Etta Scollo sings Consolo’s “Sicilitudine” in Tunis
The Catania-born songwriter and composer Etta Scollo will be a guest participant in the 3rd International Conference on Mediterranean Studies to be held on 21 February at the Maison des Arts in Tunis. The three-day event will offer an intense reflection on Sicily, insularity and Mediterranean identities by scholars of international renown who will reason […]
Read moreBelgium – Comics, Gipi’s “La forza dell’emozione” on show
Gian Alfonso Pacinotti, better known as “Gipi”, is a cartoonist, illustrator and film director. He is the author of “La forza delle emozioni” (“The Force of Emotions”) which was open in Brussels on 14 February at the Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée, Brussel’s Cartoon Museum. The exhibition, which will run until Sunday, 3 September, […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica Italiana 16 febbraio: ultime news dal mondo
Turchia: aziende partecipate dallo Stato trasferite nel Fondo sovrano Diventa operativo il Fondo sovrano turco “Türkiye Varlık Fonu Yönetim A.Ş.”, creato lo scorso agosto. Il Governo ha infatti trasferito nel Fondo alcune delle maggiori aziende a partecipazione statale: Ziraat Bankasi, la Borsa di Istanbul, BOTAS, TPAO, PTT, TURKSAT, Turk Telekomunikasyon (7%), Eti Maden, Caykur, Turkish […]
Read moreIndia – Italy participates in India’s Design Week showcasing the “Under 35” exhibition
Italy participates as a “Partner Country” in India Design ID 2017, which takes place in New Delhi from 16 to 19 February. The event forms part of a campaign launched by the Italian Trade Agency with a view to promoting ‘Made in Italy’ products in India.The Triennale Design Museum showcases the “Under 35. Italian Design” exhibition, curated by Silvana Annicchiarico, with installations by […]
Read moreColombia – Italian Cultural Institute brings Florence’s “Botticelli.Inferno” to Bogota
“Botticelli. Inferno” is the title of Ralph Loop’s docufilm which will be screened from 16 to 19 February at the Cine Colombia in Bogota, thanks to the sponsorship of the Italian Cultural Institute in the Colombian capital. The documentary is a journey across the mysteries of Dante’s Inferno through Ralph Loop’s high-definition scans of 102 […]
Read moreUnited States – Meet the New Italians Of New York makes a comeback on 21 February
The Italian Consulate General in New York will host the first of the 2017 “Meet the New Italians of New York” series on February 21. The opening event will be dedicated to the world of research and welcome the presence of many distinguished guests: Elena Aprile, Ph.D. (Professor, Physics Department, Columbia University), Luca Carloni, Ph.D. […]
Read moreMalta – Theatre, cinema and music for the 150th anniversary of Pirandello’s birth
Luigi Pirandello has close bonds with Malta because Giovanni Ricci Gramito, his anti-Bourbon grandfather on his mother’s side, was exiled to the island in 1849, where he died from a cholera infection the following year, on 1 August 1850. He had brought his whole family to Malta with him, including his young daughter Caterina, Luigi’s […]
Read moreSydney, two Italian films at the Mardi Gras Film Festival
Italian cinema will once more take centre stage abroad: the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney, in association with Queer Screen, will present the screening of the films “Me, Myself and Her” (“Io e lei”) by Maria Sole Tognazzi and starring Margherita Buy and Sabrina Ferilli, and “Arianna” by Carlo Lavagna and featuring Ondina Quadri, at […]
Read moreCameroon – Deputy Foreign Minister Giro: Italy is considered among its most reliable partners
“I am seeing with my own eyes how President Sergio Mattarella’s long visit last year may have changed the relationship between Italy and Cameroon. Today Italy is no longer considered a foreign Country but a friend and one of its most reliable partners,” said the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mario Giro, […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 14 February: latest news from around the world
Argentina: private development projects to kickoff at Bahia Blanca Major private development projects are likely to get started in 2017 in Bahia Blanca, the most important of which regards the expansion of the Argentinian city’s petrochemical complex,which is key for its economy. Dow Argentina, one of the most important groups operating in the complex, is […]
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