13th Hungarian Cartoon Festival

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary and the Hungarian Culture Foundation organise the
13th Hungarian Cartoon Festival between 8 April – 10 May, 2009 in the Exhibition Hall of the Hungarian Culture Foundation, Budapest.
The title and the theme of the Festival is „In the European Union since 2004”
We invite cartoonists from those 9 countries (Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia) that joined the European Union together with Hungary in 2004.
A Special Prize (HUF 500.000) is awarded to the best entry submitted by cartoonists from the 9 countries that joined the EU together with Hungary in 2004
Deadline: 18 March, 2009.
Address: Magyar Kultúra Alapítvány (Hungarian Culture Foundation), 1014 Budapest, Szentháromság tér 6.
You can apply for the Cartoon Festival by filling, signing and sending the attached application form. The organisers will publish a catalogue of the Festival.
More information: Hungarian Culture Foundation: Szilvia Bába
Telephone: (+36-1) 224-8122;
E-mail: bsz@mka.hu
Sponsors: European Commission

Application form
for the 13th Hungarian Cartoon Festival
I undersigned:
(Name) …………………………….
Address: ………………………………
Telephone:……………………………………..,
e-mail: ………………………………………
wish to apply for the 13th Hungarian Cartoon Festival and I accept the following conditions.
1. The Hungarian Culture Foundation organises the 13th Hungarian Cartoon Festival in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary. Application to the Festival is free of cost.
2. The application for the 13th Hungarian Cartoon Festival is validated by filling, signing and sending the application form and the entry(ies) . (Address: Magyar Kultúra Alapítvány, 1014 Budapest, Szentháromság tér 6.; tel: (+36-1) 224-8100; organiser: Szilvia Bába (+36-1) 224- 8122; bsz@mka.hu).
3. The Special Prize (500.000 HUF) is offered jointly by the European Commission Representation in Hungary and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and will be awarded to the best entry submitted by cartoonists from the 9 countries that joined the EU in 2004. Besides the
Special Prize, the best cartoon submitted by Hungarian participants will be awarded the 1st prize (500.000 HUF).
4. The applicant grants the organisers the non-exclusive right to exhibit and publish (in the catalogue and on the Internet) his-her entry(ies) within the context of the 13th Hungarian Cartoon Festival without payment to the artists.
5. Last deadline: 18 March 2009. The exhibition is between 8 April – 10 May 2009 in the building of the Hungarian Culture Foundation in the Buda Castle, at Budapest.
6. The jury decides which cartoons will be exhibited.
7. If requested , the entry (ies) of the applicants will be returned by the organisers after January 31st 2010. The entries can be received either personally at the Hungarian Culture Foundation headquartres (1014 Budapest, Szentháromság tér 6.) or by post, if sufficient postage charges are provided by the applicant.
After signing, the application form is to be sent to the following address:
Magyar Kultúra Alapítvány „Benne vagyunk! Öt éve az Európai Unióban”
1014 Budapest, Szentháromság tér 6.
(Hungarian Culture Foundation „In the European Union since 2004” – Cartoon Festival,
1014 Budapest, Szentháromság tér 6.)
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