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New Cartoonists
Three new cartoonists have recently joined our community: Menekse Cam from Turkey, Elias Tabakeas from Greece and Eric Peterson (Nacho Nova) from the United States. We introduce these new artists to you on the blog.
04 Jun 2012 -
And the Winner is...
Last week we published the ten finalists in the Cartoon Spring Competition. A jury including well-known Arab cartoonists Mohammed Gueddar and Kifah al-Reefi has chosen the winner: 'Tweet of Freedom' by Omar Abdallat. As winner of the competition, Omar Abdallat will become a member of Cartoon Movement, so we expect to see a lot more of his work in our newsroom soon.
02 Jun 2012 -
New Cartoonist: Andres Alvez
Andres Alvez is an illustrator/caricaturist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2007, he opened an art school with several colleagues, where he teaches illustration. Visit his website or blog to see his high-quality art, or take a look at the works he has already uploaded to our newsroom.
30 May 2012 -
Haiti: The Next Chapter
It has taken a bit longer than we originally planned, but the second chapter of the Haiti comic will be ready for publication next month. Together with chapter 2, we will also publish the French and Creole translations of the comic, and a short documentary about editorial cartooning in Haiti.
28 May 2012 -
Behind-the-Scenes: Alfredo Martirena
On our blog, we have posted a new edition of 'Behind-the-Scenes', an ongoing series that explores the different ways our cartoonists work. This week, Cuban artist Alfredo Martirena explains his work process.
23 May 2012 -
Tibet's Sacrifice
On Wednesday, May 23rd Cartoon Movement will publish Tibet's Sacrifice: Exiled Lives by Dan Carino, a multimedia piece of comics journalism examining Tibetan activists living in India and their willingness to die for their cause through self-immolation. You can see a preview of the comic on the blog.
22 May 2012 -
Cartoon Competition: The Finalists
Out of all the cartoons that have been submitted for the Cartoon Spring Competition, ten have been selected as finalists: eight by a jury, and two by public vote. The winner will be announced June 1 during the comic festival De Stripdagen in Haarlem, the Netherlands. Leading up to June 1, the selected cartoons will be published here at Cartoon Movement.
21 May 2012 -
Elections in Mexico
We have started a new project focused on the general elections in Mexico, that will be held on July 1, 2012. On of the major themes in the election is the ongoing fight against organized crime. The Mexican drug war has claimed more than 50,000 victims since 2006. The economy is also an important election theme, because the gap between rich and poor is increasing. Check out the cartoons in our dedicated newsroom.
18 May 2012 -
New Cartoonists
This week we introduce three new cartoonists: Rafael Carrasco (Lucas) from Ecuador, Horacio Petre from Argentina, and L'Avi from Spain. We have posted examples of their work on the blog.
16 May 2012 -
2012 Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award
The Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI) has announced the winners of the 2012 Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award. The winners are Ali Ferzat, from Syria, and Aseem Trivedi, from India. Every year, CRNI recognizes a cartoonist who has shown exemplary courage in the face of threat or punishment. This year CRNI recognizes two such cartoonists. Read more about the winners on our blog.
15 May 2012 -
Neufeld Receives Knight-Wallace Fellowship
Josh Neufeld has been offered a 2012–2013 Knight-Wallace Fellowship in journalism. He is the first comics journalist to be offered a Knight-Wallace Fellowship, and the second comics journalist to receive an American journalism fellowship of any kind (the first is also a Cartoon Movement contributor: Dan Archer, who was a 2010–2011 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford).
14 May 2012 -
Help Us Decide!
Due to the overwhelming number of high-quality contributions to the Cartoon Spring Competition, we have decided to add two more cartoons to the initial jury-selection of 10. The audience will decide which two additional cartoons will run for the prize. Choose your favorite from a selection of 15 cartoons, and cast your vote (like) here. The final selection of 12 cartoons will run on Cartoon Movement, and de winning cartoon will be announced June 1st.
10 May 2012 -
Stephanie McMillan Wins RFK Journalism Award
Congratulations to Stephanie McMillan, winner of the 2012 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award in cartooning for her Code Green comic and for Beginning of the American Fall, which she did for Cartoon Movement. We're proud to have published her work.
09 May 2012 -
New Cartoonist: Ali Shehab
We are proud to welcome Ali Shehab, a talented cartoonist from Bahrain, to our community. For eight years, his work was published in a local newspaper. This newspaper was shut down by the government in the recent uprisings. Now he publishes his work mainly online; Cartoon Movement is more than happy to provide the platform for his powerful work. Visit his website and follow him on Twitter.
07 May 2012 -
Liberation Day
May 5th is Liberation Day in the Netherlands, when the Dutch celebrate that they live in peace an freedom. This day is also a highlight in our project Your Peace Retweeted. Send in your tweet about peace (including #masterpeace2014), and cartoons based on your tweet will be displayed at festivals throughout the Netherlands and also appear on the website of Dutch daily newspaper NRC.
04 May 2012
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