Booklet ICFF 2015

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ICFF’S 4TH EDITION Welcome to the largest Italian Film Festival outside of Italy. The ICFF boasts the latest contemporary titles, attracting over 25,000 people nationwide every year.

This is a rapidly growing event and we are constantly looking for new opportunities to bring Italian cinema to an even larger audience. Last year we brought our programming to Quebec City and Hamilton. In this 4th edition, we are expanding to the city of Mississauga and increasing our presence in Montreal, adding more screenings in more venues.

CRISTIANO DE FLORENTIIS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ICFF CO-FOUNDER

The ICFF is the culmination of a complex maze of logistical and financial initiatives that would have been unthinkable without the support we received from our partners: TIFF, The Italian Embassy in Ottawa, the Italian Consulates in Toronto and Montreal, the Italian Trade Agency, the Italian Institutes of Culture and L’Altra Italia. We were able to reach this wide audience thanks to the collaboration of some of Canada’s largest movie theatre operators, such as Cineplex, Cinema Guzzo, Cinémathèque Québécoise and Cinema Cartier.

Our valued collaboration with the TCSB, YCSB and the Centro Scuola allowed us to organize the ICFF Junior, our ‘sister’ program dedicated to kids under 18. This year’s festival was a celebration of art, education and entertainment aimed at young audiences. Over 3,500 students filled our cinemas, making 3 this a truly special year.

MAURIZIO MAGNIFICO MANAGING DIRECTOR ICFF CO-FOUNDER

However, the ICFF is not only a showcase of Italian contemporary films. Our mission is to provide extraordinary networking opportunities for artists, filmmakers, producers and distributors. The second annual ICFF Industry Day, an event organized in collaboration with the legendary Pinewood Studios, SIRT (Screen Industries Research and Training Centre - Sheridan) and myETV Media, facilitates interactions between the Italian and Canadian film industries. This year the event will focus on animated films. Our guest speakers will include Vincenzo Nisco (artistic director of Rainbow) and Italian-Canadian producer Andrea Iervolino, an ambassador of Italian cinema in the world.

We are proud of our success; our vision is to guide the ICFF into new heights, while remaining a not-for-profit organization: a unique, independent, fun and exciting place to mark June, the Italian Heritage Month.

We wish to thank our superb Staff and the many volunteers who ably assist us in all aspects of the Festival.

We also want to thank our sponsors and media partners, old and new, who believe in our vision and help us fulfill it. The ICFF Board of Directors and the Board of Advisors deserve tremendous credit for their continuous efforts in guiding the Festival to what it is today.

None of this would matter, however, without the loyal and passionate support of our fans. They are truly the heart and soul of the festival. We therefore reserve a special thank you to all the people who take time out of their busy lives to enjoy a taste of Italy.

A MESSAGE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR We have endeavored to bring the charm of Italian culture to Canada, magically making the Atlantic Ocean disappear and ensuring that the CN Tower and the Tower of Pisa are separated by nothing more than a handful of rolling hills.

This is the image we chose for this year’s ICFF poster, an image that adds an intriguing symbolic meaning to our festival. The magic is ensured by the beauty of contemporary Italian cinema, which continues to enchant and enthrall audiences everywhere. “Movie’ing to Italy” is the catchphrase we are using this year to promote our Festival. It’s the feeling we wish to convey to thousands of people who are kind enough to attend our events.

CRISTIANO DE FLORENTIIS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ICFF CO-FOUNDER

This edition will begin with a project that I had envisioned and began working on three years ago. Today, thanks to the collaboration of two extraordinary partners, Jesse Wente, the TIFF Bell Lightbox’s director of film programming, and Michael Lettieri a visionary UofT professor, we are honoured to welcome Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi to Toronto for their first ever film retrospective.

Running from June 4 until June 9, it features several in-person events, including an onstage conversation about their lives and creative collaboration.

This extraordinary event is being co-presented with TIFF. This exceptional couple has crafted magnificent 5 films that are uniquely essential to understanding modern Italian cinema. This retrospective beautifully reflects Italian culture and weaves together romance, tragedy and comedy in a heartfelt and epic manner.

Starting June 11, the Festival slate will start with a diverse collection of new and returning voices all linked by Italian culture. This year’s films take a creative and multicultural approach to current events and contemporary issues.

The festival opens with a gala at Roy Thomson Hall and closes with a celebration at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

ICFF’s opening film is the international premiere of the drama L’Oriana, starring Vittoria Puccini as famed journalist Oriana Fallaci.

The festival closes with the comedy Sei mai stata sulla luna? by Paolo Genovese on June 19 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox at 7:30 p.m. Italy’s Sabrina Impacciatore (The Passion of the Christ, The Last Kiss) will present the film.

A tantalizing bevy of comedies will be presented this year, including Andiamo a quel Paese, directed by the film’s stars, ubiquitous Italian TV and theater personalities Salvatore Ficarra and Valentino Picone, who will also be our guests of honour. Io e la Giulia, directed by Edoardo Leo (also attending), will be another headliner.

We’re also excited to shine a spotlight on features and shorts by Italian Canadian filmmakers. Sergio Navarretta will present as a sneak peek of his newest feature film, The Colossal Failure of the Modern Relationship, starring Enrico Colantoni. Writer-director Frank D’Angelo has chosen the ICFF as the site of the Canadian Premiere of No Deposit.

An important part of what makes this Festival shine is the fabulous team of programmers, who screen an avalanche of submissions (over 250 this year), selecting only the very best.

Finally, we hope that the ICFF inspires you the same way it has so many of us. So please browse around the program and prepare to be startled, delighted, and moved by some of the best films out there.

A MESSAGE FROM THE AMBASSADOR I am very happy to have the opportunity to extend my best wishes and congratulations to the organizers, volunteers, and audiences as the fourth annual edition of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival gets underway. To Cristiano De Florentiis and Maurizio Magnifico go my sincere compliments on this great achievement. Their vision and dedication, together with that of the generous Board Members, are rare indeed.

GIAN LORENZO CORNADO ITALIAN AMBASSADOR IN CANADA

It is exciting to see the Festival continue to grow and gain momentum, broaden its scope and reach, and bring the best of our contemporary film production to enthusiastic audiences in Ontario and Quèbec.

A glance at the highlights reveals that there are many wonderful experiences in store for fans of Italian cinema, be they feature films, short subjects or documentaries.

We are fortunate and grateful that our country and our way of life are embraced by so many, be they Italian by birth, by heritage or avocation, and that the ICFF allows us to continue to explore and enjoy the many moods and realities of contemporary Italy and its people.

It is fitting that this particular celebration of the art of film should take place during Italian Heritage month: these nine days will offer audiences rich opportunities to immerse themselves in our culture and language, as it is expressed in Italy and throughout the world. I wish you all an engaging, entertaining, and above all, Italian Festival experience.

A MESSAGE FROM THE CONSUL GENERAL A new year and a new Festival for Italian Cinema in Toronto.

I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) for putting together this rich cinematic festival. For nine days, it presents the best of Italian contemporary film and it leads us on a journey of discovery, reflection and entertainment.

Your talent and your passion have given life to a festival that has become so anticipated by thousands of people each year.

Continue to promote the Italian culture! Excellent job and my sincerest congratulations!

GIUSEPPE PASTORELLI CONSUL GENERAL OF ITALY IN TORONTO

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A MESSAGE FROM IIC TORONTO The fourth edition of the ICFF is ready to set sail and, as in the past, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Toronto is very proud to accompany all lovers of Italian cinema in a new journey of the best contemporary releases.

Italian cinema has always been a trendsetter; it has inspired and paved the way for cinema worldwide. It ably manages to offer an ironic view on the many aspects of modern Italy, which is still mostly perceived by stereotypes that have followed us for decades. But Italy is much more than what it appears and the key to fully understanding the complexity of Italian society is often found on the big screen.

ALESSANDRO RUGGERA DIRECTOR ITALIAN INSTITUTE OF CULTURE TORONTO

The Istituto looks forward to collaborating on the many ICFF editions to come, as well as the ICFF Jr. and the upcoming “L’Altra Italia” programme.

We are certain you will not be disappointed.

A MESSAGE FROM IIC MONTREAL Dear lovers of Italian Cinema in Canada.

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After bridging Ontario and Quebec in the past, this year I am glad to see that we were able to consolidate the reach of the ICFF in both provinces. Our Institute is happy to facilitate the spreading of the Festival screenings from la Cinémathèque Québécoise in downtown Montreal to the Guzzo Cinemasin northern Montreal. I am sure that such a successful commercial enterprise will find reasons to sustain in the coming years a cultural Festival that celebrates all that is Italian in contemporary cinema.

MARTIN STIGLIO DIRECTOR ITALIAN INSTITUTE OF CULTURE MONTREAL

Au nom de l’ICFF, je voudrais souhaiter une chaleureuse bienvenue à tous les italophiles de la province du Québec! Grâce au Cinéma Cartier à Québec, je suis ravi de voir les débuts d’un festival cinématographique italien à la hauteur de ses importants mérites culturels. Finalement, la ville phare de la francophonie en Amérique du Nord pourra assister à un aperçu complet des meilleurs films contemporains qui rappelleront, pour leur plaisir, l’Italie d’antan, de maintenant et de toujours.

NCIC ONTARIO It is with extreme pleasure, on behalf of the Italian communities in the GTA and throughout Ontario, that I send our warmest congratulations to the ICFF, its management, sponsors, organizers and Board of Directors for their collective vision in once again hosting the Italian Contemporary Film Festival, a wonderful celebration of all that is Italian.

KENNETH CANIO CANCELLARA DIRECTOR NCIC - ONTARIO

We are indeed extremely fortunate to have within out community these visionaries, who endeavoured to celebrate out Italian heritage and culture through the cinema. We are all excited that the recent phenomenal growth of the ICFF will result in its continuing evolution and expansion and that it will continue to bring us, through top-notch entertainment, an important slice of Italian custom and tradition. I hope you will all participate in this celebration and thereby support what has quickly become an essential fixture in our spring calendar.

Buon divertimento a tutti.

NCIC TORONTO Dear Friends: The National Congress of Italian Canadians - Toronto District is pleased to collaborate with L’Altra Italia in bringing you the fourth edition of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) during Italian Heritage Month.

The film festival provides us with yet another avenue to boast our “Made in Italy” brand. As Canadians of Italian heritage we have much to be proud of. During the month of June, when we celebrate our Italian heritage, we have an opportunity to share our rich culture and traditions with the Canadian community in general.

SILVANA TIBOLLO PRESIDENT NCIC - TORONTO

Film transcends generations and provides a perfect medium to learn more about who we are as Italians and Canadians of Italian Heritage.

It allows us to see modern Italy in all its glory and reminisce with older generations about the Italy that was. The ICFF is a moment when we can truly celebrate all things Italian.

As President, on behalf of the National Congress of Italian CanadiansToronto District, I ensure our full support and offer our sincere congratulations to the successful outcome of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival as part of the 2015 Italian Heritage Month celebrations.

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ITALIAN TRADE COMMISSION

ASCAL BOVA DIRECTOR ITALIAN TRADE COMMISSION

The Italian Trade Commission is highly involved in the audiovisual sector promoting the Italian fiction and documentary genre to nurture growth and work towards the widest possible distribution in Canada. With this directive in mind and with the ever-growing critical acclaim for Italian feature films at Cannes and Berlin, as well as the recognition of the strength of Italian documentaries this year, it is with great pleasure that the Italian Trade Commission sponsors the 4th annual Italian Contemporary Film Festival [ICFF].

This is a festival that started out small, four years ago, and now, due to audience support, is growing stronger, spreading beyond the ItaloCanadian community and now running a full 9 days with screenings in Toronto, Mississauga, Vaughan, Montreal and Quebec City .

The organizers and staff of ICFF show a strong commitment to Italian contemporary audiovisual production bringing in important Italian filmmakers and talent presenting a collection of feature films, documentaries and shorts.

We commend this initiative and trust that this year will introduce us to new Italian contemporary film gems. This cultural initiative which we fully support, enriches the lives of the Italian community at large as well as those who appreciate all that Italy has to offer.

I do not doubt this will be a stellar year.

CANADIAN ITALIAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION

MICHAEL TIBOLLO PRESIDENT CANADIAN ITALIAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION

It is with great pleasure that I add my voice of support to this incredible initiative now in its fourth year. Welcome everyone to the Italian Contemporary Film Festival (“ICFF”) celebrating Italian life through cinema. Once the dream of two men, Cristiano De Florentiis and Maurizio Magnifico, through hard work and passion, they have built one of the crown jewels of the month of June, being Italian Heritage Month, when we as Canadians of Italian heritage share with other communities our rich culture and heritage.

If we begin with the premise that to preserve one’s culture one must speak the language, ICFF provides the perfect vehicle to see, hear and feel Italian expression in every sense of the word. Ingmar Bergman once wrote, “Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls.” No matter the origin of one’s culture or heritage, film provides the opportunity to see, touch, taste and smell the soil of modern Italy, its people and cultural trends. This year, in collaboration with TIFF, the ICFF will be hosting a retrospective of the work of Roberto Bengnini and Nicoletta Braschi. A special “Benvenuto” to them for honouring us with their presence this year and reminding us that, “Life is Beautiful”.

On behalf of the organizing committee for Italian Heritage Month I would like to thank Cristiano, Maurizio, all the volunteers and donors that believe in the importance of preserving our rich culture and heritage by volunteering their time and donating the funds necessary to make all of this happen.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PAUL GOLINI PRESIDENT

IRMA FIACCO

MOIRA ROMANO

KEN CANCELLARA

VANNA MAGNIFICO

LUCIA CAVAGGIONI

PIETRO PELLICCIONI

TONI PRATO

LENNY LOMBARDI

IVANA DI ROCCO

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BOARD OF ADVISORS

SAM CICCOLINI

NICK MANCUSO

RICK CAMPANELLI

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MARTIN STIGLIO

ALBERTO DI GIOVANNI

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PAUL NONIS

NICK DI ROCCO

MICHAEL LETTIERI

LUCIANO VOLPE

LOUIS CALABRO

ALI BIDABADI

ANGELA GAUTHIER

MARIA CRIGNANO

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2015

Tiff Bell Lightbox & Colossus Theatre DIRECTOR

A Celebration of Italian Films dedicated to Toronto’s Youth The Italian Contemporary Film Festival present a programme

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Colossus Theatre Vaughan

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May 10:30am

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June 6:00pm

Colossus Theatre Vaughan

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ITALO BAROCCO Based on a true story, Italo Barocco vividly depicts the life-altering friendship between an extraordinary dog and a lonely child. One day, a good -natured stray dog by the name of Italo wanders into the small Sicilian town of Scicli. Italo’s arrival causes a terrible uproar in the village, everyone there is fiercely opposed to having stray dogs around. Everyone except Meno, a precocious 10 year-old, who is lonely and introverted. Since the passing of this mother, Meno has shut everyone out, including his workaholic father. It will take the unconditional love of a special dog like Italo to force Meno out of his shell, leading him into a series of adventures that will teach him the difference between acting like a grown up and actually becoming one.

Ispirato a una storia vera, Italo Barocco racconta la tenera amicizia tra un cane straordinario e un bambino solitario. Italo, un randagio dall’aria buona, arriva nel paesino siciliano di Scicli. Al suo arrivo la città è in subbuglio: nessuno vuole saperne di cani randagi in giro. Nessuno tranne il piccolo Meno.

Meno ha dieci anni, ma uno sguardo già adulto e perennemente accigliato. Da quando sua madre non c’è più si è chiuso in se stesso. Ci vorrà tutto l’affetto di un cane speciale come Italo per farlo uscire dal guscio. E Meno si lascerà coinvolgere in una serie di avventure che gli insegneranno la differenza tra atteggiarsi adulto e diventarlo veramente.

ITALY 2014 i�a�ian Eng�i�h S���i���� 104 min. | Com��y Production

Arà

Director

Alessia Scarso Cast

Marco Bocci Elena Radonicich Barbara Tabita Lucia Sardo ALESSIA SCARSO obtained her Diploma in Editing from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. She has worked as editor and postproduction coordinator with several journalists, producers and directors, making special reports, investigative documentaries, and short films.

Presented by: In collaboration with:

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GLADIATORS OF ROME

3D PRESENTATION

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GLADIATORI DI ROMA

It is the age of Imperial Rome. Young Timo, an orphan of Pompeii’s terrible eruption, is adopted by general Chirone and raised in the most famous Gladiators’ Academy in Rome. Unfortunately, Timo is not exactly gladiator material. He just wants to hang out with his friends and avoid his stepfather’s bizarre training sessions at all cost.

However, when Timo encounters the lovely Lucilla, he decides to change his life and bring out the valour within himself that was never harnessed before. And as they say in Rome, if “fortune favours the bold” … hard times are awaiting Timo.

Roma Imperiale. Rimasto orfano in seguito alla terribile eruzione di Pompei, il piccolo Timo viene adottato dal generale Chirone e cresciuto nell’Accademia di Gladiatori più famosa di Roma.

ITALY 2012 I�a�ian | Eng�i�h S���i���� 95 min. | Anima�ion Production

Rainbow

Director

Iginio Straffi Cast

Luca Argentero Laura Chiatti Belen Rodriguez

Distributor

Medusa Film IGINIO STRAFFI started his career in Italy as a sketch artist for comic books for several magazines and publishers. He directed various animated TV series, including the Winx Club, which became a worldwide success and is now broadcast in over 130 countries. He is the writer and director of three animated feature films.

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May 10:30am

Colossus Theatre Vaughan

THE GAMES MAKER

3D PRESENTATION CANADIAN PREMIERE

Young Ivan Drago’s newfound love of board games catapults him into the fantastical and competitive world of game invention, and pits him against the inventor Morodian, who has long desired to destroy the city of Zyl, founded by Ivan’s grandfather. To save his family and defeat Morodian, Ivan must learn what it means to be a true Games Maker.

ITALY/ ARGENTINA/ CANADA 2014 Eng�i�h 112 min. | Fan�a�y

La nuova passione del giovane Ivan Drago per i giochi da tavola lo catapulta nel mondo fantastico e competitivo dell’invenzione dei giochi, mettendolo contro l’inventore Morodian, che da tempo desidera distruggere la città di Zyl, fondata dal nonno di Ivan.

Per salvare la sua famiglia e sconfiggere Morodian, Ivan dovrà capire veramente cosa significa essere un autentico “Games Maker”.

Distributor

Production

Pampa Films

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Director

Juan Pablo Buscarini Cast

David Mazouz Joseph Fiennes Tom Cavanagh Megan Charpentier Valentina Lodovini

Walt Disney Studios JUAN PABLO BUSCARDINI is an Argentinian producer and director. He studied and worked in England, France and Spain. In 1994 he joined actively the film and advertising industry, taking under his responsibility diverse projects of feature films and series of TV. He directed award-winning movies such as Condor Crux and Noe’s Ark.

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YELLOWBIRD Yellowbird lives in the ruins of an old house. He lacks the confidence to leave his home, no matter how much Bug, his labybird friend, tries to convince him to go out into the world. Attempts to toughen him up have had little success, so Bug seizes an opportunity that leavesYellowbird unexpectedly finding himself the new leader of the flock that is migrating to Africa. Still, lacking faith in his own abilities and with danger and imminent failure lurking around every corner, our feathered hero is forced to either find the strength required to work with the team or bow out and stay hidden away forever.

Yellowbird vive tra le macerie di una casa in rovina. Nonostante la sua compagna Bug lo esorti a lasciare il nido per esplorare il mondo, l’uccellino non se la sente di correre dei rischi. Dopo molti tentativi andati a vuoto, Bug riesce a spronarlo mettendolo inaspettatamente alla guida dello stormo in procinto di migrare verso l’Africa. All’inizio Yellowbird non sa affrontare i pericoli del viaggio e sembra smarrito ma, a poco a poco, trova dentro di sé il coraggio e la sicurezza del leader.

CANADIAN PREMIERE 3D PRESENTATION

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ITALY/ FRANCE 2014 Director Eng�i�h 90 min. | Anima�ion Christian De Vita Production

TeamTO

Haut et Court

Cast

Seth Green Dakota Fanning Christine Baranski

Distributor

Haut et Court SC Films International CHRISTIAN DE VITA has worked closely with Wes Anderson and Tim Burton. With over 20 years experience in cartoons for television and cinema, he initially started as a traditional 2D animator, then as a storyboard artist and finally as a director.

Christian worked for studios as diverse as Disney, Warner Bros, Aardman and Fox.

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COUNTRY THAT WILL BE

SPECIAL PRESENTATION AGES 13�18 CANADIAN PREMIERE

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SARÀ UN PAESE

Following the footsteps of the Phoenician hero Cadmus, the mythological creator of the Greek alphabet, 30-year-old Nicola takes his 10-year-old brother Elia on the trip of a lifetime.

They travel to Italy in search of a new language and give everything new names while reinventing language itself. Through their travels, they face the painful memories and reality of historical events.

The road traveled becomes one of learning and exploration of the imagination. On the border between documentary and fiction, this film tells a story of hope and of a country that could be.

Director ITALY 2013 I�a�ian | Eng�i�h Nicola Campiotti S���i���� 72 min. | Do���om��y Cast Elia Saman Production Graziella Marota Indrapur Matilde Gardini Serge Latouche Cinematografica Sista Bramini Distributor

Da Definire, Distribuzione Indipendente

Sulle tracce dell’eroe fenicio Cadmo, cui il mito attribuisce l’introduzione in Grecia dell’alfabeto, Nicola, trentenne e incerto sul futuro, e il fratello di dieci anni Elia, intraprendono un viaggio in Italia alla ricerca di un nuovo linguaggio, per la necessità di ridare i nomi alle cose e restituire alle parole un senso.

Nel loro peregrinare, registrando volti e luoghi, realtà dolorose e memorie storiche, la strada diventa percorso di formazione e insieme di esplorazione immaginaria. Al confine tra documentario e finzione, il film racconta le speranze di un Paese che sarà.

NICOLA CAMPIOTTI was born in Rome in 1982. Sarà un Paese (Country that Will Be) was Nicola’s first fulllength feature film. Between 2002 and 2003, he directed the documentary Parole d’Ercolano, which follows the lives of young children in the suburbs of Naples, that leave school at a young age and vow to never return.

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MIDNIGHT SUN

IL MIO AMICO NANUK At the icy outermost reaches of northern Canada, 14-year-old Luke learns that a polar bear cub has been separated from its mother. To reunite them, Luke enlists the aid of Muktuk, an Inuit guide who knows the unforgiving polar bear territory very well.

The pair must learn to defend themselves and the cub from all the perils of this gleaming, snowbound wilderness, to get Nanuk home safely.

Tra i ghiacci del Canada settentrionale, il piccolo Luke scopre che un giovane cucciolo di orso polare è stato separato dalla madre. Ponendosi come obiettivo quello di trovare un modo per ricongiungere i due, Luke chiede l’aiuto di Muktuk, una guida Inuit che conosce bene il territorio dove vivono gli orsi polari. Per portare a termine la missione, Luka dovrà imparare a proteggere se stesso e il cucciolo dai pericoli che la natura selvaggia offre.

ITALY/ USA/ CANADA 2014 120 min. | A���n��r� Production

BQ Productions Distributor

Medusa Film

Directors

Brando Quilici Roger Spottiswoode Cast

Dakota Goyo Goran Visnjic Bridget Moynahan Peter MacNeill Kendra Leigh Timmins ROGER SPOTTISWOODE is a British-Canadian film director. Since the 1980s he has directed a number of notable films and television productions, including Under Fire and the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies.

BRANDO QUILICI is an independent Italian filmmaker.

His career spans over 27 years in which he has produced and directed over 100 documentary specials for both European and American networks, including the Discovery Channel and National Geographic.

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Roberto Benigni & Nicoletta Braschi A Beautiful Life The ICFF and TIFF celebrate Italy’s most beloved cinematic couple with a retrospective of their work together. Roberto Benigni & Nicoletta Braschi: A Beautiful Life, a film retrospective running from June 4 until June 9, features several in-person events including an onstage conversation about their lives and creative collaboration! Programming Partner University of Toronto

ICFF premiere sponsor

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JUNETIFF4-9, 2015 Bell Lightbox

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In Conversation With…

Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi Thursday, June 5 2015 | 7:00 PM

Higher Learning: “Johnny Stecchino” with Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi Friday, June 5 2015 | 11:00 AM

Carte Blanche: Miracle in Milan introduced by Nicoletta Braschi and Roberto Benigni Friday, June 5 2015 | 9:15PM

Renowned for such international hits as Johnny Stecchino, Life is Beautiful and The Tiger and the Snow, the first couple of Italian cinema joins us for an onstage conversation about their lives, the creative process behind their films, and their memorable collaborations with Jim Jarmusch.

As part of our retrospective Roberto Benigni & Nicoletta Braschi: A Beautiful Life, Benigni and Braschi join post-secondary students and faculty for a screening of their madcap gangster farce Johnny Stecchino. This event is Free. Tickets are distributed at the venue two hours before the start of the event (1 ticket per person).

Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi introduce their Carte Blanche selection of this enchanting classic by the great director Vittorio De Sica.

Miracle in Milan Director: Vittorio De Sica, 1951 An old woman finds a baby among the cauliflowers in her garden. She takes him in and calls him Totò. When she dies, he is sent to an orphanage, which he leaves as a teenager. When Totò goes out in the world he soon turns up among other homeless people in a barren field outside Milan.

With Totò’s help, the misfits are turned into a close community. Among them is a traitor who informs the wealthy Mr. Mobbi about the oil that the misfits have found on the land. This sparks Mr. Mobbi to want to get rid of the outcasts. At this crucial moment, the spirit of Totò’s dead mother appears, and gives him a magic dove. With its magic power he holds off the evil forces of Mr. Mobbi.

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Introduced by Roberto Benigni Nicoletta Braschi

Introduced by Nicoletta Braschi D: F. Comencini, 2003

D: Roberto Benigni, 2003

Roberto Benigni’s inspirational fable was beloved by audiences worldwide and won three Academy Awards, including Best Actor and Best Foreign Language Film.

Life Is Beautiful

I like to work (Mobbing) June 6, 2015 5:00 PM

June 4, 2015 8:45 PM

Introduced by Roberto Benigni Nicoletta Braschi D: Jim Jarmusch, 1986

Down By Law

June 6, 2015 8:00 PM

Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi collaborated with American director Jim Jarmusch for the first time on this “neo-Beatnoir-comedy” about three prisoners who make a break for freedom through the Louisiana bayou.

RETROSPECTIVE MOVIE SCREENING TIFF Bell Lightbox 350 King St W, Toronto 416-599-8433

Introduced by Roberto Benigni

The Voice of the Moon June 7, 2015 1:00 PM

Anna lives alone with her daughter Morgana and works in a big firm.

She likes her work, but the day the company is bought by an international firm, everything suddenly changes. The company slowly but inexorably makes her an outcast.

Movie screening Johnny Stecchino

D: Federico Fellini, 1988

D: Roberto Benigni, 1991

Roberto Benigni stars as a dreamy visionary searching for the source of the voices he hears just below the din of modern life, in the last film by the great Federico Fellini.

An accident-prone bus driver (Benigni), who happens to be an exact lookalike for a Sicilian mob boss marked for death, is set up for assassination by the capo’s wife (Braschi), in this uproarious slapstick comedy that was one of the biggest hits of all time at the Italian box office.

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REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT The discovery of the mosaic of Italy through films

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From the Alpine heights of northern Italy to the sun-drenched island of Sicily, each of Italy’s 20 regions has something unique and wonderful to offer.

Italy’s diverse regional cultural heritages, histories, traditions, languages, cuisines, make it one of the most interesting, diverse and sought after countries in the world.

The Italian Contemporary Film Festival has created a section dedicated to the discovery of Italy’s regions through cinema. ICFF Regional Spotlight is also a culinary journey. In many cases, regionally-themed refreshments will be matched to specific films. Some of each region’s most prestigious chefs and sommeliers will accompany us in this journey with exceptional dishes and wines typical of the region in question. ICFF Regional Spotlight is a program developed in collaboration with various Italian Film Commissions and with regional associations, clubs and federations in Canada.

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EMANUELE DI LECCE ANNAMARIE ASTRELLA NINA MAZIOTTA DANNY LIBERATORE

GRAZIA PICCOLO GIOVANNI PICCOLO ANGELICA MCGOWAN PHIL ZITA

MARINO MOSCONE ROCCO GROSSI VITTORIO COCO TONY PORRETTA

DOMENICO ANGARAN SANDRO ZOPPI STEVEN ANDREETTA FIORELLA BOIAGO GIORGIO BEGHETTO

MATTHEW MELCHIOR PAUL FLUMIAN IVANA PONTISSO ARMANDO MANO

FRANCO VENTRESCA NANA FRACASSO

the funniest comedians of their time.

Thursday, June 11

7:30 PM Opening Ceremony Hosts of the famous TIFF Bell Lightbox Striscia la Notizia, they take Italian news to their own level with their unique interpretation of journalism mixed with comedy.

Ficarra and Picone will leave your hearts full and your stomachs aching so don’t forget to come out and meet these great comedians.

Ficarra and Picone From Italy to Toronto, this comedic duo has been making audiences of all ages laugh since 1993.

Ficarra and Picone take comedy to a whole new level as they direct and Vincenzo Nisco Vincenzo Nisco is the artistic director of Rainbow. He has been producing and designing caricatures and cartoon art since the 70’s.

Nisco has worked on some of the most well known and beloved Disney characters starting in the 80’s.

Since then, he has gone on to work with Disney Sydney in Australia where he worked handson in the production studio working on Peter Pan 2, Tarzan 2, Bambi

star in their newest film Andiamo a quel paese.

These two creative geniuses began at cabarets and small theaters as they worked their way into the hearts and televisions of Italians all across Italy, becoming two of

9:00 PM Opening Gala Roy Thomtpson Hall Friday, June 12

8:45 PM Screening Andiamo a Quel Paese TIFF Bell Lightbox Saturday, June 13

7:00 PM Screening Andiamo a Quel Paese Colossus Theatre

GUESTS AND PRESENTERS

Mark your calendar for their scheduled appearances

2 and the Lion King 3 to name a few from his large repertoire.

His ability to adapt to new and fresh ideas while also being able to keeping true to some well loved classic drawings has made Nisco a true artistic gem.

He has traveled the world to work for some of the most popular TV and cinematic companies.

His ability to bring drawings to life is a gift we are excited to be sharing with you this year.

Wednesday, June 17

6:30 PM ICFF Operation Remembrance, TIFF Bell Lightbox

June 16-18

10:30 AM ICFF Industry Day SIRT Sheridan

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hands-on approach from start to finish in each film he produces. It does not Thursday, June 11 stop there - this young 7:30 PM Opening Ceremony mogul has started his TIFF Bell Lightbox own empire by creating his own distribution company, iervolino 9:00 PM Opening Gala Entertainment S.p.A Roy Thomson Hall with his business partner, Monika Bacardi.

Tuesday, May 12

10:30 AM Press Conference

Andrea Iervolino Andrea Iervolino is the co-founder of AMBI Group. He is an ItalianCanadian film producer who has taken the world by storm. Since the age of 16, Iervolino has Edoardo Leo Born and raised in Rome, Edoardo Leo first stepped into the public eye with his now famous role in Un medico in famiglia (season 3 & 4) a popular TV series in Italy.

Edoardo’s strong passion for film and acting led him to develop not only his acting skills, but his screenwriting and directorial vocations as well.

Edoardo has come a long way since his days of fake resumes and desperate job searches.

Edoardo’s first acting role came by chance after a casting call to which he arrived late. This was

worked hard to make his mark in the film industry becoming one of the most successful Italian entrepreneurs in the world of filmmaking.

Iervolino takes his job as a film producer to the next level with a meticulous,

A veteran at the ICFF, The Ritz Carlton Hotel his world-renowned work brought him to June 16-18 Toronto last summer 10:30 AM along with Ms. Bacardi.

ICFF Industry Day Working with A-list stars has not changed Friday, June 19 Iervolino’s humble and approachable demeanor. 7:30 PM Closing Ceremony We are honoured to TIFF Bell Lightbox have him with us again this year to share his 9:00 PM Closing Gala 41 cinematic insight and The Ritz Carlton Hotel experience.

the stroke of luck that catapulted him into film prominence and spurred his interest in directing.

A well respected actor and director in Italian cinema, his lead roles in Smetto quando voglio and Noi e la Giulia truly showcase his fantastic thespian chops. Don’t forget to come and meet him in person and hear his stories first hand.

Tuesday, June 16

9:00 PM Noi e la Giulia Colossus Theatre Friday, June 19 Thursday, June 18

9:00 PM Smetto Quando Voglio Colossus Theatre

7:30 PM Closing Ceremony TIFF Bell Lightbox

9:00 PM Closing Gala The Ritz Carlton Hotel

Concorrenza Sleale, Virzì’s Io e Napoleone, Muccino’s Baciami Ancora and, more recently, Genovese’s Sei Mai Stata Sulla Luna?

Impacciatore also boasts a considerable television resume, having starred in such TV series as Le Ragioni del Cuore, Disokkupati and Due mamme di troppo.

Impacciatore has also acted in extraordinary television shows such as Raiot (written by and starring Sabina Guzzanti), Mai dire grande fratello and Non è la Rai. Sabrina Impacciatore Sabrina Impacciatore is one of Italy’s most talented and prolific actresses.

She has worked with such acclaimed directors as Ettore Scola, Gabriele Muccino, Paolo Virzì, Mel Gibson and Paolo Genovese, to name a few. She

first rose to prominence by acting and doing impressions in Gianni Boncompagni’s Domenica In. She went on to make the cult classic L’ultimo Bacio (directed by Muccino) starring Stefano Accorsi and Giovanna Mezzogiorno.

Other extraordinary films she acted in include: Gibson’s The Passion of The Christ, Scola’s

Friday, June 19

7:30 PM Closing Ceremony TIFF Bell Lightbox 9:00 PM Closing Gala The Ritz Carlton Hotel

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TIFF Bell Lightbox Toronto

June 7:00pm

Colossus Theatre Vaughan

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L’ORIANA This biopic follows the life of Oriana Fallaci, the Italian journalist and author, and her insights as a front-line reporter and would-be mother. In one of her last trips back to Italy, Oriana decides to re-organize her journalistic and photographic materials stored for years in the old family home in the Tuscan countryside. To do so she contacts the University of Florence, which sends an aspiring journalist named Lisa. Lisa is well-intentioned but has no specific skills. She has simply accepted the job to get better acquainted with Fallaci, whom she idolizes. A complex relationship ensues between them where Oriana’s battle against death intertwines with Lisa’s battle for life.

Il film inizia durante uno degli ultimi ritorni di Oriana Fallaci in Italia quando decide di rimettere ordine tra i materiali giornalistici e fotografici nell’antica casa di famiglia. Per farlo si rivolge all’università di Firenze, che le manda un’aspirante giornalista, piena di buona volontà ma di nessuna competenza. Nasce tra le due donne un rapporto complesso, fatto di curiosità e di stima, dove la battaglia con la morte di Oriana si intreccia con quella per la vita di Lisa. All’interno c’è il confronto tra donne di due generazioni così lontane e di opposto temperamento. È il racconto e la riflessione sull’essere una delle più famose giornaliste del mondo.

ITALY 2014 110 min. | Biography, Drama

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Production

Vittoria Puccini Vinicio Marchioni Stephane Freiss Benedetta Buccellato Adriano Chiaramida Francesca Agostini Maurizio Lombardi

Fandango Rai Fiction Distributor

RAI COM

Marco Turco Cast

MARCO TURCO is an Italian film director and screenwriter who graduated with a degree in History and Philosophy . He got his start in the industry by helping various other directors with their projects and made his own directorial debut with the short films La Sveglia (1994) and Coincidenze (1995). In 2014, he directed L’Oriana; a story about Oriana Fallaci’s courage and originality.

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June 7:00pm

Cinematheque Montreal

June 10:15pm

TIFF Bell Lightbox Toronto

June 7:00pm

Colossus Theatre Vaughan

June 9:25pm

Cinema Guzzo St Leonard

June 8:30pm

Cinema Cartier Quebec City

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SO FAR SO GOOD FINO A QUI TUTTO BENE The last weekend for five young adults who studied and lived in the same house where they ate old jars of spaghetti sauce, experienced stretches of boredom and rapid hookups, pulled all-nighters studying and held parties. Now that this naive period is ending, they will have to become responsible adults. Each of them will go in a different direction, making choices that will change everything. Some will stay in their hometown, others will leave to work abroad. This is the story of the last three days during which five friends share what might be the best time of their life, a moment they’ll never forget.

L’ultimo weekend di cinque ragazzi che hanno studiato e vissuto a Pisa, nella stessa casa che è stata per loro teatro di amori nati e finiti, festeggiamenti per i trenta e lode e nottate passate insonni su libri indecifrabili. Adesso quel tempo di vita così acerbo, divertente e protetto, sta per finire. Ognuno prenderà direzioni diverse.

Chi rimane nella sua città, Pisa, chi parte a lavorare all’estero. Insomma il racconto buffo, ironico ma anche profondo degli ultimi tre giorni di un gruppo di amici che hanno vissuto il momento più bello della loro vita e che non si vedranno più. Una metafora di una generazione chiamata ad una sfida.

ITALY 2014 80 min. | Com��y

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Distributor

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Rai Com

Roan Johnson Isabella Ragonese Alessio Vassallo Paolo Cioni Ilaria D’Amico Guglielmo Favilla Melissa Anna Bartolini ROAN JOHNSON is a Tuscan filmmaker who grew up in Pisa. After graduating from the Experimental Cinema Centre in screenwriting, he went on to write his first feature film, “Now or Never” (2003). He has taught courses in screenwriting and film at the University of Pisa and at John Cabot University in Rome. His latest awardwinning film is entitled “So Far So Good” (2015).

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June 7:00pm

Cinema Guzzo St Leonard

June 6:00pm

Cinema Cartier Quebec City

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June 10:15pm

TIFF Bell Lightbox Toronto

June 9:00pm

Cinematheque Montreal

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June 6:00pm

Cinema Cartier Quebec City

June 8:30pm

Cinema Cartier Quebec City

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PEREZ Demetrio Perez is a renowned and incorruptible criminal lawyer from Naples, perhaps one of the best lawyers of his time. He plays by the book and defends the forgotten and lost. However, after his daughter Tea gets romantically involved with Francesco Corvino, a young member of the Camorra crime family, his life takes a dangerous turn for the worse. After assisting Luca Buglione, the head of the Camorra, Perez decides to strike a deal. Buglione agrees to frame Corvino from inside the criminal organization, but only if Perez helps him recover some precious diamonds. Perez quickly realizes that he must take control, while crossing the line between law and crime, to protect his endangered family.

Demetrio Perez è un avvocato d’ufficio che difende i delinquenti. La sua carriera è sfumata con il suo matrimonio, di cui Tea, la figlia, è l’unico bagliore. Si trascina nella vita, lasciando che siano gli altri a scegliere per lui. In un giorno come tanti a Napoli assiste Luca Buglione, capo camorrista che ha deciso di collaborare con la Giustizia ma alle sue regole. Determinato a recuperare una partita di preziosi diamanti nascosti nella pancia di un toro, Buglione propone a Perez uno scambio. Se l’avvocato lo aiuterà nell’impresa, lui troverà modo e occasione per incastrare Francesco Corvino, giovane camorrista.

ITALY 2014 94 min. | Drama

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Production

Cast

O’Groove Tramp Limited Medusa Films

Edoardo De Angelis Luca Zingaretti Marco D’Amore Simona Tabasco Massimiliano Gallo

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Intramovies EDOARDO DE ANGELIS is an Italian director who discovered his love for cinema at the age of 19. He has worked on many short films screened all across the world. His first feature film was Mozzarella Stories (2011). In 2014 De Angelis directed his second feature film Perez.

Presented by Co-Presented with

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June 7:00pm

Colossus Theatre Vaughan

June 9:15pm

TIFF Bell Lightbox Toronto

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MA CHE BELLA SORPRESA Inspired by the Brazilian film A Mulher Invisível (2009), this romantic comedy tells the story of Claudio, a hopeless teacher whose life is shattered when his wife leaves him for another man. Claudio finds an unlikely friend in Paul, a physical education teacher who will do anything to help him out of this crisis. Claudio’s life begins to improve thanks to Silvia, his new neighbour. Silvia is not only beautiful, but is also into sports. She appreciates Claudio and all the little romantic gestures he loves doing for her. The perfect woman! The only problem is, she doesn’t exist...

Il film racconta le vicende di Guido, romantico sognatore e professore di letteratura al liceo, la cui vita va a pezzi quando la sua fidanzata lo lascia per un altro uomo. Paolo, il suo migliore amico, farà di tutto per aiutarlo. La vita di Guido sembra tornare a sorridere grazie all’incontro con Silvia, sua nuova vicina di casa. Silvia non è solo bellissima, ma si intende di sport, tifa per la sua stessa squadra, ama girare in bicicletta, i mazzi di fiori, i tramonti… insomma, la donna perfetta! Ma la donna perfetta esiste? Con questo interrogativo dovranno fare i conti i nostri protagonisti, compresa la bella Giada, vicina di casa romantica e innamorata segretamente di Guido.

ITALY 2015 91 min. | comedy

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Production

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Colorado Film Medusa Film Distributor

Colorado Film

Alessandro Genovesi Claudio Bisio Valentina Lodovini Frank Matano Ornella Vanoni Renato Pozzetto Chiara Baschetti Olivier Langhendries ALESSANDRO GENOVESI is a writer and director from Milan, Italy. He started off in theatre where he wrote the play Happy Family. He then adapted that script for the screen in 2010. The film Happy Family was a breakthrough hit, leading Genovesi to write and direct more features, such as The Worst Week of My Life (2011) and The Worst Christmas of My Life (2012).

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June 7:00pm

Cineplex Mississauga

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Guzzo St Leonard

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June 9:00pm

Colossus Theatre Vaughan

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I CAN QUIT WHENEVER I WANT SMETTO QUANDO VOGLIO A university researcher is laid-off due to cutbacks in a tough economy. To earn a living, he designs and produces a “non-illegal” drug to sell on the streets and recruits his former colleagues; a chemist, an economist, a neurologist and a cultural anthropologist. Despite their impressive qualifications, they live at the margins of society and welcome the opportunity to leave their menial, underpaid jobs to create this special “smart-drug” to sell on the streets and help people. Their endeavors are an overwhelming success, but things get complicated when they earn more money than they know what to do with and attract the unwanted attention of a serious drug kingpin.

ITALY 2013 100 min. | Comedy Production

Fandango Ascent Film Rai Cinema Distributor

Fandango

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Sydney Sibilia Cast

Edoardo Leo Valeria Solarino Valerio Aprea Paolo Calabresi Libero De Rienzo Neri Marcorè SYDNEY SIBILIA is a screenwriter and director originally from Salerno, Italy.

He started his filmmaking career by producing shorts with a childhood friend, his first being the film Iris Blue (2013). After making a few other shorts, Sibilia directed I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2014), which garnered 12 nominations at the David di Donatello Awards.

Pietro ha trentasette anni, fa il ricercatore ed è un genio. Ma quando arrivano i tagli all’università, viene licenziato. Cosa può fare per sopravvivere un nerd che nella vita ha solo studiato? L’idea è semplice: mettere insieme una banda criminale come non se ne sono mai viste. Recluta i migliori tra i suoi ex colleghi, che nonostante le competenze vivono ormai tutti ai margini della società. Il successo è immediato e deflagrante, arrivano finalmente i soldi, il potere, le donne e il successo. Il problema sarà gestirli...

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June 5:00pm

Cinematheque Montreal

June 7:00pm

Cineplex Mississauga

June 6:00pm

Cinema Cartier Quebec City

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June 3:30pm

Cinema Cartier Quebec City

June 7:00pm

Colossus Theatre Vaughan

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A GOLDEN BOY UN RAGAZZO D’ORO Davide Bias is a young copywriter who moves to Rome in the wake of his father’s death. His father was a screenwriter whom Davide had a tumultuous relationship with. Regardless, Davide decides to leave his job and girlfriend in Milan and moves in with his mother in Rome, where he meets a publisher who wants to release his father’s autobiography. Intrigued by the idea of getting to know him better, and also getting better acquainted with the beautiful publisher, Ludovica, Davide decides to write the autobiography himself.

In trying to channel his father’s spirt through his words, he also dives into professional frustration and an impossible love for a married woman.

Davide Bias è un giovane redattore pubblicitario che si trasferisce a Roma dopo la morte di suo padre.

Il padre era uno sceneggiatore con cui Davide ha avuto un rapporto tumultuoso e poco comunicativo.

Ciononostante, Davide decide di lasciare il lavoro e la fidanzata a Milano e si trasferisce da sua madre a Roma dove conosce un’editrice che vorrebbe distribuire l’autobiografia di suo padre. Intrigato dall’idea di conoscere meglio suo padre, e anche dall’idea di conoscere meglio la bell’editrice, Ludovica, Davide decide di scrivere l’autobiografia da sé. Nel tentativo d’incanalare lo spirito di suo padre tramite le sue parole, si tuffa anche in una frustrazione professionale ed in un amore impossibile per una donna sposata.

ITALY 2014 102 min. | Drama

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Production

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DueA Film, Combo Produzioni, Rai Cinema Distributor

RAI COM

Pupi Avati Riccardo Scamarcio Sharon Stone Cristiana Capotondi Giovanna Ralli Cristian Stelluti Osvaldo Ruggieri PUPI AVATI is a director, screenwriter and producer best known for his work on The House of the Laughing Windows (1976), Una gita scolastica (1983) and I cavalieri che fecero l’impresa (2001). He is a respected filmmaker within both the Italian and international film communities.

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June 9:00pm

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June 7:00pm

Colossus Theatre Vaughan

TIFF Bell Lightbox Toronto

June 7:00pm

HWT Centre Hamilton

June 9:00pm

Cinematheque Montreal

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THE CHAIR OF HAPPINESS LA SEDIA DELLA FELICITÀ Bruna De Angelis is a recently-single beautician struggling to make ends meet. Dino Morosi is the tattoo artist next door who sweeps her off her feet.

The two fall in love while looking for a valuable treasure hidden in a mysterious upholstered chair.

They are immediately met with a perceived threat by the imposing priest, Father Weiner, who looms over them as they pursue this precious prize. Although rivals at first, the three of them soon become allies and embark on an incredible adventure which takes them from the depths of the Venetian Lagoon to the snow-capped peaks of the Dolomites, where they find a remote valley inhabited by a bear and two men.

ITALY 2013 94 min. | Comedy Production

BiBi Film TV Rai Cinema Distributor

RAI COM

Carlo Mazzacurati Cast

Isabella Ragonese Valerio Mastandrea Fabrizio Bentivoglio Antonio Albanese Giuseppe Battiston Katia Ricciarelli CARLO MAZZACURATI is a treasured Italian filmmaker who sadly passed away on January 22, 2014.

He will be fondly remembered for his work as a screenwriter and director on dozens of films throughout his 20-year career. His final film was The Chair of Happiness (2013).

Può nascondersi una vera ricchezza all’interno di una sedia? Ebbene sì. Lo sanno bene Bruna, un’estetista che fa fatica a sbarcare il lunario, e Dino, il tatuatore della vetrina accanto. Raccolta la testimonianza in punto di morte della madre di un bandito, i due vengono a conoscenza di un enorme bottino racchiuso nell’imbottitura di una sedia a casa della signora e insieme si mettono alla ricerca, con la speranza di svoltare la propria vita. Tra diversi alti e bassi, i due troveranno la vera ricchezza.

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TIFF Bell Lightbox Toronto

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ITALY IN A DAY UN GIORNO DA ITALIANI Italy in a Day is a Ridley Scott idea brought to life by Gabriele Salvatores. Italians from all over Italy were asked to submit videos or images captured on smartphone, still cameras, camcorders, etc, of their 24-hour day on October 26th, 2013. Wishes, dreams, fears, reflections, and views from balcony windows were sent in because that is what each individual filmmaker found interesting to them. For Italians, this became an emotional diary of fragile moments, of happy moments and moments of distress. It is a “Social Movie” in the perspective of the everyday person, with a true sense of passion and respect for the simple everyday life.

Italy in a Day è l’edizione italiana, curata da Gabriele Salvatores, di un progetto di Ridley Scott. Hanno chiesto agli italiani di inviare dei video realizzati con qualsiasi mezzo (telecamere, smart phone, fotocamere...) da girare durante le 24 ore del 26 ottobre 2013. Desideri, sogni, paure, riflessioni, qualsiasi cosa considerata importante che accadeva quel giorno o anche, semplicemente, quello che si vedeva dalla finestra di casa. Per gli italiani è un diario emotivo, una confessione laica, la voglia di condividere i propri sentimenti attraverso le immagini. Un “Social Movie” realizzato con passione, rispetto e senso di responsabilità.

Director ITALY/ UK 2014 75 min. | Do��m�n�ary Gabriele Salvatores Production

Indiana Production Rai Cinema Distributor

RAI COM

GABRIELE SALVATORES is an Italian producer, director and writer. Salvatores has directed many acclaimed films, including Oscar winner Mediterraneo. His screenplays are described as an escape from reality, with a sense of nostalgia.

His documentary-style film Italy in a Day brought to life Ridley Scott ’s idea filled with nostalgia and creativity.

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THE INVISIBLE BOY IL RAGAZZO INVISIBILE Michele is 13 and lives in a quiet seaside town.

Nobody would say he is popular at school nor is he a brilliant student nor is he very good at sports.

But deep down, he does not care. Michele would settle for catching the attention of Stella, the girl he cannot help looking at in class, but he has the feeling that she is totally unaware of his presence.

One day, the monotony of normal life is shattered by an extraordinary discovery: Michele looks in the mirror and finds that he is invisible. The most incredible adventure of his life is about to begin.

ITALY / FRANCE 2014 100 min. | Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy

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Production

Ludovico Girardello Valeria Golino Fabrizio Bentivoglio Christo Jivkov Noa Zatta Ksenia Rappoport

Indigo Film Rai Cinema Distributor

Pathé Pictures International

Gabriele Salvatores Cast

GABRIELE SALVATORES is an Italian producer, director and writer. Salvatores has directed many acclaimed films including Oscar winner, Mediterraneo. His screenplays are described as an escape from reality, with a sense of nostalgia. His documentary style film Italy in a Day brought to life Ridley Scott ’s idea filled with nostalgia and creativity.

Il film ha per protagonista Michele, un adolescente apparentemente come tanti che vive in una tranquilla città sul mare. Non si può dire che a scuola sia popolare, non brilla nello studio, non eccelle negli sport. Ma a lui in fondo non importa.

A Michele basterebbe avere l’attenzione di Stella, la ragazza che in classe non riesce a smettere di guardare. Eppure ha la sensazione che lei proprio non si accorga di lui. Ma ecco che un giorno il succedersi monotono delle giornate viene interrotto da una scoperta straordinaria: Michele si guarda allo specchio e si scopre invisibile. La più incredibile avventura della sua vita sta per avere inizio.

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BELLA VITA Born of mistral winds and witness to the birth of Western Civilization, the waves of the Italian coast have carried merchants, fishermen, travelers and kings. Preserved like a Roman ruin, the surf of the Italian coast now carries surfer, artist, and environmentalist Chris Del Moro on a pilgrimage back to his ancestral homeland to explore a culture where old-world convention and traditional craftsmanship have matured into a modern surf lifestyle. Jason Baffa chronicles Chris and his friends Dave Rastovich, Lauren Lyndsey Hill, Conner & Parker Coffin and Italian stand-outs Alessandro Ponzanelli and Leonardo Fioravanti as they explore the burgeoning new surf culture blossoming among the Mediterranean’s oldest and cherished traditions – an intimate and powerful journey of self-discovery.

Bella Vita ritrae il legame ricco e autentico tra la cultura italiana e un equipaggio di surfisti in cerca di avventure. Il film segue il professionista, artista e ambientalista Chris Del Moro, nel suo viaggio per ripercorrere le sue estati d’infanzia trascorse in Italia e per riscoprirne le sue ricchezze. Del Moro scava nelle profondità dei vasti mari d’Italia e della storia gloriosa del paese e della sua gente appassionata, il tutto utilizzando la propria storia come sfondo struggente per descrivere la bella vita.

Director ITALY /USA 2013 82 min. | Documentary Jason Baffa adventure | biography Cast

Conner Coffin Parker Coffin Chris Del Moro Leonardo Fioravanti Lauren L. Hill Dave Rastovich JASON BAFFA is an awardwinning filmmaker who has been working on his craft for over 30 years. On the heels of his independent film success with One California Day and Singlefin: yellow, Baffa continues to work as a director/dp and has shot multiple commercial and film assignments for advertisers, studios and other filmmakers.

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LA MOSSA DEL PINGUINO Bruno is a 30-year-old man who has a wife and infant son. Unfortunately, he hasn’t found his path in life. Failure after failure cost him his savings.

Through his outlandish and bold intuition he discovers curling, an un-popular sport in Italy, and decides to start a team in preparation for the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics. The team Assault Penguins is born, ready to fight their way through obstacles to reach the podium. Will these underdogs make it?

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E’ il sogno olimpico di quattro uomini disagiati che scoprono per caso il gioco del curling e si convincono di poter partecipare alle Olimpiadi Invernali di Torino 2006 dove l’Italia, paese ospitante, avrà di diritto una squadra qualificata.

S’ingegnano in allenamenti improbabili, trovano scappatoie alle regole, provocano gli avversari e finiscono per diventare campioni italiani, acquisendo così il diritto di partecipazione alle Olimpiadi. Per riuscirci dovranno però diventare uomini migliori. La loro è una storia di riscatto individuale e familiare, prima ancore che sociale.

Claudio Amendola Ricky Memphis Edoardo Leo Antonello Fassari Ennio Fantastichini Francesca Inaudi

CLAUDIO AMENDOLA is an actor and director. He debuted in front of the camera when he was only 18 years old. His trademark acting style hinges on his typical Roman charm. He has quickly become one of Italy’s most prolific and talented actors. In 2014 he made his directorial debut with the acclaimed feature film, La mossa del pinguino.

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MAFIA & TOMATOES LA NOSTRA TERRA Planting tomatoes may seem like a safe activity, but not when it is conducted on land that has been confiscated by the state due to Mafia activity. This land belongs to the local Mafioso Nicola Sansone and is assigned to a group of amateur farmers. Although they are not professionals, they begin farming the boycotted land. When they find themselves needing help, they are sent Filippo who has tried to combat the mafia for many years. The only problem is, he has only done so behind a screen. Through his desire to protect the land and the people on it, he will have to face his fears. With the help of Rossana, they work towards their ultimate goal.

Nicola Sansone è proprietario di un podere confiscato dallo Stato e assegnato ad una cooperativa che però non riesce - per questioni burocratiche e sottili boicottaggi - ad avviare l’attività. Per questa ragione i soci scrivono a un’associazione esperta di beni confiscati alle mafie. In loro aiuto viene mandato Filippo, un uomo che da anni combatte la mafia da un ufficio, e quindi impreparato ad affrontare la questione ‘sul campo’. Numerosi sono gli ostacoli che Filippo incontra e le paure che deve superare, e spesso deve resistere all’impulso di mollare tutto: lo trattengono il senso del dovere, le strane dinamiche di questa cooperativa di insolite persone cui inizia ad affezionarsi, ed anche Rossana, la bella e determinata ragazza che ha dato il via a tutta l’iniziativa.

ITALY 2014 100 min. | comedy

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Intramovies

Giulio Manfredonia Stefano Accorsi Sergio Rubini Maria Rosaria Russo Nicola Rignanese Iaia Forte

GIULIO MANFREDONIA is an Italian film director and screenwriter from Rome.

He started his career as an assistant director before making his directoral debut in 2001 with the comedy Se fossi in te. His most recent work, La Nostra Terra, tells the story of a collective who come together to grow organic food on land confiscated from a powerful Mafia boss.

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MY ITALIAN SECRET THE FORGOTTEN HEROES This is the story of sports idol Gino Bartali and other brave Italians who helped rescue Jews, partisans and refugees from extermination in a Nazi-occupied Italy. Bartali worked within a secret network alongside thousands of others who risked their lives to save those being persecuted from capture and death. While Europe was engulfed in a genocide which took the lives of 6 million Jews, more than 80 percent of Italy’s Jews survived with the help of this secret network. Bartali, like most of the rescuers, never sought recognition or reward for his efforts and few of those he helped knew his name or what role he played in their rescue.

Questa è la storia di Gino Bartali, un idolo nel mondo del ciclismo, e di altri italiani coraggiosi che hanno aiutato a salvare ebrei, partigiani e rifugiati dallo sterminio nell’Italia occupata dai nazisti.

Insieme a migliaia d’italiani, Bartali formò una rete segreta il cui scopo era il salvataggio di coloro che rischiavano incarcerazione, oppressione e morte.

Mentre l’Europa subiva un genocidio che prese la vita di circa sei milioni di ebrei, più dell’80 per cento degli ebrei in Italia sopravvissero grazie all’ingegno di questa rete segreta. Bartali, come molti altri eroi dell’olocausto, non cercò mai di essere premiato o riconsciuto per il suo eroismo, e pochi di quelli che furono salvati potettero conoscere chi fosse.

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Storyville Films Italy & The Holocaust Foundation

Oren Jacoby Cast

OREN JACOBY is an independent filmmaker and playwright whose work has been nominated for an Academy Award. He has also won a Jefferson Award for best New Play adaptation.

In addition to his recent feature-length documentary, My Italian Secret, Jacoby also created and executive produced Bloomberg Television’s original documentary series, Risk Takers (2011/12).

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ANDIAMO A QUEL PAESE Salvo and Valentino are two friends who have recently become unemployed while living in Palermo. They decide to leave the big city and make a new start for themselves in their small hometown of Monteforte, Sicily, where the cost of living is much more affordable. But initially, this small-town seems less than promising for these two broke friends.

A place which once supported a lucrative orange trade is now in an economic depression. Inhabited mostly by elderly residents, the pair feel out of place and unable to find work or make any real money.

That is, until Salvo and Valentino discover how to turn a profit from the sizable pensions these old people collect.

Salvo e Valentino, sono due amici di vecchia data che, rimasti disoccupati, abbandonano la grande città per rifugiarsi nel piccolo paese d’origine, Monteforte, in Sicilia, dove la vita è meno cara ed è più facile tirare avanti. L’impatto con la nuova realtà non risulterà per nulla facile, soprattutto per Salvo, abituato alla città. I due si ritroveranno a vivere in un contesto diverso da quello che si erano immaginati: un paese in crisi economica, pieno di anziani, da cui però è impossibile non poter trarne beneficio. Ogni anziano rappresenta una pensione, un bel bottino per i due disoccupati che tentano così di sbarcare il lunario.

ITALY 2014 90 min. | �om��y Production

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Salvatore Ficarra Valentino Picone Cast

Salvatore Ficarra Valentino Picone Tiziana Lodato Lily Trinnanzi Fatima Trotta Nino Frassica SALVATORE FICARRA AND VALENTINO PICONE’S partnership is 21 years in the making. They made their first film together in 2001 which was entitled, Nati stanchi, followed by Il 7 e l’8 (2007). The duo continue to direct hilarious comedic successes with 2011’s Anche se è amore non si vede and most recently with Andiamo a quel paese (2014).

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The story of 19th century Italian poet, Giacomo Leopardi, who travels to Rome and Florence against his parents’ wishes for him to be part of his native Recanati high society. Initially stifled by his overbearing father, Leopardi writes his first works exploring the human condition and the insatiability of happiness before finally embarking on his journey. Unfortunately, Giacomo feels let down by his experiences and becomes entangled in a love triangle between his friend Antonio Ranieri and Countess Fanny Targioni Tozzetti. He and Antonio move to Naples and settle in a villa at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius. However, a cholera outbreak leads Leopardi into a crippling physical decline and results in his eventual death.

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87 ITALY 2014 137 min. | Drama Production

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Mario Martone Cast

Elio Germano Isabella Ragonese Michele Riondino Edo Natoli Massimo Popolizio Anna Mouglalis MARIO MARTONE has been a filmmaker since starting his career in 1985.

His 2010 film Noi credevamo competed for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.

Returning to the 71st Venice International Film Festival, Martone entered his 2014 film Leopardi, continuing his critically acclaimed legacy.

Leopardi è un bambino prodigio. Legge di tutto, ma l’universo è fuori. In Europa il mondo cambia, scoppiano le rivoluzioni e Giacomo cerca disperatamente contatti con l’esterno. A ventiquattro anni, l’alta società italiana gli apre le porte ma il nostro ribelle non si adatta. Una storia di genio, sofferenze, poesia, amori e avventure.

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BAROLO BOYS The fascinating story of Barolo wine and how it exploded into an international phenomenon. Now one of the most famous red wines in the world, in the eighties Barolo went virtually unrecognized even in its production region of Langhe, in northwestern Italy. Barolo’s success today is due to the efforts of a small group of wine producers, called “Barolo Boys”, who upset the establishment and brought about a revolution in Italian wine. After almost 30 years, what is left of that experience? As one of the film’s characters asks, what revolution has ever been successful? Barolo Boys. The Story of a Revolution traces the short but intense trajectory of a group of producers who indelibly changed the world of wine.

L’affascinante storia del Barolo, di come è arrivato a diventare un fenomeno internazionale.

Annoverato oggi tra i rossi più famosi del mondo, il Barolo è passato a lungo inosservato persino nella regione delle Langhe, dove viene prodotto.

Il successo del Barolo è dovuto al coraggio e allo spirito d’iniziativa di un gruppo di piccoli produttori, i cosiddetti “Barolo Boys”, che negli anni ottanta hanno intrapreso una guerra ideologica contro i metodi arcaici dei patriarchi, e sono andati alla conquista dei mercati mondiali. A distanza di trent’anni, cosa è rimasto di quell’esperienza? Barolo Boys ripercorre la traiettoria tracciata dal gruppo di produttori che ha segnato per sempre la storia del vino.

Director ITALY 2014 64 min. | Documentary Paolo Casalis Tiziano Gaia Production | Distributor

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Elio Altare Chiara Boschis Marco De Grazia Giorgio Rivetti Roberto Voerzio PAOLO CASALIS and TIZIA� NO GAIA both advocate the Slow Food movement. Casalis is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose past works include Langhe Doc (2011) and The Last Kilometer (2013). Gaia specializes in wine publications, having contributed to over 200 articles on wine, biodiversity and eco-gastronomy to Slow Food publications. He currently works as a freelance professional in the publishing field.

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JUST SAY YES

LEI DISSE SÌ A love story with an important social and political message: two women decide to get married. They do so despite the knowledge that the country they live in, Italy, does not accept homosexual unions. This film tells the story of an engaged couple and their journey to the altar. It is not simply a tender love story about an Italian-Swiss wedding, but a social critique of Italian prejudices and civil rights. It hopes to point all of us in the right direction, towards this wedding in the woods and the coming together of two families that are joined through the true meaning of love.

Un progetto d’amore ad alto valore sociale e politico: due donne decidono di rendere pubblico il loro giorno più bello, anche se sanno che così facendo si esporranno all’incomprensione di un Paese, l’Italia, dove il matrimonio omosessuale non è ancora riconosciuto. Il film racconta le avventure di due promesse spose fino al fatidico sì. Non è solo la storia tenera e divertente dei preparativi per una cerimonia italo-svedese, ma una denuncia contro la grave arretratezza italiana in materia di diritti civili, e un modo per indicare la direzione giusta: la strada fino a quella cerimonia nei boschi, a quella famiglia allargata riunita senza pregiudizi attorno alla realtà dell’amore.

ITALY / SWEDEN 2014 67 min.

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Ingrid Lamminpää Maria Pecchioli Lorenza Soldani

Maria Pecchioli Cast

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I Wonder Pictures MARIA PECCHIOLI was born in Florence in 1977.

She obtained a second level Master’s Degree in Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies at NABA in Milan, where she taught Video Art till 2012.

A multidisciplinary artist, she operates in the fields of filmmaking, visual arts and social practice (Just say yes, Fosca, Radical Intention).

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NO DEPOSIT The story begins when a family man, Mickey Ryan, falls from grace due to a series of downward spiraling events. With his life turned upside down, Mickey tries valiantly to resolve his issues but hooks up with the wrong people who blind him with anger and hate. His life takes an even worse turn as evil infiltrates and he becomes involved in a series of hate crimes that seemingly give him no way out. Just when everyone is about to give up on him and he is poised to fall of the edge of life, one person finally steps up in a moment of redemption and forgiveness and saves him from the edge of desperation.

Tutto comincia con un padre di famiglia, Mickey Ryan, che perde la grazia di Dio a causa di una serie di eventi che degenerano sempre di più e che diventano situazioni fuori controllo. Come se non bastasse, Mickey si circonda di gentaccia che lo riempie di rabbia e di odio. La situazione peggiora e Mickey partecipa ad alcuni reati di odio da cui apparentemente non sembra esserci via d’uscita. Ma proprio quando tutti stanno per perdere fiducia in Ryan e lui sembra essere sull’orlo della disperazione, una persona speciale entra in gioco in un momento di redenzione e di perdono, salvandolo da sé stesso.

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In Your Ear Production Frank D’Angelo Michael Paré Peter Cayote Distributor Paul Sorvino Frank D’Angelo Doris Roberts Michael Madsen FRANK D’ANGELO was born to Italian parents in Toronto.

He is a TV personality, vocalist, author, businessman, screenwriter and director.

He is the founder of one of Canada’s leading beverage producers and two Torontobased restaurants. A lover of movies, he studied acting and film as a young adult.

His most recent film is No Deposit.

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DO YOU SEE ME? SCUSATE SE ESISTO An accomplished architect who has studied in different countries and attained several masters’ degrees around the world, starts to miss home.

She decides to go back to Italy to find work and quickly discovers that her native country is not very open-minded about her abilities as a strong, professional woman. Initially, she struggles to find a job she truly loves and is passionate about. Along the way, she meets Francesco, a gay man who helps and supports her throughout her journey. Serena and Francesco form a strong bond and help one another face the adversities and complications of life. They learn from each other that to be yourself sometimes it is best to pretend to be someone else.

95 ITALY 2014 106 min. | Romantic Comedy Production

Italian International Film Rai Cinema Distributor

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Riccardo Milani Cast

Paola Cortellesi Raoul Bova Marco Bocci Corrado Fortuna Lunetta Savino Ennio Fantastichini Cesare Bocci RICCARDO MILANI is a director and screenwriter best-known for writing and directing The Soul’s Haven (2003) among many other acclaimed films. He began his career as assistant director to filmmakers like Nanni Moretti, Mario Monicelli and Daniele Luchetti before making his own directorial debut in 1997 with Auguri professore.

Serena è un architetto dal talento straordinario.

Dopo una serie di successi professionali all’estero, ha deciso di tornare a lavorare in Italia. Nell’avventurosa ricerca di un posto di lavoro si trova di fronte a una scelta folle, farsi passare per quello che tutti si aspettano che lei sia: un uomo...O così pare. Nel frattempo incontra Francesco, il compagno ideale.

Se non fosse che a lui non piacciono le donne… O così pare. Serena e Francesco diventano la coppia perfetta… Pronti a tutto, pur di darsi una mano!

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THE HUMBLING 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 from the stage. The daughter of Simon’s old acting friend decides to move into his house and they soon develop a strange and dysfunctional relationship that draws the attention of her parents. Meanwhile, Simon’s agent (Charles Grodin) tries to get him back on his feet and back to work.

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V VS Films BARRY LEVINSON was born in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to LA where he began his entertainment career as an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer for Carol Burnett and Mel Brooks in the 1970s.

His film directorial debut was Diner (1982). A series of acclaimed films followed, including The Natural (1984) and Good Morning, Vietnam (1987). His 1988 film Rain Man earned him an Academy Award for Best Director.

Il protagonista di questo racconto è Simon Axler, un grande attore di teatro un po’ in là con gli anni, che non riesce più a recitare, a sentire il pubblico, a nutrire il suo dono. Incalzato dalla depressione, tenta un maldestro suicidio nella sua casa nel Connecticut. Soccorso dal suo agente, che vorrebbe convincerlo a tornare in scena, e ‘riabilitato’ in un ospedale psichiatrico, Axler incontra una giovane donna e in lei trova una ragione di vita. Giovane ed eccentrica, Pegeen sembra la risposta alle preghiere di Simon, ma il principio di realtà avrà la meglio sui progetti senili dell’attore, che troverà in Shakespeare pace e ispirazione.

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LEONI Gualtiero Cecchin never had money problems, but after the economic crisis reaches his home region of Veneto, things turn sour for him. After Gualtiero goes bankrupt, he tries to regain his former wealth while dealing with two other problems; his sister Elisa, a math teacher, and her husband, police superintendent Alessio Leopardi. They are difficult people to say the least. She’s disconnected from reality, having grown up very sheltered and privileged. He is a chronically insecure man who hides behind his uniform and badge. This fuels an unrelenting rivalry between him and Gualtiero.

They constantly disagree on daily issues and current events, while Alessio abuses his position of power to embarrass Gualtiero at every turn.

La crisi è ormai assodata ed è difficile sopravvivere. Gualtiero Cecchin, simpatico ma viziato figlio di papà, non ha mai avuto problemi economici. Ma ora che i soldi sono finiti, come farà a tornare ai vecchi fasti? Con un’idea e una buona dose di incoscienza o con una nuova impresa, anche se in modo non convenzionale? Gualtiero decide di agire velocemente, senza porsi troppi problemi. Purtroppo c’è una rivalità senza tregua tra Gualtiero e suo cognato Alessio: si sfidano sui temi del quotidiano, su questioni di eredità e di condivisione di spazi comuni. Alessio cercherà di mettere in difficoltà Gualtiero in ogni modo....

ITALY 2014 90 min. | comedy

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Pietro Parolin Cast

Before making his feature film directorial debut with Leoni (2014), PIETRO PA� ROLIN studied Literature and Philosophy in Padua. A fan of film and television, he worked as a video assistant in television production.

Parolin wrote and directed independent shorts, such as Running Wild (2011) and La legna del vecio (2009), prior to writing and directing Leoni.

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L’AMOUR NE PARDONNE PAS L’AMORE NON PERDONA Adriana is almost 60 years old, she was born in France but has lived most of her life in Italy with her daughter and nephew. She works as a nurse at the local hospital. One day, she finds herself in the hallway of the hospital where she meets Mohamed, a 30-year-old Arabic man. A romance quickly blooms between them but it is destined to be a scandal for the town. Will Adriana and Mohamed, who were so alone before meeting each other, be able to defend their love against the naysayers who surround them?

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Stefano Consiglio Ariane Ascaride Helmi Dridi Francesca Inaudi Carmine Maringola Stefania Montorsi Antonia Truppo Claudio Bigagli STEFANO CONSIGLIO is a director and actor born in Rome. Between 1982 and 1983 he became one of the creators, curators and publishers of Ladri di Cinema and “Bottega della Luce”, which were both a series of interviews with various filmmakers and directors. He has also collaborated with various famous directors before directing L’Amore non perdona.

Adriana è una donna di quasi sessant’anni: francese di nascita, vive da molto tempo in Italia, ha una figlia, un nipote e un lavoro da infermiera nell’ospedale della sua città. Un giorno, in corsia, conosce Mohamed, un giovane arabo di trent’anni: tra i due nasce una storia destinata a dare scandalo. Riusciranno Adriana e Mohamed, così profondamente soli prima di incontrarsi, a difendere il loro amore, a farlo sopravvivere al fuoco incrociato del mondo che li circonda?

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NOI E LA GIULIA This comedy follows five losers who flee the city and open a rustic holiday farmhouse in the countryside. But when a local mobster arrives with his car, a green vintage “Giulia – Alfa Romeo”, and asks for protection money, the guys knock him out and lock him in the basement. The team force the mafioso to help them make the farmhouse a success and he soon becomes their most valued business partner.

ITALY 2014 115 min. | Comedy

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Italian International Film Edoardo Leo Carlo Buccirosso Warner Bros Luca Argentero Entertainment Italia Claudio Amendola Stefano Fresi Distributor Anna Foglietta Intramovies Federico Torre

Diego, Fausto e Claudio sono tre quarantenni insoddisfatti in fuga dalla città e dalle proprie vite.

Da perfetti sconosciuti si ritrovano uniti nell’impresa di aprire un agriturismo. A loro si unirà Sergio, un cinquantenne invasato e fuori tempo massimo, ed Elisa, una giovane donna incinta decisamente fuori di testa. Ad ostacolare il loro sogno arriverà Vito, un curioso camorrista venuto a chiedere il pizzo alla guida di una vecchia Giulia 1300. Questa minaccia li costringerà a ribellarsi ad un sopruso in maniera rocambolesca e lo faranno dando vita ad un’avventura imprevista, sconclusionata e tragicomica, a una resistenza disperata... quella che tutti noi vorremmo fare… se ne avessimo il coraggio.

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Edoardo Leo

Actor and director, EDOARDO LEO began his career in 1994 as an actor in popular television shows throughout Italy. For his directorial debut, Edoardo Leo was nominated for a David di Donatello. In 2014, he returned to his acting roots in the film The Penguin’s Move. In that same year he garnered another nomination for a David di Donatello, but this time as lead actor in the comedy I Can Quit Whenever I Want.

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OPERATION REMEMBRANCE PIAZZA PETAWAWA Operation Remembrance has as its mission to honour the Canadian soldiers who died in Italy during the Second World War by initiating and developing remembrance activities and resources that bridge our military and educational communities and create heightened awareness about the role of the Canadians in Italy. Initiatives launched in recent years to address the lack of awareness among Canadians and Italians will be discussed through video materials recorder in Pontecorvo and several cities of Sicily (Italy).

Following the debate: Piazza Petawawa: The Paradox, Canada, 2015, directed by Rino Noto.

On June 10, 1940, Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced the detainment and internment of Italian-Canadians considered a threat to the safety of our country. Under the guidelines of the War Measures Act, the RCMP were given freedom to arrest any person with ties to an Axis nation without proof of threat, disloyalty, or subversion to our government. Out of 150,000 immigrated and Canadian born Italian-Canadians, 30,000 were listed as “enemy aliens� and over 700 were interned in camps. Some interned men lost sons fighting in the war, others enlisted in the war for Canada once released.

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Steve Gregory (founder of Operation Husky 2013) Vincenzo Nisco (moderator) Rino Noto (director of Piazza Petawawa)

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GOOD TIME FOR A CHANGE Good Time for a Change is an ironic documentary showing the experience of Danilo, a “wanna-be” Italian immigrant to Canada. The documentary shows all the different phases of the migrant experience.

The movie explores the troubled condition of life in contemporary Italy, which pushed the protagonist to make such a life-changing decision. While traveling through Ontario, he will finally understand labour and identity in its global dimension, while looking for a personal alternative to the dominant neoliberal social landscape.

Good Time for a Change è un ironico documentario d’inchiesta che racconta l’esperienza di Danilo, un aspirante migrante italiano in Canada. Il documentario illustra dall’interno ed in toni divertiti tutte le fasi dell’esperienza migrante. Nel contempo, il film racconta come le difficili condizioni di vita dell’Italia contemporanea spingano il protagonista a compiere una scelta di vita tanto radicale, e la girandola di emozioni che caratterizzano il suo incontro-scontro con la realtà canadese, da Toronto fino alle foreste incontaminate del Nord dell’Ontario. L’attenzione del protagonista si focalizzerà soprattutto sull’universo del lavoro e della globalizzazione, sulle sue contraddizioni e sulla ricerca di una dimensione alternativa al neoliberismo dominante.

ITALY / CANADA 2014 Director 52 min. | Documentary Danilo Melideo Producers

Danilo Melideo Salvatore Giusto Manuela D’Andreamatteo DANILO MELIDEO works as a freelance videomaker and video editor. He is a filmmaker, camera operator, and film editor for several private and public companies such as National Geographic and RAI to name a few. He is author and director of web fictions and documentaries with his latest documentary being Good Time for a Change.

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THE DINNER I NOSTRI RAGAZZI Two brothers are opposite in character and life choices. Massimo is a trendy lawyer and Paolo is a pediatrician. Their wives absolutely despise one another. They meet once a month in a luxury restaurant to honour an odd tradition. They speak of salted anchovies with ricotta and fried vegetables, the most recent French film, the fruity scent of a wine and the latest corrupt politician. One evening, a security camera catches their children doing the unimaginable and their lives are completely turned around. How will the two men and the two opposing families face this tragic event that hits so close to home?

ITALY 2014 92 min. | Drama

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Ivano De Matteo Alessandro Gassman Giovanna Mezzogiorno Luigi Lo Cascio Barbora Bobulova Rosabel Laurenti Sellers Jacopo Olmo Antinori Lidio Vitale IVANO DE MATTEO was born in Rome and began his artistic career in 1990. Actor, director and documentarian, he was constantly on the hunt for his own personal flair, which led him from theater, film and TV. In 1993 he founded Il Cantiere with actress and screenwriter Valentina Ferlan. In 2014 he directed the film drama The Dinner, which showcases a tragedy in a bourgeois family.

Due fratelli, opposti nel carattere come nelle scelte di vita, uno avvocato, l’altro pediatra, con le rispettive mogli perennemente ostili l’una all’altra, s’incontrano da anni, una volta al mese, in un ristorante di lusso, per tradizione. Parlano di nulla: alici alla colatura con ricotta e caponatina di verdure, l’ultimo film francese, l’aroma fruttato di un vino bianco, il politico corrotto di turno. Fino a quando una sera delle videocamere di sicurezza riprendono una bravata dei rispettivi figli e l’equilibrio delle due famiglie va in frantumi. Come affronteranno due uomini, due famiglie tanto diverse, un evento tragico che li coinvolge così da vicino?

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SEI MAI STATA SULLA LUNA? Thirty-year-old Guia works for a prestigious international fashion magazine. Between driving a luxurious convertible, traveling on private jets and living in Milan and Paris, she thought she has everything she could imagine. One day, she finds herself in a town deep in the boondocks of Apulia, where she meets Renzo, a fascinating man who happens to be a farmer and who will make her see that the only thing she doesn’t have is love - the real kind. But when happiness is just one step away, will she know how to reach for it?

ITALY 2014 119 min.

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Raoul Bova Liz Solari Nino Frassica Sabrina Impacciatore Neri Marcorè Giulia Michelini Sergio Rubini PAOLO GENOVESE studied Business and Economics in Rome. In 2005, he directed the television series, Nati ieri and Viaggio in Italia with Luca Miniero. His first feature film, Incantesimo Napoletano (2001) was an extended version of the short film from 1998. For this, he won two Golden Globe awards and the David di Donatello Award.

Guia ha 30 anni, lavora in una prestigiosa rivista internazionale di moda, guida una spider di lusso, viaggia in jet privato e vive tra Milano e Parigi.

Insomma, credeva di avere tutto, fino a quando le capita ‘tra le mani’ un dono inaspettato: un casale in Puglia ereditato da sua zia. Guia farà di tutto per vendere il casale, per disfarsi di quelle quattro mura e di ogni possibile legame con una terra ai suoi occhi tanto umile e grezza. Invece è proprio in questo sperduto paese che si imbatterà in Renzo, un affascinante contadino del posto che le farà capire qual è l’unica cosa che le manca: l’amore, quello vero.

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MUD AND GLORY FANGO E GLORIA The Great War as you’ve never seen it before.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War and the 90th anniversary of Istituto Luce Cinecittà, veteran filmmaker Leonardo Tiberi amalgamates recreated scenes with original archival footage filmed on local on the Italian-Austrian front over a hundred years ago. A unique combination of documentary and fiction, Tiberi presents the story of three young friends: Mario, Agnese and Emilio and their struggles in the Italian World War I effort.

Viewers will get a real-life glimpse into the lives of these young Italians and the sacrifices they made in this historic war. We’ll experience their feelings and perceptions as their narratives guide us through history.

Il film, realizzato dal regista e veterano Leonardo Tiberi in occasione del Centenario della I Guerra Mondiale e dei 90 anni dell’Istituto Luce Cinecittà, narra le vicende dei milioni di giovani coinvolti in quel tragico evento. Fango e Gloria, oltre a contenere una parte di fiction, si avvale di materiali di repertorio dell’Archivio Storico Luce risalenti al secolo scorso e sottoposti a procedimenti di colorazione e di sonorizzazione per renderne la fruizione ancora più suggestiva e inedita.

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Eugenio Franceschini Baires Produzioni Istituto Luce Cinecittà Valentina Corti (supported by MiBACT) Domenico Fortunato Francesco Martino Michele Vigilante Distributor Istituto Luce Cinecittà Federico Tolardo Alberto Lo Porto

After producing a series of short films with the Flash Film Corporation in the ‘60s and ‘70s, LEONARDO TI� BERI’s passion for cinema led him to the Istituto Luce Cinecittà. His most recent film Mud and Glory (2014) combines archival footage from the Italian front during WWI with narrative fiction elements.

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ME NE FREGO This documentary by the Istituto Luce, linguist Valeria Della Valle and director Vanni Gandolfo explores the facist period of Italy. Travel back in time to discover an Italy run by ridiculous nationalistic purism, authoritarianism and clumsiness rather than credibility.

Il documentario, realizzato con i materiali dell’Archivio Luce, narra un’avventura poco conosciuta: il tentativo del fascismo di creare una lingua unica, un “italiano nuovo” adeguato ai dogmi della dittatura, tra neologismi, indottrinamento scolastico e repressione delle diversità. Un insieme di voci, propaganda e citazioni da testi d’epoca, che raccontano la follia e l’inevitabile disfatta, attraverso le parole del duce, l’indottrinamento dell’infanzia, la repressione di tutto ciò che era diverso rispetto all’ideale dell’italiano nuovo che doveva adeguarsi al dogma di “credere, ubbidire, combattere”.

ITALY 2014 58 min. | Documentary

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Istituto Luce Cinecittà

VANNI GANDOLFO is an Italian director, writer and producer. His most current documentary , Me ne frego!, tells the story of Fascist Italy with the help of modern media.

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9 X 10 NOVANTA Istituto Luce turned ninety in 2014, and to celebrate its anniversary some of the most acclaimed rising filmmakers in Italy were invited to make a small film. Each had the job of selecting ten minutes of footage from the archives. The film footage speaks of the outbreak of war, implorations of peace, landscapes, lost realities, miracles, superstitions and dreams. It’s a weave of themes: a diverse picture with one common thread that contains images from the Archives. This is not the Italy in history books, but Italy as it is (or isn’t) today, seen through sequences often filmed when our nine directors weren’t even born. This is a collection of present-day Italy through images from its past.

Il film, realizzato dal regista e veterano Leonardo Tiberi in occasione del Centenario della I Guerra Mondiale e dei 90 anni dell’Istituto Luce Cinecittà, narra le vicende dei milioni di giovani coinvolti in quel tragico evento. Fango e Gloria, oltre a contenere una parte di fiction, si avvale di materiali di repertorio dell’Archivio Storico Luce risalenti al secolo scorso e sottoposti a procedimenti di colorazione e di sonorizzazione per renderne la fruizione ancora più suggestiva e inedita. Una vera e propria immersione nella vita dei giovani italiani che hanno sacrificato la propria vita nel primo conflitto mondiale, attraverso le emozioni e le percezioni di tre personaggi, Mario, Agnese ed Emilio.

ITALY 2014 94 min. | Documentary Production/Distributor

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Roland Sejko Giovanni Piperno Costanza Quatriglio Paola Randi Alice Rohrwacher Sara Fgaier Cast

Anita Caprioli Anna Godano Mariangela Gualtieri Caterina Piperno Tommaso Ragno Claudio Santamaria Nine rising Italian directors: MARCO BONFANTI, CLAUDIO GIOVANNESI, ALINA MARAZZI, GIOVAN� NI PIPERNO, COSTANZA QUATRIGLIO, PAOLA RAN� DI, ALICE ROHRWACHER, ROLAND SEJKO, were up and coming in the year 2000 for their feature films, short films, documentaries and interviews.

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THE COLOSSAL FAILURE OF THE MODERN RELATIONSHIP Cat has a mediocre job, a mundane social life and her relationship with Freddy has been, well…uninspired. Enter Richard, Freddy’s boss.

Charming, gregarious, astute, and shockingly selfconfident, he promises to be everything Freddy is not. Cat and Richard’s brief encounter evolves into an affair. Overwhelmed by her own guilt, however, she breaks it off to make a final, sincere attempt to reignite the flame with Freddy with a romantic trip to wine country. Nothing, however, can prepare Cat for what happens when she finds out Richard – accompanied by his perky, perfect young girlfriend, Amy – is joining them.

Cat ha un lavoro mediocre, una noiosa vita sociale e la sua relazione con Freddy è stata piuttosto piatta. Poi arriva Richard, il capo di Freddy.

Affascinante, affabile, astuto e inaspettatamente molto sicuro di sé, Richard sembra essere tutto quello che Freddy non è. Il breve incontro di Cat e Richard si trasforma in una storia amorosa.

Sopraffatta dai sensi di colpa, Cat decide di mettere fine a questa storia nascosta tentando di riaccendere quello che c’era stato tra lei e Freddy con un viaggetto romantico alla regione vinicola.

Tuttavia, all’insaputa di Cat, succede che Richard, accompagnato dalla nuova e giovane fidanzata perfetta, Amy, ci sarà pure lui.

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The 2015 Industry Day event is taking place during the Film Festival and is aimed at facilitating contacts and links between the Italian and Canadian film industries.

This year’s theme is Animation Cinema and it aims to challenge creativity and

Organised in association with Pinewood Studios and Sheridan College, Industry Day 2015 will host Vincenzo Nisco from Rainbow CGI, the most advanced and renowned Italian animation production Company.

Industry Day 2015 will be a great opportunity to foster and promote collaborations, exchanges of ideas and even co-productions between Italy and Canada. It will bring together two countries where tradition, creative qualities and productive efficiency have always been a 137 synonym of excellence and success in the field of Animation Cinema.

PINEWOOD TORONTO STUDIOS Is proud to support the Italian Contemporary Film Festival

PINEWOOD STUDIOS GROUP 6 countries, 1 million sq ft of stage and studio space CANADA | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | GERMANY | MALAYSIA | UNITED KINGDOM | USA www.pinewoodgroup.com

BUY YOUR TICKETS GENERAL ADMISSION

SINGLE

All Locations

$12 + HST

STUDENT

All Locations

$12 + HST

OPENING or CLOSING FILM

All Locations

$25 + HST

6 TICKET MOVIE PACKAGE

Toronto | Vaughan Mississauga

$40 + HST

Toronto | Vaughan Mississauga

$80 + HST

OPENING GALA PARTY TICKET

Roy Thomson Hall

$100 + HST

OPENING GALA PACKAGE

Roy Thomson Hall

$115 + HST

CLOSING GALA PARTY TICKET

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel

$100 + HST

CLOSING GALA PACKAGE

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel

$115 + HST

[I.D. Required]

MOVIE PACKAGES

maximum two ticket per movie

10 TICKET MOVIE PACKAGE maximum two tickets per movie

GALA PACKAGES

Opening Movie + Party

Closing Movie + Party

• Applicable service fees are not included in the listed price.

• All sales are final. No refunds, unless a screening or event is cancelled.

• Seating is guaranteed until 15 minutes before the screening. •Latecomers will be admitted at the discretion of ICFF staff.

• Students must present a valid ID to receive the discounted rate. Discounted rates are only available in person at any of our ticket outlet locations.

TICKET AND PACKAGES ONLINE

PHONE IN PERSON

Avoid rush lines and purchase tickets in advance on our website www.icff.ca/tickets/. You can conveniently check out more descriptions, film schedule, ticket packages and deals, and more!

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ICFF Box Office: 416.551.4615 TIFF Bell Lightbox box office: 416.599.8433

TORONTO

MISSISSAUGA

QUEBEC CITY

ICFF HEADQUARTERS

COURTNEY PARK CINEPLEX

CINEMA CARTIER

1287 St Clair Avenue W. Unit 9 (2nd Floor) MON - FRI 10AM - 6PM 416.893.3966

ICFF BOX OFFICE 353 Adelaide Street W. MON - FRI 10AM - 6PM 416.551.4615

TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX 350 King Street W. MON - SUN 10AM - 10PM 416.559.8433

110 Courtney Park Dr. 905.362.1234

HAMILTON HWT CENTRE (*) 47 Discover Drive 905.570.7990 905.527.6877

1019 Avenue Cartier 418.522.1011

MONTREAL

CINÉMATHÈQUE QUEBECOISE 335, boul. de Maisonneuve E. 514.842.9763

VAUGHAN

CINEMA GUZZO

3555 Highway 7 W. 416.551.4615

ST-Leonard 514.324.3000

COLOSSUS THEATRE 5940, Des Grandes-Prairies

(*) only same-day tickets • Program is subject to change.

• Same-day tickets are available at participating venues one hour before the screening, subject to availability.

opening and closing parties in partership with CREATIVIVA

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The ICFF has become known in Toronto and the GTA for its glamorous events, especially the Opening and the Closing parties. In 2015 the ICFF Opening Party will be held at Roy Thompson Hall and the Closing Party at The Ritz Carlton Hotel.

The Opening and Closing Parties will feature entertainment, an exquisite culinary experience, and an opportunity to share the passion of cinema. Walk the red carpet to join this exclusive party with an Italian buffet & open bar‌Guest stars in attendance!

CREATIVIVA art is entertainment production, their entertainment productions are more than a simple act or sideshow – they are experiences you will never forget.

Opening Gala June 11, 2015 | 9:30 PM

Closing Gala June 19, 2015 | 9:30 PM

Roy Thomson Hall, located in the heart of the King St. theatre district, opened in 1982. Its curvilinear exterior design and sloping glass canopy, which is reflective by day and transparent by night, have made this concert hall a Toronto landmark.

Our Closing Night in Toronto become elegant and exclusive at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, which is the 5 star hotel overlooking Simcoe Park and the CN Tower. The contemporary grand foyer of the Ritz-Carlton-Toronto welcomes guests with warm anigre woods, crema marfil marble and 450 pieces of original Canadian artwork.

REFRESH

YOUR

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