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27th Literary and Visual Arts Competition promoted by the CAN of Isola d'Istria
Creativity, imagination, and a passion for the Italian language were the protagonists of the 2025 edition of the Literary and Visual Arts Competition promoted by the Self-Managed Community of Italian Nationality of Izola. Participants included children from L'Aquilone Preschool, students from Dante Alighieri Elementary School, and students from Pietro Coppo Middle School in Izola, with a presence also from Vojka Šmuc Elementary School. The judging panel, composed of Marino Maurel, Kris Dassena, and Fulvia Grbac, examined approximately 200 works, divided into various categories. Radio...
All the awards of the 20th “Tanzella” Prize
The prestigious setting of the Castelvecchio Army Unified Club in Verona hosted the awards ceremony for the 20th edition of the "Gen. Loris Tanzella" Literary Prize, organized by the Verona Provincial Committee of the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia, under the patronage of the City of Verona. This year, the works awarded by the jury chaired by Professor Loredana Gioseffi (President of the Verona National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia) once again provided a broad overview of history, narrative, and poetry pertaining to the Italian spirit of the Eastern Adriatic. Individual stories of persecution, abandonment, resilience, and rebirth come together as pieces of a larger...
“La Battana”, a stronghold of Italian culture in Istria
Under the spotlight of the historical conference series "La corte de le ore," the Fulvio Tomizza Italian Community of Umag hosted an evening of profound literary depth. The keynote speaker was Dr. Karin Urih, who presented the results of her thesis in Italian Studies, earned at the Trieste-Udine Interuniversity University. Her research focused on an inseparable pairing for the culture of the Italian National Community: the narrative production of Nelida Milani and the evolution of the magazine "La Battana" during the decade of her editorship (1992-2001). The article in the daily newspaper La Voce del...
The Go!2025 experience is also taking center stage in North Macedonia.
We enthusiastically shared the GO!2025 experience with Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, which will be the European Capital of Culture in 2028. Together with the mayor of Nova Gorica, Samo Turel, and representatives of Gect GO and Zavod, I accepted the invitation to participate in an intense two-day discussion of the challenges and opportunities this prestigious title brings. It was an opportunity to learn about the stories and symbols of the Macedonian city, led by its mayor, Orce Gjorgjievski, and to speak at Europe House Skopje about how our European Capital of Culture, the first cross-border one in history, has made us a...
The March 2026 issue of "Giuliani in the World"
The March 2026 issue of "Giuliani nel Mondo," the periodical of the Giuliani nel Mondo Association, can be freely consulted online or downloaded in PDF format: https://giulianinelmondo.it/.../04/Bollettino-marzo-2026.pdf Released a few days before Easter, this issue is entirely dedicated to this year's "Day of Remembrance" celebrations. Thanks to all the clubs around the world who contributed photos and testimonials to this publication, packed with content from every corner of the planet where our wonderful...
Disorder. An (almost) sentimental primer.
Anna Maria Mori, born in Pula, exiled in Florence, and established herself as a nationally renowned journalist in Rome, turned 90 on April 12. Her journalism career began with the weekly Annabella, continued with Rome's Il Messaggero, and participated in the founding of la Repubblica. She also worked in radio and television, particularly with the documentaries "Istria 1943-1993: Fifty Years of Solitude" and "Istria, the Right to Memory" (1997) for RAI. These were invaluable contributions in the 1990s, when the history of Italy's eastern border was just beginning to emerge in the national spotlight. Furthermore, in 1999, she made her first...
“A Year of School” recalls Stuparich only in the title
On April 13th, as soon as it opened in theaters, I rushed to see "A Year of School," encouraged by the rave reviews on every film website, following the excitement surrounding the film's premiere at the 72nd Venice Film Festival. There were only five of us at the premiere, three of whom were retirees who had never been to Trieste. Movie theaters risk suffering the same fate as newsstands. The film, set in 2007 and funded by the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, is, in my opinion, very well crafted by Laura Samani, a true Triestine director who knows her craft. Beautiful...
The Voice of Fiume March/April 2026
The March/April 2026 issue of the bimonthly La Voce di Fiume, the newsletter of the Association of Italian Fiumani in the World (LCFE), can be freely consulted online or downloaded in PDF format: https://www.lavocedifiume.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/marzo-aprile_2026.pdf After the opening editorial by AFIM President Franco Papetti, the issue continues with a tribute to the exiled Rijeka native and Paralympic champion Giuliano Koten, a report on new initiatives carried out in Rijeka in collaboration with local institutions of the Italian community and beyond, and book reviews...
Piran's CI takes center stage at the International Maritime Festival
The "Giuseppe Tartini" Italian Community of Piran was a key player at the Escale International Maritime Festival, recently held in Sète, southern France. In the Slovenian-owned space, the Piran association set up a stand together with the "S. Mašera" Maritime Museum of Piran and the Koper Regional Museum, where the Famea dei Salinieri ethnographic group showcased traditional salt production. On April 2, the Slovenian pavilion was officially inaugurated by local authorities and organizers, who hosted the Mayor of Koper, Aleš Bržan, and the Slovenian Ambassador to Paris, Renata Cvelbar Bek. Ad...
An evening in Fiume with the Poetry Pergola
At Palazzo Modello, headquarters of the Italian Community of Rijeka, an intense celebration of poetry took place, promoted by the informal group of Italian authors from Istria and Kvarner, "La pergola della poesia." The gathering brought together voices of diverse backgrounds, sensibilities, and backgrounds, offering the audience a shared vision of poetry as a living practice, intended to impact individual and collective experience. The evening was opened by the president of the Rijeka Italian Community, Enea Dessardo, who welcomed those present, emphasizing the identity-building value of the Italian language and the profound significance of an event dedicated to its highest expression. In his...
