screening >The Opera! by Paolo Gep Cucco & Davide Livermore
The 20th edition of the Los Angeles Italia – Film, Fashion and Art Fest makes a stop the Italian Cultural Institute during its week-long run at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Join us for a screening of The Opera! (ITA/FRA 2024, 106’), directed by Paolo Gep Cucco and Davide Livermore. The film is a modern […]
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festival > Los Angeles, Italia 2025
The 20th annual Los Angeles, Italia Film Festival returns to Hollywood on the eve of the 2025 Academy Awards. Chaired by Italian producer Raffaella De Laurentiis, the festival will celebrate Italy’s rich cinematic, artistic, and lifestyle legacy while introducing contemporary Italian productions to the United States. The festival opens on Sunday, February 23, 2025, with […]
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screening > Eternal Visionary plus Q&A with Michele Placido and Fabrizio Bentivoglio
On the occasion of Filming Italy Los Angeles 2025, the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles in collaboration with Agnus Dei – Tiziana Rocca, present a screening of Eternal Visionary (Italy/Belgium, 2024, 112′) by Michele Placido, followed by a conversation with Michele Placido and the main actor, Fabrizio Bentivoglio moderated […]
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festival > Filming Italy Los Angeles 2025
The 10th edition of Filming Italy – Los Angeles created and directed by Tiziana Rocca, Agnus Dei, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles directed by Emanuele Amendola, kicks off on February 19 through February 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, in partnership with APA (Audiovisual Producers Association), under the auspices of the […]
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special event > International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025
On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, organize a special commemoration ceremony with the screening of the documentary Liliana (84′ Italy, 2024) directed by Ruggero Gabbai, […]
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Italian classes WINTER 2025 – in person & online
Winter 2025 dates: February 3 – April 12 Calendar and schedule For further information and to register please call Ina Cohen at (310) 824 -7408 Photo credit: Umberto Leporini, Christmas lights at Navigli in Milan
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conference > Big Paper: Large Design in the Renaissance
BIG PAPER is a play on the Italian word cartone, the art historical term for a preparatory drawing made on a one-to-one scale to the final work: carta = paper and -one = big. In the Renaissance, these cartoons were made during the production of wall-sized expanses of frescoes, tapestries and stained glass. They could be massive paper structures, each made by […]
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screening > Vermiglio (2024) by Maura Delpero
A special screening of Vermiglio by Maura Delpero. The movie is a 2025 Golden Globe Best Foreign Language Film nominee and has just recently been included in the shortlist of 15 movies competing for Best International Feature Film at the 2025 Academy Awards. Hosted by producer Raffaella De Lauretiis and Academy Award Winner Pietro Scalia, […]
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URGENT NOTICE – January 9, 2025
In consideration of the State of Emergency declared due to the wildfires in LA County, the offices of the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute will remain closed to the public also today, January 9, 2025. For Consular emergencies, please check the website of the Consular General of Italy in Los Angeles […]
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panel > Italian Space Day 2024 in Los Angeles
From Jupiter to Mars: Italy’s Contribution to Space Exploration The Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles, in collaboration with the Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF), invite you to celebrate the Italian National Space Day. The event commemorates the launch of Italy’s first satellite, San Marco 1 (15 December 1964), a milestone […]
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