Pray for the victims of the earthquake-stricken area.
—— Please stretch your kindly hands, help the lives threatened by the big earthquake.

According to the report of the China National Monitoring Network, an earthquake of 7.8 scales attacked Wenchuan Town in Sichuan Province in China. The whole society are paying great effort to resist earthquake and provide disaster relief to the disaster area.

The confirmed national death toll reached 19,509 by 2 pm May 15, nearly all of them in Sichuan, according to the temporary disaster relief headquarters. Another 9,404 were buried in debris, 7,841 were missing and 26,206 people were injured. The rising death toll affects everyone¡¯s heart. The tunnels and bridges are totally destroyed in Wenchuan. Another town called Beichuan is completely in ruins. This natural disaster brings great sadness and pain to people in Wenchuan. When the mankind suffering disaster, the lives being threatened by the earthquake, please stretch you kindly hands, bridge the difficulties together with the fellowmen in the disaster area.
We propose that cartoonists all over the world to show your love, pray for the lives in the disaster area with your works, wish them peace and safe.

1¡¢You can choose from the following subjects: Pray, Love, Endow, Earthquake, Defending nature disaster. Your can also select your own subject.
2¡¢Deadline: June 15, 2008.
3¡¢10 works will be selected and awarded by Chinese souvenirs.
4¡¢Technique of works is unlimited. Black and white or color works are acceptable. The size of works should exceed A4 (including). The works should be in RGB, JPG, or TIF. Please send the electronic works to the following email address: redmanart@126.com; or: redmancartoon@163.com.

5¡¢Mailing address:
Zhu Cheng
Room 2510, FLT & Research Press Building (5thFloor ),
No.19 Xi San Huan Bei Road ,Hai Dian District
Beijing 100089, China

http://www.redmanart.com/
http://redman.zbeijing.com/zContent/?id=72

20° Olense Kartoenale 2008- Belgium

Extreme sporten & rare hobby’s
Extreme sports & strange hobbies
Sports extrêmes & passe-temps étrange
Extremer Sport & merkwürdiger Liebhaberei
Deportes extremos & manías extrañas
Sporty ekstremalne & dziwne hobby
20° Olense Kartoenale

Annual Cartoon Contest – Rules and regulation 2008
1. Participation:
All contestants will be admitted with no distinction made regarding nationality or age.
There are two categories:
*- Youth category up to 15 years inclusive;
*- Adult category: 16 years and older.
2. Theme:
The theme is „Extreme sports & strange hobbies“.
3. Entries:
*- Original cartoons in black and white or colour, may bear no captions.
*- Dimensions including any passe-partout 21 x 30 cm.
*- Works sent rolled and works larger than DIN A4 will not be returned.
*- Number of entries per contestant: maximum five.
4. Property rights:
Prize-winning works will become the property of the organizer or the major sponsors.
All works selected may be used by the organizers to promote the contest and the
village of Olen.
5. Catalogue/Cartoon book
Selected works will be considered for inclusion in a catalogue. The authors of these
works will receive a free copy of the catalogue during the prize ceremony or it will be
send afterwards by mail.
6. Return mail
Return of the cartoons happens only on explicit request of the participant. In that case
the return of the works will take place at organizers’ cost approximately six months
after the ‘deadline’.
The organizers will endeavour to handle the return forwardings with the utmost care
but cannot be held responsible for loss or damages.
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7. Deadline
The deadline is 22 September 2008.

The entry form and the cartoon(s) must be send to:
Olense Kartoenale
Gemeentehuis
Dorp 1
B-2250 Olen
Belgium

8. Prizes
For the adult category: For the youth category:
1st prize: 1000 euro 1st prize: 200 euro
2nd prize: 300 euro 2nd prize: 175 euro
3rd prize: 200 euro 3rd prize: 150 euro
4th prize: 150 euro 4th prize: 100 euro
5th prize: 125 euro
Only for Belgian participants:
Prize of the province of Antwerp: week-end (youth and adult category)
9. Prize Ceremony and Exhibition
The prize ceremony will take place at Friday 14th of November 2008 at approximately
20.00 h in the council room of the town hall of Olen, Dorp 1, 2250 Olen. Every
participating artist will be welcome on that occasion.
A selection of the cartoons will also be exhibited at the same address an can be visited:
*- Sunday 16th of November 2008
*- All working days from Monday 17th of November 2008 till 19th of December 2008
during the opening hours of the town hall:
*- Monday 09.00 u – 12.00 u 13.00 u – 16.00 u 17.30 u – 20.00 u
*- Tuesday 09.00 u – 12.00 u
*- Wednesday 09.00 u – 12.00 u 13.00 u – 16.00 u
*- Thursday 09.00 u – 12.00 u
*- Friday 09.00 u – 12.00 u

Entry form