3.1.25

The 30th International Cartoon Exhibition, Zagreb 2025, Croatia

30th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION ZAGREB 2025
A. PARTICIPATION 
The organizer of the 30th International Cartoon Exhibition ZAGREB 2025 is Croatian Cartoonist Association. The exhibition is open to all authors over the age of 18, regardless of nationality, gender or profession. 
B. THEME: MEDIA 
TV, RADIO, NEWSPAPERS, WEB PORTALS, JOURNALISTS, PRESENTERS, EDITORS... 
C. ENTRIES 
Conditions of entry: 
1. Only digital artworks will be accepted: A4 size, 300 dpi, jpeg
2. Entries can be either black and white or coloured. 
3. The works should be named as follows: name.surname.country.number 
(in case of more than one work). 
4. The cartoons must not have been previously awarded on festivals. 
5. Maximum 3 entries may be submitted. 
D. DEADLINE 
Entry deadline is March 7th, 2025
E. ADDRESS 
Send your cartoons to: 
Within the e-mail participant should provide informations as follows: 
Name and Family Name 
Address (street and house number) 
Postal code and city 
Country 
Phone number 
F. PRIZES AND AWARDS 
First Prize - 1.000 EUR 
Second Prize - 500 EUR 
Third Prize - 300 EUR 
Five Special mentions 
G. OTHER CONDITIONS 
Every author whose work is included in the exhibition will receive a catalogue. 
The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the Zagreb 2025 festival as the advertising material without being obliged to pay a fee to an author whose work may be used. 
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More on source: hdk.hr.

31.12.24

Results International Cartoon Competition on the subject of "Earthquake", Boyabat 2024


BOYABAT YOUTH CENTER/BOYABAT ACADEMY SPORTS CLUB
INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION RESULTS:

The international cartoon competition on the subject of "Earthquake", organized in order to draw the attention of the young people of the world to the "Earthquake" problem and to raise awareness about earthquakes through the language of art, has concluded.
429 cartoonists from 42 countries participated in the competition in the youth and adult categories with a total of 698 works.
As a result of the evaluation made by the cartoon artists Ali Rastroo (Iran), Altan Özeskici (Turkey), Aşkın Ayrancıoğlu (Turkey), Erhan Yaşar Babalık (Turkey), Fawzy Morsy (Egypt), Makhmud Eshonkulov (Uzbekistan), Musa Keklik (Turkey), Youth Center Manager Halil Emre Kaya (Turkey) and Academy Sports Club President Kesim Yıldız (Turkey), the award-winning cartoonists were determined as follows.

Youth Category:
First Prize: FATMANUR ATICI-Turkey
Second Prize: DEFNE DEMİRCİ-Turkey
Third Prize: ADA YILDIZ-Turkey
Achievement Awards:
AMIR ALI OMIDI-Iran
ECE VAYISOĞLU-Turkey
EMİR ALBAYRAK-Turkey
DASHA GROMOVA-Russia
MEYRA RAHMAN HOCA-Turkey
ASEL ADA OLCA-Turkey
ASYA ATAMAN-Turkey
BELINAY GÜNGÖR-Turkey
MUSTAFA NASUH AŞIK-Turkey
VESILE ADA AKTAŞ-Turkey
Special Jury Awards:
ALEKSANDR EFREMOV-Russia
UMUT BERKEN DAYAN- Turkey
(See the prize-winning cartoons in Youth Category on kozyurt.)

Adults Category:
First Prize: DARKO DRLJEVIC-Montenegro
Second Prize: HİKMET ÇİL-Turkey
Third Prize: SAEED SADEGHI-Iran
Special Jury Awards:
ÖNDER ÖNERBAY-Turkey
MEHMET ZEBER-Turkey.

The award ceremony and exhibition opening of the competition will be held at Boyabat Cultural Center on Thursday, February 6. The awards of those who cannot attend the ceremony will be delivered to their addresses. Additionally, digital certificates will be sent to everyone who participated in the competition.

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(See the prize-winning cartoons in Youth Category on kozyurt.)

28.12.24

Winners in the Annual Cartoon Contest, Olen 2024, Belgium

Maim theme: Road Signs
They have received 1.823 entries, sent by 495 different participants from all over the world. The participants are from 70 different countries. 
In the downloads you will find the cartoonists who took part in the competition in 2024.
Winners category adults: 
1st Prize: Ali Paknahad (Iran) 
2nd Prize: Gabriele Corvi (Italy) 
3rd Prize: Jona Jamart (Belgium) 
4th Prize: Peter Radacina (Canada) 
Prize of the city of Bialogard: Pawel Kuczynski (Poland) 
Special Prize Amnesty International: Ali Miraee (Iran). 
Winners category youth: 
Best international work: Fatih Dursun (Turkey) (Top)
Best Belgian work): Griet Stijnen (Belgium). 
You can view the winning cartoons on their facebook page and watch their Youtube video for a nice overview of all winners and the cartoons that were selected for the exhibition and catalog.

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Olense Kartoenale 2025
The main theme 2025 is 'The artist'.
The theme of Amnesty International 2025 is 
'Right to everyone who needs shelter'.
You can sign up your participation on
starting the 1st July 2025.

27.12.24

X International Festival "SMILE OF THE SEA", Novorossiysk 2025, Russia

Conditions for the X International Festival "SMILE OF THE SEA 2025" in Novorossiysk, Russia
The themes of the Festival "SMILE OF THE SEA 2025": 
"Multipolar World"; 
"O Sport, are you Peace?
1. Competition works are accepted from January 1, 2025 to August 15, 2025
2. Authors of all age groups are allowed to participate in the competition. 
3. The author may submit no more than 5 (five) works on each of the announced themes. 
4. Works that have received prizes in other competitions are not accepted for participation. 
5. Competition works are sent only to the email address: imeempravo@mail.ru In the subject of the letter you must indicate: “For the competition.” 
6. Requirements for competitive works: 
• Format: A4 (210 x 297 mm) or A3 (297 x 420 mm), JPEG, 300 dpi 
• Works must be original. 
• The technique is free, works can be either black and white or color. 
• Works should not contain text. 
• The author, along with the work, sends: his photo in a separate file, a short autobiography in a separate file (in English only), indicates his last name, first name, age, postal address (required country of residence), e-mail. 
7. All participants will receive a festival catalog in electronic format. 
8. Authors of works that take prizes will be awarded certificates, diplomas. 
9. The organizers of the competition reserve the right to further use the competition works for exhibition and information purposes. And also in order to popularize the genre of caricature and the festival “SMILE OF THE SEA”. 
We are waiting for your works! See you in the new year 2025! 
Sources: 
Text: cartoonblues .
Image: Walex Alexandrov .