Cartoon Club events

Lifetime achievement award for comic literature 2025 to Milo Manara Cartoon Club Rimini awards the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award to Milo Manara, the celebrated master of comics known for his elegant and sensual style. His work, which has influenced generations of artists, includes collaborations with Federico Fellini and Alejandro Jodorowsky. The award celebrates a visionary […]

Cartoon Club celebrates excellence in the world of animation, paying tribute both to the great masters who have made history and to the new talents shaping its future. It does so through its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Awards and the festival’s official prizes, which each year highlight creativity, innovation and passion on the international scene. Cartoon […]

It’s back… more epic than ever Anime Cosplay Night – 10th Edition Join us for the nerdiest night of the year! In collaboration with Carnaby Club Rimini, Creativa Eventi, The Animasters, KST – KPop Showtime, and the legendary Rimini Comix! Get your cosplay ready and warm up your vocal cords—because it’s time for a party […]

Art experts Sabrina Foschini and Alessandro Giovanardi, in conversation with a comics and cartoons specialist, will take us on a journey through a colorful feline colony. From the veneration of ancient Egypt to classical portraits in art history, all the way to the world of animation, cats have always enchanted the collective imagination. This evening […]

The highly anticipated grand finale of the Winx Cosplay Contest, the most sparkling and glittering contest of all!  All the winners from the previous 2025 editions will step on stage but… only one will be crowned the Winning Fairy!

After touring Italy stage by stage, the official Winx Cosplay Contest reaches its grand finale at RiminiComix! An unmissable moment for all fans, where the top cosplayers will compete for the title of Best Winx 2025: who will best embody the spirit, style, and magic of the six fairies? World premiere: the reboot trailer Only […]

The Signor Rossi Award, named after the iconic animated character created by Bruno Bozzetto – an emblem of social satire and Italian-style comedy – features short films produced by students from 69 animation schools around the world. The selected works, often graduation films, range from surreal comedy to social critique, tackling themes related to contemporary […]

Charlie Yay Live Show is a live musical performance for all Riot Games fans: from League of Legends to Valorant, all the way to the beloved Arcane series. On stage, Carlotta de Simon – aka Charlie Yay – performs the most iconic soundtracks from these fictional universes, accompanied by musicians Alessandro Moro (bass, keyboard) and […]

The crows of Karasuno land at RiminiComix for an afternoon of volleyball, games, and quizzes. At 7:00 PM, we move to the beach at Bagni 14 for the highly anticipated Karasuno vs All Stars match: referees, line judges, and live commentary for a sunset showdown full of spikes and adrenaline. Free entry, live stream on […]

With Simona Bursi and Maurizio Forestieri A conversation between two key guests of Cartoon Club in the field of animated cinema: acclaimed director Maurizio Forestieri—recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award—and Simona Bursi, a versatile animator and illustrator featured in a solo exhibition at the Augeo art gallery.

With Giulio Rincione and JiokE Two of the most intriguing figures in contemporary comics—vastly different in style and themes, yet united by a distinctly dark imagery and strong public appeal. On one side, Giulio Rincione, who recently launched the unsettling Dirt series with Tunué; on the other, JiokE, author of Pazzia, Abisso, La casa dei […]