Calabra Academy Award 2025 to Raoul Bova “to celebrate artistic excellence and professional dedication”, awarded on the occasion of the conference ‘A bridge to grow’ dedicated to the Bridge over the Strait of Messina, Thursday 30 October at Palazzo Valentini in Rome. “Receiving an award is always a manifestation of affection and appreciation, if it comes from fellow countrymen, who are a bit like parents, it is a great joy. I am grateful, honored and very proud of my Calabrian origins – says Bova receiving the sculpture created by the master Michele Affidato – even if born in Rome I feel Calabrian by temperament, thought and soul”, he underlines, remembering Roccella Jonica’s father. “Being Calabrian means having respect for one’s word and having the concept of justice”, he concludes.