Allan Tong interviews Monica Nappo at ICFF Opening Night Party
Allan Tong interviews Monica Nappo one of the stars of W ZAPPATORE at ICFF Opening Night Party.
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Capsule Review: Fiabeschi Comes Home (Fiabeschi Torna a Casa)
by allan tong for FILMbutton Enrico Fiabeschi lost his girlfriend, has no job and left university without collecting a degree. His friends went their own ways and he has nothing in his pocket. Feeling alienated in Bologna, he returns to his family in smalltown Cuculicchio where he hopes to find a new direction and perhaps […]
Capsule Review: Welcome Presidente! (Benvenuto Presidente!)
by allan tong for FILMbutton Italy is a mess and everybody blames the politicians. It’s so bad that nobody wants to be presidente, so mountain villager Giuseppe is blindly chosen. A good-hearted fellow who stages family plays at the library (until the regional council closes it) and cooks fish for the locals, Giuseppe is hurled […]
Silvio Soldini to Receive ICFF Lifetime Acheivement Award
from icff The Italian Contemporary Film Festival, presented by IC Savings, is pleased to reveal its Closing Night Program which includes a tribute to veteran Italian-Swiss filmmaker Silvio Soldini, one of the most acclaimed directors of contemporary Italian cinema. Soldini will receive ICFF’s first Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of the veteran filmmaker’s commendable body […]
Capsule Review: Hopeful Notes
by allan tong for FILmbutton Alex has been working in Russia for several years and is about to return home to Italy. However, he meets a child who resides in the cancer ward of a nearby hospital and is drawn into his world. Touched by the plight of these children, Alex volunteers to stay and […]
Italian Contemporary Film Festival Opens July 26th
from icff The Italian Contemporary Film Festival, presented by IC Savings, kicks off on June 26, 2013 with the international premiere of BENVENUTO PRESIDENTE at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, followed by an exclusive Gala event at The Ritz-Carlton™ Toronto, a major sponsor of the festival. The second edition of the ICFF runs from June 26 […]
Co-Founder Cristiano de Florentiis discusses film program for the 2013 Italian Contemporary Film Festival
Co-Founder Cristiano de Florentiis discusses film program for the 2013 Italian Contemporary Film Festival to be held in Toronto from June 26th – July 6th, 2013.