Diplomazia Culturale

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3 April 2015

Italy-Argentina – Italian films foster bilateral relations

Italian cinema was well represented at the 11th Pantalla Pinamar International Film Festival, with screenings of “Italo” by Alessia Scarso, “Il Pretore” by Giulio Base, “Mai Stati Uniti” by Carlo Vanzina, and “Il Giovane Favoloso” by Mario Martone. Italy’s participation was illustrated at a press conference attended by our Ambassador in Buenos Aires, Teresa Castaldo. […]

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1 April 2015

São Paulo – Italian film, a homage to director Carlo Mazzacurati

The Italian Cultural Institute in São Paulo is paying homage to Italian film director and screenwriter Carlo Mazzacurati, who died in January 2015 aged 57. The Institute will be screening his last work, “La sedia della felicità”, at 19.00 on Wednesday 15 April at its premises in Av. Higienópolis, 436, with a presentation by Prof. […]

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1 April 2015

Uruguay – Italian films feature in Montevideo

Uruguay’s International Film Festival, now in its 33rd edition, begins today, 1 April and runs until 12 April 2015. Italy will be taking part with a number of films including “L’intervallo”, by Leonardo Di Costanzo (2012) and “Gli equilibristi” by Ivano De Matteo (2012). Also featured will be “Il gesto delle mani” (2015) by Francesco […]

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31 March 2015

Argentina – La Plata – promoting the Italian language through song

Autumn 2015 will see the first edition of the Festival of Italian Song in La Plata, an event that will run from 7 to 8 October at the Teatro Coliseo Podestá. The official presentation was attended by festival coordinator Nicolás Moretti; the Italian Consul General, Iacopo Foti; the Director General of Entidades y Colectividades, Mauricio […]

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31 March 2015

Prague – Costanzo Rovati exhibition entitled “Un percorso nella materia”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Prague has organised a new exhibition entitled “Costanzo Rovati. Un percorso nella materia”. The Milanese artist works with traditional materials such as stone, marble, wood, ceramic and bronze, but also draws on more unusual sources such as plastic, nylon and industrial waste. Read more, in Italian. 

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31 March 2015

Budapest – I-Talents 2015 musical review featuring Beatrice Rana

Young Italian pianist Beatrice Rana will be appearing in the I-Talents 2015 musical review organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest in collaboration with the city’s Spring Festival. The recital, featuring music by Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Alexander Scriabin and Maurice Ravel, will take place at 19.00 on 13 April 2015, at the Institute’s […]

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31 March 2015

Prague – Alba Rohrwacher captivates Prague audiences at FebioFest

Alba Rohrwacher has captivated Prague audiences at FebioFest, now in its 22nd edition. The festival paid tribute to the Italian actress with screenings of “La solitudine dei numeri primi”, by Saverio Costanzo, “Il comandante e la cicogna”, by Silvio Soldini and “Le meraviglie”, by Alice Rohrwacher. Her latest films, “Hungry Hearts” and “Vergine Giurata”, will […]

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31 March 2015

Argentina – “Indie” film festival celebrates Monicelli

The Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Film (BAFICI), which runs from 15 to 25 April 2015, will celebrate Mario Monicelli with a retrospective featuring the great Italian director. The event will also include an exhibition entitled “Rap per Mario”, the work of Monicelli’s widow, Chiara Rapaccini. The retrospective, part of the Year of Italy […]

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Press Releases

30 March 2015

Directors appointed at Italian Cultural Institutes in London, Moscow and New York

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, has appointed new directors at three key Italian Cultural Institutes abroad. The appointment procedure took into account candidates’ renown and repute, and was based on the work of a commission that included representatives from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry for […]

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27 March 2015

Lima – Launch of “L’istituto Italiano In Concerto”

The Teatro Pirandello, adjacent to the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima, will host the second edition of the “Istituto Italiano in Concerto” from March to August 2015. The review is a special edition designed for the Year of Italy in Latin America, and will include chamber, pop and jazz music selections intended to give voice […]

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27 March 2015

Abu Dhabi – Standing ovation for Muti at Festival

Riccardo Muti was given a standing ovation yesterday evening in Abu Dhabi after conducting a performance of Beethoven featuring violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra, which he founded and is made up of young Italians under 30. This was the first time in the Persian Gulf for the Neapolitan maestro who, as […]

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26 March 2015

Initiative – Best translators awards: fundamental for our culture

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has a strong commitment to strengthening initiatives associated with translation, thanks not least to the various Italian Cultural Institutes around the world, which are responsible for the dissemination of culture and tradition in a sector that, apart from the excellence it produces, is also suffering”, explained Rosanna […]

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