Il giorno più corto dell’anno ( The Shortest Day of the Year )
As part of our annual appointment on the shortest day of the year, the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Short Film Center present 5 shorts illustrating works from some of the best emerging talents of the Italian film scene. Multiple subjects are touched in this year’s selection, ranging from a woman’s reproductive choice (Agata by Giacomo […]
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Alfabeto Falso: When the letters hide something, a concert by Simone Vallerotonda & I Bassifondi
The Italian Cultural Institute in Washington, DC, in collaboration with CIDIM (Comitato Nazionale Italiano Musica) and the Italian Cultural Institute in New York, invites you to a special concert by Simone Vallerotonda & I Bassifondi mirroring a typical instrumental session in 17th-century Italy, featuring some of the most representative works of that period performed in […]
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Napoli ’44 ( Naples ’44 )
As part of the 30th Edition of the AFI European Union Film Showcase, Italy presents the screening of Napoli ’44 (Naples ’44). Working from a wealth of archival footage and carefully selected fiction films, Italian documentarian Francesco Patierno adapts British travel writer/novelist Norman Lewis’ celebrated WWII memoir for the big screen. With incisive wit, wisdom and […]
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Franca: Chaos and Creation
As part of the 30th Edition of the AFI European Union Film Showcase, Italy presents the screening of Franca: Chaos and Creation. Intro and Q&A with filmmaker Francesco Carrozzini. With his first feature, director Francesco Carrozzini — known for his work as a photographer and as a music video director for artists such as Beyonce, Jay-Z, Lenny […]
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Enrico Fermi, from Atoms to the Universe
The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute cordially invite you to the closing Conference of the celebrations dedicated to Enrico Fermi and held in Washington DC. Dr. Enrico Flamini, Chief Scientist at the Italian Space Agency (ASI), will speak briefly about the Italian Space Agency and its latest projects. ASI’s history goes hand-in-hand with […]
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A Ciambra
Special Features: 2018 Oscar® Selection, Italy As part of the 30th Edition of the AFI European Union Film Showcase, Italy presents the screening of A Ciambra. Pio Amato is a canny 14-year-old growing up fast in an extended Romani family. Pio is already adept at surviving on the streets of his tough Calabria hometown — he […]
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Una questione privata ( Rainbow – A Private Affair )
U.S. Premiere As part of the 30th Edition of the AFI European Union Film Showcase, Italy presents the U.S. Premiere screening of Una questione privata (Rainbow: A Private Affair). Over a blissful summer, Milton falls in love with Fulvia. But her best friend Giorgio also seems to hold a special place in her heart. A year later, […]
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Discover the #ItalianTaste
On the occasion of the Second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, join us for a virtual culinary tour of Italy as we present Discover the #ItalianTaste, an exhibition featuring 20 photographs, one for each Italian Region, describing food and wine itineraries to explore the #ItalianTaste, which can become real ideas for travel. Travel “tailorist” […]
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Nutrition & Health: Challenges & Solutions
On the occasion of the Second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Georgetown University Italian Research Institute, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy & the Italian Cultural Institute, is pleased to sponsor a symposium and discussion addressing nutrition and preventive medicine from malnutrition, eating disorders, healthy diet to the sustainability of the […]
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Sicilian Flavors
Traditional Farming and Eating in a Modern World A Conversation with Fabrizia Lanza and Ann Yonkers On the occasion of the Second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, join us for a conversation with Fabrizia Lanza, food scholar and owner of the acclaimed Anna Tasca Lanza Cooking School (Regaleali, Sicily) and Ann Yonkers, food pioneer and […]
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