20.7.21

The 9th International Cartoon Exhibition in Ymittos 2021, Greece

9th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION IN YMITTOS 2021
SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
Submission Deadline: August 31st, 2021
Terms of Participation 
• The drawings should be in black and white or in color. 
• Each participant may present up to 3 works printable in A3 size with margins around drawings. It is possible to print and exhibit drawings in A4 size. 
• The resolution of the works should be at least 300 dpi. 
• It is preferable that the drawings do not contain any text or comments. In case they do, an English or Greek text should be definitely included. 
• The use of collage is not permitted. 
• The works should be sent via e-mail. 
• Any drawings judged by the Jury Members to have been copied from other cartoonists’ works will be disqualified. 
• The works should not have been previously published or presented in other exhibitions. 
• The works should not include any offensive material. 
• Each participant should make available a brief CV, an e-mail address, a Skype account (if available) and a postal address. 
• All drawings participating in the exhibition may be presented in a touring exhibition in Greece or abroad. 
• The works can only be used for non-profit purposes; in any case, with the name of the artist and the event explicitly mentioned. 
• Any works not corresponding to the above requirements will not be accepted and the cartoonist will be informed accordingly by e-mail. 
Exhibition 
• Up to 100 drawings chosen by the Jury Members will be exhibited. 
• The prizes will be decided by the Jury Members 
• The Critical Committee consists of men of letters and artists of high repute. 
Rights 
• The works may be used as part of the advertising campaign of the exhibition. On no account should drawings or copies be sold. Moreover, any commercial exploitation of part or all of the exhibition is prohibited. 
• The participating artists will not receive payment of any kind for their participation. 
• The copyright of the Exhibition is owned jointly by the organizers, the Municipality of Dafni – Ymittos and Ergastiri. 
• Participation in the exhibition implies full acceptance of the above. 
• Participants will receive a digital catalogue of the exhibition via e-mail. 
Submission Deadline: August 31st 2021 
The drawings are to be sent to the following e-mail address: cartoondafniymittos@gmail.com 
The dates of the Exhibition will be determined on the basis of health conditions. 
The exhibition will be of a competitive character and not purely demonstrative. 
The best works will be awarded: 
1st Prize: 500 Euro 
2nd Prize: 300 Euro 
3rd Prize: 100 Euro 
4th Prize: an album of the expressionist painter George Bouzianis’s works published by Benaki Museum (english or greek edition). 
5th Prize: book or CD 
In addition, 10 merit awards will be given. 
All participants whose works will be exhibited will receive a Digital Certificate of Participation. 
On behalf of the Organizing Committee 
Yannis Kaltsas 
Coordinator
Ergastiri
Anastasios Ath. Biniskos 
Chairman  
Mayor of Dafni - Ymittos. 
Source: cartoonsymittos.

16.7.21

The 13th International Tourism Cartoons Competition 2021, Turkey

13th International Tourism Cartoons Competition 2021, Turkey
THEME:
The theme of the competition in 2021 is:
Workers in the tourism industry”. 
Some tourism workers are: Animator/entertainment team members, Bartender/barista, Bell team/uniformed services, Butler, Cabin crew members, Caddy, Call center agent, Cashier, Concierge, Cruiseship team members, Executive Housekeeper, Floor inspector, Food engineer, Front office clerk, Front office manager, Gardener, Golf club manager, Ground crew members, Guest services/Relations agents, Hotel guides, Hotel manager/General manager/Club manager, House/pool/beach people, Housekeeping officers, Hotel restaurant officers, Kitchen team, Laundry attendants, Lifeguards, Maintenance team members, Marina crew members, Marketing team members, Night auditors, Proshop attendants, Reservations clerks, Room attendants, Room service attendants, Sales team members/agents, Security agents, SPA team members, Stewerding team members, Ticketing officers, Tourist guides, Transfer agents, Waiter/waitress. 
The tourism industry incorporates diverse activities in the following areas: Accommodation (hotel, motel, resorts, clubs, hostels etc.), Food and beverage services
 (restaurants, bars, cafes, pastry, local and authentic products food etc.), Transport services
 (airline, railway, road and water, car rentals, yachting etc.), Distribution (online, tour operators, travel agencies etc.), Cultural services (events, festivals, concerts, museums, sites etc.), Sport and recreational activities (entertainment, games, sports tournaments, world cup, night shows, and country-specific goods, services and activities, and sports and recreation), camping, caravan, extreme sports vb.
CATEGORIES:
Cartoons will be accepted in two sections:
Adult Category: This category is open for the all of cartoonists who are 17 and older. Category should be noted when cartoons are submitting. Grand award, second award, third award, Professor Atila Özer recognition award and three mansions will be given in this section. Finalist cartoons in this section will be published in the album.
Young Category: This category is open for the cartoonists who are 16 and younger. Category should be noted when cartoons are submitting. Grand award and two achievement awards will be given in this section. Finalist cartoons in this section will be published in the album.
IMPORTANT DATES:
First Announcement: July 2021
Deadline for Submission: 31 December 2021
Meeting of the pre-Selection Committee: 22 January 2022
Announcement of finalist cartoons (for possible objections): February 1 – 9, 2022
Notification of Winners: April 2022.
AWARDS
Category of Adult Cartoonists
The Grand Award: $1000
The Second Award: Holiday in Turkey (5 days, 2 persons, Full pension, (Four Points by Sheraton)
The Third Award: Holiday in Turkey (5 days, 2 persons, Full pension, Four Points by Sheraton)
Professor Atila Özer Recognition Award: $500.
Category of Young Cartoonists
The Grand Award: $500
The Second Award: Holiday in Turkey (5 days, 2 persons, Full pension, Four Points by Sheraton)
The Third Award: Holiday in Turkey (5 days, 2 persons, Full pension, Four Points by Sheraton).
CONTACT
For further information and cartoon mailings:
Nazmi KOZAK
P.O. Box 109, 06444 
Yenisehir, Ankara / Turkey 
E-mail: tourismcartoon@gmail.com
For further information:
http://www.tourismcartoon.org/en/.

15.7.21

The 16th International Cartoon Contest, Braila 2021, Romania

REGULATION
International Cartoon Contest, the XVIth edition
20th of June-08th of October 2021, Braila, Romania
The contest is open to all cartoonists. 
THEME: OLYMPIC GAMES 
ENTRIES: max. 3. The cartoons will be original and accompanied by a brief biography (including photo, addresse and phone number). The making technique of the cartoons is free. 
Deadline: The cartoons will be sent until the 06th of September 2021
Mandatory technical conditions 
Size: A3 (297 mm x420 mm). 
The cartoons will be sent in electronic format, JPG, 300 dpi, CMYK 
In the name of the file, each sent cartoon will contain the author's name and title of the work/the cartoons’ numbering. 
Mailing address : cartooncontestbraila@gmail.com  
Participants must own all the rights to the cartoons entered in the contest. 
The cartoon’s author gives the Organizer the right to use the cartoon which entered in the contest, according to the Romanian legislation, in order to promote the event, to make exhibitions, to promote the institution and the city's image, unlimited, by any means. 
The Organizer does not assume any responsibility for any breaches of copyright. 
Exclusive responsibility lies with the one who sent the cartoon. 
Prizes: 
THE BIG PRIZE –1.000 €; 
THE FIRST PRIZE – 800 €; 
THE SECOND PRIZE – 600 €; 
THE THIRD PRIZE – 400 €; 
3 SPECIAL PRIZES – 3 x 200 € (each) 
The Prizes will be taxed according to Romanian legislation. 
Please note! To be able to receive their prize, winners must send the winning cartoon in original (with the author's signature on the back of the work) within 30 days from the winners’s announcement and communicate the bank account in Romanian currency -lei ( for the Romanian competitors) or the euro account (for foreign competitors), the property right over the winning work, being transferred following the payment of the value of the won prize, to CJCPCT Brăila. 
The winning cartoons will be mailed to the following address: Romania, Braila, Traian Square, No. 2, Postal code 810153
The Organizer shall not be responsible for failure of a winner to receive the prize for reasons that are not related to the Organizer. If the competitor does not comply with the obligations imposed by this regulation, the Organizer is relieved of any liability. 
Mention! In the absence of interbank relations between Romania and the country of origin of the winner, the Organizer is relieved of any liability. 
The winners will also receive a cataloque and the awarding certificate, in physical format (if they will be present at the opening). 
Salon opening and awarding ceremony: the 8th of October 2021, 17h 
Depending on the evolution of covid 19, the Organizer reserves the right to change the conditions of the contest; subsequent changes will be communicated to those interested. 
The development will respect the conditions imposed by the legislation regarding Covid 19, but also by the evolution at national and international level of the pandemic caused by Coronavirus. Taking into account the restrictive measures adopted in order to prevent and limit the spread of Covid 19, the Organizer reserves the right to change the conditions regarding the opening of the event. 
Participants (winners and members of the jury) must present at the County Center for the Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture, the Green Passport (proof of vaccination against Covid) or proof of RT-PCR test not older than 72 hours, under the conditions established by the methodology approved by joint order of the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Health or proof that the participant is in the period between the 15th and 90th the following day of confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 infection (as shown in Annex No. 1 to HCNSU No. 26 of 10.05.2021 Measures to prevent and control infections proposed to be applied during the alert state). 
If the participant is found with Covid 19 will assume the payment of the meal and accommodation for the quarantine period provided by the norms of the legislation in force. Thus, the Organizer is exempt from any financial implications on the quarantine of the participant. 
The catalog will include a selection of the most valuable works in the competition. 
The catalog of the International Cartoon Contest,the 16th edition, can be downloaded from the institution's website: http://centruldecreatiebraila.ro/
Registration for the International Cartoon Contest is equivalent to taking note of and complying with the Regulations of the International Cartoon Contest. 
Contact: County Center for Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Brăila, Piața Traian 2, 810153, Brăila, Romania; Telephone and fax: +40.239.614.710. 

7.7.21

Petroka International Cartoon Contest 2021, Indonesia

Petroka International Cartoon Contest 2021
• Subject: FARMER 
• Open for all participant around the world 
A3 size image, 300 dpi resolution, RGB color, JPG format, maximum file size 3 MB 
• Participants may submit a maximum of three (3) works 
• Participants register and upload works at http://44th.petrokayaku.com 
• Original work, if it is proven that the winning work is a plagiarized work, then the committee has the right to cancel the title of champion and the prize 
• Deadline for submission of works is July 25, 2021 
• Announcement of winners July 30, 2021 on the website and Petrokimia Kayaku Social Media 
• The submitted work belongs to Petrokimia Kayaku 
Prizes: 
1st Prize: 10.000.000 IDR 
2nd Prize: 7.000.000 IDR 
3rd Prize: 5.000.000 IDR 
3 Favorite Cartoons: 2.000.000 IDR. 
• Subscribe Official Channel Youtube Petrokimia Kayaku 
• Registration Form on source.

3.7.21

The 1st International Cartoon Contest "Egypt Cartoon" 2021

The 1st International Cartoon Contest "Egypt Cartoon"
Organized by Egypt Cartoon Blogger in cooperation with the Tomato Cartoon Magazine
Theme: The Flowers 
Participation: 
The contest is open to all cartoonists of the world (over 18 years), amateur or professional regardless of age, gender, religion, and education. 
Technique: 
The contestants may send up to three works, realized by using any technique, colour or black and white. Works must be in JPEG format, 300 dpi, A3 size, must not contain any captions or comments. 
Prizes: 
• 1st Prize: 300 $, with Special Honor Diploma 
• 3 Excellence Awards 
Terms and Deadline: 
• The works and participant CV (Name, Country, Address, Phone number) should be sent to: 
• Without the artist permission the organizers have full right to reproduce all or a part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition. 
• All participants whose works will be exhibited will receive a digital catalogue and a digital certificate of participation. 
• Deadline:15 August 2021 
For more details please visit: 
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Source: egyptoons.

Similarity: Azrael, the artist

Pascal Gelu Special Prize
15th Int. Exhibition of Satirical Graphics, Bukovina 2021
Theme: Colors.
Online Humor Magazine
Dış Mihrak #111, 13 March 2017.
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This report by Gülek Kandıralı.

27.6.21

Kyrenia Municipality 10th International Cartoon Contest 2021, Cyprus

KYRENIA MUNICIPALITY
CYPRIOT–TURKISH CARTOONIST ASSOCIATION
10. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST 2021
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
(KYRENIA – CYPRUS)
1 – The contest is open to all (over 18 years) amateur or professional cartoonists or any one who could submit a cartoon regardless individual's race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, age, or other protected characteristic.
2 – THEMES:
A) Olive
Olive, Olive and Time, Olive and History, Olive and Mythology, Olive and Technology, Olive and Cyprus, Olive and Life, Olive and Peace, Olive and Conflict, Olive and War, Olive and Health, Olive and Women, Olive and Men, Olive and Children, Olive Oil, Olive Branch, Olive Tree, Benefits of Olive, Olive and Olive Mill/Press, Banning of Uprooting, Burning and Cutting Down Olive Trees and so forth.
B) Free Subject
Any topic can be drawn.
3 – All submissions must be in the form of cartoon. Any painting or illustrations will not be accepted and will be disqualified. Cartoons must be without words.
4 – All submissions must be originals. Submission dimensions: A4 or A3 in any color or black and white. Each entrant must provide name and surname, address, phone number including country code, and email address on the back of the submission; each entrant should also provide short background and a photo (optional) on a separate A4.
5 – Submission of materials which have previously been submitted and/or presented and/or published elsewhere is welcomed providing copyright is not infringed, however previously any award-wining material cannot be submitted.
6 – All work submitted for evaluation by the International Selection Committee and work of finalist will be published at official web page of the contest. In addition submissions will be reviewed and evaluated for plagiarism by international associations. If plagiarism detected and or any previously award-wining material submitted, submissions will be canceled and the next eligible entry will be considered for the prize.
7 – It is possible to participate in the contest with two works in both sections (2 + 2 = 4). However, one participant receives only one prize per episode. If any cartoonist has won the Grand Prize, he cannot receive another prize in that department.
8 – All submission must be received by JUNE 30, 2021 at the address provided below.
9 – All submission, awarded or not, will be kept and archived by Cypriot–Turkish Cartoonist Association at the newly established “International Cyprus Cartoon Museum.”
10 – All prize-winner submissions and selected works by the Steering Committee will be published in an album. In addition, the 20th Olive Festival will be exhibited in 2021.
11 – The results of the contest will be published thru media and prize-winning entrants will be informed by contact information provided.
12 – The transportation and accommodation expenses of the winners of the Grand Prize and First Prize will be covered by Kyrenia Municipality. The prize–winning cartoonist must respond to the prize ceremony invitation within 10 days. The responses outside of 10 days are not considered.
13 – The Kyrenia Municipality and Cypriot–Turkish Cartoonist Association will have the publishing rights to exhibition, publish or print, in any media or format, any or all submissions.
14 – All persons entering the contest agree that the rules of the contest as set out in these terms and conditions are binding on them. And all submissions could be published and printed by the Kyrenia Municipality and Cypriot–Turkish Cartoonist Association as set out in these terms and conditions without any future compensation.
PRIZES:
Grand Prize: 1.500 Euro + Golden Olive Statue + Diploma.
OLIVE THEME
First Prize: 750 Euro + Golden Olive Statue + Kyrenia Municipality Prize (Diploma)
Second Prize: Silver Olive Statue + Cyprus Turkish Cartoonists Association Prize (Diploma)
Third Prize: Bronze Olive Statue + Olive Festival Prize (Diploma)
50 Finalist Prizes.
FREE THEME
First Prize: 750 Euro + Golden Olive Statue + Kyrenia Mayor Special Prize (Diploma)
Second Prize: Silver Olive Statue + Olive Humor Festival Prize (Diploma)
Third Prize: Bronze Olive Statue + Ramiz Gökçe Special Prize (Diploma)
50 Finalist Prizes.
DEADLINE:
June 30, 2021
SUBMISSION ADDRESS:
Kıbrıs Türk Karikatürcüler Derneği
10. Uluslararası Karikatür Yarışması
Posta Kutusu: 87 (Post Code: 99000)
Lefkoşa – Kuzey Kıbrıs (Via Turkey)
INFO E-MAIL: 
WEB PAGE:
http://www.zeytinkarikaturleri.com
STEERING COMMITTEE.