Giuseppe Tornatore, born in Bagheria in 1956, is a film director and screenwriter. After his debut with Il camorrista (1986), he achieved international recognition with Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990.
Paolo Di Paolo, born in Rome in 1983, is a writer, essayist, and journalist. He made his debut with Nuovi cieli, nuove carte (2010) and has published novels including Mandami tanta vita (Strega Prize finalist), Una storia quasi solo d’amore, and Romanzo senza umani.
Carlo Verdone, born in Rome in 1950, is an actor, director, and screenwriter. He made his film debut in 1980 with Un sacco bello, which earned him the David di Donatello for Best New Director. He has directed and starred in over twenty films.
Eraldo Affinati, born in Rome in 1956, is a writer, teacher, and pedagogue. He debuted with the novel Veglia d’armi. L’uomo di Tolstoj (1992), followed by narrative and essay works such as Campo del sangue, La città dei ragazzi, Berlin, Vita di Vita, and L’uomo del futuro, dedicated to Don Lorenzo Milani.
Alessandro Piperno, born in Rome in 1972, is a novelist, essayist, and literary critic. He debuted in 2005 with Con le peggiori intenzioni, an editorial success and finalist for the Premio Viareggio.
Luciano Violante, born in 1941, is a jurist, university professor, and politician. A former magistrate, he participated in trials against terrorism in the 1970s. In 2024, he released “Ma io ti ho sempre salvato. La maschera della morte e il nomos della vita.”
Pier Ferdinando Casini, born in 1955, is an Italian politician. First elected to the Camera dei Deputati in 1983, he served as Presidente della Camera from 2001 to 2006.
Roberto Andò, born in Palermo in 1959, is a film director, screenwriter, and writer. After working with Francesco Rosi, Federico Fellini, and Michael Cimino, he debuted as a director with the documentary Diario senza date (1995) and the feature film Il manoscritto del principe (2000).
Maurizio Molinari, born in Rome in 1964, is a journalist and essayist. He began his career at La Voce Repubblicana in 1984 and joined La Stampa in 1997, where he served as correspondent from Brussels, New York, and Jerusalem.
Melania G. Mazzucco, born in Rome in 1966, is a novelist, essayist, and screenwriter. She made her debut with Il bacio della Medusa (1996), followed by Lei così amata (2000) and Vita (2003), which won the Strega Prize.