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Satyrykon - Legnica 2005 International ExhibitionLegnica's SATYRYKON is an event unique and unrivalled event in Poland. It is also highly ranked in the world. The American magazine „Witty World" included it among 10 best festivals awarding it its Grand Prix, and FECO (The Federation of Cartoonist Organisation) awarded it its maximum, "5 star" note.
The founders of our the exhibition in 1977 were Andrzej Tomiałojć ; and Robert Szecówka from Wrocław.
Initially Satyrykon was a local event - it was an exhibition of the cartoons by Wrocław artists, but already in 1978 it transformed into an all-Poland's cartoon competition. For many years Legnica was the first and only meeting spot for Polish satire artists, and Satyrykon has greatly contributed to the popularising of the genre in Poland.
The following years were the time of the expanding of Satyrykon's formula and the development of its content. 1980 was the year for the first International Photographic Exhibition Fotożart ("Photo-joke"), the cartoons sent then were competing in two categories: satire and joke. Both competitions were linked by one prize: Grand Prix of Satyrykon.
In 1985 the All Poland's Cartoon Exhibition gained officially the status of an international event. It is then that new contacts with foreign artists and organizers of foreign festivals were established. One of the effects was wider promotion
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