Saturday, December 27, 2014
PORTOCARTOON 2015 - INVITATION / CONVITE
Dear Cartoonist,
2015 has been declared by the United Nations as the
International Year of Light . Illuminating this subject with the light of the
cartoon seems to us one of the best appeals to the artists of humor.
This is an issue of sovereign importance, which also
shows many inequalities that exist worldwide. The light of the sun and moon is
the same for everyone. But the other lights, electricity and all that goes with
it, are the reason for the darkness in different parts of the world. This is
the reflection that we intend to evoke. Come on with a humorous light! With the
bright focus on progress and distortions in the spotlight and behind the
scenes. In between is an undeniable truth: there is no light without shade!
Two great figures have been appointed for the 2015 edition of the Caricature Special Awards:
1 - The Portuguese football player (born in Madeira) Cristiano Ronaldo, a sports icon, winner of Golden Balls and Golden Boots;
2 - and the American writer Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), Nobel Prize for Literature, who participated in the First World War a century ago. This participation, as a driver of the Red Cross and the correspondent of the Kansas City Star newspaper, inspired him A Farewell to Arms (1929), an emblematic work of his literary career.
The choice of this figures aim to target the ingeniousness of humour artists, and arises from other designations made since 2013: Manoel de Oliveira and José Saramago (in 2013); Nelson Mandela and Siza Vieira (in 2014).
Two great figures have been appointed for the 2015 edition of the Caricature Special Awards:
1 - The Portuguese football player (born in Madeira) Cristiano Ronaldo, a sports icon, winner of Golden Balls and Golden Boots;
2 - and the American writer Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), Nobel Prize for Literature, who participated in the First World War a century ago. This participation, as a driver of the Red Cross and the correspondent of the Kansas City Star newspaper, inspired him A Farewell to Arms (1929), an emblematic work of his literary career.
The choice of this figures aim to target the ingeniousness of humour artists, and arises from other designations made since 2013: Manoel de Oliveira and José Saramago (in 2013); Nelson Mandela and Siza Vieira (in 2014).
We will be
looking forward to receiving your most appreciated participation, with our best wishes for a 2015 full of humour,
Cara(o) cartunista,
A ONU proclamou 2015
como Ano Internacional da Luz. Iluminar este tema com a luz do cartoon
parece-nos um dos melhores apelos ao estro dos artistas do humor.
Trata-se de um tema de
soberana importância e que mostra também as muitas desigualdades que existem à
escala mundial. A luz do sol e da lua é igual para todos. Mas as outras luzes,
as da eletricidade e de tudo o que lhe está associado, são motivo de muita escuridão
em diferentes partes do mundo.
É esta reflexão que
pretendemos suscitar.
Venha daí a luz do
humor! Com o foco bem iluminado sobre progressos e distorções, na ribalta e nos
bastidores. De permeio, está uma verdade indesmentível: não há luz sem sombra!
Para os Prémios
Especiais de Caricatura 2015, estão designadas duas grandes figuras de fama
mundial:
1 - o jogador
português (natural da Madeira) Cristiano Ronaldo, ídolo desportivo,
vencedor de várias bolas e botas de ouro;
2 - e o escritor norte-americano Ernest
Hemingway (1899-1961), prémio nobel da Literatura, que há um século
participava na I Guerra Mundial. Esta participação, como motorista da Cruz
Vermelha e correspondente do jornal Kansas City Star, inspirou-lhe o Adeus às Armas (1929), obra emblemática
do seu percurso literário.
A escolha desta
figuras para alvo do engenho dos artistas do humor surge na sequência de outras
designações feitas desde 2013: Manoel de Oliveira e José Saramago (em 2013);
Nelson Mandela e Siza Vieira (em 2014).
Com votos de um ano
2015 cheio de humor e luminosas ideias,
Contactos:
PortoCartoon-World Festival
Museu Nacional da Imprensa
Estrada Nacional 108, nº 206
4300- 316 Porto
Portugal
