by Nick Vivarelli   Giuseppe Tornatore's new film "Correspondence," in which lovers Olga Kurylenko and Jeremy Irons communicate largely via Skype and text messages, marks the Oscar-winning director's third English-language film after "The Legend of 1900" and, more recently, art world thriller "The Best Offer," which did stellar biz at the It...

Congratulations to NIAF member Diane Basilone Hawkins on the production of the documentary short film "Going Back—John Basilone," about her uncle, Marine Corps GySgt. John Basilone, who was a World War II recipient of both the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross.   The film will screen as part of the Second Annual Golden Egg Film...

Se siete in America, il 17 e il 24 febbraio sera non prendete impegni: c'è un pezzo della vostra storia in prima visione TV.   Diviso in quattro episodi, due per serata, dalle 9.00 alle 11.00 ET, andrà in onda su PBS The Italian Americans, l'atteso documentario di John Maggio tratto dall'omonimo libro di Maria Laurino e narrato dalla voce di...

A Documentary by Chiara Barbo e Andrea Magnani, produced by Pilgrim Film with the endorsement of the Embassy of Italy in the USA. Durata 35 minuti.   Through a collection of interviews and archival footage, Our American Days tells the story of life in Trieste during the Allied Military Government (1945-1954).   Read more   Sour...

Wednesday, April 27, 2016 At 6:30 pm Organized by: IIC in collaboration with Italian Film Festival USA Entrance: Free Location: Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles - 1023 Hilgard Avenue - Los Angeles, CA 90024 - USA Six stories of ordinary separation, one question: What happened to Italy? Emergency Exit (2014, 66 min, in...

This past Tuesday, Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden sponsored a special community event entitled: "This is Little Italy." Two powerful documentaries from two local filmmakers were presented at a free outdoor screening. Both films focused on life for the Italian-American community of Little Italy. The first, Paul Stone's Mulberry, premiered as pa...

Bill Emmott, former editor of The Economist, will be in St. Louis to present his documentary Girlfriend in a coma, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at Washington University's Steinberg Auditorium. After the screening, Mr. Emmott will discuss and answer questions about his documentary which deals with the current political and economic crisis...

Arrivarono in California per cercare l'oro e lo trovarono, ma era l'oro della terra del Golden State dove gli italiani fecero fortuna come agricoltori, pescatori, viticultori. Un documentario racconta le loro storie e la loro identità culturale, ieri e oggi In questo documentario del 2013 Gianfranco Norelli e Suma Kurien raccontano degli immigrati...

February 22nd, 06:00 pm - 07:30 pm. John D. Calandra Italian American Institute - 25 W 43rd St #17, New York, NY 10036. Il Ballo dei Giganti di Nola (2015), 90 min. Antonio Iorio, dir.   For centuries the Feast of the Gigli has been celebrated in Nola, near Naples, every June in honor of Saint Paulinus. The feast features...

Date: Friday, January 22, 2016 - Thursday, March 31, 2016 Hours: See IIC gallery hours Venue: IIC Organized by: IIC In collaboration with: Accademia di Belle Arti di Catania, Scuola di Fotografia and Museo Storico dello Sbarco in Sicilia, Le Nove Muse Editrice, Digital History Archives, Credito Siciliano, Sheraton Catania, Miartè Fine Art and F...