Jury OF 25th Euro-kartoenale Kruishoutem-Belgium 2025

لجنة تحكيم مسابقة يوركارتونال الدولية ال25 في بلجيكا
الموضوع رفع القبعة
شارك 723 رساماً من 81 دولة

THEME: THE HAT – HATS OFF

RULES

2653 cartoons from 723 cartoonists from 81 countries !
We proudly present the international jury of the Euro-kartoenale 2025 – ‘The Hat – Hats off!’. Six cartoonists and one organizer will devote themselves to evaluating the submitted works.

This year, the jury is chaired by an ‘éminence grise’ of the cartoon world:
Luxembourg’s Pol Leurs. Born in 1947, he built a professional career as an engineer. Additionally, he is a self-taught cartoonist whose work has been published in various newspapers and he has won over 83 prizes in international and national competitions, 19 of which were first prizes. He is also an experienced juror. His favourite cartoonist is the German Gerhard Glück, whom he considers an extraordinary master of humorous art. With a calm, open attitude and an eye for detail, Pol Leurs will perform his role as chair with great flair, we are certain of that.

Farzane Vaziritabar is an Iranian cartoonist. Born in 1987, she studied Sculpture at the University of Tehran and earned a Master’s in Public Art from the Bauhaus University of Weimar. In addition to cartoons, she is active in sculpture, creates installations, and performs. She has had several solo exhibitions and has won multiple awards for her cartoons. She does not have a favorite cartoonist: “there are so many artists that I admire, ranging from renowned names to unknown cartoonists.” The other jury members are warned because Farzane describes herself as stubborn (or persistent, if we view it positively) and passionate.

Niels Bo Bojesen (1958) is a Danish cartoonist who first studied Law and the Inuit language, then shifted his focus to studying Art at the Copenhagen School of Design and the Department and School of Visual Arts in New York. He began illustrating children’s books but soon started to draw press cartoons. He publishes his cartoons in various magazines, newspapers, and news sites. He has won several international prizes f.e. in Trento, Canada, and Gabrovo. He chaired the jury in Gabrovo in 2022 and the European Cartoon Awards in Maastricht in 2023. He strongly believes in the collective strength and diversity of the jury to achieve a successful result. Niels especially admires the work of Ronald Searle, a cynical humanist and fantastic craftsman.

André Nollet was born in 1946 in Wervik, West Flanders. He was a lecturer in ‘applied illustration’ at the Karel de Grote Hogeschool in Antwerp, where he transmetted his love of cartoons to many of his students. Additionally, he ran his own advertising agency and drew cartoons for Het Nieuwsblad, Het Laatste Nieuws, and ’t Pallieterke. He was working as a commercial cartoonist for several companies for many years and is an experienced juror. He is a fan of BRASSER and Sempé. He believes it is important as a juror to listen attentively to the opinions of the other jury members, as this often brings a surprising perspective.

Lise Vanlerberghe (1985) has a Master in Audiovisual Arts – Animation Film, and works freelance as an illustrator, cartoonist, and animator. She is a fan of Lectrr and Gary Larson. As a Belgian cartoonist, she has successfully participated in cartoon competitions and was a juror at the Knokke-Heist Cartoon Festival. she had a personal show in the ECC in 2021. Humor in cartoons is very important to her. She describes herself as creative, optimistic, and observant—qualities that certainly come in handy during jury sessions.

The sixth juror we introduce is Andrea Pecchia (Rome, 1972). He describes himself as a dreamer with a pencil. His artistic work is vast, ranging from logo creation to posters, from illustrations for publishers and books to satirical drawings for magazines, from sculptures to tattoos, all with a common denominator: humor. Following in the footsteps of Francisco of Assisi, he likes the definition of an artist as someone who works with their hands, head and heart. He has a preference for the work of Kambiz Drambakhsh because he manages to combine difficult topics with a light, colorful style and the use of a lot of creativity in his compositions.

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