FOR pro FOR

(FórProFor - "Joke for FOR" is a part of the 17th International Building Trade Fair "ForArch, Praha")

The organisers
ABF a.s. in cooperation with The Czech Cartoonists' Union
enunciate the 5th year of the International Competition of Graphic Humour

The following rules shall apply to the competition participants according to the Statutes:

Art. 1 - Participation conditions

The competition is enunciated by the organisers through enunciation in the professional publications and by sending the terms and conditions to selected authors both in the Czech Republic and abroad. Every author meeting the below listed conditions may take part in the competition. By sending their cartoons the participants accept the rules given by the Statutes.

Art. 2 - Content and technical conditions

Topic: We are building of wood

Number of cartoons: Maximum 3
Format: Minimum A4 - maximum A3
Signing: The cartoons must be signed by the author on the face side, each must be marked on the overleaf with the name, address, e-mail address of the participant.
Only originals (no prints or electronic formats)!

Art. 3 - Applicable provisions

- Forty drawings for the final round of the competitions and for the exhibition will be selected by the Jury who will grant prizes as well;
- The authors of the fine-art works selected for the exhibition collection will obtain a catalogue;
- The participants agree with the use of their contribution in the catalogue, for promotion and presentation of the competition on promotional materials directly concerning the competition, possibly in the media for promotion and/or as accompanying material to the competition review, presentation of the results and authors;
- The competitors agree that sponsors and advertisers of the competition have preferential rights to use the competition contributions selected by them for their presentation at a usual royalty;
- The winning works and the final collection in a maximum number of 40 pieces shall become the property of the organiser. The contribution of the other authors will be returned to them;
- The winners of the awards will be invited to the enunciation of results and their travel expenses will be reimbursed to them (in the case of foreign authors only from the Czech Republic borders to Prague and back).

Art. 4 - Prizes and awards (total subsidy: CZK 33,000,-)

1st prize: 1x FÓR-pencil - golden + CZK 10,000.- (about EUR 330,-)
2nd prize: 1x FÓR-pencil - silver + CZK 9 000,-
3rd prize: 1x FÓR-pencil - bronze + CZK 8 000,-
Awards: 3x Honourable FÓR- pencil + 3x CZK 2,000,- (Total CZK 6,000,-)
Honourable mention: 4x diploma + CZK 0,-

Art. 5 - Venue

The exhibition hall of Nadace ABF a.s., Václavské nám. 29, 111 21 Praha 1, Czech Republic PVA Letnany, Beranových 667, 190 00 Praha 18 - Letnany
The exhibition collection will be brought to other regional exhibition centres in the Czech Republic
Art. 6 - Term schedule

Competition enunciation: 1 May 2006
Competition deadline: 7 July 2006
Jury meeting 11 July 2006
Private view of the exhibition - Prague 5 Sep 2006
Festive enunciation of winners and granting of prizes: 5 Sep 2006
Opening of the exhibition at the ForArch Trade Fair: 19 Sep 2006
Termination of the exhibition: 23 Sep 2006

Art. 7 - Jury

The Jury will have at least five members. Both the organisers, or the main sponsor will have their representatives in the competition. The organisers reserve the right to appoint the jury, its Chairman and Secretary, to determine the form of assessment of competition work after an agreement with the Chairman of the jury. The Jury will select 40 best works for the final round and from them it will select the works for appraisal according to Art. 4 of the present Statutes.

Please send the competition cartoons to the following address:

ABF a.s.,
FórProFor
(ALEŠ VYJIDÁK)
Václavské námestí 29
111 21 Praha 1,
Czech Republic

Information:
e-mail: ivan.hanousek@dreamworx.cz; tel. 420 257 530 995
e-mail: vyjidak@abf.cz, tel.: 420 222 891 115
http://cuk.dreamworx.cz

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