Giappone – Un concorso per promuovere aziende italiane (in translation)
Un concorso a premi rivolto alle aziende italiane che hanno intenzione di affacciarsi sul mercato giapponese: e’ l’iniziativa lanciata dalla Camera di commercio italiana in Giappone (Iccj), promotrice della prima edizione del concorso “Alessandro Valignano” per la promozione del business italiano in Giappone. Presentazione dell’azienda, del prodotto e della strategia di ingresso Nonostante le potenzialita’, […]
Read moreItaly-Germany – “Pasolini Roma” exhibit comes to Berlin
Berlin is last leg of the itinerant exhibition “Pasolini Roma”, after making stops in Barcelona, Paris and Rome. The German capital will launch an innovative project to celebrate Paolo Pasolini, the 20th century intellectual who, more than any other, succeeded in poetically reinterpreting the image of the city of Rome. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreUSA – Exhibition on Italian Neoclassicism and Futurism
The National Gallery of Art in Washington has mounted an exhibition on Italian Neoclassicism and Futurism that will run from early September to February 2015. The exhibit is part of the cultural events organised in honour of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. “I am very pleased to see the National […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Mexico approves legislation implementing energy reform
Mexico recently approved a package of legislation implementing energy reform consisting of 21 new laws and modifications of existing ones, which will introduce major changes in the country’s energy sector by opening it to private, national and foreign investments. The principal measures include the redefinition of the tasks and powers of the state oil company […]
Read moreMaputo – FACIM gets under way, Italy top exhibitor
The 50th edition of the multi-sector FACIM international trade fair is under way in Maputo, Mozambique. More than 90 Italian exhibitors firms make Italy the country with the broadest representation, organisers of which include ICE-Agenzia per la promozione all’estero e l’internazionalizzazione delle imprese italiane (for the promotion abroad and internationalisation of Italian businesses), which have […]
Read moreHong Kong – “Cine italiano!” coming in September
Hong Kong awaits the third edition of “Cine Italiano!”, a film festival that brings the best of Italian production to that Asian city. This year’s event, which opens on 17 September, will see the Asian premier of “Allaciate le Cinture”, the latest effort by Turkish film director Ferzan Ozpetek, who has been living and working […]
Read moreStrasbourg – “Terra, fuoco, ferro, legno” exhibition opens
In conjunction with the 6-month Italian European presidency, an exhibition entitled “Terra, Fuoco, Ferro, Legno” will open on 2 September in Strasbourg. Maria Christina Carlini will exhibit a series of works in clay, wood, iron and Corten steel at the Italian Cultural Institute that represent the most significant achievements in the career of an artist […]
Read moreMontevideo – “Nel nome del Padre” artwork dedicated
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montevideo recently hosted the dedication of “Nel nome del Padre”, an artwork by Cesare Viel and Luca Vitone. The over 6-metre-high permanent installation is constructed on a steel-reinforced concrete column prepared by the artists, on which they inscribed the names of 357 women distinguished for their creativity, and is placed […]
Read moreMontreal – Italy participates in Festival Films du Monde
Montreal is hosting the 38th Festival des Films du Monde. Italy is competing with a variety of offerings, and Italian actor, screenwriter and director Sergio Castellitto is chairing the festival jury. This year’s edition, dedicated to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, aims to promote cultural diversity and understanding among peoples, and spread the knowledge of cinema to […]
Read moreLodz – Performance by Ascanio Celestini
Ascanio Celestini’s theatre presentation “Saccarina, cinque al soldo” will make a stop in Lodz for the 70th anniversary of the liquidation of the ghetto of that Polish city. The spectacle will be staged on 30 August at the Nowy Teatr, and consists of a tale for voices and music that begins with the cries of […]
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