ANKARA CARTOON COMPETITION 2007 (ang.)

Subject: CARTOON FOUNDATION
CARTOON FOUNDATION-karikatür yarýßmasý

The 13th International Ankara Cartoon Festival is going to be held between April 20th and 23rd, 2007 during 23rd April Children's Day activities, which will be celebrated for the 77th time in our country.The international 7-77 Cartoon Competition will be organized under the 13th International Ankara Cartoon Festival. The aim of the competition is to make children; whom are going to be the future adults, like cartooning to contribute the development of sensitivity towards humor and to enrich their world with the help of cartoons you will draw.

All professional and amateur cartoonists will be welcomed to join in by drawing cartoons for children. Cartoons can be drawn in black-white or colorful using any technique in either A4 or A3 size.

Cartoonists can join in the competition with an original cartoon that can be understood by children. Competitors must write their names, surnames and addresses on the back of their cartoons. The deadline for the competition is February 15th, 2007.

Cartoons should be sent to the following address:
ULUSLARARASI 7-77 KARIKATUR YARISMASI PK:364/06443 YENISEHIR/ANKARA/ TURKEY

The sole prize of the competition is the 7-77 PRIZE ($2,000) and the institutions' commemorative plates.

The results of the competition will be announced on April 15th, 2007 in press and on the web.

The winner of the competition will be invited to Ankara between April 20th and 23rd, 2007 to be a guest for the activities to be held during the 13th International Ankara Cartoon Festival and will receive the award at the opening of the exhibition. The International 7-77 Cartoon Competition catalogue and the certificate will be sent to those competitors whose cartoons were chosen by the jury and were printed in the catalogue. Cartoons will not be sent back and all rights will be reserved by the Cartoon Foundation. International 7-77 Cartoon Competition exhibition will be opened in various cities of Turkey and abroad. (o-wit)