The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996 film) were the only two actors to return in the film). Gabriel Thomson played the title role, replacing Jonathan Taylor Thomas. It was shot in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996 film) The Adventures of Pinocchio is a 1996 fantasy adventure film based on Carlo Collodi's original novel of the same name co-written and directed by Steve Barron. Barron collaborated with Sherry Mills, Tom Bender and Barry Berman on the screenplay. The film was an American, British, French, Czech and German venture produced by New Line Cinema, The Kushner-Locke Company, Savoy Pictures, Pangaea Holdings and Twin Continental Films. The
PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay The PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay is awarded by the PEN American Center to an author for a book of original collected essays. The award was founded by PEN Member and author Barbaralee Diamonstein and Carl Spielvogel, former "New York Times" columnist, "to preserve the dignity and esteem that the essay form imparts to literature." The winner receives a cash award of $10,000. The award was on hiatus from 2005 to 2010. The award is one of many PEN awards sponsored by International PEN affiliates in over 145 PEN