The document summarizes the results of a survey of 204 cartoonists and 25 organizers of cartoon contests. Key findings include: 48% of cartoonists participate in less than 5 contests per year; the most popular themes were society, freedom, and commercial; over 70% of contests accept digital submissions but few accept submissions by email; jury sizes typically range from 3-12 members with over 40% having 6-9 members; and first place prizes most commonly range from 1000-2000 euros.

1. CARTOON CONTESTS
SURVEY

2. 2 parts
• survey for cartoonists
• survey for organizers of cartoon contests

3. 204
cartoonists

4. 25

5. Participation in contest
48% < 5 contests/year
73,5% < 10 contests/year

6. Themes
FREE SOCIETY
SOCIETY FREE
COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL

7. Communication
72,06% 92%
54,41% 56%
13,24% 49%
27,54%

8. Requirements
 Only 50% don’t accept works that were
rewarded before.
 80% accept digital prints, but only 2,5%
accept cartoons by e-mail
 76% has limitations on the size of the
work and 68% on the number

9. Jury
 Total of members: 3 – 12
 44% between 6 – 9 members
 50% international jury (?)
 4% online judging
 72,5% cartoonists: at least 5 members

10. Jury
20% don’t communicate the names of
the jurymembers
 56% give names after deliberation
 8% give names in rules
2/3 cartoonists want a live jury meeting,
and want to know the names in advance

11. Prize money
56% of contests at least 2500€ total
amount
 1st prize:
-24% between 1000 – 1500€
-20% between 1500 – 2000€
-24% >2000 €
Acceptabel for 20% of the cartoonists:
1000 – 1500 Euro

12. Copyright
 72% use for promotion festival
 8% possibility sponsor to use cartoons
 98% cartoonists do accept use for
promotion, 47% for sponsors

13. Participating or not?
Decisive (Very) Not important
Important (at all)
Reputation Exhibition (74,36%) FECO-rating (63,14%)
organisation (22,34%)
Catalogue (20,60%) Catalogue (70,30%) Composition jury
(51,05%)
Participation by e-mail R Previous winners
(20,20%) (41,36%)

14. Participating or not?
Decisive (Very) Important Not important
(at all)
Reputation Exhibition (74,36%) FECO-rating (63,14%)
organisation (22,34%)
Catalogue (20,60%) Catalogue (70,30%) Composition jury
(51,05%)
Participation by e-mail Reputation Previous winners
(20,20%) organisation (63,96%) (41,36%)
Theme (16,84%) Own experience Sending back works
(63,64%) (36,60%)