Argentina – Italian cinema is back in Bariloche
San Carlos de Bariloche will host the eighth edition of “La straordinaria varieta’ del cinema italiano” (The Extraordinary Variety of Italian Cinema) a series of film screenings running from 15 September to 27 October. All the films featured in the programme will be subtitled in Spanish. The event was organised by the “Nueva Italia” bariloche-based association with the support of the Italian Consulate General in Bahia Blanca,The […]
Read moreThe 2016 Rural Development Report presented at the Farnesina
Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, IFAD President, Kanayo F. Nwanze, and the Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance, Enrico Morando, this morning will open the meeting at the Farnesina to present the 2016 Rural Development Report by the International Fund for Agricultural Development – IFAD.With a view to promoting an […]
Read moreIntegrated Promotion – “Innovation that Speaks Italian”
Applications have begun flying in from numerous countries for the “Innovazione che parla italiano” (Innovation that Speaks Italian) prize, recently established to reward the innovative value of Italian Tech Startups founded by Italian citizens abroad. The initiative was launched by the Italian Foreign Ministry’s Directorate General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation, and by […]
Read moreBrazil – Italian infrastructure and energy companies take centre stage
Brasilia will host a two-day event (Sept. 28-29) focusing on Italian investments in Brazil’s infrastructure and energy sectors. The event, promoted by the Italian Embassy in Brazil, in conjunction with Brazil’s Ministry of Planning, Budget, and Management and its largest public bank, Banco do Brasil, will place Italian companies – some of which are world […]
Read moreBelgium – Italian Design in a show: “The Culture of Project Designing”
The Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels will open the exhibition “Italian Design: the Culture of Project Designing” at 7 p.m. on 14 September with the aim of shedding light on the ingeniousness of several Italian architects and designers who have become international design icons during the second half of the 20th and the beginning of […]
Read morePOSTCARDS FROM THE OTHER ITALY / Mar del Plata, a choice driven by love
Love led him to move to Argentina two years ago: he works in the Italian Consulate in Mar del Plata and is the president of the Dante Alighieri Society. This week Andrea Casiraghi, 40, originally from Monza, is the sender of the new “Postcard from the Other Italy”. Through his job, Andrea has a privileged […]
Read moreMinister Gentiloni on diplomatic mission in Cyprus today
The progress made in the UN-led reunification negotiations and perspectives, the migration crisis, the EU-Turkey relations and the Brexit vote will be the main issues addressed during the visit to Cyprus of Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni. Minister Gentiloni’s agenda includes a visit to President Anastasiades. With his Cypriote counterpart, Ioannis Kasoulides, Gentiloni will address the […]
Read moreUnited Kingdom
The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in London will celebrate the bicentenary of Italian poet Ugo Foscolo’s arrival in England with a lecture by Italian essayist Piero Morales on Monday, Sept. 12. It will analyse the psychological aspects of Foscolo’s works and his cultural impact in London, especially in promoting Dante’s “Divine Comedy” among the British […]
Read moreGermany – The “Cinema! Italia!” Festival kicks off
The summer is waning and it’s almost time to go back to filling cinema theatres, possibly with a review of the last season’s best Italian films presented at the Hamburg “Cinema! Italia!” Italian Film Festival, now at its 19th edition. The six new releases chosen for this edition are dedicated to Italy and reflect the […]
Read moreCzech Republic – “Prague for Central Italy” fundraiser
The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Prague will hold a fundraiser for the victims of the recent earthquake in central Italy on Sept. 20 in connection with the “Echi italiani” (“Italian Echoes”) exhibition. “Pasta all’amatriciana” dishes will be served during the event as a tribute to the recipe’s hometown of Amatrice, which was largely destroyed […]
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