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America Settentrionale

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13 September 2012
Libya – attack on US Consulate – We must go on supporting moderate democracies, says Terzi

“We must go on supporting the consolidation of democracy in countries such as Libya, Tunisia and Egypt, which have chosen moderate leaderships”. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi in the wake of the killing, in Benghazi, of the American Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens. Consolidating democracy is a priority “Extremists have been […]

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13 September 2012
In New York, opera speaks Italian again

In New York, opera is speaking Italian again. For the entire 2012-13 season, all of the operas staged at the Metropolitan Opera House will have sub-titles in Italian. The audience will be able to read these on video-screens installed on the backs of seats, and will thus be able to follow the original words. The […]

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4 September 2012
Los Angeles: italian and american animated cinema meet

Italian animated cinema meets its American counterpart during a special evening organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles in collaboration with the Animation Department of the California Art Institute of Los Angeles and Cinema Without Borders magazine. A series of Italian shorts, showing the most recent advances in our production, will be screened […]

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31 August 2012
HOUSTON : Bertolucci retrospective in Houston

The Museum of Fine Arts of Houston (MFAH) continues its tribute to Italian filmmakers – exploring the work of greats such as Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Pupi Avati and Marco Bellocchio – with a retrospective dedicated to Bernardo Bertolucci that will include a dozen of his films to be screened over four weekends beginning on […]

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29 August 2012
Minister Terzi sends condolences to the family of Reginald Bartholomew

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi sent his condolences to the family of Reginald Bartholomew in which he expressed his “deep esteem and sincere affection” for the American diplomat who passed away yesterday, the news of which Minister Terzi received “with deep sorrow”. “Bartholomew”, Terzi wrote, “was in the forefront of American diplomacy and a […]

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27 August 2012
WASHINGTON: tribute to Antonioni on his 100th birthday

The City of Washington will pay tribute to the cinema of Michelangelo Antonioni with a broad retrospective of his best known works beginning on 29 September – what would have been his 100th birthday – to be held at the National Gallery of Art, the American Film Institute and the Italian Cultural Institute To read […]

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23 August 2012
NEW YORK: competition for young directors

Who among young Italian film directors has not dreamt of flying to the Big Apple to show their works to the community of American film critics and scholars? That very possibility is being provided, for the second consecutive year, by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, through the “Young Italian Directors” Prize, subdivided into […]

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8 August 2012
2013 – The Year of Italian Culture in the United States

The decision to make 2013 the Year of Italian Culture in the United States has created a golden opportunity to showcase our cultural and scientific legacies and promote the cultural and production (Brand Italia) components of our Country Development Plan. Research, discovery and innovation The goal of the Year’s theme is to present Italy as […]

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7 August 2012
WASHINGTON – The US celebrates the art and genius of Antonioni

The US is celebrating the birth of Michelangelo Antonioni (Ferrara 29 September 1912) with a retrospective of his best known films to be shown at Washington’s National Gallery of Art, American Film Institute and Italian Cultural Institute. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.

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