1.) General Information
The contest is open to all cartoonists and illustrators worldwide.
Applicants can be either professionals or amateurs and must be
18 years of age by the date of application. Up to a maximum of
three submissions will be accepted by each participant.

The theme of the contest is soccer and is split into two
categories:
1.) Humor
2.) Portrait
The Audience Award will be a separate competition. The inal 120
nominations from the category ,humor“ and ,portrait“ and the final
10 cartoons from the Audience Voting (irst round) will be rated in
a separate category (look at point 5.)

Previously awarded or already published works can not take
part Category ,Humor“ Category ,Portrait“
in the competition.

2.) Entry application

Entries must be submitted either via post and adressed to

,Austrian Cartoon Award 2008“
c/o Werbeagentur Morré
Schmiedlstrasse 1
A-8042 Graz/Austria/Europe

or Online under www.cartoonaward.com

Only application forms illed in correctly will be accepted.

3.) Procedure
a.) 1th round
All entries for this award must be received on or before
28th february 2008 either online or via post (only copies!) to
be considered by the ACA Jury. The best 120 nominations of
the first round will qualify for the inal and deciding round of
the Austrian Cartoon Award 2008.

b.) final round
All participants of the inal round will be notiied either via
Email or post. Originals must be signed and submitted la-
test by the 20 march 2008 – copies or prints will not be
accepted! Should the deadline not be met, the application
will be disqualiied and the following best entry from the first
round will be nominated to take part in the final round.

From the inal 120 nominations the jury will select the best
three in each category. Finalist will receive a written notiica-
tion and be invited as guests to the award winning ceremony
in Graz/Austria.

4.) Jury
Jury members are caricaturists, soccer player, artists and me-
dia representatives. The decisions of the judges are inal and
irrevocable.

5.) Audience Award
All 130 nominations of the inal round will also be displayed
ONLINE between 20 january and 20 may 2008.
Every online registered visitor can select his favourite artists from
the shortlist of nominations and submit up to three votes.
The entry with the highest score will be awarded the “Audience
Price” and win a prize-money of EUR 1.500,–

6.) The ACA Cartoon Award Annual2008
The ,M+N Medienverlag (publisher)“ will publish the 130 best
cartoons in the ACA Annual.
Each contestant who donates his original piece of art to the ex-
hibitor receives a free of charge ACA Annual.

7.) Copyright
Through the participation in the ACA contest the right of adver-
tisments such as publications in the Annual, catalogues, news-
papers etc. is given to the awards organiser.
The submitted originals of the prizewinning contestants remain
with the host, all other works will be returned upon request.

Award winning prizes ,Austrian Cartoon Award“
Category ,Humor“
1 prize e 2.500, –
2 prize e 1.500,–
3 prize e 1.000,–
Category ,Portrait“
1 prize e 2.500,–
2 prize e 1.500,–
3 prize e 1.000,–
additional prize: Audience Award e 1.500,–
First round: Submission of cartoons
Requirements for online entries:
* Maximum size 15 x 20 cm (vertical or horizontal format)
* Colour proile: Bitmap, grayscales or RGB
* 240 to 300 dpi resolution
* dataformat: JPEG, JPG (maximum)
* max. data volume: 1,5 MB

Requirements for entries via post:
copies or prints (no originals for the first round) black and
white or colour on paper

* minimum size 21 x 30 cm
(A4 vertical or horizontal format)
* maximum size 30 x 42 cm
(A3 vertical or horizontal format)

The name of the contestant and the titel of the entry have to
be indicated on the reverse side of each submission.

Final round: Submission of the
best 120 original cartoons
Measurements of the originals:
* minimum 21 x 30 cm (A4 vertical or horizontal format)
* maximum 30 x 42 cm (A3 vertical or horizontal format)

The name of the contestant and the titel of the entry have to
be indicated on the reverse side of each submission.
Only cartoons on paper and on no other materials can take
part in the competition.
It is required that every entry conforms to the stated limits
and size before it can be given jury consideration.

posting of originals:
* lat not folded and placed between two pieces of carton
* or rolled up

The host can not be made liable for any damage caused by
posting or caused during the exhibition.