The European Film Festival Returns to South Africa: A Cinematic Journey Through Europe
The highly anticipated European Film Festival returns to South Africa, offering film enthusiasts an exclusive showcase of the best of contemporary European cinema. The festival will take place from 8 to 19 October 2025 in various South African cities and online, featuring a rich programme of screenings and events. This year, the festival presents a curated selection of 10 films from […]
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The 25th Week of the Italian Language in the World is dedicated to ITALOFONIA (11 – 25 October 2025)
The Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria, together with embassies, consulates, and partner institutions, Under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic, is proud to present the 25th Week of the Italian Language in the World, taking place from 11 to 25 October 2025 across Southern Africa. This year’s theme, “Italofonia: Italian Beyond Borders”, […]
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Italian Language Week in the World 2025 – “Viva la Creatività” with Illustrator Micha Dalcol
The Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria, in collaboration with the Embassy of Switzerland, is delighted to welcome Swiss-Italian artist and illustrator Micha Dalcol to South Africa for this year’s Week of the Italian Language in the World. 12–18 October 2025 Theme: Italofonia – Italian Language Beyond Borders Dalcol will spark imagination and play across Cape […]
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“Opera, Amore”
“Opera, Amore,” a one-act meta-opera by Federico Gon with a libretto by Alberto Mattioli, is a chamber opera based on the very history of melodrama. This original production reimagines some of the most beautiful arias from the great Italian operatic tradition in a delightfully revitalized dramaturgical setting. At the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign […]
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Special Feature at the European Film Festival 2025 –Lesotho
C’è ancora domani by Paola Cortellesi The Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria, in collaboration with the Delegation of the European Union in Lesotho, is proud to present C’è ancora domani (There’s Still Tomorrow), the critically acclaimed directorial debut by Paola Cortellesi, as part of the European Film Festival Lesotho 2025. This award-winning drama has touched […]
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Book Presentation: Prisoners of Jan Smuts
A conversation with the author – historian and researcher Karen Horn 30 October 2025 – 4:00 PM Italian Cultural Institute, Pretoria The Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria is pleased to host the presentation of Prisoners of Jan Smuts, in conversation with Karen Horn, historian and research fellow at the University of the Free State. The […]
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EGLE ODDO IN SOUTH AFRICA – SOIL AND WATER PROJECT
The Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria is pleased to announce the arrival of Italian artist Egle Oddo in South Africa as part of the Soil and Water project, a collaboration between the Nirox Foundation and the School of the Arts – University of Pretoria. Egle Oddo is a multidisciplinary artist whose work weaves together environmental […]
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Aterballetto South African Tour
The Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria is pleased to announce the tour of the National Choreographic Centre “Aterballetto”, performing in South Africa for the first time (8–12 November 2025). The prestigious Italian dance company will present a performance with the evocative title Dreamers — a unique occasion where bodies and music meet gracefully in a […]
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