🇮🇹 The organizers of the World Humor Awards 2026 have officially announced the finalists of the eleventh edition of the prestigious international competition.
📜 This year, the competition received an impressive participation of 250 artists from 70 countries, including 142 cartoonists who submitted 253 works in the Cartoon category, and 108 artists who submitted 177 works in the Caricature category.
🎨 Cartoon Theme: Kindness and courtesy, reality or appearance.
The theme explores the concept of kindness and good manners as an essential starting point for environmental sustainability and the harmonious development of our planet.
🎭 Caricature Theme: Six Characters in Search of an Author.
Artists were invited to create caricatures inspired by six internationally recognized personalities from politics, sports and entertainment: King Felipe VI - Jacinda Ardern - Usain Bolt - Jasmine Paolini - Keanu Reeves - Meryl Streep.
🏅 Cartoon Finalists:
🇸🇦 Ameen Alhabarah - Saudi Arabia
🇪🇸 Manuel Arriaga - Spain
🇨🇳 Bilig Ba - China
🇮🇹 Cristina Bernazzani - Italy
🇷🇺 Viktor Bogorad - Russia
🇩🇰 Niels Bo Bojesen - Denmark
🇲🇽 Angel Boligan - Cuba / Mexico
🇦🇿 Seyran Caferli - Azerbaijan
🇹🇷 Ömer Çam - Turkey
🇹🇭 Tawan Chuntra - Thailand
🇨🇿 Evzen David - Czech Republic
🇮🇹 Fabrizio Fabbri - Italy
🇨🇳 Fan Lintao - China
🇮🇹 Mariagrazia Quaranta - Italy
🇮🇹 Giorgio Giunta - Italy
🇹🇷 Hicabi Demirci - Turkey
🇭🇺 Istvàn Kelemen - Hungary
🇮🇷 Marzieh Khanizadeh-Abyaneh - Iran
🇵🇱 Patrycja Longawa - Poland
🇧🇷 Silvano Mello - Brazil
🇮🇹 Milko Dalla Battisia - Italy
🇮🇷 Ali Miraee - Iran
🇨🇺 Michel Moro Gomez - Cuba
🇦🇹 Klaus Pitter - Austria
🇱🇺 Pol Leurs - Luxembourg
🇨🇺 Ramses Morales Izquierdo - Cuba
🇳🇱 Tjeerd Royaards - Netherlands
🇵🇸 Safaa Odah - Palestine
🇹🇷 Engin Selçuk - Turkey
🇱🇻 Gatis Sluka - Latvia
🇪🇸 David Vela - Spain
🇮🇹 Daniele Zordan - Italy
🇨🇴 Raul Zuleta - Colombia
🏅 Caricature Finalists:
🇺🇸 Sue Ahn - USA
🇮🇹 Virginia Cabras - Italy
🇮🇩 Armen Amatiran - Indonesia
🇧🇷 Carlos Amorim - Brazil
🇪🇸 Asier Sanz - Spain
🇮🇹 Benny Nicolini - Italy
🇦🇷 Roberto Bianchi - Argentina
🇮🇹 Antonio Bottone - Italy
🇪🇨 Francisco Cajas - Ecuador
🇮🇹 Angelo Ciaramella - Italy
🇮🇹 Marco D’Agostino - Italy
🇮🇹 Francesco Davide - Italy
🇪🇸 Monica Ruiz Rituerto - Spain
🇧🇷 Luiz Carlos Fernandes - Brazil
🇯🇵 Hitomi Ishiara - Japan
🇬🇪 Niko Kemularia - Georgia
🇹🇼 Liu Chia Hui - Taiwan
🇮🇹 Marzio Mariani - Italy
🇪🇸 Ivan Mata Tamayo - Spain
🇦🇷 Juan Miranda - Argentina
🇪🇸 Maria Picasso Piquer - Spain
🇪🇸 Ernesto Priego - Spain
🇹🇼 Wang Rui Min - Taiwan
🇵🇱 Lukasz Szostak - Poland
🇬🇷 Theodosios Teneketzidis - Greece
🇪🇸 Matias Tolsa - Spain
🇺🇸 Zach Trenholm - USA
🇵🇪 Omar Zevallos - Peru
🖼️ The exhibition of finalist artworks and the official awards ceremony of the 11th World Humor Awards will be held in Fidenza, Italy during the last weekend of August 2026.
🏆 Awards will include First, Second and Third Prizes in both categories, along with three prestigious Lepidus Excellence Trophies in the Cartoon section.
🎖️ In the Caricature category, a special prize dedicated to the memory of renowned Fidenza artist Rino Montanari will be awarded to an Italian participant.