The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco is pleased to present Freaks Out, winner of the 2022 David di Donatello award for Best Producer, Best Cinematographer, Best Art Direction, Best Hairdresser, Best Make-up and Best Visual Effects. The screening will be followed by an aperitivo italiano. Freaks Out | Dir: Gabriele Mainetti | Italy/Belgium, 2020, 2h 21m Cast: Claudio […]
The Museo Italo Americano proudly presents BRAVO – Celebrating San Francisco Opera, Its Italian Roots and Legacy, an original documentary exhibition exclusively sponsored by E. L. Wiegand Foundation. The prestigious San Francisco Opera company was founded by Italian Americans a century ago. While the Company is celebrating its 2022-2023 Centennial Season, the Museo Italo Americano is honored to […]
Prende il via la quinta edizione del concorso-premio “Vivo d’arte”, organizzato annualmente dal Ministero per gli Affari Esteri e la Cooperazione Internazionale, e dedicato ai giovani artisti italiani residenti all’estero e iscritti all’AIRE. Oggetto del concorso-premio è la creazione di opere originali di teatro, danza e musica incentrate sul tema della contaminazione e dell’incontro con […]
The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco is pleased to present Artificial Botany, an ongoing project by fuse* exploring the latent expressive capacity of botanical illustrations through the use of machine learning algorithms. Exhibiting in the spaces of IIC @INNOVIT in San Francisco from May 11th to September 1st, 2023, the show offers a comprehensive look on the […]
The Italian Cultural Institute and the Consulate General of San Francisco are pleased to present LOOKING BEYOND, a documentary exhibition aiming to enhance Italian research in the space field and raise international public awareness of the multiple uses of satellite tracking technologies created to protect the planet. The satellite images have been acquired by the Constellation […]
The grants and prizes for the promotion of Italian books through the translation of fiction and non fiction works, as well as for the production, dubbing and subtitling of films, short films and tv series, intended for mass media circulation, are intended to promote Italian language and culture abroad. The works awarded the prizes and […]
Nell’ambito della 50a edizione dei Premi Internazionali Flaiano, sezione Letteratura, è bandito per il 2023 il 22° Premio Internazionale Flaiano di Italianistica – Luca Attanasio, con la conferma per il secondo anno, della sezione giovani under 35 dedicato ai nuovi linguaggi digitali, il cui scopo è continuare a premiare la promozione della cultura italiana nel […]
About Potentially Dangerous During World War II, the U.S Government restricted the actions and freedoms of 600,000 Italian residents of the United States. All were declared “Enemy Aliens,” and many were placed under curfew, banned from their workplaces, evacuated from their homes and communities, and even placed in internment camps. Many of these people had […]
On the occasion of Black History Month in the US, the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco presents BLACK ITALY FESTIVAL. The festivalwill open with BLACK ITALIAN SHOWCASE, a series of feature films and shorts celebrating Italian diversity and Italians of African descent, created by Do The Right Films and curated by producer-director Fred Kudjo Kuwornu. It is the […]