Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields
A Festival of Fine Music in historic venues Artistic Director: Sergio de Pieri OAM Celebrating 20 years of this prestigious Festival. For more details please click the link Organs of the Ballarat GoldfieldsPlease click on the bottom right of this page to download the brochure about the Italian artists performing at the Festival
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Festa di Natale
Live music and much more… “Festa di Natale” with live performances and traditional Italian sweets!
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Il “giallo” durante il Fascismo: le serie di Carlo Lucarelli e Maurizio de Giovanni
A talk in Italian by Dr Barbara Pezzotti, Honorary Research Fellow of the Australasian Centre for Italian Studies (ACIS) A talk in Italian by Dr Barbara Pezzotti, Honorary Research Fellow of the Australasian Centre for Italian Studies (ACIS)Nel suo intervento, Barbara Pezzotti analizza due famose serie gialle ambientate all’epoca del fascismo. Quella di Lucarelli vede […]
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“Palace Cinema: a family passion – Antonio Zeccola racconta…”
An evening with the founder of Palace Cinemas A special screening of the ABC documentary (2007) on the Zeccola family. A talk in English by Antonio Zeccola on the amazing story of the Palace Cinema’s success.
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Carlton Italian Festa
“Foto & Photos” at the IIC exhibition booth The Istituto Italiano di Cultura will have its own booth including the exhibition of selected images from the IIC Photographic Competition “Australia & Italia: Foto & Photos” – Italy through Australian eyes and Australia through Italian eyes. Please visit the Carlton Italian Festa website for the updates […]
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Homage to Eugenio Montale
Readings of poems in Italian and in English An evening presented by Dr Patrizia Burley-Lombardi, President of the Associazione Liguri nel Mondo, Melbourne The event, presented by Dr Patrizia Burley-Lombardi, President of the Associazione Liguri nel Mondo – Melbourne, will offer readings in Italian and in English of poems by Eugenio Montale, Nobel Prize in Literature, […]
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La formazione intellettuale di Dante
A talk in Italian by Prof. Zygmunt Baranski (Notre Dame, US; University of Cambridge, UK) Part of the seminar series organized by RISM (Reasearch in Italian Studies in Melbourne) – Monash University La conferenza illustra la formazione di Dante, la situazione culturale di Firenze alla fine del Duecento, i rapporti di Dante con Bologna, gli effetti […]
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Lavazza Italian Film Festival: “Amori elementari/Elementary Loves”
Film directed by Sergio Basso (2014) – In Italian with English subtitles Special offer for school and teachers of Italian The movie is recommended for ages 10-14. The special screenings will be on the following days:Thursday 9 October, 10.00am, Balwyn Cinema, 231 Whitehorse Rd, BalwynFriday 10 October, 10.00am, Palace Cinema Como, cnr Chapel St & […]
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Transforming propaganda: Roberto Rossellini’s “Un pilota ritorna”
A talk in English by Prof. Zygmunt Baranski (Notre Dame, US; University of Cambridge, UK) Part of the seminar series organized by RISM (Research in Italian Studies in Melbourne) – Monash University Rossellini’s 1942 film “Un pilota ritorna”, undercuts its apparent propagandist aims by drawing on a wide range of cinematic genres and by introducing […]
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Lavazza Italian Film Festival: White like milk, red like blood
Special offer for IIC members Based on Alessandro D’Avenia’s best-selling novel of the same name, Giacomo Campiotti brings us a mesmerising coming-of-age story that is both universal yet wonderfully unique.
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