Master Julian Penapai-Romania

Master Julian Penapai-Romania

Personal Info:

Born in April 14, 1948 in Giurgiu, lives and works in Ploiesti.

 The School of Fine Arts and Technical College of Architecture.

Started drawing in 1973 in URZICA-Humour Magazine.

Published over 4000 cartoons in magazines and newspapers

 in Romania and other countries. Illustrated 7 humour books.

Since 2007 is cartoonist-editorialist at TELEGRAFUL 

DE PRAHOVA daily newspaper.

Cartoonist of the Year 2002 in Romania.

AWARDS: 85 international prizes and 22 national prizes.

Member of the international jury at Anglet 1986 (France), 

Istanbul N.Hodja1997 (Turkey), Beijing2004 (China), Tabriz2004 (Iran),

 Sofia 2007 (Bulgaria) and Aydin Dogan 2007 (Turkey)

Some international awards:

1. 1985 GRAND PRIX – ANGLET, France

2. 1989 SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY – TOKYO, Japan

3. 1989 FIRST PRIZE – KRUISHOUTEM, Belgium

4. 1989 THIRD PRIZE – ISTANBUL, Turkey

5. 1991 GRAND PRIX – TOKYO, Japan

6. 1997 GRAND PRIX – TEHRAN, Iran

7. 1999 FIRST PRIZE – TOLENTINO, Italy

8. 2000 FIRST PRIZE – CALARASI, Romania

9. 2001 EXCELLENT PRIZE – TOKYO, Japan

10.2002 FIRST PRIZE – SOFIA, Bulgaria

11.2002 FIRST PRIZE – BELGRAD, Yugoslavia

12.2002 FIRST PRIZE – TAIPEI (Courage), Taiwan

13.2002 SECOND PRIZE – TULCEA, Romania

14.2002 BRONZE PRIZE – TAIXING (fcw), China

15.2003 FIRST PRIZE – MALMOE, Sweden

16.2003 BRONZE PRIZE – JIAXING, China

17.2003 EXCELLENT PRIZE – TAIPEI, Taiwan

18.2004 BRONZE PRIZE – JIAXING, China

19.2004 SECOND PRIZE – ZEMUN, Serbia

20.2004 EXCELLENT PRIZE – SHANGHAI, China

21.2004 GRAND PRIZE – SKOPJE, Macedonia

22.2005 SECOND PRIZE – HYDERABAD, India

23.2005 SECOND PRIZE – TAIPEI, Taiwan

24.2006 BRONZE PRIZE - TAIXING (fcw), China

25.2007 SECOND PRIZE – DAMASCUS, Syria

26.2007 FIRST PRIZE – BRAILA, Romania