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PENCIL of the NORTH 2006 " TROPHY
INTERNATIONAL CARTOONIST COMPETITION
Rules for press and humorous drawing competition
ARTICLE 1 : Organiser, association 49+ la BD Francophone, head
office 25 rue l'Abbé de l'Epée, 59200 Tourcoing, France, is the
organizer of a press and humorous drawing competition open to
anyone, amateurs and professionals. The drawing must follow the
theme of:
" The place of the foreigner in society " .
ARTICLE 2 : Competition criteria : Support : use A4 format ( 21 x
29.7 cm). The technical methods used by the cartoonist are totally
free, French/English text. The original drawing must be sent in the
following form : the drawing must not be folded, and a short
biography must be attached to the drawing. Cartoonists who are
minors must attach permission to participate and authorization for
publication from parents or legal guardians in favour of 49+ la BD
Francophone, 25 rue l'Abbé de l'Epée, F - 59200 Tourcoing. This
authorization from parents or legal guardians must contain surname,
first name, address, telephone number, and E-Mail of legal
representative.
ARTICLE 3 : Stages in the competition : The competition begins on
1st May 2006. The association 49+ la BD Francophone must receive
drawings entered by participants no later than the 15th September
2006.
ARTICLE 4 : Participants : People concerned : amateur or
professional cartoonists. The following may not enter the
competition : members of the association 49+ la BD Francophone , the
jury, and their relatives.
ARTICLE 5 : Registration : For all entrants, each entry must contain
: surname, first name, address, post code, town or city, country,
telephone number, E-mail, a short biography, and parental
authorization for minors.
ARTICLE 6 : Criteria of admissibility : The criteria of
admissibility are : respecting the theme - originality of the idea
submitted - the humor and quality of the drawing. Work considered
outside the subject will be disqualified, as will drawings of
defamatory and/or racist characters, or characters likely to damage
the physical and moral integrity of others. Entrants must also be
aware of all these rules, and respect all the instructions.
ARTICLE 7 : Terms and Conditions : Entrants of age and legal
representatives of entrants who are minors undertake to give all
performance rights and rights of reproduction on all types of
communication support for written or web based diffusion to the
organizers of the competition. From the very fact of their
participation, the authors guarantee the organizers and members of
the jury against any action, petition, or appeal by third parties
concerning the originality of work presented.
Participation in the competition implies acceptance of the present
rules. Only one entry per amateur or professional cartoonist is
allowed. Drawings will not be returned.
In accordance with the French Data Protection Act, entrants have
right of access and amendment.
The association 49+ la BD Francophone, it representatives, members,
and organizers cannot be held responsible for lost, damaged, or
illegal entries.
ARTICLE 8 : The jury : will be composed of 7 people, professional
press illustrators and humorous cartoonists, members of association
49+ la BD Francophone, journalists who write for the press, and
press attachés. The jury will meet to deliberate before October
30th. There is no appeal against decisions taken by the jury.
ARTICLE 9 : Competition prizes :
The 50 preselected drawings will illustrate the catalogue of the
international cartoonist 2006 competition.
Three prizes will be awarded :
1st prize : Prix de la Ville de Tourcoing (Town of Tourcoing prize),
the winner will receive : Crayon en Nord trophy (Pencil in the North
trophy) and the sum of € 750 (seven hundred and fifty Euro).
2nd prize : Prix du Public ; the winner will receive : Crayon en
Nord trophy and the sum of € 500 (five hundred Euro).
3rd prize : Prix de l'Association 49+ la BD Francophone ; the winner
will receive : Crayon en Nord trophy and the sum of € 350 (three
hundred and fifty Euro).
These people will be informed of the results by post or E-mail, and
after its editing, each person will receive a catalogue. Winners
will receive their catalogue at the address submitted on their entry
form. The three winners will be contacted by the association 49+ la
BD Francophone in order to obtain relevant bank details for the
transfer of the prize monies.
ARTICLE : The present rules are available on the web site : http://www.bdfrancophone.free.fr,
as well as from the address of the association
49+ la BD Francophone, 25 rue l'Abbé de l'Epée, F - 59200 Tourcoing
As this is a competition, no expenses will be reimbursed.
49+ la BD Francophone
25 rue l'Abbé de l'Epée
F 59200
TOURCOING
Tel : 03.20.27.54.84. - E-mail : bdfrancophone@free.fr - f.coppens@free.fr
Web site :
http://www.bdfrancophone.com/reglement-blog.php
http://www.bdfrancophone.over-blog.com
http://www.bdfrancophone.free.fr
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