The 42nd Italian Championship of Lies Cartoon Contest 2018, Italy

The Italian Championship of Lies was born in 1966. The reasons that led to the creation of this competition are to be found in the traditions of our little village over the Pistoia’s mountains, on the Italian Apennines, when in last century people used to meet in front of a fireplace to tell stories that mixed reality and fictious. The Italian Lie Academy, in occasion of the 42nd Italian Lies championship, declares the graphics section contest dedicated to Lie.

General Rules

This year theme is: "The weather and the climate change".

1. The competition is structured in a single section.

2. Participation is free. Deadline for cartoon submission is Sunday, July 12th, 2018. Each participant can send up to 4 cartoons.

3. The entry form below must be completed in all its parts and sent along with the presentation of works that take part in the competition.

4. The paper must be sent by postal mail to: Accademia della Bugia-Pro Loco Alta valle del Reno, via della chiesa, 27 - 51100 Le Piastre PT, Italy.

Otherwise you can use our electronic mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

5. The comics can be written in your own language, but we advice that you make a cartoon simply draw, without any text.

6. Italian Lie Academy will award the top three as follows

1st place: "Gold Bugiardino"

2nd place: "Silver Bugiardino "

3rd place: "Bronze Bugiardino".

The Bugiardino is the symbol of Championship and is the bell tower o the village with a long nose, like the Pinoccio’s one.

It will be awarded with the "International Bugiardino" best cartoon coming from abroad or drawed by a foreign national.

7. All the winning cartoons will be published on website of Italian championship of Lies (www.labugia.it

8. The authors waive any fee related to copyright

9. Prizes will be delivered during of the 39th Italian Championship of Lies that take place in Le Piastre on 4st and 5th August 2018.

10 . The works will be judged by a jury headed by the italian cartoonist Marco Fusi.