MARCIN BONDAROWICZ - Poland

Polish cartoonist and illustrator. He lives now in Poland as a freelance artist. He regularly publishes his cartoons on several Websites and collaborates with a wide range of magazines and newspapers. He specialized into press illustration collaborating with top Polish and international newspapers and magazines such : Forbes, Newsweek Polska, Harvard Business Review Polska, Manager Magazin Polska, Business Week, Le Monde Diplomatique - Polish Edition ,Media & Marketing Polska, Stern, Eulenspiegel Satiremagazin (Germany), Cartoon Wekly (China), HIMAL Southasian (Nepal), Berliner Kurier (Germany).
He won several international contests receiving numerous prizes and awards. Hereare some of Marcin's achievements and rewards : 1.The 6th International Contest of PictorialHumour and Flash Humour "New technologies" BARAKALDO 2006 [Spain] - FIRST PRIZE 2. 6th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festiwal-2007 [China 2008] - GOLD PRIZE 3. Master Cup International Cartoonand Illustration Biennial, China 2007 - The sprcial prize of jury member 4. II The Competition of caricature and Short Comic Strip 2007 Serbia THE CARICATURE WITHOUT WORDS [Free Form] - First Prize 5. 17th INTERNATIONAL DRAWING CONTEST FOR PRESS 2009 BRAZIL - Honor Mention.
He was also Jury member of several international cartoon competition too.
A wide number of Marcin's artworks can be found in private collectionsin Poland and in foreign countries. Permanent exhibition of his illustrations andposters can be viewed on his web site:
www.bondarowiczart.netgaleria.pl

Working on recieved cartoons from all over the World

Bruno Bozzetto - Italy

Bruno Bozzetto (born 3 March 1938 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian cartoon animator, creator of many short pieces, mainly of a political or satirical nature. He created his first animated short "Tapum! the weapons' story" in 1958 at the age of 20. His most famous character, a hapless little man named "Signor Rossi" (Mr. Rossi), has been featured in many animated shorts as well as starring in three feature films: "Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness" (1976), "Mr. Rossi's Dreams" (1977), and "Mr. Rossi's Vacation" (1977).
In 1965, Bozzetto produced his first feature-length animated film: West and soda, a parody of American Western films. In 1968, Bozzetto released VIP my Brother Superman, a superhero spin-off.
However, his best-known work is probably the 1976 feature film Allegro non troppo, a montage of short pieces set to classical music in the manner of Disney's Fantasia, but more humorous in nature, economical in execution and with more sophisticated narrative themes. After a long break, Bozzetto produced a live-action film in 1987, "Under the Chinese Restaurant", his last feature film work until assisting on the pilot for "Mammuk" (2002), an animated film set in prehistoric times (now being produced by Rai Cinema and The Animation Band).
1990 saw the release of Grasshoppers (Cavallette), which was a nominee for the Best Animated Short Oscar.
In 1995, he produced an animated short for Hanna Barbera's "What A Cartoon" series entitled "Help?" and in 1996, in cooperation with RAI and with the support of Cartoon (Media Programme of the European Union), he created "The Spaghetti Family" a 26-episode cartoon television series.
In recent years Bozzetto has turned his hand to flash cartoons, most notably with the award-winning "Europe and Italy", a witty and graphically elegant commentary on European vs. Italian sociocultural attributes.

Awards (selected recent)

(2003) Bergamo International Cinema Festival: Career award (Premio delle mura)
(2000) Zagreb Film Festival: Special Jury Award "for original observation of human diversity"
(1998) Zagreb 13th World Festival of Animated Films: Life Achievement Award "for outstanding and universal contribution to the development of the art of animation"


Dear Mr. Ramezani,
I enclose here the drawing I did for your exposition.
Many wishes.
Bruno Bozzetto

Mosen Izadi - IRAN

Nikahang Kowsar - Canada

Markhaban Mursyid - Indonesia

Ligarribay Luis

Jean Gouders - president of de TULP/FECO holland

 

ILIAN SAVKOV - Bulgaria

Born March 11, 1961 in Kritchim, Plovdiv county - Bulgaria. 1980 graduated from the English Language School in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Working cartoons and painting.
Presently working as editorial cartoonist of “Standart Bulgaria” daily newspaper.
President of Cartoonists Rights Network Bulgaria.
Awards in cartoon contests:
 
Vucje – Serbia: Diploma
MAIL ART, Sofia – Bulgaria: Grand Prize
Skopje – Macedonia: Third Prize
Yomiuri, Tokyo - Japan: Hounourable Mention
"IN VINO VERITAS", Sofia - Bulgaria; Special Prize
Razgrad - Bulgaria: Special Prize
Bjelovar - Croatia: Special Prize
Moscow – Russia: First Prize
Zemun - Serbia: Special Prize
Taipei, Taiwan: Special Prize
Hurriyet, Ankara - Turkey: Award of Success
Razgrad - Bulgaria: Second Prize
Nasreddin Hodja, Ankara - Turkey: Grand Prize
Nasreddin Hodja, Ankara - Turkey: Honorary Plaque of Nazim
Hikmet Foundation
Yomiuri, Tokyo - Japan: Excellent Award
Hokkaido - Japan: Rotring Prize
Trento, Italy: Fabriano Prize
Painting Solo Shows
Bulgarian Cultural Institute- Warsaw, Poland
Classics of Fine Arts Gallary, Plovdiv - Bulgaria
Artea Center, Varna - Bulgaria
Art Toro Gallery, Plovdiv - Bulgaria
Boyadjiev Gallery, Bourgas - Bulgaria
Foyles Gallery, London-UK
Bulgarian Embassy, London - UK
Participation in Art Colonies
Zemun - Serbia, Snezhanka, Sozopol - Bulgaria
Cartoons and paintings by Ilian Savkov are in private and public collections in the UK, USA, Japan, Serbia, Romania, Turkey, Italy and Bulgaria.

Horia Crisan - Romania

Founder & sponsor of “Caricatura” Magazine & HumoDÆVA Int’l Cartoon Contest
Member of Romanian Artist Union (U.A.P.)
Founder of CRISAN Publishing House, 1998
PRESIDENT or JURY MEMBER IN THE CARTOON CONTESTS:
Deva 2000-2007, Timisoara, Urziceni 2006 (Romania) – President of the Jury, Nastratin Hogea 2003 (Turkey) – Jury member, Haifa 2007 (Israel) – Jury member

Hanif Bahari - Iran

Fábio G. da Silva - Brazil

Arsen Gevorgyan -DIZO - Armenia

Arsen Gevorgyan /DIZO/ was born in Yerevan, Republic of Armenia, on 2 of april in 1971. In 1976 he has presented his first personal exhibition in Yerevan. He has graduated from Yerevan State Architectural University in 1995, Diploma of an Architect.
From 1999-2001 he has, worked, as an artist- designer in ,,Armenian Businessman,, newspaper. Since 2005 he is a member of Armenian Caricaturist Association. Since 2006 he is a member of Interplanetary Cartoon Club. http://www.cartoonblues.com/forum/index.php
Since 2004 he has participated in different international contests and contest- exhibition/Italy, Russia, France, China, Israel, Bulgaria, Iran, Germany, etc./, where he has awarded. He is an author more than 1000 cartoons. Nowadays he is working in Stalker LTD as an General Designer

Alexei Talimonov - Ukraine

Ukrainian born Alexei Talimonov is a successful and award-winning cartoonist and illustrator. He is a member of The Cartoonists’ Club of Great Britain and the FECO. Alexei has exhibited his works worldwide. His cartoons have been published in newspapers and magazines since 1978. Five books of his cartoons were published inRussia, Ukraine and UK. Also Alexei has illustrated several books.  More then 5,000 of his drawings have been published in various newspapers and magazines in the UK, Russia, Ukraine, USA, Canada, Germany, Italy, Iran, China  and other countries. Amongst the British periodicals publishing his works are The Lancet, New Statesman, The Oldie, The Spectator,   Prospect, Ethical Consumer Magazine,  Writers’ Forum, Music Teacher  and others.
          In Russia Alexei Talimonov’s cartoons  have been published in the leading newspapers and magazines of the country, such as Izvestiia, Pravda, Trud, Literaturnaia Gazeta, Krokodil, Zdorov’e, Argumenty i Fakty and others.
Alexei Talimonov regularly participates in international exhibitions and contests.  He himself is well known for his support of artists in Russia and other countries of the CIS. In 1994 Alexey Talimonov was awarded the International Goncharov Award as “The Patron of Arts.

Alexander umârov

Private name - Iran

Arsalan Ahmadinejad - IRAN