The list of cartoon competitions around the globe. National and international cartoon contests, conditions, awards etc. December 31, 2009. Shankar's International Children's Competition NEW DELHI, INDIA Theme: Free December 31, 2009. The First International Tourism Cartoon Competition Odunpazari, TURKEY Theme: Tourism December 31, 2009. NEW! 8th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival-2009 Shanghai, CHINA Theme: 1) Cartoon: A) City Life; B) Global Warming; C) Financial Crisis; D) Free Theme 2) Caricature: A) Famous President; B) Sports Star; C) Entertainment Star; D) Business Star December 31, 2009. Against Violence International Cartoon Exhibition - Egypt 2010 Pharaohs Magazine, Egypt Theme: Violence in sport .. Sporting Spirit .. Fair Play. December 1, 2009. IV The Competition of a Caricature and a Short Comic Strip, KIKS Zikison 2009 SERBIA Theme: 1. PORTRAIT cartoon "ZIKISON", WITHOUT WORDS. 2. Caricature WITHOUT WORDS - FREE, free technique. 3. SHORT ALTERNATIVNA STRIP, December 1, 2009. 4th International Don Quichotte Cartoon Contest Germany Theme: Integration/Assimilation November 30, 2009. International competition for cartoon and comic strip “Climate change!?” Ruse, Bulgaria Theme: Climate change!? November 30, 2009. International Cartoon Biennial of Earthquake and Strengthening - Mashhad Mashhad, Iran Theme: Designing Earthquake Resistant Buildings November 30, 2009. CHOPIN’S SMILE INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION Warsaw, Poland Theme: Chopin’s Smile November 27, 2009. 2o. Salón Internacional del Humor, Mazatlán 2009, Mexico Mazatlán, Mexico Theme: God November 18, 2009. URZICENI - ROMANIA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST URZICENI, ROMANIA Theme: O tempora, o mores November 15, 2009. Frederic Chopin’s Smile: Cartoon Competition by Muzeum Karykatury - Poland Warsaw, Poland Theme: Frederic Chopin’s Smile November 15, 2009. 2009 Beijing Competition of Cartoon and Creative for Science Popularization Beijing, China Theme: Science makes happy life. November 1, 2009. FIRST INTERNATIONAL "ALEKSANDAR KLAS" CARTOON CONTEST Belgrade, SERBIA Theme: Free November 1, 2009. 7th Comic Showroom VELES 2009 Veles, Macedonia Theme: These “comic - strip–strip heroes” will be “positive models” to make propaganda for cosmopolitanism and universal human values October 22, 2009. The 9th Tehran International Cartoon Biennial / 2009 Tehran, Iran Theme: 1.Fear, 2.Free, 3.Caricature October 13, 2009. BARAKALDO 2009 INTERNATIONAL CONTEST Barakaldo, Spain Theme: New Technology October 10, 2009. The 5th Salon of Humor FROM Paraguaçu PAULISTA – BRAZIL PAULISTA, BRAZIL Theme: 1.Free, 2.Caricature - "ARTISTS OF WORLD MUSIC”, 3.Thematic Cartoon - "MUSIC". October 3, 2009. 21st Olense Kartoenale 2009 with theme "archeology" and special theme Olen, Belgium Theme: 1.Archeology, 2.Poverty and human rights October 1, 2009. 9th INTERNATIONAL MEDITERRANEAN CARTOON CONTEST, ALANYA 2009 Alanya, Turkey Theme: Free September 30, 2009. Creativity and Innovation - European Cartoon Contest - 2009 Porto, Portugal Theme: Creativity and Innovation September 30, 2009. VII International Cartoon Contest-KARPIK 2009 Niemodlin, Poland Theme: Fish, fishermen, fishing, anglers September 28, 2009. Humour a Gallarate Intl Cartoon Contest XV edizione 2009 Gallarate, ITALY Theme: LE STELLE - STARS September 28, 2009. The 3rd International Bursa Cartoon Competition Bursa, Turkey Theme: The End September 15, 2009. 5th International Cartoon Festival and Graphical Humor "Valle de Aburra" - Colombia Medellin, Colombia Theme: a) CRISIS, WHICH CRISIS? and b) IT FREES. September 15, 2009. The International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic: “ Grippe…”, the 3 rd Edition Suceava, Romania Theme: Grippe September 10, 2009. 15th INTERNATIONAL ANTIWAR CARTOON SALON „KRAGUJEVAC 2009” Kragujevac, Serbia Theme: ANTIWAR September 10, 2009. 10th Caratinga International Humor Exhibition - 2009 Caratinga, Brazil Theme: Free, Caricature September 7, 2009. UMO – 5th International Cartoon contest'09 Hyderabad, India Theme: So tweet earth - toon tweeting for sustainability September 1, 2009. BELO HORIZONTE INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC HUMOR HALL-09 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Theme: Trash September 1, 2009. 6th International Istanbul Cartoon Festival - "ENERGY" Istanbul, Turkey Theme: ENERGY August 31, 2009. "Pencil in the North" International Cartoon Competition 2009 Tourcoing, France Themes:Reconsidering culture masterpieces funnily August 31, 2009. 28th International "Saint Just le Martel" Cartoon Exhibition Saint Just le Martel, France Theme: 2009, the Year of Astronomy August 31, 2009. 10th COMPETITION FOR ARTISTS OF SATIRICAL CARTOONS AND HUMOROUS CARTOON STRIPS CONCERNING THE WORLD OF WINE Udine, Italy Themes:Spirit of Wine. August 28, 2009. Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest - 2009 China Guangxi , China Themes: A) Global Financial Crisis; B) Free Theme. August 26, 2009. THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF GRAPHIC HUMOR Alcala, Spain Themes: EDUCATION August 20, 2009. 7th International Comics Showroom Contest 2009 Belgrade, Serbia Theme: Free August 20, 2009. 5th HUMOR HALL OF LIMEIRA SAO PAULO - LIMEIRA Limeira, Brazil Theme: World Crisis, Digital-Era, The sport world, Ethnic-cultural diversity in Brazil, Fights and dances, Nature - Is There a chance yet?, Beautiful Women of the world August 15, 2009. ICC　COMIC AWARD Kyonggi Province, South Korea Theme: Astronomy and the Universe August 10, 2009. The 1ST.QUALITY INTERNATIONAL DENTAL CARICATURE/CARTOON CONTEST Rishon Lezion : Israel Theme: MY COMIC DENTIST August 3, 2009. The 36th Piracicaba International Humor Show Piracicaba, Brazil Theme: Free (Cartoon, Charge, Caricature, Strips and Vanguard) August 1, 2009. The international cartoon contest named in honour of Rudiy Panko Ukraine Theme: Gogol-mogol (egg-flip) 2009 August 1, 2009. Basis 14 the Diogenes Taborda Salon 2009 Buenos Aires, Argentina Theme:Free August 1, 2009. 5th International Cartoon Festival Solin 2009 - Croatia Solin, Croatia Theme: 1.FREE 2.ARHEOLOGY August 1, 2009. The 21st Rotary Cartoon Awards Coffs Harbour, Australia Theme: 1.GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS 2.Various themes for local artists August 1, 2009. International Caricature Contest Godofredo Guedes' Centenary - BRAZIL Montes Claros, BRAZIL Theme: Caricatura July 31, 2009. 29th International Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest / 2009 Istanbul, TURKEY Theme: FREE July 31, 2009. Austrian Cartoon Award 2009 Graz-Raaba, Austria Theme: Crisis as an opportunity July 31, 2009. MASTERS OF CARICATURE. FOURTH EDITION - PLOVDIV 2009 Plovdiv, BULGARIA THE ALCOHOL AND NATIONS July 27, 2009. Cartoonale Brugge. Brugge, Belgium Crisis! July 20, 2009. Message Cartoon Festa 2009 Miyagawa, Japan Theme: Healthy Aging July 17, 2009. Homer Davenport International Cartoon Contest Silverton, USA Theme: Contemporary political, economic and social ideas of interest; an “Editorial Cartoon.” July 10, 2009. 15th International Haifa Cartoon Contest - Israel Haifa, Israel Theme: A Humoristic, Optimistic View of Our World June 30, 2009. The 18th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest (DICACO 2009) Daejeon, Korea Theme section (titled Customs / Costume) and a Free section. June 13, 2009. 3rd International Graphic Humor Biennial - JOSE L. MARTIN MENA "MENA" Toboso, Spain Theme: Dulcinea June 1, 2009. International Forum of Visual Humour KARIKATURUM – 5. Surgut, Russia Theme: Passion June 1, 2009. 2nd International "Olive" Cartoon Contest and Exhibition 2009 KYRENIA, CYPRUS Theme: OLIVE June 1, 2009. International Humor Contest PAPKINADA 2009 - Poland. Kolobrzeg, Poland Theme: The devil does not sleep May 22, 2009. 17th University Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba - Brazil 2009 Piracicaba, Brazil Theme: various (only for students) May 22, 2009. 8th INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE CARTOON PISEK 2009 Písek, Czech Republic Theme: Theater May 31, 2009. XI International Cartoon Contest, Zielona Gora 2009 Zielona Gora, Poland Theme: Vine May 4. 2009. 2nd INTERNATIONAL CARICATURE CONTEST FESTIVAL “HUMOREIX” LLEIDA Lleida, Spain Theme: Caricature Celebrities Cinema Actors May 1, 2009. 26. AYDIN DOGAN INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION Istanbul, Turkey Theme: Free April 30, 2009. 'GREAT CARTOONS ON TREASURY OF EARTH' Brazilcartoon Theme: Water: Earth’s Energy. April 30, 2009. 4th International Contest for a Cartoon about Lodz - The Big Boat of Humour Lodz, Poland Theme: City in reconstruction April 25, 2009. 14th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION. ZAGREB 2009 ZAGREB, CROATIA Theme: BASIC HUMAN NEEDS April 24, 2009. 3rd International Exhibition CarCaricature - Zagreb 2009 Zagreb, Croatia Theme: Car wrecks and Car waste April 18, 2009. ECOCARTOON. 2nd Pátio Brasil International Showrom on Environmental Humor – 2009 Asa Sul, Brazil Theme: Urban Pollution April 15, 2009. SICAF2009. 13th Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival Seoul, Korea Theme: Free April 15, 2009. Cartoon exhibit in Portugal commemorating Freedom of Expression Day LEIRIA, Portugal Theme: Freedom at risk Monthly, 2009. FOOD SECURITY Contest /Turkey 2009 Turkey Theme: FOOD SECURITY April 1, 2009. 2nd International Snail's Graphical Humor Contest 2009 Lleida, Spain Theme: SNAIL March 31, 2009. XIIIth 2003 PortoCartoon WorldFestfal Porto, Portugal Theme: CRISIS March 31, 2009. 2009 CARETOON CONTEST Philadelphia, USA Theme: Dreams of Peace March 30, 2009. IV Health and Graphic Humor Contest, on Eating Behavior Disorders Lleida, Spain Theme: Eating Behavior Disorders March 30, 2009. International Cartoonfestival Zemst 2008 - "EVE and SPORTS" Zemst, Belgium Theme: EVE and SPORTS March 27, 2009. 25th International Biennial of Art Humour Tolentino - Italy Tolentino, Italy Theme: THE CHILDREN ARE WATCHING US March 27, 2009. World Press Freedom 9th International Editorial Cartoon Competition Ottawa, Canada Theme: Protecting privacy? March 15, 2009. 1st SC International Cartoon Web Contest 2009 - Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan Theme: Jury March 13, 2009. IV CARTOON CONTEST "SANTOMERA 2009" Santomera, Spain Theme: Immigration and mutual enrichment March 12, 2009. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION «VISIT TO THE DENTIST» Saint Petersburg, Russia Theme: VISIT TO THE DENTIST March 8, 2009. 8TH INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST Carluka-2009 Poltava, Ukraine Theme: 1. Gogol's World in Cartoons 2. Free Theme March 6, 2009. 17th INTERNATIONAL DRAWING CONTEST FOR PRESS 2009 BRAZIL Porto Alegre, BRAZIL Categories: Cartoon, Comical Cartoon, Caricature, Comics and Editorial Illustration March 6, 2009. FECO Portugal. Darwin 2009: Evolution Odyssey Portugal Theme: Darwin 2009: Evolution Odyssey March 1, 2009. 19th Int'l Biennial of Humour and Satire in the Arts Gabrovo 2009, BULGARIA. Gabrovo, BULGARIA. Theme: The World Lasts Because It Laughs March 1, 2009. > 2-nd "Molla Nasreddin, Azerbaijan-2009" International Cartoon Contest Baku, Azerbaijan Theme: Oil February 28, 2009. Ufficio Premio Satira e Museo della Satira e della Caricatura 2009 International Cartoon Festival Forte dei Marmi, Italy Theme: World Crisis February 28, 2009. 3rd Exhibition of Graphic Humor FECO Spain: Evolution or Creationism? San Fernando, Spain Theme: Evolution or Creationism? February 28, 2009. Exhibition in Bunker Cartoon Gallery "TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY" COFFS HARBOUR, Australia Theme: TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY February 28, 2009. Fax for Peace, Fax for Tolerance International Competition 2009 Spilimbergo (Pordenone), Italia Theme: PEACE, TOLERANCE February 25, 2009. International competition on drawing for women - "Jaka bede ... 2009" Ketrzyn, Poland Theme: Woman February 23, 2009. 15th International Cartoon Humour Competition on the Topic of BEER: GOLDEN KEG 2009 - Slovakia Prešov, SLOVAKIA Theme: Beer February 20, 2009. The 5th International cartoon contest (SYRIA 2009) DAMASCUS, SYRIA Theme: Hunger February 18, 2009. Car International Cartoon Web Contest-2009 Iran Theme: A - Car, B - Designation of the Future Car February 15, 2009. 2nd INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OF CARICATURE AND CARTOON OF VIANDEN Luxembourg, Luxembourg Theme: Green economy February 15, 2009. The international 7-77 Cartoon Competition Ankara, Turkey Theme: cartoon that can be understood by children February 15, 2009. 17th EURO-KARTOENALE KRUISHOUTEM 2009 KRUISHOUTEM, BELGIUM Theme: SAND, PEBBLE AND GRAVEL February 14, 2009. X International Festival of Aphorism and Caricature - Strumica 2009 Strumica, Macedonia Theme: CARNIVAL February 11, 2009. 8th EURO-FRUITCARTOONALE SINT-TRUIDEN 2009 SINT-TRUIDEN, Belgium Theme: FRUIT: CULINARY February 7, 2009. SATYRYKON-LEGNICA 2009 Entry form: http://satyrykon.pl/download/card.pdf Legnica, Poland Theme: Women February 3, 2009. 8th Tabriz International Cartoon Contest - "No War" Tabriz, Iran Theme: No War February 2, 2009. 2nd International Manisa - Mesir Cartoon Contest - Turkey Manisa, Turkey Theme: OUR FUTURE = OUR CHILDREN January 31, 2009 and monthly. BuzziNews 2009 Marathon BuzziNews Theme is changing from month to month. January 31, 2009. World Press Cartoon Sintra 2009 Lisboa, Portugal Free January 31, 2009. XVI INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC HUMOR CUBA 2009 Vedado, Cuba Theme: Homo sapiens S.O.S January 30, 2009. ETHIOPIA CARTOON. FIRST INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION OF ETHIOPIA Ethiopia Theme: Free January 25, 2009. The Moscow Exhibition of cartoons on Human Rights. Moscow, Russia Theme: Human Rights January 18, 2009. UMORISTI A MAROSTICA 2009 Theme: LIES Marostica, Italia Theme: LIES January 12, 2009. 48. Knokke-Heist International Cartoonfestival 2008 Knokke-Heist, Belgium Theme: Free January 4, 2009. Press Cartoon Europe Grand Prix 2009 Brussels, Belgium The cartoon has to be published in EU or Switzerland. 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