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The best yet!

Wednesday, 23 November 2011 22:55 Mike James

THE BEST YET!

A big thanks to everyone - our audience, the great staff at Seattle International Film Festival, our terrific sponsors, visiting guests, and all the hardworking volunteers from our Seattle-Perugia Sister City Association - for making the 3rd Annual Seattle Italian Film Festival the best yet. Cinema Italian Style had some great moments and films, from Emanuele Crialese's TERRAFERMA, to Nanni Morretti's satire on the papacy, HABEMAS PAPEM.

The Taste of Italy sampling of Italian foods, wines, art, and fashion - always a part of the Festival - was a great treat on the weekend. I'm still tasting the great porchetta Pietro Borghesi brought over from La Spiga, the pastries and gelato from Gelatiamo, that terrific sauce of Cucina Fresca, the hot coffee from Caffe` Umbria, the lovely wines from the Small Vineyards collection, that parmegiano Ritrovo Foods brought to the table, and the VioVi orange juice. Great stuff.

Winner of the trip to Italy for this year - Gwen Yazzolino of Seattle!

Thank you all for coming - we'll do it again next year!

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 November 2011 23:42

Study Italian in Perugia!

Wednesday, 26 October 2011 20:00 Mike James

Study Italiano in Perugia! Deadline is coming soon!

Every year SPSCA offers several scholarships for study at Universita` per Stranieri, the famous language school in Perugia.

In this shot, Eva Dunn and Melissa Davie (two of this year's scholars; Cassandra Moselle was the third) point to Palazzo Galenga, the main building of the University for Foreigners campus.

The scholarship gives each student a month of immersion in language study, plus a chance to live and walk and speak Italian in this beautiful Umbrian hill town.

Applications are due by December 31, 2011 to our scholarship chair, Patty Mathieu: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Scholarship details here.

Full-term scholarships are offered by the Umbra Institute - see details here. (Deadline for Autumn, 2012 is next May 15)