Montreal Events

Second Day of the Italian Language Student, by Sara D’Isanto, Chiara Menorello, Giada Licastro (#IICMONTREALWEBINARSERIES)

In the occasion of the XX Week of the Italian Language in the World, dedicated to “Italian between words and images: graffiti, illustrations, comics“, the Italian Cultural Institute of Montréal, under the patronage of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, and the Consulate General of Italy in Montreal are pleased to present the webinar entitled “Beauties of Italy in illustrations and comics“.

Wednesday, October 21st 2020, 3 pm EST
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XXth Week of the Italian Language in the World: “To the East of Italy. On the road of the comic strip”, conference by Alessandra Lazzari, Institute of Cultural Heritage Sciences, National Research Council (CNR) (#IICMONTREALWEBINARSERIES)

In the occasion of the XXth Week of the Italian Language in the World, dedicated to “Italian between words and images: graffiti, illustrations, comics“, the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, under the patronage of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, and the Consulate General of Italy in Montreal are pleased to present the webinar “To the East of Italy. On the road of the comic strip“, conference by Alessandra Lazzari, Institute of Cultural Heritage Sciences, National Research Council (CNR)

Thursday, October 22nd 2020, 3 pm EST

Registration required

On the occasion of the “Montréal’s European book club“, Claudia Polledri will present and host the book dedicated to “La profezia dell’armadillo” by Zerocalcare.

October 22nd, 2020 – 6:30pm

Please confirm your presence before October 19 at the following address: lisezleurope-mtl@goethe.de

“La profezia dell’armadillo” – A true phenomenon in Italy, this album that introduced Zerocalcare has sold tens of thousands of copies. We follow the trajectory of a 30-year-old Roman fully belonging to the 2.0 generation. When he learns of the death of a childhood friend he has always been in love with, he struggles to announce it to those close to him. Accompanied by his faithful imaginary friend the Armadillo, Zerocalcare intertwines in this teenage flashback album allowing you to retrace the story of his friendship with Camille and the adventures of his daily life oscillating between small galleys, confusion with neighbors and nostalgia for dinosaurs. A brilliant mix of humor and tenderness.

In the occasion of the XXth Week of the Italian Language in the World, dedicated to “Italian between words and images: graffiti, illustrations, comics“, the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, under the patronage of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, and the Consulate General of Italy in Montreal are pleased to present the webinar “With the wings of the comic of Kleiner Flug”

Friday, October 23rd 2020, 3 pm EST

Registration required

The partners of Lisez l’Europe, including the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, with the collaboration of the Language Center and the Department of Literatures and World Languages of the University of Montreal, invite you to celebrate the 8th edition of the European Day of Languages in Montreal.

On Friday, October 23rd, join a “5 à 7” with free virtual mini-lessons (via Zoom) in German, Catalan, Spanish, Greek, Japanese, Kurdish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Swedish. Most of the mini-courses are aimed at people who have no knowledge of the language taught, others are aimed at people who already have the basics and allow you to work on a particular aspect of the language in a fun way.

Registration is required and places are limited. Participants will receive an email with the link to participate in the Zoom session with which we will present the 15 mini-courses (5 each 30-minute session).

With around 225 indigenous languages in Europe and 6,000 to 7,000 languages spoken around the world, the Day reminds us of the many benefits of language learning, which in particular allows us to continue developing cognitive skills, breaking down barriers and leading the way to new friendships and professional opportunities.

In the occasion of the XXth Week of the Italian Language in the World, dedicated to “Italian between words and images: graffiti, illustrations, comics“, the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, under the patronage of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, and the Consulate General of Italy in Montreal are pleased to present the webinar “Playing with nature. A lesson from Bruno Munari with Beba Restelli” an event included in the Journées de la culture 2020 program.

Saturday, October 24th, 2020, 10am EST (Montreal)

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The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal is pleased to present, Demetrio Paolin’s latest work, Anatomia di un profeta (Rome, Voland, 2020), where a story with a gap is told, which allows the author to continue to imagine. Absence is something that words can fill, it is in that missing space that the truth lurks. The author, Demetrio Paolin, anthropologist Vito Teti, full professor at the University of Calabria, and Francesco D’Arelli, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Montreal, will intervene at the presentation.

Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 , 3pm EST (9pm, Rome)

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L’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Montréal, nell’ambito della promozione del cinema contemporaneo italiano, è lieto di presentare l’opera cinematografica del regista Paolo Quaregna. Al webinar, intitolato “L’altra Patria. Quando i migranti siamo noi”, partecipano lo stesso regista Paolo Quaregna, Francesco D’Arelli, Direttore dell’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Montréal, e vari altri illustri ospiti, fra registi e studiosi dell’emigrazione.

Giovedì, 29 ottobre 2020, 3:00 pm EST (21:00, Roma)

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Intervista a Paolo Quaregna, Cinecittà News, 5 agosto 2019:
https://news.cinecitta.com/IT/it-it/news/54/79426/paolo-quaregna-quando-i-migranti-italiani-invasero-il-quebec.aspx

Intervista a Paolo Quaregna, Rai Italia, 2 marzo 2020:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1dAUyJHH-4&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1jAlWxrNmBJFDU39-25lrFdVS7WkXQbZceK2NXK_-zCNQaWWkaDRhl3Sk

Trailer de La seconda patria (2019), lungometraggio documentario:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJAM0chRSYw

L’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Montréal e il Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie dell’Università degli Studi di Torino sono lieti di presentare la serie di webinar intitolata “E l’uomo incontrò il cavallo”. Il cavallo ha seguito la vita degli uomini e delle civiltà, sin dagli albori. Originario della steppa eurasiatica, all’inizio ha fornito all’uomo carne, latte e pelli e solo nell’età dei metalli è divenuto protagonista fra gli animali da tiro e principe per l’equitazione, segnando momenti memorabili nella storia militare e sportiva. La sua parte nella letteratura e nell’arte è sempre stata centrale, quella del nobile animale, rispecchiando interessi e passioni dei popoli. Le arti figurative hanno in ogni epoca rappresentato la sua bellezza: dalle figure equine lasciate dai primitivi sulle pareti delle grotte preistoriche sino ai cavalli dei mirabili monumenti equestri del Rinascimento italiano.

Venerdì, 30 ottobre 2020, 15:00 (Montréal), 21:00 (Roma)

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