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23 October 2017
“Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean”

“By enhancing the role of culture, we can develop a Mediterranean identity that respects the many facets of our societies, promotes diversity and thereby increases security in the Mediterranean”. According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, these words encapsulate the goal of “Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean”, the cultural programme that the Ministry […]

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23 October 2017
8th Diplomacy Festival – PRINCES AND PRINCIPLES” – The geopolitical system between national interests and universal values”

“PRÌNCIPI E PRINCÌPI (“PRINCES AND PRINCIPLES”) – The geopolitical system between national interests and universal values”. This is the concept of the 8th Diplomacy Festival (Rome, 19-27 October 2017), which programmes 58 events with the involvement of 70 embassies, 7 universities, international political forums and prestigious scientific partners, and envisages round tables and thematic meetings […]

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20 October 2017
17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Estonia

To celebrate the 17th Week of Italian Language in the World, the Italian Embassy in Tallinn organized an event in partnership with the University of Tallinn. The films screened included Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” and the short-film “Il Cinema parla Italiano”. Among the participants in the event were Professor Rebane, Italian Language; Professor Ploom, […]

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20 October 2017
17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Athens

The Italian Cultural Institute in Athens organised several events, starting on 13 October, for the 17th Week of the Italian Language in the World. On 13 October the Institute hosted in its Auditorium the awarding ceremony of the 1st edition of the Translation Prizes assigned by the Italian Cultural Institute. The ceremony was followed by […]

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20 October 2017
17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Ottawa

Silvio Soldini’s film “Pane e Tulipani” (2000) was screened in the Amphitheatre of Saint Paul’s University on 17 October as part of the 17th Week of Italian Language and within the framework of the long-dated cooperation with the Embassy of Switzerland. The screening was preceded by a short-film entitled  “Il Cinema parla Italiano”.

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20 October 2017
17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Guatemala City

On Monday 16 October, the Italian Cultural Institute in Guatemala City hosted the lecture “ACCENNI DI RICERCA PER LA COMPRENSIONE DELL’ARTE CONTEMPORANEA” [Suggestions for Research on the Understanding of Contemporary Art], by contemporary artist Anna Maria Angelucci. During the lecture, the artist suggested a reflection on the great socio-cultural changes which occurred in the 20th […]

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19 October 2017
17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Oslo

From neo-Realism to neo-Neorealism: languages and dialects in Italian cinema Lecture by Marco Gargiulo, University of Bergen The linguistic history of Italy, from post-World War II to date, can be interpreted by following the history of Italian cinema and by observing the attempts made at representing Italian society, its dialects and multilingualism. The lecture focused […]

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19 October 2017
17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Dublin

“Storia d’Italia in 15 film” with Alberto Crespi Alberto Crespi, the author of “Storia d’Italia in 15 film” (published by Laterza in 2016), is a film critic, journalist and the anchorman of the very popular Radio3 programme “Hollywood Party”. In his lecture, Crespi explored the history of Italy by following the red line of images […]

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19 October 2017
17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Tunis

The Week of the Italian Language in the World in Tunis opened with actress Jasmine Trinca at the Ciné Mad’Art Carthage, portrayed here in a few shots taken before the screening of the film « Fortunata » by Sergio Castellitto. The cinema theatre had a full house.

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18 October 2017
7th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Events in Riga

The National Film School of the Latvian Academy of Culture hosted a lecture entitled “Linguistic relations between cinema and television” by Simona Messina, a professor at the University of Salerno. The lecture was attended by students of the Academy of Culture and of the Department of Human Sciences of the University of Latvia. The 17th […]

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17 October 2017
17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Saint Petersburg

Carlo Verdone: Tribute to Saint Petersburg To celebrate the 17th Week of Italian Language in the World, the Italian Cultural Institute, in partnership with the Made in Italy Association, have the pleasure to present Carlo Verdone in a Tribute to Saint Petersburg, a retrospective entirely dedicated to one of the most original directors and actors […]

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17 October 2017
17th Italian Language Week in the World – Montreal

“The travelling Genius”, Paolo Saporito – Amnesty, amnesia and censorship: the demise of the fascist past in the movie “I vinti” by Michelangelo Antonioni On the occasion of the “XVII Settimana della lingua Italiana nel mondo”, that will have as theme “L’italiano al cinema, l’italiano nel cinema”, under high patronage of the President of the […]

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