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During the last two weeks of June, the ICBIE founders made a whirlwind tour in the United States, to trumpet our cause and build, strengthen and energize our wonderful network of American supporters. The first stop was in New York,...

A new monthly film cycle, this time dedicated to Musicals, begins tomorrow night with The Phantom of the Opera, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's lugubrious themes will work their magic one more time. -------------------- O ICBIE, através do Prêmio Mais Cultura,...

Ópera do Malandro, tonight's wonderful film, is based on a great satirical story with a long history.  It starts with John Gay's The Beggar's Opera in 1728 and proceeds through the centuries to The Threepenny Opera (1928), with its re-adaptation by Bertolt Brecht, and...

(English and Portuguese translations below) Quest’anno, per la prima volta, il consolato italiano di Salvador è stato, fra quelli nordestini, la sede principale della festa per il 2 giugno. Essendo da poco lo stato di Bahia entrato a far parte...

  A bit overdue, here's a set of pictures documenting the extraordinary success of last Saturday night's ICBIE Annual fundraiser in Rome.  We inaugurated the Blow Up River Cafe with a mob of our loyal supporters, who braved the stormy...

Continuing a cherished springtime tradition that spans back seven years now, the ICBIE is putting on another great event in Rome.  This Saturday, May 26th, we will take over the newly refurbished Blow Up River Café, which is located on a...

This Friday's Cineforum will be showing Scott Hicks's Oscar winning film Shine (1996), as part of this month's cycle, "Genius and Madness." O ICBIE, através do Prêmio Mais Cultura,  gostaria de convidá-lo para as exibições de filmes do nosso Cineforum....

On Friday, May 11th, the long awaited exposition of the drawings by the children of the ABEAC opened at the St. John's International School in Belgium, as the final stage of our Art-exchange Project. After the drawing workshops at the...

The next film in May's cycle, "From Genius to Madness," is Flawless (2007), directed by Michael Radford with Michael Caine and Demi Moore.  The show starts tomorrow evening at 7PM. O ICBIE, através do Prêmio Mais Cultura, gostaria de convidá-lo para...