by Benedetta Cicconi   The story of Valentina Socci, a well-established fashion photographer, who left her beloved city of Milan, Italy, to devote herself to a successful career in Hollywood, reminds of a beautiful modern tale. Over the last few years, she has achieved very good results and all of her efforts have been rewarded. Valentina S...

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015.  5:00 PM Doors open; 5:30 PM Film Screening; 8:30 PM Conversation and Q&A. ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA - 1023 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024. RSVP HERE The Italian Cultural Institute Los Angeles in collaboration with the USC School of Cinematic Arts cordially invites...

Borse di studio per giovani italiani per la frequenza di corsi intensivi in Entrepreneurship and Management della durata di tre mesi presso la Santa Clara University, California, nella Silicon Valley. A concederle – almeno tre – per l'anno accademico 2016/17 è il programma BEST, promosso da Invitalia – agenzia nazionale per l'attrazione degli inves...

On November 4, 2012, BAIA will have the honor to be celebrated and recognized by the prestigious Italian Community Services Agency in occasion of their 96th annual gala dinner.BAIA and the Agency share values and strive to improve the lives and wellbeing of Italian immigrants and Italian-Americans. During the recent years we have witnessed a new in...

SICILY, Italy — Two years ago, the J. Paul Getty Museum ended a lengthy dispute with Italian cultural authorities by returning a towering limestone and marble statue of a Greek goddess to Sicily. The sculpture is now the pride of the relatively modest Museo Archeologico in Aidone — and by far its biggest attraction. The tiny hilltop town in centra...

The Palm Springs ShortFest is the largest and one of the most prestigious short film events in North America, populated with hundreds of talented young filmmakers from all over the world. Italian participation is represented by the short movies: The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars, directed by Edoardo Ponti (the film won Best Short at the Rome Film...

In 1995, the city's downtown redevelopment agency began working on something different from its typical projects. Normally, Centre City Development Corp.—the nonprofit in charge of property tax-funded urban renewal efforts, now Civic San Diego— redeveloped whole blocks at one time.   Take an entire block, consolidate it into one property an...

Donato Enoteca will host on Saturday, December 6, the Enoteca 100 Grand Italian Wine and Food Tasting Celebration from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., with a VIP preview beginning at noon. The tasting will feature 100+ wines from Italy, including Barolo, Barbaresco, Brunello, Franciacorta, Amarone, Valle d'Aosta, Piemonte, Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli, Toscana, S...

Carbon 3D, a Silicon Valley Startup, announced a new type of 3D printing called Continuous Liquid Interface Production Technology (CLIP). The process allows for the continuous generation of polymeric parts up to tens of centimeters in size with feature resolution below 100 micrometers. For the past 25 years, 3D printing has working by building obje...

Hidden in the heart of Los Angeles, which decades ago was home to Little Italy, an authentic Italian family business has been thriving, growing in both size and reputation, since its foundation in 1917. San Antonio Winery was established by Mr. Santo Cambianica, a native of Berzo San Fermo in Lombardy region, Italy, and at that time it would fit in...