Confusi e Felici – ICFF Year-Round Program
MovieDirector: Massimiliano Bruno
Happily Mixed Up
Director: Massimiliano Bruno
Cast: Claudio Bisio, Marco Giallini, Caterina Guzzanti, Pietro Sermonti, Anna Foglietta, Massimiliano Bruno, Paola Minaccioni, Rocco Papaleo
Country: Italy
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 89 min.
Production: IIF Italian International Film
World Sale: Rai Com
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 89 min.
Production: IIF Italian International Film
World Sale: Rai Com
TORONTO
October 9, 2015
9:00 pm Screening
Tiff Bell Lightbox
350 King Street West
VAUGHAN
October 22, 2015
8:00 pm Screening
Colossus Vaughan
3555 Highway 7 West
L’Altra Italia Non members
$ 13+hst Basic Trial Pass
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Language: Italian Subtitles: English
Plot
Even psychoanalysts may fall into depression! Marcello, psychoanalyst and cynical scoundrel, who one day decides to stay at home and cancel his appointments. This extreme gesture is not well received by Silvia, Marcello’s secretary, who decides to gather his patients to try, all together, to get him out of the crisis. Beautiful idea except that, to help Silvia, there will be a drug dealer suffering from panic attacks, a forty chronic mama’ s boy, Pasquale, an intrusive nymphomaniac, Vitaliana, a couple in sexual crisis, Henry and Betta and Michelangelo, a man in crisis for the betrayal of his wife!
Trama
Anche gli psicanalisti possono cadere in depressione! Lo sa… Continue reading
On the Bride’s Side – Co-presented with TPFF – September 27, 2015
MovieDirector: Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry, Antonio Augugliaro, Gabriele del Grande
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On the Bride’s Side
Io sto con la sposa
Director: Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry, Antonio Augugliaro, Gabriele del Grande
Country: Italy / Palestine
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 98 min.
Production: Gina Films
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 98 min.
Production: Gina Films
TORONTO
September 27, 2015
7:00 pm Screening
Director Khaled Alnassiry and Gabriele Delgrande in attendance via Skype
Co-presented with:
Plot
November 2013, Milan, a Palestinian poet and an Italian journalist meet five Palestinians and Syrians who fled the war in Syria to Lampedusa, Italy. They decide to help these refugees continue their journey to Sweden, where they will claim refugee status and hopefully start a new life. To avoid being arrested as traffickers, the filmmakers enlist the help of their friends and disguise the group as a wedding party, complete with a fake bride and wedding guests. Together they embark on an emotional and physical journey across Europe, travelling over 3000 kilometres in four days. Along the way, the refugees share their harrowing stories, their dreams and fears, leaving a lasting impact on their benevolent “traffickers”, and on the audience.
Special Guests
Gennaro Nunziante
Gennaro Nunziante is arguably the most successful Italian screenwriter and director of the past thirty years. More Info…
Checco Zalone
Checco Zalone is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished comedic actors in the history of Italian cinema. More Info…
Raoul Bova
Raoul Bova is one of the most popular and successful Italian actors. His first major role was in Carlo Vanzina’s 1993 film, Piccolo Grande Amore. More Info…
Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale has been widely considered one of the most famous movie star of her generation. More Info…
Renzo Martinelli
Renzo Martinelli is an Italian screenwriter, director and producer. Ustica is his latest feature film. More Info…
Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi
The Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) and TIFF celebrate Italy’s most beloved cinematic couple with a retrospective of their work together. More Info…
Salvatore Ficarra and Valentino Picone
From Italy to Toronto, this comedic duo has been making audiences of all ages laugh since 1993, taking comedy to a whole new level. More Info…
Vincenzo Nisco
Vincenzo Nisco has been producing and designing caricatures and cartoon art since the 70’s and has worked on some of the most well known and beloved Disney characters starting in… Continue reading
Out of the blue – Year-Round Program – August 8, 2015
MovieDirector: Edoardo Leo
Out of the Blue
Buongiorno papà
Director: Edoardo Leo
Cast: Raoul Bova, Marco Giallini, Edoardo Leo, Nicole Grimaudo, Rosabel Laurenti Sellers, Paola Tiziana Cruciani
Country: Italy
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 102 min.
Production: IIF Italian International Film
World Sale: Intramovies
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 102 min.
Production: IIF Italian International Film
World Sale: Intramovies
TORONTO
August 8, 2015
8:00 pm Refreshment ($12)
the refreshment include: Pizza, bottle of water, beer or pop, coffee and Ferrero chocolate
9:30 pm Screening (FREE)
Italian Consulate
In the Garden
136 Beverley, Toronto
Non members
$ 12 Refreshment
Bring friends, family, blankets and a picnic for an evening that promises to be full of culture and entertainment. In case of rain or strong winds the screening will be postponed.
Co-presented with:
With the support of:
Plot
Andrea is handsome, single and self-assured, with a skyrocketing career in an important agency for product placement. Everything in his life of one-night stands seems to be going great until one day at his door knocks Layla, a decidedly extravagant teenybopper, who claims to be his daughter, conceived during a fleeting, long time ago, summer romance.
Trama
Andrea è un trentottenne, bello e sicuro di sé. Single, sciupafemmine e superficiale… Continue reading
Every Blessed Day – Year-Round Program – August 1, 2015
Movie
Every Blessed Day Tutti i santi giorni
Director: Paolo Virzì
Cast: Luca Marinelli, Federica Victoria Caiozzo aka Thony, Micol Azzurro, Giovanni La Pàrola 
Country: Italy Genre: Drama/Comedy Duration: 102 min. Production: 01 Distribution World Sale: Intramovies TORONTO August 1, 2015 9:30 pm Screening Italian Consulate In the Garden 136 Beverley, Toronto Free Admission Bring friends, family, blankets and a picnic for an evening that promises to be full of culture and entertainment. In case of rain or strong winds the screening will be postponed .
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With the support of:
Plot
Guido is shy, reserved, well-educated. Antonia is restless, touchy and proudly ignorant. He is a night porter who loves ancient languages and saints, she is an aspiring singer and works for a car rental company.They see each other only in the early mornings when Guido returns from work and wakes her with breakfast, and they make love every blessed day.
They are the characters of a fun, romantic love story which unfolds in a complicated metropolis like Rome, with coarse, cheerful, desperate neighbors, and two families of origin which couldn’t be more different. A love that… Continue reading
Sei Mai Stata Sulla Luna? – Year-Round Program – July 4, 2015
MovieDirector: Paolo Genovese
Director: Paolo Genovese
Cast: Raoul Bova, Liz Solari, Nino Frassica, Sabrina Impacciatore, Neri Marcorè, Giulia Michelini, Sergio Rubini, Paolo Sassanelli, Pietro Sermonti, Emilio Solfrizzi, Dino Abbrescia, Rolando Ravello, Mia Benedetta, Simone Dell’Anna, Isabella Briganti
Country: Italy
Genre: Sentimental Comedy
Duration: 119 min.
Production: Pepito Produzioni, Rai Cinema
World Sale: Pepito Produzioni
Genre: Sentimental Comedy
Duration: 119 min.
Production: Pepito Produzioni, Rai Cinema
World Sale: Pepito Produzioni
TORONTO
July 4, 2015
9:30 pm Screening
Green Law Avenue
Free Admission
Bring friends, family, blankets and a picnic for an evening that promises to be full of culture and entertainment. In case of rain or strong winds the screening will be postponed.
Plot
Guia, age thirty, works for a prestigious international fashion magazine.
Driving a luxurious convertible and traveling on private jets and living between Milan and Paris, she has, or at least thought she had everything… until one fine day she finds herself in a town deep in the boondocks of Apulia, where she meets Renzo, a fascinating man who happens to be a farmer and who will make her see that the only thing she doesn’t have is love – the real kind. But when happiness is just one step away, will she know how to reach for it?
Trama
Guia ha 30… Continue reading
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Rassegna di cinema italiano contemporaneo
Al via la 4 edizione dell’ICFF
10 Giugno 2015
Italian Contemporary Film Festival al via
9 Giugno 2015
I Like to Work (Mobbing) – Retrospective
I Like to Work (Mobbing)
Mi piace lavorare (mobbing)
An introduction (5-10 minutes) by Nicoletta Braschi to a screening of I like to work (Mobbing), followed by a Q&A (20 minutes)
Director: Francesca Comencini
Cast: Nicoletta Braschi, Camille Dugay Comencini, Marina Buoncristiani, Robeta Celea, Assunta Cestaro
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Anna lives alone with her daughter Morgana and works in a big firm. She likes her work, but the day the company is bought by an international firm, everything suddenly changes. The company slowly but inexorably make her an outcast. Anna tries to see the good side of things, but the other employees’ very inimical behavior ends up confusing her completely.
Country: Italy
Year: 2004
Genre: Drama
Duration: 89 min.
Production: Bianca Film, Rai Cinema
Distributor: Les Films du Losange
Year: 2004
Genre: Drama
Duration: 89 min.
Production: Bianca Film, Rai Cinema
Distributor: Les Films du Losange
SHOWTIMES & TICKETS
Toronto
6 June 2015
Screening Time: 5:00 PM
Location: TIFF Bell Lightbox
Tickets
SINGLE ADMISSION
Available through TIFF Box Office. For any questions or additional information please call 1.888.599.8433
6 June 2015
Screening Time: 5:00 PM
Location: TIFF Bell Lightbox
Tickets
SINGLE ADMISSION
Available through TIFF Box Office. For any questions or additional information please call 1.888.599.8433
Francesca Comencini
Francesca Comencini
Francesca Comencini originally attended university to study philosophy, but after two years she left school and moved to France… Continue reading
ICFF-TIFF Present: Roberto Benigni & Nicoletta Braschi: A Beautiful Life
Roberto Benigni & Nicoletta Braschi Retrospective
June 4-9, 2015
The Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) and TIFF celebrate Italy’s most beloved cinematic couple with a retrospective of their work together. Roberto Benigni & Nicoletta Braschi: A Beautiful Life, a film retrospective running from June 4 until June 9, features several in-person events including an onstage conversation about their lives and creative collaboration; joint introductions and Q&A sessions for a selection of the acclaimed films they have made together, including the Academy Award-winning Life is Beautiful (1997).
Life is Beautiful
Date: Thursday, 4 June, 2015
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Higher Learning: Johnny Stecchino with Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi
Date: Friday 5 June, 2015
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Carte Blance – Miracolo a Milano (1951)
Date: Friday, 5 June, 2015
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In Conversation With… Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi
Date: Friday, 5 June, 2015
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I Like to Work (Mobbing) (2004)
Date: Saturday, 6 June,2015… Continue reading
Ambassador of Italian Cinema in the World
Italian Cinema in the World and Its Ambassador Italian Cinema in the World and Its Ambassador
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… Continue reading
Italo Barocco
Italo Barocco
Director: Alessia Scarso
Screening times and locations:
May 15 @ 10:30am TIFF Bell Lightbox
May 22 @ 10:30am Colossus Vaughan
May 23 @ 10:30am TIFF Bell Lightbox
Gladiatori di Roma
Gladiatori di Roma (Gladiators of Rome)
Director: Iginio Straffi
Screening times and locations:
May 19 @ 10:30am Colossus Vaughan
The Games Maker
The Games Maker (3D)
Director: Juan Pablo Buscarini
Screening times and locations:
May 19 @ 10:30am TIFF Bell Lightbox
May 20 @ 10:30am Colossus Vaughan
Yellowbird
Yellowbird (3D)
Director: Christian De Vita
Screening times and locations:
May 20 @ 10:30am TIFF Bell Lightbox
Sarà un Paese
Sarà un Paese (Country that Will Be)
Director: Nicola Campiotti
Screening times and locations:
May 21 @ 10:30am TIFF Bell Lightbox
Un Ragazzo D’Oro
Un Ragazzo D'oro (A Golden Boy)
Director: Pupi Avati
Screening times and locations:
June 12 @ 5:00pm Cinematheque Montreal
June 14 @ 7:00pm The Courtney Park Cineplex Mississauga
June 16 @ 6:00pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 17 @ 3:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 18 @ 7:00pm Colossus Vaughan
No Deposit
No Deposit
Director: Frank D’Angelo
Screening times and locations:
June 14 @ 6:15pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
L’Oriana
L'Oriana
Director: Marco Turco
Screening times and locations:
June 11 @ 7:30pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
June 17 @ 7:00pm Colossus Vaughan
Il ragazzo invisibile
Il Ragazzo Invisibile (The Invisible Boy)
Director: Gabriele Salvatores
Screening times and locations:
June 13 @ 5:00pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
The Humbling
The Humbling
Director: Barry Levinson
Screening times and locations:
June 15 @ 3:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 15 @ 9:50pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
June 15 @ 7:00pm Cinema Guzzo Montreal
June 16 @ 7:00pm Colossus Vaughan
June 17 @ 6:00pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 18 @ 8:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
Ma che bella sorpresa
Ma Che Bella Sorpresa
Director: Alessandro Genovesi
Screening times and locations:
June 12 @ 7:00pm Colossus Vaughan
June 18 @ 9:15 TIFF Bell Lightbox
Bella Vita
Bella Vita
Director: Jason Baffa
Screening times and locations:
June 13 @ 2:25pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
Noi e la Giulia
Noi e la Giulia
Director: Edoardo Leo
Screening times and locations:
June 16 @ 9:00pm Colossus Vaughan
June 17 @ 1:00 PM Cinema Guzzo Montreal
June 17 @ 7:00pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
June 19 @ 7:00pm Cinema Guzzo Montreal
ICFF Operation Remembrance: Piazza Petawawa
Piazza Petawawa
ICFF Operation Remembrance
Director: Rino Noto
Screening times and locations:
June 17 @ 6:30pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
I Nostri Ragazzi
I Nostri Ragazzi (The Dinner)
Director: Ivano de Matteo
Screening times and locations:
June 17 @ 10:00pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
L’Amore non perdona
L'Amore non perdona
Director: Stefano Consiglio
Screening times and locations:
June 16 @ 7:00pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
Perez
Perez
Director: Edoardo de Angelis
Screening times and locations:
June 11 @ 10:35pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
June 12 @ 9:00pm Cinematheque Montreal
June 13 @ 6:00pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 14 @ 8:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 18 @ 7:00pm Cinema Guzzo Montreal
June 19 @ 6:00pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
Italy in a Day
Italy in a Day
Italy in a Day (Un Giorno da Italiani)
Director: Gabriele Salvatores
Screening times and locations:
June 12 @ 6:30pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes
My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes
Director: Oren Jacoby
Screening times and locations:
June 13 @ 7:40pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
Me Ne Frego
Me Ne Frego!
Director: Vanni Gandolfo
Screening times and locations:
June 11 @ 8:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 12 @ 3:00pm Cinema Guzzo Montreal
June 14 @ 1:00pm Cinema Guzzo Montreal
June 14 @ 6:00pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 15 @ 6:00pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 18 @ 15:30pm Cinematheque Montreal
9 x 10 Novanta
9 x 10 Novanta
Directors: Marco Bonfanti, Claudio Giovannesi, Alina Marazzi, Pietro Marcello, Roland Sejko, Giovanni Piperno, Costanza Quatriglio, Paola Randi, Alice Rohrwacher, Sara Fgaier
Screening times and locations:
June 12 @ 1:00pm Cinema Guzzo Montreal
June 13 @ 7:00pm Cinematheque Montreal
June 15 @ 8:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 16 @ 3:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 18 @ 6:00pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
La mossa del pinguino
La mossa del pinguino (The Penguin's Move)
Director: Claudio Amendola
Screening times and locations:
June 11 @ 9:20pm Cinema Guzzo Montreal
June 12 @ 6:00pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 13 @ 3:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 15 @ 9:25pm Cinema Guzzo Montreal
June 17 @ 7:00pm Cinematheque Montreal
La nostra terra
La Nostra Terra
Director: Giulio Manfredonia
Screening times and locations:
June 11 @ 7:00pm Cinema Guzzo Montreal
June 11 @ 6:00pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 12 @ 3:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 13 @ 4:00pm Cinema Guzzo Montreal
June 17 @ 6:00pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 19 @ 3:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
Fino a qui tutto bene
Fino A Qui Tutto Bene (So Far so Good)
Director: Roan Johnson
Screening times and locations:
June 11 @ 7:00pm Cinematheque Montreal
June 13 @ 10:15pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
June 15 @ 7:00pm Colossus Vaughan
June 19 @ 8:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 19 @ 9:25pm Cinema Guzzo Montreal
Il Giovane Favoloso
Il Giovane Favoloso (Leopardi)
Director: Mario Martone
Screening times and locations:
June 11 @ 3:00pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 12 @ 8:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 13 @ 9:00pm Colossus Vaughan
June 13 @ 1:00pm Cinema Guzzo Montreal
June 14 @ 7:00pm Cinematheque Montreal
June 14 @ 8:40pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
June 16 @ 8:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
The Colossal Failure of the Modern Relationship
The Colossal Failure of the Modern Relationship
Director: Sergio Navarretta
Screening times and locations:
June 18 @ 18:30pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
Scusate Se Esisto
Scusate se esisto (Do You See Me?)
Director: Riccardo Milani
Screening times and locations:
June 14 @ 9:00pm Colossus Vaughan
June 16 @ 9:30pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
La sedia della felicità
La sedia della felicità (The Chair of the Happiness)
Director: Carlo Mazzacurati
Screening times and locations:
June 12 @ 9:00pm Colossus Vaughan
June 15 @ 7:00pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
June 17 @ 7:00pm HWT Centre Hamilton
June 19 @ 9:00pm Cinematheque Montreal
Andiamo a quel paese
Andiamo A Quel Paese
Director: Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone
Screening times and locations:
June 12 @ 8:45pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
June 13 @ 7:00pm Colossus Vaughan
June 13 @ 8:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 14 @ 3:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 17 @ 8:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City
June 17 @ 9:00pm Cinematheque Montreal
June 18 @ 9:15pm Cinema Guzzo Montreal
Smetto quando voglio
Smetto Quando Voglio (I Can Quit Whenever I want)
Director: Sydney Sibilia
Screening times and locations:
June 12 @ 7:00pm The Courtney Park Cineplex Mississauga
June 14 @ 3:00pm Cinema Guzzo Montreal
June 17 @ 3:25pm Cinema Guzzo Montreal
June 18 @ 9:00pm Colossus Vaughan
Sei Mai Stata Sulla Luna?
Sei Mai Stata Sulla Luna
Director: Paolo Genovese
Screening times and locations:
June 19 @ 7:30pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
Leoni
Leoni
Director: Pietro Parolin
Screening times and locations:
June 15 @ 9:00pm Colossus Vaughan
Lei Disse Sì
Lei Disse Sì (Just Say Yes)
Director: Maria Pecchioli
Screening times and locations:
June 14 @ 3:30pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
Barolo Boys
Barolo Boys: The Story of a Revolution
Director: Paolo Casalis, Tiziano Gaia
Screening times and locations:
June 14 @ 12:30pm TIFF Bell Lightbox
Fango E Gloria-May 20
Fango E Gloria
Fango e Gloria (Mud and Glory)
Director: Leonardo Tiberi
Screening times and locations:
May 20 @ 7:30pm Centro Veneto Woodbridge
L’Intrepido – Year-Round Program – May 7-15, 2015
MovieDirector: Gianni Amelio
Director: Gianni Amelio
Cast: Antonio Albanese, Gabrielle Rendina, Sandra Ceccarelli, Livia Rossi, Alfonso Santagata.
Country: Italy
Genre: Comedy-Drama
Duration: 104 min.
Production: Paloram
World Sale: Rai Com
Genre: Comedy-Drama
Duration: 104 min.
Production: Paloram
World Sale: Rai Com
VAUGHAN
May 7, 2015
6:30 pm Reception
8:00 pm Screening
Colossus Vaughan
3555 Highway 7 West
TORONTO
May 15, 2015
7:00 pm Reception
Maison Mercer
15 Mercer Street
9:00 pm Screening
Tiff Bell Lightbox
350 King Street West
Non members
$ 13+hst Movie Ticket
*Same-day tickets are available at the participating venue one hour before the screening
Language: Italian
Subtitles: English
Plot
Imagine for a moment that there is a brand new skill, a special one. This skill is called “replacing”.
Imagine an unemployed man that practices this skill every day. In his own way, he is a happy man. For a few hours a day he takes on the jobs of people who avoid their life careers to pursue other things. Imagine that our hero has a 20 year old son. This son can play the saxophone like a God. He is a true artist – this makes him very lucky. Finally, imagine a woman whose name is Lucia. She is a restless and wary woman… Continue reading
