2009 China cartoon contest:

Xue You Yuan cup Cartoon & Charcater Contest is calling for excellent works now!
Welcome all over the world participating cartoonists!

Xue Youyuan, the largest Children education media group in China, starts the cartoon image collection contest for its core journal Passion for Learning!
This contest is undertaken by Zhongman Web (http://www.zhongman.com, the most professional cartoon information website in China) and Xue You Web (http://www.61go.com/ , the homepage of Xue You Yuan Education Media Group). It aims at looking for the cartoon spokesman for journal Passion for Learning and the long-term cartoon partner for Xue You Yuan Education Media Group.
The Chinese Characters Xue You Yuan（学友园）mean “learning, friends and party”, which rooted in the most influential Chinese education classical book the Analects: “Will you feel happy while learning and reviewing? Will you feel happy while there are friends coming afar? Enjoy the happiness alone, enjoy the happiness together, which is more happier?”
As Xue You Yuan’s core journal, Passion for Learning is the first grade subdivision learning journal for primary pupils in China. The journal has three branches: Chinese Language, Mathematics and Writing, which is edited from Grade One to Grade Six. So there are 18 volumes per month. It publishes about 150,000 copies per month, covers more than 320,000 primary schools and has more than 10 million pupil readers.
With its smart foresight, Xue You Yuan advocates the concept of learning-oriented cartoons for the first time. Passion for Learning exhibits all the knowledge points in primary schools courses with the lively cartoons, stories and game, and it also extends the knowledge points to ordinary life, to interest the children and help them to learning more about the colorful world
Passion for Learning believes: cartoon is a way of thinking. Pupil can acquire knowledge in a pleasant reading experience!

1. Organization:
Organizer: Journal Passion for Learning
Host: Zhongman Web (http://www.zhongman.com )
Zhongman English Channel(http://www.zhongman.com/world/index.html)
Xue You Web (http://www.61go.com/)
Host website: www.zhongman.com
Supporter: Xue You Yuan Education Media Group.

2. Regulations.
a Entries must be a complete sight “cartoon image”: human, animal, plants or other abstract image will be OK.
b Entries can be a single carton image, or a series of cartoon images with close relationship.
c Entries must be accompanied with description included the cartoon image’s name and symbolic meanings.
d The image must be close to the ordinary life and psychological characteristics of pupils, no matter in meaning expression and drawing skills. It also has to respect the independent personality of children, being funny, created individually and has universal promote potential
e Entries can be static cartoon or dynamic animation (flash).
(1) Static cartoon works: min. 300dpi, JPEG format.
(2) Dynamic animation works: 3-5 minute segments, .MPG, .AVI or .MOV format.
(3) Flash animation work must submit .SWF documents (authors should keep the .FLA source documents prepare for check).
(4) The entry form has to be finished. Your names, address, e-mail and phone number should be attached.
(5) Entries can be submitted both in e-mail or post letter. The title of e-mail or letter should specify “Zhongman (Passion for Learning Cup Cartoon Image Collection Contest)”
E-mail: zhongman@zhongman.com
Address: Wei Bo Hao Homestead 6-3-1101
No.1, Wei Gong Cun Street, Hai Dian District, Beijing, PRC
Post Code:100081
Tel: (8610) 88570758
Fax: (8610) 58857333-0030

3. Deadline.
May 5th ,2009—- Jan 8th , 2010

4. Assessment.
a All entries will be published on Zhongman Web and Xue You Web and accept the online voting. The cut-off date of voting is: Feb 1st, 2010.
b Organizing Committee will gather the result of voting, take the advises from education professors and cartoon experts, and then select the best work as the cartoon image of Passion for Learning. Another 10 finalist prize will be selected at the same time.

5. Prize and Awards.
Gold prize: one, 10,000 RMB with certificate.
Finalist Prize: ten, 1000 RMB each and certificate.
(Taxes in)

6. Special Note:
The finalist prize winners (or teams) will have the opportunity to sign with Xue You Yuan to draw covers and insert drawings of Passion for Learning magazine series (18 books per month). The fee of the cover is 1000-2000 RMB per page (18 pages per month). The fee of insert drawings is 200-400RMB per page (500 pages per month). Fixed remuneration is over 1.5 million RMB a year.
Signed author will also have the priority to gain the drawing works more than 40 kinds of excellent children’s books published by Xue You Yuan in priority.
At the same time, the finalist prize winners (or teams) will become the VIP member of the comic co-operation studio which was founded by Xue You Web and Zhongman Web. They will have the priority to participate the comics and animation-related activities which held by the both website.

7. Legal Statements.
a The organization has the right to use all the submitting work in such conditions: promotional materials, related publications, authorized media propaganda, official websites and users’ downloads, the Award Show and the exhibitions.
b Authors can participate other similar contests by using the same works outside the period of this cartoon image contest. However, the consequences caused by these behaviors that may be causing conflict with other contest organizers or related agencies will be undertaken by participants selves.
c Entries have to be original works. Participants should have full intellectual property rights. Infringement of intellectual property is forbidden. Participants will be disqualified immediately and bear all legal responsibility if such infringement acts are found.
d Entries cannot include any contents of the violation of laws and insult to other people. Participants will be disqualified immediately and bear all legal responsibility if such infringement acts are found.
e Organizing committee has the final right of interpretation.

The organizing committee of Xue You Yuan Cup
“Passion for Learning” Cartoon Image Collection Contest
May 8th,2009

For more information of the contest, please click:
http://www.zhongman.com/Special/Learning/English.html
Maybe you have been familiar with Zhongman.com, for it has organized many interesting cartoon contest. But now, the new English Channel of Zhongman.com has finished, and you can enjoy more excellent cartoon works and Chinese cartoon information on our site.
Welcome to Zhongman.com
Chinese: http://www.zhongman.com/
English: http://www.zhongman.com/world/index.html
Yours sincerely
Zhongman.com, Beijing, China

OSTEN –WORLD GALLERY OF CARTOONS – SKOPJE 2009. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

– The World Gallery of Cartoons is organized by Osten – magazine for humour and satire.
– The received cartoons will be judged by international jury
– The opening ceremony and award announcement will be held in October 2009 in Skopje

PROPOSITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

Subject of 37. WGC: ”My subject”
– Only original cartoons will be accepted (optional, will be accepted digital prints of the cartoons on paper signed by authors-cartoonists)

– It is allowed for one author to send maximum two (2) cartoons. On the back side of the cartoons please write the name and surname of the cartoonist and the title of the cartoon.

– Size of cartoons should be on paper format A4 or A3.

– The organizer of WGC will not be responsible for any damage that may occur during postage and handling.

– The organizer of WGC will keep the cartoons as part of collection of museum of WGC.

– By filling out the Participation form, the participant declares and accepts in advance that (s)he hands over the financial/copy rights (s)he holds over the cartoons to WGC for printing/publishing by WGC and Osten without any limitations on location or time period. The author agrees that the organizer of WGC can use the cartoons, exhibit them, keep them in its archives and publish them on the Internet or through other media.

– The Participation form and coupons are available for photocopying and you can pass them to your friends and colleagues who would like to participate in WGC.

– The Catalogue of 37. WGC will be distributed for free to all participants who’s cartoons will be published in the same Catalogue.

– WGC will cover the travel and accommodation expenses for following prize-winning cartoonists for the award ceremony in Republic of Macedonia: Grand Prix, First, Second and Third Prizes.

– Deadline for entries is July, 30, 2009.

 Mail: osten@mt.net.mk
 Web site: www.osten.com.mk

– Participants are expected to send the filled Participation form, with short curriculum vitae (CV) and photograph, all together with their cartoons.

– The documents should be sent to address:

OSTEN, ”8. Udarna brigada” No. 2, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.

 

PRIZES:

WGC will prize only original cartoons:
– Grand Prix for exquisite contribution in world cartoon scene: 3000 $
For tradicional subject: ”My subject”:
– First prize (Golden Osten): 2000 $
– Second prize (Silver Osten): 1500 $
– Third prize (Bronze Osten): 1000 $
– Five (5) Special prizes: 200 $

PARTICIPATION FORM

Name/ Ime: Photo
Surname/ Prezime:
Nationality/ Nacionalnost:
Address/ Adresa:
Postal code/ Po{tenski kod:
Country/ Zemja:
Phone/Fax:
e-mail:

Short Curiculum Vitae (CV)/ Kusa biografija:

I accept all terms of the participation rules.
Gi prifa}am site uslovi od pravilata za u~estvo.

Signature/ Potpis
 

FILL OUT THIS FORM AND SEND IT WITH YOUR CARTOONS./
POPOLNETE GO OVOJ FORMULAR I ISPRATETE GO ZAEDNO SO VA[ITE KARIKATURI.