United States: The “Filming in Italy” project that promotes Italian cinema to begin in Los Angeles in February
The first edition of the “Filming in Italy” project is due to begin on 6 February in Los Angeles. The event has been designed to promote Italy as a film setting, and stems from an agreement between Tiziana Rocca’s Agnus Dei Production, the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles and its director, Valeria Rumori, and the Consulate […]
Read moreChina: Chefs participating in the Week of Italian Cuisine receive awards
Italian institutions in China have awarded the chefs who participated in the events organised during the Week of Italian Cuisine and for the initiative “A future for Amatrice” dedicated to communities affected by the earthquake of Aug. 24.The event was organised by the Italian Embassy to China and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in China, […]
Read moreChile – “El oro no se oxida” exhibition by Pamela Pintus opens in Santiago
The Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago is hosting the exhibition “El oro no se oxida” (“Gold does not rust”) by Italian artist Panela Pintu, which will run until 23 February. The exhibit, promoted by the Italian Embassy in Chile, the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) and Sinopsis Australis, is curated by Carmelo Cipriani. The artist narrates […]
Read more“Youth and the Mediterranean: Exploring New Approaches to Dialogue and Cooperation”
The Farnesina hosts the Conference “Youth and the Mediterranean: Exploring New Approaches to Dialogue and Cooperation”, organised by the Institute of International Affairs (IAI) under the “New-Med Research Network” Programme and promoted by the Italian Chair of the OSCE’s “Mediterranean Contact Group”. The Conference will open with remarks by Alessandro Azzoni, the Permanent Representative of […]
Read moreMinister Alfano in Tunis institutional meetings
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is in Tunis today for a number of institutional meetings with the Country’s top-ranking Authorities. At his arrival in the capital of Tunisia, Minister Alfano was greeted by the Italian Ambassador in Tunis, Raimondo De Cardona, who accompanied him and the rest of the delegation […]
Read moreFinland – Enit makes a comeback at the Travel & Tourism Trade Fair
Enit, Italy’s National Tourism Agency, will be back at the next Travel & Tourism Trade Fair (Matka, 19-22 January 2017), after an absence of nine years. A major event in the tourism industry of Northern Europe, in 2016 Matka recorded 66,794 visitors, of which 13,700 were tour operators. Enit’s comeback on the Finnish market in […]
Read moreNew Delhi – “The Weak Spot”: Giampaolo Simi takes centre stage at the Noir Literature Festival
Giampaolo Simi, whose latest novel, “Cosa resta di noi” (Sellerio), released in 2015 and the winner of the Premio Scerbanenco, the most prestigious national prize for noir fiction, will participate in a chat with Abheek Barua at the Noir Literature Festival that will be held in New Delhi from 27 to 29 January. The theme […]
Read moreItalian Baroque feasts ‘revamped’ in Lisbon
The “Festa Barocca” (“Baroque Feast”) exhibition, a journey through the protocol milestones of old feasts held at Italian Royal Courts, which began in the Renaissance and became even more flamboyant during the Baroque period, will open at Lisbon’s Palacio Nacional da Ajuda on Thursday. The exhibition narrates Italian culture in a homage to Portugal, being […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy – 17 January: latest news from the world
Morocco: Eni becomes major operator of Rabat Deep Offshore The Moroccan Authorities have greenlighted the farm-out deal between Chariot Oil and Gas and the Italian Eni Group, that will become a 40 percent stakeholder of the exploration permits in the Rabat Deep Offshore I-IV area and the major operator of a still unexplored lot. It is a 10,780 square kilometres area, […]
Read moreMacfrut, the international fruit and vegetable trade fair, presented in China
MacFrut, the international fruit and vegetable fair organised by Cesena Fiera, is scheduled to run at Rimini Fiera from 10 to 12 May and sees China as a partner country for Italian kiwis (Italy being the top European producer with 500 tonnes) and Basilicata as a partner region for strawberries (top Italian producer with around […]
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