2nd “RED MAN” INTERNATIONAL CARTOON HUMOUR COMPETITION

2nd “RED MAN” INTERNATIONAL CARTOON HUMOUR COMPETITION
The 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing in 2008. "One World One Dream" fully reflects the essence and the universal values of the Olympic spirit -- Unity, Friendship, Progress, Harmony, Participation and Dream. It expresses the common wishes of people all over the world, inspired by the Olympic ideals, to strive for a bright future of Mankind. In spite of the differences in colors, languages and races, we share the charm and joy of the Olympic Games, and together we seek for the ideal of Mankind for peace. We belong to the same world and we share the same aspirations and dreams. It is our belief that peace and progress, harmonious development, living in amity, cooperation and mutual benefit, and enjoying a happy life are the common ideals of the people throughout the world.

2008 “RED MAN” INTERNATIONAL CARTOON HUMOUR COMPETITION will be held in Beijing in China in 2008. It is the Olympic Games for artists from all over the world. We sincerely hope that the "Redman" international cartoon humour competition can be a tie which connects Beijing and the whold world, so that artists from different countries can bring more beauty to Beijing with excellent works.

We use "Fuwa", that is the mascot of Beijing Olympics, as prizes in the competition. They will bring happiness to the whole world with great kindness from Beijing and invite people from all the countries to pay attention to Beijing, to enjoy the grand ceremony of Olympics in 2008!

Regulation
1. The contest is Open to all artists worldwide, cartoonists, caricaturists, painters, illustrators, etc, etc.
2. Theme : CARTOON: (1) A. Shadow B. Free (2) Olympic Games in Animal's World
CARICATURE: A. Yao Ming B. Liu Xiang C. Free
FACETIOUS VEDIO: Some funny and facetious things in the life.
UNDER 16 YEARS OLD (including): Welcome the beauty, welcome the Olympics
3. Entries: max. 8 cartoons for each theme
4. ［Plane works］ The size of the works should be from A4(210×297mm) to A3(297×420mm).
5. Participators should summit the original works. Any slide, photograph or Xerox will not be accepted.
6. First name, Last name, Address, Email, Telephone number should be written on the reveres. Accompanied by the author's entry-form and biography.
7. Technique and medium of works are unlimited. Traditional Chinese Painting, Oil painting, Print, Watercolor or Children’s painting are all acceptable. black and white or in colors.
8. (FACETIOUS VIDEO) Notice:
（1）、The length of the video should be limited within 20 minutes. No limitation on the video types. DV, FLASH, film editing or self-shooting by cell phones are all acceptable. The videos in the format of RM, AVI, WMV and SWF are accepted, which should be marked by the competitors. The language or text in the video can only be in Chinese or English.
（2）、Any of the commercial advertising, marks and any other external links are not accepted in the video except the name of the authors. The authors will be responsible for all the issues on copyrights which the works refers to such as music or other materials in the videos.
（3）、Please provide the information as below: the title of the video, size(in K&XY), introduction to the video( in 300 characters), author’s name, contact, email and address including zip code), at least one piece of posters or captured pictures ( in JPG, 120×90px).
（4）、The authors can post the CD carved to the committee but we are not responsible for the possible damage during the posting process.

9. Deadline for entries is February 28, 2008.
10. The works must be original. The authors should have full copyright and be responsible for all the legal responsibilities related to the productions copyright.
11. Prizes:
RED MAN PRIZE: 1200 RMB
It is set for encouraging the cartoonists who are always thinking about the personalities, humanism and the future of human beings.
ⅠCARTOON (1) Prizes:
FIRST PRIZE（1）: 1500 RMB + Medal + Catalogue + Award
SECOND PRIZE（1）: 1200 RMB + Medal + Catalogue + Award
THIRD PRIZE（1）: 800 RMB + Medal + Catalogue + Award
HONOURABLE PRIZE（10）: Medal + Catalogue + Award
ⅠCARTOON (2) Prizes:
FIRST PRIZE（1）: A set of Fuwa--the Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (Large-sized) + Medal + Catalogue
SECOND PRIZE（1）: A set of Fuwa--the Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (Middle-sized) + Medal + Catalogue
THIRD PRIZE（1）: A set of Fuwa --the Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (Small-sized) + Medal + Catalogue
HONOURABLE PRIZE（10）: One of Fuwa--the Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games + Medal + Catalogue
ⅡCARICATURE Prizes:
GRAND PRIZE（1）: 800 RMB + Medal + Catalogue
FIRST PRIZE（1）: A set of Fuwa--the Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (Large-sized) + Medal + Catalogue
SECOND PRIZE（1）: A set of Fuwa--the Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (Middle-sized) + Medal + Catalogue
THIRD PRIZE（1）: A set of Fuwa--the Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (Small-sized) + Medal + Catalogue
HONOURABLE PRIZE（5）: Medal + Catalogue
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GRAND PRIZE（1）: 800 RMB + Medal + Catalogue
FIRST PRIZE（1）: A set of Fuwa--the Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (Large-sized) + Medal + Catalogue
SECOND PRIZE（1）: A set of Fuwa--the Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (Middle-sized) + Medal + Catalogue
THIRD PRIZE（1）: A set of Fuwa--the Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (Small-sized) + Medal + Catalogue
HONOURABLE PRIZE（3）: Medal + Catalogue
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PRIZE（5）: A set of Fuwa --the Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (Small-sized) + Medal + Catalogue
12. Some of accepted works will be printed in a brochure, on posters, in the world press or other printed matter for the purpose of publicizing the exhibition. In these cases, any fee for the use of works will not be paid.
13. Remark: the works will not be returned
14. Participation in the contest means the complete acceptance of all the above conditions and agreements with jury's
15. Address:
Zhu Cheng
Room 2510, FLT & Research Press Building (5thFloor ),
No.19 Xi San Huan Bei Road ,Hai Dian District
Beijing 100089, China
16.E-MAIL: redmanart@126.com
HTTP: www.redmanart.com

Entry Form