May 6 – Francesco Carofiglio (brother of the magistrate and writer Gianrico Carofiglio) will host a meeting on Monday, 18 May (at 7pm) at the Italian Cultural Institute in Cologne. The architect, illustrator and writer is author of plays and, as an actor, he has collaborated with Giorgio Albertazzi, Ugo Chiti, Gabriele Ferzetti, Torao Suzuki and Aegisthus Marcucci. As a writer for film and television, he co-authored the screenplay for the movie “Il passato è una terra stranier” (2007), directed by Daniele Vicari and winner of the “Grand Jury Prize” at the Festival of Miami. From 2002 to 2005, he directed the acting school of the University of Bari. His short films have won numerous national and international awards; and he has published seven novels: “With or without you”, Rizzoli, 2005; “L’estate del cane nero”, Marsilio, 2008; “Ritorno nella valle degli angeli”, Marsilio, 2009; “Radiopirata”, Marsilio, 2011; “Wok”, Piemme, 2013; “La casa nel bosco”, con Gianrico Carofiglio, Rizzoli, 2014; “Voglio vivere una volta sola”, Piemme, 2014. (Red)