Seyran Caferli was born in 1966 in Imishli, Azerbaijan. His first cartoon was printed in comic magazine “ KIRPI” in 1982. He was graduated from Journalistic Art Institute in 1992.
His cartoons more 1000 were printed in many albums of the international exhibitions and competitions. In 2002, the first “Cartoonists Union of Azerbaijan” has established and till 2006 he worked as President of this organization. He was organizer of international cartoonist competition “Molla Nasreddin” which was the first competition in Azerbaijan history that continued 4 years.. He organized “Smiling Cat “ International Cartoon Competitions. Now he is the Director First International Cartoon News Center “Humortoons International” Web site and Chief-editor “Humor” international Cartoon magazine. He is a board member of Union World Cartoonists ( UWC). He took part as Member of Jury in more than 50 international cartoon competitions. In international cartoon competitions, he awarded prizes, Grand, first, second, third places, gold, silver and bronze medals, including more than 160 awards. His 2 cartoons were included as permanent exhibit in Italy and Austria cartoon museums. He opened individual exhibitions in Iran (2003), in Turkey ( 2011, 2016 ) France (2012) Belgium (2018) and in Slovakia (2019)
MY AWARDS of the INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTESTS
2000: International Ankara Cartoon Festival/TURKEY/ Special award
2001: 14th DUTCH International Cartoon Festival/ NETHERLAND/ Diploma
2001: Union of Engineers Cartoon Contest/ TURKEY/ Second place 2001: 7th International Haifa Cartoon Contest/ISRAEL/ Excellence priz
2002: FreeCartoonsWeb Cartoonet Contest/CHINA/ Special Mention 2002: First Cartoonet International Cartoon Contest/IRAN/ Special Mention
2002: 2nd International Cartoon Contest “INDEPENCE”/UKRAIN/ Prize of the Jury
2002: 11th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest/KOREA/ Honorable mention
2002: Courage world International Cartoon Contest/ TAIWAN/ Excellence award
2002: 1st Leng Mu International Cartoon Contest /CHINA/ Silver Priz 2002: 100 Natural International Cartoon Contest/ ROMANIA/ Honorable mention
2002: Ramiz Gokce Portrait Cartoon Exhibition/ T.R.N.K./Prize of honour
2003: 23.Int. Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest/TURKEY/ Spec. priz “Hodja Nasreddin”
2003:Int.Cartoon Festival Prevention of Addiction /IRAN/ The selected work
2003: 22. Int. Cartoon Biennale “TOLENTINO”/ITALY/Prize “Citta Di Tolentino”
2003: 12th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest/KOREA/ Honorable mention
2003: International Cartoon Web Contest/IRAN/ Special Mention 2003: 2nd Taiwan International Cartoon Contest / TAIWAN/ Second prize
2003: 2nd Taiwan International Cartoon Contest / TAIWAN/ Excellence award
2003: 2nd FreeCartoonsWeb Cartoonet Contest/CHINA/ Special Mention
2003: 2nd Leng Mu International Cartoon Contest /CHINA/ Cold Prize
2004: : First International Cartoon Contest “CASTLE” /POLAND/ Third Place
2004: Football International Cartoon Contest/IRAN/ Honorable Mention
2004: 3rd FreeCartoonsWeb Cartoonet Contest/CHINA/ Silver priz 2004 3rd Taiwan International Cartoon Contest / TAIWAN/ Excellence award
2004 3rd Taiwan International Cartoon Contest / TAIWAN/ Excellence award
2004: “Peace in Cyprus” International Cartoon Contest/CYPRUS/ Special Prize
2004: 13th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest/KOREA/ Honorable mention
2004: 26th YOMIURI SHIBMUN Int. Cartoon contest/JAPAN/ honorable Mention
2004: 10th International Haifa Cartoon Contest/ISRAEL/ Excellence prize
2005 4nd Taiwan International Cartoon Contest / TAIWAN/ Excellence award
2005: First Syria International Cartoon Contest/SYRIA/ Winning prize 2005: 4nd FreeCartoonsWeb Cartoonet Contest/CHINA/ Bronze prize 2005: 2.Int. Cartoon Contest- KOZUCHOV/POLAND/ Prize Redakcji “NIE”
2005: 3.Leng Mu International Cartoon Contest /CHINA/ Excellence Prize
2006: 8.Portocartoon festival / PORTUGAL/ Honorable mention 2006: Second Syria International Cartoon Contest/SYRIA/ Winning prize
2006: 16th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest/KOREA/ Honorable mention
2006: 3.Cyber Humor International Cartoon Contest / INDIA/ Best Award
2006: 6th Biennial cartoon contest “Frastacky trn / Slovakia/ Prize for artistic values
2006: 5th FreeCartoonsWeb Cartoonet Contest/CHINA/ Silver prize
2006: 5th FreeCartoonsWeb Cartoonet Contest/CHINA/ Excellence Prize
2007:”PEN” International Cartoon Contest / SYRIA / Special award 2007: 6th Tabriz International Cartoon Contest-Kings / IRAN/ Special award
2007: First Ardabil International Cartoon Contest /IRAN/ Memorial prize
2007: 4. Cyber Humor International Cartoon Contest / INDIA/ Honorable prize
2007: 17th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest/KOREA/ Honorable mention
2007: “ Natura & Men” Intern. Cartoon Contest ( September)/TURKEY/ Firs Prize
2007: 29th YOMIURI SHIBMUN Int. Cartoon contest/JAPAN/ Citation Prize
2007: International Exhibition Humor Chart & Education Vial / Argentina/ Second Prize
2007: International Exhibition Humor Chart & Education Vial / Argentina/ Third Prize
2007: 8th TEHRAN International Cartoon Biennial /IRAN/ Second Prize
2007: 10th International Graphic Itinerant Humor Festival / ITALY/ Honorable mention
2007: 6th FreeCartoonsWeb Cartoonet Contest/CHINA/ Special prize 2007:6th Leng Mu International Cartoon Contest /CHINA/ Excelence prize
2008: 40th Umoristi A Marostica Inter. Cartoon Contest / Italy/Prize of Umoristi A Marostica
2008:14th Int. Cartoon Competition Golden Keg 2008 / Slovakia / Prize of the Beer Galery
2008: first Inter. Cartoonet Contest Supporting Street Children / IRAN / Honorable mention
2008:International Graphic Humour Biennial – Dedete / CUBA/ GRAND PRIZE
2008:1st Festival of Honorable Mentions for Cartoonists / Brazil / Honorable mention
2008:XIX International Competition on Drawing-Jaka Bede…/ Poland/ Third Prize
2008:International Comics & Cartoons Project – BuzziNews /Austrian/the Judges Award
2008:1st Amazon Humor Salon / BRASIL/ Second Prize 2008:1st”Molla Nasreddin,” International Cartoon Contest / Azerbaijan / Gold Medal
2008: 2nd “RED MAN” International Cartoon Humour
Competition/CHINA/Excellent Priz
2008:10th PortoCartoon World Festival/ PORTUGAL/ Honorable Mention
2008: Fourth International Cartoon Contest – SYRIA /SYRIA/ Honorable Mention
2008:International Gaza Cartoon Contest / IRAN / Honorable Mention
2008:”G8″ International Cartoon Web Contest / Azerbaijan / Second Prize
2008:13th International Salon Diтgenes Taborda prize /Argentina/Premio Revelacion
2008:2nd Inter. Bursa Cartoon Competition “Human Rights”/ TURKEY / Honorable Mention
2008:9th International Fair Play Cartoon Competition /Turkey / Special Prize of Jury
2008:Magazine “Rhinoceros” cartoon contest / Bosnia & Herzegovina/ Honorable Mention
2008: “Kiks Zikison” International Cartoon Contest/Serbia/Special Diploma
2008:7th Googlm international Cartoon Contest / China / Silver Prize
2008:3rd Urziceni International Cartoon contest / Romania / Nonorary diplom
2009:First International Cartoon Contest 0f Ethiopia /Addis Ababa/ Special reward
2009:1st P.C.Rath Memorial Web Cartoon Contest-Bolangir-INDIA / First Prize
2009:XI International Cartoon Contest “Debut”, Zielona Gora/ Poland/Honorable mention
2009: 18th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest/KOREA/ Special Prize
2009: 2nd International “Aysergi-Pulya” / North Cyprus / Silver prize 2009:Best days Humour(JULY)-Brazil/ First Prize
2009: 3 Top Cartoon Websites/ Syria/ Second prize
2009:37th World Gallery of Cartoons Skopje / Macedonia/Special prize of the jury
2009: My Dents International Cartoon Contest/ Israel / Special Prize ( Medal)
2010: First International “HOP CARTOON” Cartoon Contest / Iran/Honorable mention
2010: 5th International “DQ” Cartoon Contest / Germany/ Honorable Mention
2010:SECOND International”Aleksandar Klas”Cartoon contest / Serbia/Special Diploma
2010:International “NACI TALAT” portrait Cartoon Contest /Cyprus/ Second Prize
2010: 6th Salao de Humor de Paraguacu Paulista Internacional /Brazil / Honorable Mention
2010: “PRIZE OF LOVE” Internationa Cartoon Contest / China/ Selected prize
2010: The festival of caricature of “Smehanapa” / Russia/ Diploma 2010:RANAN LURIE Political Cartoon Award / USA /Citation for Excellence
2010:9th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival / China /Gold Prize
2011: 9th International Cartoon Bienniale / Czech Republik/ 4th Prize 2011: First International “HOP CARTOON” Cartoon Contest / Iran/ Diploma
2011: XIII Internationa Cartoon Contest “Debut” / Poland / Special prize Cartoon Museum
2011 : Second International Cartoon Contest Canadian Banana / Canada / Special Prize
2011 : First “Salt & Peper” International Cartoon Contest / Colombia / Diploma
2011 : 20th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest / Korea / Bronze prize
2011 : XVI International Antiwar Cartoon Salon “Kragujevac 2011” /Serbia / Diploma
2012: The 2nd International “Gold Panda” Cartoon Contest- 2012/China/ Bronze medal
2012:40th World Gallery of Cartoons Skopje / Macedonia/Special prize
2013: 12th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival / China /Gold Prize
2013:Fax for peace cartoon contest / Italy/ First Prize
2014: 9th International Cartoon contest / Syria/Bronze Prize
2014: The 10th International Cartoon Contest / SYRIA/ Special Prize 2014: Unimer International Cartoon Contest / Italy / Honorable Mention
2014: 45th WORLD GALLERY OF CARTOONS Skopje for Digital Cartoons – ‘Football’/ Macodenia / First Prize
2015: Children in War International Cartoon Exhibition 2015 / Norway / Special Prize
2015: 9th HumoDEVA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST Deva/ Romania / Special Prize
2015: 21th International Antiwar Cartoon Salon “Kragujevac 2015” /Serbia / Special prize
2015: &th Toruzm international cartoon contest / Turkey / Special Prize
2016: 15th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival / China /Bronze Prize
2016:Libo International Children Animation and Comics Festival / China/ Special Prize
2016: 6th “RED MAN” International HUMOUR ART Biennial / China/ Selected work prize
2016: 47th International Graphic Humor Exhibition, Umoristi a Marostica 2016, / Italy/ International Award “UMORISTI A MAROSTICA”
2017: 23. International Cartoon Contest TheGOLDEN KEG /Preśov Slovakia/ Honorable Mention
2017: 11th Exhibition of Satirical Graphic, BUCOVINA 2017 / special prize
2017: 1st Certmen World of Humor the Art Of Reir/ Spain / Honorable Mention
2017: 41st Italian LIE Championship cartoon contest – 2017, Italy/ Bronze Bugiardin Prize
2017: 29th International Salon of Humor of Volta Redonda,/ Brazil/ honourable mention
2017: The Twelfth International Environmental Protection Comics & Illustrator Contest Announced-2017, China/ Award of Excellence
2018: 14. International Cartoon Contest / Syria/ Honourable mention
2018: 12. International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic Bucovina /Romania / Honourable mention
2018: 16th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival/China/ Bronze Prize
2018: FreeCartoonsWeb World CupFootball Humor Cartoon Exhibition/ China/ Excellent prize
2018: 2nd International SEFERIHISAR CITTASLOW Cartoon Competition/ Turkey/ Third Prize
2018: International Caricature Festival “El Agua Tiene Memoria”,- Colombia/Special prize
2018: 1st International UWCartoon Contest 2018 /Turkey/ “UWC cartoonist prize of the year”
2018: International Cartoon Contest CUSCO 2018, /Peru/Honorable mention
2018: International Best Humor artist award / China/ Best humor Artist
2019: 1st International Cartoon “HITHI” Contest / Kosovo/ Second Prize
2019: 9th International Turhan Selcuk Cartoon Competition / Turkey/ Cumhuriyet Newspaper Special Award
2019: 35th International Satirical Graphic Contest the “Golden Apple”/Romania/ Honorable Mention
2019: 3rd international cartoon competition -/ Morocco / Special Prize 2019: 3rd International Cartoon Festival/KOSOVO/ Special Prize 2019: 9th Jiaxing International Cartoon Biennial / China/ Special prize
2019: 9th Jiaxing International Cartoon Biennial / China/ Honorable mention
2019: NTERNATIONAL BEST HUMOR ARTIST AWARDS /China/BEST HUMOR ARTIST AWARD
2019: 4th International Cartoon Festival SMILEANAPA/ Russia/ Audience Choice Award
2019: the Hengyang Quit Drugs International Cartoon Contest / China/ special Prize
2019: ‘Magnificent Huichang’ International Comic Works Contest / China – Special Prize
2020: The First Annual Cartoon & Satirical Portrait Competition Egypt – Second Prize
2020: International Best artist Awards /Iran / Best Foreing Cartoonist
2020: Creative Azerbaijan’s “Stay at Home Create at Home” initiative/ Azerbaijan/ Second Prize
2020:The 36th International Festival of Satire and Humor The Golden Apple 2020, Bistrita, Romania / Special Prize
2020:The Anti-Coronavirus International Cartoon Competition (UYACC)-China / Oustanding Nominated Award
2020:6th International Cartoon Exhibition Competition-2020, Ferizaj-Kosovo/ SILVER MEDAL HITHI
2019: ‘Magnificent Huichang’ International Comic Works Contest China -Special Prize
2020: The First Annual Cartoon & Satirical Portrait Competition Egypt – Second Prize
7th “RED MAN” INTERNATIONAL HUMOUR ART BIENNIAL -China/ Selected Award
2020: International Best artist Awards /Iran / Best Foreing Cartoonist
2020: Creative Azerbaijan’s “Stay at Home Create at Home” initiative/ Azerbaijan/ Second Prize
2020:The 36th International Festival of Satire and Humor The Golden Apple 2020, Bistrita, Romania / Special Prize
2020:The Anti-Coronavirus International Cartoon Competition (UYACC)-China / Oustanding Nominated Award
2020:6th International Cartoon Exhibition Competition-2020, Ferizaj-Kosovo/ SILVER MEDAL HITHI
2020: BEST CARTOONISTS-2020 selected by Tabriztoon web site/ Iran/ The best of foreign cartoonis
2021 “Plastic -free Beaches” National Comix contest/ Azerbaijan/ Second Prize
2021: International cartoon Exhibition Satyrykon 2021, Legnica, Poland/ Special Prize
2021: Third International CARTOONIST Cartoon Seasonal festival-2021/ Iran/ First Prize
2021: The International Cartoon Competition & Exhibition On Road Safety/ Malaysia/ First prize
2021:Monthly Syrian cartoon site competition (April) / Syria / selected prize
2021: Izmir Metropolitan Municipality International Cartoon Contest /Turkey/ First Prize
2021: 4th international “Kragi” cartoon contest-2021-Kosova / Special prize
2021:The 37th International Festival of Satire and Humor The Golden Apple 2021 Bistrita Romania/ Special prize
2021: the Humor vs. Post-coronavirus carried out by the Calicomix Foundation -Colombia / Honorable mention
2021: 16th International festival of cartoon Solin 2021-Croatia / Diploma
2021: International Festival of Satirical Graphics and Humorous Literature-2021, Romania / Diploma (for special merits brought to the festival and grapic)
2021: 1st edition of the International Cartoon Competition, Morocco / Special Prize
2021: 10th Sicaco International Cartoon Competition-2021-South Korea/ Special prize
2022: The International Humor & Satire Award 2022 / ITALY /HONORARY AWARD
2022: International “ No War” Cartoon Exhibition / Japan / certificate of appreciation
2022: International festival of satire and humor ,,MĂRUL DE AUR”- BISTRIȚA,38th Edition / ROMANIA / Honorable Mention
My LIST of MEMBERS JURY INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTESTS
2001: International “ FAIR PLAY” Cartoon Contest / Turkey
2002: First International ” Molla Nasreddin” Cartoon Contest / Azerbaijan/
2003: First Baku International Cartoon Contest /Azerbaijan /
2003: Second International ” Molla Nasreddin” Cartoon Contest / Azerbaijan/
2004: 3rd Leng Mu International Cartoon Contest / China/ 2005: 5th Tabriz International Cartoon Contest / Iran /
2005: Third International ” Molla Nasreddin” Cartoon Contest / Azerbaijan/
2006: Second Baku International Cartoon Contest /Azerbaijan /
2007: First “Black Cat” International Cartoon Web Contest /Azerbaijan/
2008: International Don Quichotte Cartoon Contest – /Germany /
2008: Second “Black Cat” International Cartoon Web Contest /Azerbaijan/
2009: International Cartoon Festival ” Yahootonz” / Iran / 2009Third “Black Cat” International Cartoon Web Contest /Azerbaijan/
2009 International Don Quichotte Cartoon Contest “Integration” / Germany /
2010: 6th International cartoon contest / SYRIA /
2010: 4th International ” Smiling Cat” Cartoon Web Contest / Germany /
2010: First international contest of cartoon against racism / Brasil/ 2010: The first Sun Shine International cartoon contest /Japan / 2010: 2nd P.C.RATH Memorial International Cartoon Web Contest 2011: 3rd P.C.RATH Memorial International Cartoon Web Contest –India 2011: Asian Youth Animation & Comics Contest ( AYACC )- China 2011: 6th International Don Quichotte Cartoon Contest / Germany /
2012: The first International Cartoon Festival National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company / Iran
2012: 5th International ” Smiling Cat” Cartoon Web Contest / Germany
2012: 3rd International ” Digital Media” Cartoon Contest / Iran /
2012: Don Quichotte “Sehr-i Istanbul”International Cartoon Contest/Germany /
2013: the International Caricature Web Contest-2013 /Azerbaijan/
2013: International ” Oktemer Koksal” portrait E-Exhibition Contest/ Germany/
2013:The 19th International cartoon contest – Haifa / Israel/
2013:The first teapotcartoons service International Cartoon Exhibition /Turkey/
2015: Ketju international Cartoon contest / China/
2015: Rendon Cartoon international contest / Colombia/ 2015: Kosova cartoon international contest / Kosova /
2016: Second Kosova cartoon international contest / Kosova / 2016: First Kuresel online international cartoon contest/Turkey/
2017:49th World Gallery of Cartoons, Skopje 2017,/ Macedonia/
2017: Beavers Laugh International Vartoon Contest/ Ukraine 2018: 2nd International Wise City Kocaeli Cartoon Contest/ Turkey
2018: 1st International Cartoon Contest”Bir kitab bin dost” / Turkey
2018: MIKS: World Annual Award
2017 “Golden Pencil Sharpener”/ Croatia
2018: 10th International Tourizm Cartoon Contest / Turkey
2018: “Leave no one behind”, Wirtual International Cartoon Exhibition / Norway
2019: 26th International Cartoon Festival “RICARDO RENDÓN”. Colombia,
2019: First International Caricature contest /Azerbaijan
2019: 11th International Tourism Cartoon Contest / Turkey
2020: 2nd Cairocature International Cartoon Contest / Egypt
2020: 12th International Tourism Cartoon Contest / Turkey
2021: First International Cartoon Web Contest/ Azerbaijan
2021: Art Advancing Health International Cartoon ART Contest-2021, USA
2021: Monthly Syrian cartoon site competition (March) / Syria /
2021: 28th CartoonRendon International cartoon contest-2021, Colombia
2021: 2nd International Organ Donation Cartoon Competition -Turkey
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