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In the charming town of Le Piastre, Italy, the curtain came down on the 49th edition of the Italian Bugia Championship, held on Saturday, August 2, 2025, this year, the competition revolved around the theme: "Lies at School", and featured participants from across the globe competing in categories including cartooning, literature, comics, and radio.
🌍 Winners from Around the World:
🥇 Basireh Hasani Shariat – Iran
Took first prize in the international cartoon category, with a clever drawing of two schoolchildren on a swing, one elevated by a smartphone, the other lowered by a book.
🥈 Rodrigo da Silveira – Brazil
Received the Silver Bugiardino for excellence in graphic satire.
🥉 Valentin Georgiev – Bulgaria
Honored with the Bronze Bugiardino for his humorous and imaginative entry.
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| Basireh Hasani - Iran |
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| Rodrigo da Silveira - Brazil |
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| Valentin Georgiev - Bulgaria |
🇮🇹 Winners from Italy:
🥇 Agostino Longo – Salerno
Took first place in the Italian cartoon section with a satirical piece portraying an ancient Greek teacher presenting a map that already includes all five continents.
🥈 Paolo Lombardi – Arezzo
Awarded the Silver Bugiardino (Italy).
🥉 Bruno Olivieri – Cagliari
Received the Bronze Bugiardino (Italy).
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| Agostino Longo - Italy |
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| Paolo Lombardi - Italy |
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| Bruno Olivieri - Italy |
👧👦 Special Prizes:
😂 Enrico Occupati – Bergamo
Winner of the “Pitillo” Popular Humor Prize for the wittiest cartoon.
🖌️ Friedrich Tasser – Bolzano
Earned the Graziano Gavazzi Prize for outstanding graphic quality.
🏅 Raffaele Mollica – Naples
Received the Graziano Pisaneschi Prize for creative originality.
🖼️ Lido Contemori – Florence
Received the Discover Pistoia Cover Prize, recognizing his longstanding contribution to satirical illustration and his relationship with the region of Pistoia.
🧒 Andrea Belvisotti – Piedmont
Received the Under 14 Jury Award, selected by a children’s jury.
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| Enrico Occupati |
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| Friedrich Tasser |
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| Raffaele Mollica |
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| Lido Contemori |
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| Andrea Belvisotti |
And so, Le Piastre brought to a close one of the most delightful and unconventional artistic competitions in the world, where imagination is rewarded, and daring to play with logic is celebrated with wit and creativity.
💌 Egypt Cartoon Platform warmly congratulates all the winners and salutes every artist who joined with their pen and imagination in this unique and joyful artistic event.