# Amantea Comics ninth edition concludes in Italy

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> Updated: 2026-08-25T10:45:23.000Z. Sources: 10. Developments: 3.

The ninth edition of the Amantea Comics festival, themed ‘WHO RUN THE WORLD?’, concluded on August 22, 2026, at Parco Comunale La Grotta in Amantea, Italy. Established in 2018 in memory of Stefania Mari, the independent festival focused on the role of women in pop culture, comics, and contemporary society.

Key programming included the 80th anniversary commemoration of ‘The Little Prince’. For the first time, excerpts of the work were read in the local Amantean dialect using a translation by Salvatore Sciandra. The festival also featured a dubbing seminar titled ‘Recognize this voice?’ with voice actors Sara Giacopello, Dimitri Winter, and Pasquale Severino, as well as the ‘Ink Ring’ creative challenge featuring illustrators such as Ida Corti.

Other activities included musical performances, discussions on Greek mythology, and the presentation of the graphic novel ‘Scusa94’ by Andrea Belcastro and Fabio Gaudio. The event also hosted the exhibition ‘Se io non voglio, tu non puoi’ (If I don't want to, you can't), a collaboration between the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples, Fondazione Una Nessuna Centomila, and COMICON, which utilized visual language to address themes of consent and gender-based violence.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-25: Amantea Comics concludes ninth edition in Italy

The ninth Amantea Comics festival in Italy concluded with celebrations of pop culture, dubbing debates, and a special dialect reading of ‘The Little Prince’ to mark its 80th anniversary.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/amantea-comics-concludes-ninth-edition-in-italy

### 2026-08-20: Amantea Comics festival announces 2026 program

The ninth Amantea Comics festival will take place on August 21-22, 2026, in Italy, featuring themes of female representation and the 80th anniversary of ‘The Little Prince’.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/amantea-comics-festival-announces-2026-program

### 2026-08-14: Amantea Comics returns for ninth edition in August 2026

The ninth Amantea Comics festival will be held on August 21-22, 2026, in Amantea, Italy, featuring themes of pop culture, The Little Prince, and gender violence awareness.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/amantea-comics-returns-for-ninth-edition-in-august-2026

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