IIC Dublino

Istituto Italiano di Cultura – Partner of the Italian Fusion Festival 2024

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Currently active across the major cities of the five continents, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura (IIC) network is the fundamental reference point for the Italian community abroad and the centre of the growing demand for Italian culture worldwide.

The network offers courses, operating libraries, and educational and editorial material that can help people discover and learn more about the Italian language and culture.

The Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Ireland was established in 1954 to foster and increase the existing cultural links between Ireland and Italy through joint initiatives in education, culture, and science. It is situated in an early nineteenth-century Georgian building in the centre of Dublin, in Fitzwilliam Square, architecturally one of the city’s most ‘historic’ and interesting squares, facing a beautiful private park.

Learn more about the Italian Institute of Culture on iicdublino.esteri.it/iic_dublino/en

The IIC Dublin hosts cultural events such as seminars, conferences, book presentations, exhibitions, concerts, and theatre and film screenings every week. The full programme of events can be found on iicdublino.esteri.it/iic_dublino/en/gli_eventi/

Italian language courses at the IIC resumed in September. Through their Italian classes, students can develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills in a structured and gradual manner with the help of highly qualified native speakers.

Check their website for further details and updates:

https://iicdublino.esteri.it/iic_dublino/en/imparare_italiano/i_corsi_di_lingua/i-corsi-di-lingua.html

Cosmik Debris

Cosmik Debris

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We are happy to introduce the folk-rock part of our lineup. This year, the Italian Fusion Festival presents Cosmik Debris.

Mauro Angeletta in an Italian multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He starts playing guitar at age of 14. A self-taught musician for a few months, he then studies guitar with Piero Simone before undertaking classical studies in his early 20s. After a few illuminating lessons with the great Italian Jazz Guitarist Fabio Zeppetella he goes back to his own personal musical journey, exploring classic Rock and surroundings. Besides guitar, over the years he takes an interest in singing and playing ukulele, keyboard and harmonica. He’s been part of many original and tribute projects gaining loads of recording and live experience.

Stefano Mormolli is an Italian multi-instrumentalist whose music blends folk rock and progressive styles. His musical journey began in childhood with the accordion, later expanding to include keyboards, piano, guitar, and vocals. Active primarily as a live performer, he has played at numerous festivals and venues, while also working as a session musician in studios and composing soundtracks for documentaries. Currently, Stefano is working on his next album, set to be released in the spring of 2025.

CosmikDebris Band 
CosmikDebris Band was founded in 2017 by the Italian guitarist/songwriter Mauro Angeletta and the French harmonica player Arthur Guillon. The band has so far released 2 EPs (A Walk Downtown in 2019 and Something Beautiful in 2022) besides gigging and performing at various festivals in Ireland and abroad. The band is currently working on their new original project Tales From the Moon, to be released by end 2024/beginning 2025.

https://youtube.com/@cosmikdebrisband9266?si=wyqYQhe-rZB9eFyb

https://www.facebook.com/CosmikDebrisBandDublin

The Italian Fusion Festival 2024– Short Video Competition

Short Video Competition 2024 – 7th edition

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The Italian Fusion Festival 2024– Short Video Competition

“Corto | Italy and Ireland in a snapshot”.

The short video competition has been integral to the Italian Fusion Festival since its start.

The aim is to spotlight international filmmakers in Ireland who wish to showcase their works on our platforms.

Entry is open to any short film made by Italian-Irish film productions. The films must include at least one Italian and one Irish cast/crew/director/writer/composer/editor/producer. We accept both unreleased and previously released short movies.

Deadline: Thursday, 21 November 2024

Duration of short films: up to 15 minutes.

Submission: Send an email to info@italianfusionfestival.com with a short bio and a description of the video. Your email should also include a YouTube or a WeTransfer link to your video(s).

The winner will be announced during the event and will be awarded a voucher.

All the videos shortlisted by our jury will also be advertised and made permanently available to the wider public on different platforms, such as the Italian Fusion Festival and Radio Dublino web pages and social networks.

Contact us for further information.