5.2.22

Catalog of the 9th International Cartoon Contest, Kyrenia 2020, Cyprus

Received yesterday the color catalog of the 9th International Cartoon Contest, Kyrenia 2020, Cyprus. My Finalist Prize Certificate did also arrive with the catalog. 
The album is 20x21.5x2 cm in dimensions and has 240 full color pages plus the covers. It is published in June 2021 and mailed to the participants despite the difficulties in the New Normal that the Covid-19 pandemia brought about the recent years. The 887 pieces by 289 cartoonists from 62 countries submitted to the event in 2020 are "resisting Covid-19" as Nidai Güngördü, the Mayor of Kyrenia Municipality, puts it concisely in his foreword.
And M. Serhan Gazioğlu, the President of Cypriot Turkish Cartoonists Association, reminds in his introductory words that "Due to Covid-19 outbreak, which shortly turned into a pandemic and the global halt of postal services and restrictions in national and international air transport, the deadline to register for the contest, which was 30 April 2020, had been extended to 31 August 2020 and world cartoonists were notified".
This weighty book perfectly covers the short bios plus cartoons or portraits of the jury members and prize-winners in both Turkish and English languages, snapshots of the jury meeting, the 19th Digital Olive Festival Opening Ceremony, the symbolic prize-giving ceremony and some touristic scenes from the historical town along with the winning and the many selected cartoons. There are also the special pages for the biographies and the work of the winners of the Gold Olive Outstanding Contribution Prizes 2020.
The cartoon on the front cover is by the Colombian artist Raul Fernando Zuleta and the one on the back belongs to the Italian cartoonist Marco D'Agostino. 
Thank you to the organisers of the International Cartoon Contest, Kyrenia 2020, for sending me this great collection of cartoon art. 

1.2.22

Finalist cartoons of the 13th International Tourism Cartoons Competition 2021, Turkey

Dear Fellow Cartoonists, 
After the meeting of the Pre-selection Committee on January 28, 2022, the finalist cartoons of the 13th International Tourism Cartoon Competition were specified. 79 cartoons in the adult category and 35 cartoons in the youth category were chosen for the final evaluation. The finalist cartoons will be displayed on the organization website between February 1 and 9, 2022 before the evaluation of the final selection committee. 
When you see any SIMILAR, COPY CARTOON/S OR RECEIVED AN AWARD BEFORE, AND ANY FRAUD CARTOON/S among the finalist cartoons, please write to organizing committee (There are numbers on every cartoons, you can use numbers when you are reporting). Any objections to authenticity will be considered until February 9, 2022
The finalist cartoons are displayed on this web page. 
Youth Category: 
Adult Category: 
Please write to: 
E-mail: 

31.1.22

Participating artists in Orhan Kemal portrait cartoon exhibition in Adana, Turkey

ORHAN KEMAL PORTRAIT CARTOON EXHIBITION
137 illustrators from 35 countries participate with 186 cartoons in the international portrait cartoon exhibition to be opened as part of the 4th Orhan Kemal Literature Festival which will be held in Adana in March 2022. List of artists participating in the exhibition created by the Municipality of Çukurova and the Izmir Cartoonists Platform: 

A.M.F.D. Santos - Portugal 
Abdelghani Benhariza - Algeria 
Abdi Fatemeh - Iran 
Abdul Qodir - Indonesia 
Abdulameer Alrekabi - Iraq 
Abhik Basu - India 
Afrizal Al - Indonesia 
Ahmad Mudianto - Indonesia 
Ahmed Khabali - Morocco 
Ahmed Samir Farid - Egypt 
Alexander Dubovsky - Ukraine 
Ali Norouzi - Iran 
Ali Şur - Turkey 
Alma The Best - Kamerun 
Ameen Alhabarah - Saudi Arabia 
Annabaa - Iraq 
Anthoti Prabhakar - India 
Aqil Restegari - Iran 
Arif Demirel - Turkey 
Armin Ganjdeh - Iran 
Ayten Köse - Turkey 

Bahram Zangenehnia - Iran 
Bani Shariat - Iran 
Borta Ambrozie Ovidiu - Romania
C. C. Roa Matthurty - India 
C.A.L. Ramirez - Uruguay 
Cai Weidong - China 
Cemalettin Güzeloğlu - Turkey 
Chen Xiping - China 
Claudio Duarte - Brazil 
Dai Peicheng - China 
Damir Novak - Croatia 
Daniel Sahade - Argentina 
Dedy Ronggo - Indonesia 
Delaram Khodaei - Iran 
Dilek Mansur - Turkey 
Dina Abdelgawad Shosha - Egypt 
Eda Uzunoğlu - Turkey  
Ekrem Borazan - Turkey 
Elham Khalili Mehr - Iran 
Erdem Baytemur - Turkey 
Erhan Yaşar Babalık - Turkey 
Erico Junqveira - Brazil 

Fabio Cortez - Peru 
Farinaz Anbarieh - Iran 
Fatemah Nazardokht - Iran 
Fitriyati - Indonesia 
Gabriel Todica - Romania 
Gamal Nour - Egypt 
Gamika Premarathne - Sri Lanka 
Ghada Mostafa Al - Egypt 
Ghobad Emamifard - Iran 
Guo Ye - China 
Halit Kurtulmuş Aytoslu - Turkey 
Hao Jingjing - China 
Hossein Eskandari - Germany 
Hossein Naghib - Iran 
Hu Min - China 
Huang Ronghai - China 
Hule Hanusic - Austria 
İgor Smirnov - Russia 
İsmail Doğan - Belgium 

Jacek Majcherkiewicz - Poland 
Jasim Abdullah Omar - Iraq 
Jiaruijun - China 
Jingyan Qi - China 
Jiri Srna - Czechia
Joao Pedro Serrao Lopes - Portugal 
Jordan Pop-Iliev - Macedonia 
Jose Augusto de Oliveira Camara - Brazil 
Kamran Sokhanpardaz - Iran 
Kemal Yılmaz - Turkey 
Keti Radevska - Macedonia 
Khodayar Narouei - Iran 
Kishor Panditrao Shitole - India 
Kuznetsov Daniil - Ukraine 
Kürşat Coşgun - Turkey 
Leonid Storozhuk - Ukraine 
Li Kui Jun - China 
Li yan Nian - China 
Lu Xihua - China 
Luis Angel Espinosa Garcia - Cuba 
Lütfü Çakın - Turkey 

M. Idham Bin Mokaron - Singapur 
Mahdi Dehghani Kerman - Iran 
Makmun Kariming - Indonesia 
Marian Avramescu - Romania 
Maryam Mahmodi Mohadam - Iran 
Marzieh Amini - Afghanistan 
Massimiliano Zorzan - Italy 
Mehmet Ali Güneş - Turkey 
Mehmet Karaman - Switzerland 
Mehmet Tevlim - Turkey 
Menekşe Çam - Turkey 
Milorad Rankov - Serbia 
Naghmeh Khatibshahidi - Iran 
Nahid Maghsoudi - Iran 
Oktay Bingöl - Turkey 
Oleksiy Kustovsky - Ukraine 
Omar Seddek Mostafa - Egypt  
Omar Zevallos Valerde - Peru 
Önder Önerbay - Turkey 

P.L. Varchaswi - India 
Parham Salimi - Iran 
Pascal Kirchmair - Austria 
Pascel Gelu - Romania 
Pauya Saki - Iran 
Payam Vafatabar - Iran 
Peiman Mirzaei - Australia 
Piotr Opalka - Poland 
Qasim Ahmed Qapalan - Iraq 
Rachid Amghouse - Morocco 
Ramazan Özçelik - Turkey 
Recep Özcan - Turkey 
Ricordo Freitas - Brazil 
Saber Tahani - Iran 
Saeed Sadeghi - Iran 
Sajad Moazam - Iran 
Salma Majed Almansoori - UAE 
Serdar Horuz - Turkey 
Shahram Yaghoubi Majd - Iran 
Shiram Hasabnis - India 
Simona Constantinescu - Romania 

Tadeusz Krotos - Poland 
Tamer Yousef - Egypt 
Tayebe Khalili Mehr - İran 
Tuna Ceylan - Turkey 
Turan İyigün - Turkey 
Valentin Georgiev - Bulgaria 
Walter Toscano - Peru 
Weili - China 
Weng Lifeng - China 
Yousef Yahya - Iran 
Yu Shih - China 
Yu Shixin - China 
Yusuf Akıncı - Turkey 
Zhao Yunsheng - China.

30.1.22

The 11th International Cartoon Contest, Kyrenia 2022, Cyprus

KYRENIA MUNICIPALITY
CYPRIOT – TURKISH CARTOONIST ASSOCIATION

21. OLIVE FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL OLIVE HUMOR FESTIVAL

11. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST
KYRENIA 2022, CYPRUS

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
1 – The contest is open to all (over 18 years) amateur or professional cartoonist 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 has 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 APRIL 30, 2022 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 a album. In addition, the 21st Olive Festival will be exhibited in 2022. 
11 – The results of the contest will be published thru media and prize-winning entrants will be informed by contact information provided. 
12 – 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. 
13 – 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: 15.000 Turkish Lira + Golden Olive Statue + Diploma. 
OLIVE THEME 
First Prize: 5.000 Turkish Lira + 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: 5.000 Turkish Lira + Golden Olive Statue + Kyrenia Mayor Special Prize (Diploma) 
Second Prize: Silver Olive Statue + Olive Humor Festival Prize (Diploma) 
Third Prize: Bronze Olive Statue + Ramiz Gokce Special Prize (Diploma) 
50 Finalist Prizes 
DEADLINE: 
April 30, 2022 
SUBMISSION ADDRESS: 
Kıbrıs Türk Karikatürcüler Derneği 
11. Uluslararası Karikatür Yarışması 
Posta Kutusu: 455 (Post Code: 99000) 
Lefkoşa – Kuzey Kıbrıs (Via Turkey) 
WEB PAGE: 
STEERING COMMITTEE.

29.1.22

Beavers Laugh 2022, 6th International Cartoon Competition, Bobritsa village, Ukraine

BEAVERS LAUGH CARTOON COMPETITION 2022 RULES
1 – PARTICIPATION: 1 February to 1 July 2022. 
The 6th "BEAVERS LAUGH" Bobritsa Village Cartoon Competition (the Ukraine) 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 official opening of the Exhibition will take place on 10 September 2022, with the announcement of the winners of the contest. 
Each artist can enroll with the maximum of five (5) UNPUBLISHED works in the preferable format 30x40 cm (А4 minimum) and using any technique. On the back of each drawing, or in registration you must provide the author's full name, address (with ZIP code), email, phone number. 
The artists can participate by sending their work: 
(a) by email: beaverslaugh@yahoo.com 
(with maximum size of 10 megabytes of each artwork sent separately or 10 megabytes for all artworks) 
or 
(b) by post or courier mail: 
Bobritsa Cartoon Competition 
27 Naberezhaya Street, Bobritsa, 
Buchansky District, Kiev Region, 
08142, UKRAINE 
2 – MAIN THEME & BEAVERS THEME 
The main theme of the 6th Bobritsa Cartoon Competition is TEA-TIME / TEA-DRINKING
Although the name of the contest is BEAVERS LAUGH (in Ukrainian language the name of the village Bobritsa originates from "beaver"), this does NOT mean that the artworks should be only about beavers. First of all, they should be original, smart and funny, so, please, do not restrict yourself to beavers as heroes! 
Meantime, apart to the main theme of the contest we have our SPECIAL BEAVER AWARD for all «beavers» artworks as well! 
3 – AWARDS 
First prize for the main theme: euro 500 (five hundred). 
Second prize for the main theme: euro 300 (three hundred). 
Third prize for the main theme: euro 200 (two hundred). 
Appreciation awards (2): euro 100 (one hundred) each. 
Special BEAVER AWARD (awarded for artworks where BEAVERS are the heroes regardless if they «fit» the main theme): euro 300 (three hundred). 
4 – OTHER RULES 
Before the official announcement of the winners by the Jury, the organizers reserve the right to publish electronic copies of the preliminary selected artworks (from which the Jury will make its final selection) in the internet with the purpose to determine with the help of the public if any of submitted artwork repeats or copies previously published cartoons. 
By sending his / her artwork to the contest the author gives to the organizers his / her permission to display publicly the artwork during the award ceremony as well as to publish it electronically on the official sites / pages of the contest in the internet or in other electronic and print media in connection with the promotion of the contest, advertisement and news / reports publishing. If you are not agree with this you should not send your artwork to us. 
The awarded artworks will be considered acquisitive and will become part the property of the organizers, and all winning artist assign their copyright and property rights worldwide to the organizers from the date when their artworks were submitted. 
The works will not be returned. 
May not participate in this competition officials of Bobritsa village community, the Jury, their relatives and anyone involved in the organization. 
The award cash amounts are payable only upon the receipt of the original artworks by the organizers of the Competition to the personal bank accounts (IBAN or another appropriate bank account number, full name of the bank, bank code (BIC / SWIFT), correspondent bank’s name and account (for non-EU banks)) of the winners provided in writing (email) along with copies of their passports / IDs (if required by our bank). 
The organizers have full discretion to decline any submission before the Jury's consideration and to revoke / cancel any prize awarded by the Jury in case of confirmed facts of plagiarism, repetition of the plot etc. 
By sending your artwork to the organizers you (participant) confirm his/her full agreement to all terms above. 
For any information, please, contact: beaverslaugh@yahoo.com 
Source: Beavers Laugh.

27.1.22

Pre-Elections completed in Bursa International Cartoon Contest 2021, Turkey

PRE-ELECTIONS COMPLETED IN BURSA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST
Under the main theme of "Let's Use Water, Our Source of Life Carefully" and "Portrait Caricatures of Cemal Nadir Güler", preselection of cartoons from both adults and young cartoonists were carried out. 
To the event where the submissions were completed as of December 31, 2021; A total of 776 cartoonists, 620 adults and 156 young cartoonists, from 64 different countries participated with 1736 cartoons. 
The Pre-Selection Committee of the Contest; As of January 18, 2022, they selected the works that were eliminated as a result of a meticulous study and remained for the final selection. 
According to the preliminary evaluation results; In the Adult Category; 126 cartoons on theme of "Let's Use Water, Our Source of Life Carefully" and 100 works with the theme of "Portrait Caricatures of Cemal Nadir" were determined as finalist candidates. Also, in the youth category; 64 cartoons on theme "Let's Use Water, Our Source of Life Carefully" and 36 cartoons on theme of "Cemal Nadir Güler Caricatures" were determined as finalist candidates. 
Thanks again to all the artists who participated in the competition. 
We congratulate the finalists and wish them good luck andsuccess fort he final selection. 
OBJECTION PROCESS: 
126 cartoons determined as finalists among the water-themed cartoons in the adults category; For similar, copy or stolen cartoon notifications, it will be announced to the public over the internet for one week (between 27.01.2022 and 02.02.2022). 
Objections will be accepted "only" via e-mail and at karikatur.bursa@gmail.com To make an objection; Along with the work number on each announced cartoon, the internet address or reference of the image that is "absolutely" similar/copied/stolen must be clearly stated. Objections that do not comply with these objection e-mail conditions and that come outside the specified dates will not be considered. 

26.1.22

The 27th International Cartoon Exhibition Zagreb 2022, Croatia

27. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION ZAGREB 2022
A. PARTICIPATION 
The organizers of the 27th International cartoon exhibition ZAGREB 2022 are the Croatian Cartoonist Association and the Croatian Water Polo Federation. The exhibition is open to all authors over the age of 18, regardless of nationality, gender or profession. 
B.THEME 
WATER POLO 
C. ENTRIES 
Conditions of entry: 
1. The works can be original or digital. The author must number and sign the cartoon by hand in the case of a print of a digital work. 
In addition to the original works, works in electronic form, A4 format, 300 dpi, jpeg are also acceptable. 
2. Entries can be either black and white or in color. 
3. There should be name, surname and address written on the back of each cartoon. 
4. The cartoons must not have been awarded at other festivals. 
5. Maximum 3 entries may be submitted. 
6. Size of entries may be A4 or A3 format. 
D. DEADLINE 
Entry deadline is April 29th, 2022
E. ADDRESS 
Send your cartoons to: 
HRVATSKO DRUŠTVO KARIKATURISTA 
SAVSKA CESTA 100 
10000 ZAGREB, CROATIA 
or E-mail: 
(Format: JPEG; Size: A4; Resolution: 300 dpi). 
Maximum 3MB for a digital work. 
Name of digital work: name.surname.country.number (if the author is submitting more than one work) 
F. PRIZES AND AWARDS 
First Prize 1.000 EUR 
Second Prize 500 EUR 
Third Prize 300 EUR 
Five Special mentions 
G. EXHIBITION 
The exhibition will be set up at the end of August in the city of Split, at the time of the 2022 European Water Polo Championships. 
H. OTHER CONDITIONS 
Every author whose work is included in the exhibition will receive a catalog. At the special request of the author will the original works be returned at the end of the exhibition cycle. 
By participating in the exhibition, the authors agree that the organizers of the exhibition, the Croatian Cartoonist Association and the Croatian Water Polo Federation, can use the works to promote the exhibition (catalog, poster, publishing in the media, etc.) without compensation to the author. 
The award-winning works become the property of the organizers. 
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