Italian Cinema in the World and Its Ambassador
Italian Contemporary Film Festival honours Andrea Iervolino
An Ambassador is a symbol. An Ambassador plays the highest and most prestigious role when two sides connect with each other when coming to an agreement, or for a new undertaking to be initiated through the contribution of different actors. Ambassadors promote, facilitate, foster, and
-most of all- they have a vision. They can see all the potentials hidden in most difficult situations.
Until few years ago, a stream of exchanges of experiences and ideas between Italy and North America through film production was something rarely achieved, let alone specific projects, finalized by the actual production of films. Nowadays, this is a reality in progress thanks to the enthusiasm and the entrepreneurial efforts of Andrea Iervolino.
The Italian Contemporary Film Festival is proud to announce that the Award for “Ambassador of Italian Cinema in the World” will be presented to Andrea Iervolino for his achievements in film production and distribution.
Andrea Iervolino, who has been a producer since the age of 16
, has produced, financed and distributed more than 40 features. A partner and founder of a number different production companies, he is currently the youngest and most highly regarded Italian entrepreneur in the filmmaking sector. However, Iervolino’s most important and valuable contribution is the permanent bridge he has created between the two shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Thanks to him, Italian creativity meets North American production power and professional excellence.
Iervolino’s projects and realizations expand from genre films to dramas, from independent productions to animation films: a wide array of high quality offers, directed by great filmmakers from Italy and North America such as Barry Levinson, Marco Risi, James Franco, and starring great actors such as Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig, Sarah Jessica Parker, Raoul Bova, Robert Duvall, Alec Baldwin, Danny Glover, Daryl Hannah.
We would like to congratulate Andrea, but we would also like to thank him for his passion and his enthusiasm. Through his work, he shows us the way to a brighter future of more projects that will tie Italian and Canadian film industries, opening new avenues to quality entertainment.
Cristiano de Florentiis
ICFF Artistic Director
AMBI Group
A World Wide Industry Player
Launched in late 2013 by Andrea Iervolino and Monika Gomez del Campo Bacardi, AMBI Group is a consortium of vertically integrated film development, production, finance and distribution companies wholly owned and operated by Iervolino and Lady Bacardi. Together, they are dedicated to making and delivering high-end, commercial movies for global audiences. From offices in Beverly Hills, Europe and Canada, AMBI is devoted to fostering an artist-friendly environment for top filmmakers and talent and is willing to explore original stories and edgy material featuring interculture concepts.
AMBI’s burgeoning production arm (AMBI Pictures) has already produced four feature films in 2014, including original stories and edgy material featuring interculture concepts.
AMBI’s burgeoning production arm (AMBI Pictures) has already produced four feature films in 2014, including the action -thriller 2047 – Sights of Death; a Barry Levinson directed drama, The Humbling starring Al Pacino and Greta Gerwig; the crime -thriller Hope Lost, starring Danny Trejo, Mischa Barton and Michael Madsen and the Italian dramedy Tre Tocchi by Marco Risi. It
is already on track to produce the animated feature films East End and Arctic Justice Thunder Squad.
AMBI Group is active in the distribution of various movie projects in Italy and throughout the world through its satellite company AI Entertainment, founded by Iervolino in 2011. Iervolino still runs this operation as well as several movie production and distribution companies in Italy, Spain and Canada.
All Roads Lead To Rome
Plot
Maggie is an uptight, single mother and college writing teacher from New York City. In an effort to reconnect with her troubled teen daughter Summer, she decides to embark on a journey to a Tuscan village that she frequented in her younger days. Upon arrival, Maggie runs into Luca, a handsome former lover who is still a bachelor and lives with his eighty-year-old mother, Carmen. Summer (missing her “bad boy” boyfriend in NYC) and Carmen (secretly planning a wedding against Luca’s wishes to Marcelino, her one true love in Rome) impulsively steal Luca’s car and race off to Rome. Maggie and Luca quickly follow, allowing the two mismatched couples to spend some time together and develop a new understanding of each other.
Country: Italy | United States
Year: 2015
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 130 min.
Production: Entertainment One
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Screening Time: 9:30
Location: TIFF Bell Lightbox
Language: English
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Vaughan
Screening Time: 9:00pm
Location: Colossus – Cineplex
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Niagara Falls
Screening Time: 7:00pm
Location: Trius Winery at Hillebrand
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