Winners Novomestsky Osten XXIII Biennial of Cartoon Humor and Satire 2025 Slovakia

A total of 178 artists from 44 countries entered the competition, submitting 441 drawings, the jury selected 104 authors with 136 works from 31 countries for the exhibition.

The theme of this year’s edition "Awakening Curiosity" is inspired by the vision of the European Capital of Culture Trenčín 2026, which believes that culture has the power to awaken people’s interest in the world, in others, and in the future, Novomestský Osteň 2025 has thus become part of the program offering of Trenčín 2026 in the field of regional cooperation.

Main Awards:

First Prize: Grigori KATZ

Second Prize: Talaš PAVEL, (Çek Cumhuriyeti-Czech Republic)

Third Prize: Pernecký BOBO, (Slovakya-Slovakia)

Honorable Mentions:

Abdoli POOYA, (İran-Iran)

Cenk ALPARSLAN, (Türkiye-Turkey)

Jean-Loïc BÊLOM, (Fransa-France)

David EVZEN, (Çek Cumhuriyeti-Czech Republic)

Eda UZUNOĞLU, (Türkiye-Turkey)

Giebl LIBOR, (Çek Cumhuriyeti-Czech Republic)

Jozef GRUSPIER, (Slovakya-Slovakia)

Darina KLICKOVÂ, (Slovakya-Slovakia)

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Mešár VLADO, (Slovakya-Slovakia)

Piszczako ZBIGNIEW, (Polonya-Poland)