Dr. Sam Cherribi

Cartoonists

1st Italy Atlanta Film Festival

From Nicola Vidali & Jake Jacobson... an annoucement.

Sam.

"Dear Italy Atlanta Films Friends,

We would like to offer our deepest thanks for your participation at the 1st Italy Atlanta Film Festival kick-off event  on February 18th for Fellini's "Ginger & Fred" at the beautiful Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. We are delighted and inspired by the event's success.

We hope we can count on you to enjoy the remainder of our exciting film series throughout 2007. Our next event is designed around the superb comedy-drama  "Big Night", with Stanley Tucci and Tony ("Monk") Shaloub that will be presented at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center on Thursday March 15th.  Our doors open  at 7.00pm for a wonderful Italian buffet followed by a brief introduction and then our film and a discussion and Q&A session with our special guest speakers.   See http://www.italyatlantafilms.com/programs.html

After the more celebrative opening night on February 18th,  we are going to probe deeper into each film's  themes for the remainder of our series, engaging our presenters and the audience in academic and cross-cultural conversations and processes.

Also, we would like to remind you to invite your friends and associates for our exciting April screening as the Italy Atlanta Film Festival will present the American premiere of an important new work on April 12th at the splendid Rich Auditorium at the Woodruff Art Center (400 seats).  The film is called "Gli Occhi dell'altro", or "Through The Eyes Of Another", directed by  thrilling new talent Gianpaolo Tescari, and produced by Marco Mandelli (who we are bringing in from Rome to introduce the film!). Variety Magazine raved about the film at its European premiere calling the work "powerful, unusually mature, unflinching and superbly scripted" .You can read the entire review at http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117927494.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0. The film will be presented in 35mm and will deal with the theme of "Social and Cultural Integrations".  The lively post-discussions of each film will be the trademark of our continuing screenings throughout the festival.

Again, we cherish your time and consideration for our efforts as we continue to build the strong ties between the Italian and Atlantan communities through this ground-breaking cultural film series. We welcome your comments and ideas.

Love, Peace & Good Movies,
Nicola Vidali & Jake Jacobson
Co- Producers
Italy Atlanta Film Festival"

Jacques Toubon at Claus M. Halle Institute for Global Learning

The Claus M. Halle Institute for Global Learning invites you to a luncheon and presentation by

Jacques Toubon
President of the National Museum of Immigration History

"Immigration in the History of the French Nation: an American Model for a New French Museum?"

Monday, April 24, 2006
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Winship Ballroom
Dobbs University Center

Biographical information on Jacques Toubon and a lecture abstract are below.