🕊️ In a distinguished atmosphere and with record participation, the 23rd International Anti-War Cartoon Salon – Kragujevac 2025 announced Polish artist Marcin Bondarowicz as the winner of the Grand Prix – “Messenger of Peace”, the Salon’s highest award. Once again, the event highlights the power of cartoon art as a universal platform to defend peace and reject wars. 👨⚖️ The jury convened on August 23 in Kragujevac, chaired by Austrian artist Klaus Piter, and included: Jugoslav Vlahović (artist, cartoonist, and designer), Professor Špiro Radulović (cartoonist), Tošo Borković (cartoonist), and Miodrag Stojilović (journalist, critic, and President of the Salon Council).
🌍 They reviewed nearly 1442 artworks submitted by 506 artists from 67 countries, marking an unprecedented record in the history of this event, which was first held 44 years ago.
Main Awards:
🏆 Grand Prix "Messenger of Peace" (€1,500): Marcin Bondarowicz - Poland
🥇 Gold Plaque and First Prize (€1,000): Nikolau Sviridenko - Russia
🥈 Silver Plaque and Second Prize (€800): Angel Boligan - Mexico
🥉 Bronze Plaque and Third Prize (€500): Javad Takjoo - Iran
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| Marcin Bondarowicz - Poland |
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| Nikolau Sviridenko - Russia |
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| Angel Boligan - Mexico |
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| Javad Takjoo - Iran |
Special Awards of Partner Cities:🎖 Mayor of Bydgoszcz Award (€750): Konstantin Suneberg - Belgium
🎖 City of Ingolstadt Award (€750): Zoran Mihajlović - Serbia
🎖 City of Bielsko-Biala Award (€500): Marco D’Agostino, Italy
🎖 City of Suresnes Award (€500): Marco De Angelis - Italy
🎖 City of Pitești Award (€500): Nikolau Vorontcov - Russia
🎖 Prizma Kragujevac Award (€500): Zoran Tovirac - Serbia
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| Konstantin Suneberg - Belgium |
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| Zoran Mihajlović - Serbia |
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| Marco D’Agostino, Italy |
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| Marco De Angelis - Italy |
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| Zoran Tovirac - Serbia |
The jury decided to award the SALON DIPLOMA to the following authors, whose works were in the closest competition for the awards:📜 Hamed Bazrafkan - Iran
📜 Luc Vernimmen - Belgium
📜 Julio Carrion Cueva - Peru
📜 Jitet Kustana - Indonesia
📜 Alisson Affonso - Brazil
📜 Bilig Ba - China
📜 Mikhail Zlatkovsky - Russia
📜 Konstantin Kazanchev - Ukraine
🖼️ The jury praised the high artistic quality of the entries, emphasizing that this record-breaking number of works and artists reflects the global relevance of the Salon in today’s world of crises and conflicts. They also stressed that cartoons remain a powerful visual art form capable of exposing the absurdity of wars and revealing their devastating effects on people and the environment.
📅 The official awards will be presented during the traditional vigil "Bdenje" on October 20, 2025, at the 21 October Museum in Kragujevac, where the exhibition of the selected works will also be inaugurated.
🎉 Egypt Cartoon Platform warmly congratulates all the winners and wishes them continued creativity and excellence. 
