The programs of the Casa have deepened the fundamental role that cinema occupies in contemporary Italian culture. Initiatives in this field encompass everything from theme oriented films to debates and meetings with the most significant screenwriters, directors and authors of our time. The Tisch School of the Arts, among the most prestigious colleges of cinematography and theater in the United States, counting Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee among its graduates, as part of New York University makes contact between Italy and one of the most vivid and promising realities of American cinematography possible .

Gianni Amelio (I, The Children's Thief, L'America) and Giuseppe Tornatore (recipient of the Oscar for Cinema Paradiso) were guests at the Casa and spoke of their work and plans for the future with film students, journalists and fans . Anna Pavignano, the screenwriter of Il Postino captivated La Casa's audience with a speech of her work with Massimo Troisi. The Casa does not offer a provincial vision of Italian cinema, but strives to create a comparison between American and Italian culture through films. "Good Books, Bad Movies, Bad Books, Good Movies", a seminar on adaptations of literary works witnessed tête-à-têtes of directors such as James Ivory (Room with a View and Maurice) with authors and screenwriters such as E. L. Doctorow (Ragtime, Billy Bathgate).