Angelo Cannavacciuolo (born July 17, 1956 in Naples) is an Italian writer and director.
Cannavacciuolo studied at the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy of the Near East at the Instituto Orientale in Naples. He has written, directed and performed for film, theater and television. He lives between Naples and San Francisco and collaborates with various Italian newspapers. Originally a successful actor, he also wrote and directed plays before going on to make his first feature film Malesh (1993). It starred Ida Di Benedetto, Marina Suma. In 1999, he published his first novel Guardiani delle Nuvole which was nominated for the Premio Viareggio and the Premio Giuseppe Berto. It was later turned into a movie by Luciano Odorisio. Cannavacciuolo's second book Il soffio delle Fate was nominated for the Premio Elsa Morante. His fourth novel Le cose accadono met with greater success, winning the Premio Viadana and the Premio Domenico Rea. Apart from novels, he has also written numerous short stories. His works have been presented by the Italian Cultural Institutes of Sarajevo, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. When Things Happen translation of Le Cose Accadono (October 2023) Rutgers University Press https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/when-things-happen/9781978837102
Works:
Le Occasione di Rosa by Salvatore Piscicelli - Venice International Film Festival (1982) Actor - Film
Sapore di Mare by Carlo Vanzina - Italian cult film. (1983) Actor - Film
La Trasgressione by Fabrizio Rampelli (1986) Actor - Film
Malesh by Angelo Cannavacciuolo premiered at Cairo International Film Festival, Incontri International Cinema Festival Sorrento and Festival Cinema Italiano. (1992) Screenwriter, Director - Film
El Dorado -RAI - Docu-fiction set in Australia. Screenwriter, Actor - Television
Il Soffio delle Fate - Baldini & Castoldi (2001) Translated to Serbo-Bosnian by Šahinpašić (2002) Novel
Il Parco Virgiliano (2001) - Liguori Editore for Galassia Gutenberg - Short Story
Bianco Natale (2004) Short story collection Guida Editore. Translated to English by Words Without Borders. - Short Story
Guardiani delle Nuvole - film by Luciano Odorisio (2004) Alessandro Gassman, Claudia Gerini, Franco Nero, Anna Galiena, Luisa Ranieri. Music composed by Ennio Morricone. - Screenwriter
Acque Basse - Fazi Editore (2005) Novel
Oratorio di Speranza (2005) Composer Filippo Zigante, Libretto Angelo Cannavacciuolo - Opera
Il Soffio delle Fate opera (2008) - Composer Filippo Zigante, Libretto Angelo Cannavacciuolo. Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava CZ - Opera
Words in Journey - Parole in Viaggio -(2010) Pompeii Teatro Grande featuring Gore Vidal, Jay Parini, Ethan Canin and Jim Nesbit. - Literary event creator.
