February 2008.
RULES AND INFO
1. PARTICIPATION
Everybody can participate at this Eurofruit-cartoontest. The participants agree with the regulations and the decisions of the jury. The jury has the right to refuse works for ethical reasons. No correspondence will take place concerning the results and the decisions of the jury.
2. THEME: FRUIT AND GAMES
All humoristic situations concerning things, actions, emotions, persons and events, with regards to the theme ‘Fruit from Haspengouw and the Olympic Games ‘ which are portrayed in a humorous and artistically responsible way, are qualified. Only original designs which include Fruit from Haspengouw (pears, apples, prunes, cherries, strawberries, berries, raspberries...) can win a price. It is forbidden to send in works that have been awarded before, and works that are subjected to third-party rights.
3.CONTRIBUTIONS
Number of works: maximum 5 (without frame)
Dimensions: only A4 size (297 x 210 mm).
Please write on the back side of every cartoon in capital letters: Name, first name, address, telephone, fax, mobile number and e-mail address.
By participating, participants give the organisation the right to use, archive, print and duplicate the works and to let them participate at every initiative, commercially included, without any compensation to the author. The rewarded works remain the organizers property. Non-rewarded and nominated works, which are not collected within three months after the exhibition, also remain property of the organization. The organization is not responsible for damage or loss. The participants who wish to ensure their works, have to do this themselves. The organization takes no responsibility or initiative on this area.
4. DEADLINE 27 FEBRUARY 2008
SEND VIA POST before February 23th 2008 (thoroughly packed and not folded) and sufficiently prepaid at the participants own risk and expense to:
EURO-FRUITCARTOONALE 2008 P/A JOHNY VANDERHEYDEN, HAMELSTRAAT 39, B-3800 SINT-TRUIDEN, BELGIUM
5. PRIZES
GOLDEN, SILVER AND BRONZE AWARDS.
and money prizes €600, € 300, €200, €150
Several special prizes
Baskets with fruit for all the winners
Certificates for the 25 nominations
6. OPENING RECEPTION WITH PROCLAMATION OF THE PRIZES
Friday April 18th 2008 at 8 pm in Cultural Centre “de bogaard” Capucienessenstraat 8, 3800 Sint-Truiden. The participants whose works are nominated and rewarded will be personally invited. All cartoonists who are present receive a cartoon book free of charge.
7. EXHIBITION
The selected works will be exposed from Saturday 19th of April until Sunday, 10th of May 2008 in the white hall of the cultural centre “de bogaard”, Capucienessenstraat 8 in 3800 Sint-Truiden.
8. INFO EUROFRUITCARTOONALE
JOHNY VANDERHEYDEN, Chairman Eurofruitcartoonale
Marshal Keizerlijke Commanderie HAMELSTRAAT 39, 3800 SINT-TRUIDEN, BELGIUM
TEL 0032 (0)11 68 92 59 ( 8-18U30)
FAX 0032 (0)11 68 92 59
eurofruitcartoonale@skynet.be

*Fruit from Haspengouw
pears, apples, prunes, cherries, strawberries, berries, raspberries...

Regulations: http://www.ecc-kruishoutem.be/graphics_algemeen/Eurofruitcartoonale_ENG.pdf

Results 1st "Laughter is Health" - Argentina

Results of 1st "Laughter is Health"

The objective of the contest was to emphasize the fundamental paper of graphical humor in the prevention in the public health, specially in fulfillment of the law control of the tobacco, approved in September of 2005, by the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires.

Graphical humor is a journalistic sort that is able to express a civic commitment, trying to contribute to the reflection and the action, waking up with a smile the conscience in favor of a free life of smoke, without smoking, to be better and not to become ill to third liabilities, victims of whom smoke.
These are the winners of the Contest The Laughter is Health! in 2007:
- Walter Gastaldo - Puerto Rico

- Ignacio Martín Palomares - España

- Elcio Danilo Ruso Amorim - Brasil (See above)

- Ludo Goderis - Bélgica (See below)

- Aliyev Ramil – Azerbaijan.

See all prize-winning cartoons at:

http://www.larisaessalud.com.ar/home_en.php?page=ganadores_en

2nd "Laughter is Health" - Argentina

International Contest of Graphical Humour
"laughter is health"

Buena Salud magazine invites all graphical humorists worldwide to participate in the contest “physical activity is essential for health”
The objective of the contest is to emphasize the importance of graphical humour in the public health prevention.
Graphical humour is a journalistic genre that is able to express a social commitment, pretending contribute to the reflection and action, waking up with a smile consciousness for a full physical activity to improve health.
Rules of the Contest
Organizer
Buena Salud Magazine
Main Sponsor:
Pfizer SRL
Subject of the Contest
physical activity is essential for health
Who participate
The contest is open to Graphical humorists of all nations, professionals, semi-professionals or amateurs.
Amount of pieces
Each participant will be able to send up to two (2) pieces.
Characteristics of the original work
The works may not have been previously published nor awarded.
The maximum size of artworks is A4 210 x 297 centimeters. Mounted in cardboard.
The technique to use is free. Colour or Black and white
Deadline
The original work could be sent in digital format, by post or delivered personally before May 5, 2008, in Avda San Juan 499, CP 1147, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, República Argentina.
The participants who sent the works in digital format, and providing that those that have been rewarded and / or selected for the exhibition, will have to send the original work by post, which will be able to be withdrawn after finished the sample.
The presentation of the original work will be a condition necessary for the effective delivery of the prize.
Condition for participation
As a condition for participation, the authors should fulfill, together with his work, the data in the form annexed to these rules, the veracity of which must be accredited at the time of receiving the award. The organizer guarantees absolute privacy of the data contained in this form, except for the full name and nationality, which will be published in the digital catalogue and other publications referred to in this regulation.
Of the juries
The jury will be integrated by: Oskar Blotta (president), Publishing Consultant of Buena Salud magazine, and the recognized graphical humorist, Andrés Cascioli and authorities related to health and physical activity.
The jury will fail 15th may, 2008. The opinion of the jury will be Not appealable.
Prizes
The first prize will have an allocation of us$ 1000, two second prizes us$ 500 each. The jury will be able to declare up to two special mentions.
Digital Catalogue
The Jury, under his experience and sound judgment will select a certain number of works, which may be included in the Digital Catalogue of " laughter is health." The inclusion of the works in it, is not guaranteed, nor give rise to any compensation
Exhibition
The selection and show of the art works will be exhibited in a special event where the jury will fail and will deliver prizes.
Rights and obligations
All participants of the graphical humour contest should accept and will opportunely sign the following rules:
1. Deadline for the delivery of works: 5th May 2008, up to 6 PM. All works sent through post office will have to certify the date and reception time in Av. San Juan 499, CP 1147, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2. The original works only could be withdrawn personally by their authors or by authorized person, in Av. San Juan 499, CP 1147, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, until December 21, 2008, at the time of 10 to 17 hours.
The original works will be sent by post with cost for the participant, after their special requirement.
3. The author transferred the rights of exhibition of the sent works, as well as the ones published in the Digital Catalogue of the Contest.
4. The results of the contest will be notified by mail to the winners and published in www.larisaessalud.com and Buena Salud magazine.
5. The winners transferred their rights freely for publication in Buena Salud magazine and / or any of XYZ Editora S.A. publications, as well as posters, brochures, banners or Internet web pages, mentioning in all cases author's name and nationality, who retain their Intellectual Property Rights (Argentina National Law 11.723).
6. The organizer will be liable for the safe keeping of selected original artwork whilst in their possession, but is not responsible for loss and / or damage that may suffer for circumstances beyond the control of organizer.
7. Any other issue not covered by the Rules of the contest will be resolved by the Organizer, who reserves the right to change the terms of this contest without the right to any claim by participants.
8. Participation implies knowledge of this regulation contest.
More information:
http://www.larisaessalud.com.ar/
info@larisaessalud.com.ar
ablotta@xyzeditora.com.ar
Avda. San Juan 499, Capital Federal, (CP1147), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Phone: (5411) 43073505
Fax. (5411) 4307-2505

20th International ISHS Humor Conference - Spain

20th International ISHS Humor Conference
July, 7 – 11th 2008 Alcalá de Henares MADRID SPAIN
We have the pleasure of welcoming you to the 20th International ISHS Humor Conference website. Following the tradition established in previous gatherings we will like this Conference to be a distinguished forum for scientific discussion in the area of humour and, of courses, a place to enjoy the laughter, the wit and the games.

The congress will be held on July, 7 – 11th 2008, at the University of Alcalá, in Alcalá de Henares. We invite all the humour areas investigators, experts, studious and professionals to participate.

The International Society Humour Studies (ISHS) is a studious and professional organization dedicated to the study of the humour. Many of its members are University professors and investigators of different areas as Biomedical Sciencies, Linguistics, Psychosocial Sciences, Cultural Studies, Communication, Translation, Educational Sciences... Many professionals of different areas also participate in the Society. That is the reason why the ISHS is a group that has a lot of disciplines and facets, united by the humour in all its multiple dimensions.

Alcalá de Henares is also the birthplace of Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote de La Mancha, one of the most important world wide comedies. The city is located a few kilometres northeast of Madrid. It was founded during the Romans era, and was given the name of Complutum. Its existence is related to its University which was founded in 1499 by Cardinal Cisneros. The 500 anniversary commemoration of the first promotion will be celebrated on 2008. Alcalá was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1998.

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