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 42nd Italian Lies championship, declares the graphics section contest dedicated to Lie.
General Rules
This year theme is: "The weather and the climate change".
1. The competition is structured in a single section.
2. Participation is free. Deadline for cartoon submission is Sunday, July 12th, 2018. Each participant can send up to 4 cartoons.
3. The entry form below must be completed in all its parts and sent along with the presentation of 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 your own language, but we advice that you make a cartoon simply draw, without any text.
6. Italian Lie Academy will award the top three as follows:
1st place: "Gold Bugiardino" 
2nd place: "Silver Bugiardino " 
3rd place: "Bronze Bugiardino".
The Bugiardino is the symbol of Championship and is the bell tower o the village with a long nose, like the Pinoccio’s one.
It will be awarded with the "International Bugiardino" best cartoon coming from abroad or drawed by a foreign national.
7. All the winning cartoons will be published on website of Italian championship of Lies (www.labugia.it).
8. The authors waive any fee related to copyright.
9. Prizes will be delivered during of the 39th Italian Championship of Lies that take place in Le Piastre on 4st and 5th August 2018.
10 . The works will be judged by a jury headed by the italian cartoonist Marco Fusi.
Source: labugia.

45th lnternational Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba 2018

1 – DATES
The 45th lnternational Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba 2018, realized bythe Piracicaba City Hall/Cultural Action and Tourism
Secretariat/National Graphic Humor Center of Piracicaba in will be held in accordance with the followings cheduIe – Registration: until July 15. Selection Jury: July 28 and 29. Awards Jury: August 18. Opening Ceremony: August 25. Closing: October 14.
2 – PARTICIPATION
a) Professional and amateur artists, Brazilians and foreigners can apply unpublished artworks that were not awarded until the closing
date for entries.
b) The works – all categories – can be sent by MAlL or ELECTRONIC (applications over the Internet on the official website, in the format JPEG and 300 DPI resolution, attached Images at once).
c) The theme and technique are free.
d) Printed digital copies must be duly signed by the author and with indication that it is print number 01.
e) Sculptures with humorous content will also be accepted.
f) Maximum measures allowed: paper- 42 x 30 centimeters (A3) (16,54 x 11,81 inches), sculptures – 42 centimeters or 16,54 inches
(height) x 30 centimeters or 11,81 inches (depth) x 30 centimeters or 11,8 1inches (width).
g) Each artist may enter a maximum of 03 works per category: CARTOON (graphic humor with universal and timeless themes), CHARGE (graphic humor with journalistic themes of now a days), CARICATURE (graphic humor that expresses the physical and/or personality of a known celebrity), COMIC STRIPS/COMIC STORIES (graphic art in sequence. Caution: for comic stories will be accepted a maximum of 02 pages per work) and Theme HARASSMENT (only for works that address the theme HARASSMENT, proposed by the organization: "Harassment: sexual, moral, virtual … Harassment covers a wide range of behaviors of an offensive nature. It is generally understood as a behavior that bothers or disturbs and is characteristically repetitive. It is behavior that seems to be threatening or disturbing. Harassment refers to persistent and unsolicited advances and offenses, where the consequences of refusal are potentially very damaging to the victim. These, among others, are some approaches to be explored. "
h) Along the registered artwork, the artist must attach a complete registration form with legibly writing. lt is also requested reduced curriculum and photo, for registration in the CEDHU’s data base.
2.1 – Sent by MAlL
45º Salão Internacional de Humor de Piracicaba – Av. Dr. Maurice Allain, 454 – Caixa Postal 12 – CEP 13.405-123 Piracicaba- SP – Brasil
IMPORTANT: The work submitted must be accompanied by the registration form, duly completed and signed by the author.
2.2 – Sent INTERNET (ONLINE FORM)
Inscriptions works in JPEG format, 300 DPI (attached images at once) only on our website, on
http://salaointernacionaldehumor.com.br/inscricoes-2017/
IMPORTANT: Uploaded files should be named as follows: 
artist name_country_catgegory_number. 
Example: paulosilva_brazil_cartoon_01
2.3 Deliver in person
In the CEDHU – National Center for Documentation, Research and Disclosure of Graphic Humor of Piracicaba – Av. Maurice Allain, 454 –
Warehouse 14A – Parque do Engenho Central – CEP 13.405-123 – Piracicaba SP BRAZIL
3 – AWARDS
The Awards are a totaI of R$ 55.000,00 (fifty five thousand reais) divided as follows:
a) Five 1st place prizes in the amount of R$ 5.000,00 (five thousand reais) each, divided among the categories.
b) One award of R$ 10.000,00 (ten thousand reais) called GRAND PRIZE INTERNATIONAL HUMOR OF PIRACICABA chosen among the five winners of each category.
c) One prize called Popular Jury "Alceu Marozi Righetto", in the value of R$ 5.000,00 (five thousand reais),chosen by online open
voting. The contestants to this award will be selected by the Awarding Committee. The indicated, such as the schedule and the local for the voting will be announced on the event’s opening.
d) Also planned: a prize of R$ 5.000,00 (five thousand reais) called CHAMBER OF MUNICIPAL OF PIRACICABA award, exclusively for the caricature category;
e) a prize of R$5.000,00 (five thousand reais) called UNIMED HEALTH AWARD for work for any category that explore the themes of health
f) a prize of R$ 5.000,00 (five thousand reais) called ÁGUAS DO MIRANTE AWARD, intended to work by Brazilian authors in any category.
Besides the monetary value, the winning authors will receive trophies (creation of Zélio Alves Pinto). Other prizes and mentions may
be established, at the discretion of the Organizing Committee and Award Committee. There will be a selection committee and another
award committee with recognized and trained professionals.
The result of the award may be challenged up to one week after the opening of the exhibition, with adequate proof of any irregularities committed without the knowledge of the juries. If fraud or plagiarism is found in any award-winning work, the prize awarded will be canceled.
The values corresponding to the cash prizes will only be deposited in a current account in the name of the winners according to the legislation established by the Municipality of Piracicaba responsible for the International Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba.
It is mandatory that the winning artist has a current account in his name and he must inform it on the registration form. If you do not provide a current account within 02 (two) months, counted from the day of the announcement of the winners, payment of the prize amount will be canceled.
Authors of countries that face economic embargoes of any kind with Brazil and that make impossible the transfer of the monetary values of possible awards can only compete for nominations of honorary prizes.
4 – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
a) The simple application requires the artist to accept these regulations. The selected artists automatically transfer the authorial rights of his artworks for reproductions and publications in any media, without restriction, aiming promotion of the event.
b) The CEDHU is not responsible for any damage caused to the work during the transport via post office or other carrier).
c) After the exhibition, the original works must be withdrawn by the artist or authorized person carrying a letter of authorization
signed by the artist, at CEDHU – Piracicaba, within a period of up to six (6) months, counted from the closing date of the exhibition show. After the deadline, CEDHU will exercise the right of ownership, according to its interest.
d) Awarded authors (including honorable mentions) transfer the assignment of the Copyrights of their work, in accordance with Law
9.610 of February 19, 1988 (Copyright Law). total, universal and definitive, in all the modalities of use and free of charge, protected by said law referring to the work(s) awarded at the International Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba, which are now part of the Municipal Public Patrimony for all rights purposes, in accordance with the Municipal Law n 2249,1976, partially amended by the Municipal Law n 2486-1982 and consolidated by the Municipal Law n 5194-2002.
Application Form on source.

3. Laughter of the International Maritime (Smile of Sea) Cartoon Festival 2018, Russia

2018 Festival subject (Theme of the festival): 2018 World Cup (World Cup 2018) 
2018 Additional topics (Additional topic): Doping in Sport (Doping in sport) 
Deadline: July 31, 2018
election for the exhibition of the works will be carried out by specially invited jury. 
The end of the festival, the festival will be given to winners diplomas and album. The best works will be evaluated with a Special Award. 
Asking features:
Electronically works to be sent in JPEG format (300 dpi) should be. Sending address: 
smeh-novoros@mail.r of
Originals or Copies should be in A4 format. Sending address: 
Russia, 353900, Krasnodar Territory, Novorossiysk, ul. K.Marksa, 44, office 5 RUSSIA
(Phone: + 7-918-9873929, tlf / fax: (8617) 72-00-47). 
Festival manager: Valery Volkov 
Festival Artistic Director: Alexander Prokhorov. 
Source: cartoonblues .

2nd International Cartoon Contest Beavers Laughs 2018, Ukraine

Subject (Theme):  The name of the town where the competition is held Bobrits "beaver" to mean Departing from the " Beavers Laughing " topic is chosen. However, the subject of cartoons necessarily "beaver" is not necessarily s; jobs must be the primary product of intelligence and humor installed: on the other hand "beaver" la is also a cash prize for related works. 
Preferred dimensions: 30 x 40 cm. 
A maximum of 5 pieces PUBLISHED work. 
Technique: Free.
On the back of each work, or in the electronic participation application stage, artist name, including zip code, address, to hand, telephone number, identification number, social security number, bank account number (with full name, address with zip code, email, phone number, ID number, social security number, bank account) information must be indicated (in case of winnings the information requested in the last 3 items would be safer to pass, I think. IR). 
PRIZES:
1st Prize: 500 Euro 
2nd Prize: 300 Euro 
3rd Prize: 200 euros 
Special Kunduz Prize: 400 euros. 
Award-winning works become the property of the town with all its rights to regulate. Works entered will not be returned. Bobrits town and residents who work in organizations with their relatives may not participate in this contest. Participants are deemed to have accepted these conditions.

Exhibition and awards ceremony: September 8, 2018 
Contributions can be made electronically or by conventional mail. 
Participation address electronic means (a maximum of 5 MB each work):  skonnov@yahoo.co I
contest address for those who wish to submit original work by post: 
Bobrits Cartoon Competition 
27 Naberezha Street, 
Bobrits the Kiev-Sviatosh District, 
Kiev Region, 08 142, UKRAINE
Source :  Beavers Laugh . 
For additional information:  skonnov@yahoo.co I  or +380 67235-2536.