17th International Cartoon Exhibition OSCARfest - Croatia 2025

EXHIBITION:

OSOR Community Center / June – November 2025

PARTICIPATION:

The exhibition is open to all artists, regardless of nationality, age, gender, profession…

TOPIC:

Famous persons on a desert island

 (REAL& FICTITIOUS, CONTEMPORARY & HISTORICAL).

Various interesting things happen on a desert island. This year, all sorts of famous persons were invited to the desert island of the Osor archipelago, to OSCARfest.

The criteria for famous persons has been mixed for a long time. Famous persons include media-exploited persons from politics, from glamour, from subcultures, as well as those from the world of fairy tales and myths, from cartoons and video games, from film and theater, from books.

Who is more famous is ultimately unimportant, because both real and fictitious realities influence our perception of who is famous. Whether these famous persons will appear on the desert island alone or with happy company, whether they will just pose with their faces, or whether they will perform what they are known for, is up to you, dear cartoonists. Meeting them will certainly be interesting…

WORKS;

1 – 3 cartoons WITHOUT WORDS.

FORMAT;

A4 (210×297 mm), RGB, JPEG, 300 dpi, high resolution.

DEADLINE

May 10, 2025

EMAIL ADDRESS:

oscarfest.croatia@gmail.com

Please name the attachments: First name-Surname-ARTISTIC NAME-Country-1 (2, 3, Entry Form).

(Example: Dragutin-Kovačević-DADO-Croatia-1).

1st SELECTION:

Exhibition selector MSc. Branka Hlevnjak, art historian and art critic (Croatia) selects one work from each registered author according to the criteria: topic, originality of the idea, artistic quality, the default format of papers, completed Application form, deadline.

2nd SELECTION:

First place authors at the 15th OSCARfest 2023

gergely bacsa (hungary), tarafat niki noshari(UK),Batrick heymans TRICK (Belgium), EMIL Srnisa CIPALOV (Croatia) and Branka Hlevnjak and Dragutin Dado Kovačević, cartoonist/of Program leader (Croatia) they each chooses and evaluates 200 authors /cartoons (1 point) and the first, second and third place cartoons (5, 3, 2 points).

Selector points are added to the public jury votes (voting until November 1, 2025).

Maximum number of exhibits: 200

Selection results until May 20, 2025

Selectors automatically participate in the competition but may not vote for themselves.

JURY:

INTERNATIONAL JURY OF VISITORS

Exhibition visitors choose the 3 best cartoons by secret vote (1st = 3 points, 2nd = 2 points, 3rd = 1 point).

CATALOG:

All participants shall be sent the results and a digital catalogue via email.

Confirmation of participation will be sent on request.

PRIZES:

First, Second, Third place and First-ranked Croatian cartoonist:

Personal exhibition at the 17th OSCARfest 2025, Diploma, sponsorship award and the position of selector of the 17th OSCARfest 2026.

OTHER RULES:

The submitted works remain at the disposal of the organizer who may use them for promotional and other non-commercial purposes (awards for voters, sponsors and donors … ) with the name of the author and the festival without royalties to the authors, and continue to exhibit them.

Information by email: oscarfest.croatia@gmail.com

Organizer ARTour-Nerezine Association.

Art selector Branka Hlevnjak.

Program leader Dado Kovačević.

Financial support Town of Mali Lošinj + Mali Lošinj Tourist Board.

Support Osor Local Comitee + Croatian Cartoonist Association.

Sponzors DesignArt + ARTshirt + Zdjelarević Wine Selection + OPG Benvin-Nerezine + Foto studio Nadir Mavrović + friends.

Media support Radio Mali Lošinj-Radio Jadranka + Portal otoci.net + Novi list.