The jury gathered on the 24th of January 2025 to select the cartoons for the exhibition, catalogue and of course the prize winners.
25th euro-kartoenale
In 2025, the Euro-kartoenale celebrated its 25th edition. Hats off to all the participants who have loyally taken part in this biennial competition over all those years.
thema
De hoed - hoedje af
Deadline
15 Januari 2025
On Saturday, April 19, 2025, the winners of the 25th Euro-kartoenale Kruishoutem were announced. This year, an impressive 728 cartoonists from 82 countries across five continents were inspired by the theme “The Hat – Hats off!” They submitted a total of 2,659 cartoons, from which the jury selected 150 favorites for the exhibition.
The selected cartoons were displayed at the European Cartoon Center from April 20 to June 22, 2025. Additional pop-up exhibitions will be organized until the end of 2026.
Rules
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The theme can be seen both in the meaning of the object “hat”. But also in a more figurative sense of appreciation for others: hats off
1. The number of entries is limited to 5
Any kind of graphical technique will be accepted. The works may not have been selected or awarded in contests before. The drawings shall not bear subtitles.
2. You can send your works in two ways
Register and upload your cartoons on our platform www.ecc-kruishoutem.be/register
Or send them by regular post to the following address: Euro-kartoenale - René D’Huyvetterstraat 5C - 9770 Kruishoutem - Belgium - Europe
On our website you can check the list of participants to see if you works arrived. The entry list is updated daily.3. Digital drawings
Digital drawings shall have the following dimensions: 300 dpi, maximum 3MB.
4. Paper drawings
The drawings sent by post must be on A4 and bear, on the reverse side, the surname, forename, e-mail and address of the participant. The original entries will only be sent back by the organizers on written request. The organization can in no way be held responsible for eventually damaged or lost works.
5. Consent
By participating, the artist agrees with this rules and authorize the organizers to publish the submitted works in the catalogue and for the promotion of the exhibition. For any other use of the cartoons the permission of the cartoonist is previously requested.
The participant agrees that the personal information (name, e-mail, address) is used to keep her/him informed about the competition.
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6. The prizes
- 1st prize € 2.100,00 + trophy
- 2nd prize € 1.700,00 + trophy
- 3rd prize € 1.500,00 + trophy
- Best EU cartoon € 1.000,00
- Best Belgian cartoon € 1.000,00
- Prize of the ECC Personal exhibition in the ECC
On the occasion of the prize-giving ceremony, all the winners are invited for a stay of 3 days in Kruishoutem.
7. Catalogue
On request the participants get a free catalogue. However, the postage costs are for their own account. They can also collect the catalogue at the European Cartoon Center. If your work is published in the catalogue a free copy is sent automatically.
8. Exhibitions
The exhibition will run from the 20th of April till the 22th of June 2025 in the European Cartoon Center Kruishoutem. The participant lends the submitted works to the organizers for itinerant exhibitions. Consequently, the selected works will remain at the disposal of the organizers until December 2026. The awarded works will become property of the organization.
9. International jury
The international jury of cartoon professionals will meet in Kruishoutem on the 24th of January 2025. The complete list of jury members will be announced on our website after the expiry of the deadline. If after announcement of the prizes it appears that plagiarism has been committed the jury can after deliberation withdraw the prize.
10. Inauguration
The inauguration and prize-giving ceremony will take place on Saturday the 19th of April 2025
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