Cartoons on the bay

Pera Toons receives the Pulcinella Digital Award, while the online gaming platform Roblox is awarded the Pulcinella Immersive Award. These join the already announced Career Awards for director Kirk Wise and video game author Don Daglow.

Animation and gaming giants Kirk Wise and Don Daglow will be the highlights of the 30th edition of Cartoons On The Bay, the International Animation and Transmedia Festival. Promoted by Rai and organized by Rai Com, the event will be held in Pescara from May 27 to 30 under the direction of Adriano Monti Buzzetti.

Please be advised that the deadline for entries to the Pulcinella Awards competition has been extended to March 31st. Hurry and sign up!

RULES of the PITCH ME! Pierluigi de Mas 2026 Competition These Rules are available on the website www.cartoonsbay.rai.it Purpose and Promoters The Pitch Me!

Submissions Now Open : 30th Anniversary Edition, May 27-30, with Belgium as Guest Country Three decades of storytelling and the promotion of digital creativity have shaped the history of animation in Italy and built the international prestige of a Rai award recognizing excellence in the field. Cartoons on the Bay – International Animation and Trans

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At L’Aquila’s Palazzo dell’Emiciclo, the great celebration of creativity is underway, featuring leading figures in animation and gaming, along with students from across the Abruzzo region. The event will conclude on Friday, November 28, with a grand parade of mascots and cosplayers.

Attentive to new technologies with roots in tradition, the award to LRNZ is also an encouragement to keep surprising us. » The Sergio Bonelli Award 2025, presented at “Cartoons On The Bay,” has been awarded to Lorenzo Ceccotti.