La vita è bella
Through literary presentations, round tables, exhibitions, screenings, and staged storytelling, the guests of the La vita è bella programme will explore what a beautiful life can look like in a time when people fear an impending threat, seek reassurance in simple formulas for a better and more peaceful tomorrow, and take comfort in the absence of any other solutions. La vita è bella will be explored in all the different meanings and tones the phrase can carry: as a sense of nausea at a reality presented as normal, but also as a defiant smile that holds the last trace of humanity; as an expression of dissent and a rare glimpse of meaning and truth found in works of art and science.
Friday, 27.11.2026.
18:00 - DHB, Crveni salon, Velika pozornica
Ivona Orlić: FRANCI BLAŠKOVIĆ (Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada, Povijesni i pomorski muzej Istre – Museo storico e navale dell' Istria)
Participants: Ivona Orlić, Anita Šikić, Eric Ušić, Gracijano Kešac, Andrea Matošević
Friday, 27.11.2026.
19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Saturday, 28.11.2026.
20:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Histrokozmos, La vita è bella, Storie italiane
Guido Crepax: ANTHROPOLOGY (Castropola, Book Fair(y) in Istria)
Participants: Caterina Crepax, Paola Damiano, Vjeran Juhas, Andrea Matošević
Interpreter: Marina Barbić
Sunday, 29.11.2026.
18:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Predrag Finci: PUTOVANJA DUŠE (TIM Press)
Participants: Predrag Finci, Andrea Matošević
Sunday, 29.11.2026.
19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Zdravko Zima: LJEPOTA JE TAKO TEŠKA (Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada)
Participants: Zdravko Zima, Aljoša Pužar
Monday, 30.11.2026.
18:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Lara Černicki, Stašo Forenbaher: ISTRA PJEŠICE I BICIKLOM (Libricon)
Participants: Lara Černicki, Stašo Forenbaher, Andrea Matošević
Tuesday, 01.12.2026.
19:00 - DHB, Crveni salon, Velika pozornica
Sinan Gudžević: SARAJEVOSTI (Buybook)
Participants: Sinan Gudžević, Andrea Matošević
Wednesday, 02.12.2026.
20:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich: MOJ AMERIČKI SAN (Ex Libris)
Participants: Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Miljenko Jergović, Radovan Marčić, Aljoša Pužar
Thursday, 03.12.2026.
19:00 - DHB, Crveni salon, Velika pozornica
Srđan Valjarević: ROMAN O AGONIJI I VEDRINI (v.b.z.)
Participants: Srđan Valjarević, Andrea Matošević
Saturday, 05.12.2026.
20:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Ante Tomić: KRALJEVIĆ MARKO OSLOBAĐA IMOTSKI (Hena com)
Participants: Ante Tomić, Emir Imamović Pirke
Sunday, 06.12.2026.
18:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon, Main Stage
Antun Sbutega (ur.): DON BRANKO SBUTEGA (Kotor-Art)
Pavo Marinković (redatelj): KRAVA (kratki film, 18', 2025., UO Mitropa)
Sudjeluju: Antun Sbutega, Pavo Marinković, Vlaho Bogišić, Aljoša Pužar
