La prodigiosa trasformazione della classe operaia in stranieri | Italian Clapperboard
Thursday 26 March 2026, 17:30 Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh The documentary screening series Italian Clapperboard continues on Thursday, 26 March at 17:30 at the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh with La prodigiosa trasformazione della classe operaia in stranieri (Samir, 98′, 2025). Through archival materials, testimonies, animations, and the narrated voice of Lino […]
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Food and Emotions in Italian Women’s Writing with Patrizia Sambuco
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day 2026, author Patrizia Sambuco presents her latest book, Food and Emotions in Italian Women’s Writing: A Reassessment (Toronto University Press, 2025), winner of the Premio Internazionale Flaiano d’Italianistica “Luca Attanasio” award in June 2025, on Thursday, 12 March 2026 at 17:30 at the Italian Institute of Culture in […]
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A night in Italy | Roma Tre Orchestra & Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra play Donizetti, Mascagni, Respighi
This concert is a proud collaboration between the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh, the Roma Tre Orchestra & Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra. Join us on Saturday, 7 March from 19:30 at the Reid Concert Hall (Bristo Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9AL) for a night of Italian music, and a celebration of the links between Scotland […]
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The Last One for the Road | Glasgow Film Festival 2026
The Last One for the Road by Francesco Sossai 05.03.2026 | 20:30 | Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT 2) 06.03.2026| 15:30 | Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT 2) Hit the road with fifty-something drinking buddies Carlobianchi (Sergio Romano) and Doriano (Pierpaolo Capovilla), whose seize-the-day attitude means they’re always determinedly hunting for that final pint on a drinking […]
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Primavera | Glasgow Film Festival 2026
Primavera by Damiano Michieletto 03.03.2026 | 17:45 | Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT 2) 04.03.2026 | 13:15 | Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT 2) Early 18th century Venice is brought vividly to life in Damiano Michieletto’s period drama about young virtuoso violinist Ceclia (Tecla Insolia). Living in the Ospedale della Pietà orphanage, her talents are put to […]
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The Battle of Algiers | Glasgow Film Festival 2026
The Battle of Algiers by Gillo Pontecorvo 27.02.2026 | 10:30 | Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT 1) Gillo Pontecorvo’s influential antiwar classic charts the protracted struggle by Algerian revolutionaries against Algeria’s French occupiers between 1954 and 1957. Shot on location with a largely non-professional cast, who had lived-in experience of the conflict, it is based on […]
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Come se non ci fosse un domani | Italian Clapperboard
Thursday 26 February 2026, 17:30 Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh The Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh opens the Italian Clapperboard documentary series with Come se non ci fosse un domani (Riccardo Cremona & Matteo Keffer, 90′, 2025), a powerful and thought-provoking film that places audiences at the heart of today’s climate activism. Directed […]
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‘Italian Stories’ Illustration Exhibition
Book covers are one of the most powerful tools in publishing, capable of capturing attention and conveying the essence of a story at a glance. As Bruno Munari, master of Italian editorial graphic design, once said, a book cover is a small poster that tells the viewer there is something worth discovering inside. The […]
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The Barber of Seville in Belfast
Lyric Opera returns to the Grand Opera House in Belfast with The Barber of Seville from Tue 17 Feb – Sat 21 Feb 2026: an iconic masterpiece in a production bright with colour, high in humour and full of action. Enter into 18th century Seville with all the ingredients for comic chaos, a love match made […]
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La Sicilia da vivere con Gusto | Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World 2025
On the occasion of the 10th Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation through the network of Consulates and Italian Institutes of Culture in the World, the city of Edinburgh celebrates Sicily, European Region of Gastronomy 2025, with events dedicated to the cultural and […]
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