Sunday, January 27, 2008

1ST INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST "MOLLA NASRADDIN" (AZERBAIJAN)

Theme: "My Best Cartoon..."
Work: Original.. Each cartoonist can submit a max of 3 works...
Size: Size of cartoons should be min A4, max A3...
Deadline: 01 MARCH 2008
Prizes: 1. Place (3 Persons) Golden Medal +Diploma+Catalogue. , 2. Place (4 Persons) Silver Medal +Diploma+Catalogue. , 3. Place (5 Persons) Bronze Medal +Diploma+Catalogue. , Special Awards (20 Persons) +Diploma+Catalogue.. .
Address: AZ1 01 O Azerbaijan Baku Neftchilar Avenue 145 Azerbaijan Cartoonists' Union, Baku (Azerbaijan)
E-Mail: karikaturachilar@yahoo.com
Web: www.azercartoon.com
Responsible:Bayram Hacijadeh

Friday, January 25, 2008

AUSTRIAN INTERNA TIONAL CARTOON AWARD-2008 (AUSTRIA)

Theme: The theme of the contest is "Soccer" and is split into two categories:
1) Humor...
2) Portrait...S
ize: Free...
Work: Max. 3 cartoon...
Deadline: 28 FEBRUARY 2008
Prizes: Category "Humor" 1st Prize: 2,500 €., 2nd Prize: 1,500 €., 3rd Prize: 1,000 €., Category "Portrait" 1st Prize: 2,500 €., 2nd Prize: 1,500 €., 3rd Prize: 1,000 €., Additional Prize: 1,500 €.
Mail Address: "Austrian Cartoon Award 2008" elo Werbeagentur Morré Schmiedlstrasse 1 A-8042 Graz (Austria)
E-Mail Address: office@cartoonaward.com
Web: www.cartoonaward.com
Responsible: Petar Pismestrovic and Christoph Morré

INT. "NOSOROG" CARICATURE CONTEST (REPUBLlC SRPSKA BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA)

Themes: "World Known Person" (From present or past: sport, music, politics, art, science and so on...)
Size: Vou may send by post or e-mail (A4-A3 size)
Work: Maximum work 5... Any technique will be accepted...
Deadline: 28 FEBRUARY 2008
Prizes: First Prize: 350 Euro+Diploma. , Second Prize: 250 Euro+Diploma. , Third Prize: 150 Euro+Diploma. , Special Prizes:5 Diplomas...
Post Address:
Magazine "Nosorog" Cara Dusana 4, 78000 Banja Luka (Republika Srpska Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe) E-Mail Address:
nosorog.magazine@gmail.com Web:
www.nosorog.rs.sr Organizer:
Goran Kljajic...
Phone:
0038765/695-156

14th International Cartoon Humour Competition on the Topic of BEERGOLDEN KEG 2008

On Tuesday, 1st April 2008, an exhibition of the best competing works, a festive announcement of the results and the handing of prizes to the most successful authors of the 14th competition in accordance with the Jury’s decision will take place as follows:GRAND PRIZE (Grand Prix) Golden Keg and Sk 14,0001st Prize Small GOLDEN KEG and Sk 5,0002nd Prize Small GOLDEN KEG and Sk 4,0003rd Prize Small Golden KEG and Sk 3,000
The Competition Jury reserves the right not to grant any of the prizes or to grant other special prizes.
The organisers will accept for the competition all works that will be delivered at the address of the Šarišská gallery in Prešov by 18th February 2008, when the Competition Jury is meeting.
The organisers of the competition reserve the right to publish selected works in promotional materials and to re-install the exhibition, while each competitor will receive a competition catalogue.
Competition rules:
1. Each author can send at maximum five original works, including graphic techniques.
2. The competition is open to anybody and everybody, and it is not restricted in terms of artistic design methods.
3. The formats of the works should not exceed the A4 dimensions.
4. The competition is non-anonymous. Each work should be signed on the reverse and bear the author's full address.
5. The rewarded works will become property of the BEER GALLERY in Presov.
6. Send your works at the address:Šarišská Galéria (p. Fedor VICO) ul. Hlavná 51, 08001 Prešov SLOVAKIA.
Please clearly mark the envelope with the word "PIVO".
Contact: Ivan Hanousek, vicepresident Czech Union of Cartoonists ivan.hanousek@dreamworx.cz
WEB: http://www.sgpresov.sk/

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

1º Concurso Int. Humor Gráfico Caracolero

La Federacion de Peñas del Aplec (Fecoll) y la Asociacion Cultural Humoralia convocan el 1º Concurso Int. Humor Gráfico Caracolero
Tema: O caracol / El Caracol
Prémio: Só um de 1.000 euros, para alem de uma viagem a Lleida para duas pessoas a 23 de Maio para a entrega do Prémio.
Máximo de 3 obras por artista em A4. as onbras enviadas em formato digital podem ser endereçadas e lleidacaragol@viajerosporinternet.com
Data limite 1 de Abril de 2008
O regulamento pode ser consultado em http://www.aplec.org/

Monday, January 21, 2008

19.INTERNATIONAl "JAKA SEDE" CARTOON FESTIVAL (POlAND)

Theme: "Women" (Modem and fashionable, joyful and upset one, a wife, mother and a friend but not also a sportswoman, a physician or just the woman)
Categories: A) Drawing... B) Satire...
Size: Max. A3...
Work: Max. up to 1 works in each category...
Deadline: 25 FEBRUARY 2008
Prizes: Entries will be appreciated by the jury selected by organisers among friendly artists and satirists...Prizes will be appropriate, unexpected and original...
Address:Miroslaw Krzyskow (International Konkurs) ul. Powstancow Warszawy 10/1 11-400 Ketrzyn (Poland)
E-Mail Address: mirek@krzyskow.pl
Web:www.jaka.krzyskow.pl
Responsible: Miroslaw Krzyskow
Phone: 0659747999

14th International Cartoon Humour Competition on the Topic of BEERGOLDEN KEG 2008 - Eslováquia

On Tuesday, 1st April 2008, an exhibition of the best competing works, a festive announcement of the results and the handing of prizes to the most successful authors of the 14th competition in accordance with the Jury’s decision will take place as follows:GRAND PRIZE (Grand Prix) Golden Keg and Sk 14,0001st Prize Small GOLDEN KEG and Sk 5,0002nd Prize Small GOLDEN KEG and Sk 4,0003rd Prize Small Golden KEG and Sk 3,000
The Competition Jury reserves the right not to grant any of the prizes or to grant other special prizes.The organisers will accept for the competition all works that will be delivered at the address of the Šarišská gallery in Prešov by 18th February 2008, when the Competition Jury is meeting.
The organisers of the competition reserve the right to publish selected works in promotional materials and to re-install the exhibition, while each competitor will receive a competition catalogue.
Competition rules: 1. Each author can send at maximum five original works, including graphic techniques.
2. The competition is open to anybody and everybody, and it is not restricted in terms of artistic design methods.
3. The formats of the works should not exceed the A4 dimensions.
4. The competition is non-anonymous. Each work should be signed on the reverse and bear the author's full address.
5. The rewarded works will become property of the BEER GALLERY in Presov.
6. Send your works at the address:Šarišská Galéria (p. Fedor VICO) ul. Hlavná 51, 08001 Prešov SLOVAKIA.Please clearly mark the envelope with the word "PIVO".
Contact: Ivan Hanousek, vicepresident Czech Union of Cartoonists ivan.hanousek@dreamworx.cz
WEB: http://www.sgpresov.sk/

Saturday, January 19, 2008

7 de EURO-FRUITCARTOONALE

RULES AND INFO
1. PARTICIPATIONE verybody can participate at this Eurofruit-cartoontest. The participants agree with the regulations and the decisions of the jury. The jury has the right to refuse works for ethical reasons. No correspondence will take place concerning the results and the decisions of the jury.
2. THEME: FRUIT AND GAMESAll humoristic situations concerning things, actions, emotions, persons and events, with regards to the theme ‘Fruit from Haspengouw and the Olympic Games ‘ which are portrayed in a humorous and artistically responsible way, are qualified. Only original designs which include Fruit from Haspengouw (pears, apples, prunes, cherries, strawberries, berries, raspberries...) can win a price. It is forbidden to send in works that have been awarded before, and works that are subjected to third-party rights.
3.CONTRIBUTIONSNumber of works: maximum 5 (without frame)Dimensions: only A4 size (297 x 210 mm).Please write on the back side of every cartoon in capital letters: Name, first name, address, telephone, fax, mobile number and e-mail address.By participating, participants give the organisation the right to use, archive, print and duplicate the works and to let them participate at every initiative, commercially included, without any compensation to the author. The rewarded works remain the organizers property. Non-rewarded and nominated works, which are not collected within three months after the exhibition, also remain property of the organization. The organization is not responsible for damage or loss. The participants who wish to ensure their works, have to do this themselves. The organization takes no responsibility or initiative on this area.
4. DEADLINE 27 FEBRUARY 2008
SEND VIA POST before February 23th 2008 (thoroughly packed and not folded) and sufficiently prepaid at the participants own risk and expense to:EURO-FRUITCARTOONALE 2008 P/A JOHNY VANDERHEYDEN, HAMELSTRAAT 39, B-3800 SINT-TRUIDEN, BELGIUM
5. PRIZESGOLDEN, SILVER AND BRONZE AWARDS.and money prizes €600, € 300, €200, €150Several special prizesBaskets with fruit for all the winnersCertificates for the 25 nominations
6. OPENING RECEPTION WITH PROCLAMATION OF THE PRIZESFriday April 18th 2008 at 8 pm in Cultural Centre “de bogaard” Capucienessenstraat 8, 3800 Sint-Truiden. The participants whose works are nominated and rewarded will be personally invited. All cartoonists who are present receive a cartoon book free of charge.
7. EXHIBITIONThe selected works will be exposed from Saturday 19th of April until Sunday, 10th of May 2008 in the white hall of the cultural centre “de bogaard”, Capucienessenstraat 8 in 3800 Sint-Truiden.
8. INFO EUROFRUITCARTOONALEJOHNY VANDERHEYDEN, Chairman EurofruitcartoonaleMarshal Keizerlijke Commanderie HAMELSTRAAT 39, 3800 SINT-TRUIDEN, BELGIUMTEL 0032 (0)11 68 92 59 ( 8-18U30)FAX 0032 (0)11 68 92 59eurofruitcartoonale@skynet.be
*Fruit from Haspengouwpears, apples, prunes, cherries, strawberries, berries, raspberries...
Regulations: http://www.ecc-kruishoutem.be/graphics_algemeen/Eurofruitcartoonale_ENG.pdf

BuzziNews international cartoon competition - Israel

I would like to invite you to take part in the new International Comics & Cartoons community, BuzziNews. People from over 74 countries and 384 cities have taken part in the rapidly expending BuzziNews family.The vision of the BuzziNews portal is to convey a positive outlook on current world, business, sports and entertainment events in a language that’s understandable to e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e – comics and caricatures. BuzziNews is a business with clear social objectives: 25% of the portal's revenues will be awarded to the illustrators who contribute their time and talent to the portal, and 50% of the portal's net profits will be donated to charity.BuzziNews has initiated the "Good Word" worldwide comics illustration project. We invite you to say a good word through illustration about all the positive things that surround you or choose a less-traveled road and find the positive side of something that upsets you, a singer with a failed album, a disappointing team or coach, an irritating company, a business rival.To register as a member at the BuzziNews website: http://www.buzzinews.net/members_only.asp?send_illus=1
For more information about the "good word" competition: http://www.buzzionline.net/
The last date for submitting entries is February 28, 2008
If you have any question or comment please don't hesitate to contact meLiat Halperin,Community ManagerBuzziNews+972-77-785-5568
liat@buzzionline.net

Friday, January 18, 2008

INTERNATIONAL "STAMPS" CARTOON EXHIBITION (SERBIA)

Theme: "Stamps"
Size:Up to A3 (297x420 mm)...
Work:
Entries: Originais or digital prints signed by the artist... Cartoon mail art (Cartoons on the envelops and postcards)
Deadline: 15 FEBRUARY 2008
Prizes: 1 st Prize: 500 €., 2nd Prize: 300 €., Personal stamp (Face Value 46 Dinars)., 100 pieces personal stamp (Face Value 20 Dinars)., 100 pieces Special Prize for the best cartoon mail art (Collection of Serbian cartoon books) Post
Address:JUGOMARKA (Jaksa Vlahovic) Palmoticeva 2 11000 Belgrade (Serbia)
E-Mail: jvlahovíc@ptt.yu
Responsible: Jaksa Vlahovic

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

X PortoCartoon 2008

Caro(a) Cartunista
É com muito gosto que o (a) convidamos a participar no X PortoCartoon-World Festival, subordinado ao tema “Direitos Humanos” em sintonia com o 60º aniversário da Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos, que se celebra em 2008.
Paralelamente, e a exemplo das edições anteriores, existe uma secção de “Tema Livre” que visa cobrir acontecimentos de política internacional, os costumes, a vida social, a comunicação, etc.
O Júri do X PortoCartoon vai ser presidido por Georges Wolinski e integrará, entre outros, a Presidente da FECO, Marlene Pohle.
A data para recepção dos trabalhos termina a 31 de Março de 2008.
Museu Nacional da Imprensa
X PortoCartoon-World Festival Estrada Nacional 108, nº 206, 4300-316 Porto Portugal
Mail: portocartoon@museudaimprensa.pt
Mais informações emwww.imultimedia.pt/museuvirtpress

The 14th International Ankara Cartoon Festival

The 14th International Ankara Cartoon Festival is going to be held from April 18th to 21th, 2008 during the 79th. Children’s Day activities, which are celebrated in our country every year in on the 23rd April .
The international 7-77 Cartoon Competition will be organized under the 14th International Ankara Cartoon Festival. The aim of the competition is to make children familiar with the art of cartooning and to contribute the development of sensitivity towards humour by enriching their world with the help of cartoons you will draw.

All proffessional and amateur cartoonists will be welcomed to join in by drawing cartoons for children.
Cartoons can be drawn in black-white or colourful using any technique in either A4 or A3 size.
Cartoonists can join in the competition with an original cartoon that can be understood by children. Competitors must write their names, surnames and addresses on the back of their cartoons.

The deadline for the competition is February 15th, 2008. Cartoons should be sent to the following address:
ULUSLARARASI 7-77 KARIKATUR YARISMASI
PK:364 YENISEHIR 06443 /ANKARA/ TURKEY

The sole prize of the competition is the 7-77 PRIZE ($2,000) and the institutions’ commemorative plates.
The results of the competition will be announced on April 10th, 2008 in the local press and on the web.
The winner of the competition will be invited to Ankara from April 18th to 21th, 2008 as a guest for the activities to be held during the 14th International Ankara Cartoon Festival and will receive the award at the opening of the exhibition.
The International 7-77 Cartoon Competition catalogue and the certificate will be sent to those competitors whose cartoons were chosen by the jury and were printed in the catalogue.
Cartoons will not be sent back and all rights will be reserved by the Cartoon Foundation.
International 7-77 Cartoon Competition exhibition will be opened in various cities of Turkey and abroad.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

IX International Festival of Aphorism and Caricature – Strumica 2008

Theme: CARNIVAL- EROTICA

APHORISM: In this category each author can participate with a work, consisting of up to 15 aphorisms, printed in three copies, completed with code and particulars of the author, set in a sealed envelope.
• Authors are allowed to participate even with more works, as group of 15 aphorisms, each with a particular code.
CARICATURE:In this category the author can send up to three caricatures, own choice of technique, max. dimensions 30 x 40 cm.
• Each caricature to be completed with author’s particulars - on its back side.
DEADLINE:The due date for works to be sent is February 17, 2008.
AWARDS: The Organizer will reward three main prizes, having the right to decide about some additional prizes.
ADDRESS:The works should be addressed to:
National Institution - Culture Centre “Anton Panov”
2400 Strumica
R. MACEDONIA
with note: For the Competition of aphorism and caricature
COPYRIGHTS:Both categories of received works will stay in the property of the author and of the Organizer, who reserves the rights of its public presentation, catalogue preparation or other publication.
JURY AND PRESENTATION:The works received in due date, will be reviewed and estimated by a competent jury.
• The exhibition and the reward ceremony will be organized on March 10, 2008.
CONTACTS:tel. +389 34 322182 (Correspondence in English: Sofija Dzibulova)
e-mail: trimerotikon@yahoo.com

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

1° Salão de Humor da Amazônia - Ecologia no traço

De 25 a 30 de Março de 2008
Local: Boulevard das Feiras/ Estação das Docas. Belém-Pará

REGULAMENTO
1. Natureza e âmbito do salão - O 1° Salão de Humor da Amazônia- Ecologia no Traço, pretende inserir-se no calendário de eventos de humor do Brasil e do mundo, com o objetivo de estimular e divulgar a produção dos humoristas gráficos. É importante que este salão de humor seja uma tribuna gráfica para mostrar o talento e a crítica de todos os cartunistas preocupados com os problemas ecológicos que afligem o nosso planeta, particularmente a Amazônia.
2. Prazos - O I Salão de Humor da Amazônia – Ecologia no traço será realizado no período de 25 a 30 de março de 2008, obedecendo aos seguintes prazos:
a) Prazo para entrega de trabalhos: até 05 de março de 2008;
b) Seleção dos trabalhos: 15 de março de 2008;
c) Abertura e Premiação do Salão: 25 março de 2008;
d) Encerramento do Salão: 30 de março de 2008.
3. Modalidades - a) Tema Ecológico ( Obrigatório) - Nesta categoria consideram-se todos os cartuns que versem sobre os problemas ecológicos.
b) Tema Comunicação- Nesta categoria consideram-se todos os cartuns que versem temas com relação a todo tipo de comunicação no mundo.
4. Para participar - a) Serão aceitos trabalhos elaborados em computador. digitalizados em 300 dpi, dimensão 3.543 x 4.724 pixel ou 30 x 40 Cm , modo de cor RGB, no formato jpg (qualidade média = 5) obedecendo ao limite máximo de 1,5 MB, em anexo o participante deve enviar a ficha de inscrição com todo os dados do participante: Títulos das obras.Nome, pseudônimo, endereço, fones, email, RG, CPF, e dados bancários.
b) Cada participante poderá submeter ao concurso dois trabalhos por modalidades:
1- Tema ecológico
2- Tema comunicação.
c) A obras devem ser enviadas para os seguintes emails: salaohumordaamazonia@gmail.com / contato@centralcinevideo.com até 05 de março de 2008;
5. A comissão julgadora - a) A organização do 1° Salão de humor da Amazônia,constituirá uma Comissão de Pré-seleção que indicará os trabalhos que integrarão a exposição e concorrerá à premiação, bem como dos que farão parte do catálogo;
b) A Comissão Julgadora será constituída por cinco membros de notória competência.
c) O presidente da Comissão Julgadora será um artista convidado especialmente para este fim;
d) A quantidade de trabalhos publicados no Catálogo pode ser diferente dos selecionados para exposição, não cabendo qualquer reclamação sobre o fato;
e) À Comissão Julgadora compete a atribuição dos prêmios e menções honrosas;
f) As decisões da Comissão Julgadora e da Comissão de Pré-seleção serão soberanas e irrecorríveis.
6. Obras e originais - a) Não serão devolvidas as obras enviadas para seleção e passarão a fazer parte do acervo do Salão de Humor da Amazônia.
b) A Central de Produção – Cinema e Vídeo na Amazônia realizadora do projeto se reserva ao direito de utilizar qualquer trabalho inscrito, em qualquer tempo, para fins de divulgação do evento.
c) Nenhuma obra será colocada à venda ou utilizada para fins comerciais.
7. Catálogo - a) Todos os participantes com trabalhos selecionados para este fim, ou seja, selecionados para o catálogo, receberão um exemplar do catálogo do salão.
8. Direitos de autor - a) O ato de inscrição de uma obra implica automaticamente a cessão dos respectivos direitos de reprodução para fins não comerciais.
b) A premiação de uma obra implica a cessão automática à organização do 1° Salão de humor da Amazônia, todos os direitos patrimoniais a ela inerentes.
11. Premiação - a) No total serão atribuídos 4 (quatro) Prêmios:
Tema Cartum ecológico:
1° lugar: R$6.000,00 (valor bruto)
2° lugar: R$3.000,00 (valor bruto)
Tema cartum Comunicação:
1° lugar: R$2.000,00 ( valor bruto)
2° lugar: R$1.000,00 (valor bruto)
b) O valor dos prêmios está sujeito aos impostos legais em vigor no momento da sua atribuição.
c) Os prêmios e menções honrosas são simbolizados por troféus e autenticados por diplomas.
e) Todos os autores com trabalhos selecionados para a exposição e para o catálogo receberão certificados de participação no salão.
9. Locais e Datas - O I Salão de Humor da Amazônia – Ecologia no Traço acontecerá na cidade de Belém, estado do Pará, no período de 25 a 30 de março de 2008, no Boulevard das Feiras, na Estação das Docas.
10. Organizadores
Idealizado e coordenado por Biratan Porto, o Salão de Humor da Amazônia é uma realização da Central de Produção – Cinema e Vídeo na Amazônia.

Monday, January 07, 2008

4th International cartoon contest (SYRIA 2008)

Theme: CultureCartoon & caircature
art- media- book- cinema- theater- press- cartoonists...etc
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Entries:
1- Each cartoonist can submit a max of (6) original works (black & white or colored). Works made by computer will be accepted.
2- Size: strictly A4 (21X 29.7)
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3- Deadline: 20/2/20084- On the back of each work the following information should appear:
First name - surname - address - tel & fax - e-mail – theme section& title.
5-The works will be displayed at Syria Cartoon website:
www.syriacartoon.com
or may be used for promotional purposes; cards, posters, newspapers, catalogs, books, websites, etc. Participants are considered to have accepted all the conditions and are aware that their submitted works may be reprinted and used without permission.
6- All entry works must not be submitted as neither folded nor rolling form.
7 - The works will not be returned.
8 - All the cartoonists whose works will be selected for the exhibition will receive a catalogue& certificate.
9 - The jury will not reward the cartoons submitted to other festivals. The prize winners will be informed by mail. And the results will be declared On (March 2008)
10- Frequency: Annual
11- PRIZES:
Grand Prize: 25000 sp& The Damascene Sword, Certificate, Album.
Golden prize: statue, Certificate, Album.
Silver prize: statue, Certificate, Album.
Bronze prize : statue, Certificate, Album.
Special prize (10 cartoonists)
12- (All awards are subject to necessary adjustment. Please check web bulletin.)
13- By submitting the works, the author accepts the rules and regulations of the Contest and the decisions of the Jury.
Contact:
President:RAED KHALIL
www.syriacartoon.com
All works should be sent to:
4th International cartoon contest (SYRIA 2008)
- DAMASCUS – P.O.BOX: 6540 SYRIA
Tel:+963944704973
info@syriacartoon.com
syriacartoon@yahoo.com
www.syriacartoon.com

1st INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OF CARICATURE AND CARTOON OF VIANDEN

1. Subject: THE LIFE AT THE MEDIEVAL CASTLE
2. Deadline: 20th March 2008
3. Prizes: 1st prize: 2000 €
2nd prize: 1500 €
3rd prize: 1000 €
Four mentions: honorable diplomas
Public prize: 500 €
4. Entries: - Initially each participant can send at most 3 works in digital form via Internet to the following address: cartoon@caricature.eu The author must indicate in his e-mail the following informations: his first name, name, complete address, e-mail address, his phone number and the title of each work. The characteristics of these electronic sendings are as follows: format JPEG, good quality and max. 500 KB per picture .
- Out of these sendings by e-mail the jury will make a selection of 120 drawings and will request from the authors of these works the sending by mail of the originals for the choice of the prizes and the publication in the catalogue. All these 120 originals will be shown in the exhibition. Their size will be between DIN A4 (210x 297mm) and DIN A3 (297x420mm), the paper of good quality, not folded and without a passe-partout. On the back side of every work must be clearly mentioned the first name, the name, the complete address, the e-mail address, the phone number of the author as well as the title of the work. This deadline is 10 th April 2008.
5. Technique: Free, black and white or in color, without captions.
6. Exhibition: The award ceremony will be held on 25 th April 2008 in the castle and the exhibition will take place in the Hall of the knights of the Castle-palace of Vianden from 26 th April 2008 until 25 th May 2008. Then the exhibition will take place in the Museum of Caricature of Vianden until 30 th October 2008.
7. Returns: After 30 th October 2008 the originals will be returned to their authors except the works selected for one of the prizes. The awarded works will become property of the organizer.
The organizer cannot be held responsible for loss or damage during sending back.
8. Catalogue: The authors whose works will be selected for the exhibition will receive a free catalogue by mail. Prize winners will get their catalogue during the handing over of the prizes.
9. Results: The publication of the results will be done on the Internet sites www.caricature.eu and www.castle-vianden.lu 26th April 2008. The award winners selected by the jury will be personally informed by e-mail or by phone.
The final decisions of the jury, which will meet on the 22th March 2008, are undeniable.
10. Copyright: The selected participants allow the organizers to use their works only for promoting the author, as well as the event. All other copyright remains property of the author.
11. Address for the sending of the originals: CHATEAU DE VIANDEN
P.O.B 26
L-9422 Vianden
Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
12. Informations: Phone: +352 - 621283790
cartoon@caricature.eu

SECOND GRAPHIC HUMOUR INTERNATIONAL BIENNAL “ WINE , HUMOUR AND FANTASY”

THEMATIC : WINE IS DIWINE

We always talk about the wine culture, we also add wine in culture.
Cinema, painting, literature, art generally have drawn from wine and whereas
A two-sided journey that makes get high the wine glass on the seventh art podium , as cinema is considered the seventh art.
Thinking to Mario Soldati, writer and italian movie director who said that “ wine is something that lives and make part of our lives”we can say that the product wine is the “8th art “.
The first historical reference we find it in the bible,the patriarch Noé ate fermented grape to celebrate the Delage.
Another ancient wine riferiment we have it in Kana’s wedding.According to the legend, a Persian king forgot a grape bunch inside an amphora.After a little time, he saw with surprise that it has fermented and spread some juice.He thought that juice was poison and inform about that his courtesan.But one of them who lost the king’s favour, tried to committ sucide drinking that juice thinking it was poison.Instead the more she drinked it, the more she felt happy and wishful and so she gave them a glass to the king waking in him desire.
The wine alchemyhas always been present in magician and sublime aspectsof human beeing.Our most happiest moments are celebrated with this nectar produced by earth and by man’s work.
Celebrations, weddings, birthes, deceases great banquets, family or religious parties are accompained with wine, nectar from fermented grape that transmits euphoria and happiness.Wine has been the inspiration source in literary creation in all his genres.
Wine is life and truth,according to the classical motto “ in vino veritas “, as it’s been told by the french director Jean Luc Godard:“Truth is images in 24 images per second”.
Wine is, like humour “ drinking poetry, that has to be tasted, felt,seen and heard….always present in history and art.

CONVOCATION
SECOND INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC – ITINERANT HUMOUR BIENNAL
“WINE, HUMOUR AND FANTASY”

THEMATIC: A WINE Diwine
INTRODUCTION
FOR THIS BIENNAL SECOND EDITION, ALL THE PAINTINGS MUST ARRIVE ONLY AND EXCLUSIVELY BY E.MAIL
THE BIENNAL IS OPEN TO ALL PROFESSIONAL CARTOONIST. WORKS MUST BE PRESENTED WITH THE PARTICIPATION FORM OF THE AUTHOR (NAME, ADDRESS, COUNTRY, PHOTOGRAPH OR CARICATURE OF THE AUTHOR).
DIMENSIONS : A4 FORMAT CM 21 X CM 29,7 IN JPEG STYLE WITH 300 DPI RESOLUTION
QUANTITY : MAX TWO PAINTINGS
PLEASE SEND ONE E.MAIL PER PAINTING AND ONE FOR THE PARTICIPATION FORM.THE E.MAIL CAN BE SENT INDISCRIMINATELY TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES: smilefestival@libero.it smilefestival2@yahoo.it
A JURY MADE UP OF ARTISTS, JOURNALISTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONISTS WILL CHOOSE THE BEST FIVE PAINTINGS PARTICIPATING TO THE COMPETITION. EACH OF THE MOST VOTED FIVE PAINTINGS WILL RECEIVE:
FIRST PRIZE: SPECIAL SILVER PLATE “HUMORIS CAUSA”
SECOND,THIRD, FORTH AND FIFTH PRIZE WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL PLATE “HUMORIS CAUSA” OF THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL. THE CHOICE OF THE WINNING WORKS WILL BE COMMUNICATED AFTER THE LAST DATE OF PRESENTATION OF THE“SECOND INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC HUMOUR BIENNAL “
4) AFTER THE LAST SCRUTINY, THE FESTIVAL DIRECTION WILL COMMUNICATE TO THE AUTHORS THE FINAL CHOICES ON THE FESTIVAL WEBSITE: www.festivalhumorgrafico.com
THE PAINTINGS OF THE AUTHORS THAT WILL BE CHOSEN FOR THE EXHIBITION WILL BE SELECTED BY THE CULTURAL ASSOCIATION “LO SCRIGNO DELL’ARTE”, BY THE BIENNAL DIRECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SELECTION MADE BY THE JURY. THE AUTHORS THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED WILL RECEIVE ONE COPY OF THE BIENNAL CATALOGUE AT THE END OF THE EXHIBITION.
EACH AUTHOR IS RESPONSIBLE OF HIS OWN CREATION SO THE COPYRIGHT OF THE EVENTUAL TEXTS, TITLES AND IMAGES BELONG TO THE CREATORS.
THE FESTIVAL HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY EVENTUAL NOT RECEIVED E.MAIL OR IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT FROM THE REQUESTED ONE ( JPEG IN 300 DPI )
THE FESTIVAL HAS THE RIGHT TO EXPOSE THE WORKS IN THE EXHIBITIONS, TO PUBLISH THEM ON THE CATALOGUE OR ON ANY ARTICLE CONCERNING THE BIENNAL
ALL THE SENT WORKS WILL NOT BE RETURNED AND WILL BE PART OF THE “INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF GRAPHIC HUMOUR MUSEUM”
THE FESTIVAL WEB SITE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED WITH NEWS AND IMAGES ABOUT THE EVENT.
THE PARTICIPATION TO THE EVENT IMPLIES THE ACCEPTANCE OF ALL THE ABOVE-MENTIONED POINTS.
EXPIRY DATE : SUNDAY, 24 OF FEBRUARY 2008
DATE OF EXHIBITION OPENING IN PREVIEW: APRIL 2007
ITINERANT EXHIBITION: JUNE – DECEMBER 2008
WORKS MUST BE EXCLUSIVELY SENT TO: smilefestival2@yahoo.it
smilefestival@libero.it

11TH INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC ITINERANT HUMOUR FESTIVAL

TOPIC :OFFSIDE (To violence, indifference, discrimination and doping)
Opened to all the professional cartoonists, the works must be accompanied by the author card file ( name, address, country, pic or author parody ).
Dimension approved : Cm 20 x 30 – Cm 30 x 40
Quantità : Maximum two drawings

1) The authors must indicate back of the drawings if they desire to participate to the competition domain or out of the competition.
2) A jury composed by drawers, journalists and domain authorities will choose the best five drawings present “ in competition “. Each one of the most voted drawings will receive :
FIRST PRIZE, “Humoris Causa “ with Silver plaque
SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH PRIZE SPECIAL PLAQUE “ Humoris Causa “ of the International Festival.
The prized work choice will take place after the last day of the “11th International Graphic Itinerant Humour Festival “exhibition, edition 2008
3) The Festival direction, after the final poll will communicate the result on the Festival Web Site ( www.festivalhumourgrafico.com )
4) The cultural association “ Lo Scrigno Dell’Arte “ and the Festival artistic director will select
the drawings for the exhibition. The choosen authors will receive one biennial catalogue
at the end of the exhibition
5) Every author is liable of the content of his works, included the copyright of the authors themselves for what concerns texts, titles and images
6) All the received works will not be returned, and they will become parto of the future International Graphic Humour Festival museum
7) The Festival doesn’t take on accountability for eventual damages during the works expedition.
8) The festival will reserve the right to expose the drawings and to publish them on the catalogue or in articles pertaining to the Festival.
9) The Festival Web Site will inform you of the 11th Itinerant Festival with news and photos at the end of it
10)The participation at the exhibition involves the integral legal consent of this policy

Expiry date : FRIDAY 14 MARCH 2008
Exposition inauguration in preview : June 2008
Itinerant exposition : July – December 2008

The works must be sent at :
11th INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC - ITINERANT HUMOUR FESTIVAL
P.O. BOX 52
00045 – GENZANO DI ROMA
ITALYE – MAIL : festival@virgilio.it


OFFSIDE / to violence, indifference, discrimination and doping
From the dictionary
Off - side / inglese – fuorigioco / italian / sm. Inv [ sec XX ; fuori + gioco ].Situation in which the player, in some team games, in the beginning of the offensive action from his own team, is situated after the last man of the other team; goals marked in off side aren’t good, and the irregular position is punished.In football the players that attacks is in off side when he is in the half side of the opponent team field and there’s noone between him and the opponent team golie.
The Cultural Association “ Lo Scrigno Dell’arte “ ( non profit organism ) organize the 11th International Graphic Humour Festival.
Why offside? Because thematics like football guised on paper from graphic humourist, creates an event that amuse the whloe world spectators.In fact all the drawers present in the press pages of their country publish ideas on the on football world as it’s the most popular sport in the world.
“Offside / to violence, indifference, discrimination and doping” is a cultural event on football worldalso to remember us that when life is in game, we play for life, because football is sport , happiness and desire of living.This proposal done in a critic moment for football, confirms what we’re saying from the beginning,that a football exposition is meeting moment for an healthy sport vision.
Football game is absolutely the national sport all over the world; the only one that join in a common enthusiastic feeling and participation of all the social classes and that can keep awake the attention much before and much later than the hour and a half of the match.The fact that television or the direct vision can communicate the games images, the public excitation is always on a very high level and tension never get down with the game’s end but goes over and involves in the streets also those who didn’t follow the match. It’s a game that, projected besides the official stadiums, daily propose itself in the thousand of football fields quite extemporized in schools, houses gardens or everywhere a kids group meet himself around a balloon.
Registering this phenomenon, with share spirit and with the placid point of view of cultural interest, with the clever curiosity inquiry and the gage thrown during the time by journalist, writers, photographers, sociologists, philosophers, painters and also drawers.This last category , the humoristic worldwide painters, compare themselves in a meeting exposition under the umbrella football.
A tribute to football in a cultural meeting that overpass the simply football language.
Football appassionates, is like a powerful river that can drag with himmillion of people to ride his wawe, in a climate mostly of party, football is life, most of all for those who live life in a sportily way.Football is love, especially for those who know the passion.Football is health, because sport must be healthy and honest and against every doping.Football is fun for everyone,above all for sceptic and committed persons.Football is also money, a meeting occasion for those who like staying together and they don’t want to stay no more alone.
For this and for all that this sport represent, we couldn’t do without involving the nibbest international pencils, trying to give football with a smile his primary identity: the game

Sunday, January 06, 2008

INTERNATIONAL "SATYRYKON" CARTOON EXHIBITION (POLAND)

Theme: "Dog ... "
Section:
Humour and Social Satire.
Size: Maximum A3 ...
Work: Free ...
Deadline: 01 FEBRUARY 2008
Prizes: Grand Prix Satyrykon¬2008 pure Gold Key and 5.500 PLN.,
2 Gold Medals and 5.000 PLN.,
2 Silver Medals and 4.500 PLN.,
2 Bronze Medals and 4.000 PLN.,
4 Special Prizes: 3.500 PLN each ...
Address: International Exhibition Satyrykon
Legnica 2008 Akademia Rycerska Chojnowska 2
59-220 Legnica (Poland)
E-Mail: satyrykon@wp.pl
Web: www.satyrykon.com
Managing Editior: Elzbieta Pietraszjko

40. INTERNATIONAL UMORISTI MAROSTICA CARTOON EXHIBITION (ITALlA)

Theme: "Time ... "
Section: A) Cartoon ... B) Strips ...
Size: Free ...
Work: Max. 3 cartoon ... The works must be original, without titles and accompanied by author's entry-form and biography ... The works will not be returned and will be included in the "Umoristi a Marostica Museum ... "
Deadline: 18 JANUARY 2008
Prizes: "Scacchiera International Grand Prize" (Two Person-Cartoon or Strip Section)., Special Prize: (Five Person Cartoon or Strip Section).,
Address: Umoristi a Marostica¬36063 Marostica (Vicenza) Italia
E-Mail: info@umoristiamarostica.it
Web: http:// www.umoristiamarostica.it

1.INTERNATIONAL CARTOONET BY E-MAIL EXHIBITION (IRAN)

Themes: 1-Street Children ; 2-Child Laborers
Size: The dimensions of works should be 1200 Pixel JPG Format (High). Only Digital cartoons are accepted works achieved by digital tools will be accepted as originais as long as they are hand signed by the author, accompanied by the digital file ofthe artwork in Tiff format with 300 Dpi resolution on a CD. No photocopies or photographs will be accepted ...
Work: The choice of technique is free, color or B&W and etc ...
Deadline: 12 JANUARY 2008
Prizes: Honorable Mention (50)
A max. Df 5 works in each section can be submitted by the participating cartoonists ...
E-Mail: info@irancartoon.com
Web: www.irancartoon.com
Responsible:
Masoud S. Tabatabai

INTERNATIONAL "KYOTO" CARTOON EXHIBITION (JAPAN)

Theme: "There is no Time Left… "
Size: Max. 30x40 em ...
Work: Three original eartoons ... Ali works belong to the Kyoto Seika University¬Cartoon Department Colleetion whether aeeepted ar not... They will not be returned ...
Deadline: 12 JANUARY 2008
Prizes: Gold Prize (One Person): 500.000 Japan Yen., Silver Prize (One
Person): 200.000 Japan Yen., Bronze Prize (Three Person): 100.000 Japan Yen ...
Address: Kyoto International Cartoonist Congress (KICC),
Residenee Iwakura 403 42-1. Moroki-eho Kamitakano Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-0046 (Japan)
Web: www.kyoto-seika.ae.jp