Istituto Di Cultura - Los Angeles

The exhibit, curated by the 2021 Italian Design Ambassador in Los Angeles Mattia Biagi, explores the iconic creations by Italian designers and design companies. Bringing Italian design and culture to a wide public has always been one of Biagi’s goals since he moved to Los Angeles 18 years ago. His aim with this sho...

An online preparation course for intermediate students who have to take the Italian citizenship exam. Please note that previous knowledge of Italian at intermediate level is recommended to attend this course. Candidates at a lower level may contact us for other options. Sundays 11AM - 1PM For more info and to register...

The 15th annual feStivale, showcasing the best of Italian contemporary cinema both in person and online this year is dedicated to the theme of Resilience. The program also includes the 3rd edition of the SDIFF Ristretto Awards, with 16 short films as finalists. The winner will be announced during the closing Gala. Film...

Dante is perhaps the best known poet in the world, and the Divine Comedy has certainly influenced the imagination of every generation that has come after it. The work of Il Sommo Poeta (the Supreme Poet) endures across space and time, remaining very much alive in our present world. It is an exceptional work that still manages...

Gianrico Carofiglio presents the English edition of his novel “Le tre del mattino” (Einaudi 2017), during an online tour coordinated by the IIC Los Angeles on the occasion of the 2021 Italian Language Week in the World. Antonio is on the brink of adulthood, still figuring out who he is and who he wants to be. His...

On the occasion of the Italian Language Week and of the celebration for Dante's 700 anniversary, online screening of The Sky over Kibera by Marco Martinelli produced by Teatro delle Albe, with a special introduction by the director. Martinelli's documentary is an art film: it tells us how the Divine Comedy was brought...

Celebrated as a leading lifestyle film festival in the United States, the annual Newport Beach Film Festival (October 21-28, 2021) presents an evening dedicated to contemporary Italian cinema with the Italian spotlight, 10 giorni con Babbo Natale (When Mom is Away...With the Family, 2020) a comedy directed by Alessa...

Animation Is Film brings us a special big-screen presentation of Pixar's LUCA - a love letter to Italy (and sea monsters!) The film will screen once during the Festival, presented in-person by director Enrico Casarosa and Producer Andrea Warren. USE promo code ITALY to receive 25% off your tickets. The film did not play...

Giulia Caminito, winner of the 2021 Campiello Prize, a prestigious award that has been presented since 1963, with L'acqua del lago non è mai dolce (Bompiani 2021), "The Water of the Lake is Never Sweet," in conversation with Professor Clorinda Donato, Director of The Clorinda Donato Center for Global Romance Lan...

ITTV Festival, the first Festival dedicated to Italian television and aimed at bringing attention to the lively Italian TV production and growing  relationships between Italian and American TV creators and talents. returns to Los Angeles with the slogan "Let Italy Entertain You." The festival will celebrate the boo...