INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION "BOYABAT ACADEMY SPORTS CLUB"/Turkey,2024/ADULT Category

Theme:“Earthquake.”

Deadline:20 November 2024

BOYABAT YOUTH CENTER/BOYABAT ACADEMY SPORTS CLUB

INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION SPECIFICATIONS:

1- The competition is open to adults over the age of 18 andyoung people around the world under the age of 18.

2- The theme of the competition: “Earthquake.”

Purpose of the competition:

To enable the young people of our country and the world toproduce works that reflect the concept of "Earthquake" withthe effective language of caricature, which is the art of reflecting a subject in a striking, critical, humorous andthought-provoking language... To draw the attention of theyoung people of the world to the "Earthquake" problem, which causes suffering in Turkey and the world from time totime, Raising awareness about earthquakes through thelanguage of art…

3- The technique is free of charge for the works that willparticipate in the competition. Your work may have beenpublished before. However, he/she must not have received an award in any competition. Cartoons drawn by the same, similar or another cartoonist will be eliminated by theselection committee. All responsibility for any negativitiesthat may arise in this regard belongs to the contestant.

4- Participants can submit as many works as they want. However, more than one prize cannot be given to a contestant.

5- Since participation in the competition will be via theinternet, the cartoons to be sent must be maximum A3 (29.7cm x 42 cm) in size, 300 dpi resolution and jpg format.

6- The works that will participate in the competition can be sent via e-mail until 20 November 2024 at the latest; It shouldbe sent to "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it."

7- Along with the works, all participants must send theirname, surname, age, postal address, phone number, e-mail address, short CV and a photograph as a word file.

8- Cartoons that are awarded and deemed worthy of exhibitionwill be published in a pdf album and sent to the cartoonistswhose works are included in this album, and will also be shared on the internet.

9- The exhibition and award ceremony of the competition willbe held on February 6, 2025 at Boyabat Martyrs CulturalCenter. The exhibition may later be opened in Sinop and otherprovinces.

10- AWARDS:

Adults Category:

First Prize: Medal

Second Prize: Medal

Third Prize: Medal

Youth Category:

First Prize: Tablet Computer + Medal

Second Prize: Cartoon Album Set + Medal

Third Prize: Cartoon Album Set + Medal

5 Achievement Prize: Medal

2 Special Jury Prize: Medal

11- A digital certificate will be sent to all illustratorsparticipating in the competition.

12- Travel expenses of the award-winning artists who wish toattend the ceremony will be at their own expense. Only onenight's stay will be covered. The awards of those who cannotattend the ceremony will be sent to their addresses.

13- Jury; cartoon artists; Ali Rastroo (Iran), Altan Özeskici(Turkey), Aşkın Ayrancıoğlu (Turkey), Erhan Yaşar Babalık (Turkey), Fawzy Morsy (Egypt), Makhmud Eshonkulov(Uzbekistan), Musa Keklik (Turkey), Youth Center Manager: Halil Emre Kaya (Turkey), Academy Sports Club President; Cutting Star (Türkiye)

14- Cartoons participating in the competition will remain in the archives of the organizing institutions

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