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CONDITIONS
The city of BARAKALDO organizes the "New technologies" nineth international contest of pictorial humour.
The cartoonists will send a work of illustrated
humour in relation with new technologies which have a considerable
impact on the day to day life (i.e. INTERNET, BIOLOGY, SPACE,
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MEDICINE, ETC...). The idea is to help citizens to
think about the new grounds for scientific progress.
APPLICANTS
The competition is open to everyone, especially
with no regard of age. Each applicant can present a maximum of three
piece of work. The works of the authors who won the Hermes prize the
year before will not be taken in consideration.
FORM AND SIZE
The scenes and characters will have to be
originals and of proper creation. The works can be drawn in black and
white or in colour. The works will have a length of one page that will
not exceed 800 x 600 pixels, with a minimum resolution of 72 pixels per
inch.
The authors must not include their name or any
other information about themselves on the works. Otherwise, they will
be eliminated from the contest.
LANGUAGES
Only two languages can be used: spanish or basque.
Nonetheless the panel will take into consideration works of pictorial
interest without text, proceeding from artists of places where these
languages are not used.
PRESENTATION
Applicants will send a e-mail with their names,
surnames, address, date of birth, passport number, telephone number.
They will send this e-mail with the file of the picture in JPG format.
PLACE AND DEADLINE OF THE APPLICATION
The piece of work with the reference of the artist
will be sent exclusively through e-mail, to the following address:
hermesbarakaldo@barakaldo.org before 2009 October 13th.
VIRTUAL SHOWING
The city contemplates realizing a public diffusion of the works
presented and lately selected by the panel. The virtual show of the
works received during the contest will not be granted by any type of
economic retribution.
AWARDS
The "Hermes de Barakaldo" prize amounts to 4.500 euros shared between five winners:
1st prize: 1.500 euros
2nd prize: 1.000 euros
3rd prize: 800 euros
4th prize: 700 euros
5th prize: 500 euros.
PANEL
A qualified panel of judges will pick out the best
works. Prizes will be handed on the first week of December 2008, in
Barakaldo. The city leaves to the panel the possibility to declare no
winners, according to quality criteria.
OTHER DETERMINATION
Taking part to the competition implies the acceptance of the conditions overhead.
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