International Cartoon & Poster Terror Online Contest 2024/Iran

Theme: Terror Online, Resistance champions online terror in cyberspaces.

Deadline:December 20, 2024

Human history is filled with the domination of oppressors and tyrants to plunder the wealth of different countries and enslave their people. In pursuit of their goals, these oppressors have tested and employed numerous methods, but the most common and important one was violence.

With the advancement and expansion of technology, and the emergence of new methods and weapons, a new form of violence arose, increasing its range and intensity across the world. This newfound violence gradually led to acts of terrorism, providing new opportunities for oppressors to impose their power with fewer efforts and casualties. One of the most prominent examples of this modern violence is bioterrorism, a silent yet effective weapon in the hands of the world’s oppressors and powerful criminals.

Today, with the significant growth of cyberspace, super-criminals have unveiled and employed a newer form of terror: the use of the internet and cyberspace to carry out violence.

This new form is known as cyber terrorism. As an obvious example of cyber terrorism can be the blocking of Instagram and Twitter pages belonging to freedom fighters, anti-imperialists, and the leaders and martyrs of resistance front such as the deletion of the account of Martyr Qassem Soleimani and posts related to him after his assassination, as well as the removal of images of leaders and martyrs from the resistance front like Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Ismail Haniyeh.

The goal of the tyrant's is to reduce the impact of the resistance’s message and prevent its spread worldwide, thereby hindering the global solidarity with this anti-oppression movement.

Terror online is a space that reflects and exposes the actions of these powers to pursue their malicious objectives.

Rules and Regulations:

Theme: Terror Online, Resistance champions online terror in cyberspaces.

Conditions:

- Each artist can submit a maximum of 5 works in the specified themes for each section (cartoon and poster).

- Submitted works must not awarded previously in any other contest.

- Cartoon Section: Works should be submitted in PNG or JPG format, 300 dpi resolution, and with a length or width of 2000 pixels.

- Poster Section: Works should be submitted in JPG or PNG format, 300 dpi resolution, and size of 50x70 cm. After the initial selection, the file must be sent in TIF format. Due to the large file size, instructions for submission will be emailed to participants.

- Artists must submit personal information, including full name, postal address, email, phone number, photo, and Professional Experience in a Word format.

- Using artificial intelligence for creating works will result in disqualification.

- Both hand-drawn and digital works are accepted.

- For hand-drawn works, take a high-quality photo or scan and send it.

- Nominees will receive the festival catalog, and a PDF version of the catalog will be sent to all participants.

- Work submission is only possible via email.

- All participants who enter the first judging stage will receive an electronic participation certificate, and winners will also receive a printed copy of the book.

Awards:

Grand Prize: €3000, along with a trophy and certificate for the best work in either the cartoon or poster category.

Cartoon Section Awards:

1st Place: €2000, along with a trophy and certificate.

2nd Place: €1500 and a certificate.

3rd Place: €1000 and a certificate.

Two Special Awards: €500 each, along with certificates.

Poster Section Awards:

1st Place: €2000, along with a trophy and certificate.

2nd Place: €1500 and a certificate.

3rd Place: €1000 and a certificate.

Two Special Awards: €500 each, along with certificates.