Vivere che Rischio – Biografilm Festival
We conclude the movie screenings from the Biografilm Festival, International Celebration of Lives, with Vivere che Rischio by Michela Mellara & Alessandro Rossi (Italia 2019), dedicated to the great researcher and oncologist Cesare Maltoni (1930-2001). “Let’s bring the world to Bologna! But not for tortellini, for cancer research!” Between narration and interviews, this unusual documentary reconstructs the life of the […]
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“The Other Shapes of Art” – Emilio Vavarella
The project rs548049170_1_69869_TT (The Other Shapes of Me) by artist Emilio Vavarella, winner of the 6th Edition of Italian Council (program to promote Italian contemporary art in the world by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism), is now presented in New York, at the Institute, […]
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Nilde Iotti Il tempo delle Donne – Biografilm Festival
On the occasion of March 8- International Women Day, the second screening of the Biografilm Festival is dedicated to Nilde Iotti (1920-1999). Considered by many as a founding mother of the Italian Republic and perhaps ‘the best president Italy never had’, Iotti was a member of the committee that drafted the core of the country’s new […]
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Caro Lucio ti Scrivo – Biografilm Festival
Biografilm Festival International Celebration of Lives is the international film festival entirely dedicated to biographies and life stories. The Institute is pleased to present some of the films that have been featured in the Festival editions, starting with Caro Lucio ti Scrivo, dedicated to the great late Italian singer Lucio Dalla, on the occasion of his […]
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Colors of Italy – Webinar
On the occasion of the Black History Month, the ICI is pleased to present a conversation with Afro-Italian artists and professionals based in New York. With: – Borinque Gallo, Italian-Puerto Rican contemporary artist and lecturer at the Pratt Institute. – Eden Ghebresellasie, Italian- Eritrean marketing manager at ESPN. – Fred Kuwornu, Italian-Ghanaian, director, producer, educator. […]
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“The Guardians of Memory” – Book Presentation
A webinar to present Valentina Pisanty‘s essay “the Guardians of Memory” Panelists: Omer Bartov, Manuela Consonni, Valentina Pisanty, Michael Rothberg. REGISTRATION REQUIRED In the concise chapters of this extended essay, the Guardians of Memory, Valentina Pisanty tracks the weaknesses of the dominant memory culture across a series of domains of public culture. She takes aim […]
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Giorno della Memoria 2021: Looking back at Twenty Years of Activity
January 27, 2021 marks twenty years since the first commemoration of Giorno della Memoria (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in Italy. Due to the current situation, we will not be able to gather, and in lieu of the traditional reading of the names of the Italian victims of the Holocaust, the Consulate General of Italy and the […]
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“Canzoniere Terrestre”, a video concert by Daniele Sepe
Canzoniere Terrestre, the Video Concert by Daniele Sepe and his quintet.Live on the Institute’s YouTube channel Thursday, December 31 2020, at 5PM A mix of international music, Jazz, and traditional and popular Italian music, the concert is organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York in collaboration with New Age Productions and it is […]
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Italy On-Screen Today – New York Film&TvSeries
Italy On-Screen Today – New York Film&TvSeries Fest was born to promote Italian contemporary cinema and audiovisual abroad. Produced by the Artistic Soul Association, founded and directed by Loredana Commonara. For Movies – Click Here Last year we all enjoyed a splendid evening at Lincoln Center, honored by the presence of Marco Bellocchio and Pierfrancesco […]
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Italian & American Playwrights Project (IAPP) – Webinar
Italian & American Playwrights Project IAPP honors 2020 selected winners: Campironi, Dammacco, Di Luca, Motta. New York theatre curators Valeria Orani and Frank Hentschker will host the Third Edition of the Italian & American Playwrights Project (IAPP) on Monday, December 14, 4:30pm live on US Non-Profit Digital Theatre Platform www.HowlRound.com. Visit www.ItalianAndAmericanPlaywrightsProject.com for the […]
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