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Second Annual Italian Film Festival April 22 to Sunday, April 24, 2016

PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: President ACIP: Pasquale Madeddu, 503.793.8660 pmadeddu@gmail.com Secretary: Sergio Pellecchia, 503.470.0396 sepellecchia@gmail.com Italian Film Festival USA of Portland is Pleased to Announce the 2016 Program Lineup PORTLAND, Oregon (March 12, 2016) - The Italian Film Festival USA of Portland, will feature ten new movies, from both emerging and well-accomplished Italian directors. The festival is presented in collaboration with the Associazione Culturale Italiana di Portland (ACIP) and the Department Of World Languages and Literatures at PSU. The Italian Film Festival takes place from Friday, April 22 to Sunday, April 24, 2016. All films will be screened at 5th Avenue Cinema, 510 SW Hall Street, Portland, OR 97201. Admission to the festival is free Film schedule: Friday April 22nd 2016 6pm, Theater 1 Ma Che Bella Sorpresa (Alessandro Genovesi, Comedy, 2015, 91 min)      Theater 2 Io Arlecchino (Matteo Bini, Giorgio Pasott

First Italian Film Festival in Portland April 10-12 2015

Finally Portland Oregon will host the first ever Italian Film Festival! The Italian Film Festival USA will be showing April 10th to April 12th 2015. Check out the complete schedule on the Italian Film Festival website. Admission will be free and all movies free of will be shown at PSU's Fifth Avenue Cinema. Please come early as seating is limited.

Rinnovo passaporti, 11 e 12 marzo a Portland

Dal console di Portland ricevo e volentieri pubblico: Ciao: Vi volevo confermare che il rappresentante dell’ ufficio passaporti del Consolato Generale d'Italia in San Francisco sara` a Portland presso il nostro ufficio  l’ 11 e 12 Marzo per rilevare le impronte biometriche e quindi dare la possibilita’ di rinnovare il passaporto Italiano senza andare a San Francisco. Vi prego di notificare I vostri contatti nella comunita’ Italiana di questa opportunita’. Grazie Andrea Bartoloni | Console Onorario D'Italia 1331 NW Lovejoy Street, Suite 900 | Portland, OR 97209 Telefono: 503.226.1191

Ora Italiana 2014-04-20

Listen the Ora Italiana / Italian Hour on KBOO Sunday April 20th 2014 at 9am PT. Listen on radio in Portland tune to 90.7FM, Corvallis 104.3 FM or Hood River 91.9 FM Worldwide streaming on KBOO website or TuneIn   On your phone/device/car get TuneIn and search for KBOO.

Portland International Film Festival 2012 - Italian Movies

Italian movies at the 2012 Portland International Film Festival: *ITALY * *CORPO CELESTE * Alice Rohrwacher After a decade in Switzerland, 13-year-old Marta moves back to her family's impoverished hometown in Calabria in southern Italy. Although Marta was born there, the local customs seem strange to her, a feeling of dislocation and confusion that only increases after she enrolls in her local church's confirmation class. Rohrwacher’s sensitive and perceptive debut feature ironically pits a young girl’s crisis of faith and adolescence against a community struggling for survival and the ancient traditions of the Catholic Church facing waning influence. “In Italy nowadays, there's a feeling that people don’t ask themselves questions, and the idea of community is not there anymore. The Church doesn’t think about faith. Its main concern is to organize people’s lives.”—Alice Rohrwacher. “The big payoffs arrive in a couple of small, understated moments of grace. Thanks to restrai

Italian Music events in Portland

Sunday, November 6 · 9:00am - 10:00am Italian Hour on KBOO 90.7FM in Portland and http://kboo.fm streaming anywhere in the world Tuesday, November 8 · 6:00pm - 7:30pm Know Bo! A series of casual presentations at Caffè Umbria, 303 NW 12th Ave, Portland, Oregon At November's Know Bo! Bob Conklin will present "Opera in Italy, Past and Present," a brief history of opera in Italy, survey of the contemporary opera scene (venues, festivals, singers, etc.) and pointers for designing your own opera tour. Free. Saturday, November 12 · 9:00pm - 2:30am Italian Dance, House and Techno at TouchĂ©, 1425 NW Glisan St, Portland, Oregon Dance with the latest club music from Italy. Featuring dance, house and techno music from Italian DJs and producers and also some old hits. Free.

Lecture August 4th: The Historical Rural Landscapes of Italy

The Historical Rural Landscapes of Italy: An illustrated book lecture and discussion by Dr. Mauro Agnoletti PSU International Visiting Professor and Professor, University of Florence Date: Thursday, August 4, 2011 Lecture at 7:00 p.m., with a reception to follow Where: Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 296 1825 SW Broadway Avenue Portland, OR 97201 Beverages and hors d'oeuvres will be provided. RSVP not required.