Each year, Fumetto Comic Festival Lucerne holds a competition to give comic creators the opportunity to compare their work, present it to a broader public and to exchange views with others.
CATEGORIES:
Cat. 1: 18 years or older
Cat. 2: 13 to 17 years
Cat. 3: up to 12 years of age (reference date is the deadline)
CONDITIONS:
DEADLINE: 4th of January
APPLICATION: Register under the application form, wait for an e-mail which provides your user number, print e-mail, and enclose it in your application.
FORMAT: A4 or A3 (other formats enclose application will be disqualified)
FORM: Only comics (stories in picture form), no entries via e-mail.
NUMBER OF PAGES: Maximum 4 (only 1 comic story).
LABELING: Name, address, telephone number, e-mail, user number, date of birth and paging on the back of each page.
PACKAGING: sturdy envelope, no rolls.
RETURN POSTAGE: For Swiss residents only: stamps or money in the value of the stamps needed. Foreigners: 15 Euro. If the return postage is not enclosed or not sufficient the works will not be sent back but kept for one year.
SEND TO:
Fumetto Wettbewerb, Rössligasse 12, CH–6004 Lucerne, Switzerland
Confirmation of participation will be sent by the mid of February. The works will be returned by the end of August.
THE PRIZES:
Fumetto will award three prizes in each category. There will also be a prize for the best scenario, regardless of the categories. The festival‘s visitors will be able to vote for the people’s choice award.
Exhibition:
Forty to fifty comics will be nominated by the jury and shown in the exhibition during the festival from 20.-28. of March, those not nominated will be shown in folders.
NB. Dates subject to change from one edition to another.
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