🇧🇬 The Organizing Committee of the 1st International Cartoon Contest "Devil's Bridge" – Ardino, Bulgaria 2026 has officially announced the results of the inaugural edition of the competition, following the opening ceremony of the exhibition featuring the award-winning and selected cartoons, the exhibition was inaugurated under the patronage of Eng. Izet Shaban, Mayor of Ardino Municipality, as part of the official celebrations of "Ardino Days 2026".
🌍 The first edition achieved remarkable international success, attracting 143 cartoonists from 38 countries across six continents, who submitted a total of 259 cartoons.
🏆 The Winners:
🥇 Grand Prize "Golden Devil’s Bridge": 🇹🇷 Mehmet Zeber - Turkey.
🥈 Second Prize "Silver Devil’s Bridge": 🇭🇺 Gergely Bacsa - Hungary.
🥉 Third Prize "Bronze Devil’s Bridge": 🇧🇬 Ivaylo Tsvetkov - Bulgaria.
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| 🇹🇷 Mehmet Zeber - Turkey |
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| 🇭🇺 Gergely Bacsa - Hungary |
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| 🇧🇬 Ivaylo Tsvetkov - Bulgaria |
🎖️ In addition to the main prizes, the organizing committee presented eleven Special Awards to distinguished cartoonists from China, Poland, Iran, Austria, Ukraine, Indonesia, and Turkey, recognizing the high artistic quality, originality, and creativity demonstrated in their works.