The Art of High-Tech 

Cartoons give a chance to see the funny side of daily life, to look at habitual events at an unusual angle, and to enjoy humor. In the realm of computer technologies every modern electronic device is a complex object that carries its own unique design and idea. The goal of prestigio cartoon contest is to single out the most creative cartoons that would best illustrate the company’s slogan «The Art of Hi-Tech», with the competition open to people from all backgrounds, ages and levels of experience.

 

We shall accept all artworks illustrating the above mentioned slogan or related to computer technologies and/or products and their application in everyday life.

 

Only high quality entries will be considered. The quality level will be determined by the professional contest board.

 

Terms

The assessment of entries is carried out in several stages. The deadline for entry submissions is September, 20, 2006. The voting of the Professional Board and the Prestigio Board will take place by the beginning of October. The contest results and awards will be announced after the voting.

 

Prizes

 

The best cartoon by the decision of the Professional Board will win the Grand Prize:

 

·         Cash award equivalent to 1000 US dollars.

 

Another brilliant artwork by the decision of the Professional Board will win the first place and receive:

·         Cash award equivalent to 800 US dollars.

 

The best artwork by the decision of the Prestigio Board will take the second place and receive:

 

·         < Multimedia player (http://www.prestigio.com/products/show.cfm/portable_mutimedia/Multimedia%20Players/PMPP301120) able to store large multimedia collections, and a cash award equivalent to 600 US dollars.

 

The best artwork by popular vote at Caricatura.ru cartoon portal will take the third place and receive:

 

·         Data Safe ( http://www.prestigio.com/products/show.cfm/mobile_storage/Data%20Safe/PUSB20MDS120G ), a reliable external mobile storage device in gift packaging and a cash award equivalent of 400 US dollars

 

 

Another good artwork by the decision of the Prestigio Board will take the fourth place and receive:

 

  • Leather flash drive (http://www.prestigio.com/products/show.cfm/mobile storage/Leather%20Data%20Flash/PUSB20MFD1024LG) which by itself can be considered a work of art due to its unique design remaining at the same time a compact data carrier.

 

 

The Special Prize from Prestigio will be awarded to the author of the best cartoon featuring a Prestigio product.

Contest entries are accepted at the following email address: contest@prestigio.com.

The entry should include the following:

1. Contact email address;                                                                                                        

  2. Name and surname;                                                                                                               

3. Title of the cartoon;                                                                                                              

4. Author's comments to the cartoon (not obligatory);                                                               

5. The following guarantee: « Hereby the Author guarantees that all materials submitted as entries to the Contest have been created by the Author, and that the Author possesses necessary permits and licenses for all products and software which he used when creating the materials, including graphic software packages used for artwork creation. The author bears full responsibility for the materials published by him/her and guarantees observance of the rights of third parties. The author also confirms that he/she understands all Contest terms and conditions and agrees with the ‘Art of High-Tech’ Contest Rules».

Within 5 business days upon the receipt of an entry, it shall pass the primary screening which is carried out by the selection commission that will decide whether the submitted entry complies with the Contest Rules and is eligible to be published on the Contest’s website.

Board members:

 

Igor Varchenko, Moscow. Cartoonist, winner of more than 60 prizes at international cartoon contests. Has over 20 years experience in cartoon drawing. His cartoons have been printed in hundreds of catalogues at international competitions. In addition, his cartoons have been used in dozens of books issued in Russia and abroad.

 

Sergey Savilov. Currently works as cartoonist with Moscow-based “Komsomolskaya Pravda”, "Express-gazeta", etc. Took part in more than three hundred international cartoon exhibitions and competitions where he won over 50 prizes and awards. Was the organizer of several international cartoon contests in Ukraine and Russia, served as board member at many international competitions.

 

Ramil Farzoutdinov. Journalist, script writer, deputy editor-in-chief of the Russian "Sobesednik (Interlocutor)" weekly. Organizer of a number of international cartoon competitions. Served as board member at numerous international contests.