Each year, Fumetto International Comix 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.
Today the competition is one of the largest and most important of its kind in Europe
The theme of this year's competition is 'Enough
(Deadline: 4th of january 2018 (date of postmark Application: print (your number) and enclose application (Format: A4 or A3 (other formats enclose application will be disqualified Form: only comics (stories in picture form No digital entries by e-mail, only by post-service (Number of pages: maximum 4 (only 1 comic-story Labelling: 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 Nationals only: stamps or money in the value of the stamps needed. For 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 only. 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)
Address Fumetto Wettbewerb, Rössligasse 12, 6004 Lucerne, Switzerland
Eligibility
Open to anyone worldwide.
Prize
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 peoples choice award. The winners will receive cash prizes totalling 5000 CHF (approx. 5,265 USD) and goods to the same value.
Moreover, forty to fifty comics will be nominated by the jury for the exhibition during the festival in Lucerne (Switzerland). The winners will be announced and the prizes awarded on Saturday the 14th of April 2018.