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The International Exhibition of Humor

The International Exhibition of Humor

The International Humor Exhibition in Bordighera was the first conference of authors of drawings and books dedicated to humor and still remains today in Europe one of the main cultural reference points in the sector.

The site therefore presents a part of the thousands of works received over the span of over fifty years. It is divided into annual "Editions" each containing, in addition to the most relevant drawings, the list of winners for drawing and humorous literature, the major awards awarded, news and testimonials of interest. An effective engine facilitates the search by author or keyword.

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Francesco Salvi

Italy

Born several times during the 20th century, it spreads into the next century with an option for the one after that. It has won the prize in Bordighera twice and is now waiting for the third. In my city the inhabitants refuse to be my fellow citizens and on my birthplace they have written "It's not true". Nevertheless, he is the answer to the cry for help of modern man in the face of infinity; war; the injustice of licorice made with waste materials from the manufacture of fake fish nails; the [...]

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Francesco Salvi

Word of a Humorist

Answers Gianfranco Uber

What is it the humour for you?

A nice way to suggest some different points of view, and to not always take everything so seriously even if sometimes it is necessary.

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ASSOCIAZIONE SALONE INTERNAZIONALE UMORISMO

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18012 Bordighera, (IM)
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The works are the intellectual property of the authors, protected by copyright, and are exhibited on the site for the sole purpose of preserving the cultural heritage of the "Salone”.


Salone Internazionale dell'Umorismo

The event could not have lasted for over fifty years without the contribution of numerous "volunteers" and "precepts" who brought enthusiasm and desire to do whatever the task received, with nineteenth-century shifts! From the choice of the drawings, to the preparation of the panels (always the same every year), to the posting with various pins of the hundreds of drawings up to the presence on stage.

We therefore want to thank, in absolutely no order but with equal contributions, all those who come to mind, apologizing if we miss some, but we are ready to fix it!

Sponsors: Agnesi, Olio Calvi, Olio Carli, Pallanca, Martini & Rossi, Atkinsons, Seat - Pagine Gialle, Fiat, Citizen, La Stampa, Radio Montecarlo, etc.

The accommodation activities, Chez Louis, Bar GP, La Vecchia, Mino du Re Dolceacqua, Terme di Pigna, Ristorante Cacciatori Imperia, Hotel Michelin,

Presenters: Luisella Berrino, Cesare Viazzi, Roberto Basso (Rama di Palma d'Oro 1985)

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