About
The JPC Cartoon Competition was launched in 2015 as the “Cartoon Criticism Care” competition by the Jerusalem Press Club and the Comics Museum in Holon, Israel.
The 2019 competition is getting a makeover and becoming international! This competition in now open to international high-school students from all over the world, between the ages of 13-17.
The competition, with world-renowned cartoonists as jury, will result in an exhibition displaying the best 25 cartoons from all over the world. The exhibition will open with a special event, honoring the first, second and third place winners with a special visit to Israel!.
The exhibition will open on May 3, 2019. The World Press Freedom Day
Rules
1. All high school students (ages 13-17), are eligible to enter. Entrants may submit no more than three (3) cartoons each.
2. Entering the competition is possible through the Competition’s website only.
3. The deadline for submitting cartoons for the competition is Sunday, April 7, 2019.
4. Entrants must submit original cartoons on the main theme of the competition.
5. To verify the originality and authenticity of the cartoon, entrants will add the name, email address and telephone number of their school principal, or civics teacher, or social sciences teacher, or arts teacher.
6. Cartoons will be submitted through the competition’s website, in (the following technical conjuration): JPG, 300 DPI resolution, 3 MB size.
7. Entrants must enclose a head photo, (dpi, MB/KB), a short biography (max 75 words), and a personal paragraph commentating on the cartoon.
8. The names of the three winners and the names of the other 22 entrants whose cartoons were selected to be included in the exhibition, will be announced on the competition website.
9. All cartoons become the property of the Jerusalem Press Club (JPC) and may be used for promotional and other purposes at JPC’s discretion.
10.The decisions of the judges are final and irrevocable.
11. By participating in the competition, the participants confirm that they accept the competition rules.
Prizes:
First Prize - 1,000$
Second Prize - 700$
Third Prize - 500$
- Website: jerusalempressclub
- Source: jerusalempressclub.com/
