Ecology and Free theme in the 8th International Humor Festival Amazon 2016, Brazil

REGULATION OF THE VIII INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL HUMOR AMAZON 2016
9 THOUSAND IN PRIZES

ECOLOGY theme: R $ 3,000.00 (gross, subject to fees)
CARICATURE theme: R $ 3,000.00 (gross, subject to fees)
CARTOON theme: R $ 2,000.00 (gross, subject to fees)
1 - A maximum 02 entries per category (can not run jobs that have already been awarded)
2 - format; 30X40 cm, medium resolution, 300 DPI
3 - Registration enclose day 10 May 2016
4 - Period of shows: from May 27 to June 5, 2016
5 - Send along with the work in Word file, name and complete address, RG, CPF, Bank Account, to the email: humorecologico@gmail.com
Source: J.Bosco Jacó de Azevedo jotabest1961@gmail.com .

Intolerance is the theme in the 8th Medplan Humor Exhibition 2016, Brazil

Regulation Salão Medplan 2016

1 - PARTICIPATION: 07 April to 14 June 2016.
The 8th Salão Medplan de Humor is open to all graphic artists, in charge and / or cartoon modalities.
The opening of the Exhibition will be July 31, with the announcement of winners .
Each artist can enroll with the maximum of five (5) UNPUBLISHED works in the format 30x40 cm and using any technique. On the back of each drawing, or in registration/e-mail must include the author's full name, address (with ZIP code), email, phone number, ID number, social security number and bank account.
The artist can participate by sending their work through the website www.medplan.com.br (with maximum size of 3 megabytes), sending to salaodehumor@medplan.com.br or sending the originals to :
8º Salão Medplan de Humor
Rua Coelho Rodrigues, 1921
Centro CEP: 64000-080
Teresina - PI BRAZIL
2 - THEME
The theme of the 8th Salão Medplan de Humor will INTOLERANCE .
3 - AWARDS
First Prize: R$ 5,000.00 (five thousand reais)
Second Prize: R$ 3,000.00 (three thousand reais).
Internet Award: R$ 2,000.00 (two thousand reais) .
Medplan Award Caricature: R$ 2,000.00 (two thousand reais). Theme free.
The Internet Award will be chosen by Internet users, 11-15 June at the site: www.medplan.com.br
The best works will be part of the traveling exhibition of the 8th Salão Medplan de Humor. The awarded works will be considered acquisitive and will become part of the acquis Medplan.
The works will not be returned.
May not participate in this hall officials Medplan, their relatives and anyone involved in our organization.
The simple inscription configure automatic participant's agreement to all such terms.
Other information: +55 (86) 99975 2514.

International Cartoon Competition Brain Sneezing 2016, Slovakia, with theme: Free Feeling

PRERAG, association
announces the international cartoon competition
Brain Sneezing - from kalokagathia to hypochondria and back
Topic 2016: FREE FEELING
Freedom of Thinking, Speech and Movement

Deadline: 31th May 2016
Competition terms :
1. Each author can send maximum 5 original works.
2. The competition is open to everybody and is not restricted in terms of artistic design methods.
3. The format of works should not exceed the A4 dimension.
4. The competition is non-anonymous.
5. The works can be sent either online, by filling the electronic application form, or via regular mail, with each work signed on the reverse with the author´s name and their address.
6. The rewarded works will become the property of the organiser.
7. The results will be announced on the 1st July 2016 and the winners will be awarded the following prizes:
1st prize: 500.00 EUR
2nd prize: 300.00 EUR
3rd prize: 200.00 EUR
Please register here.
The competition Jury reserves the right to grant other special prizes or not to grant some of the prizes.
The organisers will accept all the works that will be delivered online at the web address:
The organisers reserve the right to publish selected works in promotional materials and to re-install the exhibition. The catalogue will be sent to each competitor whose works will be published in the catalogue.
The authors agree that their works become the property of the organisers at no charge, that copies of their works might be made and used in re-installing the exhibition in other venues and that their works might be published free of charge in order to promote the exhibition.
The international competition and exhibition " Brain Sneezing - from kalokagathia to hypochondria and back" is organised under the patronage of the Slovak Presidency in the Council of the European Union and is financially supported by the International Visegrad Fund.
Source: http://www.cartooneast.com/ .

7th International Cartoon Competition Berlin 2016, Germany

The KURTKUNST Gallery and LIMES Image Agency invite cartoonists from all over the world to participate in the 7th International Cartoon Competition in Berlin 2016. The theme of the competition is "RUBBISH".
Regulations of the Competition
General
The competition takes place online and over this internet side only! Participation is free of charge.
Sent originals cannot be accepted! A return isn't possible for organizational reasons. Sending by e-mail can only be accepted in exceptional case.
Themes
The theme of the contest 2016 is: "RUBBISH"
Cartoons can be submitted to following sub-themes:
- Coffee to go
- Plastic Bags
- Waste Separation
Prizes and Awards
1st Prize: 1000 € + Golden He-Goat + Certificate
2nd Prize: 800 € + Silver He-Goat + Certificate
3rd Prize: 500 € + Bronze He-Goat + Certificate
Audience Award: 500 € + Certificate
Special Prizes
Participation Conditions
Participants: all cartoonists.
Organizer
Valeriu Kurtu (KURTUKUNST Gallery) in cooperation with the LIMES Image Agency
im KU-DAMM Karee, Kurfürstendamm 207-208, Eingang Lietzenburger Str 80, 10719 Berlin
E-mail: contact@limes-net.com
Jury
The prize winners are determined by an international independent jury. The decision of the jury is final. The members of the Jury are:
Birgit Nimke-Sliwinski (Germany)
Chavdar Georgiev (Bulgaria)
Sergey Semendyaev (Ukraine)
Philipp Heinish (Germany)
Denis Lopatin (Russia)
Julian Radu (Romania).
Audience Award
All visitors of the competition website have the possibility to give an award. The cartoon with the most public voting will be honored with the Audience Award. The Audience Award will be chosen exclusively by the user of the website.
From 25th April until 15th July 2016 you can vote all cartoons under the menu item "CARTOONS".
To participate in the online voting you have to register with your email address.
Deadline
The deadline for receipt of cartoons: 10th July 2016 (EXTENDED:) 17 July 2016
The transmittal of the cartoons takes place in digital form via this internet page: www.cartoonberlin.de.
Number of cartoons
Max. number of entries per cartoonist: two cartoons per sub-theme.
The cartoons must be the original work of the artist.
Registration
The registration for the competition takes place via this internet page.
First you have to registry as a participants of the competition. After registration an email will be sent to you with your password for your personal area. In this area you can upload your cartoons on our server.
Size / File Format
Minimum Size: 500 KB
Maximum Size: 25 MB
File Format: JPG
Color Mode: RGB
Production
The cartoon can be produced analogue or digital, but it has to be sent to us only in digital format.
Caption
The caption in English or German takes place only via internet before uploading of the cartoons.
Dates
The jury starts with the determination of the prize winners arround mid-July 2016.
The exhibition date is not yet fixed.
Presentation of the cartoons
The contestant agrees to give the organizer, the Stiftung Naturschutz Berlin and their partners as well as the co-operation partners unrestricted publishing rights for the submitted cartoons.
With the sending of the works for the competition the contestant accepts automatically the regulation of the competition and agrees the print of the cartoons for the exhibition and catalogues.
Awards Ceremony / Vernissage
The awards ceremony of the 7th International Cartoon Competition Berlin 2016 will take place in September in the Museum STORY OF BERLIN.
All copyrights are held by the author of the cartoons.
The decision is final.
Errors and changes excepted.
Sponsorship
The project is sponsored by the Stiftung Naturschutz Berlin.
More info about the theme on source: http://limes-net.com/contest/.

The legendary Croatian cartoonist Otto Anton Reisinger passes away 6 April 2016

On Wednesday, 6 April 2016 at age 89, died
Otto Anton Reisinger, the legendary Croatian cartoonist
and big name in European and world caricature.
More on HDK.

Similarity: Lubomir Mihailov 1979 - Alireza Nosrati 2016

Source: Jovcho Savov on facebook.

Results II International Exhibition of Graphic Humor of Pernambuco 2016, Brazil

Results II International Exhibition of Graphic Humor of Pernambuco 2016, Brazil
with themes "Human Rights" and "Human Rights Thinkers".

JURY:
Angel Boligan
Marilena Nardi
Cau Gomez
Carlos Amorim
Duke. (Read more)

WINNERS / CARTOON

1st Prize - Silvano Mello - Brazil (Top)

2nd Prize - Alireza Nosrati - Iran

Honorable Mention - Xavier Bonilla - Equador

Honorable Mention - Konstantin Kazanchev - Ucraine.

WINNERS / CARICATURE

1st Prize - Joaquín Aldeguer - Aristóteles - Spain

2nd Prize - Junior Lopes - Ariano Suassuna - Brazil

Honorable Mention - Omar Figueroa Turcios - Stephen Hawking - Spain

Honorable Mention - José Miguel Bahena Méndez - Marx - Mexico.
Source: sihgpe & sihgpe.

Mahboobeh Pakdel, the Iranian artist, wins PortoCartoon 2016, Portugal

Iranian artist wins PortoCartoon

Mahboobeh Pakdel, from Iran, with the works "Emigration" (Top), won the Grand Prize of the 18th PortoCartoon - "The global understanding", organized by the Portuguese Printing Press Museum.
The Second Prize was awarded to Muhittin Koroglu, from Turkey.
The Third Prize ex-aequo was awarded to Plantu (France), with the work entitled "Long live Utopia!", and to Mihai Ignat (Romania). The works of Plantu, cartoonist of the front page of Le Monde, has all the text in Portuguese. Koroglu and Ignat had already won the PortoCartoon Grand Prize in 2003 (theme: Water) and 2009 (theme: Crisis), respectively.
This year's edition included two special awards caricature, in tribute to the immortal figure of the cinema, Charlie Chaplin and international model Sara Sampaio. The winners were, respectively, Cau Gomez (Brazil) and Marzio L. Mariani, of (Italy).
The high quality of the works led the international jury to award 12 Honorable Mentions to artists from different countries such as: Brazil, Spain, Iran (2), Israel, Italy, Mexico (2), Portugal, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.
In appreciation were about 1800 works of nearly 500 artists coming from 60 countries from all continents.
Iran is the country with the largest participation: more than two hundred works of 60 cartoonists, followed by Romania, Brazil, Turkey, Portugal, China, Serbia and Ukraine.
With this 18th edition, PortoCartoon strengthens its place on the international podium of competitions of humor drawing and shows the relevance of Porto as the “capital of the cartoon”, since 2008.
The International Jury of the 18th PortoCartoon had as Honorary President Georges Wolinski, Charlie Hebdo’s cartoonist murdered in January 2015 in Paris, who had been President to the Jury for a decade. The members of the Jury of PortoCartoon 2016 were: Bernard Bouton (president of FECO), Luís Humberto Marcos (Director of the Portuguese Printing Press Museum), Luís Mendonça (representative of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Porto), Roberto Merino (stage director) and Xaquin Marin (founder of Fene Humor Museum, Spain).
The winners of the 18th PortoCartoon will receive trophies (designed by Siza Vieira) and their prizes during the exhibition opening ceremony to be held in the Portuguese Printing Press Museum, in June.
The importance of the main theme of PortoCartoon 2016 in line with the UNESCO designation for 2016 as the Year of the Global Understanding, and the high quality of work was underlined by the members of the Jury, at the press conference held at the Portuguese Printing Press Museum.
04/April/2016.
Source: cartoonvirtualmuseum.