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Fifty-five years ago, 12-year-old Anthony Martignetti of Boston’s North End became the unlikely star of a television commercial that would prove so popular that it ran for an incredible 13 years. The young Italian immigrant is seen sprinting through the streets of the city as his mother beckons from the window of the family’s apartment on Powers Co...

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Despite his international renown, we know terribly little about Leonardo da Vinci. Aside from a couple of Florentine court records about a dropped sodomy accusation, and — of course — his own notebooks, his name survives primarily through his work, his idiosyncratic drawings, paintings, and blueprints. Idiosyncratic, for while da Vinci apprenticed...

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The Consulate General of Italy in New York and Rai-Radiotelevisione Italiana organised a special event at their Park Avenue headquarters dedicated to 100 years of radio and 70 years of Italian television, in collaboration with Rai Teche and Rai Fiction and under the patronage of the Mike Bongiorno Foundation. The evening was opened by Consul Genera...

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Nobody knows noodles like Nadia Caterina Munno. The cookbook author and social media star, known as the Pasta Queen online, is taking her love of Italian cuisine to the small screen with her travel series: The Pasta Queen. The Prime Video show will follow the chef to different regions of her home country and bring the lessons, ingredients and recip...

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ABC7, Chicago's most-watched television station, is celebrating the city's vibrant Italian American community, with the broadcast of the 72nd annual Columbus Day Parade. The live event is hosted by ABC7 sports anchor and "Windy City Weekend" host Ryan Chiaverini, reporter Liz Nagy and meteorologist Greg Dutra, reporting all the festivities from the...

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'The Circle' is a reality TV series that is highly regarded by fans, as it showcases a combination of social experimentation and strategy that culminates in a $100,000 prize for contestants. The show follows a group of individuals from various backgrounds as they vie for fame without ever realizing their true identities. The cast of 'The Circle' fe...

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EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani took home the statuette at the Primetime Emmy Awards 2024 in the category “Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode”, thanks to a team of excellence, supervised by Gaia Bussolati, involved in the Netflix series Ripley, based on the novel The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith and directed by Steven...

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Franciacorta, a symbol of Italian enological excellence, renews its partnership with the Emmy Awards for the fourth consecutive year, bringing an unmistakable touch of Italian flair to one of the most prestigious events in the global television and film industry. The 76th Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday, September 15, at the Peacock Theater i...

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The Italian government will this week announce major changes to its film and TV tax credit system aimed at boosting local productions and producers and ensuring more Italian stories get told on screen. The changes come after a year of uncertainty that has left many productions in limbo. Under the new rules, international co-productions will face an...

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There'll be some semisesquicentennial celebrations happening in the city of Sanremo in February, as Italy marks three-quarters of a century of its beloved song competition Festival di Sanremo. Rai has now confirmed that for the 2025 edition of the contest, some slight changes to the format are being ushered in alongside Carlo Conti's return to Sanr...

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