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America Settentrionale

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1 July 2014
Culture – Italian films conquer Canada. Prize for Carlo Verdone

Italian cinema has been a box-office success in Canada, thanks to the Italian Contemporary Film Festival, now in its 3rd edition. The festival was staged in 5 Canadian cities: Toronto, Hamilton, Vaughan, Montreal and Quebec City. The event opened in Toronto, during the month dedicated to the Italian cultural heritage in Ontario. A guest of […]

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26 June 2014
Canada – Montreal dedicates retrospective to Paolo Virzi’

The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal dedicated a retrospective to celebrated filmmaker Paolo Virzì, who has had a string of successes over recent years that include his latest effort “Il capitale umano”, winner of the Donatello Prize. Read more, in Italian.

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13 June 2014
Los Angeles – “A Traveling Archive”, homage to Magistretti designs

Ludovico Magistretti, better known as Vico, has design objects on display in the permanent collection of New York’s MOMA, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Museum die Neue Sammlung of Munichand many other museums throughout North America and Europe. The designer passed away in 2006, but his creativity continues to speak out in […]

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11 June 2014
Canada – Un mese di eventi in Ontario per Italian Heritage Month (in translation)

Giugno all’insegna del tricolore in Ontario, che ospita per tutto il mese numerosi eventi nell’ambito dell’Italian Heritage Month. Ad aprire la rassegna e’ stata la festa popolare ospitata nei locali e nei giardini del castello ‘casa Loma’ di Toronto, a cui hanno partecipato circa 2mila persone. Tra gli ospiti, il ministro federale della Cittadinanza e […]

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6 June 2014
New York – Dal 20 giugno in scena street art italiana (in translation)

Dieci artisti contemporanei per una panoramica della street art italiana: la mostra “From Street to Art” andra’ in scena a New York dal 20 giugno. Ad ospitare i lavori sara’ l’Istituto italiano di cultura che dara’ spazio ai nomi e ai percorsi artistici che hanno determinato la scena street art in Italia durante gli ultimi […]

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26 May 2014
Dei/Sole 24 Ore: Paesi Bassi: 102 aziende partecipazione italiana a fiera Private Label (in translation)

Paesi Bassi: 102 aziende partecipazione italiana a fiera Private Label Sono 102 le aziende (74 nell’area alimentare e 28 nell’area non alimentare) che hanno partecipato ad Amsterdam all’annuale Private Label International Trade Show, fiera delle forniture private label organizzata dalla Private Label Manufacturing Association” (PLMA) di New York. E’ la manifestazione leader in Europa per […]

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23 May 2014
Italy-Usa – Los Angeles pays tribute to Nino Manfredi

The city of Los Angeles was the setting for the event “Nino! Tribute to Nino Manfredi!”, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and Consulate General, in honour of the Italian actor who passed away in 2004. A series of screenings were held of his best known films along with an exhibition on his private and […]

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20 May 2014
Usa – Music as an instrument for peace, concert in Popes’ memory

Music as an instrument of peace and vehicle for dialogue among cultures and faiths: this was the conviction behind ‘Peace Through Music In Our Age’, a major musical event held at Washington’s Constitution Hall in honour of the memory of recently canonised Popes John XXIII and John Paul II. Read more, in Italian.

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Press Releases
15 May 2014
Visita del Sottosegretario Giro a Montreal: “vicinanza alla comunità italiana e sostegno al nuovo modello d’insegnamento dell’italiano”

Il Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri Mario Giro è in visita in Quebec per incontrare i rappresentanti della comunità italiana locale e partecipare alla Conferenza sul futuro della lingua italiana in Canada, un Paese che conta circa 1,5 milioni di cittadini di origine italiana. La diffusione della lingua italiana in Quebec è in aumento grazie alla […]

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14 May 2014
Mogherini in the USA – meeting with Kerry. Talk with Albright: more women in politics

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini’s first official visit to the United States continued with a meeting with the former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, a discussion of the European elections and an interview on the Ukraine crisis on CNN International. Minister Mogherini also mentioned the White House’s keen interest in EXPO 2015 and a possible participation […]

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