Muchas gracias, Marcelo Benini (director of Periodico El Barrio)

A wonderful night to remember was the Grand Galà in Albori, where many artists of various sections have been awarded with the special price of Borgo Albori. I’m glad to show some pics of those, which impressed me a lot!

Don Maurizio Patriciello, the preacher of the burning fields
in the surroundings of Naples, Terra dei Fuochi –
he has been awarded with the special price of solidarity &
for his tireless dedication to change this unbearable situation

on the left, Fabrizio Falasca, Italy’s most promising violinist

Luca Filipponi, Director of the Spoleto Festival Art

Vincenzo Fresa, awarded for his novel „Gli ultimi giorni
del Diego Muscariello“. Vincenzo wrote his first novel
at age 90! And he still has about 45 scripts to publish!

I was pleased to meet and greet the famous war journalist and also writer, Toni Capuozzo. He’s a very interesting person and I could have listen to him and his stories about all the wars and conflicts on our planet for hours. His performance was recorded by a local TV and I was honored to give him the award for his prestigious career „Premio Letterario Nazionale Borgo Albori 2016“!

PS: It’s thanks to him, that I ate for the first time in my life delicious linguine ai ricci di mare (noodles with sea urchins) – I don’t like sea-food!

Award for his prestigious career as war journalist

Nunzia Schiavone, Maria Grazia Salpietro (president of Joseph Beuys association),
Cosimo Palumbo, Francesco Grillo, Toni Capuozzo, Vito Pinto, me, Franco Picarone, Barbara Spatuzzi

…and here’s the trailer of the short interview at Lira TV Salerno

Here is the nomination of the winners & I’m very proud to be part of the Committee of Honor!

Join us on 3rd September 2016 @ Albori/Amalfi Coast

Grazie mille, Andrea Pellegrino for supporting us in the news & many thanks to all our partners for their patronage to this event!

P.S: Just got confirmation by Don Maurizio Petriciello’s participation, he will be awarded in the section solidarity, due for his immense effort in the fight against „Terra dei fuochi“ (Burning fields of Naples); I’m very honored to meet him!

I curatori del gran galà quest’anno saranno coadiuvati da un comitato d’onore, composto da personalità di spicco del mondo della cultura e del lavoro: Adriana Zammarrelli, presidentessa del premio letterario-artistico nazionale Ambiart; Sina Merino, scrittrice elvetica ed ambasciatrice culturale nel mondo di Joseph Beuys ed oltre; Silvio Amato, scultore e presidente della rassegna Costieraarte; Giancarlo Palumbo, docente, psicoterapeuta ed esperto di cinema; Mario Rosario D’Angelo, commissario straordinario del Consorzio di bonifica integrale comprensorio Sarno; Michele Citro, responsabile di Edizioni Paguro.

The  Joseph Beuys Association is very proud and honored to introduce at the closing night of Raitolibri 2016, the famous war journalist, documentarist of the weekly program „Terra“ on Rete4/Mediaset and also writer: Toni Capuozzo.

Capuozzo recently got attention about the fact „Caso Maro'“, about two Italian marines getting involved with indian justice. Capuozzo has reconstructed the case, which guttered two countries of a long friendship and all the mistakes that happened.

But the journalist has a creative vein as well: as theatre director and has won several prices and awards!

I’m very honored to meet him at the closing night 2nd september and as being member of the jury to join the Grand Gala of Albori! On 3rd september he will be awarded for his prestigious career as journalist and writer!

My publisher, Michele Citro Edizioni Paguro, has produced this trailer. The spoken words are by the actor Danilo Napoli. The trailer will be shown in the next time on „Si Italia TV“ in New York, for the Italian community in the United States, but as well it can be seen on their streaming channel and Youtube!

Here it is!

On coming Saturday 6th august, starting from 2 pm I will be signing copies of my books at the bookshop Furrer, Sunnemärt, in Bremgarten!