- International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera
The International Festival of the Humor of
Bordighera was one of the main Festivals devoted tohumor ,satire ,comic strips andcartoon s inEurope .History
Conceived after
World War II by the journalist Cesare Perfetto, it was inaugurated in 1947 and ran 52 times up to 1999. The main awards were the Golden Palm and the Golden Date, jointly with the prestigious awards of the Presidency of the Italian Republic and theCouncil of Europe .In a few years, the Festival achieved a widespread reputation, becoming a reference for many humorists worldwide, between which many from
Eastern Europe andChina , in times when cultural exchanges where heavily restrained.Throughout 1955 to 1964 events, the Festival was linked with the Bordighera Festival of Comedy and Humor Films.
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