XX International Cartoon Contest Zielona Gora 2018, Poland

XX International Cartoon Contest Zielona Gora 2018, Poland

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SUBJECT: LIGHT
TIMETABLE:
Announcement and publication of the Contest: March 2018
Deadline for receiving works: 31st MAY 2018
Sitting of the Jury: June 2018
Announcement of the Jury decision , seminar and the opening of the post contest exhibition: September 2018.
PRIZES:
GRAND PRIX: 5.000 PLN and Statuette
1st PLACE: 4.000 PLN
2nd PLACE: 3.000 PLN
3rd PLACE: 2.000 PLN
Special prizes.
The Organizers have the right to the change in the amount of particular prizes, nonetheless, the total amount of prizes shall remain unchanged.
THE JURY:
The Jury comprises of the Organizers representatives as well as artist dealing with art in practice or as theoreticians. Only works which have not received awards can be entered in the Competition. The Jury reserves the right to determine the final distribution of prizes, and to change their size and number.
PARTICIPATION:
Both professional and amateur cartoonists are eligible to enter the contest.
Unlimited number of personally made original works (format min. A5 – max. A3) in optional technique, with application card, should be sent or delivered by May 31st, 2018 to the address of the Organizer:
LSMDK "DEBIUT" (WİMBP) "CONTEST" 
65-077 ZIELONA GORA 
al.Wojska Polskiego 9 
skr. pocztowa: 170 
POLAND
The Organizers envisage the publication of a catalogue, and reserve the right to make a selection of drawings for the catalogue and for a post-competition exhibition. The winners receive their prizes provided that they are either present at the closing of the exhibition or they indicate a bank account where the money could be transfered. Participation in the competition, as well as any activities and responsibilities associated with it, including any claim to a prize, cannot be transfered to third parties. The works become the property of the Organizers. Every entrant agrees to his/her free of fees delivery of works to the Organizers. Entrants agree to their work being published on a no-fees basis. Every work delivered to the contest ought to be accompanied (on the reverse) with the readable author’s signature, contact/official address. By sending his/her works and participating in the contest the artists agree to the mentioned rules and regulations. The cost of sending the work will be borne by the entrants.
The Organizers are not responsible for damage or loss during transportation!

The Organizers have the right to change the rules.

Personal data will be used exclusively to implement the provisions of the Regulations of the Competition. The data administrator is the C. Norwid Regional and City Public Library in Zielona Gora, 65-077 Zielona Gora, al.Wojska Polskiego 9, Poland.

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WEB: http://www.debiut.org.pl/
E-mail: debiut-zg@o2.pl.

50th World Gallery of Cartoons, Skopje 2018, Republic of Macedonia

GENERAL INFORMATION

The organizer of the competition is OSTEN Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
The selector assigned by the organizer will select the submitted works, and the international jury will appraise the short-listed works.
The official announcement of the awards and the opening of the exhibition will take place on 31st May 2018 at OSTEN Gallery, Skopje, Macedonia.
PROPOSITIONS
CATEGORIES
Cartoon / Satiric drawing / Comic-Strip *
* up to one panel of non-linguistic strip
Theme / Technique – free
Format – А4 (21.9 x 29.7) or А3 (29.7 x 42.0)
PARTICIPATION CRITERIA
The author can submit several works, but STRICTLY ORIGINALS - hand drawn works.
For a regular submission, the author shall fill out the Application Form (electronically or manually) and send it via e-mail first, preferably together with a short author’s bio. Afterwards, she/he shall send the printed Application Form via post mail along with the works.
The submitted works shall remain within the OSTEN collection.
By completion of the Application Form, the applicant agrees that the organizer can use, expose, study and publish the works for the needs of the event.
SELECTION / JUDGING PROCESS
The short-listed works selected by the selector are eligible for awards that will be decided by the international jury.
Selector:
Erdogan BASOL, Turkey (Cartoonist)
Jury members:
Ann TELNAES, USA (Editorial Cartoonist in the Washington Post)
Ross THOMSON, UK (Cartoonist)
Mostafa RAMEZANI, Iran/France (Cartoonist & Graphic Designer)
Vladimir KAZANEVSKY, Ukraine (Cartoonist and Lecturer on the Theory of Cartoon Art)
Mice JANKULOVSKI, Macedonia (Artist, Cartoonist and representative of OSTEN)
AWARDS
GRAND PRIX FOR LIFE ACHIEVEMENT (5000 $)
FIRST AWARD FOR CARTOON (1000 $)
FIRST AWARD FOR SATIRIC DRAWING (1000 $)
FIRST AWARD FOR COMIC / STRIP (1000 $)
10 SPECIAL AWARDS (PLAQUE)
AWARD CICO* (for Macedonian Cartoonist)
* In honor of the great Macedonian cartoonist Vasilije Popovic - Cico.
PRESENTATION
Short-listed works are exhibited at OSTEN Gallery from 31st May to 15th June 2018.
Short-listed works are represented in the Catalog and their authors will receive a copy of the catalog via post mail.
The organizer will cover the accommodation expenses for the awarded cartoonists who will announce their presence on the opening of the exhibition in Skopje up to 1st May 2018.
The works that will arrived on the address of OSTEN up to 31st March 2018 will be considered for selection.
OSTEN WORLD GALLERY OF CARTOONS
8. Udarna Brigada 2, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
cartoons@osten.com.mk
Application Form on source.

2nd "Beavers Laugh" Bobritsa Cartoon Competition 2018, Ukraine

BEAVERS LAUGH CARTOON COMPETITION 2018

RULES
1 - PARTICIPATION: 1 March to 1 August 2018.
The 2nd "BEAVERS LAUGH" Bobritsa Cartoon Competition is open to all graphic artists, who can enter works that have not been awarded until the closing date of the entries, in the cartoon, caricature and comics modalities (The comic strip should have only one page).
The opening of the Exhibition will be 8 September 2018, with the announcement of winners .
Each artist can enroll with the maximum of five ( 5 ) UNPUBLISHED works in the preferable format 30x40 cm and using any technique. On the back of each drawing, or in registration must include the author's full name, address (with ZIP code), email, phone number, ID number, social security number and bank account.
The artist can participate by sending their work to skonnov@yahoo.com (with maximum size of 5 megabytes) or sending the originals to:
Bobritsa Cartoon Competition
27 Naberezhaya Street,
Bobritsa, Kiev-Sviatoshin District,
Kiev Region, 08142, UKRAINE
2 - THEME
The theme of the 2nd Bobritsa Cartoon Competition will be BEAVERS LAUGH (the name of the village Bobritsa in Ukrainian language originates from "beaver"). But this does NOT mean that your works should be only about beavers. First of all they should be smart and funny, please do not restrict yourself by beavers as heroes!
3 - AWARDS
First prize: euro 500.00 (five hundred).
Second place: euro 300.00 (three hundred).
Third place: euro 200.00 (two hundred).
Special BEAVER AWARD (for artworks where beavers ARE the heroes): euro 400.00 (four hundred).
The awarded works will be considered acquisitive and will become part of the acquis Bobritsa community.
The works will not be returned.
May not participate in this competition officials of Bobritsa community, their relatives and anyone involved in the organization.
The simple inscription configure automatic participant's agreement to all such terms.
Other information: skonnov@yahoo.com and +380 67 235-2536.
Source: Beavers Laugh.

Polar Winter by Dado Kovačević, Croatia

Results of the International Exhibition Satyrykon – Legnica 2018, Poland

Jury verdict
The protocol of the jury session of International Exhibition SATYRYKON – Legnica 2018
17 February 2018
Jury represented by:
The chairman
OSKAR WEISS (CH)
Members
KONSTANTIN KAZANCHEV (UA)
MAŁGORZATA LAZAREK (PL)
HOUMAYOUN MAHMOUDI (GB)
ADAM PĘKALSKI (PL)
ELŻBIETA PIETRASZKO (PL)
MAGDALENA WOSIK (PL)
having seen 2.107 works by 584 authors, who come from 54 countries of the world, the Jury has awarded the following regular prizes:
Grand Prix Satyrykon 2018 and money award in amount of 8.000 PLN to Zbigniew Woźniak (PL) for the work „Our colorful world”. (Top)
Section I: empahty

1st prize, gold medal and money award of PLN 6.000 – Ryszard Kaja (PL) for the work „Mme Empathy”

2nd prize, silver medal and money award of PLN 5.500 – DORU AXINTE (RO) for the work „Common feelings”

3rd prize, bronze medal and money award of PLN 5.000 – ANDREI POPOV (RUS) for the work „Space”
and the two equal distinction awards of PLN 4.000 each for:
1.JAROSŁAW KORCZAK (PL) for the work „Empathy 1”

2. ROBERT KEMPISTY (PL) for the work „Empathy ”
Section II: joke and satire
1st prize, golden medal and money award of PLN 6.000 – – TOMASZ BRODA (PL) for the work „Polish camp”
2nd prize, silver medal and money award of PLN 5.500 – – LESZEK OŁDAK (PL) for the work „Portrait”

3rd prize, bronze medal and money award of PLN 5.000 – JIŘI KOŠTÝŘ (CZ) for the work „Pulse”
and two equal distinction awards of 4.000 PLN each for:
1. JERZY GŁUSZEK (PL) for the untitled work

2. NIKA JAWOROWSKA (PL) for the work „Po ptakach”.
That way the protocol was close.
Source: satyrykon.
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