International Cartoonists Exhibition
international cartoonist exhibition known familiarly rapalloonia annual comic festival held rapallo liguria italy founded rapalloonia one oldest italian exhibition devoted comic conceived order popularize increase importance work done comic author first exhibition kind display original artwork one comic festival founded always directed professional author field — carlo chendi luciano bottaro giorgio rebuffi collaborator include restaurateur fausto oneto artistic director giovanni nahmias association president daniele busnelli since festival awarded u giancus prize given selection accomplished comic creator rapalloonia held rapallo traveled year collaborated comic festival place exhibition twice moved site lucca comic game collaborated strisce dafrica comic strip africa dedicated european american cartoon story set africa created indigenous author show also collaborated venice venezia nel fumetto venice comic exhibition rapalloonia produce catalogsmonographic publication based year theme catalog page length large page either color blackandwhite associazione culturale rapalloonia cultural association pursues promotion comic cartoon related art form channel information culture arm rapalloonia designed musician actor luigi maio carlo chendi one association founder became honorary president succeeded president davide caci rapalloonia work partner promote comic form expression mean communication nonprofit organization include comune di rapallo regione liguria provincia di genova unicef international cartoonist exhibition formed carlo chendi – italian cartoonist disney italy screenwriter cartoonist luciano bottaro – giorgio rebuffi – founded studio bierreci originally dedicated two main category cartoonist reader aim festival show comic page born illuminating process picture drawn hand photographed downsized ready print first exhibition showed work cartoonist eight different country show particular theme selected exhibition exhibition however given subject woman comic main character author show enormous success drawing attention mass medium special guest oriana fallaci natalia aspesi wrote article respective newspaper rai italy national public broadcasting company reported exhibition national television later show continued similarly various theme chosen exhibition one dedicated corriere dei piccoli two publishing house edizioni alpe edizioni bianconi two cristoforo colombo three comic school connecticut school mort walker dik browne many others italian school strisce di terra strip earth strisce di mare strip sea one cartoon hero western world one satire one topic christmas made milan rapallo connected fundraising charity francesca rava nph help child haiti caribbean country five dedicated famous character martin mystère ken parker paperinik julia dylan dog two sea nuvole d’acqua salata cloud saltwater mare strisce sea comic strip one magie e incantesimi spell enchantment one witch one music title note fumetti loosely music comic finally six show dedicated different author luciano bottaro ivo milazzo silver ro marcenaro carl bark first time one dedicated idee e creatività idea creativity demonstrate without idea story screenplay cartoon cannot exist four writer celebrated tiziano sclavi giancarlo berardi carlo chendi françois corteggiani edition celebrated th anniversary rapalloonia edition held september october celebrated year u giancu prize exhibition year different theme appreciated remembered edition rd edition rappoloonia dedicated carl bark international guest included carl bark fan club rosa natural heir bark th edition held november theme comic school main italian foreign comic school participated th edition held september october dedicated woman comic focus fictional criminologist julia kendall created giancarlo berardi creator famous ken parker julia aesthetically resembles audrey hepburn life work garden city fictional american metropolis criminology teacher hollyhock university often assist police investigation require expertise given importance theme debate woman organized including lesson stalker real issue affecting woman first time rapalloonia prize awarded someone outside comic world alessandra bucci deputy superintendent state police head homicide police headquarters genoa parallel life julia th edition held october marked sad event death sergio bonelli shortly exhibition bonelli editor dylan dog tex willer originally created father gian luigi bonelli edition also paid tribute sergio cofferati former secretary cgil current mep contribution literature exhibition concluded press review honor bonelli named happy birthday dylan dog main character horror comic dylan dog created writer tiziano sclavi inspired actor rupert everett dylan dog story set london life craven road career bonelli inherited tex father started dylan dog created two character zagor mister zagor similar tarzan featuring element west mysterious forest indian wilderness mister share bonellis trait avid traveler dreamer yankee said war progress siding weak th edition held november one significant despite weather alert period opening day took place teatro auditorium delle clarisse special presentation rudy zerbi luigi maio screening documentary giancarlo sordi memory sergio bonelli passed away year earlier documentary titled come tex nessuno mai significance edition didnt end marked th anniversary exhibition display original drawing classic comic first edition also celebrated year perfect union cartoon cuisine restaurateur fausto oneto u giancu year martin mystère detective impossible created alfredo castelli year carlo chendis career featuring work mickey mouse donald duck pepito exhibition important announcement made city decided honor chendis memory naming street square walt disney cartoon thus became part rapallos place name rapallo castle renamed paperopoli edition exhibition aptly named cartoonist celebration edition moreover november special day carlo chendi worked professor day exhibition teacher chiavari school cartoon collaborated challenging interesting project local secondary school student paired italy popular artist explain comic story created initial idea publication example egle bartolini designer titti silvestro participated event aimed continue tradition rapallo considered capital cartoon nd edition held september october named sportoonia dedicated sport main theme relationship art sport random choice rapallo european city sport year additionally sport activity integral comic everyday life first time exhibition included manga since japanese cartoon prominently feature sport theme exemplified title holly benji mila shiro edition held september october featured guest alessandro bilotta giuseppe camuncoli mirka andolfo corrado mastantuono carmine di giandomenico enrico marini riccardo burchielli covid pandemic prevented rapalloonia happening festival returned oct oct celebrate th anniversary year exhibition known world comic – incredible adventure bierrecì group annual awarding u giancus prize closely tied international cartoonist exhibition taking place day exhibition opening though different location u giancu restaurant cartoonist author comedian editor actor fan gather big dinner u giancu resembles cartoon museum every year eat drink laugh draw chat late night celebrating u giancu prize u giancus prize created autumn name u giancu come restaurant several people gathered night fausto oneto owner restaurant u giancu wife italian comic creator luciano bottaro bottaros friend piero campana historically assisted restaurant claudio bertieri gathering bertieri proposed idea celebrating mutual friend cartoonist antonio canale died month earlier contacted emanuele luzzati italian animator illustrator asked create small statue luzzati created white pulcinella became symbol prize term u giancu genoese dialect white complete work oneto decided statue placed elegant olive wooden box beginning prize given realisticadventure artist humor artist first prizewinners aurelio galleppini francesco tullio altan chendi returned rapallo asked oneto associate prize exhibition move famous cartoonist dinner wednesday saturday also award prize scriptwriter result first writer win prize sergio bonelli story zagor mister tex willer result u giancu prize awarded annually three individual comic cartoonist writer realisticadventure cartoonist special u giancus prize awarded umberto virri paul karasik maurizio mantero valentina de poli stefano goria roberto genovesi alfredo castelli u giancus prize revised reflect four category writer humor artist lifetime achievement promising italian talent last one known pachento prize u giancus prize awarded rapalloonia festival saw celebration year u giancus prize lucca comic game yellow kid award angoulême international comic festival lalbo doro di u giancu u giancus golden album rapollo italy u giancu – via torriit official website ristorante u giancu