"Afdesta" International-Online Cartoon Festival (2013)

The Afdesta Online Festival secretariat is pleased to present its second cartoon festival featuring some of the most leading international judges entitle: "A World without Boundary". There will be a large selection and a variety of art to select from during this festival. Selected artworks from around the world will take place in Afdesta permanent online show. Competitors must illustrate "A World without Boundary".
Questions are encouraged and welcomed.

1. Competition terms:
A. Up to 5 artworks are accepted from each participant.
B. Artworks must be in A4 size and with 300 DPI qualities (format JPG-RGB)
Attention: to use the option: "save for web and devices" is recommended.
C. There is no limit for using design techniques (obviously, a well picture of non-digital artworks is required)
D. accepting an artwork is due to registration in festivals official website and accepting the rules.
E. All artworks must be submitted exclusively in the festivals official website:

http://www.afdesta.net

Attention: works which are sent through e-mail or anyway other than uploading in the festivals official website are not included.
F. Afdesta secretariat is excused for accepting artworks containing insult to a nation or culture.

2. Festival’s Schedule:
A. Submitting artworks starts from October 8th (7GMT) to December 7th (12 GMT).
B. Judging artworks is from December 9th to 13th.
D. Announcement of the winners and displaying their artworks on festivals website starts from December 15th 2013(7GMT).

3. Prizes:
A. Three nights residence in Kish Island for top 3 winners.
B. All participants will be rewarded festival’s attendance certificate.

5. Executive Board of Afdesta Art Group:
Founder and Director of Afdesta Art Group and Festivals: Ali Delzendehrooy
Cartoon Festival Secretary: Javan Takjoo
Executive Team Members: Bahar Badihi – Anahita Baniasadi – Farzane Khoshkhoo
Technical Manager: Omid Amraie
Information Secretary: Sarvenaz Sohrabi
Members of information service: Illya Tahamtani & Farshid Larmiani

Sponsors: Amir-Kish Real Estate Group – Afdesta Advertisement Studio
Organizer: Afdesta Art Group

Festival’s Official Website: www.afdesta.net
Advertisement: ads@afdesta.net
Cartoon Festival Secretariats e-mail: cartoon@afdesta.net
Registration link: http://www.afdesta.net/en_US/register/

2do CONCURSO INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST-SINALOA 2013

1. PARTICIPATION

The Contest is open to all cartoonists from all over the world and beyond.

2. THEME: Migration

The concept of emigration has existed since the first hominids learned to walk. To move around, for social

reasons or just for surviving, has always foot-printed the route of our species. Since our remote African origin

until today, humans have explored the whole planet forming a wide range of settlements, apparently different,

but with the same necessities. Nowadays, for some countries of the so called first world, immigration is

contemplated almost like a plague: solid metal walls have been built to protect their borders and tough strict

control systems are used in their customs. However, migration can´t be stopped and human beings, the direct

descendents of hominids that knew no frontiers, will continue to move around the world.

3. THE PRIZES

1st Prize: $2000 US dollars.

2nd Prize: $1500 US dollars.

3rd Prize: $1000 US dollars.

Winners will be notified by e-mail after 21

4. ENTRIES

A maximum of 3 works can be submitted by E-mail in any media, in black and white or

colour, but they should not have received a prize in other contests.

Works should have a minimum resolution of 200 dpi and keep the proportions of a Letter

size paper sheet (21.5cms x 27.9cms). They should be sent to:

camino2@prodigy.net.mx or camino3@prodigy.net.mx

5. DEADLINE: November 7, 2013

6. PLEASE FILL IN ENTRY FORM AND SEND IT TOGETHER WITH YOUR WORK:

. Name

. Photograph

. Address

. E-mail

7. A catalogue with the winners and selected works will be available on the web page of the

contest:

http://concursosinaloa2013.orgfree.com

8. PROPERTY RIGHTS

Copyright belongs to authors. The Contest will use some works, but only for promotional

purposes, such as publicity, the catalogue and the press.

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. November 2013.

http://www.mtvfriulivg.it/SDV2013/sdv_2013.pdf

NEW DEADLINE: 15 OCTOBER 2013 / KATILIM SÜRESÝ 15 EKÝM 2013 TARÝHÝNE UZATILDI!

Deðerli Katýlýmcýlar!

Ön Seçici Kurul olarak yarýþmamýzýn süresini 15 Ekim 2013’e kadar uzatma kararý aldýk. Bunun nedeni, gelen güzel iþlere raðmen „Vatandaþlýk" konusunun anlaþýldýðý konusundaki kuþkularýmýzdýr. Konumuz „Göç, Göçmen, Sýnýr Ötesi, Uyum, Deðiþim vs." deðildir. Diliniz, dininiz, ýrkýnýz ne olursa olsun bir sivil ülke sýnýrlarý içinde yaþýyorsanýz ve baþka ülkelerden gelmiþ olsanýz bile o ülkenin „birincil" vatandaþlarýyla ayný haklara ve statüye sahip olmalýsýnýz. Þanslýysanýz, iþ bulmuþsanýz ve vergi veriyorsanýz kültür þokuna takýlmadan farklý yaþam tarzlarýna da saygýlýysanýz o zaman „vatandaþ" olarak adaletten ve eþitlikten söz edilebilinir.
Yarýþmamýza, vatandaþlýk kavramýný esas alan, vatandaþlýðý tüm boyutlarýyla irdeleyen, içinde vatandaþ olarak varolduðumuz, refah toplumu veya sivil toplumu bireylerini „vatandaþ" olarak ele alan çizgilerinizi bekliyoruz. Ýktidarý seçme anlamýna da gelen vatandaþlýðý artýlarýyla eksileriyle masaya yatýran çizgileriniz için 20 gününüz daha var.

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Dear valuable cartoonists,

Our Preliminary jury decided to postpone the deadline to 15th October. The reason is as follow: even though we have received beautiful works, we have doubts about the subject "citizenship" which is not covered in most of the cartoons as it should be, The theme of our contest is "Citizenship," it is not "immigrants, immigration, traveling to other borders, integration, segregation, etc; i.e, whatever language, religion, race you have, as long as you decided to live in a civilized society, even if you move there from other places, you can have same rights and statues together with "original" citizens. In addition if you were lucky to find a work, begun giving tax, learned respect to different lifestyle without having so big cultural- shocks, you can have benefits of being citizen and can share same legal and juridicial rights as citizen.
Our contest is looking for cartoons also based on citizenship with differences. Citizens elect the politicians, and even if they seem sometimes to ignore some groups sometimes, they work for you. On one side of the coin you can have "welfare" and may have to use benefits of being in a civil-society, but on the other side sometimes welfare can be "warfare" for some people and you can observe that the same government you vote have different treatments to some groups in the society. So, we are looking forward to see your works on "citizenship" in a broad sense. Remember again our contest is on "Citizenship," not on "immigrants, immigration, traveling to other borders, integration, segregation, etc.
Thank you for your support, understanding and your help to focus on citizenship-theme.

"Vatandaslik" konulu 7. Uluslararasi Don Quichotte Karikatur Yarismasi 2013
(Süre bitimi: 24 Eylül 2013)

Vatandas; anayasa tarafindan belirlenmis hak ve ozgurlukleri, sorumluluklari olan vatandaslik statusundeki kisiye denir.
Vatandaslik; en basit anlamiyla kisinin belli bir yerde dogup, yasadigi veya belli bir zaman icinde yasayarak kazandigi yasal statuye denir. Ancak vatandaslarin dogup buyumek veya uzun sure belli bir yerde yasiyor olmak disinda paylastiklari ortak kavramlar da vardir. Din, dil, irk, gelenek-gorenek ve tarih gibi …
Siyaset biliminde ise, kisilerin hak ve ozgurluklerde esit olmalarini ifade eder. Ancak goc almis ulkelere baktigimizda, bu esit hak ve ozgurlukler kavraminin yasalarda ongoruldugu gibi uygulanmadigini hatta ihlale ugradigini gormekteyiz.
Uluslararasi yarismamizin amaci, gocmen olarak yasadiklari ulkelerde vatandaslik hakkini elde etmis bireylerin yasalar onundeki esitligini irdelemek ve bu yonde siyasi otoriteyi sorgulamaktir. Bunun yanisira vatandas ol(a)madan yasayan gocmenlerin hakkini da „vatandas" gibi savunmaktir.

Yarisma Kosullari:
1) Yarismaya sadece internet uzerinden (citizenship@donquichotte.org) katilabilinir.
2) Yarismaya katilacak karikaturlerin daha once hicbir yarismada odul almamis olmasi ve yayinlanmamis olmasi gerekmektedir. Aksi takdirde odulun geri alinabilmesi soz konusu olabilecektir.
3) Karikaturler A3 boyutunda, 200 dpi ve jpeg formatinda olacaktir. (Siyah-beyaz veya renkli olabilir, her turlu boyama teknigi serbesttir.)
4) Yarismaya son katilim tarihi 24 Eylul 2013‘tur.
5) Secici kurul, gelen karikaturleri 1-15 Ekim 203 arasi degerlendirecek, sonuclar 18 Ekim 2013 tarihinde aciklanacaktir.
6) Gonderilen karikaturler Don Quichotte’un arsivinde muhafaza edilecektir. Sergi ve album disinda herhangi bir kullanim veya paylasim durumunda cizerinden izin alinacaktir.
7) Buyuk odul olan 1000 Euro’yu Almanya Turk Toplumu (Turkische Gemeinde in Deutschland) TGD verecek. Yarismamizin diger sponsorlari Stuttgart Belediyesi "Uyum Bolumu" (Abteilung Integraiton/Stadt Stuttgart), Avukat Macit Karaahmetoglu ve Grafithek Werbetechnik Stuttgart. Uluslararasi karikatur yarismamizin albumunu ise "Sisli Belediyesi" ustleniyor.

Oduller:
– Buyuk Odul: 1.000 Euro +DQ Heykelcigi
– 2 adet Basari Odulu: 250 Euro+DQ Sertifikasi
– 10 adet Mansiyon (DQ Sertifikasi)

Secici Kurul:
– peter nieuwendijk
– angel boligan
– massoud shojai
– pavel kuczynski
– omar turcios
– tan oral
– nezih danyal
– seyran caferli
– firuz kutal
– oguz gürel
– hayati boyacioglu
– erdogan karayel

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Citizenship/7th International Don Quichotte Cartoon Contest 2013
(Deadline: September 24/2013)

Citizen, a person that has certain rights, freedoms and obligations that is determined by the constitution of the state, a person who has a citizenship status.
Citizenship in its most basic terms, citizenship represents a legal status which entitles a person to the state he/she was born and raised or lived for a certain amount of time.
However, citizens usually share something more than just by being born and raised or living in a piece of land. Such as religion, language, ethnicity, tradition, history…etc.
In political science, "citizenship" has a deeper meaning which refers to the equality in fundamental rights and freedoms among all citizens but when we take a glance at countries which has a significant amount of immigrant populations, we can witness examples of the poor application or even offense of these fundamental right and freedoms.

The Rules of Competition:
1) With participation in competition is possible only by Internet. (citizenship@donquichotte.org)
2) The participating work may have been published neither with another competition presented nor on any way. With an offence, the deprivation of the achieved prices is the result.
3) The designs are to be drawn in A3-Size to deliver in 200 dpi dissolution and in Jpeg format. They know both and black-and-white, and to be colored, the coloured representation is exactly the same as the colortechnical treatment of the work is incumbent on not a containment. 4) The closing date of the competition is 24 September 2013) The jury exists, evaluates the works between 1. and 15. October. Results of this evaluation and conception of the price-crowned
works are published on 18 October 2013.
6) The large prize of 1000 Euros will be provided by the Turkish Community of Germany (Türkische Gemeinde in Deutschland- TGD). Other sponsors of our contest are the Department of Integration of Stuttgart Municipality (Abteilung Ýntegraiton/Stadt Stuttgart), lawyer Macit Karaahmetoglu and Grafithek Werbetechnik Stuttgart. The album of our international contest will be provided by the "Þiþli Municipality of Istanbul"..

Die Prizes:
– Grand Prize: 1.000 Euro+DQ Sculptur
– Two Achievement Awards: 250 Euro +DQ Certificate
– 10 Special Prizes

Jury:
– peter nieuwendijk
– angel boligan
– massoud shojai
– pavel kuczynski
– omar turcios
– tan oral
– nezih danyal
– seyran caferli
– firuz kutal
– oguz gürel
– hayati boyacioglu
– erdogan karayel

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Staatsbürgerschaft/7. Internationaler Don Quichotte Karikaturenwetbewerb 2013

Staattsbürger ist derjenige, der die Rechte, Freiheiten und Pflichten, die durch Verfassung bestimmt sind.
Staattsbürgerschaft, in einfachste Form zu erklären ist das Staduim jener, das durch Geburt, Wohnort und Lebensmitelpunkt gewonnen wird. Der Staatsbürger teilen aber außer der Geburt, Wohnort und Lebensmittelpunkt einiges: Religion, Sprache, Herkunft, Traditionen und einege Geschiche Politikwissenschaft siehr die Gleichheit der Menschen an dem Rechts- und Freiheitssystem. Aber in vielen Einwanderungsländern sieht die Realität nicht entsprechend dem, was Politikwissenschaft vorschreibt, aus. Es gibt sogar Entrechtungen.
Das Ziel unseres internationalen Wettbewerbs ist; die verdiente gleiche Rechte der Migranten in dem jeweiligen Ländern zu analysieren, und die politische Macht an die Verantwortung zu erinnern. Zusätzlich soll auch die Rechte der nicht Eingebürgerten mitberücksichtigt werden.

Die Wettbewerbsregeln:
1) Bei Teilnahme an Wettbewerb ist nur durch Internet möglich. (citizenship@donquichotte.org)
2) Die teilnehmende Arbeiten dürfen weder bei einem anderem Wettbewerb vorgestellt noch auf irgendeiner Weise veröffentlicht worden sein. Bei einem Verstoß, ist die Aberkennung der errungenen Preise die Folge.
3) Die Zeichnungen sind in A3-Größe zu zeichnen, in 200 dpi Auflösung und in Jpeg-Format abzugeben. Sie können sowohl als Schwarz-Weiß, als auch farbig sein, Die Farbliche Darstellung ist genauso wie die farbtechnische Bearbeitung der Arbeiten obliegen nicht einer Eingrenzung.
4) Die Einsendeschluß des Wettbewerbs ist 24. September 2013.
5) Die Jury besteht, bewertet die Werke zwischen 1 und 15. Oktober 2013. Ergebnisse dieser Bewertung und Vorstellung der preisgekrönten Werke werden am 18 Oktober 2013 veröffentlicht.
6) Der große Preis von 1000 Euro wird von der Türkischen Gemeinde in Deutschland (Türkische Gemeinde in Deutschland-TGD) gestiftet. Weitere Sponsoren unseres Wettbewerbs sind das Ministerium für Integration von der Gemeinde Stuttgart (Abteilung Integrationskurse / Stadt Stuttgart), Herr Rechtsanwalt Macit Karaahmetoglu und Grafithek Werbetechnik Stuttgart. Die Kosten für das Erscheinen des Albums unseres internationalen Wettbewerbes wird von der Gemeinde "Þiþli in Istanbul" übernommen

Die Preise:
– Hauptpreis: 1.000 Euro+DQ Skulptur
– Zwei Achievement Awards: 250 Euro +DQ Zertifikat
– 10 Stück Sonderpreise (DQ Zertifikat)

Jury:
– peter nieuwendijk
– angel boligan
– massoud shojai
– pavel kuczynski
– omar turcios
– tan oral
– nezih danyal
– seyran caferli
– firuz kutal
– oguz gürel
– hayati boyacioglu
– erdogan karayel

The Just for Laughs 2013 International Visual Arts Contest

1. PARTICIPATION

All persons 18 years of age and older are eligible to participate in this international contest. Participants declare to agree to the terms and conditions of the regulations, and the decisions of the juries. Belgian law governing withholding tax on prizes won by foreign participants applies. Participation is free of charge.

2. DEFINITION

A cartoon is a humorous drawing. This includes a caricature of a famous person, a parody of a real situation or simply an image of a funny situation. The cartoon can consist of one image or take the form of a short comic strip. The cartoon can be static (drawn) or moving (animated using a computer).
The cartoons may contain text, but seen the international character of this contest, text can only be in the english language.

3. THEME

BUS & COACH MOBILITY

4. SUBMISSIONS

Drawn cartoons (black/white or colour). Maximum 5 submissions per person.
The participant declares that the cartoon is selfmade and is not a copy of existing work.
They may not have been exhibited or awarded in any country.
Submissions must be sent by using the participate button on this site..

5. REGISTRATION FORM

Participation is valid only if your date of birth has been filled in and the form has been signed. The back of each cartoon must indicate: last name, first name.
Submission is at the expense of the participants.

6. OWNERSHIP RIGHTS

By participating, participants grant the organising body the right to use their submissions as advertising for the "Global B&C Cartoon Festival" (e.g. as cartoon book, catalogue, advertising in the press and other media, separate promotional printed works such as posters, leaflets etc., promotional gifts by the city council and/or photo festival organisation, calendar).

7. JURY

An international jury will make a selection from the entries for the exhibition, and will select the prize winners.
The jury can withhold submissions which they find to explicit.

8. VISIBILITY OF THE CONTEST

Approved submissions will be presented in the gallery section of this site.

9. OWNERSHIP BY ORGANISING BODY

All submitted works become the property of the organising body.

10. CARTOON BOOK

A cartoon book will be published, subject to budgetary and technical constraints. Selected participants will be entitled to one copy.

The Just for Laughs 2013 International Visual Arts Contest
5th edition – July 13-27, 2013 – Montreal

Just for Laughs is proud to once again be teaming up with artist and designer Constantin Marinescu, who has been creating a unique brand of visual humour for more than five decades, as the Director and Artistic Director for the Just for Laughs 2013 International Visual Arts Contest. It is also proud to be have Montreal’s URBANA Marketing organizing the event.

After the Funny Story in 2001, the Joke in 2002, Irony in 2003 and Parody in 2004, Cynicism will be be explored this year.

The Just for Laughs 2013 International Visual Arts Contest, presented within the Street Arts programming of Just for Laughs Festival, will culminate with an exhibition running from July 13-27th, in the heart of Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles within Place des Festivals, in front of the Place des Arts entrance on Sainte-Catherine street.

Entries from over 150 participants from at least three continents are expected, with 30 finalists and three winners announced during the vernissage. All artist applications must be received by June 17, 2013.

The Theme

"Cynicism is dark. Hence, cynical humour crosses a line and spreads ever further. It thumbs its nose at the system and rules, spearing nothing and no one." – definition from the Just for Laughs Museum’s exhibit "Twelve Universes of Humour" (1993)

Contest Regulations

Visual artists, graphic designers, painters, designers and photographers are welcome to submit a new or existing piece of work. It must adhere to the criteria laid out below and address this year’s theme: CYNICISM.

Criteria

· Visual works need to be intentionally humorous and address this year’s theme, CYNICISM;

· For a two-dimensional work to be admissible, its dimensions must not exceed 36 inches by 44 inches. (92 cm by 112 cm);

· For a three-dimensional work to be admissible, its dimensions must not exceed 11 inches by 11 inches, with a height of 19 inches (28 cm by 28 cm by 49 cm).

Application and documents to be included

· A picture of the work, submitted by email;
· A text describing the work, along with its dimensions (approximately 150 words);
· Artist’s biography (approximately 200 words);
· The participation form attached (see p.3) completed and signed.

Important dates and information

· Applications should be sent to ciav@urbana-marketing.com
before Monday, June 17th 2013, at 5 p.m. (EST)

· Deliberation by the jury for the selection of finalists (the 25-30 works to be exposed): June 21st

· Selected artists will be contacted via email and phone in order to process with the shipping of their work from June 22-24th

· Last date for works to be received in Montreal: July 5th, 2013 before 5 p.m (EST)

The exhibition will take place from July 13-27th, 2013 as part of the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, indlucing a vernissage and awards ceremony.

Winners of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes will be respectivey awarded a $5,000, $3,000 and $1,000 (CDN) amount, allowing for the three winning pieces to be acquired for the collection of the corporation and individuals offering the boursaries.

Contact
Ana Marinescu
ciav@urbana-marketing.com
(514) 501-0262

JUST FOR LAUGHS 2013 INTERNATIONAL VISUAL ARTS CONTEST

PARTICIPATION FORM

To participate, please complete, sign and return this form with your application (following indications on p.2) by email at ciav@urbana-marketing.com before Monday, June 17, 2013 at 5 p.m (EST)

First Name :
Last Name :
Artist Name (if different) :
Address :

Phone :
Email :
Title of work :
Dimensions of work :
Technique :
Dollar ($CDN) value of work :

I declare that I am the author of the work (”Author”) that am submitting and that I am signing over my copyright. I agree to participate in the Just for Laughs 2013 International Visual Arts Contest and understand that the written work will be submitted to a jury and if chosen will be exhibited from July 13-27, 2013.

I agree to handle all shipping costs for sending and returning the work if it is selected amongst the finalists and that it be returned to me within approximately a month after it’s exhibited. The organizers (Just for Laughs Festival and URBANA Marketing) will not be held liable for damage, loss or deterioration of the work that may arise during delivery or exhibition.

I hereby authorize the organizers to reproduce and distribute, in whole or in part, the work submitted to the contest for promotional or media purposes in any media, including print, websites and social media. I also authorize the dissemination and use of any images or video of my person and/or the submitted work, and distribution of my name as Author of said work.

I waive my right to privacy and any compensation to which I may be entitled in connection with the use of my name, my image and the work submitted, including the rights to any copies for promotional purposes.

____________________________________ _______________________

SIGNATURE Date

PLEASE SEND YOUR REQUEST BY EMAIL NO LATER THAN JUNE 17, 2013 AT 5 P.M. (EST)

BRAILA COUNTY COUNCIL
THE COUNTY CENTER FOR PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF
TRADITIONAL CULTURE BRAILA

INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST
8th edition 2013

REGULATION

Contest: open to all cartoonists.
Theme: FREE
Entries: max. 5.
The works must be accompanied by the author’s biography (photo).
Size: A4 (210 x 297 mm) – A3 (297 x 420 mm)
Technique: free
Deadline: August 25th, 2013
Prizes:
Great Prize -1500 €;
First Prize – 1000 €;
Second Prize – 800 €;
Third Prize – 500 €;
3 Special Prizes – 3 x 300 € (each)

Exhibition: September 20th, 2013

Catalogue: each selected artist will receive a copy

Remark: the works will not be returned, they will remain the property of The County Center for Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Braila

The works should be sent to:
The County Center for Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Braila
no. 2, Piata Traian
810153
Braila
Romania

Contact details: centrul_creatie@portal-braila.ro
costel_patrascan@yahoo.co.uk
maria.puscaciu@yahoo.com

Brain Sneezing 2013

PRERAG, association announces the International Cartoon Humour Competition
Brain Sneezing – from kalokagathia to hypochondria and back
Topic 2013 : BRAINWASHING
Competition terms :
Each author can send maximum 5 original works.
The competition is open to everybody and is not restricted in terms of artistic design methods.
The format of works should not exceed the A4 dimension.
The competition is non-anonymous.
The works can be sent either online, by filling the electronic application form, or via regular mail, with each work signed on the reverse with the author´s name and their address.
The rewarded works will become the property of the organiser.
Deadline : 30th September 2013
The exhibition of the works and the announcement of the results will take place in October 2013 in Prešov. The most successful authors will be awarded by the international jury as follows:
1st prize 500.00 EUR
2nd prize 300.00 EUR
3rd prize 100.00 EUR
The competition Jury reserves the right to grant other special prizes or not to grant some of the prizes.
The organisers will accept all the works that will be delivered online at the web address:
http://www.cartooneast.com/index/registration
or the works that will be sent by regular mail to the address:
PRERAG, združenie
Mgr. Peter Rázus, Dubová 5,
08001 PREŠOV Slovakia
Please, sign the envelope with the motto: Brainwashing
The organisers reserve the right to publish selected works in promotional materials and to re-install the exhibition.
The catalogue will be sent to each competitor whose works will be published in the catalogue.
The authors agree that their works become the property of the organisers at no charge, that copies of their works might be made and used in re-installing the exhibition in other venues and that their works might be published free of charge in order to promote the exhibition.
E-mail : info@cartooneast.com
WEB: http://www.cartooneast.com/.

"Humour a Gallarate" International Cartoon Contest
Grand Prix ‘Marco Biassoni’
December 1st – January 6th , 2014

Theme: " DEVIL "

The 19th edition of the International Cartoon Contest is organized by the "Pro Loco" of Gallarate for cultural purposes, to attest the worthy creative contents of thought and the humoristic graphic art which contribute in no mean way to the development of attentive, innovative, pluralistic and open-minded social relationship. The 2013 personal show will be organized in honor of Yuriy Kosobukin, master of graphic art.

In collaboration with: "MAGA" Museum Art Gallarate, FanoFunny Festival for the International section, the region of Lombardy, Land of Tourism, the Varese communitary ONLUS Foundation, Lions Club Insubria, Province of Varese, Gallarate town Council, Humourist National Association, Gallaratese Cultural Club, "Panizzi" Library System.

Regulations

1) The contest is open to all professional cartoonists, caricaturists, illustrators and graphic artists from all over the world. The contest is articulated in 3 sections (Graphics/Cartoon, Satire, Caricature) .

2) Theme: DEVIL. Hell, devilries and what lies around sins and graphic spites.
Sections: A) Graphics/Cartoon | B) Satire | C) Caricature (Devils in the political world and those belonging to Human Comedy).

It’s possible to participate in all the sections.

3) Entries: max. 3 works. The works must be original and accompanied by the author’s photo or caricature, entry form and biography. Each work should bear the signature or mark of the author and name, surname, address, phone number and other data on the back.
The authors have to indicate the section for each work.

4) Size: A4 (21 x 29,7 cm)

5) Technique: Free. Common graphic and digital prints will be accepted but only if signed by the author. Copies of ink and pencil drawings are not applicable. The works sent in digital form, by email or informatic devices, will not be considered for the awarding of prizes of The Grand Prix "Marco Biassoni"; the works will be taken into consideration only for the exhibition and for the catalogue.

6) Deadline: October 28th, 2013 (the post-mark will be proof).

7) Prizes: the Jury will award the following prizes:
Grand Prix "Marco Biassoni" for the best work among all the sections (Graphics/Cartoon, Satire, Caricature) – 1.000 € + diploma

1st Prize for each section (Graphics/Cartoon, Satire, Caricature) – 500 € + diploma

Special Prize of Jury – Diploma for each section

5 Special Mentions for each section (Graphics/Cartoon, Satire, Caricature) – diploma

Special Prize Osvaldo Cavandoli "Cava" (creator of the famous character "La Linea") for the best work of all sections, that combines humoristic beauty with the essentiality of graphic execution – 500 € + diploma

8) Exhibition: December 1 – January 6, 2014 at the Minoletti building situated in Garibaldi Square (Gallarate).
Opening ceremony: Saturday 30 November 2013, at 11:00 AM
All authors who will attend the opening ceremony are invited to a rustic lunch.

9) Catalogue: each selected author will receive a copy

10) Property: the Organizers reserve the rights to reproduce the cartoons in catalogue, newspapers, or posters to promote the Contest and to exhibit a selection of works in other locations in Italy and other countries. None of works will be returned but will be included in the "Humour Gallarate Collection".
By submitting the works, the author accepts the rules and regulations of the Contest and the decisions of the Jury.

The works should be sent to:
Pro Loco Gallarate
Vicolo del Gambero n. 10
21013 Gallarate (VA)
ITALY

For further information
Phone/Fax (+39)0331.774968
proloco.gallarate@libero.it | www.prolocogallarate.it
www.fanofunny.com/guests/humourgallarate