Beijing – European Union Film Festival opens its doors
The 8th European Union Film Festival, hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing, has opened. Films being screened range from “Happy Together” by the Czech director, Sasha Dlouhy, to “Kung Fury” by Sweden’s David Sandberg. The festival director is Peter Sallade, while the films were selected by Gianluigi Perrone. Read more, in Italian.
Read morePrague – Cecchi Paone is special guest at Italian Language Week
Television journalist Alessandro Cecchi Paone was the special guest at the events held in the Czech Republic to celebrate the 15th Italian Language in the World Week. Cecchi Paone gave a lecture on “Radiotelevisione, allaricerca del servizio pubblico perduto” and held a class at the Charles University in Prague, on “Tradizione e vantaggi della lingua […]
Read moreDEI – Indonesia: Government approves reforms to revitalise the economy
The Indonesian government has announced a reform package drawn up in coordination with the central bank, the Financial Services Authority and the Minister Coordinator for the Economy. Its aim is to boost domestic consumption and revitalise the economy. The first tranche of measures includes the adoption of measures to increase certainty in economic activity and […]
Read moreLisbon – Italy in the Great War – centenary celebrated in Portugal
The Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon is hosting events to mark the 100th anniversary of Italy entering the First World War. Tuesday 27 October 2015 will see a screening of the film “Uomini contro” by Francesco Rosi, with a presentation by researcher Carmine Cassino. On Tuesday 3 November, historian Giuseppe Monsagrati will give a lecture […]
Read moreBuenos Aires – Morandi engraved: Argentina explores the work of the Bolognese artist
As one of the events organised for Italian Language in the World Week, the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires is hosting a lecture on “Morandi engraved”. Organisers of the event are Fabio Fiorani and Ginevra Mariani from the Istituto centrale per la grafica in Rome. The Institute owns the entire collection of Morandi’s plates, […]
Read moreItaly and Austria – Remembering Alcide De Gasperi
The Italian Embassy in Vienna organised an event in memory of Alcide De Gasperi, with the participation of the great statesman’s daughter, Maria Romana. Participants also included Prof. Paolo Magagnotti, president of the Alcide de Gasperi Centre for European Studies at the West University of Timișoara and the European Journalists Association; the chair of the […]
Read moreAstana – Year of Italian Culture in Kazakhstan
A documentary on Marco Polo, a joint production of a Kazakh opera, exchanges of history and art exhibitions, and archive research projects. These are just some of the initiatives planned for the Year of Italian Culture in Kazakhstan, which will run until October 2016. The “Year” was presented by the Italian Ambassador in Astana, Stefano […]
Read moreCartoline dall’altra Italia – From Rome to Toronto with a passion for journalism
Matteo Ciofi is 28 years old and has a degree in modern literature and a passion for journalism that led him to leave Rome and move to Toronto. There, he works for a Canadian television channel that broadcasts in four languages, including Italian. Matteo is the featured “Italian abroad” in the new instalment of “Cartoline […]
Read morePrague – Colours and poetry: the Po River interpreted by Alessandro Sanna
An exhibition of watercolours by Alessandro Sanna, entitled “Il Fiume Lento”, has opened in Prague and will run until 1 November 2015. The exhibition, which features scenes of the Po River, is hosted in Villa Pellé. “Fiume lento. Un viaggio lungo il Po” is also the title of a book by Sanna, who is described […]
Read moreBeijing – “Stella Ciao” arrives in China with a meeting with director Vito Robbiani
The theatre of the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing opened its doors on Monday 26 October 2015 to Swiss-Italian director Vito Robbiani for a presentation and screening of his film “Stella Ciao”. The event was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the Swiss Embassy in China. Read more, in Italian.
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