Screening | Festina Lente
Festina Lente: make haste slowly Festina Lente is more than a motto – it’s a reminder that beauty is not found in haste but in stillness and reflection. It’s a modern Renaissance. Presenter Roy Yu travels across continents to revive this ancient motto and rediscover beauty in slowness and art. FESTINA LENTE Friday, February 27 […]
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Eco Eco Eco – A worldwide talk for Umberto | A 24-hour web marathon open to all
The Eco Family, the Umberto Eco Foundation, and the Bottega Finzioni Foundation announce a global web marathon for the tenth anniversary of his passing. The initiative has been welcomed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is promoted through the network of Italian Cultural Institutes worldwide. ECO ECO ECO A world-wide talk for Umberto February […]
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CORTINA 1956 – Cold War, Dolce Vita and Olympic Dreams | Book Presentation
CORTINA 1956 – Cold War, Dolce Vita and Olympic Dreams Book presentation with author Andrea Goldstein and Bruce Kidd Professor Emeritus, Sport & Public Policy at University of Toronto Monday February 16, 2026 | 6:00PM Istituto Italiano di Cultura 496 Huron St | Toronto ON FREE ADMISSION | REGISTRATION REQUIRED REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE […]
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Italy @ the Victoria Film Festival 2026
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto is pleased to support the film Primavera at the 2026 edition of the Victoria Film Festival. Primavera Damiano Michieletto Italy France | 2025 | 110 minutes Cecilia, a gifted young virtuoso, knows that her only chance at freedom lies beyond the walls that confine her in an orphanage for […]
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Victoria BC | CCN/Aterballetto
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto is pleased to support the performance of CCN/Aterballetto in Victoria, British Columbia. CCN/Aterballetto ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Gigi Cristoforetti CHOREOGRAPHERS Iratxe Ansa Igor Bacovich Crystal Pite Diego Tortelli Friday, February 6 | 7:30PM Saturday, February 7 | 7:30PM Pre-show chat | 6:45PM ROYAL THEATRE 805 Broughton Street | Victoria BC CLICK […]
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026 | Liliana by Ruggero Gabbai
On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026, the Embassy of Italy in Ottawa, the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto, the Miles Nadal JCC and ICFF – Italian Contemporary Film Festival present the documentary Liliana, by Ruggero Gabbai, a portrait of Italian Senator for Life Liliana Segre and her […]
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Italy @ The European Union Film Festival 2025 | Casanova’s Return by Gabriele Salvatores
The European Union Film Festival is the annual festival of European cinema in Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver, dedicated to bringing exceptional films from all over the European Union, with free access to films not distributed or rarely seen in Canada. In-person or online, the spirit of the European Union Film Festival remains unchanged: it presents […]
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WEEK OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD 2025 | Aspects of Italian Linguistic Presence in Toronto
In celebration of the 25th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto hosts a presentation and panel discussion exploring the use of the Italian language in Toronto. WEEK OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD 2025 Aspects of Italian Linguistic Presence in Toronto Dr. […]
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Exhibition | Solar by Quayola at The Bentway
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto is pleased to support the exhibition Solar by Italian artist Quayola. SOLAR by Quayola EXHIBITION October 16 to October 19, 2025 7:30PM to 11:00PM THE BENTWAY 250 Fort York Blvd (under the Gardiner) CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS The Bentway transforms the Gardiner into a glowing horizon with SOLAR, an […]
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Concert | Italiani Veri
We are pleased to present an evening with Arianna, a multifaceted artist distinguished by her vocal talent and charisma, accompanied by Stefano May on piano, a musician of remarkable sensitivity and skill. ITALIANI VERI The Show with Arianna Thursday, October 2 | 8:00PM Doors: 7:00PM CHATEAU LE JARDIN 8440 Highway 27 | Vaughan ON FREE […]
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