Second Edition of the Press Cartoon Europe

10.000 Euro to be Won

BRUSSELS, November 27 - In 2010 the Press Cartoon Europe (PCE) will award press cartoons
published in the course of 2009 in newspapers or magazines in any EU member
country. Participation is free of charge.

Last year, the Press Cartoon Europe Grand Prix 2009 went to the Swedish
cartoonist Riber for a cartoon published on December 6th 2008 in Sydsvenskan.
Riber was awarded a cash prize of Euro10,000.

European cartoonists, who wish to compete for the Press Cartoon Europe
2010, can submit a maximum of three cartoons, published in the course of 2009
in a newspaper, magazine or periodical available to the general public and
published in one of the member countries of the European Union, plus
Switzerland, Turkey, Norway and Iceland.

Each cartoon participating in the PCE 2010 must be accompanied by the
name and date of the publication where it originally appeared and by the
author's personal details: family name, first name, full postal address,
telephone numbers, email address, website.

Cartoons competing for the PCE 2010 must be sent electronically (jpg
format: minimum 300 dpi) Friday 1st January 2010 at the latest to
jasper@presscartoon.com. All texts and captions either within the cartoon or
sent with them in a language other than French, English, German, or Dutch
must be translated into one or another of these four languages.

On Friday 22nd January 2010 the selection committee of PCE will nominate
the cartoons chosen among all those submitted to go forward for the PCE Grand
Prix. The authors of these cartoons will be notified immediately.

The jury, composed of journalists from several EU countries, all
accredited by the European parliament in Brussels, will meet on Wednesday
17th February 2010 and will select the winning entry to be awarded the PCE
Grand Prix 2010.

The author of the winning cartoon will receive a cheque for 10.000 EUR as
well as a bronze trophy created by the Belgian artist Ever Meulen at the
opening ceremony of the International Cartoon Festival at Knokke-Heist
(Belgium) on Saturday 26th June 2010.

All nominated cartoons in the PCE 2010 will be shown in the great
exhibition of this International Cartoon Festival in Knokke-Heist from end
June until end September 2010.

More information and detailed regulations can be asked for at:

    Contact details:
    Karel Anthierens
    karel.anthierens@telenet.be
    +32-475-74-43-23

Contact details: Karel Anthierens, karel.anthierens at telenet.be, +32-475-74-43-23