Valentino Picone

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 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 – 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 […]