World Press Cartoon is an independent organization based in Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in 2005 the organization is known for holding one of the world's largest and most prestigious annual press cartoon contests. World Press Cartoon has also organized separate exhibitions under thematic criteria, as gender violence or environment protection. In 2015 World Press Cartoon had its 11th edition.
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From 2015, the awards ceremony is held in the Cascais Culture Centre. After the contest, the prizewinning cartoons are assembled into a traveling exhibition that was already presented in Spain, France, Belgium, Mozambique, Brazil, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, Mexico, United Kingdom, China and India. A catalogue presenting all the prizewinning entries is published annually in English and Portuguese.
Another primary objective of the organization is to support professional cartoonists on a wide international scale, with a special focus in the freedom of the press.
Caricature
1st - Cau Gomez, Brazil, A Tarde
2nd - Dalcio Machado, Brazil, Correio Popular
3rd - Riber Hansson, Sweden, Courrier International
Honourable mentions
Santiagu, Portugal, Em Contexto
Yaser Khanbaray, Iran, Zhyar Magazin
Ilian Savkov, Bulgaria, Standart
Bruce MacKinnon, Canada, The Chronicle Herald
Gag Cartoon
1st - Michael Kountouris, Greece, Shedia
2nd - Angel Boligán, Mexico, Conozca
3rd - Mohammad Ali Khalaji, Iran, Jam-e-Jam
Honourable mentions
Cost, France, Courrier International
Trayko Popov, Bulgaria, Duma
Marilena Nardi, Italia, Barricate
Vladimir Stankovsky, Serbia, Vreme
Editorial Cartoon
1st - André Carrilho, Portugal, Diário de Notícias
2nd - Nikolov Tchavdar, Bulgaria, Pressa Daily
3rd - Cost, France, Kpaiha
Honourable mentions
Michael Kountouris, Greece, Efimerida Ton Syntakton
William Rasoanaivo, Madagascar, L'Éxpress
Burkh Fritsche, Germany, Die Tageszeitung
Angel Boligán, Mexico, El Universal
Ramachandra Babu, India, Gulf News
Cau Gomez, Brasil. A Tarde
Contraste, Cristina Sampaio, Portugal, Africa 21
Grand Prix
André Carrilho, Portugal, Diário de Notícias