INTERNATIONAL CARTOON FESTIVAL "NEURON CHALLENGE"/ROMANIA2025

*NEURON CHALLENGE*

July 25, 2025

Organizers

Recovery and Regeneration Center Săpânța-Ciuberele lui Solomon, Maramureș County

Cultural Society NOUL EDEN - Târgu - Mureș

Art School – ARKABASS

M9 TV Târgu-Mureș

With the support of

Maramureș County Council

City Hall of Săpânța Commune, Maramureș County

Organizes the first edition of the International Caricature Festival

Theme 1.

NEURON CHALLENGE with REGENEROL

Theme 2.

THE MERRY CEMETERY or THE JOY OF LIVING

Deadline for submitting works - July 15, 2025

Additional information

The PEACE CONGRESS portal – is located at - https://congresulpacii.org

A – Participants

The competition is open to all cartoonists from all over the world, over 18 years of age, regardless of nationality, religion, gender and education.

B – Cartoons must be sent by E-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Only original works (maximum 5), in digital format, sent by E-mail are accepted.

Digital format: A4, 300 dpi, JPEG or TIFF (NOT PNG!)

Maximum size of each work: A3, (larger works will not be accepted).

Works must be accompanied by: name, physical address, E-mail, cartoonist's photographs and a short CV (in PDF format).

Archived files (zip, rar, etc.) will NOT be accepted.

The cartoons must not have been previously awarded in other competitions. /

The works in physical format will be sent to the address:

Centre for Recovery and Regeneration – Ciuberele lui Solomon,

Săpânța locality, postal code 437305, Maramureș county

The works that pass the preselection will be published immediately on the portal

Peace Congress.

C - Awards and distinctions

First Prize – €300 (net)

Second Prize – €200 (net)

Third Prize – €150 (net)

Special Prize – €200 (net)

NOUL EDEN Prize – €200 (net)

ARKABASS Prize – €200 (net)

Surprise Prize – EDITURA MANTAUA lui GOGOL

10 diplomas of merit will also be awarded.

The exhibition will be traveling to locations in Romania and abroad

July 25, 2025 - award ceremony and opening of the exhibition in Săpânța, Maramureș County.

Contest participants will be able to download the catalog in PDF format from our portal.

D - Other conditions

The works will NOT be returned and will remain the property of the organizers.

The works will be included in the permanent exhibition and in the archive of the portal

Peace Congress.

By sending the works, the authors accept these rules.

Jury members:

Julian Radu – President

Izabela Kowalska-Wieczorek, Poland

Leila Alaiy-Iran

Sebastiao Xavier De Lima, Brazil

Silvano Mello, Brazil

WALEX Alexandrov, Bulgaria

Pier Misterpone Murchia, France

Andrea Pecchia, Italy

Naji Benanji, Morocco

Rossem, Malaysia

Dr. Vasile Bodnar /Director

Radu Iațcu-iatzco /Manager - Caricature Festival

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