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PortoCartoon calls humorists to CLEAN THE PLANET in 2018

– Amália and Woody Allen are Special Awards for Caricature

“Clean the Planet” is the theme chosen for the 20th PortoCartoon-World Festival, organized by the Portuguese Printing Press Museum.

The invitation to participate is made to cartoonists around the world and features the emblematic figures of Amália Rodrigues and Woody Allen for Special Caricature Awards.

The press conference to announce the themes took place this morning (19/12) at the Port and Douro Wine Institute in a Press Conference that was attended by the Director of the Portuguese Printing Press Museum / PortoCartoon, Luiz Humberto Marcos, Paulo Magalhães in representation of Zero – Healthy Terrestrial System Association, sculptors Acácio Carvalho, Carlos Barreira, Carlos Marques, Norberto Jorge, Ruy Anahory and Rui Ferro and the artist in Residence at Casa Wolinski, winner of PortoCartoon 2012 and of the Special Caricature Award about Charlie Chaplin in 2016, Cau Gomez.

As can be read in the Regulations of PortoCartoon 2018: “The disorderly growth of cities, the use of polluting energy, uncontrolled industrialization, global warming, garbage and lack of water are making the world less and less healthy. Following the call of the Let’s Do It Foundation, we must make the Earth a clean and healthy planet. (…) For all this, it is necessary the intervention of humor on a world scale. “

The appeal of the Let’s Do It Foundation fully tunes with the goals of PortoCartoon. As well as with the Zero – Healthy Terrestrial System Association, who joined the project and will be partner of this 20th edition of the contest.
Cartoonists can submit their works until February 28, 2018.

It is also important to remember that the voting for the PortoCartoon 2017 Public Prize closes on December 31. The winning artist will have an author exhibition in the 2018 edition of the contest.

Amália Rodrigues and Woody Allen

Following the line begun in 2013, with the introduction of this field of Caricature in PortoCartoon, we chose for 2018 two world icons: the fado singer Amália Rodrigues (1920-1999) and the filmmaker Woody Allen. Due to the Prize dedicated to the artist, Amália Rodrigues Foundation associated itself to PortoCartoon 2018.

Acclaimed internationally as the “Queen of Fado”, the Portuguese artist was one of the most brilliant female singers of the 20th century and a true ambassador of Lusophone culture on all continents. Across the world, her live performances sold out and thrilled mythical audiences like the Canecão carioca or the Parisian Olympia. She sold more than 30 million records and the recognition of Fado as “intangible heritage of humanity” (UNESCO, 2011) is very much due to her voice. Besides being a fado singer, Amália Rodrigues was also an actress and singer of other musical genres of popular tradition.

The iconic figure of Woody Allen is mixed with the international film culture. He made dozens of films and he participated as an actor in some of them. His baffling neurotic characters continue to amaze with the nonsense and daring of the dialogues. Especially in New York, where he is also practicing his inseparable clarinet, but also in European cities such as London, Paris or Barcelona, Allen makes cinema a restless inspiration about modern society. And he just launched a new movie.

Two decades, new contest

With the celebration of 20 years of existence, PortoCartoon launches a new contest: PortoCartoon Youth Contest.
This new contest is for portuguese students between the ages of 15 and 25, encouraging them to exercise reflection, imagination and humorous representation on current issues.
PortoCartoon Youth Competition is organized by the Portuguese Printing Press Museum, along with the Ministry of Education / General Direction of Education.
The reception of works occurs from December 20 to February 28, 2018.
Students can participate individually or collectively (class), as indicated in the Regulations.

PortoCartoon-World Festival is sponsored by Banco Santander,  DRCN, AEVP, Sandeman, IVDP,  DFJ, Câmara Municipal de Gondomar, Infraestruturas de Portugal, Metro do Porto, Porto Lazer, Douro Acima, Divimagem, Naveprinter, Norprint, ISMAI, Papelaria Sousa Ribeiro, Instituto Multimédia, Centro Comercial Via Catarina,  and the Media Partners JN, DN e Antena 1.