Cartoonfestival Knokke-Heist


The Cartoon Festival of Knokke-Heist is an annual international festival in the Belgian municipality Knokke-Heist showcasing cartoons from all over the world. Various prizes are also awarded during the festival, including the Golden Hat, the most prestigious, as well as the Silver Hat and the Bronze Hat. It is the oldest cartoon festival in the world, with the first edition taking place in 1962. A book of 100 selected cartoons is published annually.

History

The first festival was organized in 1962 with the theme of tourists. About 25 Belgian cartoonists were approached. Among them were the cartoonists Bob de Moor and Marc Sleen. Other participants included Cram, Dani, GAL, GoT,, Pil en Ploeg. The first festival was attended by 17,136 visitors. The first jury included, Gaston Durnez, Rik Sabbick and.

Awards

* The 2014 Silver Hat was initially awarded to Iranian Mohammadreza Babaei, who was later disqualified as the cartoon he submitted was plagiarized from a design by Milton Graser.

Panel/jury