TEHRAN – Five Iranian artists were honored at the 11th edition of the HumoDeva International Cartoon Contest, which was held in Deva, Romania on May 12.

Arash Forughi received the Special Prize for Portrait, while Sogand Seyju won the Special Prize of “ACCES” Association.

In addition, Javad Takju, Shahram Shirzadi and Ehsan Ganji, all from Iran, received honorable mentions.

Rodrigo da Silveira from Brazil and Gabi Rusu from Romania both received the festival’s gold prizes, while Alecus from El Salvador and Valentin Chibrit from Romania were awarded silver and bronze prizes respectively.

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