Andrey Feldshteyn » Сб ноя 08, 2008 12:56 pm
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Dear Mr. Andrey, Director of humour web page:
I am a cartoonist and when I see your web site I want to cry, because there are bad cartoon contests that you advertise it.
In 2007 I participated in WORLD PRESS CARTOON and I won second prize in the Caricature section. But until today (end of October 2008) I have not received my montary prize, nor the cartoon catalogue, neither the trophy they promise in their rules. Since April 2007 I sent messages to the director of wpc, Mr. Antonio Antunez, asking him to pay me my money, and nothing. When I denounced it by e-mail to colleagues (including you) Mr AA replied that it had paid. After he used a lawyer to amendrate: wpc's lawyer sent me a message threatening a criminal trial if I continued with my denunce of non-payment. (I attach you copy of the message). In addition, on this message says the lawyer: "The prize money can be withdrawn at the direction of .... wpc in Portugal."
With that message is verified that Mr. Antunez says one thing by e-mail to participants and says a different thing for me using his lawyer. It is also proved that wpc has not paid the prize, but AA says yes by e-mail.
But the case is even worse: nowhere in the regulation said that the winners should make a trip to Portugal to collect their prize. No contest in the world makes this absurd condition. Wpc does not respect its own rules.
But as a cartoonist and as a visitor of your website is something that worries me more: last year I sent a message to you and other colleagues to denounce this abuse, which wpc is not a serious event since it does not pay me my prize, and now I see on your page that you are advertising this bad contest. And I worry because I understand that you are also a cartoonist. I respectfully ask you: is it better you advertising a not serious contest or defending the right of a colleague who has been estate? Perhaps thinking of receiving an invitation for wpc of Portugal as a juror? Is this more important than ethics?.
I prefer to think that you do not received my messages last year. Please think of the many fellow cartoonists who can be deceived like me in the competition that you advertised.
WPC DO NOT PAY, BUT THREATED WINNING CARTOONIST. Is that all right or serious?
Thank you for your attention.
Best regards,
Freddy Pibaqué.
PS: Please read the attached message sent by the attorney wpc, is also sending the cartoon winner who never received the prize and a cartoon about wpc.