caferli

Personal Info

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 700 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 "CNC"( www.cartooncenter.net ) Web site and Chief-editor “Humor” international Cartoon magazine. He is also the Azerbaijan-Editor of the “ WITTY WORLD” International Cartoon magazine, published in the USA. Member of board FICWS ( Federation of International Cartoon Web Sites) & vise- president ( FICA) Federation of International Cartoon & Animation. He is a board member of International Cartoon Committee. He took part as Member of Jury in more than 20 international cartoon competitions. In international cartoon competitions, he awarded prizes, first, second, third places, gold, silver and bronze medals,including more than 100 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) and in France(2012) . Member of jury: 2001: International “ FAIR PLAY” Cartoon Contest / Turkey / 2002: First International " Molla Nasreddin" Cartoon Contest / Azerbaijan/ 2003: First Baku International Cartoon Contest /Azerbaijan / Second International " Molla Nasreddin" Cartoon Contest / Azerbaijan/ 2004: 3rd Leng Mu International Cartoon Contest / China/ 2005: 5th Tabriz International Cartoon Contest / Iran / 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 / Second "Black Cat" International Cartoon Web Contest /Azerbaijan/ 2009: International Cartoon Festival " Yahootonz" / Iran / Third "Black Cat" International Cartoon Web Contest /Azerbaijan/ International Don Quichotte Cartoon Contest "Integration" / Germany / 2010: 6th International cartoon contest / SYRIA / 4th International " Smiling Cat" Cartoon Web Contest / Germany / First international contest of cartoon against racism / Brasil/ The first Sun Shine International cartoon contest /Japan / 2nd P.C.RATH Memorial International Cartoon Web Contest-2010 2011: 3rd P.C.RATH Memorial International Cartoon Web Contest -2011 Asian Youth Animation & Comics Contest ( AYACC )- 2011 6th International Don Quichotte Cartoon Contest "50 years together" / Germany / 2012: The first International Cartoon Festival National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company / Iran 5th International " Smiling Cat" Cartoon Web Contest / Germany / 3rd International " Digital Media" Cartoon Contest / Iran / Don Quichotte "Sehr-i Istanbul" International Cartoon Contest/ Germany / 2013: the International Caricature Web Contest-2013 /Azerbaijan/ 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/ AWARDS: 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 2002: 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 2006" / 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 2008 / CUBA/ GRAND PRIZE 2008:1st Festival of Honorable Mentions for Cartoonists / Brazil / Honorable mention 2008:XIX International Competition on Drawing-Jaka Bede...2008 / 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 2008 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-2009, 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: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 2014 - Thematic Contest 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:Libo International Children Animation and Comics Festival / China/ Special Prize 2017:11th Exhibition of Satirical Graphic, BUCOVINA 2017 / nominat 2017: 23nd Golden Keg, Slovakia 2017 / Honorable Mention