Andrea Iervolino

2017 Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Opening Night Remarks & Q&A (Italian & English)

2017 Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Opening Night Remarks & Q&A (Italian & English)

The ICFF opens with the film Qualcosa di Nuovo (Something New) starring Paola Cortellesi who was in attendance to introduce film as well as for a Q&A after the film. Before the screening Cristiano De Florentiis (ICFF Artistic Director), Paul Golini (ICFF President), Gian Lorenzo Cornado (Italian Ambassador in Canada) as well as actors Paola […]

The ICFF Press Conference for Paola Cortellesi (Italian & English Translation)

The ICFF Press Conference for Paola Cortellesi (Italian & English Translation)

On June 8th, the opening day of the 2017 Italian Contemporary Film Festival, at the Italian Cultural Institute the festival held a press conference for Paola Cortellesi ran by Artistic Director Cristiano De Florentiis. Paola Cortellesi is an eclectic Italian actress, singer, voice actress and presenter, who has starred in over 20 movies as well […]

ICFF 2017 – From Bello To Beautiful Ontario 150 Free Screenings

ICFF 2017 – From Bello To Beautiful Ontario 150 Free Screenings

Please visit the ICFF Website for more info on the From Bello To Beautiful Ontario 150 Free Screenings series or festival. – Originally Posted May 28, 2017

Watch Clips from the 2017 ICFF Press Conference Regarding Films, Guest Stars & Parties

Watch Clips from the 2017 ICFF Press Conference Regarding Films, Guest Stars & Parties

The 2017 Italian Contemporary Film Festival press conference took place on May 8 at the Ritz-Carlton in Toronto. – Originally Posted May 23, 2017 – photo l-r Artistic Director Cristiano De Florentiis & President Paul Golini

2017 Italian Contemporary Film Festival Launches Program

2017 Italian Contemporary Film Festival Launches Program

Box office superstar Christian De Sica, son of iconic director and actor Vittorio De Sica, as well as internationally awarded screen actors Paola Cortellesi, Alan Barillaro, Giancarlo Giannini and Franco Nero to be special guests of the ICFF 2017, which expands across six Canadian cities, with the new addition of Vancouver. TORONTO – The Italian […]

2017 Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Lineup

2017 Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Lineup

Italian Contemporary Film Festival launches its 2017 program with a special focus on Italian-Canadians. Box office superstar Christian De Sica, son of iconic director and actor Vittorio De Sica, as well as internationally awarded screen actors Paola Cortellesi, Alan Barillaro, Giancarlo Giannini and Franco Nero to be special guests of the ICFF 2017, which expands […]

NOI E LA GIULIA – Wins 4th Annual ICFF People’s Choice Award

Festival played host to Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Mischa Barton and Andrea Iervolino among others TORONTO – The Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) wrapped its fourth year with a star studded awards ceremony and gala attended by over 1000 guests at The Ritz-Carlton in Toronto on June 19, 2015. As part of the closing night […]

ICFF 15 – THE HUMBLING Review

by Deborah Kirshner for FILMbutton Imagine you are an actor who has spent a lifetime making someone else’s fiction real. Now imagine that this fiction was created by the writing team of Woody Allen, Tennessee Williams and William Shakespeare with Phillip Roth hovering in the background and you will begin to understand the predicament of […]

ICFF 15 Opening Night

ICFF 15 Opening Night

The 2015 Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) opening at TIFF Bell Lightbox on Thursday, June 11, 2015 with the film L’Oriana directed by Marco Turco who was in attendance. After the opening segment, Artistic Director Cristiano Deflorentiis introduces the program. On the stage is many of the ICFF staff including Managing Director Maurizio Magnifico who […]

ICFF 15 – THE HUMBLING

First Festival Screening – June 15 @ 3:30pm Cinema Cartier Quebec City The Humbling is a black comedy about Simon Axler. He is a successful actor who takes a tumble from the stage while performing Shakespeare. He suffers from mental illness and has trouble differentiating between reality and fantasy, which ultimately leads him to retire […]