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Terms and Conditions

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By entering this competition you agree to accept and be bound by these terms and conditions.

The Promoter – The promoter’s contact details are:
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit
Ave de Cortenbergh 71
1000 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: +32 2 282 09 30

For questions about the competition, kindly get in touch with Nele Fabian or Charlot Uhrig.

Entrants - This competition is open to anyone. Each entrant may submit only once. For co-productions, the participation with one additional person is possible.

Jury - The competition will be judged by four jury members who will seek to identify artists of excellent and original graphic short stories. The jury members’ decisions will be final and no correspondence will be entered into in relation to their decisions or the competition.

The competition takes place in two rounds.

Round 1:

Who can participate? Participation is open to everyone.

What should you submit? 3 single page comics.

Deadline for submission: December 6, 2020

Submit How? Please upload your 3 comics to a download server of your choice, then contact us per email and send us a download link at: animate.europe@freiheit.org. Don't forget to make sure that we have your email address when you send us the download linke. You will receive a short notice of receipt once we have successfully downloaded your file(s).

Round 2:

Who can participate? Finalists will receive a personal invitation for round 2.

What should you submit? 3 more single page comics.

Deadline for submission: April 16, 2021

Submit how? Please upload your submission to a download server of your choice, then contact us per email and send us a download link at: animate.europe@fnst.org You will receive a short notice of receipt once we successfully downloaded your file(s).

Formal criteria for each submitted comic page:

content: single page comics only!

digital format: PDF only!

resolution: A4/300dpi

color scheme: 300 CMYK or grayscale

image format: portrait (not landscape!”)

Entry Specifications

Entrants are advised to retain a copy of entries. Entries can be with or without words, in black and white or colour, and fiction or non-fiction. Each entry must be:

  • in English
  • an original work of which the entrant is the author (or joint author) which has not been previously professionally or commercially published and is not in breach of any third party right.
  • complete in itself.

No work can be returned.

Unacceptable Entries – Entries which are illegible or received after the closing date will not be accepted. The promoter will not be responsible for delayed, undelivered or lost entries.

Copyright / Ownership – Selected finalists concede the promoter the right to use their work exclusively in an appropriate manner.

Publication - The finalist grants the promoter all necessary and relevant permissions in relation to the publication of his/her entry. The finalist also agrees to the promoter’s use of his/her name and photograph in relation to publicity material. The promoter reserves the right to edit the entry in respect of the above publication as well as the right not to publish an entry.

The entries will be translated into German and French. The entrant agrees to reletter his/her text with the translated text and provide it to the organiser for further use.

Privacy - Personal details will only be retained and used by the promoter for the purposes of this competition. Personal details will not be passed on to third parties. Please find further information on the organiser´s privacy policy on the website of the European Dialogue Program.

Events - Events may occur which render the awarding of the prizes impossible due to reasons beyond the control of the promoter and the promoter may, at its absolute discretion, vary, amend, suspend or withdraw the prizes.

Criteria of the single page comic format (also called “one pager” or “stand-alone single-page comic”):

Each comic must display one independent graphic story on a single page.

Graphic style and storytelling: There are no limits to your imagination here! We encourage you to explore the full range of possibilities that the format of the single page comic has to offer!