University Cartoon Contest on Environment Protection

2008 University Cartoon Contest on Environmental Protection - China
Competition Rules
1. Theme: Weather Changes and Disaster --Stay Alert on Global Warming
Contributions relating to environment-protection are accepted as well.
2. Participants
The competition is open to all domestic and foreign university students.
3. Schedule:
Starts from March 1st, 2008
Entry deadline is May 20th, 2008
4. Prize
First Prize [1 person]: RMB5000 and certificate
Second Prize [2 persons]: RMB3000 and certificate
Third Prize [3 persons]: RMB1000 and certificate
Excellent Prize: [80 persons]: souvenir and certificate
Weekly Champion: souvenir (Weekly Champions are chosen by clicks and votes of the contributions every week during the competition.)
5. Organizers
News Cartoon, China Environment Protection Foundation, China Newscartoon Society, China Daily Website
6. Requirements
1) There is no limitation of numbers of participant’s submission.
2) Paper submission should not be smaller than 210mm*297mm. Please mark the title, participant’s name, college name, address and other contact information at the back.
3) If you submit your contribution via email, please follow the resolutions:
- 300 dpi (file size no bigger than 2MB)
- JPG
- RGB
- longest side of the file should be under 1000 pixels
4) Explanation of paper contributions: names of the work, author and university are necessary, author’s pen name is selective.
Caption of email contribution should be at TXT format.
7. Submission Format
1) Register on the competition webpage, fill in your real information and upload your submission.

2) Email your submissions to: mhds@chinadaily.com.cn
3) Mail your submissions to us, our address can be found below in contact information. Please mark Cartoon Contest on the envelope.
8. Online Entry Form
All participants need to register for the competition by completing an entry form. Fill the form with real information. The copied is acceptable. Click and download here.
10. Contact Us
Address: New Cartoon, 6/F, B3 Tower, Ziguang Building, No.11 Huixin Dongjie, Chaoyang District,Beijing 100029, P.R. China
Tel: 86-10-8488 3658/8488 3652 Ms.Liang or Mr. Zheng
Website: www.newscartoon.com.cn
Email: mhds@chinadaily.com.cn
10. Some illuminations
1) No fees needed for the competition
2) Awarded contributions will be shown on News Cartoon
3) Weekly champions are selected according to the votes and clicks.
4) Online votes and professional jury’s suggestion both have impact on the results
5) The result will be publicized on New Cartoon and other newspapers or websites.
11. The Jury
1) The jury is made up of famous cartoonists, university professors and experts of environment-protection.
2) The winner will be announced on 5 June, 2008
13. Copyrights
1) The organizers reserve the right to refuse entries they consider morally, politically or religiously offensive, as well as work that is considered in contravention of the acknowledged moral standards.
2) If the contribution has intellective right or copyright dispute, the organizer will cancel the participant’s entry qualification. Participants must undertake all the consequences. Participants should ensure the organizer not to generate any copyright or other intellective right dispute for the use of the contributions.
3) News Cartoon will reserve the right to utilize the contributions for presentation and media use.
4) Organizers and participants share the copyrights of the contributions.
5) Once submitted, participants should accept all the rules
Source: http://cartoon.chinadaily.com.cn/zhuanti/dasai/xuzhi.html

Results World Press Cartoon 2008

World Press Cartoon 2008 concludes
Meeting in Sintra on February 11, 12 and 13, 2008, the Jury for the fourth World Press Cartoon event were presented with a total of 563 works in full conformity with the regulations. An overall total of 766 cartoons were received, from 395 cartoonists, published in some 367 newspapers and magazines in 67 different countries. Much to our regret, some excellent quality work had to be excluded from competition as it was not presented on its page of publication (or either only a photocopy or digital reproduction of the respective page was submitted). Others were not accepted as they had either been published for the first time prior to 2007 or because the originals displayed differences to the published work. The regulations require the sending of the original file in order to prove the techniques involved where digital processes are used. Unfortunately, some cartoonists merely sent the scan result of the originals produced by traditional techniques.

The Jury hereby reiterates that the organisation cannot jeopardise the position of all the entrants that meet competition rules and requirements. Such stringency is essential to the sustainable affirmation of the World Press Cartoon reputation as an event of excellence. It is essential that the authors provide proof of publication within the terms of the regulations and print the entire page with the date clearly visible.

The cartoonists who incorporate digital techniques into their work are to submit the respective working file for Jury analysis. This is in no way to hinder competition participation but rather to best evaluate, handle and judge the worth of the respective work. This is a competition for originals and there is no better means than providing detailed information, for ensuring more sustained and informed jury decisions. The rising profile of World Press Cartoon within the professional field has resulted from efforts to foster continuous improvement, high standards and the systematic application of criteria for quality. Thus is it possible to guarantee respect for the specific nature of the World Press Cartoon event, an annual exhibition of the best printed graphic humour.

Over its three days of work, the Jury selected the works to be included in the exhibition and the catalogue for each category. The organisation further presented to the Jury, for possible selection, works that while not meeting some facet of the regulations did stand out for their quality. Those works thereby selected are published in this catalogue entitled OC (Out of Competition) and form part of the exhibition. A total of 75 works make up the Caricature category, with 175 Gag Cartoons and 153 Editorial Cartoons. This adds up to a total of 403 works from 289 cartoonists, submitted from 58 countries and published in 276 newspapers and magazines. Of the 403 selected works, 63 are OC.

Despite extensive geographic and cultural coverage, as would be expected given the defined objective of a universal scope and range, it is always difficult not to overlook work from more peripheral countries, where often the media may have far more limited resorted or where freedom of expression is still repressed or taking its first steps. However, quality criteria should also be universal. For those who, perhaps due to such reasons, were not included for selection this year, a word of encouragement and an appeal to please come back still stronger in 2009. We are certain that in studying the standard set by the great cartoons featured in this catalogue, as you progress in your artistic and editorial creativity with talent and originality, the results of all such efforts will be rewarded by inclusion in forthcoming World Press Cartoon events.
The Jury attributed the nine awards and from the winners of each category a Grand Prix was awarded. On the grounds of outstanding graphical and editorial quality, twelve honourable mentions were also attributed.

WINNERS

Grand Prize: Reiner Ehert (See above)

Editorial Cartoon:
1st Prize: Reiner Ehert
2nd Prize: Antonio Jorge Gonçalves
3rd Prize: Orkan

Caricature:
1st Prize: Achille Superbi
2nd Prize: Turcios
3rd Prize: Sciammarelle

Gag Cartoon:
1st Prize: Hassan Karimzadeh
2nd Prize: Naranjo

3rd Prize: Moa (See below)

All participants: http://www.worldpresscartoon.com/template_3a.php?year=2008
Jury: http://www.worldpresscartoon.com/template_3b.php?year=2008

The International Cartoon Contest PAPKINADA 2008

The International Cartoon Contest PAPKINADA 2008 - Poland
PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS
The PAPKINADA 2008 International Cartoon Contest is an open competition. The objects of the competition are drawings, graphics and other works of fine arts and photography created with the use of optional techniques, being originals, and qualified by artists to: “Now, mate, pour some Bosman Beer. 160th Anniversary of Bosman Brewery Szczecin”
WORKS AWARDED IN OTHER COMPETITIONS will be excluded from the competition. The format of the works - maximum A3 (297 x 420 mm). Works should be sent or delivered by July 1, 2008, packed in a protective cover to:
”PAPKINADA 2008”
Kołobrzeskie Stowarzyszenie Inteligencji Twórczej
Ul. Krakowska 12, 78-100 Kołobrzeg POLAND
Organisers are not responsible for transport damages.
THE PARTICIPANTS ARE KINDLY ASKED NOT TO POST THE WORKS VIA ELECTRONIC MEANS AS THESE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THE COMPETITION.
Participation in the competition is free of charge. However, the organiser reserves the right to include one of the submitted works in the Papkinada Gallery. The work, chosen by the author, will in this way cover our costs of mailing (please use capitals). Works should be accompanied by their author's photo or caricature, a short biographical note and a filled application card.
PRIZES
The Jury will award the following prizes:
GRAND PRIX PAPKINADA 2008 - 3000 PLN
The Jury has the right of final distribution of the statutory prizes, change of their amount, or non-awarding them or non-awarding the GRAND PRIX PAPKINADA 2008. The Jury's decisions are final.
The competition results will be announced on July 30, 2008 at PAPKINADA web site: http://www.papkinada.prv.pl/
N o t e ! Awards are subject to taxation according to the current regulations. The condition to pay the authors is their arrival for the opening of the exhibition and collection of their awards by December 15, 2008, or indicating a bank account the money should be transferred to.
PRIVILAGES OF PARTICIPANTS
Authors of work qualified to the exhibition are given a presentation copy of the exhibition catalogue and a free-of-charge place in the catalogue. The organisers provide the competition prize-winners with gratuitous participation in the PAPKINADA 2008 event on August-September, 2008. Works sent to the exhibitions will be exhibited in the country and abroad after the main exhibition, and then will be returned to their authors by the end of 2009.
FINAL PROVISIONS
The organisers reserve the right to use the sent works for PAPKINADA advertising purposes without any special fees paid to the authors: to be exhibited and reproduced in a variety of advertising materials, as well as printed and circulated in catalogues.
The prize-winning works become the property of the organisers and will be included.
The exhibition organisers are the finial judges in interpretation of the regulations.
Sending his work the artist agrees to the mentioned above rules and regulations and agree to the publishing of the author's profile in the post-exhibition catalogue.
Kołobrzeskie Stowarzyszenie Inteligencji Twórczej is the organiser of the PAPKINADA 2008 International Cartoon Contest. The Gallery of Contemporary Art and Polish Cartoonists’ Association are the co-organisers.
TIMETABLE
Deadline for works reception (Extended: http://www.spak.art.pl/index2.php): July 10, 2008
Jury meeting July 15-17, 2008
Post-competition exhibition August 30, 2008
Return of works after the exhibition cycle December 31, 2009

4th Salon of Humor from Paraguaçu Paulista - BRAZIL

4th Salon of Humor from Paraguaçu Paulista International BRAZIL
Deadline: July, 18 2008
Dates:
Registrations until July 18, 2008.
Opening - August 29, 2008.
Participation: All the professional or amateur cartoonists can register unpublished works, since they have not been rewarded in another contests and expositions until the date of closing of the registrations (07-18-2008), and in the case of Comic Strip the character should be unpublished. Each author can register up to three (3) works for category, developed in any technique including them elaborated by computers. For each work correspondent a will own be filled (1) registration record. In the case of shipping for CD, to enclose file with the author's data.
Categories: The theme will be free for the four categories (Cartoon, Political Cartoon, Comic Strip and Caricatures) and with theme specified in Thematic Cartoon. The format will be the A3 (297 X 420 mm) without frames and mounted on cardboard in the case of the originals. In the category Comic Strip three will be accepted (3) boards with at the most four (4) comic strip in each board (format A3).
Exceptionally in 2008 we have a Mangá category, where the author may send up to 3 boards containing a complete history on each plate always in the format A3. The theme of the Mangá category will be free with new character.
All the works, besides the works done with the hands, they can be correspondents for e-mail or CD, digitalized in 300DPI, color way RGB, in the format JPG (high quality) or PDF obeying the maximum limit of 1,5 MB. The works can be sent through this site in the section Record of Registration.
Cartoon - Joke graph with universal theme and temporaries.
Political Cartoon - graphic Representation criticizes and well tempered of a political fact and/or social on present time.
Comic Strip - graphic Humor in sequence tans of pictures similar to published them in newspapers.
Caricature - graphic Representation with well tempered anatomical alteration of well-known personalities.
Thematic Cartoon - That category will have a specific theme - "TRAIN"
Mangá - History in Comics with traits characteristic of Japan.
Award: Three will be checked (3) prizes for each category. In the total of R$ 21.000,00 like this divided:
Six prizes of 2nd place, in the value of R$ 1.000,00 each, distributed among the categories;
Six prizes of 3rd place, in the value of R$ 500,00 each, distributed among the categories;
All the categories will have three Honorable Mentions through diplomas totalized 18 mentions.
The values of the prizes for the international works will be transformed with base into the value of the Commercial Dollar of the date of the award (08/29/2008).
NB.: The award jury the right is reserved of not destining prizes to the categories that don't reach the enough level, transferring for another categories, or creating a reward special of the Saloon.
When registering in the Salon, the author automatically transfers the Cession of the copyrights of your work(s) when winning, getting, in a total, universal and definitive way, in all the use modalities and gratuitous title, that starts to integrate the Patrimony of the Saloon of Humor from Paraguaçu Paulista in Brazil for all the right ends.
In case the award jury verifies some fraud species or plagiarism in one or more registered works, it can cancel the reward checked. The works will be disclosed in the site of the Saloon after the inauguration of the same and they can be answered up to 10 days after the opening of the living room, with fitting tests of any irregularity made from the jury.
Other prizes and mentions can be instituted the approach of the Organizing Commission.
Works out of the regulation or considered plagiarisms will be automatically declassified.
Registrations: The works should be correspondents for the following postal address:
Salão de Humor de Paraguaçu Paulista, Avenida Aeroporto S/N - Centro de Convergência Turística, Jardim Aeroporto / Paraguaçu Paulista - São Paulo – Brasil CEP 197000-000.
Tel. +55(18) 3361-6165
until July 18, 2008 (it is worth the arrival date)
E-mail: salao@salaodehumordeparaguacu.com.br
Site: http://www.salaodehumordeparaguacu.com.br/
The works will be returned until one year after the closing of the event, on December 29, 2008. In case the artist wants to receive its work before, it should remove in the Salon.
(Source: http://www.brazilcartoon.com/)

17th Golden Helmet Cartoon Contest - Serbia

Golden Helmet XVII Cartoon Contest - Serbia
Theme: Serbia
Categories:
1. Cartoon
2. Written form: short story - poem - aphorism
Propositions:
1. Cartoon: original, min. A4 (210 x 297 mm), Max A3 (297 x 420 mm), Technique free;
2. Written form: maximum two typed pages or up to 20 aphorisms;
Awards:
Cartoon:
1st award: plaque *golden helmet* + 1500 Euro + One-man exibition in 2009;
2nd award: 1000 Euro
3rd award: 700 Euro
Written form:
Short story: plaque *golden helmet* + 500 Euro
Poem: plaque *golden helmet* + 500 Euro
Aphorism: plaque *golden helmet* + 500 Euro
Deadline: 20.11.2008.
Only unpublished works will be taken into consideration. Author's short biography, phone number and E-mail address is obligatory.
Written works to be sent under a code!
Jury decision will be announced on - 01.12. 2008.
Awards will be handed at final festival evening on April 1. 2008. The organizer will bear travel and accommodation cost of awarded authors. Festival official languages are Serbian and English.
All works remain property of the festival.
Source: http://www.tabrizcartoons.com/en/detail.asp?ID=774

18th Humor...at Gura Humorului Festival - Romania

“Humor...at GURA HUMORULUI”
International festival of Cartoon and Humorous Literature
the 18th edition
11 – 13 July 2008

The 18th edition of “Humor...at GURA HUMORULUI”, the International Festival of Cartoon and Humorous Literature will be held in the period 11-13th of July, 2008 as part of the Festive Days of Humor City.
The Contest Regulations - cartoon:
1. The theme of the edition: ”Election issues”
2. The eligible works are the ones which have not been published or awarded any prizes for other contests.
3. All the works will have on the backside the name of the author and contact data (address, telephone number, e-mail account).
4. A page A3 or A4 will be the right dimensions of the works.
5. 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 part of the “Humor...at GURA HUMORULUI” festival's patrimony and the organizers are entitled to use them as materials edited later, but with the name of the author on them.
7. The participants are required to send the following papers with their works: the completed entry form attached, a brief CV and a personal photo or portrait/caricature self portrait of the following minimum dimensions: 6 x 9 cm (on paper) or 710 x 1065 pix. (digital format).
8. Number of works: 3 (three)
9. The deadline for the works is June 20, 2008 (the post date)
10. The prizewinners are to be notified by July,4,2008, to be present for the Awards Festivity on Sunday, July,13, 2008 and will be provided accommodation and meals. Transport expenses will be the responsibility of the participant or the organization/institution he/she is part of. In case other people will accompany the participants, they will pay all the expenses incurred. In addition, the organizers are to be notified in due time, no later than July 7, 2008 to make the necessary reservations.
11. The list of the jury members will be posted on the site www.gurahumorului.ro, starting with June 15, 2008.
12. The prizes to be awarded:
- 1st Prize Eur 500
- 2nd Prize Eur 300
- 3rd Prize Eur 200
- The 'George Gavrileanu' Prize for the débutantes from Bucovina Eur 200
13. The jury is the one to decide upon awarding or not awarding or re-allocating the prizes. In addition, the jury will decide the works or the authors that can be rewarded by sponsors, associations, mass-media, institutions, commercial societies or private persons.
14. There will be no fee for participation.
The works will be sent to the following address:
Muzeul Obiceiurilor Populare din Bucovina, Piata Republicii nr.2, 725300 Gura Humorului, judetul Suceava ROMANIA
Telephone at the Museum: 0040.230.231.108

e-mail: umor@gurahumorului.ro

International Festival of Caricature "Pure(Clean) sight"

Festival of a Caricature "Pure(Clean) sight" - Belgorod / Russia
The administration of city of Belgorod and Gallery have founded and spend international festival of a caricature «Pure(Clean) sight», devoted Ecologies, to Pure(Clean) city, Pure(Clean) ideas. The purpose of Festival: propagation of ecological knowledge and moral values among inhabitants of Belgorod, Russia, all world.
Problems (Tasks) of Festival:
- To draw attention of the public and rising generation to questions of ecology of city;
- To form by means of the fine arts and an art word understanding of a urgency of protection of an environment of city;
- To impart ecological culture, to convince of value of ethical and cultural norms(rates);
- To support(maintain) creativity of the talented townspeople.
Within the limits of Festival competition of caricatures and competition of ecological slogans are spent. Start is given to competitions on April, 1st, 2008.
The jury of Festival is created from the experts competent in the field of caricature, the fine arts and the literature.
Participants should be registered and send the works on competitions till July 11th, 2008 to the address of:
308015 Russia, Belgorod, p.o. 25, Festival of a caricature «Pure(Clean) sight».
Winners are defined(determined) in Competition of caricatures and Competition of ecological slogans: winner I of a degree, the winner of II degree, the winner of III degree.
Awards in competition of caricatures:
The first place – the premium of 42 thousand roubles and a prize «the Gold pencil»,
The second place – the premium of 27 thousand roubles and a prize «the Silver pencil»,
The third place – the premium of 12 thousand roubles and a prize «the Bronze pencil».
Awards in competition of ecological slogans:
The first place – the premium of 9 thousand of roubles,
The second place – the premium of 6 thousand of roubles,
The third place – the premium of 3 thousand roubles.
Organizers of Festival stipulate incentive prizes.
The festival takes place in the city of Belgorod from September 16 till September 31, 2008.
The exhibition on results of Competition of a caricature will pass (take place) at children's art school (Russia, Belgorod), its (her) opening takes place on September 16th.
Within the limits of Festival meetings of caricaturists of Russia with spectators of an exhibition, tournament of poets take place.
Organizers
http://look.goodideas.su/
(Source: http://azcartoon.bravehost.com/belgorod.htm)

14th International Haifa Cartoon Contest - Israel

14th International Haifa Cartoon Contest and Exhibition
This year Haifa Municipality and the Association of Israeli Caricaturists, "Pencom", are organizing the 14th International Cartoon Contest and Exhibition.
Cash prizes will be awarded as follows:
■ 1st Prize: $500
■ 2nd Prize: $300
■ 3rd Prize: $200
Haifa Carmel Medals will be awarded to artists submitting the best cartoons.
Special Prizes and Honorable Mentions will be offered by various institutions.
The International Cartoon Contest comprises the main topic:
Starting a New Life After 60
■ Retiring at 50 or 80?
■ Dreams and Wishes at any Age
■ Keeping Fit and Happy
■ Love and Intimacy
■ Grandpa, Grandson and the Internet
■ Grandchildren as Anti-Aging Agents.
Entry deadline: July 10, 2008
Our Address:
HAIFA MUNICIPALITY, P.O.B. 4811, HAIFA 31047, Israel
or:
"Pencom" - Association of Israeli Caricaturists, P.O.B. 45598. Haifa 31454, Israel
Conditions:
1. The Contest is open to adult cartoonists from all over the world.
2. The number of cartoons sent by each participant is limited to five per category.
3. The submitted works in all sections must be originals or digital copies (high resolution file – 300 dpi required), standard size being A4 (21 x 29.7 cm, 8 1/2 x 11 inches), using Indian ink, watercolor, pen or other graphic and painting techniques.
4. Name and address should be written on the reverse side of each cartoon.
5. Entrants should pack their works securely and send them at their own expense to the International Cartoon Contest. Organizers are not responsible for damage caused during transportation.
6. By participating in this event, caricaturists agree that all cartoons submitted can be used in exhibitions throughout Israel and abroad.
7. Once the exhibition in Haifa closes, the original cartoons may be returned to the artist at his/her request (The organizers are not responsible for loss of original cartoons).
8. An Exhibition Catalogue featuring the best cartoons will be published and will be sent to the best participating artist free of charge.
9. The organizing committee reserves the right to reproduce the cartoons for the promotion of the Contest.
10. The cartoons for the exhibition will be selected by a jury.
11. Note: Caricatures on political leaders should not be submitted to the Competition.
For further information please contact:
Ronit Eshet - coordinator of marketing, Haifa Municipality, P.O.B. 4811, Haifa, 31047, Israel,
E-mail: ronitcartoon@gmail.com Mobile: 972-54-4913383
You can access our site at: http://www.haifa.muni.il/ by opening the "English site" link of the International Cartoon Exhibition.
(Source: http://azcartoon.bravehost.com/haifa.htm)

6th International KARPIK - Niemodlin / Poland

6th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST “KARPIK 2008” NIEMODLIN-POLAND
Competition rules:
EACH AUTHOR CAN SEND AT MAXIMUM 2 ORIGINAL WORK
THE FORMATS OF THE WORKS SHOULD NOT EXCEED THE A-4 !!!
EACH WORK SHOULD BE SIGNED ON THE REVERSE AND BEAR THE AUTHOR'S FULL ADDRESS
THEME: “FISH, FISHERMEN, FISHING, ANGLERS”
THE FOLLOWING PRIZES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED:
1 st PRIZE OF 2500 PLN
2 nd x 2 PRIZE OF 1500 PLN
THE WORKS MUST ARRIVE BY 23 SEPTEMBER 2008!!! (Miroslaw Hajnos notes the deadline as September 30: http://hajnos.miroslaw.w.interia.pl/cc10.htm)
AT THE END EXHIBITION, ACCORDING TO THE YEAR BEFORE EDITION, ALL WORKS WILL BECOME AUCTION FOR CHARITABLE AIM THE WINNERS AS WELL AS CARTOONISTS QUALIFIED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE POST-COMPETITON EXHIBITION SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A FREE COPY OF A CATALOGUE PUBLISHED BY ORGANIZERS
SEND YOUR WORK AT THE ADDRESS:
OŚRODEK KULTURY (KARPIK 2008) UL. MIKOŁAJA REJA 1, 49-100 NIEMODLIN WOJ. OPOLSKIE - POLAND
Sources: http://www.tabrizcartoons.com/en/detail.asp?ID=770
http://www.cartoonblues.com/Contests2008/Contest_2008September_Niemodlin.html

Results 3rd Humor Graphic Santomera 2008

CONTEST WINNERS III HUMOR GRAPHIC SANTOMERA 2008
At III CONTEST HUMOR GRAPHIC SANTOMERA 2008 have been submitted about 100 artists from almost all continents of the world, in total some 150 works have been received this year, some of them quite humorous and artistic level, which in essence is what was intended. In the end, after deliberation by the jury of comics graphics and personnel at the town hall related to the proposed thematic "Intercultural Tolerance", and after discarding many good pictures have been awarded the four who has been named below:

1 º. Rudi Schmückle - Rudi. Romania. (See above)

2 º. Ilya Katz - Katz. Israel.

Accésit. María José Mosquera - Sex. Spain.

Accésit. Elena Ospina - Elena. Colombia. (See below)

Thanks to all and to all for participating. After exposure -1 to April 30- will draw up a catalogue with at least one book for each participant, and that all receive if there were no problems in mid-June.

Above: Audience at the opening of the exhibition, Tuesday April 1, 1030 hours.

Click the post title to see all prize-winning cartoonists and their artworks: Results 3rd Humor Graphic Santomera 2008.

(Thanks to Google Language Tools)

Results 3rd International Prestigio Caricature Contest

The 3rd International Prestigio Caricature Contest “Take the funny way" concludes
The caricature contest titled “Take the funny way” aiming to collect creative works from all the amateur and professional caricaturists. The contest was open from February 4th till April 1st. This time Prestigio welcomed artists to express their own vision of modern traveling and navigation in hi-tech era. Life is a journey and adventurous trip with lots of paths and roads to go which are full of surprises and unexpected and funny moments. Each of us from time to time experiences such moments full of laughter and joy. Authors shared their own reminiscences and experiences connected with road and navigation in it.

WINNERS

Grand Prix: Igor Kondenko (Ukraine) (See above)

Gold Prize: Pol Leurs (Luxembourg) (See above)

Silver Prize: Kelemen Istvan (Hungary)
Users' Choice: Olga K (Ukraine).

Click the post title to see all prize-winning cartoons: Results 3rd International Prestigio Caricature Contest.

19th Carioca Humor Exhibition Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

The 19th Carioca Humor Exhibition RIO DE JANEIRO/BRAZIL
Rules and regulations
1 - The 19th Carioca Humor Exhibition will take place at Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim –FUNARJ, from June 2nd through July 31st, 2008.
2 – Among other activities, there will be a contest of graphic Humor, divided into four categories: Cartoon, Comical Cartoon, Caricature and Comic strips.
3 - Any person is allowed to take part of the contest, except the employees of the Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim –FUNARJ and the people involved in the organization of the event. Each participant is allowed to submit up to five works in each category.
4 – The submitted works must be in the standard size 30 x 40 cm or assembled on cardboard in this size. They may be about any theme and be done with any technique of illustration. If the work is done using computer techniques, the printed work will be accepted.
5 – The comic strips must be of five pages, maximum. The pages may be about a story or a compilation of comic strips. They may be on any theme, although its humorous content will be evaluated at the final evaluation.
6 - Awarded works or works that have been published will not be allowed. The drawings published without any kind of financial gain will be allowed to participate in the contest.
7 – The period for registrations ranges from April 14th through April 28th, 2008.
8 - The registrations can be done at http://www.funarj.rj.gov.br/ where the artist will fill in the form and get its number of participation.
9 – Each work must bear on its back the number of participation, its category, its title (in case it has one) name and pseudonym of the artist. For the comic strips, besides having the above information it is necessary the numbers of the sequence of the story.
10 – To participate in the contest, the works must be:
a) Handed in at Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim/FUNARJ from April 14th through April 28th, 2008, from Monday through Friday. From 1 P.M. to 7 P.M.
b) Sent by mail. Works mailed until April 28th, 2008 and received until April 30th, 2008 will be accepted. Address:
XIX Salão Carioca de Humor
Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim/FUNARJ
Av. Vieira Souto 176 – Ipanema
22.420-000 Rio de Janeiro RJ. BRAZIL
11 – The works will be evaluated by a selection committee, which consists of organizing team of the 19th Carioca Humor Exhibition and by guests specialized in humor drawings.
12 – The selected works will be appreciated by jury that consists of five members.
13 – The first prize in each category will get a prize of R$ 6.000,00 (Six thousand reais). The second place R$ 4.000,00 (Four thousand reais). The 3rd prize R$ 2.000,00 (two thousand reais) (before taxes).
14 – The first three prizes in each category will get a trophy, especially done for this contest.
15 – The 10 best works in the categories Comical Cartoon, Cartoon and Caricature, according to the jury, and the five best works in the category Comic Strips will be exibited at Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim/FUNARJ and will be in the official catalogue of the event.
16 – The result will be announced from May 19th, 2008 on the site http://www.funarj.rj.gov.br/
17 – The works awarded with the 1st place in each category will become part of the collection of the Carioca Humor Exhibition. The returning of the other works will take place from August 18th through September 18th, 2008 at Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim. The artists must go there to claim their works. If the artist prefers to do that by mail, the artist must mention it when registering and send stamps that correspond to the mail expenses.
18 – The organization is responsible for the works only until September 18th, 2008.
19 – If an itinerant exhibition occurs, the date to return the works may be postponed.
20 – If something happens and the organization of the event needs to change dates or cancel the event, the organization can do so without informing the participants and the works will be sent back according to item 17.
21 – Other matters not mentioned here will be solved by the direction of Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim and the organizers of the 19th Carioca Humor Exhibition. By submitting their works, the participants agree with all rules mentioned here.
Source: http://www.brazilcartoon.com/

Cartoon Award of Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung

Ahoy,
http://www.toonpool.com - the international cartoon platform - announces:
On the occasion of the YEAR OF MATHEMATICS 2008 the DMV (Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung / German Mathematicians Organization) will award
1 cartoon treating MATHEMATICS in an imaginative and most surprising way.
Awarding prize: 1000 euro
Joining cartoons (published or unpublished) may not be created before January 2007 but all time after - or could be brandnew, too...
DMV will receive rights for using all joining cartoons in DMV's own publications. Further copyrights will stay in artists' possession.
Selecting jury:
Til Mette (stern),
Jan-Michael Richter (jamiri),
Prof. Rainer Schulze-Pillot (DMV),
Prof. Günter M. Ziegler (DMV)
Please send applications until JULY 30th, 2008 to the DMV's president:
Prof. Günter M. Ziegler
Institut für Mathematik, MA 6-2
Technische Universität Berlin
D-10623 Berlin / Germany
By e-mail:
ziegler@math.tu-berlin.de
Peace & smiles,
Bernd Pohlenz, cartoonist
http://www.toonpool.com