2020 Palm Springs International Film Festival
The annual PSIFF is dedicated to showcasing the work of new and emerging talents as well as established directors. The 31st edition will feature a special focus on Italy with several Italian productions, with filmmakers in attendance.Italian films include: An Almost Ordinary Summer by Simone Godano – In attendance: Director Simone Godano OPENING NIGHT MOVIE! The […]
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Short Film Day
In anticipation of the winter solstice (December 21), a celebration of Italy’s best and most recent short films with a selection from Turin’s Centro Nazionale del Cortometraggio (CNC) and from ITALY EXPORTED: Stories from the Italian Diaspora, San Diego Italian Film Festival – SDIFF’s short film competition. In Italian with English subtitles. Organized by the […]
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Think like Leonardo!
Through special activities and games, authors Sonia Scalco and Carlo Carzan will guide children (6+) into Leonardo Da Vinci’s world. This playful and interactive learning workshop presented by “Così X Gioco” from Palermo, will investigate the mind of the brilliant Florentine genius, Leonardo Da Vinci, by analyzing his exceptional skills and learning techniques, as well as […]
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Creole-Italian: Sicilian Immigrants and the Shaping of New Orleans Food Culture | World Week of Italian Cuisine
Justin A. Nystrom, Associate Professor of History at Loyola University in New Orleans, will present his book (The University of Georgia Press, 2018) in New Orleans on November 21 and in Los Angeles on December 5. The book investigates how generations of Sicilian immigrants have flavored creole cuisine. Moderated by Luisa Del Giudice Luisa Del […]
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Food in Federico Fellini’s Drawings | World Week of Italian Cuisine
Featuring works of art by the legendary director, drawn at the table and included in Il libro dei sogni (The Book of Dreams), a journal he kept for about thirty years. Organized in anticipation of next year’s celebrations for the 100th anniversary of Fellini’s birth (1920 – 2020). Special Spotlight on prosecco DOCG wine from the […]
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Cinema Italian Style 2019
The glamorous showcase for Italian contemporary cinema returns to the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles with a rich and talented cast of actors, directors and producers. The 15th edition of Cinema Italian Style kicks into gear with Italy’s official Oscar submission for Best International Film, THE TRAITOR. Veteran director Marco Bellocchio received a prestigious Palme […]
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Special Cinema Italian Style Event | World Week of Italian Cuisine
On the occasion of Cinema Italian Style 2019 and of the World Week of Italian Cuisine, the screening of Marco Bellocchio‘s debut film, Fists in the Pockets (1965). Followed by a celebration of Trulli Tales creators, Maria Elena and Fiorella Congedo, who will receive the IIC Creativity Award, an acknowledgement of the Italian excellency in […]
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4th Annual World Week of Italian Cuisine. The extraordinary Italian Taste
“Food Education: The Culture of Taste” is the theme of the fourth Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. The event launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation aims to promote quality Italian cuisine and our farm produce abroad, through seminars, conferences, meetings with chefs and cooking courses, tastings and dinners. Italian […]
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The Traitor
Celebrated Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio (Fists in the Pocket, 1965) steps behind the camera with The Traitor (2019, 145 min.), his ultra-widescreen true story of the Sicilian Mafia and its legendary mobster Tommaso Buscetta. The film, presented by Sony Pictures Classics and Luce Cinecittà on the occasion of Cinema Italian Style 2019 as part of AFI […]
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Trulli Tales and the Magic of Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Celebrating Puglia | World Week of Italian Cuisine
A special evening to discover the magic of extra virgin olive oil from Puglia and the secrets of Italian cooking. Maria Elena and Fiorella Congedo will present their Disney’s animated TV series Trulli Tales coming soon to Nickelodeon and cookbook “From Mom to Daughter. The quick tips of Italian cooking” by Maria Elena. Followed by a tasting of […]
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