When: Thursday, May 19, 6:30 PM.
Where: Italian Cultural Institute, 601 Van Ness Avenue - Opera Plaza building, ground floor.
Contact: [email protected] or 415 788 7142.

On the occasion of the upcoming exhibition Wish Upon a Star: the Art of Pinocchio, on view from May 18, 2016 to January 9, 2017 at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, the Italian Cultural Institute will present an exclusive panel talk on the tale of Pinocchio, its Italian legacy and the well-known adaptation by Disney in the 1940 animated film. John Canemaker, animation historian and curator of the "Wish Upon a Star" exhibition, will talk about the making and the art of Disney's masterpiece, focusing on the comparison between the Disney version and Collodi's original novel. Italian journalist Federico Fiecconi will stimulate the discussion by providing an overview on the variety of treatments given to Collodi's story by famed Italian illustrators and filmmakers.

The Institute's event will also offer the opportunity to enjoy an up-close view of some selected and valuable original Italian artworks related to Collodi's masterpiece, on display in the Institute's conference hall for two weeks.

John Canemaker is an Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning animation director, a tenured professor of animation studies at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, author of twelve acclaimed books on animation history and curator of many major exhibitions. According to him, "Pinocchio is arguably the crowning achievement in Disney's Golden Age lineup."

Source: IIC San Francisco