Filming Italy-Los Angeles celebrates live Italian Cinema
"I am very attached to the city of Los Angeles, I lived here for twelve years and made four very important films right here.” Italian director Gabriele Muccino returns to the city of angels, a place that feels like a second home, to receive the Filming Italy Achievement Award, on the occasion of the well-known film festival Filming Italy-Los Angele...
Ghia 450/SS: American Heart, Italian Soul
“The whole thing started when I saw a picture on a magazine cover,” said Burt Sugarman, a car guy and automotive entrepreneur turned Hollywood TV and movie producer. The year was 1965, and the magazine was Road & Track. Sugarman was 26 years old, and the car was the Ghia 230S, a curvaceous Italian coupe—the precursor to the production 450/SS conver...
Understanding "Made in Italy": A conversation with Riccardo Illy
When: April 6, 2022 at 6:00PM - Where: The Firehouse at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123 - Details coming soon. A conversation with Riccardo Illy at the Firehouse, Fort Mason, on the occasion of the release of the English translation of his latest book THE ART OF EXCELLENT PRODUCTS: Enchanting Customers w...
Los Angeles-Italia to Fete Oscar-Nominated Paolo Sorrentino, Massimo Cantini Parrini and Enrico Casarosa
The upcoming Los Angeles-Italia Film Fashion and Art Festival will be honoring Italian directors Paolo Sorrentino (“The Hand of God”) and Enrico Casarosa (“Luca”) as well as costume-designer Massimo Cantini Parrini (“Cyrano”) all of whom have scored nominations for the upcoming Academy Awards. The 17th edition of the pre-Oscars event will be held M...
Los Angeles Italia Film Festival 2022
From Sunday, March 20, 2022 to Saturday, March 26, 2022 - Organized by Istituto Capri nel Mondo with Ministry of Culture, ENI, and Italian Trade Agency, under the patronage of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Ministry of Economic Development. In collaboration with Italian Cultural Institute Los Angeles, and Hollywood Ch...
Roger’s Pizzerolo serving pizzas and New York-style Italian cuisine
I always thought “one day I’m going to have my own business,” said Rogelio, owner of Roger’s Pizzerolo on Mission Gorge Road next door to the now-defunct Souplantation. His dream came true and was, the realization of the American Dream of success through hard work. Roger’s Pizzerolo opened for business this past December. Originally from San Salvad...
ONE OF US in Los Angeles
ONE OF US is a title of a short documentary serie dedicated to the women. The Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles and Frequency Production by Chiara Tilesi - director/producer, presented this short documentary series telling stories about Italian women recognized for their extraordinary achievement in different fields such as finance, the ar...
Italian Design Day 2022 in Los Angeles
March 23 2022 | 12:00 PM PST. Zoom Livestreaming from the Paola Lenti and Giorgetti Showroom in West Hollywood. REGISTER HERE. Italian Design Day is annual celebration of Italian Design launched in 2017 by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaboration and with the support of the Ministry of Culture. This year's th...
This 1960s Beauty looks Unmistakably Italian, Yet it was Assembled in the U.S.
Ah, the 1960s. For many enthusiasts, that was one of the best decades for automotive design. During those years, iconic models such as the Ferrari 250 GTO, Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, Lamborghini Miura, or Aston Martin DB5 were introduced.It was also a time when Frank Reisner, a former chemical engineer born in Hungary, raised in Canada, and educated a...
Cooking alla Giudia: A Celebration of the Jewish Food of Italy
Cooking alla Giudia: A Celebration of the Jewish Food of Italy. Thursday, April 7, 7 PM. Presented by Benedetta Jasmine Guetta. IIC San Francisco - 710 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94111. Click here to register. Click here to purchase the book From Roman deep-fried artichokes (carciofi alla giudia) to Venetian sweet-and-sour sardines (sarde i...
Italian entry in Swallow's Day Parade on March 12
62nd Annual Swallow's Day Parade, Saturday, March 12. Back after a two year hiatus, the Swallow's Day Parade will once again be weaving its way through the beautiful streets of San Juan Capistrano. Join us as we march with Italian pride in our Italian entry which has won many awards and continues to be an exciting addition to the parade. Be a part...
SoCal Non-Profit Nexxt Foundation announces Italian-Themed Benefit Concert, Dinner & Gala 3/25 in Long Beach, CA
Nexxt Foundation Inc. a Southern California based 501( c) 3 is pleased to announce its first annual all-star gala gourmet dinner and concert to be held at the Ovation Event Center in the Pine Ave District of Long Beach on the evening of Friday, March 25th, 2022, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the local, Orange County based Somerset Homes...