panel discussion > Artemisia Gentileschi: New Perspectives
The Getty Museum recently acquired Lucretia, a newly discovered painting by Artemisia Gentileschi — arguably the most famous Italian woman painter of the 17th century. In this panel discussion, four leading experts on the work of Artemisia Gentileschi focus on the discovery of new documents and the emergence of unknown paintings over the last 20 […]
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screening > Playtime (Giochi 2021 19′) by Simone Bozzelli at AFI FEST Film Festival
Featuring 115 titles representing 50 countries, this year’s AFI FEST Film Festival (November 10-14) will showcase internationally acclaimed and award-winning films, including six World Premieres. The program also includes the North American Premiere of the 2021 short Playtime (Giochi 2021 19′) by Simone Bozzelli: A mother wants to play with her son. A boy wants to find […]
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concerts > Quartetto di Cremona in California and Texas
On tour on the West Coast, Quartetto di Cremona – Cristiano Gualco violin, Paolo Andreoli violin, Simone Gramaglia viola and Giovanni Scaglione cello – will perform in two concerts presented in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute Los Angeles: November 6 at 4 pm PT in Santa Monica, CaliforniaThe Maestro FoundationMendelsohn HallProgram:Wolf: Italian SerenadeDvořák: String […]
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webinar> Italian Fashion for a Cause: The Franca Sozzani Fund for Preventative Genomics
Meet two innovative collaborators using the power of DNA to transform medicine and prevent disease. Filmmaker Francesco Carrozzini will share his story and inspiration for the Franca Fund, his mother and late editor for Vogue Italia Franca Sozzani and Dr. Robert Green, professor of medicine, will present scientific evidence supporting preventive genomics. Attendees will also […]
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festival > ITTV Festival
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 boom in Italian shows airing in America including […]
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webinar > Meet the Author Online: Giulia Caminito
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 Languages and Translation Studies at […]
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screening > LUCA (2021) by Enrico Casarosa at the Animation Is Film Festival
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 in […]
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online screening > The Sky over Kibera (2019) by Marco Martinelli
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 to life […]
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film festival > Newport Beach Film Festival 2021
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 Alessandro Genovesi playing on Tuesaday Oct 26th, 8:00 […]
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online symposium > Dante: Poetry and Thought
On the occasion of the Italian Language Week in the World and of the celebrations for Dante’s 700th anniversary, the Institute presents an online symposium moderated by prof. Alessandro Carrera, University of Houston, with international guests, including philosopher Massimo Cacciari, who will present his upcoming volume Philosophy, Mysticism, and the Political: Essays on Dante (SUNY […]
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