Once again, Hassan Karimzadeh was able to gain the first prize in the World Press Cartoon international contest.
World Press Cartoon is the most important and most glorious event in the world of Caricatures and Cartoons; which is held each year in tourist-friendly city of Sintra (Portugal).
The Hassan`s cartoon was published in the daily Etemad-e Melli, of Tehran, and was the 1st. winner of the sixth edition of World Press Cartoon In the category of Gag. The award was delivered in a ceremony in Sintra, before of the official inauguration of the exhibition in the Sintra Museum of Modern Art.
The World Press Cartoon (Sintra 2010) is aimed to distinguish and promote the best works produced and published in newspapers or magazines, in the areas of editorial cartoon, caricature and gag cartoon, along 2009. The jury of this edition analyzed a total of 878 drawings of 429 authors, of 77 nationalities, published in 401 newspapers of 51 countries.
Hassan, two years ago also was won first prize, in the same contest.

Mahdi Karimzadeh demonstrated his new illustration works, under name of These Days from 8 to 19 April 2010.
Mahdi’s Twenty-five tableau was released in Aria Gallery (Tehran). This exhibition includes works which was created for a book with the same name that is written by Alireza Mir-asadullah.

The I.O.C (International Olympic Committee/ Lausanne) has selected nine talented cartoonists from around the world to be the official cartoonists to the Olympic Committee. The final list of chosen artists is; Norio Yamanoi (Japan),Thierry Barrigue (Switzerland), Daryl Cagle (USA), Jason Chatfield (Australia), Hassan Karimzadeh (Iran), Dario Castillejos (Mexico), Michel Kichka (Belgium), Godfrey Amon Mwampwemba -Gado (Kenya) and Mikhail Zlatkovsky (Russia).
They were illustrated the different themes and sub-themes of the Olympic Congress.
Their works published in the form of postcards and the "Olympic Review" magazines. "Olympic Review" is published by the International Olympic Committee in Switzerland.

This book includes some Caricatures of Carlos Alberto Amorim –Brazilian hardworking Cartoonist & Illustrator.
In this book he draw some of the world famous characters; politicians ranging, athletes, actors and writers. As a professional designer he has started his work in age of twenty, and until today it has continued.
A Book of Portraits (6) has published by efforts of Hassan Karimzadeh, and now available in Iran.

This book is the fifth volume of A Book of Portraits Caricature-collection.
Eduardo Baptistão; prominent cartoonist from Sao Paulo -by efforts and encourage of Hassan Karimzadeh- depicted Brazilian national Soccer-team & coaches’ portraits in this book, which published by Hich Publishing.
Features of A Book of Portraits (5) is in providing full specifications of the Brazilian Soccer-team (in 2 languages; Persian and English), along side of their portraits, along with a considerable introduction by Nader Davoodi (international photographer and sport-journalist).
It is interesting to know; Baptistão as a Cartoonist & Illustrator has been acting in the editorial market since 1985, then he published his first work in the newspaper Folha de Sao Paolo. Also, he has collaborated with various publications.
A Book of Portraits as the only reference in the field of Caricature-Portrait Art, known and has been welcomed in Iran.

An exhibition by Mahdi Karimzadeh was shown in Tehran.
This exhibition -under name of Sundry orders- was established on June 7 to 11 2009 in Saba artistic-cultural institute. Mahdi’s Twenty-five new works, who was working Linocut technique, was released in this exhibition, and works were welcomed.