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Miraee, Iranian living in U.S., wins 2023 international editorial cartoon contest

Ali Miraee, an Iranian cartoonist living in the United States, is the winner of WPFC’s international editorial cartoon contest which awards a cash prize of $1,500.

Anne Darenne of France was the second place finisher. Miguel Morales Madrigal of Cuba won the third prize.

This year’s theme for the cartoon contest is: ‘Free Speech or Free For All?’ Curated by committee member and Le Droit cartoonist Guy Badeaux, the contest drew 470 submissions from 62 countries.

Marilena Nardi wins 2022 International Editorial Cartoon Competition

Cancel culture was the theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Canada International Cartoon Contest. It was tackled by 443 entrants.

First prize goes to Marilena Nardi of Italy. Nardi is a previous winner of the World Press Freedom cartoon contest and the first woman to win the World Press Cartoon award in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. After graduating in sculpture, she is now Professor of illustration at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. She has drawn for many periodicals such as Diario, Corriere della Sera, L’Antitempo and Il Fatto Quotidiano. Recent collaborations are those for the weekly Left, the French magazines Espoir, Zélium and Siné Madame.

Second place belongs to Canadian Patrick LaMontagne. After answering an ad in the Banff Crag and Canyon newspaper in 1997, LaMontagne suddenly found himself with a weekly editorial cartoon. In 2001, he accepted the editorial cartoonist position with The Rocky Mountain Outlook newspaper, the same year he became nationally syndicated. By 2005, he was a full-time cartoonist, illustrator and digital painter, despite having no formal art training. He lives in Canmore.

Tošo Borković of Serbia takes third place. Borković was educated in Ruma and Sarajevo. Early on, he started his career as full-time cartoonist in Serbia’s most circulated daily, Vecernjie Novosti, in Belgrade. He has collaborated with many magazines and publishing houses in Serbia. He also drew a daily comic for eight years at the beginning of his career. He has participated in many international competitions and festivals in Serbia where he has received over 80 awards and recognitions. He lives in Belgrade.

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