The Central European Italian film festival MittelCinemaFest has expanded its circuit this year with screenings in Prague, in addition to Budapest and Krakow. Read more, in Italian
Read moreAfghan Minister for Culture Sayed Makhdum Rahin is on a mission to Italy, and met at the foreign ministry in Rome with Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli and the Directors General for Development Cooperation and Country Promotion. Rahin will remain in the capital for other institutional meetings that will include one with Italian Minister for […]
Read moreDeputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù met today in Yangon with leader of the Burmese opposition Aung San Suu Kyi, with whom she discussed the democratic transition under way in Burma, which Italy continues to support. Marta Dassù also passed on Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s invitation to participate on the International Board for Women […]
Read moreThe recently concluded St. Petersburg International Culture Forum launched a variety of initiatives aimed at promoting Italian culture, which included two events organised by our cultural institute: the exhibition “The Architecture of Made in Italy” with a conference dedicated to the same theme, and another devoted to sustainable development and the economic opportunities that can […]
Read moreThe exhibition “PPP. Una polemica inversa. Omaggio a Pier Paolo Pasolini” opens tomorrow at the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels, in celebration of the memory of one of the greatest intellectuals of the 20th century. The exhibition explores the great writer and director’s art and poetry. Read more, in Italian
Read moreThe events of the recently concluded 13th Italian Language Week in Senegal, organised by the Italian embassy in Dakar, concerned Italian language instruction in that country, with screenings of Italian films, an exhibition of Italian artists who live and work in Senegal and a concert by one of the best known Senegalese singer-songwriters Souleymane Faye, […]
Read moreItalian cinema has conquered Madrid, with the 6th Italian Film Festival bringing the best of our country’s productions to the Spanish capital. The initiative was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute with support from the Directorate General for Film at the Ministry for Cultural Assets and Activities. As always, the event was a huge success […]
Read moreA weekend at the opera with the genius of Verdi in Krakow, where the city’s Opera Theatre hosted a series of events to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Italian composer. The initiative opened with an exhibition, “Viva Verdi”, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute with the collaboration of Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera […]
Read moreBelgrade’s 19th international festival of films d’auteur ended, as it began, with an Italian flavour, with “Via Castellana Bandiera”, directed by Emma Dante and starring Elena Cotta, winning a special mention. Italy was guest of honour at the Festival, with support from the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade. Elena Cotta attended the closing ceremony, along […]
Read moreIn the 200th anniversary year of his birth, Giuseppe Verdi is still enchanting audiences in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with two concerts and an exhibition featuring his illustrated scores. The events took place against the backdrop of the UAE’s own celebrations for the 42th anniversary of their foundation. The concerts and exhibition were part […]
Read moreThe competition to design a new logo for the Italian Cultural Institutes (Italian initials IIC) opens today. The initiative, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been entrusted to Zooppa.it, the crowdsourcing platform. It is open to innovative ideas from students, young creatives, agencies and anyone wishing to try their hand at creating and […]
Read moreParte oggi il contest di idee per un nuovo logo degli Istituti Italiani di Cultura (IIC) nel mondo, un’iniziativa promossa da Ministero degli Affari Esteri e affidata a Zooppa.it, piattaforma basata sul crowdsourcing, aperta al contributo innovativo di studenti, giovani creativi, agenzie e a chiunque desideri cimentarsi e condividere progetti originali. Il nuovo logo dovrebbe […]
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