7th GIN GRAPHIC HUMOR COMPETITION / Spain 2017
The GIN Foundation (Humoristan) and the Quevedo Institute of the Arts of Humor (IQH) call the 7th GIN Graphic Humor Contest
PARTICIPATION Anyone who wishes to participate in the contest, both individually and jointly between screenwriter and draftsman
HUMOR AND THEMATIC The works presented must have a humorous intention The theme is free
FORMAT AND EXTENSION
The presentation will be in paper or digital. The work must be published on paper: vignette, strip, comic page Maximum size: A4. For digital format, it should be sent in JPG at 300dpi
LANGUAGE Works are admitted in any of the official languages of Spain. Those that come from outside of Spain and contain text must be labeled in Spanish.
Nº OF WORKS AND ORIGINALITY
Each participant may submit a maximum of four proposals. All submitted works must be unpublished.
SHIPPING
The deadline for delivery of the works is December 10, 2017
Originals, reproductions and works in digital are accepted. The works that will not be returned,
will become part of the fund of the Graphic Humor Documentation Center of the Quevedo Institute of the
Arts of Humor (IQH) of the FGUA. In the case of the originals, the author who wishes may request a donation certificate.
Submission of physical works
GIN CONTEST (Quevedo Institute of the Arts of Humor (FGUA Calle Nueva nº 4 (28801 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid
Sending digital works: email or WeTransfer to email
Next to the work, the following information must be specified: Name and surnames, telephone, date of birth, complete postal address and email.
AWARDS
The Graphic Humor Contest GIN consists of 3 prizes, which have the following economic allowance (gross): 1st prize: 600 euros 2nd prize: 400 euros 3rd prize: 200 euros The awarded works will be published on the websites iqh.es and humoristan.org.
JURY
The jury of the graphic humor contest GIN will be chosen by the Quevedo Institute of Humor Arts of the FGUA and by Humoristan The jury reserves the right to declare any of the prizes void or to propose another nominative distribution The decision of the jury will be made within a period of 2 months after the deadline for submission of papers The verdict will be communicated to the winners and published on the websites iqh.es and humoristan.org
Participation in this contest implies acceptance of these rules The organization reserves the right, if necessary, to introduce those modifications it deems necessary for a better functioning of the contest The organization is not responsible for the works submitted to the contest
The best works will be part of an exhibition that will be held in the first half of 2018 in Alcalá de Henares
organized by the Quevedo Institute of Humor Arts of the FGUA and the GIN Foundation.