1. Theme of the competition and participation’s rules
The contest is open to all cartoonists, illustrators and graphic artists from all over the world. It is possible to participate also out of the competition. This request excludes the author from the award of the prizes.
The theme of the contest is: RIGHTS, inviolable and universal
Authors can participate with a maximum of 3 works (Cartoons or Strips), inherent to the theme proposed in relation to man, his existence and the society where he lives, seen in a humorous viewpoint. In order to be understood worldwide and beyond every linguistic barrier, the works must be without dialogue or texts. Works must be inedited (that is, neither published before nor used to participate in other competitions). The organization can decide to exclude from the award of the prices those works that are found to have been already edited.

2. Shipping of the works and deadlines
Works can be sent by email to:
2014@umoristiamarostica.it

Otherwise, they can be sent through the following services:
WeTransfer (http://www.wetransfer.com) DropBox (http://www.dropbox.com) Google Drive (http://drive.google.com) Together with the application form -containing all author’s data- that can be downloaded from the website www.umoristiamarostica.it
The works, in black/white or color made with any technique, must be in GIF, JPG, PNG or PDF, 150 dpi resolution, saved in high quality, weight max. 3 MB. Larger files will not be accepted.
The deadline for works reception is February 21, 2014
The acceptance of the works, the selection, and the assigning of the prizes are completely up to the Jury nominated by the Artistic Direction and "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense". The Jury’s decisions are unquestionable and uncontestable.

3. The award of the prizes and the delivery of the original works
The Jury will award the "International Grand Prix Scacchiera", the Special prize "Sandro Carlesso", the Special prize "Marco Sartore" and 10 Special prizes "Umoristi A Marostica". Other special prizes or honorary mentions may be awarded.
The results of the Jury will be given directly to all participating artists by email and published on the web site www.umoristiamarostica.it
The authors selected by the jury must send the original works for the exhibition. If the work is realized exclusively with a digital technique, the author will have to send a dated, numbered and signed copy of the work.
Works must be sent (postage paid by the sender and without frames or glass), by April 15, 2014 to the following address:
UMORISTI A MAROSTICA
PIAZZA
CASTELLO 12 – 36063 MAROSTICA (VI)
ITALIA

4. Opening ceremony, awarding and acceptance of the regulation
The opening ceremony and the prize distribution will take place on May 10, 2014 at Castello Inferiore of Marostica. The exhibition will be open until June 22, 2014.
All the authors selected will receive a free copy o f catalogue. Non-selected participants will have the possibility to demand the catalogue compiling the form on the site www.umoristiamarostica.it
The works selected for the exhibition and for the catalogue will not be returned and will be included in the collection of "Umoristi A Marostica Museum". Non-selected paper works for the exhibition and the catalogue will be given back on request before and not after June 22, 2014. Shippin g cost is debited to the author.
The "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense" reserves the right to authorize the reproduction of the works and the diffusion of them through various communication means citing the author with the words "Taken from Umoristi A Marostica", without any payment. The "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense" is not responsible for transport damages.
The participation in the contest implies the complete acceptance of all the conditions and rules from the author.

For further informations:
phone/fax: +39-0424-72150
info@umoristiamarostica.it

1st CAIRO INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION
(To be held in March 2014)

Foreign Cultural Relations Sector, Ministry of Culture In Egypt, organizes in cooperation with Egyptian Caricature Society, 1st Cairo International Cartoon Exhibition.

Eligible Participants
Open to all artists from all over the world above 18

Theme
1- Egypt in the eyes of cartoonists
2- Free

Technical Criteria
• All artworks to be prepared at 300dpi actual size A4 (210mmx297mm), or A3 (297mmx420mm) in JPG format.
• Submitted works can be in color or black and white , in any style or technique
• Number of entries is unlimited.
• Submitted works must not violate copyright laws.
• By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his own and permits the organizers to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition.
Submission
• The entry should be submitted to –
egyptcartoon2014@yahoo.com
Latest by 25th February 2014
• The submission should contain the candidate’s
~ Full Name
~ e-mail address
~ Contact no
~ Full address
~ Date of birth (date-month-year)

A brief C.V in English and passport size photo of the artist should be submitted as well.
Selection Criteria
• Entries will be judged by prominent Jury based on the quality of work submitted.

• A catalogue of selected artworks will be printed, a copy of which will be sent to the selected authors.

Organizing Committee:
Samir Abd Elghany (Cartoonist and Board Member of the Egyptian Caricature Society)
Fawzy Morsy (Cartoonist and Board Member of the Egyptian Caricature Society)
Emad Abd Elmaksud (Cartoonist)
Mona Abdel Karim (Photographer)
Ameenah Kamel (Cartoonist)

For more details please visit:
http://www.egyptcartoon.net/
https://www.facebook.com/egyptcartoon
or contact us at :
egyptcartoon2014@yahoo.com

XXII. INTERNATIONAL SATIRE UND HUMOR CONTEST TRENTO ITALY 2014

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DON QUICHOTTE NEW @-EXHIBITION THEME:
"ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION"

Every year, "journey of hope "of thousands of people which is held by highway or seaway, has not always a happy end. Despite measures against this illegal way of immigration, millions of people are dying during this "death ride". Especially, to arrive to the destination is a big luck for the people who prefer seaway. The bad conditions of the weather and unsafe boats are the main reasons of this tragedy. Illegal immigration is not only achieved by seaway, but also there are immigrations which are held by highway. Unfortunately, many of these are ending with tragedy. Moreover, African countries are demanding illegal immigration more than other countries.

It should be noted that there’s an international annuity which is nourished from the people with the dream of a life with higher standards of living, who die tragically. Rising unemployment due to the global economic crisis triggered immigration of cheap and illegal workers. In Italy we have experienced the biggest tragedy, is a kind of survive from underdeveloped countries to developed countries. Just in a boat, the number of deaths was over 350.

We want to get under the spotlight their unsafe journeys from their own countries to other countries, the illegal gangs which left them with danger of death, expulsion reasons of the referencing country for asylum. Our goal is to attract attention of world public opinion to this everlasting tragedy, to contribute with a touch of art.

At the end of the exhibition the most successful 3 cartoons will be awarded with "Don Quichotte" medal. In addition 10 other cartoons will be given "certificate of Don Quichotte" as a reward.

e-mail: info@donquichotte.org

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YENI DON QUICHOTTE @-SERGÝ KONUSU: "KACAK GÖC"

Her yil binlerce insanin kara ve deniz yoluyla gerceklesen "umut yolculugu" ne yazik ki her zaman mutlu sonla bitmiyor. "Olum Yolculugu" da diyebilecegimiz bu yasal olmayan yollardan yapilan goce karsi alinan onlemlere ragmen her yil binlerce insan can veriyor. Ozellikle deniz yolunu tercih edenlerin sag salim gidecekleri ulkeye varmasi buyuk bir sans. Zira olumsuz hava kosullari ve guvenligi olmayan tekneler bu trajedinin en buyuk nedenleri. Kacak goc sadece deniz yoluyla olmuyor. Kara yoluyla da suregelen bu goc trajedilerine her gun dunya medyasinda rastlamak mumkun. Yasadisi yollardan gerceklesen kacak goce en buyuk ilgi Afrika ulkelerinden geliyor.

Daha iyi kosullarda ve insanca yasama hayalleri cogu kez olumle sonuclanan kacak goclerden beslenen uluslararasi bir rantin oldugu gercegini de unutmamamiz gerekiyor. Dunya ekonomisinin icinde bulundugu kuresel kriz nedeniyle artan issizlik, ucuz ve kacak isciye yonelen sistem kacak gocu tetikleyen en onemli nedenleri olusturuyor. Az gelismis ulkelerden gelismis ulkelere gerceklesen bu macerali yolculuklarda en buyuk trajediyi cok yakin bir gecmiste Italya’da yasadik. Sadece bir teknede olenlerin sayisi 350’yi gecti.

Gocmenlerin kendi topraklarindan baska ulkelere tehlikeli ve guvencesiz kosullarda yaptigi yolculuklari, onlari olume davetiye cikaran tehlikelerle basbasa birakan yasadisi ceteleri ve iltica icin basvurdugu ulkelerden sinirdisi edilmelerini mercek altina almak istiyoruz. Amacimiz bitmek bilmeyen bu trajediye dunya kamuoyunun dikkatin cekmek ve cozum uretilmesine sanatsal katkida bulunmak…

Sergi sonunda en basarili 3 karikature "Don Kisot" madalyasi verilecektir. Ayrica on karikatur de "Don Kisot Sertifikasi" ile odullendirilecektir.

e-mail: info@donquichotte.org

Theme explanation

Oceans are in our hands

Conditions and rules :

Initially, each participant can submit up to 3 entries in digital format by sending them before March 5th, 2014 via internet (Upload) to the following address :

www.nielsbuggeaward.org/sendcartoon.html

together with the digital entry form with the informations about the author.
Size for the first round: A4 Format, 300dpi, 2480×3508 pixel, Max. 5 MB each file.

The cartoons received after the deadline will be rejected.

Out of these submissions, the jury will make a selection of 100-150 drawings.
Only the selected artists will be asked to send the original work by post.
All these works will be shown at the exhibition.

The works can be made in black & white or color, with any drawing technique,
we accept only wordless cartoons, without subtitles.
The submitted work should not have been awarded before the deadline of this contest.

Cartoon works will be appreciated by the International Jury.
The award winners selected by the jury will be personally informed via e-mail.
The final decisions of the jury are incontestable.

The Prizes are :

1st Prize : 3.000 €
2nd Prize : 2.000 €
3rd Prize : 1.000 €

The selected participants give the organizers permission to use their drawings only for promoting the artist and the event itself.
Every other aspect of the copyright remains with the artist (except for the awarded submissions).
It ensures that the awarded works can no longer be submitted in other contests or published by their authors or third parties after the official publication of the results.
The drawings that were awarded one of the prizes will become property of the organizer.
The exhibition and the award ceremony will take place in late May 2014.

By taking part in this contest the participants accept the above mentioned rules.

Contact for further information: award14@hae.de

Notice : The prizes should be payed by the diplomatic way if unexpected problems occur with the bank account.

□ Individual work □ Group work

□ Student □ professional

Entrant’s info:

□ Male □ Female

Given name: _________________ Surname: _________________

Nationality: _________________

Home address:

______________________________________________________________________

Zip/Postal Code: _________

Email Address (for receipt notification): _________________

Company’s name: __________________________________

Contact person: _________________

Tel: ___________________ Fax: _____________________

Email: _________________ Website: __________________

Office address:

______________________________________________________________________

Entrant’s biography

Type of submission:

□comic □cartoon □Strip □Caricature □Graphic □Drawing

□Other: _________________________________

Language to be used in the submission: _______________________

My signature below attests:

A. To the accuracy of all information provided.

B. That the enclosed submission is my original work and that I own all rights to it and all its

contents.

C. To my holding SRIC and all those involved in it, harmless from and defend them against

all claims, demands, losses, costs, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including

attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with any and all claims of third parties,

whether groundless or not, based on any submissions made to this contest.

D. That I grant to SRIC the right to use my submission and name for publicity and promotional

purposes now and in the future.

E. That the burden of obtaining copyright or otherwise protecting any proprietary interests in

this submission rests entirely with me.

F. That I have obtained present permission from the artist and/or studio for the incorporation

of any unoriginal characters or other graphics, or those such characters or graphics (if any)

are in the public domain and may therefore be used without permission.

G. That I absolve SRIC of any and all responsibility and/or liability for any copyright

infringements, and that I (the entrant) accept responsibility and/or liability for respecting

China and International (Berne Convention) copyright law.

H. That I agree to be bound by the rules of this contest, and any decisions made by AYACC

respecting it, including interpretations of these rules and the results of the juried judging.

Signature: _______________________________ Date: _________________

Note:

Please send your submission(s) to the following address:

Organizing Committee of SRIC

2801 Suite, NO.7 Building, TianchangYuan Media Village, Beiyuan Road, Chaoyang District,

Beijing, China

Tel/Fax: 0086-10-82847182 Post Code: 100107

Email: cmiassn@163.com

Official Website: http://en.cmiassn.org