Khartoum – Small directors grow, film festival at the embassy in Sudan
The capital of Sudan, Khartoum, became the capital of cinema for three days with an event promoted by Embassy of Italy in Sudan, during which author, screenwriter and director of over 70 short films Francesco Cinquemani held a workshop for aspiring young directors. Ambassador of Italy to Sudan Fabrizio Lobasso, commenting on one of the […]
Read moreKhartoum – Small directors grow, film festival at the embassy in Sudan
The capital of Sudan, Khartoum, became the capital of cinema for three days with an event promoted by Embassy of Italy in Sudan, during which author, screenwriter and director of over 70 short films Francesco Cinquemani held a workshop for aspiring young directors. Ambassador of Italy to Sudan Fabrizio Lobasso, commenting on one of the […]
Read moreJakarta – Dance performance by Tecnologia Filosofica
Dancer-choreographer Francesca Cinalli and composer-musician Paolo De Santi are touring Indonesia, where tomorrow they will present the dance performance “Niji_una preghiera” in Jakarta with the Tecnologia Filosofica company. The event will be hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute of the Indonesian capital, which has organised it in collaboration with the Italian embassy. The tour is […]
Read moreAlgeria – Italy guest of honour at International Trade Fair for Public Works
Italian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Graziano Delrio will join Algerian Minister for Public Works Abdelkader Ouali in opening the 13th edition of the International Trade Fair for Public Works (SITP), where Italy is guest of honour. The fair is the most important trade event in northern Africa, and is dedicated to the construction and […]
Read moreIncluding the disability dimension in development programmes and policies
“Including Disability in Development Cooperation: Experiences of Collaboration between Governments, NGOs and DPOs” is the topic of an international conference held on Wednesday 18 November at the Farnesina in Rome. The conference was introduced by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mario Giro, and jointly sponsored by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation and […]
Read moreTokyo – When language becomes music: in search of “recitar cantando”
Musicologist and scholar Luciana Galliano will hold a conference at 18:30 on 18 November at the Umberto Agnelli Auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo on Opera, born of the “recitar cantando” style blending voice and music. The conference will explore the use of the Italian language in lyrical music from the year 1000 […]
Read moreAsunción – Stefano Bollani, piano wizard, for the first time in Paraguay
After performances in the world’s most prestigious venues (Umbria Jazz, the Montreal Festival, New York’s “Town Hall”, Venice’s “Fenice” and Milan’s “La Scala”), eclectic and inventive pianist Stefan Bollani will perform for the first time ever in Paraguay at 20:00 on Wednesday 18 November at the Ignacio A. Pane municipal theatre of Asunción. Presenting the […]
Read moreDei – Morocco: 7–billion-euro southern development plan expected to create 120,000 jobs
A total investment of approximately 77 billion dirham (7 billion euro) leading to the creation of 120,000 jobs – these are the numbers associated with the economic development plan for three provinces in southern Morocco (Laayoune, Dakhla and Guelmin) announced by King Mohammed VI. The 5 to 10-year plan concerns a variety of sectors and […]
Read moreFarnesina Conference – Including Disability in Development Cooperation: Experiences of Collaboration between Governments, NGOs and DPOs
“Including Disability in Development Cooperation: Experiences of Collaboration between Governments, NGOs and DPOs” is the topic of an international conference scheduled for Wednesday 18 November at the Farnesina in Rome. The conference will be introduced by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mario Giro, is jointly sponsored by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation […]
Read moreBrazil – “Venice Cinema” on display
The 11th edition of the exhibition “Venice Cinema no Brasil” will run from 16 to 30 November in Sao Paulo, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, presenting a selection of the Italian films that competed in the 72nd Venice Film Festival. The event will also pay homage to director Alberto Lattuada with a screening of […]
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