Winners Euro-kartoenale 2021 'Chances and Opportunities'
The Italian cartoonist Marilena Nardi did win the 23rd Euro-Kartoenale Kruishoutem "Chances and Opportunities". She is the very first woman in 40 years to win the first prize.
The international jury selected the work of Nardi from 2311 cartoons of 714 cartoonists from 80 countries. Jerzy Gluszek (Poland) and Muammer Olcay (Turkey) did win the second and third prize.
Alessandro Gatto of Italy received the prize for the best entry of the European Union and the best Belgian entry was for Constantin Sunnerberg (Cost.). The Price of the ECC was for Alexander Sergeev (Russia).
There were also honorable mentions for Mojtaba Heidarpanah and Davoud Housmand Taghiabad (Iran) and Zbigniew Wozniak (Poland).