streaming > I Segreti Del Mestiere (Learning the Ropes) by Andreas Maciocci
20th Annual Week of Italian Language in the World Under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic Our friends at the Embassy of Switzerland to the United States join the celebration by offering the streaming of I Segreti Del Mestiere (Learning the Ropes), a film by Andreas Maciocci. Learning the Ropes tells the story of 15-year-old […]
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online > Storie disegnate. L’evoluzione dei linguaggi nei comics
XX Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo Sotto l’Alto Patronato del Presidente della Repubblica Italiana Storie disegnate. L’evoluzione dei linguaggi nei comics è la mostra digitale che Romics, festival internazionale del fumetto animazione cinema e games, in collaborazione con gli Istituti di Cultura di San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC e Toronto inaugurerà il […]
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online > Telephone Tales – A read-aloud video series for kids
20th Annual Week of Italian Language in the World Under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic Join us for Telephone Tales, a series of 12 short, sweet stories for kids by beloved Italian children’s author, Gianni Rodari, in a new English translation by Antony Shugaar, with Illustrations by Valerio Vidali. […]
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streaming > Lucia’s Grace (Troppa Grazia) by Gianni Zanasi
Our Cinema Italiano: A Better Way to StayHome returns with Lucia’s Grace (Troppa Grazia) by Gianni Zanasi, an irresistible crowd-pleaser and winner as Best European Film at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 2018. Single mother Lucia (Alba Rohrwacher – also in Daughter of Mine, Perfect Strangers) struggles to keep a balance between raising her teenage daughter, a […]
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webinar > Opera and Context: Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi. A Lecture by Maestro Antony Walker.
Simon Boccanegra is one of the lesser known works by Giuseppe Verdi, but most opera lovers would say that it is one of his finest. This somber story, named after a real life 14th century Doge of Genoa, is an excellent display of Verdi’s genius and insight demonstrated through music. Full of subtle but well-balanced […]
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streaming > FilmFest DC – Virtual Private Screening
The 34th Annual Washington, DC International Film Festival will be presented online, allowing you to enjoy great films from the comfort of your own home. This year’s festival will be shown in 2 series, between October 2nd and October 11th, 2020: 10 days, 52 films and 35 countries! We are pleased to announce that […]
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webinar > RAFFAELLO 500: La storia di Raffaello e Sebastiano del Piombo (IIC Toronto)
Zoom webinar con Matthias Wivel, Aub Jebsen Curatore della pittura italiana del Cinquecento National Gallery – Londra Il 6 aprile del 1520 muore a Roma Raffaello Sanzio, uno dei geni del Rinascimento. Nei prossimi mesi, via Zoom, gli Istituti Italiani di Cultura (IIC) degli Stati Uniti e del Canada, celebreranno il Maestro presentando una serie di conferenze […]
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webinar > Elena Ferrante’s Key Words: Time and Identity in the Neapolitan Quartet
In the Neapolitan Quartet, Elena Ferrante sketches a genealogical cycle that extends from the 1950s to the first decade of the new millennium and challenges notions of nationhood, progress, revolution, and even feminism. This conversation between Laura Benedetti (Georgetown University) and Tiziana de Rogatis (Università per Stranieri di Siena) tackles some crucial themes in Elena […]
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webinar > Elena Ferrante Global Event – The Lying Life of Adults (IIC New York)
The Lying Life of Adults. Un evento online per gli appassionati lettori di Elena Ferrante con conversazioni, letture, e domande e risposte al quale partecipano: Ann Goldstein, la “star” traduttrice, gli autori Nicola Lagioia (Premio Strega) Laura Pugno, e tanti ospiti speciali. Una celebrazione dedicata ai lettori della Ferrante, e per presentare il suo recente romanzo bestseller del New York Times, The […]
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streaming > Figli (Kids) by Giuseppe Bonito ** SOLD OUT **
Sara and Nicola are married and in love. They live happily with their young daughter Anna, but when Pietro arrives the family balance is shifted, bringing all sorts of tragicomic situations. Outlandish grandparents, friends on the verge of a nervous breakdown and questionable nannies definitely do not help. Will they manage to handle this roller-coaster […]
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