GOGOL’S WORLD
I. THEMES:
1.Gogol's World in the cartoons (characters, ethnics, mystics, black humor etc.)
2.Free theme
II. CONDITIONS
1.Each participant is requested to submit the original cartoons created in different textures. The cartoons may be in colour or in black and white, may have the formats 297×420 (A3) or 210×297 (A4).

The deadline for entries is March 28th 2007.
2.It is requested to point out the personal data of the artist (forename, surname, home address, contact phone number, e-mail) on the back of each cartoon.
3.The participants will take the necessary measures to avoid damage during the forwarding.
4.The cartoons will be left up to the organizers and may be returned to the artists upon their request.
5.The organizers hold the right to publish and use the cartoons sent to the competition without their authors' permission.
6.Cartoons' evaluation is carried out with secret voting according to three criteria: cartoon's conformity to the theme of the competition, style, humour.
III.PRIZES
1.Nomination “Gogol’s world” -first prize “Golden Nose”, $ 500 USD
2.Nomination “Free theme” –
I st place – $ 300 USD
II nd place – $ 200 USD
III d place – $ 100 USD
Send the works at the address of organizer
“ASTREYA-REKLAMA”
Chapaeva st; 30; Poltava, 36039, Ukraine
With the mark “Cartoon Competition”
Tel.: +38(0532) 56-11-34, 50-90-77, 50-94-07
e-mail: reklama@privat-online.net  http://www.carluka.com

21/2/2007

Dear Cartoonist: The Festival off Cheval Blanc,The site Infos-Matin and the town of Cheval Blanc
invit you to participate in
The First International Cartoon Contest of Cheval Blanc (FRANCE 2007)

RULES
Theme: Firemen.

Entries:
1- Each cartoonist can submit a max of (3) original works (black & white or colored). Works made by computer, or photocopies will be accepted;
2- Size: strictly A4 (21X 29.7)

3- Deadline: 01/11/2007
4- On the back of each work the following information should appear:
First name – surname – address – tel & fax – e-mail –
5-The works will be displayed at Infos-Matin website: www.infos-matin.fr
or may be used for promotional purposes; cards, posters, newspapers, catalogs, books, etc. Participants are considered to have accepted all the conditions and are aware that their submitted works may be reprinted and used without permission.
6 – All the cartoonists whose works will be selected for the exhibition will receive a catalogue
7 – The jury will not reward the cartoons submitted to other festivals. The prize winners will be informed by mail. And the results will be declared On (November 2007),
8- Frequency: Annual
9- PRIZES:
Golden prize……………….150 Euros
Silver prize……………… 100 Euros
Bronze prize……………. 50Euros
And 20 selected works will be awarded.( Album)
10- By submitting the works, the author accepts the rules and regulations of the Contest and the decisions of the Jury.

Contact:
infosdumatin@lavache.com
Infos-Matin
www.infos-matin.fr
ADDRESS:
All works should be sent to:
Y Delpech , 17 voie ancienne poste 30400 Villeneuve les Avignon  – France

Organisers
In co-operation with the Czech Cartoonists’ Union
ABF announces the 6th annual open competition of graphic humour- Czech
(Joke for FOR)
Rules for competitors:
1. Participation conditions
The organisers will announce the competition by publishing the conditions for participation in periodicals and distributing them to selected artists in the Czech Republic and abroad. The competition is open to all who realise the following conditions. By sending in their pictures, each competitor accepts the rules of competition.
2. Content and technical conditions
Theme: “The brick can not be replaced”
(The competition is the part of the 18th International Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH 2007)
Number of pictures: maximum of 4
Format: minimum A4 – maximum A3
Signatures: All pictures must be signed by the author on the front side and the author’s name, address and e-mail address must be written on the back side.
Notice: a) the original piece only
b) the graphical techniques must be signed by an author on the front page and marked by
the specification of number of prints and the serial number of an entered exemplar
c) the competition works can not be awarded on the other international competition in the past.

3. Valid regulation
– 40 pictures will be chosen for the competition and exhibition; an international jury will select the prize-winning entries.
– Each of the authors of the pictures selected for inclusion in this year’s collection to be displayed at a biennial exhibition will obtain a catalogue.
– The competitors agree that their work could be used for publicity and promotion in materials promoting the competition, or could appear in the media for the purpose of promoting the event or presenting the results and the authors.
– The competitors agree that the sponsors and advertisers of the competition have privilege options to use works selected by them for their own presentations or promotions at the author’s regular fee, and the right to contact selected authors for further co-operation.
– The prize-winning works and the final collection of a maximum of 40 works will become the property of the organisers. Unselected work will be returned to the authors if the envelope with address and stamp is enclosed.
4. Prizes and awards (total donation CZK 33 000,- » ca.EUR 1200 )
1st place:FOR-pencil – gold + diploma+10 000 CZK (350 EUR)
2nd place:FOR-pencil – silver +8 000 CZK
3rd place:FOR-pencil – bronze+6 000 CZK
4th place:Honourable FOR-pencil+ 4 000 CZK
5th place:Special FOR-pencil+2 000 CZK
3x honourable mention + 1000 CZK (for Czech authors only)
The author of 1st prize-winning work will be invited to attend the awards ceremony and his expenses for the travel and one night in hotel in Prague will be covered (foreign author – from the borders of Czech Republic to Prague and back).
The glass trophy for the winners will be given to the author only, who attends the ceremony on September 6, 2007, or the persons entrusted by the author.
For the excused authors, there will be delivered diplomas and money by the post.
5. Location of competition
Exhibition hall of ABF, a.s., Vaclavske namesti 29, 111 21 Prague, Czech Republic
Prague Letnany Exhibition Centre, Beranovych 667, 190 00 Prague 18
The exhibited collection will be displayed at other regional exhibition centres in the Czech Republic.
6. Important dates
Date of announcement: 8th February, 2007

Deadline for competition:22th May, 2007
Jury session: 29th May, 2007
Viewing of exhibition in the centre of Prague:6th September, 2007 – 16th September , 2007
Awards ceremony:15th September, 2005
Winning ceremony and the price giving:6th September, 2007
Opening of the exhibition at the trade fair FOR ARCH: 18th September, 2007
7. Jury
The jury will have at least five members. Both, organisers and sponsors, will have their own members in jury. The organiser reserves the right to name the jury and its chairman and secretary. The jury will receive remuneration for serving on the jury. Transportation will be covered for members of jury living outside of Prague. The organiser reserves the right to set the criteria for judging the competing works after consultation with the chairman of the jury. The jury will select 50 of the best works for the final competition and will select the prize-winning works according Point 4 of this statute.

Pictures should be sent to this address:

ABF a. s.,
(ALES VYJIDAK)
Vaclavske namesti 29; 111 21 Praha 1,
Czech Republic
Info:
e-mail: ivan.hanousek@dreamworx.cz
 e-mail: vyjidak@abf.cz
tel.: 02 22 89 11 15
http://cuk.dreamworx.cz

The aim To Show The Real Charter of The U.S and Israel on International Stage The form of Work : cartoons
WITH THE COOPERATION OF :
1-The Office of The Great Lead in Azad Islamic Universities
2- Azad Islamic University Branch Rasht
3- Guilan Cartoon Society
The topics are based on :
International Organizations wars
Palestine Cultural Invasion
Mono Polarization Fictions
Terrorism

Important points
1. The following points should be taken into consideration:
a. To send the original work that has never been on any exhibitions before
b. To fill out the form of the competition in the website
c. The number of works to send: at most five
d. The size of works: maximum A3 and the minimum A4
e. The method to perform: free technique
f. The dispatched works are not to be sent back and the office of the festival is allowed to use the works for the targets needed ( under exhibition name )

– Deadline: April 9 th
g.The date of exhibition : April 25-30 th
h. The date of the Congress: April 30 th
2. Awards:
a.The first ten winners will be rewarded .
b.The first winner : The Festival Gold Image, the Diploma of Honour and other precious awards
c.The second winner: The Festival Silver Image, the Diploma of Honour and other precious awards
d.The third winner : : The Festival Bronze Image, the Diploma of Honour and other precious awards
e.The Festival Crystal Image , The Diploma of Honour and some other awards will be dedicated to the other winners .
3. The selected people will be entertained as guests during exhibition date.
4. A Diploma of Honour will be given to all participants .
5. All entered works to the exhibition will be published in the form of books and will be available for all participants.
All entered works to the exhibition will be published in the form of books and will be available for all participants .
Address: The central Building of Azad Islamic University
Branch Rasht ,
92 street , Golsar avenue
Rasht , Guilan , Iran
Post code : 41635- 1681
Tel. 0131 7223757 0131 4224374
Fax. 0131 7229060
For further information see the following website :
WWW. TANVIR.IR
E- Mail : f_ saye_shytan@yahoo.com
http://www.tanvir.ir/regen.aspx

Entry Form

 Caricature and Humorous Literature International Festival – "We Globalise"

The Caricature Section
1-The theme of edition: "We Globalise"
2- Only the works that have never been published or awarded prises during other competitions are eligible.
3- All the works will be signed on the reverse side and will include information related to the authors ( address, telephone number and e-mail account)
4- Works' dimensions: A3 or A4
5- Technique: free
6- As part of the patrimony of "Humour …in Gura Humorului" festival, the works will not be returned and the organisers can make use of them in the next editions, only with the name of the author mentioned.
7- The participants are required to fill in the enclosed entry form and send it with their works, including a brief CV and a personal photography or a caricature portrait/ self-portrait, having the minimum sheet dimensions: 6×9 or 710×1065 pixels digital format.
8- Number of works: 3 (three)

9- The deadline term for the paper is 15th, May, 2007 (the post date)
10- The prizewinners will be informed in due time (before 1st, June, 2007) to be present for the prize award festivity held on Sunday, 10th of June, 2007.
Organizers will provide accommodation (full board), but the guests or the organisation/the institution they represent should pay for the transport expenses. Any other persons joining the prizewinners will have to pay all the expenses and inform the organisers to make the necessary arrangements before 3rd, June, 2007.
11-The jury member list will be announced on the website www.gurahumorului.ro starting with 1st, June,2007.
12- The following prizes will be awarded:
1st Prize 500 Euros
2nd Prize 300 Euros
3rd Prize 200 Euros
The "George Gavrileanu" Prize for the debutants from Bucovina – 200Euros
13-"In kind" registration fee: Each participant should enclose with their works a rough plan of the trophy for "Humour …in Gura Humorului" Caricature and Humorous Literature International Festival. The organisers will create the trophy as a prize for the most valuable project and will award it in the next editions of the festival, having the name of the author mentioned on it.
The address to submit the papers:
MUZEUL OBICEIURILOR POPULARE DIN BUCOVINA
PIATA REPUBLICII nr.2
COD 725.300 GURA HUMORULUI
Jud.SUCEAVA
ROMANIA
e-mail: umor@gurahumorului.ro

10th international festival of graphic humour

The best of me

The festival is open to all professional cartoonist. Works must be presented with the participation form of the author (name, address, country, photograph or caricature of the author).
Dimensions: cm. 20 x cm. 30 – cm 30 x cm 40.
Quantity: no more than two drawings.

1. The authors must indicate behind the drawings if they want to participate to the competition or just require to participate out of the competition.

2. A jury made up of artists, journalists and other professionists will choose the best five drawings participating to the competition. Each of the most voted five drawings will receive:
• First prize: special silver plate “humoris causa”
• Second,third, forth and fifth prize will receive a special plate “humoris causa” of the international festival. The choice of the winning works will be communicated after the last date of presentation of the 10th international festival of graphic humour edition 2007.

3. After the last scrutiny, the festival direction will communicate to the authors the final choices on the festival website:
www.festivalhumorgrafico.com

4. The drawings of the authors that will be chosen for the exhibition will be selected by the cultural association “lo scrigno dell’arte”, by the director of the international festival of graphic humour in accordance with the selection made by the jury. The authors that will be published will receive one copy of the catalogue at the and of the exhibition.

5. Each author is responsible of his own creation so the copyright of the eventual texts, titles and images belong to the creators.

6. All the sent works will not be returned and will be part of the “international festival of graphic humour museum”

7. The festival has no responsibility for any eventual damage during the sending of the works.

8. The festival has the right to expose the works in the exhibitions, to publish them on the catalogue or on any article concerning the festival.

9. The festival web site will keep you updated with news and images about the event.

10. The participation to the event implies the acceptance of all the above-mentioned points.

Date of expiration: may 28th 2007

Date of exhibition opening in preview: june 2007

Itinerant exhibition: july – december 2007

Works must be sent to:

10th Festival internazionale di humor grafico/itinerante
Casella postale 52
00045 – Genzano di Roma
Italia
E-mail: festival@virgilio.it
Web site: www.festivalhumorgrafico.com
Entry form: http://www.festivalhumorgrafico.it/Festival/festival/menu_tarzan1.html

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UMORISTI A MAROSTICA REGOLAMENTO Concorso: aperto a tutti i cartoonists Tema: BELLEZZA Sezioni: A) CARTOONS; B) STRIPS Entrate: max. 3 opere. Le opere devono essere in originale, senza parole ed accompagnate dalla scheda di partecipazione e biografia dell'autore Formato: libero Tecnica: libera Scadenza: 31 Marzo 2007 Premi: "Gran Premio Internazionale Scacchiera" per ciascuna sezione Inaugurazione e Premiazione: Settembre 2007 Esposizione: Settembre 2007 Catalogo: copia ad ogni autore partecipante (da allegare 7,00 €uro per spese postali) Nota: le opere non saranno restituite ed entreranno a far parte del "Museo di Umoristi a Marostica" Le opere dovranno essere inviate a: UMORISTI A MAROSTICA 36063 MAROSTICA (VI) ITALIA Per ulteriori informazioni: tel/fax: +39-0424-72150 info@umoristiamarostica.it Scarica il bando completo e la scheda di partecipazione (formato pdf) Facsimile di scheda di partecipazione

The Third International cartoon contest (SYRIA 2007)

Dear Cartoonist:
Under the auspices of Syrian Ministry of Information, Syria Cartoon website
invites you to participate in

RULES
Themes:
Syria within cartoonists eyes. A:.
B; Free (Humorous)
C: (Caricature ? famous person in our times- Works made by computer or photocopies will be accepted),

Entries:
1- Each cartoonist can submit a max of (6) original works (black & white or colored). Works made by computer, or photocopies will not be accepted- with exception to section ?C?).
2- Size: strictly A4 (21X 29.7)

3- Deadline: 20/2/2007

4- On the back of each work the following information should appear:
First name – surname – address – tel & fax – e-mail ? theme section& title.

5- (NOTE: entry- form is necessary).

6-The works will be displayed at Syria Cartoon website: www.syriacartoon.com
or may be used for promotional purposes; cards, posters, newspapers, catalogs, books, etc. Participants are considered to have accepted all the conditions and are aware that their submitted works may be reprinted and used without permission.
7- All entry works must not be submitted as neither folded nor rolling form.
8 – The works will not be returned.

9 – All the cartoonists whose works will be selected for the exhibition will receive a catalogue& certificate.

10 – The jury will not reward the cartoons submitted to other festivals. The prize winners will be informed by mail. And the results will be declared On (March 2007),

11- Frequency: Annual

12- PRIZES:

Golden prize: 25,000 SP & statue, Certificate, Album.
Silver prize: 15,000 SP & statue, Certificate, Album.
Bronze prize :10,000 SP & statue, Certificate, Album.
And all selected works will be awarded. (Certificate, Album)

13- (All awards are subject to necessary adjustment. Please check web bulletin.)

14- By submitting the works, the author accepts the rules and regulations of the Contest and the decisions of the Jury.

15-will occur and take place, including grant will occur and take place, including granting awards for children categorizing awards for children category

Contact:

President:RAED KHALIL
www.syriacartoon.com

All works should be sent to:

The Third International Cartoon Contest (SYRIA 2007)
 DAMASCUS ? P.O.BOX: 6540 SYRIA

Tel:+96394390273
info@syriacartoon.com
syriacartoon@yahoo.com