World Press Cartoon

World Press Cartoon is an independent organization based in Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in 2005 the organization is known for holding one of the world's largest and most prestigious annual press cartoon contests.[1] World Press Cartoon has also organized separate exhibitions under thematic criteria, as gender violence or environment protection. In 2015 World Press Cartoon had its 11th edition.[2]

From 2015, the awards ceremony is held in the Cascais Culture Centre. After the contest, the prizewinning cartoons are assembled into a traveling exhibition that was already presented in Spain, France, Belgium, Mozambique, Brazil, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, Mexico, United Kingdom, China and India. A catalogue presenting all the prizewinning entries is published annually in English and Portuguese.

Another primary objective of the organization is to support professional cartoonists on a wide international scale, with a special focus in the freedom of the press.

2015 winners

Caricature

1st - Cau Gomez, Brazil, A Tarde

2nd - Dalcio Machado, Brazil, Correio Popular

3rd - Riber Hansson, Sweden, Courrier International

Honourable mentions

Santiagu, Portugal, Em Contexto

Yaser Khanbaray, Iran, Zhyar Magazin

Ilian Savkov, Bulgaria, Standart

Bruce MacKinnon, Canada, The Chronicle Herald

Gag Cartoon

1st - Michael Kountouris, Greece, Shedia

2nd - Angel Boligán, Mexico, Conozca

3rd - Mohammad Ali Khalaji, Iran, Jam-e-Jam

Honourable mentions

Cost, France, Courrier International

Trayko Popov, Bulgaria, Duma

Marilena Nardi, Italia, Barricate

Vladimir Stankovsky, Serbia, Vreme

Editorial Cartoon

1st - André Carrilho, Portugal, Diário de Notícias

2nd - Nikolov Tchavdar, Bulgaria, Pressa Daily

3rd - Cost, France, Kpaiha

Honourable mentions

Michael Kountouris, Greece, Efimerida Ton Syntakton

William Rasoanaivo, Madagascar, L'Éxpress

Burkh Fritsche, Germany, Die Tageszeitung

Angel Boligán, Mexico, El Universal

Ramachandra Babu, India, Gulf News

Cau Gomez, Brasil. A Tarde

Contraste, Cristina Sampaio, Portugal, Africa 21

Grand Prix

André Carrilho, Portugal, Diário de Notícias

References

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