CHINA GUANGXI CITY COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST 2009 CHINA

CHINA GUANGXI CITY
COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL
CARTOON CONTEST 2009
CHINA
Deadline: August, 28 2009
 
CHINA GUANGXI CITY
COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL
CARTOON CONTEST 2009
CHINA
 
 
 
1) Themes:
 
A) Global Financial Crisis
B) Free Theme
 
2)Hosts & Sponsors:
 
Hosts: Guangxi City College
 
Sponsors: FreeCartoonsWeb
 
3) Deadline: Aug 28th, 2009 (The arrival of the works)
 
4) Entries:
 
– Size: A3(297mm×420mm)
 
– Quantity: 6 pictures as the most for each person
 
– Works must be the hand drawing original by cartoonists, the ways of representation are free. Pictures with color or homophony are both allowed, it would be better if the works are good for exhibition. Computer working pictures are not accepted in this contest.
 
– Works must be drawn independently. The pictures which were rewarded will not be rewarded in this contest.
 
(5) Please sign the themes, author’s names, address& postal code, E-mail address at the back of the pictures.
 
– Mail address:
 
Liang Ming
 
Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest Committee,
 
Fusui Stree, Fusui County,
 
Guangxi Province,532100
 
China.
– Please mail the original works, recommend to use the big envelope. Do not pucker the pictures! Any production which is broken during mailing would
not participate in the exhibition.
 
– Please fill in the blank of personal data, mail together with the works.
 
6) Jury & Secretariat Members:
 
President of Judgment Committee: Huang Qigong (China)
 
Members: Xia Dachuan (China), Massoud Shojai Tabatabai(Iran),
 
Yuriy Kosobukin(Ukraine),Askin Ayrancioglu(Turky)
 
Secretary-general: Huang Qigong
 
Assistant Secretary-general: Jiang Lidong, Zhang Wei
 
7) Choosing and Presenting works:
 
The contest organization committee will invite the domestic and foreign renowned cartoonists to form the appraisal committee, who will discuss and
elect the excellent works, simultaneously, they will host the corresponding evaluation work on the line too.
After the election had ended, we will invite the cartoonists who got the prizes and the appraisal committee to come to the Guangxi City College or the
Guangxi Museum to attend the contest presentation ceremony, please pay attention to the announcement of media by the organization committee.
 
8) Copyrights:
 
Guangxi City College has the following rights to the participative works:
 
– The works will be displayed permanently on the website of Guangxi City College;
 
– The works can be collected ?published, and displayed or auctioned in public;
 
– The works can be published in other media and publications;
 
– The organization unit can authorize others’ legitimate applications.
 
All participative authors regarded as tacitly approve this contest rule.
 
9) Awards:
 
Gold Medal (1 person): Bonus 18800 Yuan and certificate, picture album
 
Silver Medal (2 persons): Bonus 8800 Yuan and certificate, picture album
 
Copper Medal (4 persons): Bonus 3800 Yuan and certificate, picture album
 
Best Network Human Spirit Prize (1 person): Bonus 6800 Yuan and certificate, picture album
 
Excellent Prize (20 persons): Certificate, picture album
 
Being Selected (200 persons): Certificate, picture album
 
10)Contact:
 
Guangxi City College website: www.gxccedu.com
 
Contest organization committee official website: www.gxccfy.com/cartoon Organization committee office email: cygjmh2007@163.com , cygjmh2@163.com
 
Contest organization committee address:
 
Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest Organization Committee, Fusui road, Fusui , 532100 Guangxi , China (apart from Nanning international airport 28 kilometers)
 
Contact persons: Huang Qigong (telephone: 013878868045) (China)
 
Liang Ming (telephone: 015977689300) (China)
 
The application form downloading website:
 
 

7TH INTERNATIONAL COMICS SHOWROOM CONTEST 2009 SERBIA

7TH INTERNATIONAL
COMICS
SHOWROOM
CONTEST 2009
SERBIA
Deadline: August, 20 2009
 
 

 
 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 20th, 2009
 
Address:
 
SKC Happy Gallery
 
SALON STRIPA
 
Kralja Milana 48
 
11 000 Belgrade
 
Serbia
 
Propositions and rules:
 
• Participants are not age-limited
 
• HIGH QUALITY COPIES ONLY, up to 4 pages, will be accepted. Works have to be sent via post office (e-mails excluded). Along with their work, participants are also required to send a filled APPLICATION FORM for the 7th International Comics Showroom Contest which can be downloaded from www.skc.org.rs (incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration)
 
• Required language: English
 
• Theme, style, technique, genre and page format are free-choice
 
• Page numbers and name of the author(s) should be written on the back of each page.
 
• Submitted works will be reviewed by the jury and selected works will be shown at the Showroom exhibition.
 
Awards & Prizes:
 
• Grand prix of the Showroom (includes 1000 €);
 
• Awards in following categories: Best traditional style comic, Best alternative comic, Best script, Best graphic
 
• Special jury award for inventiveness
 
• Young Lion special award (up to 15 years old contestants)
 
• Special jury award for the best idea (up to 15 years old contestants)
 
• Special jury award for maturity and imagination (up to 15 years old contestants)
 
• Special jury award for youngest contestant
 
• Sponsors’ prizes.
 
Additional information: www.skc.org.rs
 
 
7th INTERNATIONAL COMICS SHOWROOM
 
Happy Gallery SKC Belgrade, September 24th –27th , 2009

3rd CARTOONALE DE GEUS RULES 2009 BELGIUM

3rd CARTOONALE
“DE GEUS”
RULES 2009
BELGIUM
Deadline: August, 20 2009
 

 
 
 
1. ORGANISER
 
The cultural association ‘De Geus’, Belgium organises every two year a cartooncontest.
 
2. PARTICIPATION
 
Every person older than 16 years may participate in this contest.
 
3. SENDINGS IN
 
* The cartoons sent in should be original and not published before. All graphic technics are allowed. Text is not allowed.
 
* The themes treated are free.
 
* The cartoons should be designed on solid paper of 21 cm x 29,7 cm (Din A4).
 
* There is no restriction of the number of sendings in.
 
* On the backside of each cartoon the name of the cartoonist must be mentioned with his address.
 
4. Deadline
 
The cartoons (without passe-partout) must be solidly packed and at latest the 20th of August 2009 sent tot the following address together with the entry form/
 
Cartoonale ‘De Geus’ 2009, Clement Vlassenroot, Duivenkeetstraat 16, B-9280 Lebbeke BELGIUM
 
5. Right of publication
 
Participating in the contest the cartoondrawer agrees that the cartoons sent in will be used for an exposition as mentioned in the rules. The awarded cartoons remain property of the organisers.
 
6. JURY
 
The jury acts autonomously on awarding prizes.
 
 
There is no correspondence allowed with the jury about his decisions.
 
7. PRIZES
 
By the jury four prizes are adjudged:
 
1st prize : 500 Euro
 
2nd prize : 250 Euro
 
3rd prize : 150 Euro
 
4th prize : 150 Euro for the best classified artist under 25 years old.
 
8. EXPOSITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES
 
The results of the contest will be announced on Friday the 25th of September at 19.30 h in gallery
‘De Fontein’.
 
A selection of the cartoons will be exposed in art – gallery ‘De Fontein’ in Lebbeke on the 25th, 26th, 27th of September and the 3rd and 4th of October.
 
9. SENDING BACK
 
The cartoons will be sent back only if it is marked on the entry form.
 
The organisator is not responsible neither for lost nor for damaged cartoons during the sending in and sending back.
 
10. By his or her participation the artist agrees with these rules.

7TH MOGI GUAÇU HALL OF HUMOR 2009

7TH MOGI GUAÇU
HALL OF
HUMOR
2009
Deadline: August, 14 2009
 

 
 
The 7th Salon of Humor from Mogi Guaçu is a promotion of the Secretariat of Culture in partnership with the ONG TUPEC. Will be held from 21/08/2009 to 11/09/2009 in the Mogi Guaçu Cultural Center.
 
Participation
 
The competition will be divided into four categories cartoon, political cartoon, caricature and Comics amateurs and professionals can participate.
 
The submissions should conform to the standard size of 30 x 40 mounted on paper cards in this size (without margins) without frame, with free theme can be color or black and white. They should, however, be unprecedented and not to have been awarded in previous exhibitions or published in any vehicle. Each applicant may enter up to two works in each category, except for comics that should have a maximum of two pages for each job, using only one side of the paper.
 
Xerox or computer work will not be accepted.
 
Registration: From 08/06/2009 to 14/08/2009
 
Entries must be sent or delivered in person at Department of Culture (see address below) accompanied by the registration form affixed to the back of each work and should include:
 
• full name of the author
• date of birth
• Title of work
• category to be entered
• address and telephone
• number of identity
• number of CPF
• Alias and Email
 
7º Salão de Humor de Mogi-Guaçu
Secretaria de Cultura
Avenida dos Trabalhadores,2651- Jd Camargo
CEP_13840-195 Mogi-Guaçu (SP)
 
The inscription implies the total agreement that all work can be used in the Hall of Humor to promote the event, in any way of public or private communication, where the author is mentioned. The author agrees that his works are reproduced and distributed without profit. The omitted cases will be evaluated by organization.
 
Works will be accepted if posted until 14/08/2009.
 
The Organizing Committee is not responsible for the work that arrives damaged or is lost by the postal route.
 
Awards
 
Will be awarded trophies for first, second and third placed in political cartoon, cartoon, caricature and comics.
 
The winning work will belong to the collection in this hall.
 
The award committee may stop rewarding a category for lack of qualification of the work presented then the trophy would be passed to the other categories.
 
The first placed will receive cash prizes.
 
Selection
 
The submissions will pass through a pre-selection committee composed by the Hall organizing team and the invited experts in humor design.
 
The questions not provided here shall be resolved by the jury, whose decisions are sovereign and irrevocable.
 
Returns
 
The non awarded works should be removed by the author or someone of his trust on presentation of ID, after the exposure.
 
More information:
 
SECRETARIA DE CULTURA
Phone: (19) 3831 1844
 
National contest.
Monetary reward detailes not informed.

28TH INTERNATIONAL SAINT JUST LE MARTEL CARTOON EXHIBITION FRANCE 2009

28TH INTERNATIONAL
SAINT JUST
LE MARTEL
CARTOON
EXHIBITION
FRANCE 2009
Deadline: August, 10 2009
 

 
 
 
Theme: 2009, the Year of Astronomy
 
Size: A4
 
Work: 10… Original or Photocopy
 
Deadline: 31 AUGUST 2009
 
Prizes: Porcelain Pen (One Person-The Best Cartoonist)
 
Address:
 
Salon International Caricature dessin presse&humour
 
Saint-Just-Le-Martel
 
Haute-Vienne-Limousin
 
5, rue de la Mairie
 
87590
 
Saint-Just-Le-Martel
 
(France)

E-Mail: salon.humour@wanadoo.fr

Web: http://www.st-just.com

Tel: 05 99 09 26 70

AUSTRIAN CARTOON AWARD 2009 AUSTRIA

AUSTRIAN CARTOON
AWARD 2009
AUSTRIA
Deadline: July, 31 2009
 

 

Theme: “crisis as an opportunity”

 
1.) General Information
 
The contest is open to all cartoonists and illustrators worldwide. Applicants can be either professionals or amateurs and must be 18 years of age by the date of application. Up to a maximum of 3 submissions will be accepted by each participant. Previously awarded works can not take part in the competition.
 
The “Austrian Cartoon Award” will take place excluding the jurisdiction of a court.
 
2.) Entry application
 
Entries must be submitted either via post and addressed to:
 
“Austrian Cartoon Award 2009”
c/o Werbeagentur Morré
Johann-Kamp-Platz 1
A-8074 Graz-Raaba
Austria/Europe
 
or
 
online under www.cartoonaward.com
 
Only application forms filled in correctly will be accepted.
 
 
3.) Procedure
 
1st round
 
All entries for this award must be received on or before 31st july 2009 either online or via post (only copies!) to be considered by the ACA Jury. The best 120 nominations of the first round will qualify for the final and deciding round of the Austrian Cartoon Award 2009.
 
Final round
 
All participants of the final round will be notified either via e-mail or post. Originals must be signed and submitted latest by the 10th september 2009 – copies will not be accepted!
 
Should the deadline not be met, the application will be disqualified and the following best entry from the first round will be nominated to take part in the final round.
 
From the final 120 nominations the jury will select the best three in each category. Finalist will receive a written notification.
 
4.) Jury
 
Jury members are caricaturists, artists and media representatives. The decisions of the judges are final and irrevocable.
 
5.) The ACA Cartoon Award Annual 2009
 
The M+N Medienverlag (publisher) will publish the 120 best cartoons in the ACA Annual.
 
6.) Copyright
 
Through the participation in the ACA contest the right of advertisements such as publications in the Annual, catalogues, newspapers etc. is given to the awards organizer. The submitted originals remain with the host.
 
The organizer reserves the right to reduce the advertised prize money in the event of an unexpected cancellation of sponsors’ consents. In that case, the awardees are entitled to 50 percent of the initially advertised prize money.
 
The “Austrian Cartoon Award” will take place excluding the jurisdiction of a court.
 
Compositor’s errors and printing errors excepted. Place of jurisdiction: Graz.
 
First round: Submission of cartoons
 
Requirements for online entries:
 
• Maximum size 15 x 20 cm (vertical or horizontal format)
• Colour profile: Bitmap, grayscales or RGB
• 240 to 300 dpi resolution
• dataformat: JPEG, JPG (maximum)
• max. data volume: 1,5 MB
 
Requirements for entries via post:
 
copies or prints (no originals for the first round), black and white or colour on paper
 
• minimum size 21 x 30 cm (A4 vertical or horizontal format
 
• maximum size 30 x 42 cm (A3 vertical or horizontal format)
 
The name of the contestant and the title of the entry have to be indicated on the reverse side of each submission.
 
Final round:
 
Submission of the best 120 original cartoons
 
Measurements of the originals
 
• minimum 21 x 30 cm (A4 vertical or horizontal format)
 
• maximum 30 x 42 cm (A3 vertical or horizontal format)
 
The name of the contestant and the titel of the entry have to be indicated on the reverse side of each submission.
 
Only cartoons on paper and on no other materials can take part in the competition.
 
It is required that every entry conforms to the stated limits and size before it can be given jury consideration.
 
posting of originals:
 
• flat not folded and placed between two pieces of carton
 
• or rolled up
 
The host can not be made liable for any damage caused by posting or caused during the exhibition.

4th International Cartoon Competition URZICENI 2009

 4th International Cartoon Competition URZICENI 2009
“Oh the times!, Oh the customs!”

   


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R U L E S

Contest is open to all cartoonists, both professional and amateurs.

Theme: “O tempora o, mores” (Oh the times!, Oh the customs!)

Entries: max.5

The works must be accompanied by the author’s biography.

Size: A4(210x297mm) – A3(297x420mm)

Technique:
 free

Deadline: 18th November 2009

Prizes:

First Prize – 1000$
Second Prize – 700$
Third Prize – 500$

Two Special Prizes with a value of 400 $ and 300 $ for a portrait of a well known world personality – any domain.

Catalogue: each selected artist will receive a copy.

Remark: the works will be not returned, they will remain the property of the House of Culture Urziceni for the future exhibitions.

The works should be sent to:

CENTRUL CULTURAL MUNICIPAL URZICENI
CALEA BUCURESTI NR.27
925300 URZICENI – IALOMITA
ROMANIA

Contact details:

Tel: 0040 722 433 933 ; 0040 243 254 020.
petras23n@yahoo.com
culturaurziceni@gmail.com
nicolaepetrache@obiectivdeialomita.ro