Italian Short Film Day + Social World Film Festival Shorts
On the occasion of the winter solstice, known as the shortest day of the year, a celebration of Italy’s best and most recent short films selected and presented by the Italian Short Film Center (CNC) in Turin. In Italian with English subtitles. A special selection of short films with socially relevant content selected by Naples’ […]
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Trasferisi in California
Under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles A discussion about and useful advice for moving to the Los Angeles area. Please note that presentation and discussion will be held in Italian RSVP: comites@comitesla.net Followed by a cocktail reception.
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Italian Christmas Under the Stars: Traditonal Wines
Come and celebrate this Holiday Season with Italian traditional wines under the stars! We will travel through four Italian regions – Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Abruzzo, and Marche – enjoying their special festive wines. Osteria Mamma, one of the top Italian eateries in LA, will make our celebration complete with traditional holiday selections Led by Giammario Villa, Master Taster and Wine Educator, Founder and […]
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Cooking Class: Buone Feste!
Alessandra “Ale” Gambini will host a cooking class focused on Italian recipes for the Holidays. She is a LA-based Italian food blogger, recipe developer, host home chef in web series and author of the cookbook “A Queen in the Kitchen”. Born and raised in Northern Italy, beautiful Milan, she learned how to cook and love […]
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Cinderella the Cat (86′) by Alessandro Rak, Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri, Dario Sansone.
A dark and visionary animation movie, inspired by a theatre piece by Roberto De Simone, based on one of the tales of Lo cunto de li cunti by Giambattista Basile. Produced by Mad Entertainment Production. Cenerentola struggles to escape the dark and evil schemes of her stepmother and six stepsisters who all live aboard the Megaride, a ship stuck […]
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MEET ITALY
Launch of MEET ITALY, a new network built for Italian-American and Italian executives engaged in the fields of Media, Finance, Entertainment, Science and Technology in LA, also open to local representatives and created by the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles and Davide Accomazzo, CIO of Thalassa Capital and Professor di Finance at the Pepperdine University Graziadio […]
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THE GALLERIA BORGHESE MUSEUM Presented by Director Anna Coliva
The Director of the world renowned Galleria Borghese Museum in Rome, Anna Coliva will present the museum its rich history and the museum’s Caravaggio research project on the occasion of the loan of three of the museum’s masterpieces by Caravaggio to the J. Paul Getty Museum. The exhibit, Caravaggio: Masterpieces from the Villa Borghese, will be […]
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The Italian Way (2015, 86’) by Luigi Maria Perotti
The documentary narrates the stories of a few young Italian men and women who, after overcoming the tribulations of life away from their home country, established themselves abroad as successful professionals. It then follows the evolution of the perception of strengths and weaknesses related to the Italian character. The screening will be preceded by a […]
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Cinema Italian Style 2017
The elegant showcase of Italian contemporary cinema returns with a diverse delegation of actors, directors and talent producers. the 2017 edition is dedicated to Michelangelo Antonioni. Organized by Istituto Luce Cinecittà and American Cinematheque, in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency and the IIC. Under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Los […]
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Film & Food Stories
On the occasion of Cinema Italian Style 2017 and of the 2nd Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World, an exhibition that narrates the cultural and social changes of 20th century Italy through cinematic representation of Italian food habits. Produced by Luce Cinecitta’.
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