The huge success gained by the competition could be easily demonstrated by the more than 5000 cartoons arrived in the last ten years in Friuli Venezia Giulia from 50 Countries around the world such as: Italy, Albany, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Israel, Indonesia, Palestine, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Spain, Turkey and USA.

The event, strongly pursued by the President of the Movimento Turismo del Vino Mrs. Elda Felluga, was born in order to make the youths more aware of the “well drink” culture and of the quality and conscious consumption ethic. Spirito di Vino is a transversal communication tool, speaking through the scratched and universal language of satire. The competition is a perfect occasion to make the young artists express their ability and to make known the different meanings that wine has in their home countries. This give also the possibility to compare all the significances in order to create a common huge cultural background.

Cartoonists aged between 18 and 35, from Italy and abroad, will be able to enrole before 29th August directly filling in the enrolment form or sending their entries to our Secretary's Office:
Movimento Turismo del Vino - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Via del Partidor 7
33100 Udine – Italy
spiritodivino@mtvfriulivg.it

The thirty selected cartoons will merge into the Spirito di Vino Calendar, that in the past years became a desired collection object, really appreciated by important figures of the journalism and communication spheres. The final works will be exhibit together with the cartoons of famous artists in Udine.

The notable jury, which will gather in the European Design Institute of Milan, is formed by very important figures such as Gianluigi Colin, art director of the Corriere della Sera newspaper, Aldo Colonetti, scientific director of the IED, the journalists Franz Botré, Carlo Cambi and Paolo Marchi, Fede & Tinto, radio speakers of Decanter and, of course, the famous cartoonists Giorgio Forattini, Alfio Krancic, Emilio Giannelli and Valerio Marini. From this year another special juror will joint the team: Francesco Salvi, multifaceted artist, famous to the public for his intelligent humour innovations.

The prize-giving ceremony will take place in Udine on September, 18th 2010 during the big fest “Friuli Doc” and will give to the 30 selected artists the opportunity to be hosted in Friuli Venezia Giulia. The final winner will receive the coveted prize consisting in 150 bottles of the best wines of Friuli Venezia Giulia.