International Maya KAMATH Memorial Awards Competition 2020 Bangalore, India

Deadline: Last Date For Receipt Of Entries April 10, 2021.. Results: Results will be announced in the first week of April 2021. The competition is open to all Indian cartoonists. Participants can send a maximum of three political cartoons first published in the Newspapers, Magazines, News portals / Websites between January 1 and December 31, 2020. Cartoons published in regional languages should be accompanied by an English translation of the text. The dateand the..

: April 10, 2021 Saturday

Maya KAMATH Memorial Awards For Excellence in Political Cartooning - 2020

(Instituted By The Family Of Late Maya KAMATH)

The competition is open to all Indian cartoonists. Participants can send a maximum of three political cartoons first published in the Newspapers, Magazines, News portals / Websites between January 1 and December 31, 2020. Cartoons published in regional languages should be accompanied by an English translation of the text. The dateand the name of the Publication in which the cartoon has appeared should be furnished.

Best Foreign Cartoon Award-2020

1st Prize: $200

2nd Prize: $100

Open to all non-Indian cartoonists. Other rules as above. All entries must be accompanied by soft copies of the cartoons published in the Newspapers, Magazines and News portals/Websites to be considered for the Award.

Best Budding Cartoonist Award-2020

Prize: Rs. 10,000

Participants aged 25 years and younger as on January 1, 2019 can send their published/unpublished cartoons and caricatures [maximum of six (6)] along with copies of the publication in which these have appeared [if any]. Entries in regional languages should be accompanied by an English translation of the text.

Rules and Regulations:

- Each entry should includea covering letter with the cartoonist's full name, postal address, contact number and E-Mail ID.

- By entering the competition, the cartoonist represents & warrants that the work is an original work of the cartoonist & does not infringe on the rights of any 3rd parties.

- Further, the cartoonist provides Indian Institute of Cartoonists a limited, royalty-free, right & license to publish & publicly display the entries (whether or not winning an award) for non-commercial purposes such as for publicising the contest and the Awards.

- Entries will not be returned to the contestants & may be archived by Indian Institute of Cartoonists for record purposes.

- Any organisation may also nominate cartoonists for the Awards with their consent which shall include the consent to the conditions as de<scribed above.

- The decision of the JURY regarding the selection of cartoons for the Prizes is final.

Deadline: Last Date For Receipt Of Entries April 10, 2021

Results: Results will be announced in the first week of April 2021.

Jury:

Mr. Balan NAMBIAR (Artist and Sculptor)

Mr. Vivek SHANBHAG (Noted Writer)

Ms. Arshia SATTAR (Translator and Writer)

Ms. Nupur BASU (Journalist and Documentary Filmmaker)

Mr. B. G. GUJJARAPPA (Senior Cartoonists)

Mr. Satish ACHARYA (Senior Cartoonists)

Award ceremony will be organised in May or June 2021, in Bangalore. The first 3 Awardees will be invited to Banglore to receive the Awards and given a citation along with a cash prize. An exhibition of select cartoons will be organised at the same time.

Please find the rules & regulations of the competition attached herewith.

Participants sending their entries by e-mail should note the following technical details:

Size: 800 pixels x 1100 pixels, minimum 200 DPI resolution,

Image format: JPEG, TIFF or Bitmap.

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