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ICFF 15 – ANDIAMO A QUEL PAESE (BACK TO THE NEST) Review

by Zefred for FILMbutton Andiamo A Quel Paese (Back To The Nest) is an Italian (or should we say “Sicilian”) comedy by the Picone & Ficcara duo, and is exactly what you would expect a stereotyped Italian comedy would be, with stereotyped Italian comedians stereotyping Italians : lots & (LOTS!) of fast talking with what […]

ICFF 15 – Italian Comedic Duo Head to Toronto

ICFF 15 – Italian Comedic Duo Head to Toronto

The Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) along with the Instituto Italiano di Cultura are pleased to co-present a press conference with Italian comedic duo, Salvatore Ficarra and Valentino Picone. Funny men Ficarra and Picone are in Toronto to present their new film, Andiamo a quel paese which is screening at ICFF as part of the […]

Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Launches its 2015 Program

Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Launches its 2015 Program

TORONTO – The Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) unveils its 2015 program today at The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Toronto. The annual festival celebrates the best in contemporary Italian cinema from around the world. ICFF runs from June 11-19, 2015 in Toronto, Vaughan, Mississauga, Hamilton, Montreal and Quebec City. “The ICFF slate is a diverse collection […]

ICFF 15 – ANDIAMO A QUEL PAESE

First Festival Screening – June 12 @ 8:45pm TIFF Bell Lightbox Salvo and Valentino are two unemployed friends living in Palermo. They decide to leave the big city and make a new start for themselves in their small hometown, Monteforte, Sicily. Initially, the small-town seems less than promising for these two broke friends. It once […]

2015 Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Press Conference

2015 Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Press Conference

Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Chairman of the Board Paul Golini introduces the 2015 edition of the festival (R-L Paul Golini, Artistic Director Cristiano Deflorentiis, TIFF Programmer Magali Simard & Managing Director Maurizio Magnifico) and will take place from June 11 – 19 in Toronto. The press conference took place on May 12 at the […]

ICFF Announces the Attendence of Roberto Benigni & Nicoletta Braschi

ICFF Announces the Attendence of Roberto Benigni & Nicoletta Braschi

Here Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Artistic Director along with ICFF Chairman Paul Golini Announces the attendence of Roberto Benigni & Nicoletta Braschi at Toronto and the ICFF (L-R Cristiano Deflorentiis & Paul Golini) and TIFF Programmer Magali Simard discusses the retrospective. The 2015 ICFF will take place from June 11 – 19 in Toronto. […]

Cristiano DeFlorentiis Talks About ICFF Jr.

Cristiano DeFlorentiis Talks About ICFF Jr.

Here Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Artistic Director along with ICFF Chairman Paul Golini discuss the ICFF Jr. program geared towards children & young adults (L-R Cristiano Deflorentiis & Paul Golini). The 2015 ICFF will take place from June 11 – 19 in Toronto. The press conference took place on May 12 at the Ritz […]

ICFF Artistic Director Cristiano De Florentiis & TIFF Programmer Magali Simard

ICFF Artistic Director Cristiano De Florentiis & TIFF Programmer Magali Simard

TIFF Programmer Magali Simard talks about the Roberto Benigni & Nicoletta Braschi attendance in Toronto as well as retrospective of there work at TIFF (L-R TIFF Programmer Magali Simard & Artistic Director Cristiano De Florentiis).The 2015 ICFF will take place from June 11 – 19 in Toronto. The press conference took place on May 12 […]

2015 TJFF Opening & Closing Night Films

2015 TJFF Opening & Closing Night Films

TORONTO – Now in its 23rd year the Toronto Jewish Film Festival (TJFF) is thrilled to announce that the Ontario Premiere of Eran Riklis’s A Borrowed Identity (aka Dancing Arabs) will kick off the Festival on April 30. Ten film-filled days later, the Ontario debut of Álvaro Brechner’s Mr. Kaplan will close the Festival on […]