film festival > Fare Cinema 2022 – Pasolini 100
Fare Cinema 2022 – Pasolini 100 A tribute for the centenary of the intellectual and director In celebration of the centenary of the birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922 – 1975), the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs commissioned a series of videos from the Cineteca di Bologna, intended as an introduction to the screenings […]
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film festival > Fare Cinema 2022 – Tribute to Vittorio Gassman
Fare Cinema 2022 – Tribute to Vittorio GassmanThe festival dedicates a section to the great star of Italian theatre and cinema The fifth edition of Fare Cinema devotes to Vittorio Gassman a special section curated by Fondazione Cinema per Roma, in celebration of the centenary of his birth. A tribute to the showman, central […]
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CAFFÈ LEETRARIO Book Club
CAFFÈ LETTERARIO, our virtual book club, gives you the opportunity to meet new friends who share your interest in the Italian language and literature. The sixth book we’ll read and discuss is Claudia Durastanti’s La straniera (Strangers I know). Once you sign up and become a member of the book club, you’ll be entitled to […]
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Italian Design Day 2022 | ITALIAN DESIGN FOR INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY
Italian Design Day in the World (IDD) will take place in 100 cities all over the world and focus on “Re-Generation. Design and new technologies for a sustainable future.” As in the past editions, the theme will be expressed with particular attention to sustainability by 100 “Italian design ambassadors” – architects, designers, academics, business people, […]
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food > Italy by Ingredient™ with Viola Buitoni
The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco is pleased to offer Italy by Ingredient™, a series of 8 live Zoom cooking classes in which chef Viola Buitoni presents an all-around overview of Italian agri-food excellence, allowing participants to learn about f 8 uniquely Italian ingredients, focusing in depth on their history, cultural context, efforts to preserve […]
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film > INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY 2022 | The Judge of the Righteous
On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco presents the screening of Il Giudice dei Giusti (The Judge of the Righteous), a tv documentary that won 2003 critics prize “Ilaria Alpi,” written by Gabriele Nissim and Emanuela Audisio, directed by Enrico Marchese (in Italian with English subtitles). […]
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video/concert > INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY 2022 | A Journey into Klezmer Musical Culture and Yiddish Song
A Journey into Klezmer Musical Culture and Yiddish Song More than twenty years after its establishment, the reference to article 1 of the law establishing this anniversary is always timely and appropriate: “The Italian Republic recognizes January 27, the date of the demolition of the Auschwitz gates, Remembrance Day, in order to remember the Shoah”; […]
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design > CREATED IN ITALY An aptitude for the impossible
The Italian touring exhibit, Created in Italy – An Aptitude for the Impossible, will make its first overseas appearance at the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, in the new INNOVIT – Italian Innovation and Culture Hub. The exhibit, which focuses on the landscape of Italian industry, features some of the most outstanding examples of […]
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Sciascia Lectures in the World > AMERICA AS A METAPHOR: LEONARDO SCIASCIA’S FUTURE LEGACY
LEONARDO SCIASCIA IN NORTH AMERICA America as Metaphor: Leonardo Sciascia’s Future Legacy Thursday, December 9, h. 11a.m. (PST) A virtual panel with Giulia Pellizzato (Harvard University) and Eloisa Morra (University of Toronto)Moderated by Valerio Cappozzo (University of Mississippi) Welcoming remarks by Benedetto Della Vedova, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Sergio […]
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art > 17th ITALIAN CONTEMPORARY ART DAY AMACI
The 17th edition of Italian Contemporary Art Day AMACI will be presented throughout the world between December 6 and 11, 2021 by the diplomatic-consular network of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, consisting of Embassies, Consulates and Italian Cultural Institutes. Because this is a collaboration with the Directorate General for the Promotion of the […]
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