Tuesday, March 03, 2015
The 15th International Editorial Cartoon Competition of the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom
The 15th International Editorial
Cartoon Competition of the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom
1. The theme for the 15th International
Editorial Cartoon Competition is:
The price of freedom
Last year was difficult for
cartoonists worldwide.
In Venezuela, Rayma Subrani was
fired from the newspaper "El Universal" for linking former President
Chavez to the problems of the health system.
Turkish cartoonist Mehmet Düzenli
was jailed for "insulting" Adnan Oktar, a controversial Muslim
preacher.
France experienced the worst terrorist
attack in it’s soil when five "Charlie Hebdo"
cartooonists were murdered in the office of the satirical magazine.
Freedom of the press has a value but
it also has a price.
2. Prizes: three prizes will
be given: a first prize of $1500 plus a Certificate from
Canadian UNESCO, a second prize of $750 and a third of $500.
All sums are in Canadian dollars. Ten additional cartoons will receive an
‘Award of Excellence,’ Regrettably no financial remuneration accompanies the
Awards of Excellence.
3. Only one cartoon will be accepted from each
cartoonist. It may be either in color or black and white and must not have won
an award.
4. The size of the cartoon should not
exceed A4; 21 by 29.2 cm; or 8.50 by 11 inches.
5. The name, address, telephone number
and a short biography of the cartoonist must be included in the submission.
6. The Canadian Committee for World
Press Freedom shall have the rights to use any of the cartoons entered in the
Competition for promotion of our Editorial Cartoon Competition and World Press
Freedom Day.
7. The winners of the Cartoon
Competition will be announced at the World Press Freedom Day Luncheon held at
the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, Canada on Friday April 30, 2015 as well as being
advised by e-mail. The winner’s names and their cartoons will be posted on
the CCWFP web site: http://www.ccwpf-cclpm.ca/
8. The winning cartoons will be
exhibited at the luncheon.
The deadline for receipt of cartoons is
5 p.m. GMT, Friday, April 3,
2015.
Send submissions by e-mail
to : info@ccwpf-cclpm.ca
Cartoons should be in jpeg format
at 300 dpi
