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THE INTERVIEW

Paolo Perrone
Mayor of Lecce
“The winning card is our strong cultural identity”
by Flavia Pankiewicz

Al Bano
“My America? My youngest son wowed by Disneyland”
 - by Toti Bellone
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino
“America conquered by our pizzica
 - by Flavia Pankiewicz
Oscar Iarussi
Film Critic
“The spirit of America in the ‘on the road’ movies”
 - by Flavia Pankiewicz
Dario Stefàno
Councilor of Regional Food and Agricultural Resources for Puglia
Quality and typicalness of the “Prodotti di Puglia”
A successful challenge
 - by Flavia Pankiewicz
Christian Cordella
Costume-concept designer
From Lecce to Los Angeles
“My designs for Hollywood's great movies”
 - by Flavia Pankiewicz
Antonio Monda
“America does exist”
Flavia Pankiewicz, Lino Patruno and Raffaele Nigro converse with the author of L'America non esiste
 - by 
Doris Zaccone
Radio Capital host
“Lonely Planet and us seduced by Puglia”
 - by Flavia Pankiewicz
Roberto Cingolani
Scientific Director IIT
“Going beyond science fiction is our destiny”
 - by Flavia Pankiewicz
Anthony Julian Tamburri
Dean of the Calandra Italian American Institute
“Italian in America: from an ethnic language to a language of culture”.
 - by Flavia Pankiewicz
Raffaele Nigro
Literature today
“Puglia has produced great authors”
 - by Flavia Pankiewicz
Joseph Tusiani
The poet of two lands in a film
 - by Flavia Pankiewicz
Emanuele Arciuli
Pianist
“From Bari to Santa Fe my music for Native Americans”
 - by Ugo Sbisà
Mario Desiati
Writer
“Literature is a life-saver”
 - by Flavia Pankiewicz
Maurizio Molinari
United States Correspondent for La Stampa
“The success of the Italians in New York: creativity and hard work”
 - by Flavia Pankiewicz
Oscar Iarussi
Chairman of the Apulia Film Commission
FRONTIERE in Bari with so much America
 - by Flavia Pankiewicz
Edoardo Winspeare
Director
“I tell of my South to tell of the world”
 - by Flavia Pankiewicz
Giuseppe De Tomaso
Editor Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno
A bridge of freedom, memory and tourism linking Puglia and the US
 - by Flavia Pankiewicz