Is there anybody out there?

Dear Cartoonists,
Below is the message (giving the participation conditions of a cartoonet competition) forwarded to me by a cartoonist friend in Turkey. The message is sent to his website mailbox.
Well, could you tell who is responsible for this competition? Is there an organisation, an association, a municipality, a city council, a gallery, a website, or a cartoonist behind this event? If there is, why don’t they show up?
Please remember what happened with the "Ethiopia cartoon contest 2009": http://arescuba.blogspot.com/2009/04/ethiopia-cartoon-fraud.html
All carried out through internet: they even revealed(!) winners, and reliable cartoon sites did not hesitate to announce the results!
There are few other fake competitions in the net nowadays I’m afraid. Please take notice and beware the cartoon collectors through cartoonet competitions. They are exploiting honest people’s priceless work! Some body is stealing honest artists’ invaluable talent, ideas, and gags!
Check the NEW FECO Model Regulations for Cartoon Competitions (2009), especially the PS note in the bottom lines: http://caricaturque.blogspot.com/2010/02/feco-model-regulations-for-cartoon.html

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Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 4:53 AM
Subject: The first International Caricature Competition 2010 - Brazil
The first International Caricature Competition 2010 - Brazil
Competition is open to all professional and amateur cartoonists from all over the world.
I
Theme:
World Famous People
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Number:
The maximum number of 8 works.
III
Deadline:
June 20 , 2010.
IV
The e-mail address:
bcaricature@yahoo.com
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Conditions of participation:
1. The works are black & white or colored, any style, any technique will be accepted (300 dpi, 4000 Pixel and JPG format).
2. The works should be included with author's photograph and a short biographical note (photo - jpg format, biography - doc format).
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PRIZES:
1st prize: 5000 Reais
2nd prize: 3000 Reais
3rd prize: 1000 Reais
Special Awards
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FINAL PROVISIONS:
1. The Jury, composed of foreign members, will meet in August 2010.
2. The organizers hold all the rights to publish the cartoons submitted to the contest and use them for promotional purposes.
E-mail: brazilcaricature@yahoo.com

1st Week of Healthy Smile in Trogir 2010 - Croatia

CONTEST
1st WEEK OF HEALTHY SMILE
A MULTIMEDIA FESTIVAL
Organisers: The town of Trogir/ Brešan d.o.o. Split
CONTEST FOR CARICATURE
Theme:
CAIROS, GOD OF HAPPY MOMENT
TROGIR, CITY MONUMENT
FREE
Prizes:
Golden sea-gull 1 (Croatian authors)
Golden sea-gull 2 (foreign authors)
Deadline: 15. 05. 2010.
Format: min A4 (210 mm x 297 mm) max A3 (297 mm x 420 mm)
Note: Organisers insist on originals, because of the future Museum of caricature fund.
Address:
Grad Trogir
Trg Ivana Pavla II 1
21220 Trogir
Croatia
or
Slobodna Dalmacija
Pomet (Igor Brešan)
21204 Dugopolje
Dugopoljska 11
Croatia
igor.bresan@slobodnadalmacija.hr
tel: 00385 21 352 757
mob: 00385 98 98 357 22
mob: 00385 98 370 166

10th Days of Laughter in Blato 2010 - Croatia

CONTEST FOR CARICATURE: 10th DAYS OF LAUGHTER BLATO 2010
Organisers: Municipality of Blato / Brešan d.o.o. Split
Theme: Water and forests (Croatian authors)
Free choise (foreign authors)
Awards:
Golden thorn (caricaturists from the coast)
Golden bone (caricaturists from the continent)
Golden sea urchin (foreign caricaturists)
Deadline: 15. 05. 2010.
Format: min A4 (210 mm x 297 mm) - max A3 (297 mm x 420 mm)
Note: Organisers insist on originals, because of the future Museum of caricature fund.
Address:
Općina Blato (Dani smiha) Trg Franje Tuđmana 1, 20000 Blato, Croatia
or
Slobodna Dalmacija, Pomet (Igor Brešan) 21204 Dugopolje, Dugopoljska 11, Croatia
tel: 00385 21 352 757
mob: 00385 98 98 357 22
mob: 00385 98 370 166
igor.bresan@slobodnadalmacija.hr
igor.bresan@inet.hr
Opening and award giving ceremony:
Tuesday 03. 08. 2010, Municipality of Blato, 20.30 h.

3rd International Exhibition of Graphic Humor Lima 2010

III INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF GRAPHIC HUMOR LIMA 2010 - PERU
Dear colleagues and artists:
This year, Peru has become the center of world attention for organizing a series of international events being made and that call attention to issues and to be attended by leaders from around the world.
Active Communication in this context, with the support of various public and private organizations calling for the "III International Exhibition of Graphic Humor"- Lima 2010 event to be held for the third time in Peru.
The theme for this important room is the "Water", a subject that is topical, contante due to contamination of water resources, lack of effect of global warming and lack of care for humanity.
To do this we look forward to your input, since participation in the III International Exhibition of Graphic Humor will be for all artists in the world, whose career has been shown in various exhibitions and international competitions.
This important event will take place on 3 September 2010, will start with a taveling exhibition by various popular parks and plazas of Lima.
In addition, publish a book catalog with all the selected works and will be sent by post to all the participating artists in the sample.
We expect your valuable input, because that will make possible the realization of this important event.
Theme: "WATER"
REGULATION
1 - Theme: Everything revolves around the shortage, waste, pollution and water shortage in the world and what might happen if human beings did not have water to survive.
2 - You can submit two works from his personal archives or have been published or awarded. They can be prepared using any technique and should be sent only by e-mail, in no case shall there be original.
3 - The work must have a resolution of 300 dpi or more and a minimum size of A-4 (30 x 21 cm.). Along with the work should send your personal data (name, address, telephone number), a short biography, a photograph or caricature, and mailing address.
4 - The works will be sent to the e-mail: salonhumorperu@salonhumorperu.com
5 - The work must still be submitted until 30 June 2010.
6 - The reception of the works will be undertaken by the organizers of the III International Exhibition of Graphic Humor - Lima 2010.
7 - The works received will form the exhibition which opens on 3 September 2010.
8 - The selected artists will receive a deluxe copy of the book we will publish the papers sent to the hall.
9 - The artists that we authorise the drawings can be used on posters, t-shirts, press releases and printed material for the dissemination of the event.
10 - The artists accept all conditions set in the foundations of calling for the III International Exhibition of Graphic Humor - Lima 2010.
WEB: http://www.salonhumorperu.com/

Czech Union of Caricaturists - ČUK celebrate their 20th anniversary with a collective exhibition on April 6, 2010

Jubilee exhibition of Czech cartoonists
In Malostranské Besedy in Prague (Czech Republic) will be opened on April 6, 2010 the collective exhibition of satirical drawings. The exhibition is entitled "2cet" and is organized to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Czech Union of Caricaturists (ČUK). In the foyer of the theater will present their work 75 leading illustrators and cartoonists - the members of ČUK.
Participants in the exhibition:
Barták Miroslav, Bernard Jiří, Dostál Jaroslav, Dostál Lubomír, Dwořák Oldřich, Fojtík Miroslav, Hanák Pavel, Hanousek Ivan, Hejzlar Oldřich, Hiršl Jiří, Hofman Zdeněk, Hrubý Jan, Holečková Jitka, Janoštík René, Jurkas Roman, Kantorek Pavel, Kohlíček Miloš, Koštýř Jiří, Kotyza Pavel, Koutek Jan, Kovařík Břetislav, Král Miroslav, Kratochvíl František, Krmášek Miloš, Kuba Vladimír, Kubec Roman, Kučera Josef - Kobra, Kundera Pavel, Lichý Lubomír, Linek Václav, Machata Radek, Mareš Zdeněk, Martenek Miloslav, Mašata Vladimír, Mikulecký Jiří, Mlejnková Vlasta, Mrázek Karel, Mrázek Miroslav, Navrátil Karel, Nesvadba Miloš, NOS, Ostatek Václav, Otta Jindřich, Pejřil Rudolf, Pillvein Jan, Plotěná Marie, Rakus Radovan, Renčín Vladimír, Rumlar Pavel, Setíkovský Marek, Schubert Otto, Sigmund Libor, Slíva Jiří, Souček Tomáš, Starý Pavel, Steska Radek, Šípoš Václav, Šír Bohuslav, Šourek Emil, Švejdová Vlasta, Taussig Pavel, Tomaschoff Jan, Trnobranský František, Truneček Tomáš, Valocká Ivana, Vaněk Lubomír, Vhrsti, Velebný Zdeněk, Vico Fedor, Vitas Nenad, Vobr Jan, Vorel Pavel, Vostrý Mirek, Vyjidák Aleš, Winter Jiří - Neprakta.

Winners in XVI Golden Keg - SUDOK 2010 - Slovakia

Winners in XVI GOLDEN KEG - SUDOK 2010 Prešov - Slovakia
GP / Grand Prize: Oleg ŠUK (Slovakia) (Above)
1st Prize: Markus GROLIK (Germany)
2nd Prize: Ľubomír JUHÁS (Slovakia)
3rd Prize: Alexandr SHAUROV (Russia)
Prize ART.EAST-Snina Foundation: Peter Endyk NIEUWENDIJK (Holland)
Saris Brewery Prize: Boris ERENBURG (Israel)
Prize RO SSN in Presov: Břetislav KOVAŘÍK (Czech Republic)
Bulgarian Culture Institute Prize: Jovčo SAVOV (Bulgaria)
Prize PIVNEJ Gallery in Prešov: Alin-Cantemir TOADER (Romania)
Prize Igor Ševčík: Miroslav ŽOLOBANIČ (Slovakia)
Prize City of Prešov: Peter SEDLÁK (Slovakia)
Honorable Mentions:
Toso Borkovic (Serbia), Roman JURKAS (Czech Republic), Andrei Klimov (Russia), Ba Bilig (China), Iv Hong Gun (China), Henryk CEBULA (Poland), Carlos Augusto R. Nascimento (Brazil), Rudolf PEJŘIL (Czech Republic), Oleksiy KUSTOVSKIJ (Ukraine), Bobo PERNECKÝ (Slovakia), Pol LEURS (Luxemburg), Menekse CAM (Turkey), Yuan Sheng Xiang (China), Cigdem Demir (Turkey), Fotis THIMODEAS (Greece), Valeri TARASENKO (Russia), Cristian TOPAN (Romania).
Source: E-GAG 10-13.