1st Campos’ International Ecological Humor Exhibition – Brazil

The Cultural Foundation Journalist Oswaldo Lima and the City Hall of Campos de Goytacazes – Rio de Janeiro invite cartoonists to participate in the 1st Campos‘ International Ecological Humor Exhibition. Aiming to gather the fight for the preservation of the environment and the graphic humor, the exhibition has the goal of making the population aware of the dangers of the misuse of our natural resources. The awarded works will be used in campaings in favor of the environment in schools, companies and in other means of communication. It will be held in the “Praia do Farol de Sao Tome” in January from 9 to 31

Rules and regulations:

Theme: “The end of drinkable water in the world”
Deadline: December 15, 2007

Registrations:

Cartoonists, amateur or professional, are allowed to participate in the exhibition by submitting works that have not been awarded in other competitions until the event’s deadline, December 15th, 2007. The awarded cartoons will be available at http://www.ecohumorcampos.com soon after the release of the results. In a 15-day time, cartoonists will be able to complain about plagiarism or fraud. If the complaint is true, the candidate will be eliminated of the contest and will lose the prize. Each author is allowed to submit as many works as he wishes. The works can be develop under any technique. The works must be sent to the e-mail: ecohumorcampos@ecohumorcampos.com

Size ( 297 X 240mm), 300 DPI, color mode RGB, format jpg (high quality) up to the limit of 1,5MB for each work. Attached to the work, the participant must send the following information: Full name, pseudonym, full address, telephone, e-mail ID number and bank account number. Participants may also send a short biography and photo so that they may be used in the data base of the exhibition. Only registrations done by e-mail will be accepted

Prizes:

R$ 20.000,00 will be distributed as follows:
1st Prize – R$ 10.000,00
2nd Prize – R$ 5.000,00
3rd Prize – R$ 2.500,00
4th Prize – R$ 1.500,00
5th Prize Given to the cartoonists from Campos and its surroundings – R$ 1.000,00

The prizes will be paid in a three-month time after the opening of the exhibition and they will be submitted to the current taxes. There will be a jury to select the works and a final jury that will consist of professionals in the field. Other prizes and mentions may be created, according to the Organizing Committee. By participating in the exhibition, the participant automatically transfer the copyright of the works according to the law 9.6l0 of February 19th, 1988. The works will make part of the Cultural Foundation Journalist Oswaldo Lima Collection. More information on the exhibition is available at http://www.ecohumorcampos.com

 

1st International Postcard Contest – “Prestigio New Year Greetings”

1.1 The Theme of the Contest

The entries should illustrate the motto «Prestigio NY Greetings» and realized in one the following genres: digital art, photo, caricatures, drawing. Each work has to include one or more obligate elements which you can see on site Art.Prestigio.Com.

Contest organizers: Prestigio Technologies (Cyprus) Ltd., and Prestigio Europe spol. s.r.o., (Czech Republic). Website: http://www.prestigio.com

1.2 Prize Fund

Grand prix – 500$
User choice. Site Community Special prizes – 10 Leather Data Flashes 2GB

All prizes and awards will be presented to the winners only upon presentation of the identity documents and provided they have met entry requirements, including duly signed Copyright Release.

1.3 Rules of Identifying Winning Entries

The Grand-Prix will be awarded to the entrant who will score the highest number of points as a result of the Prestigio Jury’s voting. The Prestigio Jury consists of 20 company employees from corporate divisions based in Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and the Netherlands.

Site Community Special prizes. 10 winners will be awarded to ten entrants who will score the maximum number of votes in an independent poll at the website http://art.prestigio.com.

1.4 Voting via site

Any visitor of the website http://art.prestigio.com will be able to vote one time per day for one entry. Every voter will be required to leave a comment at the website in English related to the entry. The Contest organizers reserve the right to remove the comments containing obscenities, insults, remarks of racist nature, advertising, calls for violence consists of smiles only etc. Such comments will be removed without notice and explanations. The vote submitted for the entry with such a comment will be automatically subtracted from the entry’s voting score.

1.5 Prestigio Jury Voting Rules

The Prestigio Jury consists of Prestigio employees based in various offices and regions. The Jury is headed by Viktoria Kletskova, Prestigio Internet marketing coordinator. The Jury also includes corporate designers, marketing and brand managers. The Jury shall take into account the theme of submitted entries, sense of humor, and relation to the Prestigio brand.

1.6 Contest Stages and Terms

• Contest term: 20 November – 18 December 2007
• Submission deadline: 18 December
• Voting via website: until 18 December
• Prestigio team voting: 18 December
• Declaration of the poll: 20 December

1.7 Rules of Entry Submissions

Author has to submit a digital version of the postcard via the website http://art.prestigio.com (Authors’ Entry) or by sending it to the following email address: art@prestigio.com

1.8 Entry Requirements

The Jury will only accept completed original postcards, as well as meeting the purposes and goals of the Contest, its theme and priorities. The postcards submitted to the Contest should be executed on a high artistic and technological level.

When submitting the entry the authors must submit or send to mail art@prestigio.com a scanned copy of the signed Copyright Release which is available for download at the Contest website http://art.prestigio.com. The postcards which are not accompanied by the signed Copyright Release will not be accepted.

The postcards to site must be presented in one of the following formats: jpg/tif with the size of no more 2MB. The sources can be requested by organizers during the contest.

The postcard has to include one of following elements:

– Prestigio Logotypes
– One of New Year Prestigio elements that published on Prestigio Art Site (art.prestigio.com)

The following types of postcards will not be accepted for participation in the Contest: • materials of erotic and/or pornographic nature; artworks executed (or published) with infringement of third party copyrights, or of other current legislation.

The Contestants who have been exposed of plagiarism or use of other person’s ideas, shall be permanently disqualified and shall not be allowed to further participate in the Contest.

1.9 Contest Media Coverage

The course of the Contest will be highlighted at the site http://art.prestigio.com and the site www.prestigio.com. At Prestigio discretion the Contest can also be highlighted at other Internet resources of the company, including through continuous exposure of all entries in the Internet. At the discretion of the Contest organizers, the course of the Contest can be widely covered at information sites and in mass media.

1.10 Applicable legislation

These Rules, as well as all rights and duties of the parties to the Contest shall be governed by the material legislation of the Czech Republic. All disputes and disagreements between Organizers of the Contest and participants, where agreement has not been achieved, shall be resolved in the courts of the Czech Republic.

1.11 Use of Author’s Materials

For good and valuable consideration which is received and acknowledged, authors grants to Prestigio Europe spol. s.r.o. of Czech Republic and any its agents, representatives, assignees, affiliated, parent and related companies (the “Prestigio Companies”) the exclusive, royalty-free and irrevocable right and unrestricted permission to use, display, produce, distribute, publish, copy, or otherwise exploit including the right of modification, translation and adaptation, independently and/or as part of the catalogue of contests catalogue, either in whole or in part sent by me to the postcards competition: “Prestigio New Year Greetings” hosted by http://art.prestigio.com (the “Material”).

1.12 Disclosure of Information

These Rules and the information on the course of the Contest are openly published at the Contest Website. Any interested persons have the right to contact the Organizers asking for explanations of specific provisions of these Rules or other necessary information. The Organizers can be contacted at the following address: art@prestigio.com

40th UMORISTI A MAROSTICA 2008 – Italy – TIME

1 . The competition is divided into two sections: CARTOONS (situation resolved in a single graphic moment); STRIPS (sequence of graphic moments developing or unfolding a certain situation). A theme in set about man and his existence. Anyone can attempt to interpret the theme from a homorous point of view with espressive freedom and in any graphic form.

2. THE TITLE OF THIS YEAR’S THEME IS: TIME

3. A prize called “Scacchiera International Grand Prize” will be awarded to the most representative work of each section.

4. The works will be considered valid only if they arrive, by mail at the latest, by 18 JANUARY 2008, carriage paid. The enclosed form duly completed with biographical notes should accompany the works and should be sent to:

UMORISTI A MAROSTICA – 36063 MAROSTICA
(VICENZA) ITALY

5. The results and the dates of the prize giving and inauguration will be published quickly afterwards on the web site www.umoristiamarostica.it

6. The exhibition will take place in the Castello Inferiore from April 12 to May 25, 2008.

7. Each artist can send up three works, specifying his or her full name and address on the back.

8. Once the exhibition in Marostica closes, the works will be used in other exhibitions in Italy and abroad. Cartoonists are asked to contribute to the fouding of a “Umoristi a Marostica Museum“. Therefore works will NOT be returned.

9. The “Gruppo Grafico Marosticense” reserves the right to authorize reproduction of the work with the words “Taken from Umoristi a Marostica”.

10. All the participants may receive the catalogue gratis by enclosing 7,00 Euro for the postage charges.

Entry form: marostica2008-entryform.pdf

47th Internationaal Cartoonfestival
Knokke-Heist, Belgium

OPEN: 22.06 – 28.09.2008
OPENING: 21 JUNE 2008
DEADLINE: 19.01.2008

Prijzen – Prix – Preise – Prizes

1 Golden Hat – d’Or 3.500 €
(including fligth and hotel accommodation in Knokke-Heist during openings weekend)

2 Silver Hat – 2.000 €
(including fligth and hotel accommodation in Knokke-Heist during openings weekend)

3 Bronze Hat – 1.250 €
(including fligth and hotel accommodation in Knokke-Heist during openings weekend)

4 Knack cartoon Award – 500 €

5 Publics Prize – 2007 – 500 €

Please send your works to:
Internationaal Cartoonfestival
Cultuurcentrum Knokke-Heist vzw
Meerlaan 32
B-8300 Knokke-Heist
Belgium

Tel: 00-32-50-630.430 Fax:00-32-50-630.429
e-mail: cartoonfestival@knokke-heist.be
www.cartoonfestival.be

ANNUAL CARTOON CONTEST – RULES AND REGULATION 2007
1. PARTICIPATION
This contest is open to anybody aged at least 18. By the simple fact of participating, all contestants accept the conditions and provisions of these regulations and agree to abide by the decisions of the jury. There will be no correspondence about this competition. The Belgian law is applied as far as the tax on the prizes awarded to foreign participants is concerned.
2. THEME
NO THEME (free)
3. ENTRIES – max 5 cartoons
3.1 The entries
a) must be original cartoons; in black and white or in colour.
The drawings may also be made digitally, and submitted on a CD-ROM.
b) may not as yet have been exhibited in Belgium, nor have won a prize at another festival.
c) may bear no captions
d) must be sent
– either flat and not folded
– or not folded, rolled in a hard case
Remark: The entries (dimensions, number, etc.) and the registration form (signature, date of birth) which do not comply with the above mentioned articles will not be taken into consideration for the international competition and will be destroyed.
3.2 The participant will be responsible for the originality of his cartoons. Discussions and probable claims according all sorts of piracy and thus more are at the expense of the participant.
4. DIMENSIONS OF THE CARTOONS
A : min. 21 cm and max. 42 cm
B : min. 30 cm and max. 60 cm.
C : If the entry is submitted on CD-ROM, the cartoon size needs to be A4 or A3 format with a resolution of 300 dpi in TIFF-format.
Cartoons already under glass, framed or on other materials than paper will not be eligible for the exhibition.
5. ENTRY FORM
Your participation will only be taken into account if your entry form carries your date of birth as well as your signature.
Every cartoon must state the surname and first name of the author on the back. Postage must be paid by the participants.
Entry form is located at: http://cartoonfestival.otr.be/Portals/0/Cart2008%20Inschrijvingsformulier.pdf
6. PROPERTY RIGHTS
By the mere fact of taking part in the contest, the participants empower the organizing association to make use of their entries for promotional purposes on behalf of the “International Cartoon festival” and the seaside resort of Knokke-Heist (cartoon book, catalogue, publicity in the press and other media, posters, folders, calendar, official gifts by the local authorities and/or the festival’s organizers, etc.)
7. JURY
Among the entries, a jury makes a selection for the exhibition and appoints the prize-winners.
8. ADMISSION TO THE EXHIBITION
Upon presentation of the receipt of their entries, all contestants will be admitted to the exhibition without charge.
9. PROPERTY OF THE ORGANIZING ASSOCIATION
All award-winning entries will become property of the organizing association. The organizing association will have the option to retain one drawing at the most of every contestant whose work was selected. Article 6. will be applicable.
10. CATALOGUE / CARTOONBOOK
In cooperation with the “Davidsfonds Leuven” a catalogue / cartoon book will be edited according to the technical and financial means. Selected participants are entitled to one catalogue.
11. RETURN MAIL
As from this year cartoons will only be returned if this has been indicated on the registration form.
The charges for returning such works as will not become the property of the organizing association will be borne by the latter. The organizers will endeavour to handle the return with the utmost care but cannot be held responsible for loss or damages.
CD-ROMs are never returned.

“STAMPS”, INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION, Belgrade 2008

Organizers: FECO Serbia and JUGOMARKA Company for creating and distribution of postage stamps

REGULATIONS:
Theme: STAMPS
Entries:
Originals or digital prints signed by the artist
Cartoon mail art (Cartoons on the envelops and postcards)
Size: up to A3 (297×420 mm)
Technique: free
Deadline: February 15, 2008
Exhibition: March/April 2008
Postal Museum, Belgrade
Prizes:
1st prize – 500 euros
2nd prize – 300 euros
Personal stamp (face value 46 dinars), 100 pieces
Personal stamp (face value 20 dinars), 100 pieces
Special prize for the best cartoon mail art (Collection of Serbian cartoon books)
Catalogue: to each selected artist
Remark: all works remain property of the Museum
Address for sending cartoons:
JUGOMARKA (Jaksa Vlahovic) Palmoticeva 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
For further information e-mail: jvlahovic@ptt.yu

International competition on drawing for women – “Jaka bede …2008”

REGULATIONS

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 two categories: DRAWING and SATIRE. The author qualifies his work for the chosen category by himself.
2. Format of work – max A3, amount of work – up to 2 works in each category
3. Entrants are responsible for ensuring the correct postage.
4. Entries must arrive at the address below by not later that 25.02.2008 /deadline/
Miroslaw Krzyskow
ul. 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) Mirosław Krzyków – 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 2008 at 17 o’clock
3. The participating in the competition is free of charge.
If you need more details please contact:
mirek@krzyskow.pl

Magazine “RHINOCEROS” CARICATURE COMPETITION

Theme:
“WORLD KNOWN PERSON”
(From present or past: sport, music, politics, art, science and so on…)
Technique:
Any technique will be accepted.
Deadline: February 28th 2008
Maximum entry: 5
You may send by post or e-mail (A4 – A3 size).

Post address:
MAGAZINE “NOSOROG”
CARA DUSANA 4
78000 BANJA LUKA
REPUBLIKA SRPSKA
Bosnia and Herzegovina
EUROPE

Note: Please, do not send originals, because we will not send you back!
Address for sending by e-mail:
nosorog.magazine@gmail.com
Note: 300 dpi resolution!
In both cases, please, write your name, address, e-mail, and, specially, name of person you made caricature (for each caricature).
Note: Sender must be author of caricature!

PRIZES:
First prize:
350 Euros + diploma
Second prize:
250 Euros + diploma
Third prize:
150 Euros + diploma
Special prizes:
5 diplomas

Yuri:
Mr. Goran Kljajich, president; writer, founder of “Rhino” magazine and this competition; Republic of Srpska
Mr. Miladin Beric, writer, vice-president; Republika Srpska
Ms. Ljiljana Cekic, actress, official spokesman of competition; Republika Srpska
Ms. Maria Claudia Re, cartoonist, Argentina
Mr. Senad Honic, cartoonist and writer, Sweden
Mr. Mica M.Tumaric, writer, Serbia
Mr. Georgi Josifov, academic painter, Serbia
Mr. Milenko Kosanovic, cartoonist, Serbia

Competition supported by Ministry of education and culture of Republika Srpska!

EUROPEAN CARTOON CONTEST ”WOMAN“

Subject : Woman

Candidates : All of Europe

Deadline: the 1st of March 2008

Prizes:
1st prize € 500,00
2nd prize € 300,00
3rd prize € 200,00
The winners will be informed before the 1st of April ’08.
Public prize: € 150,00
The winner will be informed before the 1st of April ’08.

Entries: Maximum 5, original cartoons on quality paper, dated and signed at the back, unfolded and flat are accepted.
No digital entries.

Address:
Cartoonale “De vrouw”
p/a Toon Beuckels
Poekedorp 27
B 9880 Aalter-Poeke
Belgium

Organisation:
vzw Statiekomitee Aalter
info@statiekomitee.be

Contact: +32(0)477 891 313

Text: No texts

Size: DIN A4 (210 mm x 297 mm / 8.268 x 11.693 inches)

Technique: free, both black and white and colour

Exposition: From the 2nd of May until the 12th of May at hotel Capitole, Stationsstraat 149-151, 9880 Aalter

Brochure:
The selected works will be published in a four colour brochure, size A5 and on our website
www.statiekomitee.be/cartoonale

Entry form:
www.statiekomitee.be/cartoonale/bestanden/cartoonaalter_b.pdf

8th Biennale “Humour & Vigne” 2008 JONZAC – France

What is the meaning of « Humour & Vigne »

To what does « Vigne » refer ?
« Humour & Vigne » is the name of the biennial festival and its organising association. In choosing the word « vigne » (both vine and vineyard) rather than « vin » (wine) the organisers offer artists a broader spectrum of choice which could include, for example : the plant, the stock, the leaves, the grapes, the grape juice and of course the wine ! Numerous other products such as Cognac, Pineau des Charentes, Champagne etc… without forgetting the vineyard and the men who cultivate and plant the vines on their own very particular soil. Again the cellars, the distillery, the barrels, the bottles and the glasses for the joy of tasting. In short, we could decline over several pages the list of concepts that cover the word « vigne ».
Cartoons and the vine both facilitate an exchange which goes beyond the barriers of language adding to the pleasure and well being of all peoples.
What is the biennial festival ?
Since 1994, held every two years in the summer, the festival of Jonzac has gained international renown. The programme includes exhibitions, spectacles, and humorous entertainements. The festival welcomes artists and supports regional and international links. The event gives the opportunity to publish a catalogue, a poster and humorous wine labels. Every festival keeps a general theme of « Humour & Vigne » and every time proposes a unique subject : Cognac en 1996, Earth and Sea in 1998, Millennium Merriment in 2000, the Kitchen in 2002, Art in 2004, Sport in 2006 and Love in 2008 (Guest of honour will be Bridenne)
Who is concerned ?
In 2006, 275 cartoonists (numbering amongst them some famous names and many members of FECO) from over forty countries, submitted about 700 artworks half of which were selected for inclusion in the exhibition. About 20 cartoonists, a dozen of performance artists, thirty or more organising volunteers and sixty supporters and sponsors were present. All the above contributed to the success of the event, as did the 35.000 (approx) visitors who attended the exhibition in Jonzac and others towns in France.
Where and when is it ?
In Jonzac town of water and of Pineau situated between Cognac and Bordeaux. From 21th June to 15th July 2008. Inauguration and celebration Saturday 28th June 2008.
In brief
« Humour & Vigne » has no other ambition than to unite the talents of cartoonists worldwide around a theme generous in its interpretation A small festival in a small town with a small budget but a high investment from volunteers creating bonhomie between the invited artists participants and organisers.
The organising committee of “Humour & Vigne”

REGULATION FOR CARTOON COMPETITION

NAME : 8th Biennale “Humour & Vigne” 2008 JONZAC – France

THEME : “Humour and Vine in love”

DEADLINE : 1st April 2008

PRIZES: In kind, above all, of a liquid kind, complementary money prizes, special invitations and awards. Special mentions: diplomas.
– All artists whose work is selected for inclusion in the exhibition will receive a free copy of the biennale catalogue.

PARTICIPANTS : Artist from all countries, all ages and both sexes.

ENTRIES : Number of cartoons : maximum 3.
– Format minimum A4 (210x297mm) maximum A3 (420x297mm).
– Original works : yes – digital artwork : yes
NEW also: high–quality copies : yes
– This works are accepted if signed by the author
On the back of each piece of work should be written in CAPITAL LETTERS : – The family name : first name, (pseudonym) and address of the artist
– NEW the title or the number 1,2,3.
– A short biography, photo or self portrait may also be included
– Enclose the complete entry form. (Available from the 1st of December 2007 on the website http://www.humouretvigne.fr.st If you will receive the regulation and entry form for this competition send us your e-mail adress to borislam@club-internet.fr

RETURN OF ORIGINAL WORKS: Should participants require their work to be returned after the event, this must be indicated on the entry form.

DONATION: We are constituting a permanent collection for the promotion of our biennale. If you accept to offer your works please note it on the entry form.

EXHIBITION: from 21 th to 15 th July 2008
Venue – Cloître des Carmes, JONZAC, Charente Maritime, FRANCE.
Saturday 28 June – inauguration – announcement of winners, presentation of prizes.
The exhibition will travel to other French towns.

ARTIST’S RIGHTS: The organisers reserve the right to use artist work for the promotion of the artist and the “Humour & Vine” event without financial reward. All others rights remain property of the artist.

ADRESS ENTRIES TO :
Humour & Vigne
BP 43
17502, JONZAC CEDEX , FRANCE

e-mail: borislam@club-internet.fr
www.humouretvigne.fr.st
or www.chez.com/vignumour02
Entry form and French version: http://www.cartoonblues.com/Contests/Humour_plaquette_2008.pdf