Comix Competition 2017 - Worlds, Switzerland

Conditions

Deadline: 2th of january 2017 (date of postmark)
Application: apply here (user number), print and enclose application
Format: A4 or A3 (other formats enclose application will be disqualified)
Form: only comics (stories in picture form), no digital entries
Number of pages: maximum 4 (only 1 comic-story)
Labelling: name, address, telephone number, e-mail, user number, date of birth and paging on the back of each page
Packaging: sturdy envelope, no rolls
Return postage: For Swiss Nationals only: stamps or money in the value of the stamps needed. For Foreigners: 15 Euro. If the return postage is not enclosed or not sufficient the works will not be sent back but kept for one year only.
Categories: Cat. 1: 18 years or older / Cat. 2: 13 to 17 years / Cat. 3: up to 12 years of age (reference date is the deadline)
Schools: application

About

Each year, Fumetto – International Comix-Festival Lucerne holds a competition to give comic creators the opportunity to compare their work, present it to a broader public and to exchange views with others.

The competition's theme 2017 is

Worlds

Where do you live and where do I live? Every story needs pictures, so I will make myself a picture of you. However, what do we really know about each other? How does your world influence mine and and mine yours? How does the world that we are creating together look?

Partner: Comundo

Jury 2017

Annette Schindler, Director Fantoche – International Animationfilm Festival, Baden (CH)
Sharad Sharma, Cartoonist & Founder World Comics Network, Delhi (IN)
Steve Michiels, Cartoonist / Prof. of Illustration
(Luca School of Arts), Ghent (BE)
Isabelle Pralong, Comic Artist / Prof. of Illustration & Comic (CFPAA) Geneva (CH)
Alice Grünfelder, Editor, Zurich (CH)

Exhibition

Forty to fifty comics will be nominated by the jury for the exhibition during the festival. Those not nominated will be shown in folders.

Awarding of prizes

The winners will be announced and the prizes awarded on saturday the 1st of april 2017.

Prizes

Fumetto will award three prizes in each category. There will also be a prize for the best scenario, regardless of the categories. The festival's visitors will be able to vote for the peoples choice award. The winners will receive cash prizes totalling CHF 5'000.- and goods of the same value.

Fore more information click "Further official information" below.

Comix Competition 2017 - Worlds, Switzerland

Deadline:

January 02, 2017

Disciplines:

Illustration