31st International Festival of Cartoon and Humorous Literature, Gura Humorului 2021

Gura Humorului Townhall

Suceava County Council

The Bucovina Cultural Centre

„HUMOUR AT ... GURA HUMORULUI”,

THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CARTOON

AND HUMOROUS LITERATURE

The 31st edition, 2021

The 31st edition of Humour at ... Gura Humorului, the International Festival of Cartoon and Humorous Literature will be held between July, 28 – July, 30, 2021. 

This year's edition will be held online. 

THE CONTEST REGULATIONS CARTOONS 

1. The Edition theme: The Cage of Freedom 

2. Original works are accepted, in digital format, created after January 1st, 2021, which were not published and submitted or awarded prizes to other competitions. 

3. Each participant will submit two ( 2 ) cartoons to be analysed by the jury. 

4. The works will be submitted by JULY 5th, 2021 (posting date) on the following addresses: 

email: 

grafica@umorlagurahumorului.ro 

or postal address: 

Muzeul Obiceiurilor Populare din Bucovina, Piaţa Republicii, nr. 2, 725300 - Gura Humorului, judeţul Suceava, România. 

5. Technical requirements: 

- Papers sent by e-mail: minimum1600 x 1200 pixels, JPG format 

- Papers sent by regular postal mail: format A3 

- 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 added to the patrimony of the Humour at ... Gura Humorului Festival and the organizers are entitled to use them later as edited materials with the name of their author on them. 

7. The participants are required the following documents enclosed with their works: the completed entry form attached, a brief CV and a personal photography/cartoon self portrait of minimum 6x9cm ( on paper) or 710x1065pix. (digital format). 

8. The winners will be announced online on July 30, 2021, and the diplomas will be sent by mail and the cash prizes by bank transfer.. 

9. The prizes to be awarded: 

1st Prize: EUR 500 

2nd Prize: EUR 300 

3rd Prize: EUR 200 

The "George Gavrilean" Prize for the debutantes in Bucovina - EUR 200. 

10. The jury are the ones who decide upon awarding or not awarding or re-allocating the prizes. In addition, the jury will decide upon the works or the authors to be rewarded by sponsors, associations, mass-media, institutions, commercial societies or private persons, with their consent. 

11. There will be no participation fees. 

Further information: 

The Bureau of Press Relations of „Humour at ... Gura Humorului” Festival 

• Curator Galavan Robert George - Folk Customs Museum in Bucovina (Muzeul Obiceiurilor Populare din Bucovina) 

Telephone: 00 40 757485882 

E-mail: grafica@umorlagurahumorului.ro 

• Professor Sever Dumitrache – cultural adviser 

Telephone : 00 40 723270520. 

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The 4th CARTUNION Cartoon Contest 2021, USA

The web forum CARTUNION was created 15 years ago to keep cartoonists happy. Because if cartoonists are happy then all the readers are happy, then everybody feels good. That was the goal. 

After 15 years of discussing the art of cartooning one thing became clear: cartoonists as all other human beings need to have fun. So, let's celebrate the forum's 15th anniversary with the funny cartoon contest! The International Jury: Vasiliy Alexandrov (Russia), Andrey Feldshteyn (USA), Yuri Manaev (Russia), Ivailo Tsvetkov (Bulgaria), Mikhail Zlatkovsky (Russia) will choose the best cartoons. 

1. The theme for the 4th CARTUNION Cartoon Contest is: "Just Funny!" Please send us really funny cartoons which make you laugh. 

2. Anybody can participate in the contest if he or she is older than eighteen years of age. 

3. Three prizes will be awarded: a first prize of $700, a second prize of $500 and a third prize of $300. All sums are in US dollars. Ten additional cartoons will receive the Honors Diplomas (in electronic form). 

4. Participants may submit up to three cartoons. Please do not submit works already awarded at any other cartoon contests. 

5. The cartoon format should be A4 (21 x 29.7 cm), JPG, RGB, resolution 300 dpi. The maximum size for a single file is 3 MB. 

6. Please send submission by e-mail to: justfunnycartoon@gmail.com 

7. The participant name, address, telephone and short biography should be included in submission. 

8. Please write your name and country in the "Subject" line of your email submission (Smith_Australia). 

9. Please name the submitted files as follows: Last Name_First Name_Country_work number (Smith_John_Australia_2). 

10. By entering the contest, participant confirms that he or she is the author of the works and agrees that the Contest Organizer has the right to publish works on the Internet or other media, as well as to use them in any other way without restriction. By sending works, author agrees that Contest Organizer has the right to reproduce copies free of charge for publication on electronic resources, in print media and other sources without additional approvals and rewards. The work submitted to the Contest must not violate copyrights or infringe on the rights of others, violate confidentiality or contain defamation and insult against any company or person. The Contest Organizer will not be held liable if the participants do not take these rules into account. Participants pledge to release the Organizer in case of any claims by third parties which may arise if these conditions are not met. 

11. The Jury of the Contest is not responsible for cases of plagiarism and is expecting that cartoonists will help the Jury to identify such works. Shortlist of award nominees will be shown to the general public shortly before the final results are announced. 

12. The contest catalog will be posted online. 

13. The deadline for entries is Friday, August 20, 2021. The results will be announced in September of 2021. 

14. The Contest Organizer is International Forum Cartunion: http://www.cartoonblues.com/forum 

Forum Administrator is Andrey Feldshteyn (USA). 

Source: cartoonblues.

The 7th International Cartoon Festival, Ferizaj 2021, Kosovo

7th International Cartoon Festival, Ferizaj 2021, Kosovo

A. Participation 

The organizer of this festival is HiTHi-Cartoon Association 

The application for participation is open for everyone over 18 all over the world, regardless of nationality, sex, race or proffession. 

B. The Topic 

a) Superstitions 

b) Free Topic. 

Explaination for superstitions topic: 

Many peoples of the world believe in superstitions and each in his own way. For some we have heard from our country, but sure we don't know more other nations what they belive. 

This edition of our festival will be a good opportunity which through cartoon to learn more about the superstitions of the world nations which we don't know yet. 

As we know the number 13 accounts count, we will present here just 13 superstitions which we heard, and then in other side artists are free to do through the cartoon. 

1/ Do not trim nails, do not clean the body on Tuesday 

2/ Do not whistle at night 

3/ Do not leave your wallet on the ground that it is going bankrupt financially 

4/ Do not stay in front of the mirror at night 

5/ If the black cat crosses the road, bad luck awaits you 

6/ When the cuckoo sings on the chimney of the house, it presage misfortune 

7/ Placing a horseshoe on the door of the house protects you from the devil 

8/ Placing a string of garlic on the door of the house protects you from the pestilence 

9/ If you carry with you the blue stone or the wolf tooth, the evil eye will not catch you 

10/ Tying the red thread on the horns or in the tail of the cow, protects it from the evil eye 

11/ The springling of water on the road behind the back of the boy who goes as a soldier, makes him return home good and safe. 

12/ The cutting of the ram and the shedding of blood on the foundations of the house make it prosperous for their inhabitants 

13/ Do not whistle with the trumpet before Shengiergi, because the animals run out of milk. 

C. Conditions 

1. Will accept the original cartoons only, digital art, signed from the author and to be in the accepted formats: A4, in JPG with 300 dpi, in different technics, in black and white. 

2. The cartoon should not be a winner of any previewed festival. 

3. Application can be no more than 5 cartoons for the same topic. 

4. The author must send a photo, CV, contact number, mail address and e-mail address. 

D. Deadline 13 June 2021 

E. Festival Address 

Shoqata e Karikaturisteve "HiTHi" Qendra e Kutures, Rr, Ramadan Rexhepi, 70000 Ferizaj, Kosove 

E-mail Address: 

hithi.kosova@gmail.com 

F. Prizes and Certifications 

First Prize- Golden HiTHi - Gratitude; (plaque and 300 €) 

Second Prize- Silver HiTHi - Gratitude; (plaque and 200 €) 

Third Prize- Bronze HiTHi - Gratitude; (plaque and 100 €) 

5 Special Prizes- Gratitudes 

With money prizes will award the cartoon with superstitions topic only. 

The special prizes can be awarded with the free topic 

G. The Exhibition 

The Exhibition will open in the Art Gallery- Ferizaj city, on July 4th 2021; 6:00h pm. 

H. Other Conditions 

The authors which will be qualifited for exhibition will take digital gratitude for participation and also the digital catalog too. 

The organizers reserve the rights of the reproductions and promotions without any fee. 

I. Festival Guests 

Special Guest: 

Mrs Luljeta GORANCI - Veteran Kosovar cartoonist who will publish 20 cartoons non-competition. 

Other Guests: 

Everybody is wellcome. Let it be the cartoons as a bridge of corporation through nations, even when all the roads are closed like this situation of pandemy. The cartoon makes its own road crossing borders through virtual exhibitions around the world. 

Sincerely! 

Imri MUSLIU- Director of Sh. K. "HiTHi" 

Contact: 

email: imrimusliu@hotmail.com 

tel. +38344224586 

Source: hithi.

The European Cartoon Award 2021

The European Cartoon Award will welcome entries for the 2021 edition from May 6, 2021, to June 18, 2021. 

Eligibility 

Any cartoonist that operates in or is from any of the 47 countries of the Council of Europe is eligible to compete in the European Cartoon Award. 

The cartoons need to be accompanied by a description in English (250 words maximum), explaining the theme of the cartoon(s), together with an assessment of its impact and reception. If you need assistance with writing this in English, please reach out to us at info@europeanpressprize.com.  

Submission 

During the entry period for the European Cartoon Award, a button will become available on our website that brings you to our cartoon entry form. Please submit your cartoon(s) here and fill out the form. 

The entry period for the 2021 edition is: May 6 to June 18. 

Rules 

Cartoonists can send in a maximum of three cartoons, either entered separately or in one entry if they are part of a series. 

Submitted cartoons must have been realized between 1 January and 31 December 2020 and published in European online and offline media. 

Formats 

Entries should be submitted digitally by completing the form on this website. Only complete forms can be entered. Cartoons must be submitted in JPEG format. 

Applicants are required to upload images with a resolution of 1080 x 1080 pixels minimum. 

If your caption is in any other language than English, please submit an English translation of the caption as well. 

Judging procedure 

After the entries have come in, they will be assessed and sifted through by the Laureates Jury and the Panel of Judges, consulting widely. The two juries, the Laureates one composed by 5 nominees of the last edition, and the latter composed by the winner of the last year’s edition together with four expert journalists, cartoonists, or activist, will vote on cartoons and select a shortlist from which the Panel of Judges will select the winner. 

Source: europeanpressprize .

The 5th International School Cartoon Festival, Tondela 2022, Portugal

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XXI International Salon of Antiwar Cartoons, Kragujevac 2021, Serbia

THE XXI INTERNATIONAL SALON OF

ANTIWAR CARTOONS "KRAGUJEVAC 2021"

The international jury will make a selection out of submitted cartoons which is to be exhibited and published in the Salon‘s catalog. Besides, the following prizes are to be awarded: 

Grand Prix "Courier of Peace" and a prize of 1,500 euros from the International Association of Cities of Peace Newspapers 

Gold plaque and 1,000 euros 

Silver plaque and 800 euros 

Bronze plaque and 500 euros 

Award of the Mayor of Bydgoszcz (Poland) in the amount of 750 euros 

Award of the city of Ingolstadt (Germany) in the amount of 500 euros 

Award of the city of Bielsko-Biala (Poland) in the amount of 500 euros 

Prize of the city of Suresnes (France) in the amount of 500 euros 

Prize of the city of Pitesti (Romania) in the amount of 500 euros 

Award of the city of Carrara (Italy) in the amount of 500 euros. 

THE PRIZE FUND IS 7,050 EUROS. 

The jury may also award a number of diplomas to shortlisted works for awards. 

Cartoonists and fine artists from all over the world have to right to participate. They should submit at most 3 (three) cartoons, which have not been awarded by any other international competition, on the subject of antiwar as well as solidarity between people and nations. The artworks should be utmost A4-A3 formatted, while art technique is at the artist’s choice, including, electronically version of the cartoon with the original signature. On the back of the artwork there should be written data on the artist (such as: name, surname, address, phone/fax, e-mail.) 

The deadline for submission of works is August 17th, 2021. The jury session is to be held on August 21th and 22th, 2021. 

The Cartoons should be sent to the address: 

SALON ANTIRATNE KARIKATURE, Desankin venac bb, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia 

or to the e-mail address salon@spomenpark.rs . 

The works submitted to the competition are not returned and the Salon reserves the right to use them without special compensation. 

NOTE: The International Salon of Antiwar Catoons had a great international promotion and affirmation. After the announcement of the winners, the presentation of awards and the opening of the exhibition in Kragujevac, the Salon exhibition is being set up in numerous cities around the world and in international organizations. The salon has visited more than 40 cities in 20 countries. Thus, the Salon exhibition was presented in the United Nations building in New York, in the exhibition premises of the European Commission in Brussels. Polish cities Bydgoszcz, Bielsko-Biala, Plonsk, Vielun, Torun. The audience also saw her in Mexico City, Limassol (Cyprus), Berlin and Dresden (Germany), Paris (France), Tryavna (Bulgaria), Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Skopje (Macedonia), Carrara and Monte Cassino (Italy), New Haven (USA), Poltava (Ukraine), Mesolongia (Greece), Kotor (Montenegro), Slovenj Gradec (Slovenia)...The virtual exhibition of the Salon is available on the Salon's website www.antiwarkragujevac.rs.

The 13th OSCARfest International Cartoon Exhibition, Osor 2021, Croatia

13th OSCARfest International Cartoon Exhibition

OSOR 2021, Croatia

ONLY FOR ENTHUSIASTS!
13th OSCARfest 2021
EXHIBITION
OSOR Social Home / July - October 2021
PARTICIPATION
The exhibition has international character, there is no age limit, or limit on the participant profession.
TOPIC
COMMUNICATION ON A DESERT ISLAND
(Internet, email, social networks, phone, cell phone, TV, radio,

mail, newspaper, signals, conversation... on a desert island). 

WORKS
1 (one) Cartoon WITHOUT WORDS
EXHIBITION SELECTOR

Branka Hlevnjak, MSc. (art historian and art critic) selects artworks for the exhibition according to the criteria: topic, original idea, artistic quality, completed Application form, meet the deadline. 

 FORMAT

A4 (210x297 mm), RGB, JPEG, 200-300 dpi, high resolution

DEADLINE
June 15, 2021
E-MAIL ADDRESS
dado.kov.novi@gmail.com
CATALOG
All participants shall be sent the results and a digital catalogue via e-mail.

Confirmation of participation will be sent on request.
JURY
INTERNATIONAL JURY OF VISITORS
Visitors of the Exhibition vote for the best cartoon by secret ballot.
PRIZES
First place: Personal exhibition at the 14th OSCARfest 2022, Diploma, sponsorship award

Second and Third place: Diploma

First-ranked Croatian cartoonist: Personal exhibition at the 14th OSCARfest 2022, Diploma
OTHER RULES
The submitted works remain at the disposal of the organizer who may use them for promotional and other non-commercial purposes (awards for voters, sponsors and donors ... with the name of the author and the festival) without royalties to the authors and continue to exhibit them.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
OSCARfest - International Cartoon Exhibition will take place in the eternal small town of OSOR (4000 years old, today about 50 inhabitants) on the island of Cres, within the town of Mali Lošinj (northern Adriatic Sea, Croatia, EU).

The festival has been held continuously since 2008 during the tourist season.

It is visited by tens of thousands of visitors every year.

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Organizer ARTour-Nerezine Association

Art Selector Branka Hlevnjak
Program Leader Dado Kovačević

Financial Support Town of Mali Lošinj + Mali Lošinj Tourist Board
Support Osor Local Comitee + Croatian Cartoonist Association
Sponzors DesignArt + Ars Tempesta + ARTshirt + Foto studio Nadir Mavrović + friends

Media Support Radio Mali Lošinj-Radio Jadranka + portal otoci.net + Novi list.

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ENTRY FORM 

Name

Surname

Nickname / Pseudonym

Street

Postcode

City

Country

Telephone / Fax

Cell Phone

E-mail

Sex                   Male                       Female

Date                                                

Signature

REQUIRED!

 Please insert a portrait of yourself (photo or caricature).