THE 5TH GOLD PANDA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON AND ILLUSTRATION OF PICTURE BOOK COMPETITION

1. Participation

The competition is open to all artists (Picture book artist,Illustrator, Cartoonist, Comic artist, Caricaturist, Printmaker and Painter) regardless of nationality, age, sex, etc:

1> illustrators, including professionals and newcomers, submitting unpublished works or works of published.

2> art colleges submitting projects produced by their students in the last four years of study.

3> publishers presenting their illustrators.

2. Organizer

Host：Gold Panda Foundation

Sponsor: Red Man Art Center.

Official website: www.redmanart.com

3. Theme

A) Elves, Monster, Wonderland, Myth, The fairy tale, Legend. (It could be China, it could be the world.) 

B) Cooperation , Link

C) Panda  / Free theme

You can choose any theme, painting works.

4. Entries

1) The works whether they have been awarded in other contests previously will be accepted.

2) 8 original illustrations (minimum number), produced using any technique, including computer graphics (in case of mixed technique, please send both original drawings and printouts of the ultimate artwork).

3) The minimum 8 -- maximum 100 entries should be submitted for each category.These works form a story.Work is only allowed in Chinese or English. Words can't appear in works. If you need to writing, must be in English(or Chinese), writing the other a piece of paper .English(or Chinese) words according to the serial number order of works to write clearly.

4) The works should be accompanied by the author's resume and photo (or caricature).

5) First name, Last name, Address, Email, Telephone number should be written on the reverse side of the works.   Please specify in envelope: “2017 Gold Panda”

6) Technique and medium of works are unlimited. Any painting, Print making, Traditional Chinese Painting, Oil painting, Watercolor, Crafts art or sculpture will be accepted.

7) Competition does not charge any fee.

5. Entry Form

Please down load the entry form on our web site:  www.redmancartoon.com/en

The self made entry form is not accepted.Each author must imperatively enclose the entry form, filled in every part and duly signed. 

The registration form  – must be sent back signed and scanned, together with the caricatures – to : hongtuart8@163.com  (or-- hongtucp@163.com)

6. Deadline 

1) The first stage(Digital works):  31 of August, 2017.

2) The second stage(Original works):  10 of October, 2017.

7．Delivery

1) The first stage:  

Please E-mail your works to: hongtuart8@163.com  (or-- hongtucp@163.com), There is no limit on the number of works.

You can upload more than one book or some books illustrations.

2) The second stage:   

After your works was selected, the organizing committee will notify you, send your original works mail to the organizing committee, to participate in the final awards. The largest number 8 works.

Please send works to the address:

HU XIAO YU

ROOM 341 BUILDING #364, ZHAN QIAN BA LI XIAO QU

YUN JING DONG LI, TONG ZHOU QU, 

BEIJING 101121, CHINA

8. Judgment

1) The jury committee is composed of artists, press editors,illustrators,cartoonist.

2) The jury meeting will be held on December, 2017.

3) The committee will announce the result on January, 2018 on web site. At the same time organizer will contact the winning artists via postal mail or email.

9. Prizes

1) Gold Panda prize(Best Picture book)(1) – Golden Panda Medal + 10000 RMB 

2) Best work prize of Illustration(1)  – Silver Panda Medals + 3000 RMB

3) Best work prize of CG(1)  – Silver Panda Medals + 3000 RMB 

4) Best work prize of Cartoon(1)  – Silver Panda Medals + 3000 RMB 

5) Best work prize of Comic(1) – Silver Panda Medals + 3000 RMB 

6) The special prize of jury meeting(30 places) – Copper Panda Medals + Catalog 

7) Selected – Catalog

10. Copyright 

Explicitly participators have whole copyright for their entries. The committee has the right to use all the submitted works to spread competition on media, websites, posters, post cards, advertisements, etc.

11. Catalog

The authors whose works has been selected will receive one copy of the catalog made for the  competition.

12. Provisions

1) The submitted works will not be returned. They will be exhibited and displayed in Redman International Cartoon House. 

2) Participation in the contest means the complete acceptance of all the above conditions and agreements with jury's decision.

For Information

HU XIAO YU

ROOM 341 BUILDING #364, ZHAN QIAN BA LI XIAO QU

YUN JING DONG LI，TONG ZHOU QU, 

BEIJING 101121，CHINA

Web 

www.redmancartoon.com/en

Email:

hongtuart8@163.com 

hongtucp@163.com