Geronimo Stilton “A Thousand Wonders. Journey to discover Italy”
From Wednesday May 26th, the famous journalist mouse is the protagonist of a special volume dedicated to the beauties of our country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has commissioned the creation of an unpublished illustrated volume starring the famous character for children Geronimo Stilton, entitled “A Thousand Wonders. Journey to discover Italy”. Born […]
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From script to page! When words become images
In recent weeks we have shown you various preliminary aspects to the creation of a comic using the processing materials of the Dante trilogy created in collaboration with the publishing house Kleiner Flug. Today we show you where it all begins: the screenplay! What is a script? In the field of comics and cinema, the […]
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“Celebrating Calabria. Writing Heritage and Memory”: a book of the “Italian Diaspora Studies Writing Seminar” (#IICMONTREALWEBINARSERIES)
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal is pleased to present the book Celebrating Calabria. Writing Heritage and Memory, published by Margherita Ganeri and Maria Mazziotti Gillan (Rubettino Editore, 2020). Friday, April 30 2021, 3:00 pm EST (9:00pm, Roma)Registration required IntroductionFrancesco D’Arelli, Director, Italian Cultural Institute, Montreal; ModeratorProf. Margherita Ganeri, Director of the Italian Diaspora Studies […]
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“Dark woods, white blankets and red coats: for a historical geography of Italian comics: The Great North America”, conference by Alessandra Lazzari and Oscar Nalesini (#IICMONTREALWEBINARSERIES)
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal is pleased to present, as part of the webinar series dedicated to the theme “For a historical geography of Italian comics: the Great North America“, the conference by Alessandra Lazzari (Institute of Cultural Heritage Sciences , National Research Council, CNR) and Oscar Nalesini (Central Institute for the Single Catalog […]
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With Your Words in My Hands: The Letters of Antonietta Petris and Loris Palma: amore, timori, melanconia, nostalgia…, in conversation with Sonia Cancian (#IICMONTREALWEBINARSERIES)
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal is pleased to present the book With Your Words in My Hands: The Letters of Antonietta Petris and Loris Palma, edited and translated by Sonia Cancian (Montreal-Kingston, London-Chicago: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2021). A collection of letters by two Italians, Antonietta Petris and Loris Palma, who, letter after letter, weave […]
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Character Study – Let’s continue our behind-the-scenes comic book creative process!
After showing you the transition, from the storyboard to the page, for the book “Primo de li miei amici”, today we show you another crucial aspect of making a comic: the characters. Usually, the designer of a story, before getting to the heart of the work, creates preliminary sketches of the characters that will act […]
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The Italian pianist Francesco Granata at the “Concours musical international de Montréal 2021”
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal is pleased to present the participation of the Italian pianist Francesco Granata at the 19th edition of CMIM. From April 26 to May 14, 2021, 27 of the world’s finest young pianists will take part in the 19th edition of the CMIM. Hailing from eleven different countries and currently confined in […]
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“E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle”: UmbriaEnsemble concert inspired by the poetic art of Dante Alighieri. (#IICMONTREALYOUTUBESERIES)
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, in collaboration with the Comitato di Montréal della Società Dante Alighieri and the Umbrian Regional Association of Montreal, is pleased to present, on the occasion of the celebrations of the VII Centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri (1321-2021), the video concert conceived, performed for the first time and […]
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And Man met the Horse: Legendary Horsemen (#IICMONTREALWEBINARSERIES)
The Italian Institute of Culture in Montreal and the Department of Veterinary Sciences of the University of Turin are pleased to present the webinar series entitled “And Man met the horse”. The horse has followed the life of men and civilizations, since the dawn of time. Originally from the Eurasian steppe, at first it provided […]
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Italian Research Day in the World: “The endocannabinoidome and gut microbiome: complexity and redundance in cell-to-cell communication”, conferenza di Vincenzo Di Marzo”, a lecture by Vincenzo Di Marzo, Canada Excellence Research Chair on the Microbiome-Endocannabinoidome Axis in Metabolic Health (CERC-MEND) at Laval University, Quebec (#IICMONTREALWEBINARSERIES)
The Embassy of Italy in Canada, in collaboration with th Italian Cultural Institute in Montreal the Consulate General of Italy in Montreal and the Italian Scientific Community in Canada (CSIC)-Québec section, is pleased to present, on the occasion of the of Italian Research in the World, the conference by Prof. Vincenzo Di Marzo, Canada Excellence […]
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