“The development of the Italian economy and society as told by ISTAT: challenges and outlook”. That is the title of the conference that will take place on 13 April 2015 at the Italian cultural Institute in Buenos Aires. The initiative is part of the programme of the Year of Italy in Latin America and of […]
Read moreThe “Ghislieri Choir & Consort” performed in a Holy Week concert in La Valletta featuring 18th-century Italian sacred music. The event was organised by the Teatru Manoel in collaboration with the Cultural Italian Institute in La Valletta, directed by Salvatore Schirmo. Conducted and founded by Giulio Prandi, the Ghislieri Choir & Consort includes some of […]
Read moreConstruction work has begun on a Chinese-Italian cultural promotion centre in Zunyi, a city of 6 million people in Guizhou Province. The ground-breaking ceremony was attended by numerous local politicians and officials and by the Italian Consul General in Chongqing, Sergio Maffettone. In his speech, the Consul General invited authorities from the region to visit […]
Read moreItalian 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. […]
Read more“Dopo il lancio della campagna #BaciDaSarajevo con la deejay La Pina, prosegue l’impegno dell’Italia a favore dei bambini bosniaci che vivono in condizioni di disagio. Protagonista questa volta la musica con il primo violino de La Fenice di Venezia, Sara Michieletto, che realizzerà coi bambini di Sos Village il progetto ‘Music of Emotions’ e si […]
Read moreThe 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. […]
Read moreUruguay’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 […]
Read moreAutumn 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 […]
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreYoung 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 […]
Read moreAlba 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 […]
Read moreThe 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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