The year of Italy in Latin America – Press conference today at the Farnesina to present events calendar
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Argentina Eduardo Zuain will hold a press conference today at the Farnesina to present the Year of Italy in Latin America 2015. Participants will also include Moni Ovadia and Renzo Arbore. The Year of Italy in Latin America is an integrated foreign […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Peru’: Metropolitana in joint venture vince gara per metro’ (in translation)
Peru’: Metropolitana in joint venture vince gara per metro’ Metropolitana Milanese (MM) in joint venture con operatori internazionali, fornira’ consulenza sulle procedure di gara per la costruzione, l’esercizio e il trasferimento dell’intera linea 3 della metropolitana di Lima. MM ha il ruolo di mandante con partner spagnoli e peruviani (Ingerop Conseil, PriceWaterHouseCoopers) per una quota […]
Read moreMonaco – Italian Cultural Month a success
The Principality of Monaco held the 4th edition of Italian Language and Culture Month from 1 to 31 October, with the high patronage of the President of the Italian Republic and Prince Albert II and the support of local institutions. The event was a great success, showcasing the best Made in Italy can offer in […]
Read moreUSA – Virginia views Virzì’s “Human Capital”
Paolo Virzì’s Oscar-nominated film “Human Capital” was shown at the Middleburg Film Festival in the State of Virginia, where Italo-American soundtrack composer and two-time Oscar nominee Marco Beltrami also gave a concert. Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero to Washington was on hand with other esteemed guests. Read more, in Italian
Read moreMoscow – Embassy encounter for Bolshoi and La Scala
In honour of the 50th anniversary of the first, historic performance of the musicians of the Teatro alla Scala at the Bolshoi, the Embassy of Italy in Moscow will host a concert on Friday of young Italian lyric artists and musicians of the Accademia della Scala, the Accademia del Belcanto Mirella Freni and the Bolshoi’s […]
Read moreIstanbul – Art, Russo Gallery in the heart of Turkey
Over the centuries, Istanbul was the capital of various empires, from the Byzantine to the Ottoman. That it is a city symbolic of the encounter of East and West, as well as a hub for culture (and was European Capital of Culture in 2010), is something that Rome’s historic Russo Art Gallery has well understood. […]
Read moreMunich – A dictionary for the right word in the right place
“You have to find the right words, words are so important”, says Michele – aka Nanni Moretti in his celebrated 1989 film “Palombella rossa”. In one of the Italian director’s most famous and quoted lines, he urges us to reflect on the importance of language and the fact that it is necessary to say the […]
Read moreTokyo – Italian works in Japanese, Suga Atsuko prize
The ceremony for the award of the Suga Atsuko prize for translation will be held at 18:30 on 13 November in the Umberto Agnelli auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo, which has organised the event. The prize for the translation of Italian works into Japanese was instituted this year and is dedicated to […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Malaysia: upcoming call for tenders for Kuala Lumpur ATMS
Malaysia: upcoming call for tenders for Kuala Lumpur ATMS The Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation announced the call within the next two months for tenders by the Ministry of Transport for the supply of a new air traffic management system (ATMS) that is an integral part of the modernisation plans for the Kuala Lumpur International […]
Read moreRussia – Director Konchalovsky guest of the Italian embassy
Director Andrei Konchalovsky, recent winner of Venice’s Silver Lion with his film “The Postman’s White Nights”, was invited to the Embassy of Italy in Moscow to speak at a public event aimed at underscoring the intensity of Italo-Russian cultural relations. The Russian director chose “The culture of civilisations” as the theme of a speech […]
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