45th Political Satire Prize awarded in Forte dei Marmi

The 45th edition of the Premio Satira Politica Forte dei Marmi concluded on September 16, 2017, with a ceremony at the Capannina nightclub. The prize, organized by the Museo della Satira e della Caricatura under directors Cinzia Bibolotti and Franco A. Calotti, recognized satirical works across multiple media. American feminist cartoonist Liza Donnelly, a New Yorker contributor and CBS News commentator, won for her graphic humor focusing on Trump. Italian awards went to Istituto Lupe (Luca Peruzzi) for digital photomontages on Dagospia, Federico Palmaroli for the Facebook page "Le più belle frasi di Osho" (320,000 followers), poet Guido Catalano, Alvaro Rissa (Walter Lapini) for a parody classical literature textbook, Danilo Masotti for the photo book "Umarells 2.0", and the French weekly Le Canard enchaîné for its investigative satire. An encouragement prize was given to Valerio Zandonà for his PhD thesis "Satira e Fascismo" at the University of Macerata. The ceremony, hosted by Serena Dandini, featured Ficarra e Picone for their film "L'ora legale" and Rosario Fiorello for his comedic career. Two exhibitions continue at the museum until October 1: "Trumpeide" with 60 satirical cartoonists on Trump, and "La Costituzione Italiana disegnata da Ro Marcenaro".