Panel Discussion ”How Can We Better Support Italo-Queer Montrealer’s?”
Being a good ally means understanding the unique struggles faced by people who navigate their Italian-Canadian identity and their 2SLGBTQIA+ identity. It’s often tough for individuals to feel fully accepted in both parts of their lives. From the perspective of friends, family, and community members, a panel discussion will explore how to better support and […]
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The Book Fair Exhibitions ’’Italian Excellences. The New Generation of Children’s Illustrators’’
Exhibition dedicated to young Italian illustrators (between 23 and 35 years old) who have distinguished themselves for the quality of their sign, the originality of their content, the ability to make texts dialogue with images in a personal and unique way. Each artist is represented by illustrations created with different techniques that highlight visual poetics […]
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Talk with Italian illustrators Francesca d’Alfonso and Felicita Sala
The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with Les 400 coups and La Pastèque invites you to a conversation with Italian illustrators Francesca d’Alfonso et Felicita Sala. During this evening, you will have the opportunity to discover their work, their creative processes, and to discuss with them about their works and the techniques they use. Tuesday, […]
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“Montreal International Documentary Festival” – RIDM 2024
Also this year, thanks also to the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, there will be two Italian-produced films that will participate in the 27th edition of RIDM 2024. In the section Panorama-Horizons: “Valentina and the MUOSters” by Francesca Scalisi Italy-Switzerland / 2024 / 81min. / Italiano | Subtitles: French or English […]
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IX Week of Italian Cuisine in the World – The Cuisine of Roots
The IX Week of Italian Cuisine in the World (16-22 November 2024) will have as its theme the “Mediterranean Diet and Roots Cuisine: Health and Tradition”. This year’s event aims to present Italian cuisine with particular reference to its traditional roots and the recognized role of the Mediterranean Diet in protecting health, within the framework […]
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Ilaria Pilar Patassini ”Terra senza terra”
With Federico Ferrandina classical guitar accompaniment, Ilaria Pilar Patassini presents a live performance of her latest album ‘Terra senza Terra’, exploring songwriting, jazz, world music and insights into the world of classical music. ‘Terra senza Terra’ features modern, original and conscious songwriting. A poetic and musical manifesto that gives voice to the artist’s multifaceted eye, in an […]
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Regards italiens de Montréal – Screening of the film “A poet in the Family” by Nicola Zavaglia at the Cinéma Public
A documentary on the life of the poet Vincenzo Albanese. Eventhough this document contains some melancholic aspects, it is nevertheless very positive in its presentation of people who, through some very simple activities, manage to maintain a creativity necessary for their survival in a land that for many will always be a foreign one. In […]
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Screening of the film “After the Odyssey” by Helen Doyle
After a harrowing and exhausting journey, many Nigerian women, increasingly younger, arrive alone in Italy in search of a better life. With a delicacy that spares us the unspeakable, the film tells the story of some of these migrant women who find themselves victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation. Thanks to a choral narration, the […]
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Exhibition “Felicita Sala”
The Éditions de La Pastèque will host an exhibition of Felicita Sala, illustrator and self-taught painter, on the occasion of the release of her latest album “Si tu épuises tous tes mots”! Illustrations and excerpts from her children’s books (“Sombre est la nuit”, “Sois un arbre!” e “Tout ça dans une noix”) will allow you to get […]
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”Retour en Italie”
RETOUR EN ITALIE is a film cycle created in collaboration with the Cinéma du Musée. You’ll discover the Canadian premiere of a wide selection of award-winning feature films and documentaries by young and established Italian directors. Don’t miss your chance to see the best of Italian cinema in Montreal. The screenings will be presented in the […]
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