7TH EURO FRUITCARTOONALE 2007

7th EURO-FRUITCARTOONALE 2007 – “Fruit and Olympic Games”

On the eve of the Olympic Games 2008 in Peking become from our Cartooncontest the topic: Haspengouws fruit and Olympic games 2008. We wonder ourselves in advance which positive influence can our Fruit from Haspengouw on this greatest sport event or could in the distant Peking, where the complete international sport world collects. Our jury expects, the Olympic idea keeping in mind that “takes part more important is than win” that our Haspengouws fruit in these disciplines will ensure lunatic interpretations and hilarity combinations. The jury expects with impatience your funny interpretations of the topic FRUIT & OLYMPIC GAMES before 27 February 2008.

1. PARTICIPATION

Everybody can participate at this Eurofruit-cartoontest. The participants agree with the regulations and the decisions of the jury. The jury has the right to refuse works for ethical reasons. No correspondence will take place concerning the results and the decisions of the jury.

2. THEME: FRUIT AND GAMES

All humoristic situations concerning things, actions, emotions, persons and events, with regards to the theme ‘Fruit from Haspengouw and the Olympic Games’ which are portrayed in a humorous and artistically responsible way, are qualified. Only original designs which include Fruit from Haspengouw (pears, apples, prunes, cherries, strawberries, berries, raspberries…) can win a prize. It is forbidden to send in works that have been awarded before, and works that are subjected to third-party rights.

3.CONTRIBUTIONS

Number of works: maximum 5 (without frame)
Dimensions: only A4 size (297×210 mm).
Please write on the back side of every cartoon in capital letters: Name, first name, address, telephone, fax, mobile number and e-mail address.

By participating, participants give the organisation the right to use, archive, print and duplicate the works and to let them participate at every initiative, commercially included, without any compensation to the author. The rewarded works remain the organizers property. Non-rewarded and nominated works, which are not collected within three months after the exhibition, also remain property of the organization. The organization is not responsible for damage or loss. The participants who wish to ensure their works, have to do this themselves. The organization takes no responsibility or initiative on this area.

4. DEADLINE: 27 FEBRUARY 2008

SEND VIA POST before February 23th 2008 (thoroughly packed and not folded) and sufficiently prepaid at the participants own risk and expense to:

EURO-FRUITCARTOONALE 2008
P/A JOHNY VANDERHEYDEN,
HAMELSTRAAT 39
B-3800 SINT-TRUIDEN BELGIUM

5. PRIZES

GOLDEN, SILVER AND BRONZE AWARDS.
and money prizes Euro 600, 300, 200, 150
Several special prices
Baskets with fruit for all the winners
Certificates for the 25 nominations

6. OPENING RECEPTION WITH PROCLAMATION OF THE PRIZES

Friday april 18th 2008 at 8 pm in Cultural Centre “de bogaard” Capucienessenstraat 8, 3800 Sint-Truiden. The participants whose works are nominated and rewarded will be personally invited. All cartoonists who are present receive a cartoon book free of charge.

7. EXHIBITION

The selected works will be exposed from Saturday 19th of April until Sunday, 10th of May 2008 in the white hall of the cultural centre “de bogaard”, apucienessenstraat 8 in 3800 Sint-Truiden.

8. INFO EUROFRUITCARTOONALE

HAMELSTRAAT 39
3800 SINT-TRUIDEN BELGIUM
TEL 0032 (0)11 68 92 59 ( 8-18U30)
FAX 0032 (0)11 68 92 59
eurofruitcartoonale@skynet.be