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27 October 2014
Chicago – Ozpetek e Virzì guidano italiani a Film Festival (in translation)

Ferzan Ozpetek e Paolo Virzì hanno ‘guidato’ la pattuglia italiana presente in forze al Chicago International Film Festival, importante appuntamento arrivato alla cinquantesima edizione. Insieme ad “Allacciate le cinture” del regista nato in Turchia ma naturalizzato italiano, e “Il capitale umano” di Virzì, sono stati proiettati anche “Tir” di Alberto Fasulo e “Eppideis” (Seven Little […]

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24 October 2014
Mozambique – Celebrates peace with Festival Jazz

Mozambique plans to celebrate the anniversary of the peace accords to the tunes of a jazz festival organised by the Italian embassy in Maputo, which runs from today through Saturday. Now in its 10th edition, the Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival was created to commemorate the accord signed on 4 October 1992 that put an end to […]

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24 October 2014
Vietnam – Angeloni says Italian strengthens cooperation

“Italian is the fourth most studied language in the world, and that’s why we want to present it as a tool for strengthening our relations, especially as regards cultural cooperation between Italy and Vietnam”, affirmed Italian ambassador in Hanoi Lorenzo Angeloni as he launched Italian Language Week. The opening of the event featured the exhibition […]

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23 October 2014
Italy-Argentina – Grasso launches youth “think-tank” – Bicultural project, ceremony at Baires “Palazzo Italia”

“Italy must go back to believing strongly in the value of its cultural, literary, artistic and scientific legacy, which can be a driver” in regaining the role it deserves, asserted President of the Senate Pietro Grasso as he launched a new “Italo-Argentine think-tank” during a meeting at the Italian Cultural Institute. Present also was Italian […]

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23 October 2014
Italian Language Week Ankara – History and Literature

The Italian culture conquers Turkey with a packed calendar of events for the 14th Italian Language Week. Opened by Ambassador Gianpaolo Scarante with deputy dean of the Faculty of Languages, History and Geography of the University of Ankara Leyla Uzun, various Italian language events focusing on history and literature will be open to professors, students […]

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23 October 2014
Usa – Italian on the rise in “Advanced Placement” programme

There is a rapidly growing demand for Italian in the Advanced Placement (AP) programme that allows American high school students to earn university credits by sitting exams in the language of Dante. According to recently published College Board data, 2331 students took the exam on 30 June 2014 – an increase of 17.7% over the […]

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23 October 2014
Austria: Vienna showcases Italian excellence – Concert at the embassy in honour of Cremona, with Guarneri violin

An special evening concert was held yesterday at the Metternich Palace, home to the Embassy of Italy in Vienna, performed on the strings of a precious violin made by historic luthier Guarneri del Gesu’. Attendees included Governor of the National Bank of Austria Ewald Nowotny, Mayor of Cremona Gianluca Galimberti and another 200 esteemed guests […]

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23 October 2014
Montevideo – Italian Language Week in grand style

The 2014 edition of Italian Language Week in Uruguay offers a vast array of events, beginning with the hypothetical reconstruction of a voyage from Italy to the Americas presented by Sicilian actor Salvatore Motta and Italian-Swiss actor Mathias Britos in a show entitled “Quadri”. Present at the opening event will be the Italian and Swiss […]

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23 October 2014
Cape Town – Italian Ambassador’s benefit regata

On the strength of the success of the 2013 “Italian Ambassador’s Perennial Trophy”, the benefit event will be repeated on November 1st, when noted local South African celebrities, politicians, sports stars, entertainers, artists, business persons and sailing enthusiasts will set sail. They will be joined by the socially underprivileged youth sponsored by the Rcyc Sailing […]

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22 October 2014
Agli Stati generali della lingua italiana a Firenze presentato Libro bianco “l’italiano nel mondo che cambia”

“Many ideas and proposals for tapping the potential of the Italian language have emerged in these two days of discussion. We must now see to it that promotion of our language remains a prominent concern of policy-makers and the parliament. The Italian language is not a mere by-product”, asserted Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International […]

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22 October 2014
Buenos Aires – “Identidad desaparecida” on display

The “Espacio Memoria y Derechos Humanos” in Buenos Aires will host an exhibition by artist Silvia Levenson from 21 October to 21 November entitled “Identidad desaparecida”. The show consists of a series of sculptures, installations and photos alluding to the absence of bodies that instead exist through objects, clothes and toys that have remained frozen […]

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