Italian “Handmade Cinema” in Santa Barbara (1 febbraio 2013)
Italian filmmaker and documentarist Guido Torlonia was featured at the Santa Barbara Film Festival with the screening of the documentary “Handmade Cinema”. Torlonia’s latest work tells the story of the great family of Italian cinema who has saved the heritage of its manual skills and of an art which the entire world envies Cinecitta’, thanks […]
Read moreThe President of the Italian Trade Commission to visit L.A.
The President of Agenzia ICE – (Italian Trade Commision), Riccardo Monti, will pay a visit to Los Angeles on February 14 – 17, in order to reach out to California’s business community and illustrate the new investment and trade opportunities with Italy.Among others, President Riccardo Monti will meet with the Board of the Los Angeles […]
Read moreENIT opens its new offices in Los Angeles (January 21, 2013)
Enit (Ente Nazionale Italiano del Turismo) opened its new offices in Los Angeles at 10850 Wilshire Boulevard. The inauguration ceremony was held on Jan. 21st in the presence of the Consul General and the director of Enit North America Eugenio Magnani.In its almost one hundred year old history ENIT has pursued the objective of promoting […]
Read moreThe president of Accademia della Cucina visits L.A. (January 17-18, 2013)
The president of the Accademia della Cucina, Prof. Giovanni Ballarini and the Director General Paolo Petroni visited Los Angeles on January 17 and 18. During their stay they met with local restaurant owners and representatives from the food industry. The goal of the visit was to contribute to elevate the already high standards of Italian […]
Read moreAccademia della Cucina’s president visits L.A. (January 18, 2013)
The president of the Accademia della Cucina, Prof. Giovanni Ballarini and the Director General Paolo Petroni visited Los Angeles on January 17 and 18. During their stay they met with local restaurant owners and representatives from the food industry. The goal of the visit was to contribute to elevate the already high standards of italian […]
Read moreLos Angeles remembers the atrocities of the Holocaust with the public reading of 8,000 names and an award to Dario Gabbai (January 25, 2013)
The names of 8,000 Jews deported from Italy in World War II were read simultaneously throughout Los Angeles in four symbolic locations. The Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust and three schools (Milken Community High School, the Catholic School of Bishop Conaty – Lady of Loretto High School and St. Bede – The Venerable School) participated […]
Read moreEmotions on stage at the North American Premiere of Pinocchio (January 18, 2013)
The North American premiere of the play “Pinocchio” by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory was staged on January 18 at the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles as part of the celebrations for “2013 Year of Italian Culture in the United States” . A large and enthusiastic crowd gathered for the occasion at the Institute to watch […]
Read morePinocchio by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory will Debut in the United States for the Year of Italian Culture
WASHINGTON January 16, 2013 – A tribute to the Year of Italian Culture in the United States: the famous Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, staged by Italian author, actor, and theater director Massimiliano Finazzer Flory. The performance, entitled “Pinocchio – A Puppet Story” will debut on January 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Italian Cultural Institute […]
Read moreL.A.- Italia Film Fest to open on February 17 within “2013 Year of Italian Culture in the US” (January 6, 2013)
Celebrated Italian filmmaker Michele Placido will be honored at the 8th Los Angeles, Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest to be held at the Hollywood Chinese Theatre during the week preceding the Oscars (February 17-23) within the framework of “2013- Year of Italian Culture in the United States”.“L.A.- Italia”, which is chaired this year by […]
Read moreMyth, Allegory, Emblem. The many lives of the Chimaera of Arezzo presented to the Getty Museum (January 11, 2013)
The Consul General, the director the Italian Cultural Institute and Mr. Federico Frediani presented the Getty Museum with the new publication “Myth, Allegory, Emblem. The many lives of the Chimaera of Arezzo” curated by the Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita’ Culturali. The publication features the proceedings of the International colloquium held at the […]
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