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Image headerSettimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo

Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo

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19 October 2018
“Campiello al Fairmont”

On 12 October, to kick off the 18th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, the Italian Embassy in Munich held the Campiello Literary Prize, a contemporary Italian novel-writing contest organised by the Fondazione II Campiello-Confindustria Veneto. The speaker on behalf of the authors was Francesco Targhetta who won the second prize with his “Le […]

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19 October 2018
“Online Italian Language Teaching and Italian Studies”

On 15 October, the Round Table on “Online Italian Language Teaching and Italian Studies” was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Beijing and held at its Auditorium. The initiative offered a forum for the exchange of experiences and opinions by Italian and Chinese teachers and experts and to debate the new MOOC (Massive […]

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19 October 2018
“My story continues…”, collective writing attempts

A meeting was held on 17 October at the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin to present the online collective writing project “Continua la mia storia…”, [My story continues], marking the 18th edition of the Italian Language in the World. The event was held in association with the Berlin Committee of the Dante Alighieri Society and […]

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19 October 2018
In Prague ‘L’Arminuta’ kicks off the Week of Italian Language in the World

In Prague, the Week of the Italian Language in the World kicked off with a novel that is rooted in Abruzzo, a land rich in popular traditions.  Donatella Di Pietrantonio presented her ‘L’arminuta’, the winner of last year’s Campiello Prize, at the Kavarna Retezova Literary Café in Prague, as part of the events promoted by […]

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19 October 2018
THE DANTE ALIGHIERI OPENS AN OFFICE IN RAMALLAH

The Palestine Committee of the “Dante Alighieri” Society was officially inaugurated in Ramallah under the auspices of the Italian Consulate General in Jerusalem. The inauguration ceremony was held as part of the events organised by the Italian Consulate for the 18thWeek of the Italian Language in the World. The ceremony was attended by the Consul […]

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18 October 2018
#IoParloItaliano promotional video campaign from Tirana

The #IoParloItaliano video campaign produced by the Italian Embassy in Tirana for the Week of Italian Language in the World (15-21 October) is a gallery of faces, voices and different stories, all connected by the great impact that Italian has had on their lives. It comprises 14 video clips in which the Mayor of Tirana, […]

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26 October 2017
17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – New York

Words are important. Nanni Moretti and the Italian language The Italian Cultural Institute in New York celebrated the Week of the Italian Language in the World with a number of very successful events. The highlight of the week was the event with the world-renowned and multi-prize-winning Italian film director Nanni Moretti, who illustrated the importance […]

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24 October 2017
17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Basel

Great success of the short film screening organised by the Italian Consulate in Basel for the 17th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World. The guests of the Italian Consulate were Gisella Calabrese and Giuseppe Mallozzi, respectively the artistic director and the president of the Cultural Association “Il Sogno di Ulisse”. […]

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20 October 2017
17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Estonia

To celebrate the 17th Week of Italian Language in the World, the Italian Embassy in Tallinn organized an event in partnership with the University of Tallinn. The films screened included Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” and the short-film “Il Cinema parla Italiano”. Among the participants in the event were Professor Rebane, Italian Language; Professor Ploom, […]

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20 October 2017
17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Athens

The Italian Cultural Institute in Athens organised several events, starting on 13 October, for the 17th Week of the Italian Language in the World. On 13 October the Institute hosted in its Auditorium the awarding ceremony of the 1st edition of the Translation Prizes assigned by the Italian Cultural Institute. The ceremony was followed by […]

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20 October 2017
17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Ottawa

Silvio Soldini’s film “Pane e Tulipani” (2000) was screened in the Amphitheatre of Saint Paul’s University on 17 October as part of the 17th Week of Italian Language and within the framework of the long-dated cooperation with the Embassy of Switzerland. The screening was preceded by a short-film entitled  “Il Cinema parla Italiano”.

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20 October 2017
17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Guatemala City

On Monday 16 October, the Italian Cultural Institute in Guatemala City hosted the lecture “ACCENNI DI RICERCA PER LA COMPRENSIONE DELL’ARTE CONTEMPORANEA” [Suggestions for Research on the Understanding of Contemporary Art], by contemporary artist Anna Maria Angelucci. During the lecture, the artist suggested a reflection on the great socio-cultural changes which occurred in the 20th […]

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