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2 November 2015
Tirana – Literature and emigration, a meeting with Carmine Abate

Calabrian-born writer Carmine Abate emigrated to Germany to then return to Trentino, where she has been living for more than 10 years now. The author spoke about literature and emigration in Tirana on Saturday 31 October in a conversation with Albanian journalist Ben Blushi during the Tirana International Literature Festival (TILF). Read more, in Italian

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30 October 2015
Sidney – Cinema, “Umberto D.” closes the “Masters of Neo-Realism” series

The “Masters of Neo-Realism: Roberto Rossellini e Vittorio De Sica” film series, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney, presents its seventh and final screening at the Casula Powerhouse on 5 November at 19:30. The film shown will be “Umberto D.”, written and staged by Cesare Zavattini and directed by Vittorio De Sica in […]

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30 October 2015
Stockholm – Nicola Piovani enchants in concert

Italian pianist and composer Nicola Piovani, famous for his work in cinema and theatre, was met with great acclaim in Stockholm for his “Concerto in quintetto”, accompanied by Pasquale Filasto’, Cristian Marini, Marco Loddo and Marina Cesari. The concert opened Italian Film Festival week and was organized by the Italian embassy in Sweden under Ambassador […]

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29 October 2015
Moscow – Homage to Dante, Placido and Konchalovsky

Dante Alighieri as a bridge between cultures and a meeting point for two internationally renowned artists. In Moscow, Michele Placido and the Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky held an evening dedicated to Dante’s Inferno, focusing on the characters of Ulysses and the lovers Paolo and Francesca, at the Elektroteatr Stanislavski. The event, part of the celebrations […]

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29 October 2015
Italian cuisine master class hosted by Embassy

The kitchens of the Italian Embassy in London will be hosting a master class by the Federazione Italiana Cuochi (Italian Federation of Chefs). The class will be held by Francesco Mazzei, President of the Federation’s British delegation and chef at the Sartoria restaurant; Danilo Cortellini, Deputy President and chef at the Embassy; and Guglielmo Arnulfo, […]

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29 October 2015
Tirana – Cinema: an Albanian showcase for Italian short films

The 13th International Film Festival, organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, is taking place in the Albanian capital and runs until 5 November 2015. This year the event includes a programme of Italian short films curated by the Italian Short Film Centre, featuring some of the most successful Italian shorts from 2014 and […]

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29 October 2015
La Scala’s String Quartet performs at the Glyptotek

Copenhagen’s Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum provided a splendid setting for a performance by the string quartet of La Scala theatre in Milan. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with Copenhagen Metro Team, the event featured music by Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi and Petr Ilic Tschaikovsky. The performers were Francesco Manara and Daniele Pascoletti […]

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Press Releases
28 October 2015
European Observatory, Paranal: no cut in financial support from Italian Government

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation wishes to respond to an article that appeared today in the press concerning alleged cuts in funding for the European Southern Observatory at Paranal, in Chile. The Ministry can confirm that there has been no cut whatsoever in the Italian Government’s financial support for the Observatory, which […]

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28 October 2015
Triennale di Milano will support economic recovery, says Gentiloni

The 21st International Exposition of the Triennale di Milano “will be a way to support the recovery of our economy. It will also help us recover confidence in our ability to attract foreign investment, in our export system, and in the possibility that the country, its businesses, its institutions, its reforms and its civil society […]

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28 October 2015
Beijing – European Union Film Festival opens its doors

The 8th European Union Film Festival, hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing, has opened. Films being screened range from “Happy Together” by the Czech director, Sasha Dlouhy, to “Kung Fury” by Sweden’s David Sandberg. The festival director is Peter Sallade, while the films were selected by Gianluigi Perrone. Read more, in Italian.

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28 October 2015
Prague – Cecchi Paone is special guest at Italian Language Week

Television journalist Alessandro Cecchi Paone was the special guest at the events held in the Czech Republic to celebrate the 15th Italian Language in the World Week. Cecchi Paone gave a lecture on “Radiotelevisione, allaricerca del servizio pubblico perduto” and held a class at the Charles University in Prague, on “Tradizione e vantaggi della lingua […]

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