8.3.22

The XXX International Festival of Satire and Humor “City of Trento“ 2022, Italy

XXX INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
OF SATIRE AND HUMOR
“CITY OF TRENTO”
SHADOW
Dear Artists, 
The XXX International Festival of Satire and Humor “City of Trento” is, for sure, an important step: the Studio d’Arte Andromeda wants to celebrate it with an universal, timeless theme, a continuous line made of changes in direction, references, quotes and different matters. 
The SHADOW throughout history has encouraged the observation of ancient philosophers, psychoanalists, physicists and, of course, artists. 
The contest offers the fuse to light up a new gaze on this presence/absence, with the certainty that drawers and illustrators will be able to confirm and revolutionize the current theories or give new visions looking at the present days with wit, creativity and humor. 
                                                                                                                                Nadia Baldo 
                                                                                     President of Studio d’Arte Andromeda 
RULES 
Art. 1 
Studio d’Arte Andromeda announces the XXX International Festival of Satire and Humor “City of Trento“. 
The contest will identify three winning artworks for the satire/humor/illustration category (A) and one in the comics category (B). 
For each category there will be a cash prize. 
The jury, also, will decide a selection of approximately 150 artworks that will form an exhibition that will be inaugurated in the course of 2022. 
Art. 2 
The participation to the contest is free and opened to italian and international artists from the age of 16. 
HOW TO PARTICIPATE 
Art. 3 
Every artist must register by filling and sending, with the artworks, the form attached to the last page of this document. 
Each author can send a maximum of three artworks, with the possibility to join both categories, as long as it’s specified in the form. 
The artworks must be in A4 or A3 (vertical or horizontal) and be sent in JPG or TIFF format with resolution of 300 dpi. 
Art. 4 
Every artist, joining the contest, takes responsability for the originality of the artworks and declare to be their authors, relieving the Organization from possible requests of reimbursement coming, at any scale, from thirds. 
THE JURY 
Art. 5 
The artworks will be judged by a jury made of members of Studio d’Arte Andromeda and personalities of the world of satire, comic and illustration. The decisions of the jury are unquestionable. 
Art. 6 
The results of the jury selection will be announced to the participants via email. 
PRIZES 
Art. 7 
From all the artworks received will be selected three winners for the satire/humor/illustration category and one for the comics category. 
For the satire/humor/illustration category there will be a First Prize of the amount of 1.000 €, a Second Prize of 700 € and a Third Prize of 500 €. 
For the comics category there will be a First Prize of the amount of 500 €. 
The jury will also signal seven artworks for the satire/humor/illustration category and two for the comics category. 
The jury has the possibility of assigning special mentions to worthy artworks. 
THE EXHIBITION 
Art. 8 
For the final exhibition, the Organization will print at its own expenses every panel of the artworks selected from the jury. 
Art. 9 
The authors, joining the contest, give to the organization the non exclusive right for printing the artworks on any support to promote the Festival. The Organization commits to quote every artists’ name in each case. 
Art. 10 
The participation to the contest implies the approval of all the rules included in this document. 
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THEME 
Shadow 
DEADLINE 
25 May 2022 
PARTICIPATION 
The contest is opened to italian and international artists from the age of 16. Each artist can send maximum three artworks, not awarded or selected in other contests. 
CATEGORIES 
A) Satire/Humor/Illustration 
B) Comics (max 2 pages) 
SENDING THE ARTWORKS 
The artworks must be sent in A4/A3 format and be sent at 
Minimun resolution of 300 dpi, in JPG o TIFF. 
IMPORTANT NOTES 
Images sent by email must not be over 10MB, for bigger files use www.wetransfer.com 
PRIZES SATIRE/HUMOR/ILLUSTRATION CATEGORY 
First Prize 1.000,00 € Second Prize 700,00 € Third Prize 500,00 € 
PRIZE COMICS CATEGORY 
First Prize 500,00 € 
AWARD CEREMONY AND EXHIBITION 
The award cerimony and exhibition will be held in the course of 2022. 
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Download the Competition Notice with the Form on source: studioandromeda

7.3.22

Theme for Caneva Ride 2022, Italy: Opportunity makes a thief

RULES "CANEVA RIDE" 2022
1 - THEME
Pro Castello di Caneva promotes the International Contest Caneva Ride! (Caneva Laughs!) for humorous and satirical cartoons on the theme “L'occasione fa l'uomo ladro” "Opportunity makes a thief".
2 - PARTICIPATION
The Contest is open to all cartoonists of the world from the age of 16. Participants can apply individually or in groups (if there are several authors, a referent for all communications with the Contest promoters should be indicated).
3 - TECHNIQUES
The contestants may send up to three unpublished works, realized by using any technique, color or black and white, which haven’t been awarded in other contests. The maximum format should be A4 (21 X 29.7 cm).
4 - TERMS AND DEADLINES
The works should be sent to canevaridecontest@gmail.com no later than midnight of 26 June 2022 in one of the following formats: .jpg, .tiff or .pdf with a resolution of 300 dpi, together with the registration form including personal data (first name, last name, full address, telephone number; if the contestant is under the age of 18, the name of a parent authorizing the participation needs to be added). 
The individual files should not exceed the weight of 5 MB. If more than one work is submitted, please send them one at a time.
5 - JURY
Walter Leoni Cartoonist - President of the Jury
Davide Perin Pro Castello - Caneva
Mario Zorzetto Heirs Toni Zampol
Vicenzo Bottecchia Cultural comics operator
(Giancarlo Rupolo RIP) Domenico Florio Photographer
6 - AWARDS
FIRST PRIZE euro 600,00
SECOND PRIZE euro 250,00
THIRD PRIZE euro 150,00.
The amounts are to be considered pre-tax applied by the country of origin. 
The Jury reserves the right to point out further works, which will not receive cash prizes. During the exhibitions of the works, it will be possible for visitors to indicate their favorite. 
The authors participating in the competition will transfer to Pro Castello the non-exclusive right to publish their works on any support for promotional purposes, without claiming copyrights.
7 - EXHIBITION
The opening of the exhibition and the prize giving ceremony will be held on Saturday, 9 July 2022 at Villa Frova, Caneva. 
Registration Form on source
More on facebook.
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Jury updated on 21.06.2022 22:10.

The 46th Italian Lies championship graphics section contest dedicated to Lie 2022, Italy

The Italian Championship of Lies was born in 1966. The reasons that led to the creation of this competition are to be found in the traditions of our little village over the Pistoia’s mountains, on the Italian Apennines, when in last century people used to meet in front of a fireplace to tell stories that mixed reality and fictious. The Italian Lie Academy, in occasion of the 46th Italian Lies championship, declares the graphics section contest dedicated to Lie.

This year theme is:
Cinema and Lies
1. The competition is structured in a single section.
2. Participation is free. Deadline for cartoon submission is Wednesday, 6th July 2022. Each participant can send up to 2 cartoons and each cartoon must have a title or an explanation
3. The entry form below (also in PDF on source: labugia) must be completed in all its parts and sent along with the presentation of the works that take part in the competition.
4. The paper must be sent by postal mail to: Accademia della Bugia - Pro Loco Alta valle del Reno, via della chiesa, 27 - 51100 Le Piastre PT, Italy. Otherwise you can use our electronic mail address: accademiabugia@gmail.com
5. The comics can be written in italian or in english, but we advice that you can make a cartoon simply draw, without any text.
6. Italian Lie Academy will award the top three as follows: 1st place: "Gold Bugiardino". 2nd: "Silver Bugiardino". 3rd: "Bronze Bugiardino". The Bugiardino is the symbol made in resin of the Championship and is the bell tower of the village with a long nose, like the Pinocchio’s one.
It will be awarded with the "International Bugiardino" the best cartoon coming from abroad or drawn by a foreign national.
7. All the winning cartoons will be published on the website of the Italian championship of Lies (www.labugia.it).
8. The authors waive any fee related to copyright.
9. Prizes will be delivered during the 46th Italian Championship of Lies that will take place in Le Piastre on August 6 and 7, 2022.
10. The works will be judged by a jury headed by the italian cartoonist Marco Fusi.
Source: labugia .

5.3.22

XVIIth International Cartoon Contest, Braila 2022, Romania

International Cartoon Contest, the XVIIth edition, 2022, Braila, Romania
REGULATION
The running of the contest: March-September 2022 
Theme: TOURISM WITH ASCENSION 
Entries: max. 3 
The cartoon works will be original and accompanied by a brief biography, photo, addresse and phone number. 
The making technique of the cartoons is free. 
Submission of the cartoon works: The cartoon works will be sent by e-mail until the 27th of May, 2400 o’clock (Romanian local time) to: cartooncontestbraila@gmail.com 
The judging process will take place between: the 13th-24th of June 2022. 
Technical conditions: 
The works will be submitted in electronic format, JPG, 300 dpi resolution, CMYK. 
Each submitted cartoon work will contain the author's name and the title of the work, in the file name. 
Awarded Prizes: 
The BIG prize 1000 EURO 
The FIRST prize 700 EURO 
The SECOND prize 500 EURO 
The THIRD prize 400 EURO 
3 SPECIAL prizes 3 x 200 EURO each. 
The prizes will be taxed according to the Romanian legislation in force. In order to receive their prizes, winners must submit the original winning cartoon work (with the author's signature on the back of the work) within a maximum of 30 days from the communication, accompanied by a statement (attached to this Regulation) regarding the assignment of the copyright of the cartoon work, in order to be indefinitely exposed and to send the personal bank account in Lei currency (for the Romanian competitors), respectively in euro / national currency (for the foreign competitors). 
The winning cartoon works will be sent by post to the following address: Romania, Brăila, Traian Square, no. 2, postal code 810153
The Organizer shall not be responsible for the impossibility of a winner to take possession of the prize for reasons not related to it. If the competitor does not comply with the obligations imposed by this regulation, the Organizer is exonerated from any liability. 
Note: In the absence of interbank relations between Romania and the country of origin of the winner, the Organizer is exonerated from any liability. 
The participants own the works and own the copyright of the cartoon works entered in the competition. 
By entering the works in the contest, the participants agree on the exhibition of the respective works in a maximum of 5 cartoon exhibitions organized in art galleries or museums during September-December 2022, assigning the copyrights for the respective works (the agreement being given implicitly for the promotion of the International Cartoon Contest). 
The organizer assumes no responsibility for any infringements of copyright or ownership. The single responsibility lies to the person who submitted the cartoon work. 
The winners of the International Cartoon Contest transfer the ownership of the awarded works to the Organizer (Braila County Center for the Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture) at the time of sending over the original cartoon works to it. 
The winners declare under their own responsibility that they assign the copyright on the cartoon works for the realization of exhibitions in order to promote the event, the institution and the image of the city, for an indefinite period, by any means. 
The contest opening and the awarding ceremony: the 6th of September, 2022. 
The organizer will provide accommodation and meals for one day, for the winners who will be present at the opening ceremony. 
The exceptions to the accommodation are the winners residing in the Municipality of Brăila. 
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 comply with 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 modify the conditions regarding the opening ceremony. 
The catalog of the International Cartoon Contest, in pdf format, can be downloaded from the institution's website: http://centruldecreatiebraila.ro/ after the Cartoon Contest opening will take place. 
Registration for the Cartoon contest is equivalent to taking note of and complying with the Regulation of the International Cartoon Contest. 
Contact: Brăila County Center for the Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture, Traian Square 2, 810153, Brăila, Romania; Telephone and fax: +40.239.614.710 
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Declaration - assignment of copyright 

I, the undersigned………………………………..hereby declare that I assign the copyright to Brăila County Center for the Preservation and Promotion of the Traditional Culture, on the awarded cartoon work within the 17th Edition of the International Cartoon Contest, 2022, Brăila, Romania, for the making of exhibitions, in order to promote the event, the institution and the image of the city, indefinitely, by any means. 

Date                                                                      Signature

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4.3.22

The Festas de Lisboa’22 Sardine Contest is underway

The Festas de Lisboa’22 Sardine Contest is underway and this year there are two good reasons to create some brilliant sardines: the return of the Festas de Lisboa and Parque Mayer’s hundredth anniversary celebrations. We look forward to another contest full of glamour, colour and talent.
The competition is now officially open and runs until 4 April. It’s aimed at a creative world which knows no borders: Portuguese or foreign, young or old, individual or joint entries, first-timers or returning contestants. Everyone is invited to participate in this EGEAC-promoted initiative. 
There are no barriers to competing, so let your imagination run free. In terms of creativity, the only rule is originality; let inspiration do the rest. At this 12th edition, we’re celebrating the long and rich history of Parque Mayer (the centre of bohemian Lisbon and birthplace of the high point of the Festas de Lisboa: the street parades known as the Marchas Populares) which serves as the theme for this year’s competition. 
Have you ever imagined what depictions of culture you could fit within the outline of a sardine? It’ll be a tight squeeze! “Films, parades and sardines”; “Fado, clubbing and sardines”; “Circus, dancers and sardines”; “Festivals, cabarets and sardines”; “Operetta, tango and sardines”? 
On this hundredth anniversary of Parque Mater, the Sardine will take the leading role! 
This year, Turma da Sardinha (Sardine Class) is making a return too, in a contest exclusively for children in primary or lower secondary education. And there’ll also be a prize for the coolest sardine in school. 
We’ll be selecting a total of six winning designs; five winners will receive a prize of €1500, plus the winner of Turma da Sardinha, who will receive a prize worth €2000. 
Entrants (both individuals and partnerships) can put forward a maximum of three sardines, which must be submitted by 18.00 on 4 April
The winning designs will be announced by 31 May. 
See here contest regulations and check the FAQ section or contact EGEAC on concursosardinhas@culturanarua.pt.

25.2.22

Results Diogenes of Sinope, 1st International Cartoon Competition 2022, Turkey

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY SABAHATTIN ALI / 25 FEBRUARY 1907”
RESULTS OF THE 1st INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION
DIOGENES OF SINOPE WITH THE THEME
"PORTRAITS OF SABAHATTIN ALI"
The 1st Diogenes of Sinope International Cartoon Contest on Sabahattin Ali Portraits organized by Sinop Municipality, Sinop History and Culture Research Association and Sinop Writers, Poets and Artists Association has concluded.
Sculptor Eşref Baş (Turkey), cartoon artists Altan Özeskici (Turkey), Aşkın Ayrancıoğlu (Turkey), Behiç Ayrancıoğlu (Turkey), Erhan Yaşar Babalık (Turkey), Ivailo Tsvetkov (Bulgaria), Marian Avramescu (Romania), Murat Özmenek ( Turkey), Musa Keklik (Turkey) and Oleksiy Kustovsky (Ukraine) examined 336 works of 223 artists from 40 countries and determined the award winners as follows: 
1st Prize: ANTONIO SANTOS-PORTUGAL
2nd Prize: M.K.RAGHU-INDIA
3rd Prize: HALİT KURTULMUS AYTOSLU-TURKEY.

SUCCESS PRIZES
Success Prize: PAYAM VAFATABAR-IRAN
Success Prize: WALTER TOSCANO-PERU
Success Prize: FATEMEH NAZARDOKHT-IRAN
Success Prize: EREN ÖZDEMİR-TURKEY
Success Prize: IGOR SMIRNOV-RUSSIA

SPECIAL PRIZES
Sinop Writers, Poets and Artists Association Special Prize: MOJMIR MIHATOV-CROATIA
Sinop History and Culture Research Association Special Prize: MEHMET ALI GÜNEŞ-TURKEY
Sinop Tradesmen and Bail Cooperative Special Prize: MARYAM MAHMOUDI MOGHADAM-IRAN 
Sinop Bar Association Special Prize: OKTAY BINGOL-TURKEY
Sinop Chamber of Tradesmen and Craftsmen Special Prize:HUANG RONGHAI (CAOTO)-ÇİN
Sinop Associations Federation Special Prize: KÜRŞAT ZAMAN-TURKEY
Sinop Chamber of Commerce and Industry Special Prize: ARİF DEMİREL-TURKEY
Sinop Tourism Association Special Prize: ECEM KAYABAŞ-TURKEY
Fethiye-Yusuf Eren Special Prize: JALIL SABERI-IRAN.
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See Special Prize-winning caricatures here.

24.2.22

The final results of Bursa International Cartoon Contest 2021, Turkey

BURSA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST 2021
RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT
A total of 776 cartoonists (620 adults and 156 young people) from 64 different countries participated with 1736 cartoons in Bursa International Cartoon Contest, for which applications have been completed as of 31 December 2021. 
Pre-Selection Committee of the contest, as a result of a meticulous study,  determined the cartoon works that were eliminated and those left for the final selection as of January 18, 2022. According to the preliminary election results, in Adult category 126 Water-themed cartoons and 100 Cemal Nadir GÜLER portrait cartoons, plus in Youth category 64 Water-themed cartoons and 36 Cemal Nadir GÜLER portrait cartoons passed the pre-selection and made it to the finals. 
The 126 finalist nominees in the Adult category have been announced for objections. Till the deadline 10 objection applications received, 8 were unanimously accepted. After the objection processes, 118 cartoons could pass to the final election. After final elections, the awarded works have been officially determined as of 22nd February 2022: 

ADULT CATEGORY 
“LET’S USE WATER CAREFULLY, OUR SOURCE OF LIFE” 
FIRST PRIZE : Michel Moro GOMEZ – Cuba (Top) 
SECOND PRIZE : Ba BILIG – China 
THIRD PRIZE : Nahid ZAMANI – Iran 
MENTION PRIZE : Marcin BONDAROWICZ – Poland 
MENTION PRIZE : Oleg DERGACHOV – France 
MENTION PRIZE : Konstantin KAZANCHEV – Ukraine. 

ADULT CATEGORY 
“CEMAL NADİR GÜLER CARICATURES” 
FIRST PRIZE : Omar Alberto Figueroa TURCIOS - Spain (Above) 
SECOND PRIZE : Erkin ERGİN – Turkey 
THIRD PRIZE : Walter TOSCANO – Peru 
MENTION PRIZE : Marco D'AGOSTINO – Italy 
MENTION PRIZE : Ivalio TSVETKOV – Bulgaria 
MENTION PRIZE : Payam VAFATABAR – Iran. 

YOUTH CATEGORY 
“LET’S USE WATER CAREFULLY, OUR SOURCE OF LIFE” 
Didar Aşkın AYRANCIOĞLU – Turkey (Above) 
Deniz Nur AKTAŞ – Turkey 
Selen Gökcen ÖZMEN – Turkey 
Helia PANAH – Iran 
Ognjan STOJANOVIC – Serbia 
Zeynep Nur ÖZDEMİRBAŞ – Turkey 
Mete İLHANLAR – Turkey 
Furkan AYTUR – Turkey 
Kezban RAVZAMADEN – Turkey 
Erencan ZENGIN – Turkey. 

YOUTH CATEGORY 
“CEMAL NADİR GÜLER CARICATURES” 
Amir Hossein VALINIA – Iran (Above) 
Serdar KAYA – Turkey 
Gökalp ÇINAR – Turkey 
Mete İLHANLAR – Turkey 
Elif Nisa ERDEM – Turkey 
Liva SARIOĞLU – Turkey 
Canan Ezgi AYAN – Turkey 
Sırma Naz YILDIRIM – Turkey 
Doruk DELİCE – Turkey 
Zeynep NORMAN – Turkey 
İskender Recep BELBAĞ – Turkey. 

Bursa International Cartoon Contest 2021 Organizing Committee 

23.2.22

22nd World Press Freedom Canada International Editorial Cartoon Competition 2022

22nd World Press Freedom Canada International Editorial Cartoon Competition
1. The theme for the 22nd International Editorial Cartoon Competition is: 
Silence is golden 
Cancel culture has become a source of our newest cultural cleavage. 
Whether it be on social media or at live events, 'cancelling' someone has become a modern day version of excommunication and is being used as a weapon by political partisans both left and right to discourage civil discourse and media freedom. 
In opposing systemic racism, misogyny and xenophobia, progressives feel the need to resort to extreme tactics in an attempt to be heard. 
Fearing that history is being re-written, traditionalists, for their part, use cancel culture to silence critics and whitewash history's wrongs. 
2. Three prizes will be awarded: a first prize of $1,500 plus a Certificate from the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, a second prize of $750 and a third prize of $500. All sums are in Canadian dollars. Ten additional cartoons will receive an Award of Excellence, which are not remunerated. 
3. Only one cartoon may be submitted by each participant, either in colour or black and white, but must not have won an award previously. 
4. The size of the cartoon should not exceed A4 (21 x 29.2 cm) or 8.5 x 11 inches, and should be in jpeg or pdf format at 300 dpi. 
5. The name, address, telephone number and a short biography of the participant must be included in the submission. 
6. World Press Freedom Canada reserves the right to use the winning cartoons for promotion of the Cartoon Competition. 
7. The winners of the Cartoon Competition will be announced on World Press Freedom Day on Tuesday May 3, 2022 and will be notified by e-mail. 
8. The winners' names and their cartoons will be posted on our website. 
9. Submission deadline is Friday, April 8, 2022 at midnight EDT. 
Send submission by e-mail to: info@worldpressfreedomcanada.ca 
Source: bado-badosblog.

15.2.22

The 6th International School Cartoon Festival, Tondela 2023, Portugal

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15. International Salon of Car Caricatures Zagreb 2022, Croatia

15. INTERNATIONAL SALON OF CAR CARICATURES ZAGREB
City Center for Culture and Information Maksimir (CKIM) kindly invites all candidates, cartoonists and aspiring artists and individuals to apply and take part at 15. International Salon of car caricatures Zagreb (SALON). 
The participation at the SALON is open to all caricaturists and interested individuals. 
The theme of this year’s SALON is: "HITCHHIKERS
Each participant may submit up to two (2) artworks in A3 or A4 format. Other formats will not be accepted. 
Authors are required to fill out the application form. 
Artworks are to be sent in digital (*.jpg/jpeg) A3 or A4 format, resolution suitable for print (minimum 300 dpi) at e-mail zagreb.car.caricature.salon@gmail.com. Each artwork must be clearly signed and dated. The artworks can also be sent to the organiser's address. 
Organiser’s address: Centar za kulturu i informacije Maksimir, Švarcova 18, 10000 Zagreb (Croatia)
Deadline for submission of works is March 4, 2022, 11:59 pm. 
The jury will award the following prizes at the SALON: 
GRAND PRIX .................................. 2500 € 
1st PRIZE ....................................... 800 € 
2nd PRIZE ...................................... 400 € 
3rd PRIZE ....................................... 200 € 
TWO (2) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......... 100 € 
Besides the awards, the following honourable mentions are also given out. 
Five (5) special written honourable mentions without monetary awards. 
Selection of the best works for the SALON will be done by a jury appointed by the organiser. 
The SALON will take place in the lobby of the City Administration of Zagreb in March 2022. 
The exhibit will be under support from the Major of Zagreb. 
The exhibit is supported by the City Council and is part of the program of cultural activities of the City of Zagreb in 2021. 

9.2.22

The 3rd International Caricature Competition, Mugla 2022, Turkey

MUGLA METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
The 3 rd INTERNATIONAL CARICATURE COMPETITION
CONTRACT
SUBJECT: FIRE 
Discovering fire is the fundamental revelation in history of humanity. Thanks to the fire, human discovered light, how to cook and forging precious metals. However the exploration of fire has also caused harmful results. 
Many natural disasters have realized during history. The fires comes the first. It left a deep mark in the memory of human. 
The great Rome, Chicago, Londra, Canada, Peshtico and Siberia fires the great fires known as the great fires realized in the world. 
Today, the fires which starts in the urban locations has transformed into forest fires. Apart from harming the ecological system, the forest fires cause financial damages. For instance that as globally Amazon forest fires realizing every year and the forest fires realized Muğla province locating in Aegean Region of Turkey in 2021, burned the nature. The colors of nature turn into black… 
In this context, we elected the theme of the competition as “The effects, reasons and results of the Fires”. We will be waiting your cartoons. We wish success to all candidates. 
Application Conditions: 
1) The competition has been organized for national and international for competitors who are amateur or professional throughout world. 
2) The caricatures including out of public decency, containing offence and politics, undesirable and harmful declarations cannot attend the competition. 
3) The relatives of jury mustn’t attend the competition. 
4) Drawing technique is free. The candidates must fill the participation form
5) Participation of the competition will be applied only electronic (e-mail) way. Caricature size must be at least A4 (21 x 29.7 cm) and uttermost A3 (29.7 x 42 cm), must be 300 dpi, jpg. 
6) Caricatures that will be sent must haven’t been get any award. Any caricature that is subjected to replica, similar or comprint will not be received for consideration. 
7) Competitors must add their short CVs to their work. 
8) Participants can send 5 (three) caricatures maximum
9) Any competitor who is under the age of 18 must attach his/her personal id’s copy to their application. 
10) The deadline for the delivery is on Friday, 20th May 2022. The work must be sent to the karikatur.yarisma@mugla.bel.tr under the headline “Muğla Büyükşehir Belediyesi 3. Uluslararası Karikatür Yarışması” with name of the artist, country and city. 
11) Any participants under the age of 18 one of his/her parents’ accommodation and transportation fee will be covered. (The expenses of the guests who came with competitors will be their own.). Accommodation and transportation expenses of our award-winning participants under 18 and a parent will be covered. 
12) The prize winners reward will be transferred to their IBAN which will be given before the competition. Beneficiary must have completed the papers in full and sign it. If the beneficiary does not inform his/her IBAN number, the prize is going to be lapsed within a year. In case of lapse, participants cannot have any rights on prize, copyright. 
13) Any caricatures sent to the competition will not be sent back. The ranked or unranked caricatures may be used or shared by Mugla Metropolitan Municipality for cultural purposes. Among the sent caricatures, an album will be organized by Mugla Metropolitan Municipality with the help of Jury members. These albums will only be sent to the participants who are ranked in the competition and published in the album. 
14) The right of publication of the works awarded as prize and a mention or works that will be exhibit at the end of the competition will belong to Mugla Metropolitan Municipality according to Law of Intellectual Property Rights numbered 5846, 21st title, 22nd , 23rd title, 24th title and 25th title. According to these rights Mugla Metropolitan Municipality can use these works in Turkish or all other languages, all kind of publishing contents by indicating the artist’s name for indefinitely. Muğla Metropolitan Municipality doesn’t allow using of the works for any other purposes under any circumstances. No payment will be done for the works that will be exhibited or chosen for album. All participants who have submitted their work for the competition are deemed to have accepted the conditions above. 
REWARDS: 
First Prize: 10.000 TL 
Second Prize: 7.000 TL 
Third Prize: 5.000 TL 
Honorable Mention (3): 2.000 TL 
2 Candidates who are Under the age of 18 (10-18) : 1.000 TL special award  
Oğuz ARAL Special Prize: 1.500 TL 
JURY: 
Gürbüz DOĞAN EKŞİOĞLU (Ass. Doc. Yeditepe University Lecturer – Caricaturist) 
Savaş ÜNLÜ (Humourist) 
Şevket YALAZ (Caricaturist) 
Abdülkadir USLU (Caricaturist) 
Mehmet SELÇUK (Caricaturist, General Coordinator) 
Sait MUNZUR (Caricaturist) 
Sarkis PAÇACI (Caricaturist) 
TIME SCHEDULE 
1. The deadline is until the end of working hours on Friday, 20 May 2022 
2. The jury evaluation meeting will be held on Saturday, 28 May 2022 
3. The results of the competition will be announced on Monday, 13 June 2022 
4. The award ceremony will be held on a date determined by Muğla Metropolitan Municipality. Caricatures that the jury deems worth exhibiting will be exhibited on the date, time and place is going to be decided by Muğla Metropolitan Municipality. 
COMMUNICATION 
Competition Coordinator: Serdal YILDIRIM – Ceyda Ceren ZABİR 
Phone: 0(536) 862 67 91 – 0(542) 380 52 00 
Operator: 444 48 01 Interior: 1123 
Address: Muğla Büyükşehir Belediyesi Müştakbey Mahallesi Belediye Sokak No:6 Menteşe/Muğla 
 Note: Muğla Metropolitan Municipality reserves the right to make changes in this specification if deem is necessary. 
3.000 TL (Turkish Liras) will be paid as daily allowance to jury members. 
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Download the Application form of Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Carricature Competition here

6.2.22

12th International Turhan Selçuk Cartoon Competition 2022, Turkey

The Chairman of the Jury for the 2022 International
Turhan Selçuk Cartoon Competition
is Yılmaz Büyükerşen
The requirements have been announced for the 12th International Turhan Selçuk Cartoon Competition, which is being organised this year by Milas Municipality, as they have done every year for the “Master of the Penstroke.” 
Turhan Selçuk’s brand and reputation extend beyond Milas into the international arena, and the cartoon competition named in his honour will be chaired this year by Prof. Dr. Yılmaz Büyükerşen who, in addition to being a successful Mayor of Eskişehir, can also lay claim to titles like sculptor and cartoonist. 
Milas plays host to the School of Cartoons,whose aim is to introduce the master Turhan Selçuk,who has gained an undying presence in the cartoon world, to future generations; its museum of Turhan Selçuk; and its Open Air Park Complex,named after the great cartoonist, and as such is living the excitement of getting preparations for the 2022 competition underway. 
The last day for participation in the 12th International Turhan Selçuk Cartoon Competition- initiated 11 years ago by the Mayor of Milas, Muhammet Tokat, renowned for his significant support for arts and culture - is 30th April 2022 (EXTENDED31st July 2022
The Selection Committee,under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Yılmaz Büyükerşen that will be judging the participating cartoons,will convene on (12th May) 18th-19th August 2022. 
THEME: Open 
CONDITIONS: 
1. The competition is open to any cartoonist. 
2. It is acceptable to enter with cartoons that have been published previously. However, they should not have won any prize/award in any other competition. 
3. Any technique is allowed. The cartoonist can submit a maximum of 5 cartoons. Originals or electronic versions suitable for printing in 300 dpi and jpg format sent by e-mail would also be acceptable. No reponsibility will be assumed for documents sent in different formats and documents that can not be opened. 
4. All cartoons must be 30x40cm maximum. 
5. The participants must write their names (first and surname) in capital letters, address, e-mail, country and telephone number; a brief CV should be submitted in a sealed envelope. 
6. Cartoons must be sent to the address below by 30th April 2022 (EXTENDED31st July 2022 at the latest. 
12th INTERNATIONAL TURHAN SELÇUK CARTOON COMPETITION 
Milas Belediyesi Kültür ve Sosyal İşler Müdürlüğü 
48200 - Milas - Muğla / Turkey 
7. The results of the competition will be announced on (18th May) 31st August 2022. 
8. The cartoons sent to the competition will not be returned. All cartoons, whether they have won a prize or not, may be used for cultural purposes and may be published. Participation assumes acceptance of these conditions. All cartoons will be kept in the ‘Turhan Selçuk Karikatürlü Ev’. 
9. The cartoons selected by the jury will be displayed in the exhibition and will also be printed in the album. 
10. The reward ceremony will be held on (14th) 17th September 2022. The opening of the exhibition will be held on the same date, in ‘Turhan Selçuk Karikatürlü Ev’ for cartoons which have won an award or have been selected for display. The exhibition will be open until 01st October 2022. 
11. Accommodation and meal expenses for participants who have won a ‘Special Award’ will be met. Travel expenses will be borne by the participants. Travel, accommodation and meal expenses for competitors who come first, second and third will be met by Milas Municipality. 
SELECTION COMMITTEE: 
Prof. Dr. Yılmaz Büyükerşen 
Mayor of Eskişehir 
Cartoonist-The Chairman of the jury 
Muhammet Tokat – Mayor of Milas 
Ruhan Selçuk 
Kamil Masaracı - Cartoonist 
İzel Rozental - Cartoonist 
Zeynep Gargi - Cartoonist 
Zehra Ömeroğlu - Cartoonist 
Sevda Deniz Anıl - Cartoonist 
Yoshiaki Yokota - Cartoonist / Japan 
Hayati Boyacıoğlu - Cartoonist / Germany 
Mehmet Nergiz - Instructor Painter 
… 
Bülent Örkensoy - Coordinator 
PRIZES: 
Winner: ₺10.000.00 
Runner up: ₺7.500.00 
Third: ₺5.000.00 
Other Special Prizes will be awarded by various establishments, societies, newspapers, art magazines, trade unions, news agents and individuals. 
Note: The jury meeting will be held on the (12th May) 18th-19th August 2022.
Updated: 16.04.2022 22:00.

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.