International cartoon contest and exhibition – India

PARTICIPATION

• Both professional and non-professional cartoonists are welcome to participate in this contest.

• The competition is open to all individuals aged over 15 years of age.

ENTRIES

Works must be original. All graphic techniques are allowed.

Works may be black & white or coloured.

Each entry should include a covering letter with the cartoonist’s full name,postal address, contact no. and E-Mail ID.

The digital works have to be sent in JPEG format with a minimum of resolution of 300 dpi (2480 x 3543 pixels).

The cartoons are to be drawn on A4 format. (maximum size of 3 MB per cartoon) for digital cartoons

Number of entries per contestant: maximum three

Cartoons sent by post need to have the name and address of the cartoonist on the back-side of each cartoon.

The original versions of the cartoons will be accepted.

The organizer (Ekta Foundation Trust ) shall not be held responsible in the event of loss or damage of cartoons during the shipment.

Works should not be awarded at other festivals.

Works must not be older than one year.

The Prizes will be taxed according to Indian legislation.

The Organiser/EFT shall not be responsible for failure of a winner to receive the prize for reasons that are not related to the Organiser/ EFT .

DEADLINE

Deadline for submission of Cartoons / Artwork is 20 December 2019

Cartoons must be sent to: following emails

jaijagatcartooncontest@gmail.com

vikramknayak@gmail.com

or by post

Postal Address: Jai Jagat cartoon contest

C/o Mr. Jitendra Sharma

EKTA FOUNDATION TRUST

Gandhi Bhawan, Shyamla Hills,

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh -462002,(India)

Phone: +91-9926378990, 9810616519

Disclaimer

The content, thoughts and views expressed in the creatives / illustrations will be sole responsibility of the participating Artists. The EFT will not be held responsible for any content, views expressed by the artists in the creatives / illustrations developed.

By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these rules.

PUBLICATION RIGHTS

Property rights – Prize-winning works will become the property of the organizer (EFT) or theme sponsor. Further, the cartoonist provides Royalty-free and license to publish and publicly display the entries (Whether winning or not winning an award) for non-commercial purposes.

By entering the competition, the cartoonist represents and warrants that the work is an original work of the cartoonist and does not infringe on the rights of any third parties.

All selected works for exhibition may be used by the organizers to promote the contest .

Awarded works remain the property of the organizer

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JURY

Decisions made by the jury cannot be challenged.

No correspondence with the jury will be allowed on their decisions.

AWARDS

Best 5 cartoons 25,000/- INR each

The prize will be given in equivalent Indian Rupees

EXHIBITION AND AWARD CEREMONY

The results of the competition will be announced around first week of January 2020

An exhibition of the selected works will take place in many countries--India, Iran , Georgia, Bulgaria , Italy, Switzerland, UK