o-sekoer

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Belgian cartoonist Luc Descheemaeker with the 'penname' O-SEKOER'. He is teaching Art and Culture in the Institute of Saint-Joseph in Torhout. °02 10 1955 and living in Torhout in Belgium. He makes cartoons and humorphotographs and is winner of more then 200 international cartoon awards. AWARDS 2015 (210) 9th HumoDEVA Int'l Cartoon Contes Deva (Romania) Special Prize International Cartoon Festival Solin (Croatia) Nomination International Festival of Economy Trento (Italy) 2nd Prize 9th Internationalâ de Grafica Satirica Bucovina (Romania) Finalist International Cartoon Hyderabad (India) 2nd Prize Caricatures and aphorism, Delcevo (Rep. Macedonia) Honorable Mention Międzynarodowej Wystawy Satyrycon Legnica (Poland) Special Prize Maya Kamath Memorial Awards Competition Bangalore (India) Certificate of Merit 2014 (202) United Nations/Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Award New York (USA), 2nd prize International Cartoon Contest La Sonrisa Moche Trujillo (Peru), 1st prize International Cartoon Exhibition Hymettus Athene (Greece), 3rd prize Humorest Hradec Kralové, (Czech Republic), 2nd prize 6th Cyprus International Cartoon Contest Special Prize of Excellence New Izvestia Cartoon Contest, Moskow (Russia), 3rd Prize UCCEP Environmental Protection, Beijing (China), Excellence Award 2013 (186) 20th Festival Int'l de Caricatura CartoonRendon, Rionegro (Colombia), 1st Prize International cartoon contest Young and EUROjobLESS, Ruse (Bulgaria), 1st Prize IX Salao Internacional de Humor de Limeira (Brazil), Best Digital Cartoon 5th Cartoonale "De Geus" Lebbeke (Belgium), Best Belgian Cartoon 8th International Cartoon Contest Braila (Romania), Second Prize 23rd Int'l Festival of Cartoon Gura Humorului (Romania), 1st Prize The 7th HumoDEVA Int'l Cartoon Contest, Deva (Romania), 2 Special Prizes 45° Rassegna Internazionale Marostica (Italia), Special Prize 2nd Sejong Int'l Cartoon Contest Daejeon City (South Korea), Best Cartoon priz 2012 (169) 24ste Olense Kartoenale 'Puzzles', 1st Prize 2nd Gold Panda Int'l Beijing (China), Special Prize 21st Int'l Cartoon Contest Trento (Italy), 2nd prize 4th PC Rath Memorial Int'l Bolangir (India), 2nd prize Europsky Festival Humouru a Satiry Kremnica (Slovakia), Golden Gander VIII Salao Int'l de Humor de Limeira (Brasil), 1st Prize Brain Sneezing Prešov (Slovakia), Audience Prize 2011 (156) Int'l Salon of antiwar Cartoon Kragujevac (Serbia), 3nd Prize 2009 (154) Cartoonale Brugge (Belgium), 'Crisis' 3th prize 18th Daejeon Int'l Cartoon Contest (S.Korea), 2 Best Cartoon Prizes 2008 (151) 4° Salao de Humor de Paraguacu Paulista (Brazil), 3th prize 2006 (147) Humourphoto Calarasi (Romania), 2nd Prize 2005 (145) 7th Tehran International Cartoon Biennal, 1st Prize 10th Salon Juanito Laguna Buenos Aires (Argentina), 1° Premio 10th Salon Diogenes Taborda Buenos Aires (Argentina), 1° Premio & 1° Mencion 4th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival, Selected Prize 2003 (137) 3th Int'l Cartoon Contest Humo Deva, Romania, Excellent Prize 2nd Taiwan International Cartoon Contest Excellence Prize 2002 (134) China LM Int'l Cartoon Exhibition Nanjing (China), Excellence Prize 2001 (131) 28th Salao Internacional de Humor de Piracicaba (Brasil), 1st prize 3th Courage World Cartoon Taipei (Taiwan), Prize of Importance 2000 (126) 22ste Int'l Fotofestival Knokke-Heist, Casino Photo Award 39ste Int'l Cartoonfestival Knokke-Heist, 3de prijs Bronzen Hoed I Salao Int'l "Humor de Praia" Espinho (Portugal), 3° Premio 2nd Bienal Del Deteté La Habana (Cuba), Special Prize Award 1999 (122) XVI.Aydin Dogan Hürriyet Int'l Cartoon Competition Antalya (Turkey), 3 th prize Xith Bienal Internacional del Humor - fotografica humoristica - La Habana (Cuba), 1erpremio 1st Courage World Cartoon Taipei (Taiwan), Bronze Needle XXth Biennal Int’le dell’ Umorismo nell’Arte Tolentino (Italia), 2° Premio / Torre d'argento 2° Uluslararasi Altin Muflon Karikatur Festivali Nicosia (Cyprus), Special Prize 21ste Internationale Kartoenale Beringen, Beste Kartoenboek 11de Olense Kartoenale, Olen, Beste Belgische Inzending 1998 (109) 25th Salao Internacional de Humor de Piracicaba (Brasil), 1st prize 19th Yomiuri International Cartoon Contest Tokyo (Japan), Excellent Prize 30° Rassegna Internazionale Marostica (Italia), Special Prize 37ste lnternationaal Cartoonfestival Knokke-Heist, Persprijs V th lnt'l Cartooncontest Santa Cruz Tenerife (Spain), 2do premio 'De Gouden Feniks' Cultuurprijs van het Houtland, Torhout 1997 (101) 10th Concurso "Premio Curuxa Do Humor" Fene (Spain), 1st prize 7th Annual Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival (Japan), 'Work of special merit' 4th Salon of Cartoons Prokuplje (Yugoslavia), 2nd prize Xth Bienal Internacional del Humor La Habana (Cuba), 1er premio 17th Nasreddin Hoca Cartoon Contest Istanboel (Turkey), 2nd prize (Honour Prize) XIXth Biennal Int’le dell’ Umorismo nell’Arte Tolentino (Italia), Premio Straordinario 1996 (93) 6th Seoul International Cartoon Festival (S.Korea), 2nd prize 'Silver' 23th Salao Internacional de Humor de Piracicaba (Brasil), 1st prize 16th Nasreddin Hoca Cartoon Contest Istanboel (Turkey), 2nd prize (Honour Prize) Europese Kartoenale 'Van Os' Londerzeel (België), 1ste prijs 1995 (87) 15th Nasreddin Hoca Cartoon Contest Istanboel (Turkey), ‘Honorary Plaque of the Directorate General of the Press and Information' 1994 (81) 33de lnternationaal Cartoonfestival Knokke-Heist, 1ste prijs (Gouden Hoed) III th lnternational Cartooncontest Santa Cruz Tenerife (Spain), 1er premio 16de Humorfoto Knokke-Heist, Prijs AGFA 9de Nederlands Cartoonfestival Eindhoven, 1ste prijs (Gouden Tulp) Cartoonale Royal BeIge Brussel, laureaat 1993 (73) Xlth Int'l Biennal of Humour and Satire in the Art, Gabrovo (Bulgaria), 2nd prize 13th Nasreddin Hoca Cartoon Contest IstanbuI (Turkey), Special prize 32de lnternationaal Cartoonfestival Knokke-Heist, 'Computer' 5de prijs 16de Internationale Kartoenale Beringen, Special prize 'Hoegaarden' Karikaturale Hoeilaart, Keverprijs 1992 (67) 14de Humorfoto Knokke-Heist, Prijs van de Generale Bank 19th Salao Internacional de Humor de Piracicaba (Brasil), 1st prize 31ste lnternationaal Cartoonfestival Knokke-Heist, 'Knack Award' 3th Annual Okhotsk Exhibition Hokkaido (Japan), 'Work of special merit' VKW Cartoonwedstrijd Turnhout, Laureaat 1991 (62) 13de Humorfoto Knokke-Heist, 3de prijs (Bronzen Lens) 7de Nederlands Cartoonfestival, 'Keverprijs' 14de Internationale Kartoenale Beringen,' Keverprijs' Internationale Cartonale Harelbeke, 2de prijs 11th Nasreddin Hoca Cartoon Contest Istanbul (Turkey), 2nd prize 1990 (55) IX Salao De Humor Do Piaui Teresina (Brasil), 1er premio 11th Yomiuri Shimbun Int'l Cartoon Contest Tokyo (Japan), Excellent prize 12de Humorfoto Knokke-Heist, Prijs van het Publiek 1989 (50) IXth Int'l Biennal of Humour and Satire in the Art, Gabrovo (Bulgaria), 1st prize 7de Eurokartoenale Kruishoutem, 3de prijs (Bronzen Ei) 1re Festival Mundial De Humor Grafico Calarca (Colombia) 'Cienca y Technologia' Mencion Especial + Premio Especial 'Mejor Trazo' 10th Yomiuri Shimbun Int'l Cartoon Contest Tokyo (Japan), Excellent prize 12de Internationale Kartoenale Beringen, 3de prijs + 'Beschermengel' ABB Relaxhoris Xhoris, 4th prize Fotowedstrijd BRT 2 West-Vlaanderen, 3de prijs 1988 (40) 3de Karikaturale van Hoeilaart, 3de prijs 10de Humorfoto Knokke-Heist, 5de prijs Int'l Cartoonfestival ARTIS Amsterdam (Nederland), 3de prijs (Bronzen Aap) 11de Internationale Kartoenale Beringen, 2de prijs 'Beste Kartoenboek' +Vermelding 7de Biennale di caricatura Vercelli (ltalia), Special prize 8th Nasreddin Hoca Cartoon Contest lstanboel (Turkey), Special prize XXVth Salon of Cartoons Montreal (Canada), 5th prize 'Cartoon strips' 1987 (30) 9de Humorfoto Knokke-Heist, 1ste prijs (Gouden Lens), 5de, 8ste en 10de prijs 10de Kartoenale Bornem, 1ste prijs (Gouden Paling) XXlVth Salon of Cartoons Montreal (Canada), 2nd prize 'Editorial Cartoons' 1985 (20) 3de Nederlands Cartoonfestival Amstelveen, 2de prijs (Zilveren Tulp) 24de Wereldkartoenale Knokke-Heist, Prijs van het Casino 8ste Internationale Kartoenale Beringen, 2de prijs (Brave Engel) 1984 (17) 2de Nederlands Cartoonfestival Amstelveen, 1ste prijs (Gouden Tulp) 23de Wereldkartoenale Knokke-Heist, 8ste Prijs 6de Humorfoto Knokke Heist, 1ste prijs (Gouden Lens), 7de en 15de prijs 1983 (10) Vlth Int'l Biennal of Humour and Satire in the Art, Gabrovo (Bulgaria), 1th prize 5de Humorfoto Knokke-Heist, 6de prijs 1982 (6) 21ste Wereldkartoenale Knokke-Heist, Prijs van het Casino 5de Internationale Kartoenale Beringen, Persprijs 1981 (3) 20de Wereldkartoenale Knokke-Heist, Prijs van het Publiek 1980 (2) 2de Humorfoto Knokke-Heist, 3de prijs 1979 (1) 1ste Humorfoto Knokke-Heist, 2de prijs