1. SPECIFICATIONS AND SCOPE
a) The World Press Cartoon can be regarded as the
 benchmark of quality and prestige for all those involved
 in the world of the humor graphic cartoon in print.
 It will cover three main areas: editorial cartoon,
 caricature and gag cartoon.
b) The World Press Cartoon will not be a thematic event.
Its objectives will be to distinguish the
 best-produced and published works in 2008.
c) In the category CARICATURE,
only caricature works in a restricted sense will be considered, i.e. exclusively those of a humorous nature.
d) In the category GAG CARTOON will be
considered works that do not feature
subjects dealing with current issues.
e) In the category EDITORIAL CARTOON
all entries must deal with actual contemporary
 events or personalities.
f) The authors are totally free to
submit what they consider to be
their best work, although, it is obvious
that those characters, themes and events
of a more universal nature will be better suited for an international competition as the World Press Cartoon.

2. EXHIBITION
The Prize-giving Gala and the Exhibition of the selected
works will take place in the Spring of 2009 at the following venues:
Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna and Centro
Cultural Olga Cadaval, both in Sintra.

3. ELIGIBILITY
a) Only the originals of the works will be accepted.
b) Top quality prints of works achieved by digital tools
 will be considered originals as long as the author
signs them. These will also require, in attachment,
a description of the techniques and software used.
c) The format of the works cannot exceed the
European standard measurement A3: 420 x 297 mm.
d) Each cartoonist can submit 1 original for each
of the 3 different categories: editorial cartoon,
 caricature and gag cartoon.
e) It is an essential pre-requisite for eligibility
that the original works were published
between Jan.1 and Dec. 31, 2008 in newspapers or magazines,
published on a regular basis and on sale to the public.
f) To make proof of the previous condition,
 each original work must be accompanied
 with the corresponding printed page,
in which the date and the title of the publication
 must be clearly visible.
g) The author must also attach the header
 of the newspaper or magazine where the
works were published, making sure
 that both the size and quality will allow for its reproduction.
h) In such cases as the original work
 supports a title or a caption, a translation in
English is obligatory, to be clearly written on the corresponding identification label.
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i) The works should be received by the organization's
 secretariat in Lisbon by Jan. 31, 2009.

4. PACKAGING
Original works must be posted in flat packaging, between two hard boards.

5. WORK AND AUTHOR IDENTIFICATION
Each of the works for submission must carry an entry form and identification label, clearly filled in, and attached
to the reverse side of the original. Entry form.

6. JURY
a) The Jury of five members will be presided
by the Salon director.
b) The Jury will convene in order to examine all
the entries and then will deliberate and decide
 on the prizewinners and runners-up. The Jury will
also choose which of the original works will go
into the exhibition and the catalogue.
c) The decisions of the Jury will be taken
 by majority vote and will be final.

7. SALE
a) The authors may choose to sell their
works at the exhibition.
b) If an author wishes to sell his/her work(s),
 this should be clearly marked on the entry
 form and identification label, together with
 the intended price in euros.
c) The organization of the World Press Cartoon will
add a gallery's fee to the author's original price.
d) The digital works will not be for sale.

8. RETURN OF THE WORKS
a) All the works, which comply with the eligibility items,
 will be returned to their authors, independently of
having been chosen or not for the exhibition,
with the exception of those sold or prizewinners.
b) However, the works chosen for the exhibition
could also be selected to participate in other exhibitions and, consequently, returned to their authors at a later stage.

9. CATALOGUE
a) All the participants with selected works
will receive a copy of the catalogue.
b) The Editors of the newspapers and magazines
where the selected works were published will also
receive a copy of the catalogue.

10. ROYALTIES
a) The submission of a completed entry form and
identification label will automatically imply the
 waiving of the author's royalties vis-à-vis the non-commercial reproduction of his/her work.
b) The awarding of a prize to a specific work will
automatically imply the waiving of its author's royalties to the organization of the World Press Cartoon.

11. PRIZES
a) The structure of the prizes will be as follows :

Grand Prix ... 20000 Euro

Gag Cartoon ... Caricature... Editorial Cartoon

1st Prize: 5000 Euro... 5000 Euro... 5000 Euro
2nd Prize: 2500 Euro... 2500 Euro... 2500 Euro
3rd Prize: 1000 Euro... 1000 Euro... 1000 Euro

b) Chosen from all the entries in the competition,
the World Press Cartoon will award the best
work with the Grand Prix of 20 000 euros.
c) The Grand Prix winning work will be chosen
 from the three first-prize winners in each category.
d) The author of the Grand Prix winning work will
receive exclusively this prize, i.e. it will not be
 added to the first prize.
e) The value of the prizes refer to gross amounts only
and, consequently, will be liable to conform to Portuguese law.
f) In accordance with the quality of the works
for evaluation, the members of the Jury
reserve the right to award or not all the prizes.
g) All the prizes will be authenticated with a diploma
 and the winners will receive a trophy.
h) Commemorative diplomas will also be issued
to the newspapers and magazines that published
the prizewinning works.
i) The prizewinning works will become property
of the World Press Cartoon organization.
j) The members of the Jury may also
consider awarding additional runners-up status to some works.
 These will receive a corresponding diploma.
k) All the authors with selected works both
in the exhibition as well as in the catalogue will receive certificates of participation in the World Press Cartoon.

12. ADDRESS
WORLD PRESS CARTOON - Sintra 2008
AP. 1179 EC Picoas
1050-001 Lisboa - Portugal