festival > Filming Italy Los Angeles 2026 – 11a edition
The festival’s eleventh edition will pay a special tribute to Franco Nero in connection with the awarding of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The program will open with Allevi – Back to Life, a documentary dedicated to the acclaimed composer Giovanni Allevi. Actress Anna Ferzetti is this year’s Festival Ambassador. As part of the program, […]
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screening and conversation > Allevi: Back to Life
Composer and philosopher Giovanni Allevi presents a documentary that recounts his battle with cancer and his return to music. The documentary Allevi: Back to Life opens the 11th edition of the Filming Italy Los Angeles Festival, chronicling the return to the stage of composer and philosopher Giovanni Allevi following a hiatus due to illness. The film delves into […]
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special event > International Holocaust Remembrance Day: 13419 – The Necessity of Return
A deserted police station. An enigmatic man emerges from the shadows of a Roman night. What follows is a narrative journey that blends history and psychology, a story that defies oblivion and shakes consciences. This is 13419: The Necessity of Return, a play written, directed, and performed by Roberto Attias. Set in Rome in the 1930s […]
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screening > LA GRAZIA by Paolo Sorrentino
Mariano De Santis (Toni Servillo) is the President of the Italian Republic. A widower and a Catholic, he has a daughter, Dorotea (Anna Ferzetti), a legal scholar like himself. As his term draws to a close, amid uneventful days, two final duties arise: deciding on two delicate petitions for a presidential pardon. True moral dilemmas, […]
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evento speciale > Week of Italian Cuisine in the World
Los Angeles, November 2025 – On the occasion of the 10th edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles present a series of exclusive events dedicated to promoting Italian gastronomic culture, under this year’s theme: “Italian Cooking: Health, Culture and Innovation.” “The Week of Italian Cuisine […]
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screening > BELOW THE CLOUDS by Gianfranco Rosi
Between Vesuvius and the Gulf of Naples, the land quakes from time to time, and the fumaroles of the Phlegraean Fields taint the air. The ruins that lie below — Pompeii, Herculaneum, long-submerged Roman villas — tell of a future that was buried by time. From these traces of history, memories of the subterranean world, […]
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HitWeek LA 2025: JOAN THIELE + DJ SET CON LUCA DE GENNARO
Join us for a special performance by singer-songwriter and producer Joan Thiele, one of the breakout stars of the 2025 Sanremo Music Festival. Born in Italy to an Italian mother and a Swiss-Colombian father, she spent her childhood between Colombia and Italy. Her musical world blends R&B, soul, jazz influences, and an international flair, with a cinematic […]
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performance > Queen of Flowers and Pearls
On the occasion of the 25th annual Week of Italian Language in the World, experience a moving blend of storytelling and music from Ethiopian-Italian writer, performer, and musician Gabriella Ghermandi. The intimate yet powerful performance interweaves thems of identity, memory, and resiliance through spoken excerepts from her novel Regina di fiori e di perle (2007, […]
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cinema > La Grazia by Paolo Sorrentino at the SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Oscar®-winning director Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo, The Great Beauty, The Hand of God) once again finds his perfect collaborator in Toni Servillo, who plays Mariano de Santis, President of the Italian Republic. A widower and Catholic, de Santis has a daughter, Dorotea, who is a lawyer like him. As his term in office draws to […]
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lingua > Giornata della lingua italiana alla Chapman University
On the occasion of the 25th annual Week of Italian Language in the World, a celebration of Italofonia, the linguistic, cultural and social space of Italian beyond borders (lingua oltre i confini.) Keynote presentation bt Dr. Luciana Fellin (Duke University) and poster presentations by Italian Studies students. Part of the 25th annual Week of Italian […]
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