Friends of Puglia celebrated Republic Day as guests of the Consul General of Italy in London Uberto Vanni d'Archirafi at the Italian Cultural Institute, joining the other Italian associations in London and prominent figures.
On 2-3 April 2010 the Salento International Film Festival (SIFF) will begin its world tour at the Prince Charles Cinema by showing a selection of movies: SIFF: BEST OF THE FEST.
After three years of activity Friends of Puglia is officially registered as the first association of Pugliesi people in London. Established in 2006 with the mission to be the role model for the community of pugliesi in London and for all the other ethnicities interested in the pugliese culture, traditions and history.
The representatives of the Italian regional and cultural associations in the UK have welcomed the new Consul General of Italy in London, On. Uberto Vanni d'Archirafi
We are pleased to announce the new version of Friends of Puglia website.
As well as enriching all the sections and re-organising the content, we have also added two brand new sections, one on the local Apulian dialects (unfortunately this could not be translated into English, but you will be able to access the Italian version via the left hand menu) and one on the Apilian cusine. We thought it was fair to highlight these two aspects of Apulian culture that are regarded as two main traits of its identity, especially by the Apulians living abroad.
The Region of Puglia, in the "ACTION IN FAVOUR OF APULIANS IN THE WORLD" has approved the project called “Accademia dell’enogastronomia pugliese – II Edizione”.
From the 25th of March until the 16th of May the Atlas Gallery in Dorset Street, London, hosts a magnificent photographic exhibition by Mario Giacomelli, the Italian photographer perhaps best 'known to the world as "Puglia."
From the 20th of March until the 22nd of April the outstanding paintings by Roberto Ferri will be on display at the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrave Square, London, for an exhibition entitled “Beyond the Senses”.
Il documentario che presentiamo e' uno straordario documento storico vincitore del primo premio al Festival dei Popoli di Firenze nel gennaio 1962..
Active for the past 2 years during which they issued an album, "Play it Down" and played live throughout the country, such as the opening of concerts held in Italy by Arab Strap and Futureheads, the trio formed by Vincenzo Vitulli, Francesco Canfora and Mario Bellizzi from Foggia will perform in the capital in two dates:
Matteo Di Cugno, sound engineer of Trani invites Friends of Puglia and the all visitors to this website to his debut with the group “The Big Girls Blues Band”:
On 22 February 2008 at Symphony Hall in Birmingham will be 'screened the silent film "The four knights of the Apocalypse", the film that made Rudolph Valentino, the main star of the film.
Join our "Friends of Puglia" Facebook group. Our association will update you on the events organised by us, you can see the pictures of our past events and participate to board discussion on the wall.
A delegation of Friends of Puglia is invited to take part to a special event dedicated to the typical products of Puglia, organized by' Embassy of Italy in London, sponsored by the Puglia Region, with the participation of the Vice-President Sandro Frisullo, and representatives of the Province of Brindisi.