EXHIBITION
OSOR Community Center, Town of Mali Lošinj, June - November 2025.
PARTICIPATION
The exhibition is open to all artists, regardless of nationality, age, gender, profession...
TOPIC
FAMOUS PERSONS on a DESERT ISLAND (REAL and FICTITIOUS, CONTEMPORARY and HISTORICAL).
Various interesting things happen on a desert island. This year, all sorts of famous persons were invited to the desert island of the Osor archipelago, to OSCARfest.
The criteria for famous persons has been mixed for a long time. Famous persons include media-exploited persons from politics, from glamour, from subcultures, as well as those from the world of fairy tales and myths, from cartoons and video games, from film and theater, from books.
Who is more famous is ultimately unimportant, because both real and fictitious realities influence our perception of who is famous. Whether these famous persons will appear on the desert island alone or with happy company, whether they will just pose with their faces, or whether they will perform what they are known for, is up to you, dear cartoonists. Meeting them will certainly be interesting...
WORKS
1 - 3 cartoons WITHOUT WORDS.
FORMAT
A4 (210x297 mm), RGB, .jpg (JPEG), 300 dpi, high resolution.
DEADLINE
May 10, 2025.
EMAIL ADDRESS
Attachments should be named as follows: Name-Surname-ARTISTIC NAME-Country-1 (2, 3, Entry Form), (Example: Dragutin-Kovačević-DADO-Croatia-1).
1st SELECTION
Exhibition selector MSc. Branka Hlevnjak, art historian and art critic (Croatia) selects one cartoon from each registered author according to the criteria: topic, originality of the idea, artistic quality, default paper formats, completed Application form, deadline.
2nd SELECTION
- First place authors at the 16th OSCARfest 2024: Gergely Bacsa (Hungary), Taravat Niki Noshari (United Kingdom), Patrick Heymans TRICK (Belgium) and Emil Strniša CIPALOV (Croatia); Branka Hlevnjak, commission president and Dragutin Dado Kovačević, cartoonist/OSCARfest Program leader (Croatia) select a maximum of 200 cartoons for the exhibition.
- Selectors automatically participate in the competition but may not vote for themselves.
JURY
INTERNATIONAL JURY OF VISITORS
Exhibition visitors choose the 3 best cartoons by secret vote (1st = 3 points, 2nd = 2 points, 3rd = 1 point).
CATALOG
All participants shall be sent the results and a digital catalogue via email.
Confirmation of participation will be sent on request.
PRIZES
First, Second, Third place and First-ranked Croatian cartoonist:
Personal exhibition at the 18th OSCARfest 2026, Diploma, sponsorship awards and the position of selector of the 18th OSCARfest 2026.
OTHER RULES
- The submitted works remain at the disposal of the organizer who may use them for promotional and other non-commercial purposes (awards for voters, sponsors and donors ... ) with the name of the author and the festival without royalties to the authors, and continue to exhibit them.
Organizer ARTour-Nerezine Association.
Art selector Branka Hlevnjak.
Program leader Dado Kovačević.
Financial support Town of Mali Lošinj + Mali Lošinj Tourist Board.
Support Osor Local Comitee + Croatian Cartoonist Association.
Sponzors DesignArt + ARTshirt + Zdjelarević Wine Selection + OPG Benvin-Nerezine + Foto studio Nadir Mavrović + friends.
Media support Radio Mali Lošinj-Radio Jadranka + Portal otoci.net + Novi list.
