| Born on March 8, 1967, Medi Belortaja
is a gratuate of the Fine Arts Institute of Tirana, the capital of Albania.
Starting from 1988, he has been a participant in more than 100 national
and international cartoon exhibitions, festivals, and/or contests.
The following is a list of his international awards:
First Prize in the annual National Cartoon Contest of
the Albanian humor magazine Hosteni.
Gold Medal at the 15th Yomiuri International Cartoon Contest in Tokyo,
Japan.
Gold Prize from the 5th Seoul International Cartoon Festival in South
Korea.
Silver Prize at the 2nd Kyoto International Cartoon Exhibition in Japan.
Honorable Mention at the 17th Yomiuri International Cartoon Contest
in Tokyo, Japan.
Success Prize at the 13th Hurriyet International Cartoon Contest in
Ankara, Turkey.
Fifth Prize at the 5th Taejon International Cartoon Contest in Taejon,
South Korea.
Second Prize in 1997 European International Cartoon Contest in Londerzeel,
Belgium.
Fifth Prize in 6th Taejon International Cartoon Contest in Taejon, South
Korea.
Special Prize at the 18th Nassredin Hodja International Cartoon Contest
in Istanbul, Turkey.
Excelence Prize in 20th Yomiuri International Cartoon Contest in Tokyo,
Japan.
First Prize (Golden Hoed) in 38-th Knokke-Heist Int'l Cartoon Contest
in Knokke-Heist, Belgium
Excelence Prize in Courage International Cartoon Contest in Taipei,
Taiwan.
Second Prize in the 2nd Festival de Medellin in Medellin, Columbia
Honorable Mention in the 20th Biennal of Tolentino, Italy.
Fifth Prize in 8th Taejon International Cartoon Contest in Taejon, South
Korea.
First Prize at the International Cartoon Exhibition of Dubai, United
Arab Emmirates..
Medi Belortaja joined WittyWorld in 2002.
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