Giacomo Bonato is the winner of the 2025 Campiello Giovani.

He is Giacomo Bonato, 17 years old from Arquà Petrarca (Padua), the winner of the 30th edition of the Campiello Giovani. Bonato was awarded for the story 'Verso Oriente', chosen by the jury of literary figures, chaired by Giorgio Zanchini, between the five stories that reached the final. "The story reconstructs the life of the deceased with rhythm and historical competence. merchant ship of Venice at the time of the Battle of Lepanto. the historical narrative genre is dominated by seventeen-year-old Bonato with great craftsmanship and subtle references to current issues (the establishment of the Venetian ghetto, freedom of worship for the Christians among the Ottomans, the influence in the politics of money war - banks and loans). The finale opens to the theme of desire, always unfulfilled" explains the motivation of the jury. The winner of the competition reserved for young people between 15 and 21 years, organized by the Il Campiello Foundation - Confindustria Veneto, was announced at the Goldoni Theatre in Venice on the 12th September by Raffaele Boscaini, president of the Foundation Campiello and Confindustria Veneto and by Mariacristina Gribaudi, President of the Management Committee of the Campiello Prize. The special mention of the Youth Group was also awarded Confindustria to Marina Ayman for the story 'The fate of the life' and recognition for social sustainability and environmental in collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo to Francesco Maisto, for the story 'The Plover's Cry'. Bonato will be awarded on the final evening of the Campiello Prize, Saturday, September 13th at the Gran Teatro La Fenice. The winner of the Campiello Giovani will be awarded a trip study in a European country, while for all the finalists it is a supply of books is planned.