COPENAGHEN – “Found in Italy”
Scenes from daily life, portraits, landscapes and images of people working the land; snapshots from the world of cinema fuse with those of industrial architecture in a journey through Italy of the last century: the exhibition “Found in Italy” opens on 16 April at the Italian Cultural Institute of Copenhagen. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreMOSCOW – Valeria Golino godmother of N.I.C.E. Festival
Actress Valeria Golino will take on the role of “godmother” of the 16th edition of N.I.C.E. (New Italian Cinema Events) Russia 2013, a festival dedicated to emerging Italian cinema, slated to open on 10 April. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreARGENTINA – Stefano Benni at Italian Cultural Institute
Celebrated Italian writer Stefano Benni will be a guest of the Italian Cultural Institute, where he will meet the public on 26 April, and will be present on 27 April at the Institute’s stand at the international Book Fair. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreVOLUNTEERING AND ENTERPRISE – Ministry conference on new african scenario
Italy’s solidarity with Africa and the synergies between volunteer work and enterprise were the main themes illustrated at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the presentation of the 4th SPeRA (Solidarity, Projects and Resources for Africa) Conference to be held in Genoa in mid-November. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreITALY-TURKEY – Modern art unites
Italy and Turkey come together in the presentation of modern art: the exhibition “Segno Condiviso II”, which opened at the PortArt gallery in Ankara and runs through 5 May, is a display of the works of the students and professors of the Academies of Fine Arts of Brera, Rome and Foggia, following on the heels […]
Read moreVIETNAM – Opening of “Casa Italia”
Italy gets its own “house” in Vietnam: on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and of the Year of Italy in Vietnam, our Embassy in Hanoi will christen “Casa Italia” on 11 April: a centre for the dissemination of Italian culture, language and lifestyle in that Asian country. Its opening was made […]
Read moreDoing business abroad, road-shows in Verona and Naples
New diplomacy for growth initiatives included events in Verona and Naples on foreign opportunities for Italian firms, organised by the Directorate General for Country Promotion in collaboration with Sole24Ore Radiocor, and the Naples Chamber of Commerce. A conference was held in Verona on 4 April entitled “Doing business Abroad: Support and Orientation for Economic Diplomacy”, […]
Read moreITALY-GEORGIA -Twinning for local customs boost concludes
A twinnings project with a focus on reinforcing local customs practices and controls in matters of medicines and healthcare in Georgia, in which the Italian Customs Agency collaborated with the Danish and Estonian administrations came to a successful conclusion and was a response to a key Georgian objective in relation to the “”Deep and comprehensive […]
Read moreCYPRUS – Go ahead for “New Italian Cinema”
The “Nuovo Cinema Italiano” film festival opened with a screening of Angelo Longoni’s film “Caravaggio” at the University of Cyrus. Other screenings will include Francesco Bruni’s “Scialla”, Gabriele Muccino’s “Baciami ancora’” and Massimo Martelli’s “Bar Sport” in the course of a film festival sponsored by the Embassy of Italy in Cyprus with the organisational support […]
Read moreLIMA – Slow Food founder Petrini and cartoonist Staino visit Peru
The Italian Cultural Institute in Lima has hosted a debate between the founder and president of the Slow Food association, Carlo Petrini, and the cartoonist Sergio Staino, who is very popular in Peru. Topics discussed included food traditions, sustainable agriculture and biodiversity. After the debate a exhibition of Staino’s cartoons and illustrations featuring universal subjects […]
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