17.12.21

The color catalog of The Best Cartoons of Nippon 2021, Japan

Received today the color catalog of the International Cartoon Festival in Saitama 2021, Japan. It was the 31st year of the festival in 2021. I participated in the event with two cartoons of mine, one on the theme KENKOU which means "Health" and the second one of FREE THEME. Works on both themes by 44 Japanese and 50 foreign artists are included in the catalog of the exhibition that took place at Plaza North in November 2021. 
Saitama City is the place where Rakuten Kitazawa - the father of modern cartoon in Japan - spent his later years. The Saitama Municipal Cartoon Art Musem in the home to Kitazawa in his later years hold the Saitama-City Rakuten-Kitazawa Manga Awards competition each year. In 2021 they held the 36th edition and the winning cartoons are included in this collection book of "The Best Cartoons of Nippon" which are also displayed on the museum website here.
The standard A4-sized (21x29.7 cm) catalog of "The Best Cartoons of Nippon 2021" has 108 pages, about 70 of them covering the color and the monochrome cartoons participated in the festival and selected for the catalog. The remaining pages are the lists of the Japanese and the Foreign artists with their personal histories in both English and Japanese. With the help of this perfectly designed book of art, it is possible to compare the style and wit of the native and overseas manga/cartoon artists and enjoy the great humour in their works.
From Turkey are six cartoonists whose cartoons published in the catalog; namely, Erdoğan Başol, Hüsnü Berkalp Üstün, Kamil Yavuz, Kemal Özyurt, Musa Gümüş, and Seyit Saatçi.
Thank you to the festival organizers and the staff of Plaza North who sent me this great collection of manga/cartoon art.

25th Gabrovo Biennial of Humor and Satire in Art 2022, Bulgaria: Economy of Means

25th Gabrovo Biennial of Humor and Satire in Art: Open call
Biennial theme: Economy of Means 
DEADLINE for entries: January 17th, 24:00 CET 
Contemporary art section 
Prizes: 
Golden Aesop Grand Prix in section contemporary art – 5000 euro; 
Prize of the town of Gabrovo awarded to a promising young artist – 2500 euro. 
Eligible are works of art executed in any technique and media. 
Cartoons section 
Prizes: Golden Aesop Grand Prix in section cartoons – 2 500 euro; 
Prize for cartoon – 1 500 euro 
Eligible are original works signed by the artists, up to A3 size and digital works, including animated cartoons (gif, flash and video) 
All relevant information about the 25th Gabrovo Biennial, including the online application form, can be found on its website - https://biennial.humorhouse.bg/en 
The Biennial consists of two juried exhibitions - one for cartoons and one for contemporary art - and a curated exhibition, titled Sensitivity Training which, for the 25th edition, will be curated by the artist Olav Westphalen. 
The Biennial will open on 20th May 2022 at the Museum of Humor and Satire in Gabrovo. 
The exhibitions continue until 30th September 2022. The Biennial is organized by the Museum of Humor and Satire with the support of the Municipality of Gabrovo and the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture.

11.12.21

The 54th World Gallery of Cartoons - Skopje 2022, North Macedonia

54th World Gallery of Cartoons - Skopje 2022
Dear friends, CARTOONISTS, let start the year with a good news! 
Pleased that during of our fifty-three-years existence we have created a network of exceptional cartoonists - collaborators and friends of OSTEN, we announce the 54th WORLD GALLERY OF CARTOONS Skopje 2022! 
APPLICATION 
REGULAR APPLICANT should: 
- Fill out the APPLICATION FORM (electronically or manually) and send it to the e-mail: 
cartoons@osten.com.mk along with a photo, short bio and digital images of the works she/he is submitting 
- To send the electronically submited works BY POSTAL MAIL along with the printed and signed Application Form to our address: 
OSTEN – WORLD GALLERY OF CARTOONS, “8. Udarna Brigada” 2, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia 
with a note: NO COMMERCIAL VALUE! FOR EXHIBITION ONLY!!! - up to 30 April 2022 (EXTENDED:) 31 MAY 2022 latest! 
True to our commitment to preserve and foster the art on paper, ORIGINAL, hand-created works are to be expected. If the cartoonist works exclusively in digital technique, printed DIGITAL WORKS - named, numbered and signed in pencil on the front will be considered. 
DEADLINES 
30 April 2022 – 31 MAY 2022 – Works submission 
31 June 2022 – Announcement of the short-listed cartoonists 
30 July 2022 – Announcement of the awarded cartoonists 
September 2022 – Opening of the exhibition and awards presentation 
AWARDS 
GRAND PRIX for Lifetime Achievement (1500 $ & Sculpture) – decision by the Ambassadors of OSTEN 
FIRST AWARD ($1000 & Plaque) – decision by the International Jury 
SECOND AWARD ($500 & Plaque) – decision by the International Jury 
5 THIRD AWARDS (Plaque) – decision by the International Jury 
5 SPECIAL AWARDS (Plaque) – decision by the International Jury 
CICO AWARD * for a Macedonian Cartoonist (Plaque) – decision by the OSTEN Board 
* In honor of the great Macedonian cartoonist Vasilije Popovic – Cico 
Fill out the APPLICATION FORM, sign up, submit the works, follow the updates on FB, and do not forget to share this information with your colleagues and friends. 
For more information on: www.osten.mk , and you can always contact us on: cartoons@osten.com.mk . WE ARE EXPECTING YOU!
Source: osten.mk
(Deadline updated: 07 May 2022 14:00).

10.12.21

The 26th edition of the international competition FAX FOR PEACE, Italy

26th edition of the international competition
FAX FOR PEACE
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
OF E-MAILS AND NET VIDEOS
ABOUT SOLIDARITY AMONG PEOPLE
SENT BY STUDENTS AND ARTISTS
29 NOVEMBER 2021
31 MARCH 2022
WITH THE PATRONAGES OF
Municipality of Spilimbergo
Woman International League for Peace and Freedom
Provincial Committee for UNICEF of Pordenone.
*
It is open to students of all grades and types of schools and to professional artists from all over the world. They are required to submit one or more works developing the themes of peace, tolerance, fight against any form of racism and of defense of human rights.
Each competitor may take part in two ways:
1) E-mail, JPG format max 1,5 Mb one or more pictures or works of visual art. E-mail: istsuperiore@faxforpeace.eu 
2) Send short films and cartoons of maximum 5 minute length that could also be forwarded in compressed format to the following e-mail address istsuperiore@faxforpeace.eu or forwarded by mail to via degli Alpini, 1 - 33097 Spilimbergo (Pn) Italia
The videos can be shot/made in the most common formats (AVI, MPEG, Real Video, QuickTime, Video for Windows, etc.)
WHEN
Works from each competitor (individual artist, student or class) will be accepted starting from Monday November 29th 2021 at 8.00 am until Thursday March 31st 2022 at 12.00 pm.
EXHIBITION
On each work it is necessary to indicate full name, name of school and grade/class (if students), telephone and fax number and/or e-mail address, city, country. 
Single students will also have to specify their school address, their age and the class attended. Competitors implicitly authorize the school to reproduce and use their works in the catalogue and in different media for no-profit activities. The organization cannot be held responsible in case of theft, damage or loss of the works. Works will not be returned or retransmitted to their authors. A catalogue will be printed, reproducing a wide selection of the works received after/following up, which later will be sent to competitors free of charge, previous formal request.
THE JURY
The jury of experts in communication, art critics and representatives of the school world will select 6 works among those received within the expiry date, according to their development of proposed themes and their effectiveness.
JURY for the FIRST SELECTION of WORKS
Enrico Sarcinelli, Mayor of Spilimbergo
Costantino Ughi, former student representative
Angelo Bertani, art critic
Donato Guerra, President of the cultural association Il Circolo
Lucia D'Andrea, Headmistress of the Technical and Professional Schools of Spilimbergo Il Tagliamento
Nane Zavagno, artist 
Alvise Rampini, director of the CRAF.
INTERNATIONAL JURY
Stefano Mordini, director (Italy)
Omar Sosa, pianist (Cuba). 
PRIZES 
The following six prizes, will be awarded according to categories: 
- BEST WORK - Kindergarten and Primary Schools: € 300,00; 
- BEST WORK - Lower Secondary Schools: € 300,00; 
- BEST WORK - Secondary High Schools: € 300,00; 
- BEST WORK - Video or cartoon: € 300,00; 
- BEST WORK - Artists: € 300,00; 
SPECIAL PRIZES 
- BEST WORK to satirical or humorous drawing on human and civil themes: € 300,00; 
INFO 
Istituto d’istruzione superiore di Spilimbergo Il Tagliamento via degli Alpini, 1 - 33097 Spilimbergo (Pordenone) Italia 
tel. + 39 (0) 427 40392 - fax + 39 (0) 427 40898 
SUBMISSION CALL in languages on source: faxforpeace.

5th Semarang International Cartoon Exhibition 2022, Indonesia

5TH SEMARANG INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION
It has been two years since the world has been hit by COVID-19. 
This event was created to remind us to always be aware of the dangers. 
Also to honor the warriors eradicating the pandemic. 
This is the Fifth Semarang International Cartoon Exhibition organized by SICE, FILAL KHOIROT INDONESIA FOUNDATION, RISKI EO, and Sponsors. 
Participation rules 
1. Theme: Covid 19 Vaccination and Life After the Pandemic 
2. Cartoons must match the theme. 
3. A3 size, 200 DPI, 5 MB, Maximum 5. 
4. Sent via email : metwied2017@gmail.com 
5. Deadline : 23 March 2022 
6. By sending it means that the cartoonist agrees that his work will be used for the promotion of the Covid-19 response in various forms. 
7. Selected the 10 best cartoons by receiving certificates and prizes from sponsors. 
8. 100 nominated cartoons will be exhibited online and offline in Semarang in April 2022. 
9. Thank you for your participation. 
Source: facebook
Exhibition on facebook .

27.11.21

The 1st International Cartoon/Caricature Contest on Mahatma Gandhi 2021, India

1st International Cartoon/Caricature Contest on Mahatma Gandhi 2021
Rules & Regulations 
Theme: Gandhi, an answer to global crisis 
Participation: 
• Both professional and non-professional cartoonists are welcome to participate in this contest. 
• The competition is open to all individuals aged over 12 * (Corrigendum). 
Entries: 
• Works must be originals. All graphic techniques are allowed. 
• Works may be black & white or colored. 
• Each entry should include a covering letter with the cartoonist’s full name,postal address, contact no. and E-Mail ID. 
• Please mention the artist's name and country with the artwork. 
• The digital works have to be sent in JPEG format with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi (2480 x 3543 pixels). 
• The cartoons are to be drawn in A4 format. 
• (maximum size of 3 MB per cartoon) for digital cartoons 
• Number of entries per contestant maximum three 
• Cartoons sent by post need to have the name and address of the cartoonist on the back-side of each cartoon.
• The original versions of the cartoons will be accepted. 
• The organizer (EKTA PARISHAD) cannot be held responsible for lost or damaged cartoons during the shipment. 
• Works should not be awarded at other festivals. 
• Works must not be older than one year. 
• The Prizes will be taxed according to Indian legislation. 
• The Organiser/EKTA PARISHAD shall not be responsible for failure of a winner to receive the prize for reasons that are not related to the Organiser/ EKTA PARISHAD 
Deadline: 
• Deadline for submission of Cartoons / Art work is 25 December 2021 (EXTENDED:) 05 January 2022
• Cartoons must be sent to: gandhicartooncontest@gmail.com 
• To send by post, please send package to: 
CARTOON CONTEST 
c/o Ekta Parishad 
Gandhi Bhawan Shyamla hills 
GANDHI BHAVAN, BHOPAL 
MADHYA PRADESH (INDIA) 
+91 7554223821 
Disclaimer 
• The content, thoughts and views expressed in the creatives / illustrations will be sole responsibility of the participating Artists. Ekta Parishad will not be held responsible for any content, views expressed by the artists in the creatives / illustrations developed. 
• By entering the contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these rules. 
Publication Rights: 
Property rights – Prize-winning works will become the property of the organizer (Ekta Parishad) or theme sponsor. Further the cartoonist provides Royalty- free and license to publish and publicly display the entries (Whether winning or not winning an award) for non-commercials purposes. 
• By entering the competition, the cartoonist represents and warrants that the work is an original work of the cartoonist and does not infringe on the rights of any third parties. 
• All selected works for exhibition may be used by the organizers to promote the contest . 
• Awarded works remain the property of the organizer( Ekta Parishad). 
Jury: 
• Decisions made by the jury cannot be challenged. 
• No correspondence with the jury will be allowed on their decisions. 
Awards 
India + Foreign 
• First prize: 25,000/- INR 
• Second prize: 20,000/- INR 
• Third prize: 10,000/- INR 
• Two consolation prizes: 5000/- INR each 
Caricature 
• First prize: 25000/- INR 
• Second prize – 20000/- INR 
• Third prize: 10000/- INR 
• Two Consolation prize – 5000/- INR each 
Exhibition and award ceremony 
• The results will be announced 15 January, 2022. 
• An exhibition of the selected works will take place in the gallery. 
Source: egyptoons.

26.11.21

World Press Cartoon 2022, Portugal

World Press Cartoon 2022, Portugal
REGULATIONS
1. FEATURES AND SCOPE OF THE SALON 
a) The World Press Cartoon comprises three categories: Editorial Cartoon, Caricature and Gag Humour. 
b) Within Editorial Cartoon all works shall be considered that deal with specific news & current affairs issues and events. 
c) Within Caricature, only caricature works in the strict sense are considered, with only humorous portraits being allowed. 
d) Within Gag Cartoon, works shall be considered that deal with themes that are not directly related to current affairs issues. 
e)Authors should submit to competition the works they consider to be of the highest level. However, this being an international salon, the organisation draws attention that characters, themes, and events of a more universal outlook are the most suitable. 
2. IDENTIFICATION OF WORKS AND AUTHORS 
a) Each work submitted to competition is required to have one entry form and identification label, fully filled and readable. 
b) Each entry form must be pasted on the back of the corresponding work. 
3. ADMISSION OF WORKS 
a) Only the works that have been published between 01 January 2021 and 31 December 2021, in newspapers or magazines of regular publication and on sale to the public, or in online publications of recognized journalistic nature, are accepted for competition. 
b) Authors may submit to competition up to three works, one single work for each category of the salon: Editorial Cartoon, Caricature and Gag Cartoon. 
c) For works created by using traditional techniques, only the originals are accepted. No reproductions. 
d) When elaborated by digital or mixed techniques, works in high resolution prints are admitted if signed by the author, and techniques and software used must be mentioned in the registration form. 
e) Format of the works cannot exceed the A3 European standard measure: 420 x 297 mm. 
f) Works published on paper printed media must be accompanied by the full page of the respective press publication as well as the front 1st page of the newspaper or magazine in which the competing work was published. 
g) Works published online must be accompanied by a print screen of the site page where they were published, with date and title of the publication clearly visible. The access link must be entered on the registration form. 
h) Works with captions, subtitles or other words must be translated into English, and are to be included in readable fashion on the registration form. 
i) Works competing in the Caricature category must include on the entry form the portrayed character's name, nationality, and media relevance. 
j) The works must be sent to one of the addresses made available by the organisation, by the postal limit date of 31 January 2022
4. COPYRIGHT 
a) The entry registration act of a work automatically implies the transfer of the respective reproduction rights for non-commercial purposes. 
b) The works that win a prize and the ones awarded an honourable mention become the property of the World Press Cartoon organisation, hence implying automatic transfer of all copyrights. 
5. PACKAGING 
a) The works must be sent in flat packaging, protected between two rigid cards. 
b) On the package front, clearly visible, the following must be written: NO COMMERCIAL VALUE/ SEM VALOR COMERCIAL. 
6. CONTEST 
a) The organization of the World Press Cartoon, under guidance of the Salon´s Director, shall select the works that are to be included in the public exhibition and its catalogue. 
b) Prizes and Honourable Mentions shall be awarded by a five-member international jury including the Salon´s Director, who chairs it. 
c) The jury decisions are taken by majority vote and are not subject to appeal. 
d) According to the assessment made on the quality standard of the competing works, the jury may not award all the expected prizes. 
7. PRIZES 
a) In total, 10 prizes will be awarded according to the following structure: 
GRAND PRIX - 10 000 € 
Gag Cartoon 
1st Prize-3000€ | 2nd Prize-2000€ | 3rd Prize-1000€ 
Editorial Cartoon 
1st Prize-3000€ | 2nd Prize-2000€ | 3rd Prize-1000€ 
Caricature 
1st Prize-3000€ | 2nd Prize-2000€ | 3rd Prize-1000€ .
b) The Grand Prix will be chosen from the 1st Prizes of the three categories of the Salon. 
c) The author distinguished with the Grand Prix will receive only the value attributed to that prize, hence not accumulating with the 1st Prize value of the won category. 
d) The prize value amounts are subject to subtraction of legal taxation as valid at the time of its attribution. 
e) Prizes are symbol translated by a trophy and also authenticated by diploma. 
f) Works distinguished by Honourable Mentions will be symbol translated by medals and also authenticated by diploma 
8. EXHIBITION AND AWARDS CEREMONY 
a) The exhibition of selected works and the awards ceremony will take place at the CCC – Cultural and Congress Centre of Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, on a date to be announced. 
b) The winning authors will be invited to take part in the awards ceremony and inauguration of the public exhibition. 
9. CATALOGUE, WORKS RETURN AND OTHER DISPATCHES 
a) Participants with selected works for the exhibition will receive one copy of the catalogue as well as a participation certificate. 
b) Additionally, authors distinguished with Honourable Mentions will be sent the symbol representation medals. 
c) The competing original works will be returned to their authors, whether or not they are part of the exhibition, except those Prize awarded and the ones distinguished with Honourable Mentions. 
d) Competing high resolution print works shall not be returned. 
e) On the registration form, the author must indicate updated full data of his postal address, to be used for returning works and catalogue and certificate sending, with info like name, street, door number, and other useful references like town, postal code, and country. 
f) For this purpose, P.O. Boxes will not be accepted as postal addresses. 
g) The organisation of the World Press Cartoon will not resend packages returned by postal services, and therefore, authors should provide timely information on any possible change of address after sending their works to contest partaking. 
ORGANIZATION WORLD PRESS CARTOON 2022 
Address: 
Av. RESSANO GARCIA Nº 36 1º DTO - 1070-237 LISBOA PORTUGAL 

23.11.21

SICACO 2021 Prizes / Winners book + Next Rules

Dear Sir, 
Congratulations on winning the SICACO 2021 contest! 
After the tour exhibition, I announce the list of winners, main parts of its book, and SICACO 2022 Rules. I will send yours by int'l mail (air or ship available). 
Thank you for showing your great cartoons in the COVID-19. 
I'll give you some advice at SICACO 2022. 
* SICACO needs the winner's new home and email address immediately.(Only transferors
* SICACO prefers hand-painted, or color-printed 3-10 cartoons for Korean museums. 
* SICACO accepts works submitted with your consent by mail.(Attach or download) 
* SICACO 2022 (themed Crisis-Opportunity, Soccer) asks many fellow artists to participate. 
* SICACO 2022 will be gradually newly operated by Korean new capital, Sejong Special City
See you at SICACO 2022! 
Merry Christmas & Happy Year! 
Dr. Lim Cheong san 
SICACO 2022, Chairman of the steering committee. 
csanlim@naver.com +82 010 5425 6115 

SICACO 2021 WINNERS LIST

Cover Prize / Daniel Garcia (Poland)
Grand Prize / Agus Widodo (Indonesia) 
Gold Prize / Murteza Albayrak (Turkey)
Silver Prize / Mihai Ignat (Romania) 
Silver Prize / Keyvan Varesi (Iran) 
Bronze Prize / Kim, Heung Su (Korea) 
Bronze Prize / Milanko Kalicanin (Serbia) 
Bronze Prize / Ronardo Cunha Dias (Brazil) 
Bronze Prize / Yang Hui Seon (Korea) 

Special Prize / Seyran Caferli (Azerbaijan) 
Special Prize / Jayarathna Wickramasingha (Sri Lanka) 
Special Prize / Chiorean Cornel-Marin (Romania) 
Special Prize / Zlaticanin Zoran (Serbia) 

Theme Prize / Yoemnis B. D. Toro (Cuba) 
Theme Prize / Engin Selcuk (Turkey) 
Theme Prize / Halit Kurtulmus Aytoslu (Turkey) 
Theme Prize / Alexander Shmidt (Russia) 
Theme Prize / Mete Agaoglu (Turkey) 
Theme Prize / Steffen Jahsnowski-Herschel (Germany) 
Theme Prize / Lutfu Cakin (Turkey) 
Theme Prize / Nikola Listes (Croatia) 
Theme Prize / Aurel Stefan Alexandrescu (Romania) 
Theme Prize / Didie Sri Widiyanto (Indonesia) 
Theme Prize / Ekaterina Vorobeva (Russia) 
Theme Prize / Milan Alasevic (Slovenia) 
Theme Prize / Ilya Katz (Israel) 
Theme Prize / Zdenko Puhin (Croatia) 
Theme Prize / Mark Winter (England) 
Theme Prize / Huey Nguyenhuu (U.S.A) 
Theme Prize / Musa Keklik (Turkey) 
Theme Prize / Evelyn De Paz Samayoa (Guatemala) 
Theme Prize / Sittipunt Tumying (Thailand) 
Theme Prize / Radko Oketic (Slovenia) 

Theme Prize / Myat Ko Ko (Myanmar) 
Theme Prize / Zlatko Krstevski (Macedonia) 
Theme Prize / Oleg Gorbatchev (Finland) 
Theme prize / Myo Min Tun (Myanmar) 
Theme Prize / Vitaly Bondar (Belarus) 
Theme prize / Yunus Erlangga (Indonesia) 
Theme Prize / Nicolas Koundouros (Greece) 
Theme Prize / Mehmet Zeber (Turkey) 
Theme Prize / Delaram Gholami (Iran) 
Theme Prize / Shakila Behmanesh (Iran) 
Theme Prize / Prawit Mongkolnowrul (Thailand) 
Theme prize / Li, Jing Shan (China) 
Theme Prize / Vaso Krcmar (Serbia) 
Theme prize / Mirtad Gazaian (Armenia) 
Theme Prize / Mileta Miloradovic (Serbia) 
Theme Prize / Makhmudjon Eshonkulov (Uzbekistan) 
Theme Prize / Blaze Dokuleski (Macedonia)
Theme Prize / Stefaan Provijn (Belgium) 
Theme Prize / B. V. Panduranga Rao (India)
Theme Prize / Wei, Li (China) 

Theme Prize / Anatolii Belov (Russia) 
Theme Prize / Zbigniew Kolaczek (Poland) 
Theme Prize / Goran Celicanin (Serbia) 
Theme Prize / Zhang, Ya Ming (China) 
Theme Prize / David Evzen (Czech) 
Theme Prize / Resad Sultanovic (Bosnia) 
Theme Prize / Louis Pol (Australia) 
Theme Prize / Gerald Peigneux (France) 
Theme Prize / Krotos Tadeusz (Poland) 
Theme Prize / Yustinus Anang (Indonesia)
Theme Prize / Bibek Sengupta (India)
Theme Prize / Boboc Mihai Gabriel (Romania) 
Theme Prize / Milan Bukovac (Serbia) 
Theme Prize / Spiro Radulovic (Serbia) 
Theme Prize / Fan Lintao (China) 
Theme Prize / Borislav Hegedusic (Croatia) 
Theme Prize / Gabriel Lopez Marejnez (Mexico) 
Theme Prize / Venugopal Galisetty (India) 
Theme Prize / Graziella Malvasi (Italy) 
Theme Prize / Carlo Sterpone (Italy) 
Theme Prize / Gopal Sarkar (India) 
Theme Prize / Aloisio Andra de Souza (Brazil) 
Theme Prize / Tode Risto Blazevski (Macedonia) 
Theme Prize / Yar Zar Thazi (Myanmar) 
Theme Prize / Enn Ehala (Estonia) 

Achievement Award / Jitet Kustana (Indonesia) 
Achievement Award / Askin Ayrancioglu (Turkey) 
Achievement Award / Agus Widodo (Indonesia) 
Achievement Award / Murteza Albayrak (Turkey) 
Achievement Award / Mihai Ignat (Romania) 
Achievement Award / Keyvan Varesi (Iran) 
Achievement Award / Ronardo Cunha Dias (Brazil) 
Achievement Award / Milanko Kalicanin (Serbia) 
Achievement Award / Musa Gumus (Turkey) 
Achievement Award / Sokolov Sergey Valerievich (Russia) 
Achievement Award / Arif Sutristanto (Indonesia) 
Achievement Award / Feng, Gui Bo (China) 
Achievement Award / Huseyin Cakmak (Cyprus) 
Achievement Award / Mikhail Zlatkovsky (Russia) 
Achievement Award / Constantin Pavel (Romania) 
Achievement Award / Corradeschi Ghino (Italy) 
Achievement Award / Constantin Ciosu (Romania) 
Achievement Award / Emad Salehi (Iran) 
Achievement Award / Zhu, Zi Zun (China)

Best Cartoon / Erdogan Basol (Turkey) 
Best Cartoon / Liviu Stanila (Romania) 
Best Cartoon / Bambang Sulistyo (Indonesia) 
Best Cartoon / Nikolay Slavov Fitkov (Bulgaria) 
Best Cartoon / Tommy Thomdean (Indonesia) 
Best Cartoon / Patrick Heymans (Belgium) 
Best Cartoon / Mojmir Mihatov (Croatia) 
Best Cartoon / Victor Eugen Mihai (Romania) 
Best Cartoon / Kazanevsky Vladimir (Ukraine) 
Best Cartoon / Semerenko Vladimir (Russia) 
Best Cartoon / Javad Takjoo (Iran) 
Best Cartoon / Roman Peshkov (Russia) 
Best Cartoon / Liang, Wei Chi (China) 
Best Cartoon / Mustafa Yildiz (Turkey) 
Best Cartoon / Vladimir Stevovic Beluga (Serbia) 
Best Cartoon / Qiao, Wei (China) 
Best Cartoon / Hule Hanusic (Austria) 
Best Cartoon / Bozidar Vukelic-Boba (Croatia) 
Best Cartoon / Slobodan Obradovic (Serbia) 
Best Cartoon / Heru Garsita (Indonesia) 

Best Cartoon / Slobodan Butir (Croatia) 
Best Cartoon / Ehsan Ganji (Iran) 
Best Cartoon / Masafumi, Kikuchi (Japan) 
Best Cartoon / Shen, Hong Li (China) 
Best Cartoon / Jiri Srna (Czech) 
Best Cartoon / Musa Kayra (Cyprus) 
Best Cartoon / Bogdan Petry & Horla Crisan (Romania) 
Best Cartoon / Michael Mayevsky (Ukraine 
Best Cartoon / Stephen Mumberson (England) 
Best Cartoon / Bossens Philippe (Belgium) 
Best Cartoon / Dubovsky Alexander (Ukraine) 
Best Cartoon / Ratko Maricic (Croatia) 
Best Cartoon / Ercan Baysal (Turkey) 
Best Cartoon / Kemal Ozyurt (Turkey) 
Best Cartoon / Bernard Bouton (France) 
Best Cartoon / Wang, Xue Wei (China) 
Best Cartoon / Bulent Okutan (Turkey) 
Best Cartoon / Hong, Xue (China) 
Best Cartoon / Leonid Storozhuk (Ukraine) 
Best Cartoon / Octavian Covaci (Romania) 

Best Cartoon / Valery Momot (Ukraine) 
Best Cartoon / Anatoly Radin (Russia) 
Best Cartoon / Vitaliy Levitskiy (Ukraine) 
Best Cartoon / Zhao, Yun Sheng (China) 
Best Cartoon / Raed Khalil (Belgium) 
Best Cartoon / Sincinov Aleksandrl (Russia) 
Best Cartoon / Malatesh M Garadimani (India) 
Best Cartoon / Deniz Ilker Kuruoglu (Turkey)
Best Cartoon / Darsono (Indonesia) 
Best Cartoon / Damir Novak (Croatia) 
Best Cartoon / Suratno (Indonesia) 
Best Cartoon / Sinchinov Evgeniy (Russia) 
Best Cartoon / Pierpaolo Perazzolli (Italy) 
Best Cartoon / Armin Ganjdeh (Iran) 
Best Cartoon / A Lukis Haryadi (Indonesia) 
Best Cartoon / Sepideh Faramarzi (Iran)
Best Cartoon / Henryk Cebula (Poland) 
Best Cartoon / Tengku A. Z. Anshary (Indonesia)
Best Cartoon / Juli Sanchis Aguado (Spain)
Best Cartoon / Zordan Daniele (Italy) 
Best Cartoon / Michal Graczyk (Poland) 

H.M / Lupu Marian (Romania) 
H.M / Nikolay Chernyshev (Russia) 
H.M / Ahmet Esmer (Turkey) 
H.M / Fahri Eyican (Turkey) 
H.M / Barthel Catherine (Luxembourg) 
H.M / Dias Safira (Indonesia) 
H.M / Ferhat Demirbas (Turkey) 
H.M / Partono (Indonesia) 
H.M / Zoran Mihailovic (Serbia) 
H.M / Qi Jing Yan (China) 
H.M / Grigoris Georgiou (Greece) 
H.M / Mahyar Jafari Rad (Iran) 
H.M / Zahra Moradi (Iran) 
H.M / Irina Galchina (Russia) 
H.M / Bozorgmehr Hosseinpovr (Iran) 
H.M / Victor Skopintsev (Russia) 
H.M / Lou Pei Dong (China) 
H.M / Oleh Smal (Ukraine) 
H.M / Mwangi Cyrus Kinyanjui (Kenya) 
H.M / Buyung Suripna (Indonesia) 

H.M / Banu Mogulkoc (Turkey) 
H.M / Roman Matkiewicz (Estonia) 
H.M / Miroslav Yakovljev (Serbia) 
H.M / Kuznetsov Daniil (Ukraine) 
H.M / Liu, Qiang (China) 
H.M / Valery Pechenkin (Russia) 
H.M / Watasha Gornovaya (Russia) 
H.M / Costel Patrascan (Romania) 
H.M / Zhenya Cheruyshev(Russia) 
H.M / Achmad Cholid (Indonesia) 
H.M / Vasantha Hosabettu (India) 
H.M / Mehmet Kahraman (Turkey) 
H.M / Natasa Gornovaya (Russia) 
H.M / Jia, Rui Jun (China) 
H.M / Severin Sikanja (Serbia) 
H.M / Hayrettin Oturgan (Turkey)
 H.M / Aguseko Eko Santoso (Indonesia) 

S.P / Yasmin Rafizadeh (Iran),18y 
S.P / Masoumeh Mosayebkhah (Iran),18y 
S.P / Saeideh Lachini (Iran),18y
S.P / Hasti Ilbeigi Asli (Iran), 15y 
S.P / Dorsa Behmanesh (Iran),14y 
S.P / Halil Ibrahim Satir (Turkey),13y 
S.P / Berat Bademci (Turkey),13y 
S.P / Ayberk Dora (Turkey),12y 
S.P / Didar Askin Ayrancioglu (Turkey), 15y
S.P / Yusuf Mert Erturk (Turkey), 12y 
S.P / Simge (Turkey),16y 
S.P / Idil Kabadayi (Turkey),16y 
S.P / Ayberk Gunduz (Turkey),13y 
S.P / Zeynep Norman (Turkey),15y
S.P / Beren Kaya (Turkey), 16y 
S.P / Ognjen Stojanovic (Serbia),16y 
S.P / Hukosia Tonydobuk (Serbia), 12y 

S.P / Jeong, Jin Sol (Korea) 
S.P / Jang, Byeong Jun (Korea) 
S.P / Lee, Jun Young (Korea) 
S.P / Choi, Hyung Woo (Korea) 
S.P / Youn, Su Been (Korea) 
S.P / Gu, Ye Jin (Korea) 
S.P / Sin, Na Ri (Korea) 
S.P / Um, In Young (Korea) 
S.P / Cho, Eun Won (Korea) 
S.P / Dang, Thaoly (Korea) 
S.P / Park, Ye Eun (Korea) 
S.P / Jong, Tae Yang (Korea) 
S.P / Ko, Ha Kyung (Korea) 
S.P / Lee, Ji Soo (Korea) 
S.P / Choan, Soo Bin (Korea) 
S.P / Jeoung, Hee Sung (Korea) 
S.P / Lee, Eun Seop (Korea) 
S.P / Jo, Sung Min (Korea) 
S.P / Min, Hey Rin (Korea) 
S.P / Park, Hee Won (Korea) 
S.P / Kim, Bi (Korea) 
S.P / Yun, Ji Won (Korea) 
S.P / Kim, Na Rae (Korea 
S.P / Na, Hyun Seong (Korea) 
S.P / Kim, Seong Hyeon (Korea) 
S.P / Cho, Kwang Gaun (Korea) 
S.P / Lee, Min Yeong (Korea) 
S.P / Lim, Hyeon Joo (Korea) 
S.P / Kim, Yeon Ju (Korea) 
S.P / Chun, Ji In (Korea) 
S.P / Nam, Ji Soo (Korea) 
S.P / Lee, Ah Yeon (Korea) 
S.P / Kim, Seo Jin (Korea) 
S.P / Kim, Yun Seo (Korea) 
S.P / Park, Min Seo (Korea) 
S.P / Mo, Ha Young (Korea)
 S.P / Kim, So Young (Korea) 

Student S.P / Song, Ha Eun (Korea), 16y 
Student S.P / Yun, Ye Jin (Korea), 18y
Student S.P / Jo, Yun Seo (Korea), 15y 
Student S.P / Jeon, Seong Min (Korea), 18y

Webtoon / Amin Famil Baghestani (Iran) 
Webtoon / Tayebe Khalili Mehr (Iran) 
Webtoon / Abbas Naaseri (Iran) 
Webtoon / Fakhredin Dost Mohamad (Iran) 
Webtoon / Rasoul Hajizade (Iran) 
Webtoon / Venkatesh Jakkula (India) 
Webtoon / Ahmad Khabaly (Iran) 
Webtoon / Ahmad Momeny (Afghanistan) 
Webtoon / Ruben Arutchyan (Armenia) 
Webtoon / Cengiz U. Bergamalı (Turkey) 
Webtoon / Jovo Skomac (Serbia) 
Webtoon / Slamet Widodo (Indonesia) 
Webtoon / Rossem (Malaysia) 
Webtoon / Derkaoui Abdellah (Morocco) 
Webtoon / Cai, Wei Dong (China) 
Webtoon / Akbar Rouhy (Iran) 
Webtoon / Emilio Isca (Italy) 
Webtoon / Brady Izquierdo (Cuba) 
Webtoon / Cor Den Dulk (Netherlands) 
Weptoon / Elham Khalilil Mehr (Iran) 
Webtoon / Ahmed Khabali (Morocco) 
Webtoon / Cemal Tunceri (Cyprus) 
Webtoon / Morhaf Youssef (Syria) 
Webtoon / Salar Eshratkhah (Iran) 
Webtoon / Dina Abdelgawad Shosha (Egypt) 
Webtoon / Mile Mancevski (Macedonia) 
Webtoon / Ilker Mansuroglu (Turkey) 
Webtoon / Madhu Krishnan (India) 
Webtoon / Rita Kevorkian (Egypt) 
Webtoon / Lee, Yan Nian (China). 
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Australia : XS Germany : AX Mexico : AX 
Belgium : AX India : XS Poland : XS 
Brasil : AX Indonesia : XS Spain : A S 
China : AS Israel : AX Russia : AX 
England : AX Italy : AX Thailand : AS 
Finland : XS Japan : XS U .S.A : AS 
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Other Countries : Nothing (No Pass).

20.11.21

Olense Kartoenale 2022, Belgium

Olense Kartoenale 2022, Belgium
The main theme 2022 is 'The ups and downs in the afterlife'. 
The theme of Amnesty International 2022 is 'Right to free speech'.
You can sign up your participation starting the 1st July 2022.

17.11.21

The Winners of International Semarang Cartoon Festival 2021, Indonesia

The Winner of International Semarang Cartoon Festival 2021
Theme: “Human Rights Violations in Cartoonist’s Viewpoint

WINNERS
1st Prize Mikhail Zlatkovsky Russia (Top)

2nd Prize Muhammad Nasir Indonesia

3rd Prize Nahid Zamani Iran.
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More on source.

16.11.21

The 6th International Green Crescent Cartoon Contest 2021, Turkey

The 6th International Green Crescent Cartoon Contest Is Now Taking Submissions 
The 6th International Green Crescent Cartoon Contest will be held with the theme “Breaking Free of Addiction”. Declaring that the contest will accept submissions in the category “Under 16” for the first time this year, Green Crescent General Manager M. Nurullah Atalan stated, “We are excited to receive works created by our youth, by both professional and amateur adult cartoon artists alike on the theme of “Breaking Free of Addiction”. The jury of the contest includes cartoon artist Varol Yaşaroğlu. 
The Green Crescent, aiming to draw attention to and raise awareness of addiction, is organizing the 6th annual contest, which receives immense interest each year. It is expected that the works focus on alcohol, tobacco, substance, gambling, and technology addictions under the main theme of “Breaking Free of Addiction” in the contest, of which cartoonist Varol Yasaroglu is among the jury panel. Submissions will remain open to all artists both professional and amateur worldwide on cartooncontest.yesilay.org.tr until January 31, 2022

IV International Cartoon Competition "Eurasia", Russian Federation

REGULATIONS
on the IV International Cartoon Competition "Eurasia"
I. General provisions 
1. These Regulations govern the procedure for holding the IV International Cartoon Competition "Eurasia" (hereinafter referred to as the Contest). 
2. Founders of the Contest: 
• Pavlov Anatoly Ivanovich, member of the General Council of the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly, Chairman of the Sverdlovsk regional branch of the All-Russian Council of Local Self-Government 
• Yekaterinburg Museum of Caricature. 
3. The Contest is held with the support of the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly and the Ministry of Culture of the Sverdlovsk Region (to be agreed). 
4. Theme of the Contest: "Hello, Neighbor!
Today, when the peoples of the world are faced with the task of agreeing on common basic values, the International Caricature Contest on the theme "Hello Neighbor!" will become a universal negotiating platform, since a “drawn” thought does not require translation. 
The Contest will clearly demonstrate that people in different countries are worried about the same problems. 
And humor in graphic works is both an excellent translator and a cure for many diseases, including social and political ones. 
5. The aim of the Contest: to promote the development of good-neighborly relations between the peoples of the Eurasian continent and the whole world. 
6. Objectives of the Contest: 
• promoting the development of intercultural dialogue, mutual understanding and friendship through the art of caricature; 
• attracting the attention of graphic artists from different countries of the world to common social problems; 
• assistance to the development of the cultural space of modern Eurasia. 
II. Organizational support for the Contest 
1. The Contest is carried out by the Organizing Committee formed by the founders. 
2. The exclusive competence of the Organizing Committee includes: 
• accepting applications for participation in the Contest; 
• formation of the composition of the competitive jury; 
• organization and conduct of the final award ceremony for the laureates of the Contest. 
3. Contest jury is formed from authoritative figures in the professional sphere in order to creatively evaluate the works submitted for the Contest. 
4. Members of the jury have the right to participate in the Contest without claiming prizes. 
III. Conditions for holding the Contest 
1. Contest works are accepted from November 15, 2021 to February 1 (EXTENDED:) March 15, 2022. The works must arrive in Ekaterinburg no later than March 15, 2022 (by postmark). 
2. Authors over the age of 18 are allowed to participate in the Contest. 
3. Each author may submit for participation in the Contest no more than 5 (five) works. 
4. Works that have received prizes in other Contests are not accepted for participation. 
5. Summing up the results of the Contest and the opening of the exhibition of the best works will be timed to coincide with the International Day of Laughter on April 1, 2022. 
6. Contest works are sent to the address: 
Lenin Avenue, 39, P.O. Box 126, 
Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation, 620000 
On the envelope it is necessary to indicate: "For the Cartoon Competition". 
7. Requirements for works: 
• Format: A4 (210 x 297 mm) or A3 (297 x 420 mm) 
• Works must be hand made original. Photocopies, prints are not considered. Works convicted of plagiarism do not participate in the competition. 
• Technique is free; works can be either black and white or color. 
• Works should not contain text. 
• Full name of the author, time of creation, return address, e-mail are to be indicated on the back. 
• Works must be accompanied by a completed application form for the participant of the Contest 
• Works must be carefully packed. The organizers of the Contest are not responsible for damage during shipment. 
8. The works sent to the Contest are not returned and remain at the disposal of the founders of the Contest. 
9. Prizes of the Contest: 
• 1st place: € 1,500 
• 2nd place: € 1000 
• 3rd place: € 500 
• Special Prize: € 500 
• Honorable mention 
10. Authors of works participating in the final exhibition receive a certificate of the participants in the Contest and a printed copy of the catalog. 
11. The founders of the Contest reserve the right to further use the Contest works for exhibition and information purposes. 
E-mail address: eurasia-2022@mail.ru 
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Deadline updated: 01.02.2022 23:30. 
Source: cartoonblues

Humorists in Marostica 2022: 50th International Contest of Humoristic Graphics, Italy

UMORISTI A MAROSTICA 2022
50th INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OF HUMORISTIC GRAPHICS
"Memory is life
This year the Humor Graphics Competition has reached its 50th edition, an important number that makes us proud. 
We therefore decided to celebrate this anniversary with the theme: MEMORY. 
When you reach a goal it is inevitable to look back, aware of the road traveled, but only to move forward. 
Memory allows us to preserve and rediscover memories of past events as needed, which is why, since ancient times, it has been celebrated as one of the most extraordinary human abilities because it is the only one capable of making men and events immortal. 
Memory preserves both ideas and images, even the saddest and most tragic ones, and allows us to create a bridge between past, present and future. 
In a period like this, it is even more important to remember what happened in order to overcome the difficulties. 
Once again, culture becomes a pillar to cling to in order to start again and to return to hope.
RULES
1. Theme of the competition and participation rules 
The contest is open to all cartoonists, illustrators and graphic artists from all over the world. It is possible to participate also out of the competition. This request excludes the authors from the award of the prizes. 
The theme of the contest is: MEMORY 
Authors can participate with a maximum of 3 works (Cartoons or Strips), inherent to the theme proposed in relation to man, his existence and the society where he lives, seen in a humorous viewpoint. In order to be understood worldwide and beyond every linguistic barrier, the works must be without dialogue or texts. 
Works must be inedited (that is, neither published before nor used to partcipate in other competitions). The organization can decide to exclude from the award of the prizes those works that are found to have been already edited. 
2. Shipping of the works and deadlines 
Works and entry form can be sent both by email to: concorso@umoristiamarostica.it 
Otherwise, they can be sent through the following services by 27/02/2022
Google Drive (https://drive.google.com/
Mail: UMORISTI A MAROSTICA | Biblioteca Civica – Via Cairoli 3 – 36063 MAROSTICA (VI) – ITALY 
The works, in black/white or color made with any technique, must be in GIF, JPG, PNG or PDF, 150 dpi resolution, saved in high quality, weight max. 3 MB. 
Larger files will not be accepted. 
The acceptance of the works, the selection, and the assigning of the prizes are completely up to the jury nominated by the “Gruppo Grafico Marosticense”. The Jury’s decisions are inquestionable and incontestable. 
3. Delivery of the Original Works and the Award of the Prizes 
The authors selected by the jury receive an email with the informations about the deadlines and the modality to send the original works. 
If the work is realized exclusively with a digital technique, the author will have to send a dated, numbered and signed copy of the work. 
The Jury will award the “International Grand Prix Scacchiera”, the Special prize “Sandro Carlesso”, the special prize “Marco Sartore” and 10 Special prizes “Umoristi a Marostica”. Other special prizes or honorary mentions may be awarded. 
The results of the Jury will be given directly to all participating artists by email and published on the web site www.umoristiamarostica.it
4. Opening Ceremony, Awarding and Acceptance of the Regulation 
The opening ceremony and the prize distribution will take place on May, 14 2022 at Castello Inferiore of Marostica. The exhibition will be open until June 19, 2022. 
All the authors selected will receive a free copy of catalogue. Non-selected participants will have the possibility to demand the catalogue compiling the form on the web site www.umoristiamarostica.it
The works selected for the exhibition and for the catalogue will not be returned and will be included in the collection of “Umoristi a Marostica Museum”. 
The “Gruppo Grafico Marosticense” reserve the right to authorize the reproduction of the works and the diffusion of them through various communication means citing the author with the words “Taken from Umoristi a Marostica”, without any payment. The “Gruppo Grafico Marosticense” is not responsable for transport damages. 
The participation in the competition implies full acceptance of these regulations and expressly authorise the Graphic Marosticense Group to process the personal data transmitted pursuant to the code regarding the protection of personal date (GDPR 2016/679/UE) also for the purpose of inclusion in the Group's managed data bases for the conduct of the competition. 
Deadlines Umoristi a Marostica 2022 
Theme: MEMORY 
Works and entry form: February 27, 2022 
Opening ceremony: May 14, 2022 
Exhibition: May 14, 2022 – June 19, 2022