{"id":10005201,"date":"2018-10-31T16:06:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T15:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/?p=10005201"},"modified":"2019-01-16T16:56:34","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T15:56:34","slug":"winners-moak-contests-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/en\/winners-moak-contests-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Costanza Frola and Fernando Zaccaria winners of the Moak Contests 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The winners of Caff\u00e8 Letterario and Fuori Fuoco Moak \u2013 contests awarding the best writers and photographers \u2013 \u00a0were announced.<\/h3>\n

In the last few years, writing and photography have changed rapidly, hand in hand with the process of technology and new means of dissemination. Films and pens have been replaced by keyboards and digital cameras. However, the message that the author of a project wants to spread through his or her own work remains unchanged. Whether it’s a written story, a picture or an advertising campaign, the most important thing is to let emotions flow \u2013 both one\u2019s one and of the audience \u2013 \u00a0and avoid artificial intelligence to replace human intelligence altogether and, instead, rather enrich. This is the thought that arose from the interventions of the Caff\u00e8 Letterario\u00a0<\/a><\/u>\u00a0and\u00a0Fuori Fuoco<\/a><\/u>\u00a0judges (Saturday, October 27th<\/sup>) during the Prize-giving evening, <\/strong>where the winners of the two literary and photography contests promoted by Caff\u00e8\u00a0<\/a><\/u>Moak were announced. The message was above all addressed to the younger generations and to business people: they should not lose sight of the human and creative side that feeds and holds up all forms of culture.<\/p>\n

Vicky Gitto<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0one of the Fuori Fuoco panel members pointed out the following in her speech: \u201cI am a great fan of human intelligence, which I believe represents a great added value in this historical period. It is what makes the difference when everyone uses the same technology. That’s why I think that having companies like Moak, which invest in cultural and creative heritage, is extraordinary<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

In fact, creativity and the ability to excite – starting with coffee as spark for writing and taking pictures of stories \u2013 were some of the requirements that convinced the\u00a0panel of judges of Caff\u00e8 Letterario and\u00a0Fuori Fuoco<\/a>to award three winners for each competition, chosen among about 500 works. Piero Dorfles,<\/strong>president of the Caff\u00e8 Letterario panel said: \u201cCoffee is not only an excuse to give rhythm to narration. It is as if the narration of the great problems in life were an excuse for another coffee.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The winners of Caff\u00e8 Letterario Moak 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Costanza Frola – awarded by Giovanni and Livia Spadola<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

First place<\/strong>
\nCostanza Frola, aged 33 anni from Turin, with her short story \u201cMaria Antonia: la Morte e la tazzina di caff\u00e8\u201d (Maria Antonia: Death and the cup of coffee<\/i>)<\/span>.
\nExplanation: the biggest of problems, an ending life, narrated in an ironic and spontaneous way in a folk-tale form<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Renzo Brollo – awarded by Piero Dorfles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Second place<\/strong>
\nRenzo Brollo, Friulan who writes and edits books, with his short story “Il sacro rito di Zito Caff\u00e8\u201d (The holy ritual of Zito Caff\u00e9<\/i>).<\/span><\/p>\n

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