cinema > FILM MASTERCLASS WITH ROMAN COPPOLA
MASTERCLASS Roman Coppola in conversation with Pietro Pinto Wednesday, January 28 | 6:30 PM Event open to the public | Registration required SOLD OUT Oscar-nominated filmmaker Roman Coppola explores his work across music, videos, film, and beyond. In an engaging discussion with film professor Pietro Pinto, Coppola shares insights into his creative process, observations, and strategies […]
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cinema > SHLOMO’S BREATH (Il Respiro di Shlomo)
Tuesday, January 27 | 6:30 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm)Italian Culture Institute @INNOVIT710 Sansome St, San Francisco SHLOMO’S BREATH (Il Respiro di Shlomo)Directed by Ruggero Gabbai With Shlomo Venezia, Mario Venezia, Beatrice Prasquier Italy, Documentary, 2023, 58 minIn Italian with English subtitles Free admission with reservation REGISTER HERE On the occasion of International Holocaust […]
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opening event > GIOVANNI DA NOLA – ANNUNCIATION
January 19-20, 2026 Giovanni da Nola, Annunciation. A Rediscovered Masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance Opening event with Elizabeth Defeis, Antonio Amendola, Ivan Giovanni Allevi and Jane Williams January 19, 2026 | 6:30 PM Italian Cultural Institute @INNOVIT 710 Sansome St, San Francisco REGISTER HERE From January 19 to January 31, the Italian Cultural Institute in […]
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dance > DÖKK | A live media performance by fuse*
Friday, December 5 | 7:30 pm Memorial Auditorium 551 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford Everything that surrounds us is nothing but a collection of atoms, particles, and electromagnetic fields, vibrating without any apparent meaning. When these impulses are interpreted by our mind, they become colors, tastes, music, memories, and emotions: the foundations of what each one […]
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cinema > NAPOLI–NEW YORK
WED NOV 19 | 6:30 – 9:00 PM Istituto Italiano di Cultura @INNOVIT710 Sansome St, San Francisco NAPOLI–NEW YORK A film by Gabriele Salvatores Join us for a special screening in celebration of the 2,500 years since the foundation of Naples (Neapolis 2500)! This event is open exclusively to current members and to anyone […]
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WEEK OF ITALIAN CUISINE IN THE WORLD – 10th Edition
10th Annual Edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World November 10-16, 2025 Italian cooking between wellbeing, culture, and innovation A showcase for Italy and Italian taste in the world, the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, this year in its tenth edition, is an annual initiative developed to promote Italian culinary traditions […]
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film festival > THE SOUTHERN CHRONICLES
ODE TO JOY EUROPEAN CINEFEST SAN FRANCISCO Saturday, November 8 | 6:30 PM Italian Cultural Institute San Francisco @INNOVIT Il festival del cinema europeo di San Francisco, Ode to Joy: European CineFest San Francisco, prosegue con la proiezione del film lituano The Southern Chronicles. THE SOUTHERN CHRONICLES Lithuania, 2025, 121 minDirector: Ignas MiskinisCast: Dziugas Grinys, Robertas […]
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film festival > DIAMANTI (Diamonds)
ODE TO JOY – EUROPEAN CINEFEST SAN FRANCISCO Friday, November 7 | 5:30 PM Italian Cultural Institute San Francisco @INNOVIT San Francisco’s first European film festival, Ode to Joy: European CineFest San Francisco, opens with the screening of Ferzan Özpetek’s latest film: DIAMANTIItaly, 2024, 135 minDirector: Ferzan ÖzpetekCast: Luisa Ranieri, Jasmine Trinca, Stefano Accorsi, Luca […]
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film festival > ODE TO JOY
ODE TO JOY EUROPEAN CINEFEST SAN FRANCISCO Nov 7 – 9, 2025 Italian Cultural San Francisco @INNOVIT, Alliance Française, Delancey St Screening Room Organized by the EU Office in San Francisco in collaboration with European Consulates and Cultural Institutes, the first European Film Festival of San Francisco, Ode to Joy: European CineFest San Francisco, celebrates […]
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WEEK OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD | THE NIGHT TREMBLES
SETTIMANA DELLA LINGUA ITALIANA NEL MONDO Thursday, October 16 | 6:30 PM Italian Cultural Institute 710 Sansome St, San Francisco THE NIGHT TREMBLES / TREMA LA NOTTE Nadia Terranova in conversation with Sara Marinelli In collaboration with LITQUAKE and the Leonardo da Vinci Society San Francisco REGISTER HERE Event open to the public | Registration […]
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