5th Annual Week of Italian Cuisine in the World in Los Angeles
Showcasing Italy and the Italian taste in the world, the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World is a yearly initiative developed to promote Italian culinary traditions and food-and- wine connoisseurship as a distinctive trait of Italian identity and culture Calendar of events – November 16-22, 2020 Nov. 15 – 22: 8 Videos for 8 […]
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Maverik Modigliani (Maledetto Modigliani | Italia 2020, 90′)
To mark the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of Modigliani’s passing, this documentary film explores the life and work of artiste maudit Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), rebel, scandalous genius, and indisputable master of 20th century art. Modigliani lived a short, tormented life, narrated here from an original point of view, that of his young common-law wife, […]
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#RAFFAELLO500 | Raphael in the Vatican: A special year for the Vatican Museums
Zoom Webinar with BARBARA JATTA Director of the Vatican Museums The year 2020 marks the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the death of the universally acclaimed master of art, Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino. It is a special year for the Vatican Museums because it is here that Raphael’s most important series of frescoes are […]
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The Fellini Brand: Marketing Appropriations and the Fellini Name
On the occasione of the celebrations Federico Fellini 100th anniversary, this presentation by Dr. Rebecca Bauman (FIT/SUNY) will explore how the genius of Federico Fellini and his influence on both Italian cinema and Modern Italy has evolved not only as a “brand” within the Italian peninsula both also globally. Registration required Dr. Rebecca Bauman is […]
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2020 Ristretto Awards Ceremony
Find out the winners of the San Diego Italian Film Festival 2nd Annual Italy Exported competition, watch their awarded shorts and chat with the Directors live. Vote for your favorite short and be part of selecting the Audience Ristretto Award winner! Tickets $15 SDIFF Members – $20 General Admission
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Italian Design Day 2020: Design for a Better Future
On the occasion of the fourth annual Italian Design Day, that will focus on focus on the theme Drawing the Future. Development, Innovation, Sustainability, Beauty, designers Mattia Biagi and Giulio Cappellini and design gallerist and curator Rossana Orlandi will explore how the pandemic has changed and perhaps will change design to improve our lives. Preceded […]
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The Temptations of Doctor Antonio – Whiteness and Fellini’s Cinematic Imaginary
This presentation by Dr. Shelleen Greene (UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film & Television) will examine the trope of whiteness within Fellini’s first color film, The Temptations of Doctor Antonio (1962), arguing that the film’s setting within the EUR, or the Esposizione Universale Roma, allows for a meditation on Italy’s colonial legacies. REGISTER HERE Organized by […]
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Meet the Author Online: Nadia Terranova
Writer Nadia Terranova recounts her decision to remain in Rome during the quarantine instead of returning to her familial home in Messina. During this challenging period when life makes little sense Terranova finds comfort in poetry, quoting a verse by the German-Swedish writer Nelly Sachs who was awarded the 1966 Nobel Prize Winner for Literature. […]
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Share and Dine Italian @ Home!
In anticipation of the 5th annual Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, join us for an authentic Italian Food & Exclusive Live Streaming Event with Executive Chef Mirko Paderno and Master Taster Giammario Villa. Special introduction by the Hon. Silvia Chiave, Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles. Bring Piemonte to your home with the following menu: First course: […]
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Italian Comics. From Corriere dei Piccoli to Gipi
How has it been used historically and how is the Italian language used in a complex audiovisual medium such as comics? This conference by Dr. Antonio Iannotta (USD) focuses on some of the authors, stories, heroes, magazines and books that created the illustrated imagery of Italians. An exciting journey in the Italian language used in […]
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