The Italian Contemporary Film Festival returns to Canada for it's 7th year.
ICFF isn't just a film festival it brings the culture of Italy to Canada along with it's Contemporary Films, Italian clothing and car design and of course the food. This year they will fly in 2 Michelin Chefs from Italy for their Parties. I look forward to this festival because it's a class act. From the hilarious comedies to the glamorous parties, you feel like you have travelled to Italy and experience being immersed in the Italian Culture. This is a well run festival for being relatively young and is one of the most fun festivals in Toronto.
TORONTO, May 16, 2018 – The Italian
Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF), presented by IC Savings, announced its
lineup at The Ritz-Carlton, in Toronto, of 107 diverse and acclaimed films;
features include shorts and documentaries with a total of 180 screenings - its
largest and most ambitious program to date.
The 7th edition of the ICFF will run from June 14-22, 2018 and take place in Toronto, Vaughan, Hamilton, Niagara, Ottawa, Montreal, Québec City and Vancouver.
Artistic Director, Cristiano de Florentiis, declared that this edition will feature a record breaking number of Italian Canadian co-productions, a reflection of the strong bond that exists between the two countries and their shared artistic vision. The seven selected cinematic co-productions will celebrate this, starting with the world premiere of Road To The Lemon Grove, a delightful comedy based on a family history in Sicily and directed by Dale Hildebrand.
Andrea Iervolino, producer, founder and president of AMBI, will introduce Music of Silence, a film that traces the childhood and early days of Andrea Bocelli's musical career. This co-production will be the closing film of the ICFF’s 2018 program on June 22nd.
ICFF will showcase the best films produced in Italy this year such as: Manetti Bros’ Ammore e Malavita / Love and Bullet, the latest movie by Gabriele Muccino A casa tutti bene / Neverland and The Place directed by Paolo Genovese.
Claudio Bisio, renowned actor and comedian, will present the film classic Mediterraneo, winner of an Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film in 1992. Bisio will also be presenting the North American premiere of his Gli sdraiati / Couch Potatoes, the new bittersweet comedy by Francesca Archibugi.
Acclaimed actor and director Antonio Albanese will showcase his box office success, the hit comedy Come un gatto in tangenziale / Like a Cat on a Highway that will open the Festival on June 14 at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. Albanese will also be presenting his new comedy Contromano / Against the Flow, which he not only starred in, but also directed.
Two food related films to check out are Il Vegetale and The Last Prosecco.
The 7th edition of the ICFF will run from June 14-22, 2018 and take place in Toronto, Vaughan, Hamilton, Niagara, Ottawa, Montreal, Québec City and Vancouver.
Artistic Director, Cristiano de Florentiis, declared that this edition will feature a record breaking number of Italian Canadian co-productions, a reflection of the strong bond that exists between the two countries and their shared artistic vision. The seven selected cinematic co-productions will celebrate this, starting with the world premiere of Road To The Lemon Grove, a delightful comedy based on a family history in Sicily and directed by Dale Hildebrand.
Andrea Iervolino, producer, founder and president of AMBI, will introduce Music of Silence, a film that traces the childhood and early days of Andrea Bocelli's musical career. This co-production will be the closing film of the ICFF’s 2018 program on June 22nd.
ICFF will showcase the best films produced in Italy this year such as: Manetti Bros’ Ammore e Malavita / Love and Bullet, the latest movie by Gabriele Muccino A casa tutti bene / Neverland and The Place directed by Paolo Genovese.
Claudio Bisio, renowned actor and comedian, will present the film classic Mediterraneo, winner of an Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film in 1992. Bisio will also be presenting the North American premiere of his Gli sdraiati / Couch Potatoes, the new bittersweet comedy by Francesca Archibugi.
Acclaimed actor and director Antonio Albanese will showcase his box office success, the hit comedy Come un gatto in tangenziale / Like a Cat on a Highway that will open the Festival on June 14 at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. Albanese will also be presenting his new comedy Contromano / Against the Flow, which he not only starred in, but also directed.
Two food related films to check out are Il Vegetale and The Last Prosecco.
Italian rapper, singer and actor Fabio Rovazzi who is bringing to Canada his first feature film Il Vegetale / The Vegetable, directed by Gennaro Nunziante.
Genre: Comedy | Language: English
Il Vegetale
Fabio Rovazzi is a 24’year’old graduate in Communication
Sciences who lives in Milan “with a view of the future”. Fabio is looking for a
job, dealing with a cumbersome father and a spoiled little sister, both of whom
consider him to be a useless “vegetable”. He is searching for a career that
respects his ethical criteria, but he knows that his weak spot is trust, both
in himself and in others. An unexpected event will suddenly change everything.
Between comical situations and paradoxical finds, our protagonist will have to
reinvent his life.
The Last Prosecco
Genre: Comedy-Mystery | Language: Italian | Subtitles: English/French 2017 101 min
The story unravels on the rolling hills where Prosecco grapes
are grown; a winemaker Count, fighting to protect his territory, a stubborn
half Italian half Persian police inspector; the manager of a cement plant,
killed by three gunshots; and a crazy man who scrapes the rust from the tombs
in the cemetery. A story about the inheritance of beauty and the value of
quality. In 2010, north-east Italy began to feel a recession which nobody had
expected. Only one productive sector resisted: Prosecco. This film forces us to
remember that anyone who destroys the land destroys the future for everyone.
