Prizes and recognitions
1975 - Prize
Press Circolo Intemelio della Stampa, 28th International Salon of Humour,
Theme: Devil, witches, magic and exorcism, Bordighera
(Italy).
1976 - 1st
Prize for strips, National Humour Exhibition,
Pescara (Italy).
1976 - Cup Do.re.mi.
Musical Agency of Siena, 2nd Humour
Exhibition, Siena (Italy).
1977 - Prize
Province of Imperia, 30th International Salon of Humour,
Theme: Bureaucracy, Bordighera (Italy).
1977 - Mention,
9th Biennial “Humour in Art”, Tolentino
(Italy).
1977 - 4th
Prize, 4th Exhibition of Humour
Drawing “Humour and Sport”, Ancona (Italy).
1977 - 4th
Prize, Exhibition “Humour and Sport”, Ancona
(Italy).
1978 - 1st
Prize, 2nd National Humour
Exhibition, Pistoia (Italy).
1978 - 4th
Prize, Section Cartoon, 3rd Humour
Exhibition, Siena (Italy).
1978 - 4th
Prize “The most funny”, 3rd Humour Exhibition, Siena (Italy).
1978 - 1st
Prize Council of Europe (1st of italians),
31st International Salon of Humour,
Theme: UFO, Bordighera (Italy).
1980 - 3rd Prize, Contest “La Madia d’Oro”, L’Aquila (Italy).
1981 - Prize
on.Manfredo Manfredi, 34th
International Salon of Humour,
Theme: A city to live, Bordighera (Italy).
1982 - 2nd Prize, 3rd Concorso del disegno umoristico Borgoride, Borgolavezzaro (Italy).
1983 - Plaque
of Cultural and artistic Association Arpad Fischer, Rome (Italy).
1983 - Prize
Prefetto d’Imperia, 36th
International Salon of Humour,
Theme: Who and what would you like to throw away?, Bordighera (Italy).
1983 - 4th
Prize – 7th Exhibition of humour
cartoon “Humour and Sport”, Ancona (Italy).
1984 - 1st
Prize “Trophy Pentagono d’Oro”,
2nd edition of “Pentagono Humour”, Lecce (Italy).
1985 - Prize
on. Bruno Orsini, 38th International Salon of Humour,
Theme: Man and technology, Bordighera
(Italy).
1986 - Diplome d’Honneur
de Comité des fetes et action sociale
de Montmartre, Paris (France).
1986 - 5th
Prize, Editorial cartoon, 23rd International Salon of Cartoons, Montreal
(Canada).
1986 - 1st
Prize (Vote of the public), 7th Humour
Exhibition, Siena (Italy).
1987 - Silver
Date, Section Golden Palm, 40th International Salon of Humour, Bordighera (Italy).
1987 - 1st
Prize, 5th International Simavi
Cartoon Competition, Istanbul and Ankara (Turkey).
1988 - Mention,
16th Italian Championship of Lie “Le Piastre”, Theme: The Lie, Pistoia
(Italy).
1988 - Prize
of Merit, Sport Association “Libertas”, Ischia (Italy).
1988 - Mention,
Cartoon Exhibition on Truffle, Alba (Italy).
1989 - 2nd
Prize, Humour Graphic Exhibition, Belgrade
(Yugoslavia).
1989 - 2nd
Prize, Contest of Humour “A love of Truffle”,
Theme: The truffle is…, Città di Castello
(Italy).
1989 - Mention
of honor, Humor Graphic Exhibition, Galati (Romania).
1989 - Golden
Date, Section Golden Palm, 42nd International Salon of Humour, Bordighera
(Italy).
1990 - Silver Date,
43rd International Salon of Humour, Theme:
Columbus, Bordighera (Italy).
1st Prize Council of Europe (1st of italians) 43rd International Salon of Humour,
Theme: Columbus,
Bordighera (Italy).
1990 - 1st
Prize, Humour Graphic Exhibition, Theme “The
Red pepper”, Chieti (Italy).
1990 - Mention,
Cartoon Exhibition on Truffle, Theme: The truffle and the magic, Alba
(Italy).
1991 - Mention
of Merit, 11st Exhibition “Humour and Sport”, Ancona
(Italy).
1991 - Mention,
16th Biennial “Humour in Art”, Tolentino
(Italy).
1991 - 3rd
Prize, 23rd World Cartoon Gallery, Skopje (Yugoslavia).
1992 - 2nd
Prize,”Happy birth”, 13th
Eur. Congress of Perinatal medicine, Amsterdam (Netherlands).
1993 - 1st
Prize, Contest of Humour “A Love of Truffle”,
Theme:Truffle and taxes, Città di Castello (Italy).
1993 - 3rd
Prize, Humour Exhibition, Bjelovar
(Croatia).
1994 - 1st
Prize, Exhibition about Wine, Monzambano
(Italy).
1995 - 3rd
Prize, National Prize of Humour Graphic Finocchiaro, ” Carnival”, Acireale (Italy).
1995 - 1st
Prize, 3rd Euro-world open festival of humour
and satire, Krusevac (Yugoslavia).
1995 - 1st
Prize, 2nd International Exhibition, Museum of contemporary
art, Tehran (Iran).
1997 - Golden
Palm (1st Prize), 50th International Salon of Humour, Bordighera
(Italy).
1998 - Honorary
mention, “Fano Funny”, Theme “Soccer world cup”, Fano (Italy).
1998 - 5th
Prize, 30th World Cartoon Gallery, Skopje (Yugoslavia).
1999 - Mention,
11th Humourfest, Foligno
(Italy).
2000 - Silver
Plate, 7th National Exhibition of Humour
Drawing, Lanciano (Italy).
2001 - 1st
Prize Legambiente for the scientific book
“Magic Numbers and Wandering Stars”
(Ed. Lapis). Author Anna Parisi, illustrations of
Marco De Angelis (Italy).
2002 - 1st
Prize “Bancarellino”, for the book “The 25
bags of Ennesimo Quaranta”
(Ed. Giunti).
Authors Comini & Minneci,
illustrations of Marco De Angelis (Italy).
2002 - Silver
Plaque, 9th National Exhibition of Humour
Drawing, Lanciano (Italy).
2003 - 2nd
Prize, The Special Prize of Selection Committee, 24th Yomiury International Cartoon
Contest, Tokyo (Japan).
2003 - Mencion,
editorial cartoon, 13th Bienal de Umorismo grafico, San Antonio de Los Banos (Cuba).
2005 - Prize
San Valentino d’Oro, golden prize to job of humour artist, Terni (Italy).
2005 - 3rd
Prize, 17th Exhibion of Humour and Satire, Theme: The Country of the Tarot, Dolo (Italy).
2007 - 2nd
Prize, 19th Exhibion of Humour and Satire, Theme: Animals of fables are we, Dolo (Italy).
2007 - 2nd
Prize, 2nd edition of “Rigomagno ridens”, Rigomagno
(Italy).
2007 - 2nd
Prize, International Cartoon Contest “Humour a
Gallarate”, Theme: Numbers, Gallarate (Italy).
2008 - 1st
Prize, “Smiling on Mathematics”, contest online on website: www.matematicamente.it.
2008 - 1st
Prize, 20th Exhibion of Humour and Satire, Theme: Italians and politics, Dolo (Italy).
2008 - 3rd
Prize “Humoris causa”, 11th
International Festival Humor Graphic, Theme: Soccer, Tivoli (Italy).
2008 - 5th
Prize, 3rd edition “Rigomagno ridens”, Theme: Sport, Rigomagno
(Italy).
2009 - Plaque
Regional Council of Veneto, 21st Exhibition of Humour, Theme: Unjust justice, Dolo
(Italy).
2009 - Special
Prize, “Fano Funny”, 2nd edition “Sand Paper”, Civitanova Marche (Italy).
2009 - Special
mention, 15th Cartoon Contest “Humour a
Gallarate”, Theme: Stars, Gallarate (Italy).
2010 - Mention,
20th International Satire Exhibition “Land of Italy”, Trento
(Italy).
2010 - Mention,
5th Don Quichotte International Cartoon
Contest, Istanbul (Turkey).
2011 - Award
of Excellence, 11th World Press Freedom International Editorial
Cartoon Competition,
Theme: Wikileaks and his creators, Ottawa (Canada).
2011 - Grand
Prix (1st Prize), 3rd Ed. National Prize “CartoonSEA”, Theme: Dear precarious, Fano (Italy).
2011 – 1st
Prize (the most voted by the public), 6th Festival of
Economy, Trento (Italy).
2011 – Mention
of Honour, 1st Exhibition Humour Graphic, Theme: Chestnut, Castione,
Trento (Italy).
2011 – 3rd Prize, 12° International Contest Spirito di Vino, Theme: Wine, Udine (Italy).
2012 – Prize
Città di Genova – 1st ed. “Palatifini
Cartoons” on Pesto, Genoa (Italy).
2012 - Award
of Excellence, 12th World Press Freedom International Editorial
Cartoon Competition,
Theme: Power to the people, citizens and social media, Ottawa (Canada).
2012 - Mention,
21rd International Exhibition of Satire, Theme: Slowless,
Trento (Italy).
2012 –2nd
Prize, 13th International Contest Spirito di
Vino, Theme: Wine, Udine (Italy).
2012 - Recognition,
Cartoon Contest of the American Embassy “America Decides 2012”,
Theme: American presidential elections 2012, Rome (Italy).
2013 - Special
Prize Amnesty International, 25th Olense
Kartoenale, Theme: Water, Olen (Belgium).
2014 - 1st
Prize, Bugiardino d’oro,
38th Championship of Lie,
Theme: The lie is served, that's what I'm eating, Le Piastre, Pistoia
(Italy).
2014 - 3rd Prize, 4th ed. Festival “Internazionale” – European Commission, Theme: Europe, Ferrara (Italy).
2014 - Prize
Pino Zac to magazine “Buduàr”, Prize Political Satire Forte
dei Marmi (Italy).
2014 - 3rd
Prize, 15th International Contest Spirito
di Vino, Theme: Wine, Udine (Italy).
2015 - Trophy
of 2nd International Cartoon Gathering, Cairo (Egypt).
2015 - Medal
of Ministry of Culture, 2nd International Cartoon Gathering, Cairo
(Egypt).
2015 - Mention,
23rd International Exhibition of Satire and Humour,
Theme: Book, Trento (Italy).
2015 - Honorable
Mention, 42th Sãlao Internacional
de Humour de Piracicaba, Piracicaba (Brasil).
2015 - 3rd
Prize, 5th ed. Festival “Internazionale”
– European Commission, Theme: Europe, Ferrara (Italy).
2015 - Special
Prize Amnesty International, 27th Olense
Kartoenale, Theme: Asylum, Olen (Belgium).
2015 - Citation
for Excellence- The United Nations/Ranan Lurie
Political Cartoon Awards,
New York (U.S.A.).
2015 - Plaque
“Sincere friend of Lie”, 39th Championship of Lie, Le Piastre, Pistoia
(Italy).
2016 - Mention,
9th Don Quichotte International Cartoon
Contest,
Theme: Quo vadis Europe?, Stuttgart
(Germany/Turkey).
2016 - 1st
Prize, 33rd Aydin Doğan
International Cartoon Competition, Istanbul (Turkey).
2016 - Mention,
8th National Prize of Humour and Satire CartoonSEA, Theme: Work safety, Fano (Italy).
2016- 2nd
Prize, Festival “Internazionale” - European Commission, Theme: Europe, Ferrara (Italy).
2016 - Excellent
Prize, The 6th “Red Man” International Humour
Art Biennial, Bejing (China).
2017 - Award
of Excellence, 17th World Press Freedom International Editorial
Cartoon Competition,
Theme: F for fake, Ottawa (Canada).
2017 - Mention,
25th Contest of Humour and Satire
Andromeda, Theme: Culture, Trento (Italy).
2017 - Honourable Mention, 12th
World Press Cartoon (Editorial), Caldas da Rainha
(Portugal).
2017 - 1st
Prize, Vote of the public, 1st Contest Two Faces,
Theme “Two faces”, Sestri Levante (Italy).
3rd Prize, Vote of the public, 1st
Contest Two Faces, Theme “Two faces”, Sestri
Levante (Italy).
2017 – Mention,
41st Championship of Lie, Theme: The Lie in the Culture, Le Piastre, Pistoia
(Italy).
2017 - Prix
CartoonSEA (2nd Prize),
9th Ed. National Prize “CartoonSEA”,
Theme: Pure air, Fano (Italy).
2017 - Prize
of Mayor of Çukurowa Soner
Cetin, 2nd Çukurowa Karikatur
Festivali, Adana (Turkey).
2017 - Prize
Başkent
Üniversitesi, Ozel
Başkent Okullary, Çukurowa, Adana (Turkey).
2017 - Prize
Eral Okullary, Çukurowa, Adana (Turkey).
2018 - Mention,
11th Don Quichotte Int. Cartoon Contest,
Child Brides, Stuttgart (Germany/Turkey).
2018 - Menção
Honrosa, 20th Porto Cartoon World Festival, Porto (Portugal).
2018 - Plaque
of the Municipality of Alimena, Alimena (Italy).
2018 - Mention
d’Honneur, 11th Int.
Contest Caricature and Cartoon, Theme: Stars, Vianden (Luxembourg).
2018 - Warsaw
Museum of Caricature Award, International Exhibition Satyrykon, Legnica
(Poland).
2018 - 2rd Prize, 3rd International Contest Animal
Cartoon, Theme: Wild animals,
Belgrade
(Serbia).
2018 - Special Mention,
4th Prize MIKS International Cartoon Exhibition, Theme: Black Sails, Sisak (Croatia).
2018 - Prix du Public, 13 th Humour
& Vigne, Int. Cartoon Biennial,
Theme: Volare, Jonzac (France).
2018 - Cypriot-Turkish
Cartoonist Association Special Prize,
Olive Cartoons Contest, Kyrenia
(Cyprus).
2018 - Mention,
42th Championship of Lie, Theme: Weather and climate, Le Piastre, Pistoia
(Italy).
2018 - 3rd
Prize, 30th Olense Kartoenale,
Thema: Safety at work, Olen (Belgium).
2018 - Excellency
(Special Honor Diploma), 13° HumoDeva International
Cartoon Contest, Deva (Romania).
2018 - One
of the “10 Best cartoonists in the world in 2018”, Cartoon Home Network
International (Norway).
2019 - Mention,
1st International Welt Heimat Cartoon Contest, War and Humanity, Stuttgart
(Germany).
2019 - 3rd Prize, Contest “Ridi
responsabilmente”, Vinitaly, Theme: Wine, Verona
(Italy).
2019 - Award
of Excellence, 19th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon
Competition,
Theme: Open season on Journalists, Ottawa (Canada).
2019 - Special mention, "Lands of disobedience" Satire
Contest, Trento (Italy).
2019 - Special Prize, 35th International Satirical Graphic Contest
“Golden Apple”, Bistrița (Romania).
2019 -1st Prize, Bugiardino d’oro, 43° Italian Championship of Lie,
Theme: The Lie in the Space, Le Piastre, Pistoia (Italy).
2019 - 1st
Prize, The 6th International Cartoon Contest Aleksandar Klas, Belgrade (Serbia).
2019 - Mention,
Int. Prize of Humor and Satire S-Coomix, Theme: I
robot, S. Giuliano Milanese (Italy).
2019 - Diplom (Mention), 4th International Contest
Animal Cartoon, Children & Animals, Belgrade (Serbia).
2019 - 1st Prize, 5th MIKS International
Cartoon Exhibition, Theme: All
about Movie, Sisak
(Croatia).
2020 - Outstanding Nominated Award, Anti-Coronavirus International Cartoon
Contest (UYACC),
Theme: Longing for Spring, Bejing (Cina).
2020 - 2nd Prize, 12th Don Quichotte International Cartoon, Theme:
Say NO! to violence against WOMEN!
Stuttgart (Germany).
2020 - Diplom
10th place, International Cartoon Festival, Theme:
Trains and railways, Františkovy Láznê
(Czech
Republic).
2020 - One of the “10 Best cartoonists in the world in 2020”,
Cartoon Home Network International (Norway).
2021 – 3rd Prize,
XV International Exhibition of Satyrycal Graphics “Bukovina”, Theme: Colors,
Bukovina (Romania).
2021 - International Prize Professionalism “Rocca
D’Oro” Europe Leader, 31st edition, Serrone
(Italy).
2021 - Special Prize
16th International Festival of Cartoon, Theme: Historic Cities, Solin (Croatia).
2021 - Mansiyon
Special Prize International Cartoon Competition Grafreedesign, Theme: Take a step against violence toward women”, Kütahya (Turkey).
2021 - Diplom (Mention), 6th International Contest
Animal Cartoon, Lion, Belgrade (Serbia).
2021 - Excellency
(Special Honor Diploma), 15th HumoDeva
International Cartoon Contest, Deva (Romania).
2021 - 2nd
Prize, 14th Maya Kamath Memorial Awards Competition, Bangalore
(India).
2022 - Grand
Prix International “Chessboard”, 50th edition “Humorists in
Marostica”, Theme: Memory,
Marostica (Italy).
2022 - Prof. Atila
Ozer Recognition Award, 13th Intern. Tourism Cartoons Competition, Theme:
Workers in
tourism, Antalya (Turkey).
2022 - 1st Prize Absolute, 6th edition
Prize Velletri Ridens, Theme: Paradoxes,
inconsistencies and
contradictions, Velletri (Italy).
2022 - Grand Prix, 17th International Cartoon
Festival “Solin 2022”, Theme: Tourism, Solin (Croatia).
2022 - 3rd
Prize, 38rd Aydin Doğan
International Cartoon Competition, Istanbul (Turkey).
2022 - 2nd
Prize, 7th International Contest Animal Cartoon, Elephant, Belgrade
(Serbia).
2022 - Merit,
“Art on Climate” International Cartoon Competition, Hong Kong (China).
2022 - Special Prize,
II International Biennial of Cartoon Niko Nikolla, Tema: Where is the world going…?,
Tirana
(Albania).
In many contests
the author is among the finalists or the “nominations”.