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Italian Trade Commission@ NECTFL 2010

Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
March 25-27, 2010
Booth #300
New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Broadway
New York, NY
www.nectfl.org

The Italian Trade Commission will present leading publishers and language schools at NECTFL 2010. At the "Sistema Italia" booth #300, the ITC will provide trade information and showcase the latest titles in both traditional print and multimedia on language, literature, and children's books. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet with representatives of the participating Italian publishing houses and language schools present at the show. 

ITALIAN PARTICIPANTS:
 
Bonacci editore
www.bonacci.it
Edilingua Edizioni
www.edilingua.it
Eli
www.elionline.com
Guerra Edizioni
www.guerraedizioni.com
La Scuola
www.lascuola.it
Loescher Editore
www.loescher.it

LANGUAGE SCHOOLS:
Accademia Italiana
www.accademia-italiana.it
Arcobaleno
www.studio-arcobaleno.it
Babilonia - Center for Italian Studies
www.babilonia.it
Sorrento Lingue Institute
www.sorrentolingue.it

Paramica Presents William Tell, distributed by LaMa House Publishing

www.paramica.com

Secret Siena - Discovering the Hidden Treasures of the Medieval Town

A Lecture by Professor Luca Bonomi

Professor Luca Bonomi, President of the Societa` Dante Alighieri in Siena, will describe the most unusual and hidden aspects of his city, Siena. Drawn in by the “visible and evident” beauty of the city and its artistic treasures, visitors often overlook Siena’s less accessible aspects, which make up its grandeur. First Professor Bonomi will discuss the very roots of the city, when during the 13th and 14th centuries, unknown and brilliant designers created a complex network of canals for collecting rain water, which was then used by the residents. The second half of Professor Bonami’s journey will lead us to the analysis of the mosaics that adorn the floor of the Duomo of Siena, created by the most well-known artists of the late 15th century. This pavement can be seen only one month per year in its entirety. The symbols and the surprising selection of characters represented in the mosaics, and their placement along the path from the entrance to the high altar, remain today only incompletely understood. Giorgio Vasari considered this mosaic to be technically unachievable from an artistic point of view because of its incredible beauty.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

6pm

The University of Chicago, Stuart Hall 102

5835 South Greenwood Avenue

Organized by: IIC

www.iicchicago.esteri.it

Books and Espresso at the Salone Internazionale del Libro - May 13-17, 2010

The Salone Internazionale del Libro (www.salonelibro.it), formerly the Fiera Internazionale del Libro, will be held in Turin from May 13-17, 2010.  Don’t miss the opportunity to see the lastest offerings from Italian publishers, learn about publishing trends and book rights at the International Book Forum (www.ibf.it), and enjoy espresso in the company of Luigi Pirandello and Italo Calvino.

Claude Potts, Librarian for Romance Language Collections at UC Berkeley, and Sarah G. Wenzel, Bibliographer of English & Romance Literatures at University of Chicago, detail their adventures at the last edition. Click here to read.

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The Decameron at MCA’s Italics Film Series

The Decameron, directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, is a satire of church, state and class structures in 14th century Italy. Presented by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, as part of the Italics Film Series, the film is adapted from Giovanni Boccaccio's classic novel, available at Rizzoli. 
 

For tickets and information about the MCA’s Italics Film Series, click here.

Grand Prix Möbius Multimedia Lugano 2009 Awarded to Roma Antica in 3D by Altair4 Multimedia

The Grand Prix Möbius Multimedia Lugano 2009 was awarded to Roma Antica in 3D by Altair4 Multimedia.
In presenting the prize, Paolo Panini, President of the Jury, remarked that  the accuracy  and the scientific methods  applied in the reconstruction assured a spectacular rendition of the archeological strata through different eras.

For more information about Altair4 Multimedia, visit www.altair4.com.

Ennio Cavalli Wins 2009 Viareggio-Rèpaci Award for Poetry

Ennio Cavalli is the winner of the 2009 Viareggio-Rèpaci Award for Poetry. The award was started in 1929 by a group of Italian authors and journalists. Dedicated to works in Italian by Italian writers published the preceding year, the prize is awarded in the summer in Viareggio, a small town on the coast of Tuscany. The Viareggio-Rèpaci Awards are divided into three categories: Fiction, Poetry and Essays.

Spirali has published two volumes by Ennio Cavalli: Cose proprie. Poesie 1973-2003 and Carta intestata. For more information, please visit www.spirali.com.

Italy Awarded Best Pavilion at Guadalajara International Book Fair

On November 30, the Italian pavilion created by the Italian Trade Commission was awarded the prize for Best Pavilion at the 23rd edition of the Guadalajara International Book Fair.

The Italian Trade Commission, following the success of last year when Italy was the guest of honor, organized the Italian participation at the Guadalajara Book Fair, in collaboration with AIE (Italian Publishers Association). The ITC pavilion, designed by architect Davide Sani, hosted 13 Italian publishers and 2 bookstores, showcasing books in Italian and books in Spanish by Italian authors.

Rome’s 8th Annual Più libri più liberi

Più libri più liberi is Italy’s most important book fair for small- and medium-sized publishers, now in its eighth year. Following the success of the past edition, with 397 exhibitors, over 52,000 visitors and 75,000 books sold, the fair returns to the Palazzo dei Congressi from December 5-8.

Più libri più liberi offers a venue for books that sometimes face obstacles to find a place on the shelves at chain outlets, which tend to privilege books by larger publishers.

Visit www.piulibripiuliberi.it for more information.

ITC @ Guadalajara International Book Fair

Guadalajara International Book Fair 
Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara
November 28-December 6, 2009
Expo Guadalajara Av. Mariano Otero, 1499
Col. Verde Valle Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Stand MM01
www.fil.com.mx/ingles/i_index.asp 


The Italian Trade Commission presents the leading Italian publishers and their latest works in both traditional print and multimedia at the Guadalajara International Book Fair. Our "Sistema Italia" will provide trade information and showcase the latest titles on art, architecture, language, literature, archaeology, cooking, natural science, children's literature and illustrated books. Sistema Italia will also provide the opportunity to meet with several representatives of the participating Italian publishing houses present at the show.

Italian Participants:
Armando Armando
www.armando.it
Casalini
www.casalini.it
Daniela Piazza Editore
www.danielapiazzaeditore.com
De Agostini
www.deagostini.it
Edi.Ermes
www.eenet.it
Edilingua Edizioni
www.edilingua.it
Gruppo Albatros Il Filo
www.gruppoalbatrosilfilo.it
Guerra Edizioni
www.guerraedizioni.com
Lo Scarabeo
www.loscarabeo.com
Loescher Editore
www.loescher.it
Momento Medico
www.momentomedico.it
Piccin Nuova Libraria
www.piccinonline.com
Sovera Multimedia
www.soveraedizioni.com

ACTFL 2009

www.actfl.org
November 20-22, 2009
Booth #1813
San Diego Convention Center
Exhibit Halls A-C
San Diego, California

The Italian Trade Commission will present the leading publishers and their latest works in both traditional print and multimedia. At the "Sistema Italia" booth #1813, the ITC will provide trade information and showcase the latest titles on language, literature, and children's books. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet with several representatives of the participating Italian publishing houses present at the show.

ITALIAN PARTICIPANTS:
Alma Edizioni
www.almaedizioni.it
Bonacci editore
www.bonacci.it
Cideb-Black Cat
www.blackcat-cideb.com
Edizioni Edilingua
www.edilingua.it
Eli (European Language Institute) Publishing
www.elionline.com
Guerra Edizioni
www.guerraedizioni.com
Loescher Editore
www.loescher.it
Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori www.italianoperstranieri.brunomondadori.com

LANGUAGE SCHOOLS:
Accademia Italiana
www.accademia-italiana.it
Sorrento Lingue Institute
www.sorrentolingue.it
The Language Center – La Lingua La Vita www.wellanguage.com

Italics: Italian Art between Tradition and Revolution 1968–2008

Italics: Italian Art between Tradition and Revolution 1968–2008 is on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago from November 14, 2009 - February 14, 2010. This exhibition, copresented by the MCA and the Palazzo Grassi, Venice, explores Italian art and creativity from the late 1960s to the present. The major survey of Italian contemporary art features work by more than 75 Italian artists working in various media.

A catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition under the general editorship of guest curator Francesco Bonami. Published by Electa and with graphic design by Christoph Radl, the volume contains 200 color illustrations and covers more than 150 works by artists who have been – and continue to be – leading figures in Italian art as it has developed over the last forty years.

Italics: Italian Art between Tradition and Revolution 1968–2008
314 pages, 11.5 x 9.8 x 1.3 inches, Electa, 2008.

Electa
www.electaweb.it

Available at the MCA Store.

ITC @ Frankfurt Book Fair

Frankfurt Book Fair 2009

October 14-18, 2009
Messegelände Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1
60327 Frankfurt am Main Germany
www.buchmesse.de/en

The Italian Trade Commission presents the leading Italian publishers and their latest works in both traditional print and multimedia at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Our "Sistema Italia" Booth C 902 will provide trade information and showcase the latest titles on art, architecture, language, literature, archaeology, cooking, natural science, children's literature and illustrated books. Sistema Italia will also provide the opportunity to meet with several representatives of the participating Italian publishing houses present at the show.

ITALIAN PARTICIPANTS:
AIE - Associazione Italiana Editori
www.aie.it
Alpha Test
www.alphatest.it
Ancora
www.ancoralibri.it
Argentovivo
www.argentovivo.it
ARS Edizioni d’Arte
www.arsedizioni.com
Boroli Editore
www.borolieditore.it
Canale & C.
www.canale.it
Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
www.ceaedizioni.it
Centro Ambrosiano
www.chiesadimilano.it
Chiaramonte Roberto
CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
www.cnr.it
Colombo Duemila
www.editorecolombo.it
Editoriale Domus
www.edidomus.it
Edi.Ermes
www.eenet.it
Editrice Domenicana Italiana
www.edi.na.it
EditVallardi
www.editvallardi.com
Edizioni Centro Studi Erickson
www.erickson.it
Edizioni Dedalo
www.edizionidedalo.it
EDT
www.edt.it
Effatà Editrice
www.effata.it
Egea
www.egeaonline.it
Federico Motta Editore
www.mottaeditore.it
Turin International Book Fair – Fiera Internazionale del Libro di Torino
www.fieralibro.it
Gangemi Editore
www.gangemieditore.com
Geodia Giuffrè
www.giuffre.it
Gruppo Albatros Il Filo
www.gruppoalbatrosilfilo.it
Hoepli
www.hoepli.it
Ibiskos
www.ibiskosulivieri.it
Il Punto d’Incontro
www.edizionilpuntodincontro.it
Informazioni Editoriali
www.ie-online.it
Iperborea
www.iperborea.com
L’Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato
www.ipzs.it La Scuola www.lascuola.it
L’Asino d’oro edizioni
www.lasinodoroedizioni.it
Library Maremmi
www.maremmieditori.com
Medra
www.medra.org
Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
www.librari.beniculturali.it
Momento Medico
www.momentomedico.it
Morcelliana
www.morcelliana.it
Peliti Associati
www.peliti.it
Più libri più liberi
www.piulibripiuliberi.it
Principato
www.principato.it
Queriniana
www.queriniana.it
red!
www.rededizioni.it
Sassi Editore
www.sassieditore.it
Scuola Normale Superiore – Edizioni della Normale
www.sns.it/en/edizioni
Servizi Rinnovamento nello Spirito Santo
www.edizionirns.it
Sironi Editore
www.sironieditore.it
Stige
www.stige.it
Vincenzo Bona
www.vincenzobona.com
Vita e Pensiero
www.vitaepensieronline.it
Viviani
www.vivianieditore.com

POEM STRIP, DINO BUZZATI’S TANTALIZING GRAPHIC NOVEL, TRANSLATED FOR THE FIRST TIME INTO ENGLISH

Dino Buzzati was an Italian novelist, short story writer, graphic artist, painter and poet, as well as a journalist for Corriere della Sera. Best known worldwide for his novel Il deserto dei Tartari, translated into English as The Tartar Steppe, his English-speaking fans are eagerly awaiting the October 6th publication of Buzzati’s Poem Strip. Translated for the first time into English by Marina Harss, the groundbreaking graphic novel from the 1960s has been described as “a dark and alluring investigation into mysteries of love, lust, sex, and death by Dino Buzzati, a master of the Italian avant-garde.”

On October 6th, The New York Review Classics hosted a celebration of Poem Strip’s publication at Idlewild Books (12 West 19th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues, New York City) with the book’s translator to mark the occasion.

www.nybooks.com
www.idlewildbooks.com

ITC @ Beijing Book Fair 2009

Beijing Book Fair 2009
September 3-7, 2009
China International Exhibition Center
Beijing, China
www.bibf.net

The Italian Trade Commission presents the leading Italian publishers and their latest works in both traditional print and multimedia at Beijing Book Fair 2009. "Sistema Italia" will provide trade information and showcase the latest titles on art, architecture, language, literature, archaeology, cooking, natural science, children's literature and illustrated books. Sistema Italia will also provide the opportunity to meet with several representatives of the participating Italian publishing houses present at the show.

ITALIAN PARTICIPANTS:
Armando
www.armando.it
Atlantyca SpA
www.atlantyca.com
Bologna Children’s Book Fair
www.bookfair.bolognafiere.it
Casalini Libri SpA
www.casalini.it
De Agostini Editore SpA
www.deagostini.it
Editrice La Rocca
www.editricelarocca.it
Edizioni Edilingua
www.edilingua.it
Giunti Editore
www.giunti.it
Gruppo Albatros Il Filo
www.gruppoalbatrosilfilo.it
Gruppo Edicart
www.edicart.it
Loescher Editore Srl
www.loescher.it
Piccin Nuova Libraria SpA
www.piccinonline.com
24 ORE Motta Cultura
www.mottaeditore.it

BookExpo America 2009

www.bookexpoamerica.com
May 28-31, 2009
Booth #3622
Jacob K. Javits Center, New York, NY

The Italian Trade Commission will present the leading publishers and their latest works in both traditional print and multimedia. At the "Sistema Italia" booth #3622, the ITC will provide trade information and showcase the latest titles on language, literature, and children's books. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet with several representatives of the participating Italian publishing houses present at the show. 

ITALIAN PARTICIPANTS:
Aboca Museum Edizioni
www.abocamuseum.it
Accademia Vis Vitalis
www.accademia-visvitalis.org
Bologna Children’s Book Fair
www.bookfair.bolognafiere.it
Corraini
www.corraini.com
Fiera Internazionale del Libro Torino - Turin International Book Fair
www.fieralibro.it
Fratelli Frilli Editori
www.frillieditori.com
Guerra Edizioni
www.guerraedizioni.com
Gremese
www.gremese.com
Gruppo Albatros Il Filo
www.gruppoalbatrosilfilo.it
Ibiskos-Ulivieri
www.ibiskosulivieri.it
La Coccinella
www.coccinella.com
Mondadori Electa
www.electaweb.it
Nottetempo
www.edizioninottetempo.it
Paramica
www.paramica.com
Pendragon
www.pendragon.it
RL Gruppo Editoriale
www.rusconilibri.it
SEE Editrice Firenze
www.see-editrice-firenze.it
SEPS - Segretariato Europeo per le Pubblicazioni Scientifiche
www.seps.it
Sime
www.simephoto.com
Zonza Media Group
www.zonzaeditori.it

ITC @ The London Book Fair

The London Book Fair
April 20 - 22, 2009
Booth G605
Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Warwick Road London
www.londonbookfair.co.uk

The Italian Trade Commission presents the leading Italian publishers and their latest works in both traditional print and multimedia at The London Book Fair. Our "Sistema Italia" Booth G605 will provide trade information and showcase the latest titles on art, architecture, language, literature, archaeology, cooking, natural science, children's literature and illustrated books. Sistema Italia will also provide the opportunity to meet with several representatives of the participating Italian publishing houses present at the show.

Italian Participants:
Cideb-Black Cat
www.blackcat-cideb.com
CNR
www.cnr.it
Colophon
www.colophon.it
Corraini
www.corraini.com
Donzelli
www.donzelli.it
Edi.Ermes
www.eenet.it
Editvallardi
www.editvallardi.com
Edizioni della Normale
www.sns.it/en/edizioni
Edizioni Erickson
www.erickson.it
Egea
www.egeaonline.it
Fiera Internazionale del Libro Torino
www.fieralibro.it
Gruppo Edicart
www.edicart.it
Guerra Edizioni
www.guerraedizioni.com
Idearte / Ideabooks
www.ideabooks.com
Il Punto d’Incontro
web.tin.it/edpunto
Editoriale Jaca Book
www.jacabook.it
Loescher Editore
www.loescher.it
Lo Scarabeo
www.loscarabeo.com
Momento Medico
www.momentomedico.it
24 ORE Motta Cultura
www.mottaeditore.it
Piccin Nuova Libraria
www.piccinonline.com
RL Gruppo Editoriale
www.rusconilibri.it
Stige
www.stige.it
Textus
www.textusedizioni.it
UTET
www.utet.it
Vianello Libri
www.vianellolibri.com
Zonza Media Group
www.zonzaeditori.it