For the 15th anniversary of the Mondial de la bière
we are pleased to announce the first International
Concours bières bandes desssinées - Cartoon Beer Contest.
The contest will be announced February 11th 2008
via the internet. The deadline for participants to
confirm their participation in the competition is
February 25th 2008. All entries must be received no
later than April 4th 2008. Judging will take place on
April 11th and 12th 2008 with a panel of
International Judges, the decision of the judges is
final.
Announcement of winners will be made at the official opening of the Mondial de
la bière on May 28th 2008 in Our Cheese Media-Group area.
RULES AND REGULATIONS:
1.) The contest is open to all people aged 18 years or older. All contestants accept the conditions and provisions included
in the official rules and regulations. To complete registration to the contest the information form, and signed release form
must be returned by February 25th, 2008 and your original art work by April 4th, 2008. Participation to the contest is free of
charge, the participants are responsible for delivering their work at their own expense to:
MBiere — Bandes desssinées - Cartoon — Beer
c/o Mondial de la bière
2236 Beaubien East
Montréal, Québec H2G 1M7
E-mail will be sent to contestants to confirm the registration. If you want to deliver your work electronicly send it to:
olegderg@hotmail.com and infombiere@globetrotter.net
2.) Theme: Beer, beer and women, beer and humor, beer and love, beer and sports, beer and history, beer and fun, beer
and global warming, beer and politics, beer and ecology etc. etc. You may choose any humorous beer related theme to
inspire your original cartoon, comic strip, caricature or gag. For comic strips we ask artists to include 3 to 4 frames on one
page.
3.) Entries: participants may submit a maximum of 3 cartoons, or comic strips.
a) The cartoons must have never been exhibited in Canada, or have won an award in a previous competition.
b) The cartoons may bear no captions, except for comic strips.
c) The cartoons must be sent flat without folds, or rolled in a tube.
d) The participants are responsible for the originality of their cartoons. Discussions and claims related to the
originality, privacy, property rights, and or good taste of the work is the responsibility of the participant. The cartoons will
not be returned and will belong to the permanent collection of the Mondial de la bière.
4.) a) Dimensions of the cartoons. Cartoons should be 21.5 cm x 28 cm or, 11 inches by 8 inches (horizontal, or vertical).
b) Cartoons that are submitted under glass, framed or on other materials than paper as a support will be rejected from
the competition.
5.) Property rights, By agreeing to take part in the contest the
participants renounce their property rights on the work submitted, thus
empowering the organizing association to make use of their entries for
promotional purposes on behalf of the International Concours
bières bandes desssinées - Cartoon Beer Contest. This
includes use of their entries by sponsors for publicity, publicity in the
Medias, cartoon books, posters and or catalogues, folders, calendars
or other promotional materials etc. Entries may be used for official gifts
by the festival organizers.
6.) Jury. A first selection of all entries will be made by the Head Judge
the Honorable Oleg Dergachov in preparation of the final judging that
will be done by an International team of expert judges. The judging will
take place on April 11th and 12th 2008 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
The International jury will include professional cartoonists, and or art
critics, and possibly a representative of a major sponsor and also one
of the festival. A minimum of 6 jugdes will be on the jury.

Please send your entries to:
olegderg@hotmail.com and infombiere@globetrotter.net
Mondial de la bière 2236 Beaubien East, Montréal, QC, Canada H2G 1M , tel. 514-722-8467 •