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Deadline June 14th for Animate Europe Comics Entries!
Posted: May 22, 2013
There’s still time left to enter your proposal for the Animate Europe International Comics Competition. The Brussels office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has put out the call for seven graphic short stories on “Europe”. The competition will be carried out in two phases. Phase I will select seven finalists. Professional and amateur comic artists are invited to send in the first two pages of their graphic short story as well as a summary of the story in text form. Entry deadline is Friday, June 14, 2013.
I am among the judges on an international jury who will nominate seven finalists. The finalists are invited to complete their graphic short story of up to eight pages. Each participant will receive a contribution of 500€ for their complete picture story. Entry deadline for the complete picture story is Friday, November 15, 2013. Out of the seven finalists the jury will choose the first prize winner. The contributions of all finalists will be presented to the public during an event including a press conference on Tuesday, 3 December 2013 at the Belgian Comic Strip Centre in Brussels, and the best comics will be published.
So how do you enter? What are they looking for? Here’s some introductory info:
“Who doesn’t know him? Asterix the Gaul who rebelled against the Romans and in his adventures travelled all over Europe. He brought the tea across the Channel, relished Belgian Waterzooi and enjoyed Greek wine. A true European avant la lettre! Other comic strip heroes aren’t much impressed by barriers, be they geographical or mental either. Europe has an eventful past – what does its future look like? Do we even need a European “super hero” to rescue the Union? What do you foresee for Europe?”
Have a go and good luck!
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