Conditions of Participation
The theme of the contest is
"Africa: No Opportunities, Continent of Crises or Renaissance"


Terms and Conditions of Entry
Members of the jury or the organisers/promoters (and their families) may not enter the competition.

Entrants may submit one cartoon each. No strip cartoons.


Technical details and format of entries
The cartoons must be in b/n for PC and suitable for reproduction. As a selection of cartoons will be enlarged to A1 size (594mm x 841mm), the following file formats and resolution must be strictly observed.

Size: A4 (max 294 mm)
Resolution: 300 dpi
File format: jpg

The entries must be without any previous award history. The cartoons should be understood by people in all parts of the world. Therefore, please avoid text and words in the cartoons. If you need to use words, they must be in English. Please submit the title of the cartoon as well as your personal details (cartoonist’s name and address) along with the cartoon.


Rights of use and fees
All entries submitted are offered to the organisers of the contest for publication. If they are published, the cartoonist will be paid according to the standards applicable. The copyright owners of the winning cartoons grant the organisers the right to publish their cartoons free of charge within the context of the contest. All entrants agree to their works being featured on the contest website and being published in the magazine ”eins Entwicklungspolitik”.

Furthermore, all entrants agree to their works becoming part of an exhibition free of charge, provided that their works are considered suitable. The cartoons selected will be used in the field of development education. The exhibition will be shown at the award ceremony and on other occasions. If applicable, we might contact entrants with requests for the temporary use of copies in preparation of the exhibition.
 

The jury’s decisions are final and non-contestable.
With the cartoons and the results of the contest being publicised, the media will be interested in using and especially in reprinting the cartoons. Cartoonist should therefore provide their bank details and conditions for reprinting, so that those interested can be informed accordingly.


Awards
The three winners will be awarded as follows:
1st prize     =   Euro 3,000.00
2nd prize    =   Euro 2,000.00
3rd prize     =   Euro 1.000.00


How to Submit Entries:
The cartoons are to be sent to info@cartoon-competition.org ,
and, to be safe, to be copied to dwjn@cartoon-competition.org
by 26th August 2007 !!!


No Legal Recourse
The jury's decision is final. The organisers assume no responsibility for any loss of entries. Costs of dispatch are to be borne by the sender.

Please address further inquiries to: Juergen Weber at dwjn_jw@rediffmail.com