Italy wins best screenplay award in Egypt
The jury of the 28th Alexandria Mediterranean Countries Film Festival chaired by Spanish filmmaker Angeles Gonzales Sinde awarded director Fabrizio Cattani’s film“Maternity Blues” the prize for best screenplay. The event was organised by the Egyptian Association of Film Writers and Critics, and included the screenings of 14 film produced or co-produced by Greece, Turkey, Morocco, […]
Read moreSofia: 30 september European Languages Day
Italy will be represented at European Languages Day on 30 September in Sofia through its Italian Cultural Institute there. The event will take place from 11:00 to 17:00 in front of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre, and aims to celebrate European linguistic diversity and offer an opportunity to learn new words in a foreign language, […]
Read moreItaly – Argentina: Access to acts regarding victims of the military dictatorship (1976-1983)
Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003 provided for the Italian diplomatic-consular archives in Argentina containing data regarding the victims of the military dictatorship (1976-83) to be transferred to Argentina’s National Archive of Memory.In this manner, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contributed to rebuilding an historic period in order to bring the truth to light, ensure that crimes […]
Read moreUN GENERAL ASSEMBLY – Italy’s Contribution – Terzi, bilateral meetings on international policy themes
Italy’s is an intense participation in the UN General Assembly under way in New York, represented by Premier Mario Monti and Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, who are involved in a long series of bilateral meetings and conferences on major international policy issues: civil war in Syria, developments in the Arab Spring, the situation in Libya, […]
Read moreA week of italian cinema in Hong Kong
The cinema screen lights up the city of Hong Kong, which will host a week of the best in the Italian film production. The event, called “Cine Italiano!”, sponsored by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (Hkiffs) and Zetema Progetto Cultura, was presented by the City of Rome, RAI Cinema, CineCittà Luce and the […]
Read moreCooperation: Guatemala, beyond the emergency
The newly published “Mas alla de la emergencia/Oltre l’emergenza”, by Annalisa Vandelli, is a thorough overview of the Italian Cooperation’s activities in Guatemala, and was part of the Emergency Programme “Ran Guatemala” funded in 2010 by the Italian Cooperation following devastating rains that crippled the country at the time. The bilingual (Italian/Spanish) book, launched in […]
Read morePeacekeeping contribution fundamental, says De Mistura
“Italy’s participation in peacekeeping operations remains fundamental. The alternative would be highly serious. We would lose our ability to influence what are fundamental operations in areas often neighbouring on Italy”. This was the comment by Under-Secretary De Mistura in a video interview at the conference on Italy’s role in international missions organized by the International […]
Read moreBucharest: Milan Made Expo launched
The “Milan Architecture and Building Design Expo” (MADE, 17-20 October), organised by the Foreign Trade Institute/Agency of Bucharest and Federlegno Arredo, was launched in Bucharest. Taking part in the event was Architect Mario Mazzer, 5-time winner of the Good Design Award and head of the central economic office of the Italian Embassy in Bucharest, who […]
Read moreUN: OPENING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY – Monti and Terzi ensure Italy’s contribution
The 67th UN General Assembly, which got under way on 18 September, launched into the central themes of debate with the participation of heads of state and government that began on 25 September. Italy is represented by Premier Mario Monti and Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi whose respective focus include: the Millennium Goals, climate change, food […]
Read moreBerlin: Italian Culture Festival opens
The second edition of Berlitalia, festival/market for the promotion of Italian culture and products, opens tomorrow at the Fuggerstrasse. A showcase for the many Italian firms producing in Italy, offering the German public a rich calendar of events to highlight Italian gastronomic delicacies such as wines, oils and other distinctive products, as well as Italy’s […]
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