CINEMA ITALIANO FESTIVAL NEW ZELAND – 2026 EDITION
The Italian Cultural Institute Sydney proudly continues its collaboration with Cinema Italiano Festival New Zealand for the sixth consecutive year. Running from 28 April 2026 to 20 January 2027, the festival offers audiences across the country a unique window into contemporary Italian cinema. As part of the 2026 program, the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney […]
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Italy at the Bangalow Film Festival 2026
Three films in the program with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney The Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney confirms its collaboration with the Bangalow Film Festival 2026 by supporting the screening of three Italian films: Trifole/Truffles (2024) by Gabriele Fabbro, Lupi Nostri/Our wolves – In a Landscape of Fear and Love (2025) […]
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Strega Prize 2026 – Discover the shortlist of the 6 finalist books with the Sydney Book Club “LibrInsieme”
The Sydney Book Club “LibrInsieme” is meeting in person at the end of its usual literary marathon to discuss and comment on the 6 shortlisted books for the prestigious Strega Prize 2026, now in its 80th year. The Book Club is an initiative promoted by the Dante Alighieri Society of Sydney and the Italian Cultural […]
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Donatello and the Renaissance Sculpture – Free Virtual Guided Tour
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura, in collaboration with The Grand Tour Europe, is pleased to invite you to the second event of the second series of Free Virtual Guided Tours, led by Mario Bernardi. Donatello and the Renaissance Sculpture Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, universally known just as Donatello, can be considered the […]
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Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” with Italian surtitles
A collaboration between New Zealand Opera and the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney To celebrate UNESCO’s recognition of the practice of Opera Singing in Italy as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and the figure of Lorenzo Da Ponte, a Venetian poet and author who composed 28 librettos for 11 different composers, New Zealand Opera […]
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WINTER CINEMA – SERIES OF 6 CONTEMPORARY FILMS AT THE INSTITUTE – “A WORLD APART”
The Institute is pleased to invite you to the second screening of Winter Cinema, our series dedicated to contemporary Italian cinema: six special evenings to discover powerful, moving, and surprising stories through some of the most acclaimed Italian films of recent years. From musical drama to comedy, from historical cinema to biographical storytelling, each screening […]
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WINTER CINEMA – SERIES OF 6 CONTEMPORARY FILMS AT THE INSTITUTE – “MIA”
The Institute is pleased to invite you to the third screening of Winter Cinema, our series dedicated to contemporary Italian cinema: six special evenings to discover powerful, moving, and surprising stories through some of the most acclaimed Italian films of recent years. From musical drama to comedy, from historical cinema to biographical storytelling, each screening […]
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The Kingdom in the Sun: Arabic-Norman Palermo
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura, in collaboration with The Grand Tour Europe, is pleased to invite you to the Tird event of the second series of Free Virtual Guided Tours, led by Mario Bernardi. Palermo, a city shaped by the hands of Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, and Normans over 28 centuries, stands as a testament to the […]
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