7th International Cartoon Competition Berlin 2016, Germany

The KURTKUNST Gallery and LIMES Image Agency invite cartoonists from all over the world to participate in the 7th International Cartoon Competition in Berlin 2016. The theme of the competition is "RUBBISH".
Regulations of the Competition
General
The competition takes place online and over this internet side only! Participation is free of charge.
Sent originals cannot be accepted! A return isn't possible for organizational reasons. Sending by e-mail can only be accepted in exceptional case.
Themes
The theme of the contest 2016 is: "RUBBISH"
Cartoons can be submitted to following sub-themes:
- Coffee to go
- Plastic Bags
- Waste Separation
Prizes and Awards
1st Prize: 1000 € + Golden He-Goat + Certificate
2nd Prize: 800 € + Silver He-Goat + Certificate
3rd Prize: 500 € + Bronze He-Goat + Certificate
Audience Award: 500 € + Certificate
Special Prizes
Participation Conditions
Participants: all cartoonists.
Organizer
Valeriu Kurtu (KURTUKUNST Gallery) in cooperation with the LIMES Image Agency
im KU-DAMM Karee, Kurfürstendamm 207-208, Eingang Lietzenburger Str 80, 10719 Berlin
E-mail: contact@limes-net.com
Jury
The prize winners are determined by an international independent jury. The decision of the jury is final. The members of the Jury are:
Birgit Nimke-Sliwinski (Germany)
Chavdar Georgiev (Bulgaria)
Sergey Semendyaev (Ukraine)
Philipp Heinish (Germany)
Denis Lopatin (Russia)
Julian Radu (Romania).
Audience Award
All visitors of the competition website have the possibility to give an award. The cartoon with the most public voting will be honored with the Audience Award. The Audience Award will be chosen exclusively by the user of the website.
From 25th April until 15th July 2016 you can vote all cartoons under the menu item "CARTOONS".
To participate in the online voting you have to register with your email address.
Deadline
The deadline for receipt of cartoons: 10th July 2016.
The transmittal of the cartoons takes place in digital form via this internet page:www.cartoonberlin.de.
Number of cartoons
Max. number of entries per cartoonist: two cartoons per sub-theme.
The cartoons must be the original work of the artist.
Registration
The registration for the competition takes place via this internet page.
First you have to registry as a participants of the competition. After registration an email will be sent to you with your password for your personal area. In this area you can upload your cartoons on our server.
Size / File Format
Minimum Size: 500 KB
Maximum Size: 25 MB
File Format: JPG
Color Mode: RGB
Production
The cartoon can be produced analogue or digital, but it has to be sent to us only in digital format.
Caption
The caption in English or German takes place only via internet before uploading of the cartoons.
Dates
The jury starts with the determination of the prize winners arround mid-July 2016.
The exhibition date is not yet fixed.
Presentation of the cartoons
The contestant agrees to give the organizer, the Stiftung Naturschutz Berlin and their partners as well as the co-operation partners unrestricted publishing rights for the submitted cartoons.
With the sending of the works for the competition the contestant accepts automatically the regulation of the competition and agrees the print of the cartoons for the exhibition and catalogues.
Awards Ceremony / Vernissage
The awards ceremony of the 7th International Cartoon Competition Berlin 2016 will take place in September in the Museum STORY OF BERLIN.
All copyrights are held by the author of the cartoons.
The decision is final.
Errors and changes excepted.
Sponsorship
The project is sponsored by the Stiftung Naturschutz Berlin.
More info about the theme on source: http://limes-net.com/contest/.