“Poor Mexico“ the nation’s nineteenth century dictator Porfirio Díaz supposedly remarked, “so far from God and so close to the United States!” His lament continues to strike a chord today. Mexico remains fundamentally connected to its neighbor to the North both by economic and cultural ties. A substantial number of Mexicans work in the United States and the remittances that they send home play a significant role in the Mexican economy. American brands and popular culture are everywhere in Mexico.

The Voice of America has one of the most popular Internet news websites in the world, and in the United States as well, based on website page turns and user reach.

The Festival, celebrating the Italian Cinema, Fashion and Art in America, is produced by the Capri in the World Institute in association with Cim Group-USA. Under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Culture, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italian Embassy in the USA, the Campania Region of Italy and Lazio Region of Italy.