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“River or Death!” awarded as best European documentary
Igor Bezinović's documentary "River or Death!" has won one of the most important awards of the year in European cinema. At the 2026 European Film Awards ceremony—the 38th edition of the European Film Academy awards—held this evening, Saturday, January 17, in Berlin, the film was named Best European Documentary, confirming the European film community's appreciation for an ambitious and original project. Directed by Bezinović and produced by Vanja Jambrović and Tibor Keser for the production company Restart, the film is a co-production between Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia that explores...
The martyrdom of Don Bonifacio remembered in Capodistria
Mario Ravalico's book, "Francesco Bonifacio. Life and Martyrdom of a Man of God," was presented at Palazzo Gravisi. In it, the author continues his search for the truth about the Istrian priest, killed in 1946 and beatified in 2008. Released on the 80th anniversary of the Piran native's assassination, Mario Ravalico's book is published by Ares in collaboration with the IRCI of Trieste and with the support of the Italian Community of Krasica. The author spoke with Kristjan Knez in a conference broadcast by Radio Capodistria: ...
"26 October: A Sea of Umbrellas" returns to the stage
First performed to coincide with the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of Italy's return to Trieste (October 26, 1954–2024) and broadcast on Rai as a radio play, the Teatro Stabile del Friuli Venezia Giulia, in collaboration with Rai Friuli Venezia Giulia, is presenting "26 ottobre Un mare di ombrelli" (26 October, A Sea of Umbrellas), a play written by Gianni Gori, in the Sala Bartoli from January 16 to 25. Inspired by the centenary of radio on the one hand, and the anniversary of Trieste's reunification with Italy on the other, the play recounts October 26, 1954, through a dual aspect: radio and theater. Written as a radio play, and as such, directed by Mario Mirasola, it was...
Giulio Marongiu, exiled from Pola to Fertilia, is Commander of the Republic
For the first time in its history, Fertilia celebrates Commendatore Giulio Marongiu. On Wednesday, January 14th, the official announcement was made by the Secretariat of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, awarding Giulio Marongiu, the now famous commander of the vessel Klizia, protagonist of the voyage, book, and film Route 230° Return to the Land of the Fathers, the title of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. This is an important recognition for a man who journeyed back in time to reunite those threads brutally severed by history and to symbolically close a circle, also in the name of...
Screening in Trieste of the documentary "Trieste è nostra – Trst je naš"
On May 1, 1945, German forces in Italy surrendered: after lengthy secret negotiations with the Allies, German generals ordered all German forces in Italy to cease hostilities and signed a document of unconditional surrender. Italy prepared to celebrate the arrival of long-awaited peace and the joy of newfound freedom. And while everyone smiled at the end of the war, in Trieste—and along the entire eastern border—the drama seemed never-ending, with the arrival of Tito's partisans, who occupied the city as "liberators." The 40 days of terror of Tito's occupation began. "Trieste is ours—Trst je naš" is a...
A seminar for teachers in Carpi to prepare for the Journeys of Remembrance
January 14, 2026 - An overview of the history of the Adriatic border, a visit to the Fossoli camp, a former prison and deportation center and later a refugee reception center, food for thought and new teaching perspectives: insights and experiences that helped shape teachers from central and northern Italy who attended the first training program of 2026 in Carpi (province of Modena) organized by the Ministry of Education and Merit together with the Federation of Associations of Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Exiles. Their colleagues from southern Italy will have the opportunity to undertake a similar experience in Naples at the end of January, while in...
Scipio Slataper's chronicles of the Marsica earthquake
When Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia in the summer of 1914, sparking World War I, hundreds of young Italians still subject to the Habsburg Empire fled to the Kingdom of Italy to avoid answering Emperor Franz Joseph's call to arms. People from Trentino and Trieste, Gorizia and Istria, Fiume and Dalmatia, thus strengthened the irredentist element within the interventionist front, which called for Italy to enter the conflict to wage the Fourth War of Independence, necessary to complete the process of national unification begun with the Risorgimento and interrupted on September 20, 1870, with the Breach of...
The 20th anniversary of the Italian Center "Carlo Combi" in Koper
The "Carlo Combi" Italian Center for Promotion, Culture, Education, and Development, based in Koper, was founded in 2005 by the Coastal Self-Governing Community of Italian Nationalities with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Its purpose was to provide coherence and overall strategic relevance to the cultural activities and initiatives planned, promoted, and implemented by the Italian National Community in Slovenia. The activities and initiatives of the "Carlo Combi" Italian Center are aimed at maintaining, promoting, and developing the identity of the Italian National Community, the Italian language, and culture in the...
The documentary "Fly Dove, Trieste 1954" on the Prime platform
October 26, 2024, marked the 70th anniversary of Trieste's definitive return to Italy (October 26, 1954) under the London Memorandum. To mark this anniversary, the documentary retraces the long and winding path of Trieste's reunion with its motherland, focusing not only on the historical aspects of the affair but above all on the cultural and social aspects that profoundly impacted the evolution of Trieste's customs during those years. Above all, the presence of the Anglo-Americans, who administered the city for nine years (from 1945 to 1954), following the horrors experienced by the people of Trieste during the 40 days of Tito's occupation. A...
The winners of the 58th Istria Nobilissima Art and Culture Competition
The winners of the 58th edition of the "Istria Nobilissima" Art and Culture Competition have been announced. This historic cultural event, organized by the Italian Union of Rijeka and the People's University of Trieste, was created to showcase and promote the artistic and literary production in Italian of the Italian National Community of Istria and Kvarner. Over the years, the competition has recognized not only young talents but also some of the most renowned names in the Italian National Community's artistic and literary scene, authors who have gone on to publish numerous books or hold significant local and international exhibitions. The competition recognizes...
