1. The theme for 8th International Editorial Cartoon Competition 2008 is:
“Rewriting history”
2. Three prizes will be awarded.
First prize: $1500, crystal trophy, and Canadian UNESCO certificate.
Second prize: $750 plus a certificate.
Third prize: $500 and certificate.
All sums are in Canadian dollars.
Ten additional cartoons will each receive an Award of Excellence. Regrettably no financial remuneration accompanies Awards of Excellence.
3. A maximum of three cartoons will be accepted from each cartoonist. They may be in colour or black and white. They may be sent as attachments to an e-mail. They may not have previously won an award. They will not be returned.
4. The size of the cartoon should not exceed 8.5 by 11 inches.
5. The cartoonist’s name, address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address (if available) must be on the reverse side of each cartoon or in the body of the e-mail to which the cartoon is attached. A short biography of the Cartoonist should be provided.
6. The Canadian Committee for World Press shall have the rights to use any of the cartoons entered in the Competition for promotion of the Luncheon or World Press Freedom Day 2 May. Participation in the competition implies agreement by the cartoonist to the conditions of this article.
7. The winners of the Competition will be announced at the World Press Freedom Day Luncheon held at the National Arts Center in Ottawa, on May 2, 2008 and will be advised by mail or fax or e-mail. The results may be posted on the National Press Club Web site http://www.pressclub.on.ca/ the 3rd of May, 2008.
8. Entry deadline is 5 pm Eastern Standard Time, Friday, March 28, 2008.
Mail entries to: 8th International Editorial Cartoon Competition,Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom,Suite 405-350 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. K1R 7S8
E-mail entries to: combroad1@rogers.com – JPEG format at 300 DPI

III CARTOON CONTEST SANTOMERA-2008

The Council of Santomera has organised this competition according to the following:
REGULATIONS:
1. All professional cartoonists or not of any countries may take part in this competition.
2. Each cartoonist can submit 2 originals, being essential that the original works have not been submitted to a previous competition.
3. TOPIC: “Tolerance to other cultures”.
4. The works must be original, any painting technique being accepted. Top quality prints of works achieved by digital tools will be considered originals as long as the author signs them, and with the indication that it is Print nº 1.
5. The format of the works will be maximum 30×42 cms without frame.
6. PRIZES: 1st PRIZE: 900 €, 2nd PRIZE: 600 €, Two runners-up: 150 €
7. The works should be received by the organization by March 17th, 2008 at 14:00 hours. No works will be accepted after that limit time.
8. Each of the works for submission must carry an identification label, clearly filled in, including name of cartoonist, as well as address, phone number, photograph, e-mail and a brief curriculum.
9. All works must be sent to this address:
III CONCURSO DE HUMOR GRÁFICO “SANTOMERA 2008” Ayuntamiento de Santomera CASAGRANDE (Inmigración) C/ Cuatro esquinas, 58, 30140 Santomera • Murcia • SPAIN
10. The decisions of the Jury which will be taken by majority vote and will be final, will be made public on March 27th, 2.008. The prize might be considered desiertos on the Jury’s decision.
11. The selected works will be exhibited from 1st to 30 April 2008 in Casagrande, in Santomera.
12. The prizewinning works will not be returned to their authors. They will become property of the Council of Santomera. The awarding of a prize to a specific word will automatically imply the waiving of its author’s royalties to the organisation.
13. The works not awarded as winners will be returned to their authors, provided theat this has clearly been by the authors in the identification label.
14. It must be made clear that accepting all these regulations is the essential requirement to take part in the competition.
Santomera, 16th January 2008
Information: http://humor-grafico-santomera.blogspot.com/
Source: http://www.hdk.hr/

The Big Boat of Humour – contest / Lodz – Poland

In Polish, the word ŁÓDŹ means a vehicle propelled by sails, oars or engine, used as a means of water transport. Almost all around the world, it carries symbolic connotations:
– it is an allegory of human fate in both individual and collective dimension,
– it is associated with courage, when imagining sailors embarking on a voyage across rough oceans,
– it symbolizes human longing for adventure and some change in life.
Łódź is also the name of the second largest city in Poland which is an inland city with no access to navigable waters. We hope that the name of our metropolis will become an inspiration for graphic artists, especially those with a flair for satire. The theme should be taken up with humour, with panache and perhaps with a bit of poetry…
This explanation, indispensable to foreigners, is also aimed at the Poles, for whom the popular usage of the name of the city might have blurred the sharpness of its paradox.
For the third time, “The Big Boat Of Humour” would like to invite all cartoonists to plunge into the boat theme. The boat out of which we hook again for witty ideas, funny punch lines and all this ideas useful for Łódź citizens, to net the best life chances.
Ladies and Gentlemen, set off for the big sailing.
Top above: Frackiewicz (Grand Prix 2007)
See below: Kuczynski (Grand Prix 2006)
REGULATIONS
1. The aim of the contest is:
– creating an art gallery comprising works that could be used in actions promoting the city in a printed form or in the form of organized exhibitions.
– promoting the city, changing the traditional perception of Łódź and challenging the stereotypical image of the city.
2. It is an open contest. Everyone can participate in it, on condition that they submit their works with the application form before the regulatory deadline. The contest is an international event.
3. The theme of the third edition of The BIG BOAT of HUMOUR contest is: “Boat fishing”
– capturing the paradoxical relationship between the name of our city and its inland location away from navigable waters, enriched with an interpretation of voyage, exploration and pioneering motif, characteristic of sailors.
4. The original works entered in the contest can be made using any drawing, graphic (including computer graphics) or painting technique and should not be larger than A3 format (297×420 mm). Accepted by the Jury as original graphic works are the copies of author’s edition described and signed by the author.
Photocopies and xerox copies of the works, computer printouts of scanned works or any other kind of duplication using multicopy techniques, for example offset printing, which serve as reproductions of a work, shall not be accepted by the Jury.
Previously published works, works entered in other contests or works to which rights do not belong to the authors shall also be excluded from the contest.
5. Each participant may submit up to 5 works. The works should be unframed, provided with the name and the surname of the author and possibly the title on the reverse. The works should be accompanied with an application form, which shall be tantamount to the acceptation of the contest regulations and a permission for publishing author’s personal data contained in the form, and with a CD with the electronic form of submitted works (in TIFF format, the resolution of 300 dpi, 15 cm at the base), which is the condition of placing them in the catalogue.
6. The works should be sent to the address of Łódzki Dom Kultury (Łódź Cultural Centre), ul. Traugutta 18, 90-113 Łódź, Poland till 30 April 2008 (with a note on an envelope “Big Boat of Humour 2008”).
7. The organizers are not liable for any damage to the works during delivery. The works shall be insured since the moment they are received by the organizers, during the exhibition and until their return to the authors.
8. The Jury shall choose works for the post-contest exhibition and hand out the Grand Prix of the contest on 5 May 2008.
9. The ceremonial opening of the post-contest exhibition and the verdict announcement shall take place on May 2008.
10. The authors of works admitted to the contest shall be invited to the ceremonial opening of the exhibition and shall receive the catalogue. The organizers do not provide the return of expenses covering transport to Łódź and stay in the city. The organizers anticipate the exhibition of the original works admitted to the contest in the building of Łódzki Dom Kultury (Łódź Cultural Centre) and the exhibition of printouts (on the basis of the submitted CDs) in Piotrkowska Street in the centre of the city.
11. The works that shall not be admitted to the contest as well as the works shown on the exhibition should be taken back from the organizers till 30 June 2008 or they shall be sent back to the authors.
AWARDS
1. The works shall be judged by the Jury of the Contest consisting of professional artists, the representatives of the City of Łódź Office and the Organizers of the contest.
2. The Jury shall hand out the regulatory Grand Prix of the contest amounting to PLN 10,000, funded by the Mayor of the City of Łódź. The prize is indivisible. The Jury reserves the right to resign from handing out the award. In such case, the amount is added to the pool of prizes of the next edition of the contest. The decisions of the Jury are definitive without the right to appeal. The work (or works of one author) honoured with the prize, together with all the rights, become the property of the sponsor.
3. The organizers allow for a possibility of handing out sponsored awards other than the regulatory prize. Works awarded by the sponsors, with all the rights, shall become the property of the sponsors.
FINAL PROVISIONS
1. Sending works to the contest together with a filled in application form equals giving consent to:
– participation in the post-contest exhibition (or a series of exhibitions), unpaid reproducing the works in all media and all techniques as far as promoting the City, the Contest and the exhibition is concerned.
– duplicating the works for the needs of non-commercial promotional actions carried out by the organizers (occasional publications, press materials and the Internet), at the same time, promoting the authors and their works.
– using the works in charity actions, carried out for the citizens in need by the Organizers during the period of one year starting from the date of the post-contest exhibition opening.
2. Participation in the contest means the acceptation of the above regulations.
E-mail: festiwal@ldk.lodz.pl

13th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION / ZAGREB 2008

A. PARTICIPATION
The organizer of the 13th International festival of cartoon ZAGREB 2008 is the Croatian Cartoonist Association. The festival is opened for everyone regardless of nationality, age, sex, or profession.

B. THEME   GAMBLING    ( betting, games of chance, sports betting houses )

C. ENTRIES
Conditions of entry:
1. All entries must be original cartoons. Cartoons must be signed by the cartoonist in case that they are submitted as computer print outs.
2. Entries can be either black and white or coloured.
3. There should be the name, the surname and the adress on the reverse side of cartoons.
4. Maximum 3 entries will be submitted.
5. Size of entries is A4 or A3 format.

D. DEADLINE
Entry deadline is the 1th of May 2008.

E. ADDRESS
CROATIAN CARTOONIST ASSOCIATION
SAVSKA CESTA 100
10000 ZAGREB, CROATIA

F. PRIZES AND AWARDS
Gold Medal                         800 EUR
Silver Medal                       500 EUR
Bronze Medal                     300 EUR
Five Special mentions

G. EXHIBITION
The exhibition will take place in Gallery Klovićevi dvori in Zagreb on the 18th of June 2008.

H. OTHER CONDITIONS
Authors of works that qualify to the exhibition are given a presentation copy of the exhibition cataloque. The works will be returned only on the special request of an author. The postage (EUR 5) will be paid by author.
The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the festival, Zagreb 2008, as the advertising material without being obliged to pay a fee to an author whose work may be used.
The prize-winning works become property of the organizer.

International competition on drawing for women – “Jaka bede …2009”

The subject of the competition is a woman, modern and fashionable, joyful and upset one, a wife, mother and a friend but not also a sportswoman, a physician or just the woman… Everybody knows thet it is not possible to live without her…
Participation
In the competition will take a part drawing, cartoons and other plastic acts made in optional technics; those original works that have already been exhibited or published but not being rewarded.
1. Competition will be carried in categories: DRAWING
2. Format of work – max A3, amount of work – up to 1 works
3. Entrants are responsible for ensuring the correct postage.
4. Entries must arrive at the address below by not later that 25.02.2009 /deadline/
Miroslaw Krzyskowul.
Powstancow Warszawy 10/1,
11-400 Ketrzyn
Poland (with additional note: Konkurs)
5. The reverse side of the cartoon and / or drawing should bear the surname, forename and address of the entrant in Latin block letters.
6. A short biographic note and some personal details (the surname, forname, address, mobile phone number, e-mail address) should be added.
7. The condition of returning of sent entries is handing down for the Gallery one selected by the author work.
8. Rewarded works will belong to the organisers.
9. Sending plastic works is synonymous with author’s agreement for the regulations of the competition.
Prizes
1. Entries will be appreciated by the jury selected by organisers among friendly artists and satirists.(Tomasz Wołoszyn (2001), Krzysztof Toboła(2002), Dorota Chwałek(2003) Andreas Malecki – Niemcy (2003) Daniel Strzelczyk (2005) Sławomir Łuczyński (2006) Bretislav Kovarik – Czechy (2005, 2006) Anna Sokolska (2005, 2006) Stanislav Aszmarin – Rosja (2005) Mirosław Krzysków – ORGANIZATOR
Never work of jurors subjected estimate and they are exposed (set out) beyond competition.
2. Prizes will be appropriate, unexpected and original.
3. Awards are handed in during the opening ceremony of the exhibition “Jaka bede…” or during the summer /plener/ in Jedwabno organized specially for laureates of the competition. On special request of a laureate his award can be sent by mail.
Privileges of the entrants
1. Authors of selected for the exhibition entries will get a gratuitous catalogue.
2. The decision of the festival is predicted to be announced on 10 March 2009 at 17 o’clock
3. The participating in the competition is free of charge. If you need more details please contact: mirek@krzyskow.pl

A) 2008 Beijing Olympic Sport & Health
B) Cartoon Icon of Sports Stars
C) Pernal(?) Selection
2)Hosts & Sponsors:
Hosts:Guangxi City College
Sponsors:FreeCartoonsWeb
3)Deadline:
Before Jun 8th, 2008 ( The arrival of the works)
4)Entries:
(1)Size: A3(297mmX420mm)—-A2 (420mmX590mm)
(2)Quantity: 6 pictures as the most for each person
(3)Works must be the hand drawing original by cartoonists, the ways of representation are free. Pictures with color or homochromy are both allowed, it would be better if the works are good for exhibition. Computer working pictures are not accepted in this contest.
(4)Works must be drawed independently. The pictures which were rewarded, will not be rewarded in this contest.
(5)Please sign the themes, author’s names, adress& postalcode, E-mail adress at the back of the pictures.
5)Mail to:
(1)Mail adress: Li Lin
Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest Committee
Fusui Stree, Fusui County,
Guangxi Province,532100
China.
(2)Please mail the original works, recommend to use the big envelope. Do not pucker the pictures! Any production which is broken druing mailing would not participate in the exhibition.
(3)Please fill in the blank of personal data, mail together with the works.
6)Jury Members:
President of Judgment Committee: Qigong Huang (China)
Members: Dachuan Xia(China), Massoud Shojai Tabatabai(Iran), Yuriy Kosobukin(Ukraine), Askin Ayrancioglu(Turkey).
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:
(1) The works will be displayed permanently on the website of Guangxi City College;
(2) The works can be collected, published, and displayed or auctioned in public;
(3) The works can be published in other media and publications;
(4) The organization unit can authorize others in 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: http://www.gxccedu.com/
Contest organization committee official website: www.gxccfy.com/cartoon
Organization committee office email: cygjmh2007@163.com
Contest organization committee address: Guangxi City College international cartoon contest organization committee, Fusui road, Fusui, Guangxi, China (apart from Nanning international airport 28 kilometers)
Zip code: 532100
Contact persons: Huang Qigong (telephone: 013878868045) (China)
Li Lin (telephone: 015877141007) (China)
The application form downloading website:
1) http://www.newscartoon.com.cn/;
2) http://www.fcw.cn/

International Cartoon and Caricature Competition – STUTTGART AWARD 2008

The Stuttgart Award 2008

Who is eligible to participate?
Any professional and semi-professional cartoonist and caricaturist.

Topic
“The World of Wine”

Closing date for entries
15 May 2008

Prizes
1st Prize: 5,000 Euro
2nd Prize: 3,000 Euro
3rd Prize: 2,000 Euro
plus 10 Special Prizes

Entries
– Original, signed copies and digitally created works
– Format: 210 x 297 mm – 297 x 420 mm
– To be sent by regular mail or e-mail.
– Cartoons sent by email, should be in JPEG or PDF, 300 DPI and max. 5Mb

Exhibition
It is planned to arrange a representative exhibition of selected work.

Catalogue
A catalogue presenting a cross section of all entered works shall be published.

Auction
Selected works shall be put up for auction for charity purposes.

Artists whose works are exhibited or included in the catalogue receive a free copy of the competition catalogue.

Address
For entries via regular mail:
Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH
Reference: Stuttgart Award 2008
Lautenschlagerstrasse 3
D – 70173 Stuttgart
Germany

For entries via e-mail:
Stuttgart-award@stuttgart-tourist.de