- Only African nationals and Iranian can contest in this festival;
- Each cartoonist can send maximum 3 artworks;
- Artworks should be in A4 size and sent in JPEG format with 300DPI resolution;
- Form of entry should be completed for each artwork;
- The artworks has not been sent in any other festival or printed before;
Virtual Cartoon Festival Competition on Africa and..
Virtual Cartoon Festival Competition on Africa and COVID-19 2020 Iran
- Only African nationals and Iranian can contest in this festival;
- Each cartoonist can send maximum 3 artworks;
- Artworks should be in A4 size and sent in JPEG format with 300DPI resolution;
- Form of entry should be completed for each artwork;
- The artworks has not been sent in any other festival or printed before;
Virtual Cartoon Festival Competition on Africa and COVID-19
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran-Nairobi
In the Name of Allah African Virtual Cartoon Festival on COVID-19
Organizer:
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kenya in collaboration with University of Nairobi, and East African Cartoonists’ Society Title: Africa and COVID-19 Pandemic Sub-titles:
1) Observance of sanitizing principles
2) Family in quarantine
3) Social distance
4) Sacrifice by health workers
5) Humanitarian behavior of the people
6) Governments assistance
7) Subsistence in COVID-19 Pandemic
8) Panic-buying
9) Myths and Facts
10) Sanctions an obstacle in combatting COVID-19
11) Debt Relief
12) Africa after COVID-19
13) The effects of COVID-19 on Silencing the Guns project in Africa
Deadline for sending artworks:
5 August 2020 (before 12 midnight)
Conditions:
- Only African nationals and Iranian can contest in this festival;
- Each cartoonist can send maximum 3 artworks;
- Artworks should be in A4 size and sent in JPEG format with 300DPI resolution;
- Form of entry should be completed for each artwork;
- The artworks has not been sent in any other festival or printed before;
- Any technics and methods can be used;
- Artworks should follow copy right regulations;
- By sending the artwork, the cartoonist guarantee that he/she is creator of the artworks and give permission to the organizer to publish the artworks anywhere it deems necessary freely.
Jury:
The best artworks will be selected in two parts; by public votes and jury.
Public selection:
The public vote will be held on 10 July 2020 till 17 August 2020 at Islamic Republic of Iran
Facebook page: @Iran.Kenya.
The two artworks which receives the highest number of likes will be selected as winners of the public vote.
The 1st public vote: 300 US$
The 2nd public vote: 200 US$
Jury selection:
The 1st selected by jury: 500 US$
The 2nd selected by jury: 400 US$
The 3rd selected by jury: 300 US$
Date of announcing selection results: 24 August 2020 at I.R of Iran Embassy website: https://kenya.mfa.gov.ir
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Facebook: @Iran.Kenya
Email address for sending artworks: covidinafricafest@gmail.com
For more information, please consult: https://kenya.mfa.gov.ir
