This year we commemorate the jubilee anniversary of one of the most renowned events of European history, the battle of Austerlitz which took place on December 2nd 1805 on fields between Austerlitz and Brno (now in Czechia). The battle was fought between the army of the French Emperor Napoleon I. and the armies of the Russian Tsar Alexander I. and the Austrian Emperor Francis I. In the morning of December 2nd some 75.000 French soldiers were facing almost 90.000 of their Allied counterparts. It is then generally well known that the battle brought the victory to Napoleon who succeeded to break through the Allied centre and the put the Allied army to flight. The number of victims of this encounter was enormous especially on the Allied side. The French recorded some 1.500 dead and 7.000 wounded, Russians and Austrians some 15.000 dead and wounded, more than 30.000 were taken prisoners.
By organizing the annual November and December commemorations Project Austerlitz 2005 follows its long-term plan (launched in 1998) to organize the jubilee bicentennial of the battle. Today all the participants and partners of the Project take a share in its execution. To name a few mainly the Southern Moravian Region (general partner), Central European Napoleonic Society (main partner for re-enacments and military history), Mohyla miru - Austerlitz (association of 20 communities of the Austerlitz battlefield), the Scientific Council of the Project Austerlitz 2005 and other partners and sponsors. The production back-ground including financing of the Project provides and coordinates Davay Communications s. r. o.
This year the idea of our friend Pavel Vorel to organize the cartoon contest has caught our interest. It is with no doubts very good to find some fun about such a serious thing, too. This year take a part 121 cartoonists from 31 countries.
So the contest “Napoléon 2005“ was born and we plan to make a tradition out of it.
Miroslav Jandora
President of the Project Austerlitz 2005
Director Davay Communications Ltd.
President of the Project Austerlitz 2005
Director Davay Communications Ltd.
International Cartoon Contest
Napoleon and Wine
a part of the Project Austerlitz 2005
Napoleon and Wine
a part of the Project Austerlitz 2005
Jury:
- Ing. Milan Venclik
Honorary chairman
Vice-gevernor of the South Moravian Region - Miroslav Jandora
Chairman
President of the Project Austerlitz 2005 - Ivan Hanousek
Secretary
Vice-chairman of the Czech Union of Cartoonists - Frantisek Kopecky
Mayor of the community of Tvarozna - Ing. Petr Marcincak
Head of the Vino Marcincak Ltd. - Marie Plotena
Cartoonist, member of the Czech Union of Cartoonists - Pavel Major Vorel
Cartoonist, member of the Czech Union of Cartoonists
Author of the catalogue
- 1st Prize, Wolfgang Schlegel / Germany
- 2nd Prize, Jiří Kostyr / Czechia
- 3rd Prize, Bernard Bouton / France
- Special prize of Central European Napoleonic Society, Jiri Novak / Czechia
- Special prize of Project Austerlitz 2005, Alejandro Tempesta Tastás (“Ate”) / Uruguay
Winners of the cattegory B – Wine:
- 1st Prize, Bretislav Kovarik / Czechia
- 2nd Prize, Jiri Kostyr / Czechia
- 3rd Prize, Jiri Sliva / Czechia
- Special prize of the Project Austerlitz 2005, Bill Stott / United Kingdom
- Special prize of the Vino Marcincak, Ltd., Jiri Hirsl / Czechia
