Italian Contemporary Film Festival, June 26-July 1

The inaugural Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) gets underway tonight with a screening of the Canadian documentary Piazza Petawawa: The Paradox, before the official opening night gala screening of La Kryptonite nella Borsa (Kryptonite!). This will be followed by the opening night party at Maison Mercer.

The closing film will be the Canadian Premiere of Woody Allen's latest film To Rome with Love. The film stars Allen himself as well as Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penélope Cruz, Judy Davis, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig and Canadian actress Ellen Page. Actress Monica Nappo will be in attendance at the screening.

Other highlights at the festival include recent Italian hits Terraferma, Che Bella Giornata (What a Beautiful Day), Il Gioiellino (The Jewel), La Scomparsa di Patò (The Vanishing of Patò), Basilicata Coast to Coast, Letter One, Posti in Piedi in Paradiso and Nanni Moretti's Habemus Papam.

The first Italian Contemporary Film Festival continues to Sunday, July 1 at TIFF Bell Lightbox as well as Vaughan AMC and the Royal Cinema.

http://www.icff.ca/


2012 Italian Contemporary Film Festival Schedule

Tuesday June 26, 2012
6:00 – 7:00 pm
Piazza Petawawa: The Paradox
Cinema 1, TIFF Bell Lightbox

7:00 – 9:00 pm
La Kryptonite nella Borsa (Kryptonite!)
Cinema 1, TIFF Bell Lightbox

9:00 pm – 1:00 am
ICFF Opening Party
Maison Mercer, 15 Mercer st., Toronto

Wednesday June 27, 2012
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Terraferma
Cinema 1, TIFF Bell Lightbox

8:30 – 10:00 pm
Che Bella Giornata (What a Beautiful Day)
Cinema 1, TIFF

7:00 pm (Reception)
8:00 – 10:00 pm (Film)
La Giusta Distanza (The Right Distance)
Vaughan AMC

Thursday June 28, 2012
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Immaturi, il Viaggio (Immature, the Trip)
Cinema Royal, College st.

7:00 pm (Reception)
8:00 – 10:00 pm (Film)
Che Bella Giornata (What a Beautiful Day)
Vaughan AMC

8:00 – 9:00 pm
Italian Voices, Focus BC, documentary
Cinema 2, TIFF Bell Lightbox

9:00 pm – 11:00pm
Anna, Teresa e le Resistenti
Cinema 2, TIFF Bell Lightbox

Friday June 29, 2012
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Il Gioiellino (The Jewel)
Cinema 2, TIFF Bell LightBox

9:00 – 11:00 pm
La Scomparsa di Patò (The Vanishing of Patò)
TIFF Cinema 2

7:00 pm (Reception)
8:00 – 10:00 pm (Film)
Basilicata Coast to Coast
Vaughan AMC

Saturday June 30, 2012
12:30 – 3:00 pm
Letter One
Cinema 3, TIFF

3:00 – 4:00 pm
Panel Discussion
Cinema 3, TIFF

5:00 pm (Reception)
6:00 – 8:00 pm (Film)
La Scomparsa di Patò (The Vanishing of Patò)
Vaughan AMC

6:00 – 8:00 pm
To Rome with Love
Cinema 1, TIFF

8:30 pm – 12:00 am
Closing Party
Italian Consulate, 136 Beverley st. Toronto

Sunday July 1, 2012

4:00 pm (Reception)
5:00 – 7:00 pm (Film)
Habemus Papam
Vaughan AMC

6:30 – 7:00 pm
Pizza Bagel
Cinema 1, TIFF

7:00 – 9:00 pm
Posti in Piedi in Paradiso
Cinema 2, TIFF

9:00 pm
Awards
Cinema 2, TIFF