The management of the World Press Cartoon made intense diligences, until
the end of the first half of 2016, in order to unlock the financing for
the 12th edition of our salon. As known, the World Press Cartoon
celebrated with the Mayor of Cascais, Portugal,
a partnership agreement for two editions of the event, in 2015 and
2016. The first one took place, in the date and under the conditions
established by both partners.
Unfortunately, our main sponsor successively postponed a final decision that would allow us to launch the participation call in time for the 2016 competition. At this point, we state that there is no financial support to launch the event, within the quality standards and the rules respect that have been World Press Cartoon trademark.
Accordingly, for the first time since 2005, the world community of cartoonists will be deprived of this unique meeting point.
We believe that the World Press Cartoon records ensures the commitment of the organization in defence of the values we share on the freedom of the press and the promotion of the cartoon as an essential component of the good journalism.
Let’s turn on to the future! We keep working in order to fulfil the indispensable conditions to organize the World Press Cartoon 2017. We acknowledge the support of all the cartoonists who contacted us, with words of encouragement that mean a strong incentive for World Press Cartoon team to continue the last 11 years path.
A few years ago, while referring to the spirit of celebration of the World Press Cartoon awards, one of the prize winners made a reminder of the visual message from our logo: «Let the idea of a smiling world live!» Never before has this appeal reached our mind in a more urgent and fairer way.
ement of the World Press Cartoon made intense diligences, until the end of the first half of 2016, in order to unlock the financing for the 12th edition of our salon. As known, the World Press Cartoon celebrated with the Mayor of Cascais, Portugal, a partnership agreement for two editions of the event, in 2015 and 2016. The first one took place, in the date and under the conditions established by both partners.
Unfortunately, our main sponsor successively postponed a final decision that would allow us to launch the participation call in time for the 2016 competition. At this point, we state that there is no financial support to launch the event, within the quality standards and the rules respect that have been World Press Cartoon trademark.
Accordingly, for the first time since 2005, the world community of cartoonists will be deprived of this unique meeting point.
We believe that the World Press Cartoon records ensures the commitment of the organization in defence of the values we share on the freedom of the press and the promotion of the cartoon as an essential component of the good journalism.
Let’s turn on to the future! We keep working in order to fulfil the indispensable conditions to organize the World Press Cartoon 2017. We acknowledge the support of all the cartoonists who contacted us, with words of encouragement that mean a strong incentive for World Press Cartoon team to continue the last 11 years path.
A few years ago, while referring to the spirit of celebration of the World Press Cartoon awards, one of the prize winners made a reminder of the visual message from our logo: «Let the idea of a smiling world live!» Never before has this appeal reached our mind in a more urgent and fairer way.
Unfortunately, our main sponsor successively postponed a final decision that would allow us to launch the participation call in time for the 2016 competition. At this point, we state that there is no financial support to launch the event, within the quality standards and the rules respect that have been World Press Cartoon trademark.
Accordingly, for the first time since 2005, the world community of cartoonists will be deprived of this unique meeting point.
We believe that the World Press Cartoon records ensures the commitment of the organization in defence of the values we share on the freedom of the press and the promotion of the cartoon as an essential component of the good journalism.
Let’s turn on to the future! We keep working in order to fulfil the indispensable conditions to organize the World Press Cartoon 2017. We acknowledge the support of all the cartoonists who contacted us, with words of encouragement that mean a strong incentive for World Press Cartoon team to continue the last 11 years path.
A few years ago, while referring to the spirit of celebration of the World Press Cartoon awards, one of the prize winners made a reminder of the visual message from our logo: «Let the idea of a smiling world live!» Never before has this appeal reached our mind in a more urgent and fairer way.
ement of the World Press Cartoon made intense diligences, until the end of the first half of 2016, in order to unlock the financing for the 12th edition of our salon. As known, the World Press Cartoon celebrated with the Mayor of Cascais, Portugal, a partnership agreement for two editions of the event, in 2015 and 2016. The first one took place, in the date and under the conditions established by both partners.
Unfortunately, our main sponsor successively postponed a final decision that would allow us to launch the participation call in time for the 2016 competition. At this point, we state that there is no financial support to launch the event, within the quality standards and the rules respect that have been World Press Cartoon trademark.
Accordingly, for the first time since 2005, the world community of cartoonists will be deprived of this unique meeting point.
We believe that the World Press Cartoon records ensures the commitment of the organization in defence of the values we share on the freedom of the press and the promotion of the cartoon as an essential component of the good journalism.
Let’s turn on to the future! We keep working in order to fulfil the indispensable conditions to organize the World Press Cartoon 2017. We acknowledge the support of all the cartoonists who contacted us, with words of encouragement that mean a strong incentive for World Press Cartoon team to continue the last 11 years path.
A few years ago, while referring to the spirit of celebration of the World Press Cartoon awards, one of the prize winners made a reminder of the visual message from our logo: «Let the idea of a smiling world live!» Never before has this appeal reached our mind in a more urgent and fairer way.
A Direcção do World Press Cartoon desenvolveu esforços, até ao fim do
primeiro semestre de 2016, com vista a desbloquear o financiamento para a
realização da XII edição do nosso salão. Como é do conhecimento
público, o World Press Cartoon celebrou com a Câmara
Municipal de Cascais um acordo para a realização naquele município de
duas edições do salão, em 2015 e 2016, o primeiro dos quais se realizou
na data e condições previstas.
Infelizmente foi sendo sucessivamente protelada
pelo nosso patrocinador principal uma decisão definitiva que nos
permitisse lançar o pedido de candidaturas em tempo útil. Aqui chegados,
resta-nos constatar
que não há condições financeiras de suporte que nos permitam realizar o
salão no ano em curso, dentro dos padrões de rigor e qualidade que
sempre caracterizaram o World Press Cartoon.
Será
portanto, desde 2005, a primeira vez que a comunidade mundial dos
cartoonistas não conta com este ponto de encontro privilegiado.
Acreditamos que a história do World Press
Cartoon é garante do empenhamento da organização na defesa dos valores
que partilhamos em torno da liberdade de imprensa e da promoção do
cartoon como género indispensável num jornalismo de
referência.
Voltemo-nos portanto para o futuro!
Continuamos a desenvolver esforços para assegurar que se reúnam as
condições mínimas necessárias para a realização do World Press Cartoon
em 2017. Agradecemos com o apoio de todos os cartoonistas
que nos têm contactado, com palavras de encorajamento que nos
sensibilizam e dão força para continuar.
Há alguns anos atrás, referindo-se ao espírito
de festa que se vive no World Press Cartoon, um dos premiados
mandou-nos uma mensagem que nos remete para a mensagem visual do nosso
logo: «Dar vida à ideia de um mundo sorridente!» Nunca
como hoje esse apelo nos pareceu mais urgente e mais justo.
Francisco Puñal Suárez
