1st International Cartoon Contest OKHA - Germany

1st International Cartoon Contest - Germany - 2008
1. Themes: A. "Olympiad in Beijing". B. "Free"
2. The number of entries is limited until 5.
Any kind of graphical technique will be accepted, including digital artwork if they are signed and if the print is number one (manual numbered).
3. The works have to be sent to the following address:
OKHACCP@gmx.de
OKHA Postfach 902301, 21057 Hamburg Germany
4. The drawings shall have the following dimensions: 210 x 297 mm. (A4) - (8.268 x 11.693 inches). The works shall not be provided by a passe-partout, neither be stuck on to a larger paper. The drawing must bear, on the reverse side, the name, first name and address of the participant. The drawings shall not bear subtitles.
5. By virtue of their participation, the participants authorize the organizers to publish some of their works that they have received.
6. The following prizes are foreseen:
first prize: EURO 100,00
second prize: EURO 50,00
third prize: EURO 30,00
All prize-winners will receive diplomas.
7. Summarizing of a nomination "Free" takes place on October, 1st, 2008; and "Olympiad in Beijing"- in day of the termination of Olympiad!
8. The organizers keep the right to publish and replicate the cartoons in the promotional pack of the OKNA for promotional purposes of the OKNA without payment. The organizers promise to name the author and the county in all publications.
9. By submitting the works, the author accepts the rules and regulations of the Contest.
10. The deadline for entry is the 1st of September 2008.
The editor of magazine "OKNA" Porfirij Jamaloff.
Source: http://www.cartoonblues.com/Contests2008/Contest_2008September_Hamburg.html

The results of the 18th Gura Humorului - Romania

The results of the 18th International Cartoon Competition
“Umor la…Gura Humorului"
Gura Humorului - Romania
Theme: ”Election issues”
1st Prize - Octavian Bour - Romania
2nd Prize - Dan Silviu Turculet - Romania
3rd Prize - Seiju Ogushi – Japan
The prize “George Gavrileanu” ex aequo to Sava Babic from Serbia and Stefan Despodov from Bulgaria.

International Cartoon Contest Biennale „HUMOREST“

International Cartoon Contest Biennale „HUMOREST“ HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ 2008/Czech Republic/

Organisers:

Czech Union of Caricaturists (FECO CZ)

The Museum of East Bohemia Hradec Králové

SPECIFICATIONS

1/ Competition Theme for 2008: TWO

2/ Number of submissions: 3 max, A4.

3/ Cartoons for the competition will be sent as data files, JPG format, 300 DPI.

4/ To see the official biennale website please go to: http://www.humorest.cz/

To join the competition, authors should complete the application form found on the website and attach their cartoons (JPG, 300 DPI). The cartoons will automatically be named in the prescribed manner by the form. The receipt of cartoons will be confirmed to authors by e-mail.

5/ An exhibition of selected cartoons will be installed in the Museum of East Bohemia in Hradec Králové.

6/ The best cartoons will be featured in a catalogue and sent to all the authors featured. The catalogue will be available on request to other authors on receipt of the payment of 10€. (Contact: info@humorest.cz )

7/ Prizes:
1. prize VELKÝ HUMOREST /sculpture/ and 17,000 CZK (700 €)

2. prize HUMOREST / sculpture / and 12,000 CZK (500 €)

3. prize HUMOREST / sculpture / and 7,500 CZK (300 €)

2 x prizes awarded by the Jury / sculpture / and 5,000 CZK (200 €)
The Igor ŠEVČÍK AWARD – art print and 3,000 CZK (125 €) will be awarded for original artistic expression.

8/ Time schedule of the Competition:
Deadline for work: 7. 9. 2008
Ceremonial announcement of the winners and opening of the exhibition: 16. 10. 2008 (The Museum of East Bohemia, Eliščino nábřeží 465, Hradec Králové)
Exhibition in the Museum of East Bohemia, Hradec Králové: 17. 10. – 7. 12. 2008
9/ All participants in the competition agree that their cartoons might be used for the promotion of the HUMOREST 2008 Biennale, published in the competition catalogue, the media and the Biennale website, and any other websites providing information about cartoons. All participants waive payment.

10/ By sending their cartoons into the competition, the authors accept entry conditions.

11/ Please go to http://www.humorest.cz/
to download the specifications and application form for the Biennale.
to see the names of the authors whose cartoons have been accepted for the competition.
to see the results of the Humorest 2008 Biennale published after the meeting of the jury on 30. 9. 2008.

12/ Should you wish to attend the opening exhibition and the ceremonial announcement of winners in person, please book your accommodation on: j.prausova@muzeumhk.cz by 30.9.2008.

Phdr. Zdeněk Zahradník

Manager of the East Bohemia Museum

Hradec Králové

Břetislav Kovařík

Chair of the Czech Union of Caricaturists

and FECO Czech Republic.

II International Festival of Graphic Humor in Granada

II International Festival of Graphic Humor in Granada October 24, 25 and 26, 2008
During the Festival, the exhibition “Granada – Semana Santa Internacional” wil take place, and a catalogue will be published including a selection of works. This event is supported by the City Council of Granada, the County Council, and the University of Granada.
1 – The call is open to profesional and amateur graphic humorists and cartoonists from all over the world.
2 – Subject of the 2nd Festival: “Holy Week in Granada” (La Semana Santa de Granada). More information about the subject in the website http://www.creatorio.com/
3 – The participants are permitted to submit to the Festival only 3 works. The format of the works must be A4 horizontal (297 mm width x 210 mm height). Any technique will be accepted.
Mute cartoons will be preferred. Nevertheless, any language will be accepted if a suitable translation to Spanish or English is included.
4 – The works should be scanned and sent by e-mail in 300 ppp, JPEG format, to granada@martinfavelis.com, accompanied by a portrait or caricature of the author (same resolution and format).
5 -The e-mail must include an entry form containing the following information:
Author’s name and family name
Artistic name
Address, town, country and postal code
E-mail address and phone numbers
CV mentioning the author’s publications and/or the newspaper, magazine, etc. where they usually publish their works.
6 – The selected works will be showed in an exhibition in “Centro Municipal de Arte Joven Rey Chico”.
They may be also showed as a roaming exhibition in other national and international events related to Granada’s Turistic Department.
In addition, the works will be shown in the website http://www.creatorio.com/
7 – The selected works will be printed in a catalogue. All authors whose works are selected to appear in the exhibition will receive a copy of the catalogue.
8 - The list of participants, as well as the name of the selected works, will be published by the organization in the Festival Website or announced via e-mail.
The authors will also be informed about the location of the exhibitions where their works are shown.
9 - Deadline: September 14th, 2008.
10 - The submission of the entry form will automatically imply the waiving of the author’s royalties vis-à-vis the non-commercial reproduction of his/her work by the City Council of Granada.
11 – The participation in the 2nd Festival of Graphic Humor in Granada implies the author fully accepts these regulations.

The 20th Rotary Cartoon Awards - Australia

The Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour City invites you to enter . . . The 20th Rotary Cartoon Awards
GENERAL INFORMATION
The competition is designed to recognise the best of Australian and International cartoons with prizes totalling over $10,000. The Rotary Cartoon Awards are sponsored by the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour City to raise funds for various Rotary charities and to promote cartooning through the Bunker Cartoon Gallery. All entries will be donated to the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour City for exhibitions at the Bunker Cartoon Gallery and other galleries in Australia. They will become part of the Coffs Cartoon Collection. The cartoons may be exhibited and reproduced in a catalogue or similar, onto post cards and copied, at the Rotary Club’s discretion, any time in the future, for sale through the Bunker Cartoon Gallery. The First and Merit winners in all categories also receive a medallion.
NATIONAL AWARDS
Open ONLY to Australian citizens or residents of Australia over 18 years of age (The closing date for these entries is 29 September, 2008)
The categories are:
Best Cartoon with a Political Theme 1st: $750 Merit: $250
Best Cartoon Open Theme 1st: $750 Merit: $250
Best Cartoon Sports Theme 1st: $750 Merit: $250
Best Cartoon: Grey Nomads 1st: $750 Merit: $250
Best Comic Strip 1st: $750 Merit: $250
Best Caricature of a well known person 1st: $750 Merit: $250
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
Open to cartoonists worldwide, over 18 years of age. Closing date for entries, 29 September 2008.
The category is:
Special 2008 Theme: FUEL CRISIS 1st: $750 Merit: $250
CARTOON OF THE YEAR
One cartoon will be selected from all categories (National and International sections).
This prize which includes the category prize will be $3000 and a special Winner’s Plaque.
The Award Presentation will be held on Friday 21st November 2008 at The Bunker Cartoon Gallery, Coffs Harbour. The Rotary Cartoon Awards 2008 are conducted in association with the Australia Cartoonists' Association and the Federation of Cartoonists Organisations.
CLOSING DATE: 29 September 2008
Send entries to: The Secretary, Rotary Cartoon Awards
Bunker Cartoon Gallery PO Box 2474 Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 Australia
International Section
RULES & ENTRY CONDITIONS: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
1. The Rotary Cartoon Awards are open to anyone over the age of 18.
2. No captions are permitted in this section.
3. Identification of the subject must appear on reverse of the work, written in pencil, in the top left hand corner.
4. All cartoons submitted must be clearly labelled with the artist’s name, address, telephone number and email address written on the reverse of the work, in pencil, beneath the subject’s name, in the top left hand corner. This makes for easy identification of subject and artist and does not mar the work for exhibition.
3. There are no restrictions on the number of entries submitted and entries may have been published or be unpublished.
5. Cartoons must be originals and may be either colour or black and white. Suggested size of cartoon entries is A4 (210mm x 297mm) but oversized entries will be accepted.
6. Please do not frame entries.
7. Entry to the awards will be taken as an agreement to accept the rules and entry conditions.
8. The cartoons may be exhibited and reproduced in a catalogue or similar, onto post cards and copied, at the Rotary Club’s discretion, any time in the future, for sale through the Bunker Cartoon Gallery.
9. The Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour City will appoint judges for the competition. Judges will not be eligible to enter the competition. Judge’s decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
10. Winners of the 2008 competition will be announced on 21st November 2008. The Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour City will notify all winners.
The Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour City
http://www.rotarycartoonawards.com.au/
http://www.bunkercartoongallery.com.au/
Both International Section & National Section Rules & Entry-Forms at: http://www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/resources/documents/Rotary_Cartoon_Awards_Entry_Form_2008.pdf

1st Salon Internacional del Humor, Mazatlan 2008 - Mexico

1st Salon Internacional del Humor, Mazatlan 2008 - Mexico
1. PARTICIPATION
The Salon is open to all cartoonists from all over the world and beyond.
2. THEME
The USA (United States of America).
3. THE PRIZES
1st. Prize: Golden mermaid + $ 2000 US Dollars.
2nd. Prize: Silver mermaid + $ 1500 US Dollars.
3rd. Prize: Copper mermaid + $ 1000 US Dollars.
Winners will be notified by e-mail, telephone or post mail.
4. ENTRIES
A maximum of 3 works can be submitted in any media, black and white or colour, but they should have been elaborated specifically for this contest. It’s recommended to send the works by e-mail but also they can be sent by surface mail. Please do not send originals - good quality photocopies, laser or desk jet printouts would be sufficient.
Works sent by e-mail should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and keep the proportions of a letter size paper sheet (21.5 cms x 27.9 cms). They should be sent to: camino3@prodigy.net.mx
Works sent by surface mail should be in a letter size format of 21.5 cms. x 27.9 cms. (Sender will carry out postage fees). They should be sent to:
1er. Salón Internacional del Humor, Mazatlán 2008.
Instituto Municipal de Cultura, Turismo y Arte de Mazatlán
Avenida. Miguel Alemán 203, Colonia Centro, C.P. 82000
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México.
Works will not be returned.
5. DEADLINE: 31st October 2008
6. ENTRY FORM
The form must be filled in and sent together with works. Each entry must have the name of the author and title of the piece written on the back.
7. PROPERTY RIGHTS
Copyright belongs to authors. The Salon will use some works, but only for promotional purposes, such as publicity, catalogue and press on its own behalf.
Entry form at source: http://www.canadiancartoonists.com/news_contests_Salon_Mazatlan.html

Jury board in 28th International Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest

The Grand Jury of 28th International Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest meets on August 7, 2008 The Grand Jury of 28th International Nasreddin Hodja will meet at Istanbul Cartoon & Humour Museum on August 7, 2008.

The entries for the contest will be accepted if they arrive at the competition address until 17.00 hours on August 4, 2008 at the latest.

The Grand Jury consists of 7 members from Turkey, namely, Turhan Selcuk, Tonguc Yasar, Metin Peker, Kadir Dogruer, Muhittin Koroglu, Gurbuz Dogan Eksioglu, all cartoonists, and Nazan Erkmen, Dean of Fine Arts Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul. The foreign members of the Grand Jury are Tomas Rodriguez Zayas (Cuba), Leng Mu (China), Paolo Dalponte (Italy), Luiz Carlos Fernandes (Brazil), all cartoonists, and Cheong San Lim, cartoonist and President of Daejeon Cartoon Institute (South Korea).

Complete regulations of 28th International Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest: http://caricaturque.blogspot.com/2008/02/28th-international-nasreddin-hodja.html