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Cristiano de Florentiis Co-founder Artistic Director:

Welcome to the 1st annual PRESENTED BY

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Maurizio Magnifico Co-founder Managing Director:

We owe the opening of this festival to the encouragement and the enthusiasm that we have felt these past few years from a kind of ‘virtual village’ called “l’Altra Italia,” a cultural association that celebrates its 10-year anniversary this year and which has grown exponentially. For this reason, we felt that this would be the right time to start a new milestone project and fully expand our ventures into the mainstream.

The ICFF will be a six-day cinematic exploration of Italian lifestyle, culture, heritage and history.

Seeking to use the power of film to both entertain and educate, ICFF works to build bridges of understanding between ethnic, religious and national groups. This is not merely a Festival of the “Made in Italy,” but an event whose mission is to include the Italian culture that has proliferated and developed almost everywhere, including, of course, Canada.

Screenings will be supplemented with guest appearances by filmmakers, actors, authors, academics and other expert speakers and complemented by Q&A sessions. The mission of the ICFF is also to create a commercial forum to bring together Italian, Canadian and international operators and a series of conferences centered (at least in part) on young filmmakers.

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 institutional partners, our generous sponsors, our board members and, last but certainly not least, the dozens of volunteers that joined the ICFF. Finally, we would like to welcome you to experience the dedication and the joy we all feel in bringing you this wonderful festival. We hope it inspires you the same way it has so many of us.

See you at the movies!

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Our deepest gratitude goes to IC Savings, with their unflagging interest in always making the events they are associated with a success, as well as their financial and creative investment. They have been instrumental in allowing us to inaugurate an Italian cultural cornerstone. We would like to emphasize that the ICFF is a Festival that takes place during Canada and Ontario’s “Italian Heritage month.”

June 12 2012 I am delighted to celebrate this inaugural edition of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival of Toronto, in collaboration with TIFF – a prestigious Canadian partner indeed. I would like to congratulate the organizers on their initiative and dedication to the project, and wish the Festival a long and successful life.

As we all know, Italy has contributed greatly to the art of film: legendary directors, ironic actors, and unforgettable stories.

My compliments go to the ICFF for building on that legacy and looking forward – presenting audiences in Toronto with Italian cinema today, bringing them closer to the moods and mores of contemporary Italy.

Rinnovo agli organizzatori i miei vivi complimenti e auguro al pubblico del Festival esperienze ‘italianissime’. Buon cinema a tutti!

Andrea Meloni

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Ambassador’s Letter

Councillor’s Letter ICFF Awareness by Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata Recommendations Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti, seconded by Councillor F r a n c e s Nunziata, recommends that:

1.City Council formally endorse the inaugural Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) that will take place this summer in Toronto.

2.City Council direct the City Manager to report to the Economic Development Committee on how the City can support the Italian Contemporary Film Festival and its activities.

Summary The Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) is organized by “L’Altra Italia Cultural Association”, which has more than 1,000 members and has been screening Italian films in the GTA for ten years, in collaboration with the Bell Lightbox (TIFF) Toronto, AMC Interchange 30 Vaughan and Royal Theatre Toronto. ICFF contributes to the celebration of the City of Toronto’s cultural diversity with the artistic flair for cinema.

The organization aims to promote awareness, appreciation and pride in the diversity of Italian heritage and culture, through creative expression in film.

The debut screening of various Italian films will run from June 26 to July 1, 2012 at the Bell Lightbox Theatre, 350 King Street West in Toronto.

This spectacular event will be coupled with cuisine tasting with the participation of Italian Restaurants, and a galleria of Italian art and literature.

Italian Contemporary Film Festival, As one of five children born of Italian immigrants, I know first hand the joy it was to be raised in Toronto with Italian culture and custom all around me. Nothing makes me more proud than to come together with my family and friends and take part in all that is great to be Italian; from the food, music, history, art, wine, love of life and of course Italian film.

I am truly honoured to be working with the L’Altra Italia Cultural Association, which is organizing the first edition of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) to t ake place here in Toronto during Canada and Ontario’s “Italian Heritage Month,” recognized by the City of Toronto.

ICFF will be an influential showcase of Italian life, culture and history through the medium of Italian contemporary cinema.

I am proud to stand behind the Italian Contemporary Film Festival in supporting their efforts to bring together talented filmmakers to the Greater Toronto Are a and celebrate our It alian her it age.

Their effor ts to promote awareness, appreciation and pride in our multi-cultural city speaks to what it is to be Canadian and why so many of our parents and family members chose Canada to continue their traditions, allowing us the opportunity to pass them on to our children.

I am looking forward to this spectacular cinematic event, which will be coupled with the Italian indulgences of food, wine, art and literature.

Sincerely,

* This Motion is subject to referral to the Economic Development Committee.

Giorgio Mammoliti Councillor Ward 7 - York West

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Motion MM24.11 ADOPTED 06.07.2012

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I wish to wholeheartedly applaud L’Altra Italia for launching the “Italian Contemporary Film Festival” which, I am certain, will find an enthusiastic response both in terms of attendance and critique. It is a daring and complex undertaking which demands vision, expertise and a grain of laudable “foolhardiness” which luckily L’Altra Italia has in abundance.

No doubt the Festival, with its plenty of merits, will fill a conspicuous vacuum in the map of community activities in Toronto.

First of all, it is apt to assemble a highly diverse crowd of Italian Canadians, young and less young, and also non Italians passionate about Italy. In fact, this is proven by the very large number and variety of public Institutions, private companies and community associations that have embraced the idea and support it convincingly. The Festival lends itself as a wonderful opportunity for the Italian Canadian Community and the “Italophiles” to join forces in pursuing such a fascinating project.

After all, contemporary Italian cinema is extremely vital and of very high quality, but, for a number of reasons - among which is its preference for the comedy and psychological genres - it finds it difficult, despite its merits, to adequately break through in North America.

The intense calendar of activities of L’Altra Italia and the special “showcase” offered by the Festival represent formidable tools to give continuity and depth to the promotion of Italian cinema which is at the same time great culture and big business.

I am confident that the upcoming Festival will pave the way to future editions which will be enriched also by a commercial dimension for the entertainment industry, with great benefits for the distribution of the latest productions in Canada.

All the best wishes of success to the Festival and a strong encouragement to the Community to actively contribute to it.

Toronto, June 11th, 2012

Gianni Bardini CONSUL GENERAL

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Consulate General

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On behalf of Italian Canadian Savings and Credit Union, IC Savings, I am delighted, as the presenting sponsor, to welcome you to the inaugural Italian Contemporary Film Festival.

It was easy for us at IC Savings to embrace this initiative; our mission statement states, “helping to create social, cultural and economic value for the benefit of the communities that we serve.” As a financial cooperative with its roots in the Italian community of the GTA, bringing films with Italian content to Toronto is a great fit for us.

IC Savings started 11 years ago with a single branch on Woodbridge Ave. Today you’ll also find us in Little Italy, Corso Italia, Dufferin and Lawrence, Little Portugal, West Woodbridge and soon in Etobicoke.

I would like to express my sincere appreciation and congratulations to festival organizers, volunteers, and fellow sponsors for their belief in Cinema and It alian Cinema in par ticular. This initiative will help define who we are as a community and contribute to the cultural development of our great city.

Auguri e buona visione Sincerely, Fausto Gaudio, President and CEO IC SAVINGS

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IC Savings’ Letter

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In a city like Toronto with a public passionate about all things Italian, I believe the Italian Contemporary Film Festival will establish itself as an important event in the history of Toronto with its aim to shine a spotlight on new international cinema and Italian co-productions. Regardless of genre, length or whether they are fiction or documentary, these films will bring to light I t a l y a n d I t a l i a n t a l e n t . M y m a n d a t e a s I t a l i a n Tra d e Commissioner of Canada is to promote the “MADE IN ITALY” brand and through all the many years we worked closely with the Toronto International Film Festival and HOTDOCS, we have promoted Italian films and documentaries to foster a greater awareness of Italian culture. L’Altra Italia deserves every success in this new endeavor, since they are representing the true contemporary Italy. I give my full and enthusiastic support and wish this first edition of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival a successful outcome.

Ascal Bova Italian Trade Commissioner

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ICE’s Letter

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Dear Friends: The National Congress of Italian Canadians-Toronto District is pleased to collaborate with L’Altra Italia in bringing to you the first annual Italian Contemporary Film Festival (“ICFF”).

As Canadians of Italian Heritage we have much to be proud of.

Our rich history and traditions have added to the civilization of the entire world and are evident in every aspect of life. The month of June provides us with an opportunity to celebrate our customs and traditions and to reflect on how we can continue to nurture these traditions and ensure they inspire future generations to further enrich our society.

Today’s world is often reflected in the themes that we see on the silver screen. Film is also a medium familiar to all generations, esp e c ially the youth and as such, prov ide s a wonder ful opportunity to learn more about who we are as Italians and Canadians of Italian heritage.

The ICFF will provide a cross-section of both Italian and Italian Canadian films made by directors whose origins are tied to our Italian culture. As such, they are relevant and worthy of being viewed, discussed and celebrated.

It is our belief that the ICFF will become a marquee event in future editions of Italian Heritage Month celebrations.

As Fellini once said, “There is no end. There is no beginning.

There is only passion for life.”

Auguri e Buon Divertimento a tutti!

Michael A. Tibollo President

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ICFF Board of Directors Lucia Cavaggioni Tony D’Aversa Cristiano de Florentiis Ivana Di Rocco Nick Di Rocco Irma Fiacco Maurizio Magnifico Vanna Magnifico Pietro Pelliccioni Toni Prato Anna Trevisan Executives Maurizio Magnifico Cristiano de Florentiis Alberto Diamante Vanna Ancona Toni Prato Ivana Di Rocco L’Altra Italia Founders & Board of Directors Angela Baldassarre Alessandro Cancian Pierluigi Ceddia Cristiano de Florentiis Maurizio Magnifico Vanna Magnifico Toni Prato Nina Riondino Francesco Riondino Patrizia Sabatini Domenico Siniscalco

This festival adds a further tassel to Toronto’s cultural mosaic.

Despite being the home of a large number of Italian Canadians and boasting a passion for film that is unique throughout the world, this metropolis don’t have an annual event dedicated to Italian cinema. We hope that our initiative can change that, by taking root and becoming another trait in the identification of a city that, through its multiculturalism and quality entertainment, can be truly world-class.

Filmgoers will be able to attend 16 films, ranging from documentaries, to shorts, to political dramas to light-hearted comedies, such as To Rome With Love, which will have its Canadian debut at ICFF before going into general release.

Other films enjoying their Canadian premiere at ICFF are: Che Bella Giornata (What a Beautiful Day), which set an Italian box office record, and Posti in Piedi in Paradiso (A Flat for Three). Furthermore, La Scomparsa di Patò (The Vanishing of Patò), Immaturi, il Viaggio (Immature, the Trip) and Anna, Teresa e le Resistenti, starring Canadian actor Nick Mancuso, will have their North American premiere. Renowned Italian directors Rocco Mortelliti (La Scomparsa di Patò) and Ivan Cotroneo (Kryptonite!) will also attend the festival.

Altogether it’s a rich and diverse programme that tells, I believe, a fascinating story about where Italian cinema is today, what it can learn from the past, and where it is going in the future.

ICFF moviegoers will cast their ballots for the Best Narrative feature. The winning film will receive the ICFF Audience Award and a statuette created by renowned artist Silvio Mastrodascio.

The Toronto Film Critics Association will present a second prize, the Angela Baldassarre Award, in memory of a gifted Toronto film critic who lost her battle with cancer in 2007.

We’re very excited about the films that we’re showcasing this year. It’s a solid lineup of high-quality cinema. So please browse around the program. We’re sure you’ll find something you’ll like.

Thank you and ... a presto!

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Artistic Director’s Letter

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Lenny Lombardi

Silvio Mastrodascio

Gesualdo Mastruzzo

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Sam Ciccolini

Martin Stiglio

Elizabeth Violante

David G. Maples

Orazio Costanzo

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Nick Mancuso

Walter Simone

Marc Glassman

Norm Wilner

Rocco Maragna

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Alberto Di Giovanni

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CANADIAN PREMIERE

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Tuesday June 26 | 6:00 PM tiff lightbox

Naples, 1973. Peppino Sansone, a sensitive nine-year-old boy, lives in a dysfunctional family. His mother Rosaria has fallen prey to depression, after finding out that her husband cheats on her.

Peppino’s aunt and uncle provide a respite of sorts by taking him to nightclub parties and feminist rallies. However, Peppino’s greatest friend is his cousin Gennaro, an odd character who thinks he is Superman.

When Gennaro suddenly dies, Peppino uses his imagination to bring him back to life as a superhero/life coach. This helps Peppino face his daily troubles and confront the complicated world of grown-ups.

La Kryptonite nella Borsa

Martedi’ 26 Giugno | 6:00 PM tiff lightbox

Napoli, 1973. Peppino Sansone, un sensibile bambino di 9 anni, vive in una famiglia bizzarra. Sua madre Rosaria si è chiusa in un angosciante silenzio, dopo aver scoperto i tradimenti del marito. Il padre cerca di distrarre il figlio dalle vicende familiari regalandogli tre pulcini, che però muoiono.

A distrarre Peppino ci pensano i giovani zii hippie, che lo coinvolgono in feste in discoteca e manifestazioni femministe. Ma il migliore amico di Peppino è il cugino Gennaro, un tipo strano che si crede Superman. Quando Gennaro muore improvvisamente, Peppino, grazie alla sua fantasia, lo riporta in vita nel suo immaginario, come supereroe e maestro di vit a. Grazie ai suoi ‘consigli’, Peppino affront a le vicissitudini quotidiane del mondo degli adulti. *This film will be preceded by the documentary “Piazza Petawawa” (p.41). *Il film sarà preceduto dal documentario “Piazza Petawawa” (p. 41).

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Valeria Golino, Cristiana Capotondi, Luca Zingaretti, Libero de Rienzo, Luigi Catani, Vincenzo Nemolato, Monica Nappo, Massimiliano Gallo, Lucia Ragni, Gennaro Cuomo, Sergio Solli, Antonia Truppo, Carmine Borrino, Rosaria De Cicco, Nunzia Schiano, Fabrizio Gifuni Genre: Drama/Comedy Duration: 98 min.

Year: 2011 Country: Italy Language: Italian. English subtitles.

Production: Indigo Film, RAI Cinema Distributor: RAI Trade

KRYPTONITE!

Directed by: Ivan Cotroneo

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Wednesday June 27 | 6:00 PM tiff lightbox

Linosa is an uncontaminated Sicilian island inhabited mainly by fishermen. Although still barely touched by tourism, the islanders have just begun to alter their mentality and behaviour as they realize the economic potential of this new industry.

At the same time, they often have to deal with illegal aliens flooding the island and a new law requiring them to turn back undocumented people seeking aid.

A Sicilian family composed of a stubborn old fisherman, a young woman striving for a better life and a young man seeking his moral compass will have to make difficult decisions that will affect their lives forever.

TERRAFERMA

Mercoledi’ 27 Giugno | 6:00 PM tiff lightbox

Due donne, un’isolana e una straniera: l’una sconvolge la vita dell’altra. Eppure hanno uno stesso sogno, un futuro diverso per Filippo Pucillo, Donatella Finocchiaro, i loro figli, la loro Terraferma. Ernesto ha 70 anni e non vorrebbe Mimmo Cuticchio, Beppe Fiorello, Timnit T, Martina Codecasa, Filippo rottamare il suo peschereccio. Suo nipote Nino ha smesso di Scarafia, Pierpaolo Spollon, Tiziana pescare pesci per catturare turisti.

Lodato, Rubel Tsegay Abraha, Claudio Giulietta, giovane vedova, sente che il tempo immutabile di Santamaria, Francesco Casisa Genre: Drama quest’isola li ha resi tutti stranieri e che non potrà mai esserci Duration: 88 min. un futuro né per lei, né per suo figlio Filippo.

Year: 2012 Un giorno il mare sospinge nelle loro vite altri viaggiatori, tra Country: Italy cui Sara e suo figlio. Ernesto li accoglie: è l’antica legge del Language: Italian. English subtitles. mare. Ma la nuova legge dell’uomo non lo permette e la vita Production: Cattleya & RAI Cinema della famiglia Pucillo è destinata ad essere sconvolta e a dover Distributor: 01 Distribution scegliere una nuova rotta.

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Directed by: Emanuele Crialese

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CANADIAN PREMIERE

REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM PUGLIA

What a Beautiful Day

Checco is a bouncer at a nightclub in Brianza who dreams of becoming a cop. Through a series of zany circumstances, and thanks to a recommendation from the Archbishop of Milan, he finds work as a security officer at the Duomo.

Here, he meets Farah, an Arab girl who pretends to be a student of architecture. Farah’s plan is to pray to an icon of the Virgin Mary in order to place an explosive device with the help of her brother and two accomplices. The terrorists hope to avenge the killing of Farah’s family in a previous unspecified attack. Checco is tasked with guarding the Virgin Mary and immediately falls for Farah, who cannot imagine that the clumsy hipster may turn out to be her greatest foil.

Che Bella Giornata

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Checco Zalone, Nabiha Akkari, Rocco Papaleo, Tullio Solenghi, Anna Rita del Piano, Ivano Marescotti, Michele Alhaique, Mehdi Mahdloo, Luigi Luciano, Anna Bellato.

Genre: Comedy Duration: 97 min.

Year: 2011 Country: Italy Language: Italian. English subtitles.

Production: Medusa Distributor: Medusa Distribuzione

Mercoledi’ 27 Giugno | 8:30 PM tiff lightbox Giovedi’ 28 Giugno | 7:00 PM amc interchange 30 vaughan

Checco lavora come buttafuori in una discoteca ma sogna di fare il carabiniere. Invece, grazie ad una raccomandazione dell’arcivescovo di Milano, si ritrova a lavorare come addetto alla sicurezza del Duomo: qui conosce Farah, una ragazza araba che si finge studentessa di architettura. In realtà Farah è una terrorista che medita di far esplodere un ordigno con l’aiuto del fratello Sufien e di due complici per vendicare l’uccisione della sua famiglia in un precedente attentato.

Divenuto guardiano della Madonnina, Checco cade subito nel tranello di Farah.

Accattivata dal fascino di Checco, Farah dovrà scegliere fra allacciare una relazione con l’imbranato ma simpatico ragazzo e la sua fedeltà per la sua famiglia.

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Wednesday June 27 | 8:30 PM tiff lightbox Thursday June 28 | 7:00 PM amc interchange 30 vaughan

Directed by: Gennaro Nunziante

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Mercoledi’ 27 Giugno | 7:00 PM amc interchange 30 vaughan

Un lembo remoto d’Italia alle foci del Po. Un piccolo paese. Su questo scenario evanescente si disegna l’incontro tra Hassan e Mara.

Lui è un meccanico tunisino, lei una giovane maestra. Giovanni, diciottenne aspirante giornalista, diventa qualcosa di più che un testimone della storia che nasce tra loro.

Una storia che comincia sotto il segno dell’inquietudine, con Hassan che la notte spia Mara, e lei che dopo averlo scacciato intreccia con lui una relazione. Ma Hassan non è l’unico ad essere attratto da Mara.

Anche Giovanni, infatti, a suo modo la spia: grazie alla sua abilità con i computer penetra nella posta elettronica di Mara e legge i suoi messaggi.

Di fronte alla svolta tragica e inaspettata che la vicenda assume, anche Giovanni volterà le spalle ad Hassan.

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Giovanni Capovilla, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Giuseppe Battiston, Valentina Lodovini, Ahmed Hafiene, Ivano Marescotti Genre: Drama Duration: 106 min.

Year: 2007 Country: Italy Language: Italian. English subtitles.

Production: Fandango, RAI cinema Distributor: Fandango Portobello

Wednesday June 27 | 7:00 PM amc interchange 30 vaughan

A remote stretch of land. A few isolated houses haphazardly scattered in a flat, desolate landscape. This evanescent tableau is the background for the encounter between Hassan and Mara.

Hassan is a Tunisian mechanic. Mara is a young substitute teacher.

Giovanni is an aspiring journalist working in Hassan’s body shop. In time, Giovanni becomes more than a mere eyewitness to the affair.

Hassan spies on Mara while she sleeps in her isolated house. After initially rejecting him, Mara eventually takes a liking to the Tunisian.

But Hassan is not Mara’s only suitor: Giovanni, too, is in love with her. Thanks to his computer skills, Giovanni hacks into Mara’s email account and reads all her messages. When a tragic and unexpected event occurs, Giovanni ends up turning his back on Hassan.

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CANADIAN PREMIERE

CAST:

Thursday June 28 | 6:00 PM cinema royal college

Having finally passed their high school exam (which they had to re-take twenty years later), seven former classmates (Lorenzo, Luisa, Francesca, Piero, Virgilio, Giorgio, Mar ta and Eleonora) organize a much-yearned trip to the Greek island of Paros that they were unable to take in their teens.

They are all facing personal issues: Giorgio and Lorenzo have to contend with their girlfriends’ infidelities; Francesca feels lonely and shows herself to be a cleptomaniac; Piero is married with a son, but is also tempted by another woman; Virgilio ends up falling in love with a woman he has never met.

Immaturi: Il Viaggio

Giovedi’ 28 Giugno | 6:00 PM cinema royal college

Dopo aver superato nuovamente gli esami di maturità i protagonisti Lorenzo, Luisa, Francesca, Piero, Virgilio, Giorgio, Marta e Eleonora decidono di fare quel viaggio che non erano riusciti a fare anni prima. Passeranno una settimana nella località di Paros, in Grecia.

Tutti si ritrovano a dover affrontare problemi più o meno gravi: Giorgio e Lorenzo sono alle prese con due ragazze spagnole e il tradimento delle fidanzate; Francesca, che è l’unica del gruppo a non essere in vacanza con il fidanzato, si sente sola e mostra di essere cleptomane e praticamente l’unica a vedere in questo viaggio una rimpatriata e non una vacanza in coppia; Piero che si ritrova una fidanzata, a cui ha detto di avere moglie e un figlio; Virgilio, per un equivoco, si ritrova a scambiare SMS con una donna che non conosce e di cui finisce per innamorarsi.

Tra mare cristallino, gite in gommone, rovine sperdute, serate in discoteca, bugie, segreti, tradimenti e amore in tutte le sue sfumature, i protagonisti si scoprono cambiati e diversi, ma ancora Immaturi.

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Ambra Angiolini, Luca Bizzarri, Barbora Bobulova, Raoul Bova, Anita Caprioli, Paolo Kessisoglu, Ricky Memphis, Luisa Ranieri, Maurizio Mattioli, Giovanna Ralli, Lucia Ocone, Alessandro Tiberi, Francesca Valtorta, Lavinia Longhi, Aurora Cossio, Rocio Muñoz Genre: Comedy Duration: 108 min.

Year: 2012 Country : Italy Language: Italian. English subtitles.

Production: Medusa Distributor: Medusa distribuzione

Immature: The Trip

Directed by: Paolo Genovese

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CANADIAN PREMIERE

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Nick Mancuso, Paolo Turrà, Antonella Civale, Patrizia Furfaro, Mariano Rigillo, Antonia Tallura Genre: Docu-Fiction Duration: 82 min.

Year: 2010 Country : Italy Language: Italian. English subtitles.

Production: ScarFord Produzioni

Anna, Teresa e le Resistenti

Thursday June 28 | 8:00 PM tiff lightbox

Few knew about Teresa Talotta Gullace until Anna Magnani portrayed her in Rossellini’s Rome, Open City.

In March 1943, Teresa was shot by a Nazi soldier while giving bread to her detained husband. Her death shocked Rome and she soon became a symbol of the Resistance.

Six decades later, Italian director Matteo Scarfò has produced a riveting docudrama about how a bullet changed the lives of an actress and a Roman resistance fighter.

Anna, Teresa e le Resistenti tells the story of the role Italian women played during the war, the brutality of the German Occupation and the importance of cinema.

Anna, Teresa e le Resistenti, starring Nick Mancuso, is a must-see for those who have seen Roma Città Aperta, knowing the fate of Magnani’s most famous character, Sora Pina.

Anna, Teresa e le Resistenti

Giovedi’ 28 Giugno | 8:00 PM tiff lightbox

La storia di Anna Magnani si intreccia con quella di Teresa Talotta Gullace, la donna originaria di Cittanova, in Calabria, che ispirò il film più celebre dell’attrice romana, “Roma città aperta”. Due personaggi le cui vite, senza incontrarsi mai, si unirono indissolubilmente.

Il ruolo delle donne durante la guerra, la tragedia dell’occupazione di Roma, i bombardamenti, le vite di coloro che fecero grande il cinema italiano e il viaggio all’interno della memoria di un soldato italo-americano: una ricostruzione basata su eventi e testimonianze reali tra cinema, teatro e documentario.

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Directed by: Matteo Scarfo’

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CANADIAN PREMIERE

Cast:

Friday June 29 | 6:00 PM tiff lightbox

A close, unvarnished look at Italy’s dark side, The Jewel uses an indepth analysis and meticulous character study to tell a tale based on the 2003 Parmalat scandal, where a multi-billion-dollar food conglomerate went bust amid corruption charges.

Girone stars as the CEO, Amanzio Rastelli, who inherits a cheese and sausage shop, turns it into a multinational corporation, then drives it to the brink of destruction. When CEO Ernesto Botta (Servillo) convinces Rastelli to take the company public, the desperate ride to keep the business afloat leads to international fraud, suicide and ruin. A fast-paced look at the corruption that dwells at the heart of corporate Italy, The Jewel is also a stunner to watch, shot by veteran director of photography Luca Bigazzi.

Il Gioiellino

Venerdi’ 29 Giugno | 6:00 PM tiff lightbox

Una grande azienda agro-alimentare, quotata in Borsa, in continua espansione verso nuovi mercati e nuovi settori: quello che si dice un gioiellino. Il suo fondatore, Amanzio Rastelli, ha messo ai posti di comando i suoi parenti più stretti: il figlio, la nipote, più alcuni manager di provata fiducia – malgrado la loro incompetenza. Un management inadeguato ad affrontare le sfide che pone il mercato.

E infatti il gruppo s’indebita. Sempre di più. Non basta falsificare i bilanci, gonfiare le vendite, chiedere appoggio ai politici, accollare il rischio sui risparmiatori attraverso operazioni di finanza creativa sempre più ardite…

La voragine è diventata troppo grande e si prepara ad inghiottire tutto, portando al crollo dell’azienda, accuse di corruzione, avvisi di garanzia e suicidi.

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Toni Servillo, Remo Girone, Sarah Felberbaum, Lino Guanciale, Fausto Maria Sciarappa, Jay O. Sanders, Lisa Galantini, Vanessa Compagnucci, Maurizio Marchetti, Adriana De Guilmi, Gianna Paola Scaffidi, Alessandro Adriano, Igor Chernevich, Renato Carpentieri Genre: Drama Duration: 110 min.

Year: 2011 Country: ITALY Language: Italian. English subtitles.

Production: Indigo Film /Babe Films Distributor: B.I.M. Distribuzione

The Jewel

Directed by: andrea molaioli

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REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM BASILICATA

Basilicata Cultural Society

Cast:

Friday June 29 | 7:00 PM amc interchange 30 vaughan

When Nicola (Papaleo) enters his unassuming band in a music festival on the other side of Basilicata, he comes up with the idea of walking there in 10 days – partly as a publicity stunt and partly as a bonding journey!

Nicola’s motley crew is adventurous: sweet-natured Salvatore (Briguglia), his hipster ex-TV celeb cousin Rocco (Gassman), and amiable mute Franco (singer Max Gazzè in his screen debut).

Tagging along on this adventure is journalist Tropea, played by Giovanna Mezzogiorno (Vincere) who displays her flair for comedy in this charming role.

Against the sometimes barren landscapes, these likable characters and their relationships are revealed. Ultimately this is a lyrical, subtle and loving tribute to a little-known part of Italy, punctuated by a wonderful soundtrack of jazzy songs by Papaleo.

Basilicata Coast To Coast

Venerdi’ 29 Giugno | 7:00 PM amc interchange 30 vaughan

In una calda estate lucana, quattro amici (Papaleo, Gazzè, Briguglia e Gassman) decidono di attraversare la Basilicata per partecipare ad un festival canoro. Fin qui nulla di strano, trattandosi di poco più di un centinaio di chilometri. Ma i quattro musicisti decidono di partire dieci giorni pr ima e raggiungere la loro destinazione a piedi, cercando così di ridare un senso alla loro vita ormai perduto.

Durante il viaggio, seguendo strade alternative e accompagnati da un carretto trainato da un cavallo per traspor t are viver i e strumenti, proveranno le canzoni da fare al festival esibendosi nei paesini che incontreranno per strada. In questo tragitto, si unisce alla “carovana” anche Tropea (Mezzogiorno), una giornalista.

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Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Rocco Papaleo, Alessandro Gassman, Max Gazzè, Paolo Briguglia.

Genre: Comedy Duration: 105 min.

Year: 2010 Country: Italy Language: Italian. English subtitles.

Production: Paco Cinematografica Distributor: Eagle Pictures

Basilicata Coast To Coast

Directed by: Rocco Papaleo

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THE VANISHING OF PAT0’

Friday June 29 | 9:00 PM tiff lightbox Saturday June 30 | 5:00 PM amc interchange 30 vaughan

Mortelliti’s adaptation of Andrea Camilleri’s novel set in Sicily starts as a simple detective story, but eventually grows into an incisive social commentary on Italy’s class system and the nature of power.

It’s 1890 and the locals put on a passion play. Banker Antonio Patò (Marcoré) disappears after his mock hanging playing Judas.

A Sicilian Carabiniere, Giummaro (Frassica) and a Neapolitan cop, Bellavia (Casagrande) are forced to solve the case together.

La Scomparsa di Pato’

REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM SICILY

Ontario North American confederation confederation of sicily of sicily

Venerdi’ 29 Giugno | 9:00 PM tiff lightbox Sabato 30 Giugno | 5:00 PM amc interchange 30 vaughan

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Siamo nel 1890, in Sicilia. È antica tradizione del paese di Vigata allestire una rappresentazione della Passione di Gesù. Come d’abitudine, Giuda viene interpretato dal ragioniere Patò, padre di Cast: Nino Frassica, Maurizio Casagrande, famiglia conosciuto per la sua condotta integerrima di funzionario Neri Marcorè, Flavio Bucci, Danilo Formaggia, Roberto Herlitzka, Gilberto di banca. Il pezzo forte della rappresentazione è la scena in cui GiuIdonea, Simona Marchini, Alessandra da, dopo aver tradito Cristo, si suicida scomparendo dal palcoscenico Mortelliti, Francis Pardeilhan tra fiamme e fumo. Al termine del “Mortorio” però il ragioniere Patò Genre: Drama-Thriller sembra essere davvero sparito nel nulla e inutilmente il delegato di Duration: 100 min. polizia, Bellavia, e il maresciallo dei Carabinieri, Giummaro, compeYear: 2012 tono tra loro nella ricerca del Patò-Giuda scomparso. Col passare del Country: Italy tempo in paese cominciano a girare voci sui motivi della sparizione Language: Italian. English subtitles.

Production: EMME cinematografica e una poesiola apparsa su un muro fa ipotizzare che Patò abbia fatto la stessa fine di Giuda.

Distributor: RAI Trade

Directed by: Rocco Mortelliti

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Saturday June 30 | 6:00 PM tiff lightbox

A story about a number of people in Italy, some American, some Italian, some residents, some visitors, and the romances and adventures and predicaments they get into.

To Rome With Love

Sabato 30 Giugno | 6:00 PM tiff lightbox

A Roma John (Baldwin) osserva l’amico Jack (Eisenberg) innamorarsi pazzamente di Monica (Ellen Page) e rivive uno degli episodi più dolorosi della sua vita.

Jerry (Allen), regista di opera in pensione, arriva a Roma per conoscere Michelangelo, il fidanzato della figlia Hayley (Pill). Jerry sente cantare il padre di Michelangelo, Giancarlo, sotto la doccia e coglie l’occasione per ingaggiarlo e ridare così vigore alla propria carriera.

Leopoldo (Benigni), uomo banalissimo, scopre di essere inspiegabilmente braccato dai paparazzi. Nel frattempo Antonio è arrivato a Roma nella speranza di fare colpo sui suoi parenti con la moglie Milly ed ottenere un lavoro in città.

A causa di incomprensioni comiche, la coppia si perde di vista. Antonio finisce col far passare un’estranea per sua moglie (Cruz) mentre Milly è corteggiata da una star del cinema (Albanese).

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Woody Allen, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penélope Cruz, Judy Davis, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig, Ellen Page, Monica Nappo Genre: Comedy Duration: 95 min.

Year: 2012 Country: USA Language: English Production: Sony Pictures Distributor: Mongrel Media, Sony Pictures Classics

To Rome With Love

Directed by: woody allen

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REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM Lazio

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Michel Piccoli, Nanni Moretti, Jerzy Stuhr, Margherita Buy Genre: Comedy/ Drama Duration: 104 min.

Year: 2011 Country: Italy Language: Italian. English subtitles.

Production: Sacher Film Distributor: 01 Distribution

We Have A Pope

Sunday July 1 | 4:00 PM amc interchange 30 vaughan

The newly elected Pope (played by Michel Piccoli) suffers a panic attack just as he is due to appear on St. Peter’s balcony to greet the faithful, who have been patiently awaiting the conclave’s decision.

His advisors, unable to convince him that he is the right man for the job, seek help from a renowned psychoanalyst and atheist, played by the flamboyant Nanni Moretti. However, the Pope’s fear of the responsibility suddenly thrust upon him is one that he must face on his own.

2012 DAVID DI DONATELLO WINNER: Best Leading Actor (Michel Piccoli), Best Art Director, Best Costume Designer GLOBO D’ORO 2011: Best Film TIFF 2011: Special Presentations

Habemus Papam

Domenica 1 luglio | 4:00 PM amc interchange 30 vaughan

Il Pontefice muore e il Conclave deve eleggere un nuovo Papa.

Il neoeletto (Piccoli) è preda dei dubbi e delle ansie, depresso e timoroso di non essere in grado di assolvere il suo compito.

Il Vaticano chiama allora uno psicanalista (Moretti) perché lo assista e lo aiuti a superare i suoi problemi.

DAVID DI DONATELLO 2012: Miglior attore protagonista (Michel Piccoli), Miglior Scenografia a Paola Bizzarri, Migliore Costumista a Lina Nerli Taviani GLOBO D’ORO 2011: Miglior Film TIFF 2011: Special Presentations *Il film ha ottenuto altri numerosi riconoscimenti internazionali, tra cui sette Nastri d’argento, compreso quello per il regista del miglior film, e due candidature agli European Film Awards. Il film è stato presentato in concorso al 64º Festival di Cannes.

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2012 David di Donatello winner

Directed by: Nanni Moretti

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ICFF 2012 PROGRAM THE ROYAL

TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX

608 COLLEGE STREET TORONTO

350 KING STREET WEST TORONTO

AMC VAUGHAN

OPENING GALA [MAISON MERCER]

30 INTERCHANGE WAY VAUGHAN

15 MERCER STREET TORONTO

CLOSING GALA [THE ITALIAN CONSULATE] 136 BEVERLY STREET TORONTO

tuesday

JUNE 26

6:00 pm

JUNE 27

DOCUMENTARY

PIAZZA PETAWAWA

7:00 pm

FILM

TIFF CINEMA 1

TIFF CINEMA 1

LA KRYPTONITE NELLA BORSA //////////// KRYPTONITE!

9:00 pm

ICFF OPENING GALA

[TICKETS p. 59]

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01:00 am

MAISON MERCER 15 MERCER STREET

COCKTAIL PARTY

VENETO SPOTLIGHT

IMMATURI IL VAGGIO //////////// IMMATURE THE TRIP [p. 23]

ROYAL COLLEGE

VAUGHAN AMC

FILM

CHE BELLA GIORNATA //////////// WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY [p. 19]

TIFF CINEMA 1

COCKTAIL PARTY

PUGLIA SPOTLIGHT

VAUGHAN AMC FILM

TIFF CINEMA 1

11:00 pm

FILM

[p. 17]

[p. 15]

10:00 pm

JUNE 28

TERRAFERMA

[p. 41]

FILM

8:00 pm

thursday

wednesday

DOCUMENTARY

LA GIUSTA DISTANZA //////////// THE RIGHT DISTANCE

ITALIAN VOICES FOCUS BC

AMC INTERCHANGE 30 VAUGHAN

ANNA, TERESA E LE RESISTENTI

[p. 43]

TIFF CINEMA 2

[p. 21]

VENETO SPOTLIGHT

FILM

[p. 25]

TIFF CINEMA 2

FILM

CHE BELLA GIORNATA //////////// WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY [p. 19]

AMC INTERCHANGE 30 VAUGHAN PUGLIA SPOTLIGHT

friday

JUNE 29

[PROGRAM]

sunday

saturday

JUNE 30

JULY 1

12:30 pm

DOCUMENTARY

LETTER ONE

2:00 pm

[p. 45]

TIFF CINEMA 3

3:00 pm DEBATE

STEREOTYPES TO STARS! [p. 51]

4:00 pm

TIFF CINEMA 3

COCKTAIL PARTY

LAZIO SPOTLIGHT

5:00 pm

VAUGHAN AMC

COCKTAIL PARTY

FILM

HABEMUS PAPAM //////////// WE HAVE A POPE

SICILY SPOTLIGHT

VAUGHAN AMC FILM

[p. 27]

TIFF CINEMA 2

COCKTAIL PARTY

TO ROME WITH LOVE [p. 33]

TIFF CINEMA 1

BASILICATA SPOTLIGHT

VAUGHAN AMC

BASILICATA COAST TO COAST

[p. 31]

TIFF CINEMA 2

AMC INTERCHANGE 30 VAUGHAN BASILICATA SPOTLIGHT

[p. 31]

AMC INTERCHANGE 30 VAUGHAN

6:00 pm

[p. 35] SHORT

PIZZA BAGEL [p. 47]

TIFF CINEMA 2

AMC INTERCHANGE 30 VAUGHAN LAZIO SPOTLIGHT

7:00 pm

FILM

POSTI IN PIEDI IN PARADISO //////////// A FLAT FOR THREE

8:00 pm

TIFF CINEMA 2

9:00 pm

[p. 39]

[p. 29]

LA SCOMPARSA DI PATO’ //////////// THE VANISHING OF PATO’

LA SCOMPARSA DI PATO’ //////////// THE VANISHING OF PATO’

SICILY SPOTLIGHT FILM

FILM

FILM

ICFF CLOSING GALA

[TICKETS p. 59]

THE ITALIAN CONSULATE 136 BEVERLEY STREET

AWARDS [p. 53]

TIFF LIGHTBOX 350 KING STREET WEST

10:00 pm

11:00 pm

12:00 am

1:00 am

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FILM

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Pier Francesco Favino, Carlo Verdone, Marco Giallini, Micaela Ramazzotti, Diane Fleri, Nicoletta Romanoff, Nadir Caselli, Valentina D’Agostino.

Genre: Comedy Duration: 119 min.

Year: 2012 Country: Italy Language: Italian. English subtitles.

Production: Filmauro Distributor: Intramovies

A Flat for Three

Sunday July 1 | 6:30 PM Tiff lightbox

Divorce has plunged Domenico, Ulisse and Fulvio into serious economic problems.

The three men meet for the first time when – looking for a place to stay – they converge on a flat that none of them can afford on a single budget.The instant proposal of sharing space and expenses brings them together under the same roof.

However, this precarious situation attracts every possible problem the men have with ex wives, young or grown-up children and capricious new partners.

Finally they come up with an idea that should help them out of their plight, but it’s just another disaster waiting to happen.

Posti in Piedi in Paradiso

Domenica 1 luglio | 6:30 PM Tiff lightbox

Ulisse, un ex discografico di successo, vive nel retro del suo negozio di vinili e arrotonda le scarse entrate vendendo “memorabilia” su eBay. Fulvio, ex critico cinematografico, scrive di gossip e vive presso un convitto di religiose.

D omenico, in p ass at o r icco imprendit ore, è o ggi un agent e immobiliare che dorme sulla barca di un amico e, per mantenere ben due famiglie, fa il gigolo con le signore di una certa età.

Dopo un incontro casuale, durante la ricerca di una casa in affitto, Domenico realizza di avere incontrato due poveracci come lui e propone ad Ulisse e Fulvio di andare a vivere insieme per dividere le spese di un appartamento. Inizia così la loro convivenza e la loro amicizia. Ma si tratta solo dell’inizio di nuovi disastri. *This film will be preceded by the short “Pizza Bagel” (p. 47). *Il film sarà preceduto dal cortometraggio “Pizza Bagel” (p. 47).

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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

Directed by: Carlo Verdone

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WORLD PREMIERE

Cast:

On June 10, 1940, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King announced the detainment and internment of Italian Canadians considered a threat to the safety of Canada. Approximately seven hundred men and thir teen women were uprooted from a life embroidered in the Canadian dream and placed in Internment camps across the country. None were ever brought to trial.

This documentary explores the elements of loss, freedom, dignity, property, and time due to powerful political undercurrents existing during the madness of war.

Piazza Petawawa: The Paradox

Martedi’ 26 Giugno | 6:00 PM tiff lightbox

Questa è una storia canadese raccontata dalle famiglie degli italocanadesi internati durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Il documentario di Rino Noto rende onore alle esperienze degli italocanadesi confinati nel campo di concentramento di Petawawa per essere ‘stranieri nemici’.

Una storia raccontata dai figli dei prigionieri che rende onore allo spir ito di resistenza della comunità it alocanadese. Tramite interviste con personaggi di spicco come il Senatore Consiglio Di Nino e l’ex Giudice della Corte Suprema del Canada Frank Iacobucci, questo documentario presenta un importante contesto storico per una vergognosa pagina della storia canadese.

La produzione del documentario ha beneficiato del sostegno di un finanziamento del programma Community Historical Recognition Citizenship and Immigration. L’Associazione Italo Canadese Professionisti e Imprenditori di Toronto (CIBPA) è stata la forza motrice dell’intero progetto.

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Consiglio Di Nino, Frank Iacobucci, Mary Thornton, Father Gregory Botte.

Genre: Documentary Duration: 30 min.

Year: 2012 Country: Canada Language: English

| 6:00 PM Piazza Petawawa: the paradox Tuesday JuneTiff26 lightbox

Directed by: Rino Noto

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Canadian West Coast

Vancouver and British Columbia epitomize Canada’s West Coast, not only in their topography but also in their unique and fascinating character. They are to Canada what California is to the United States: They represent what was and, to some extent still is, the ultimate frontier for thousands of immigrants.

A sea rich in fish, boundless resources and spaces, cities that top the world’s list in livability, urban centers that currently enjoy their full economic boom. From the Bay of Vancouver, a journey winds across the mountains and the ocean, traveling through a land that reminds the observer of the Garden of Eden.

“Canadian West Coast” is a road movie, narrated with the help of Italians living in British Columbia who represent the third largest ethnic group after the Anglo-Saxons and the Chinese.

Canadian West Coast Cast:

Giovedi’ 28 Giugno | 8:00 PM tiff lightbox

Vancouver e la Columbia Britannica rappresentano non solo geograficamente, ma anche caratterialmente, la West Coast del Canada, quella che per gli Stati Uniti è la California.

Ciò che è stata e forse, in parte, è ancora l’ultima frontiera per migliaia di emigrati.

Un mare pescosissimo, risorse e spazi sconfinati, metropoli prime al mondo per vivibilità, in pieno boom economico. Dalla baia di Vancouver inizia un viaggio tra le montagne e l’oceano, in giro per una terra che assomiglia ad un giardino dell’Eden.

“Canadian West Coast” è un road movie, narrato con l’aiuto delle voci degli italiani che risiedono in Columbia Britannica e che rappresentano il terzo gruppo etnico dopo inglesi e cinesi.

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Luigi Aquilini, Rocco Di Trolio, Ezio Bortolussi, Umberto Menghi, Tommaso Bresciani, Armando Barbon, Carlo De Renzio, Alberto Leone Genre: Documentary Duration: 30 min.

Year: 2012 Country: Canada Language: Italian. English subtitles.

Production: RAItalia

Thursday June 28 | 8:00 PM tiff lightbox

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Letter One

Letter One articulates an actor/writer ’s struggle with cultural stereotypes in Canadian theatre/film/television. Letter One is part of the triptych ‘Two Letters…And Counting!’, which are three letters/ monologues, the first two based on two actual letters sent to “middle-men” of the Canadian cultural scene (a film/television producer and two theatre critics).

The third letter (And Counting!) is a postmortem of Two Letters, a journey into the present state of theatre, culture and funding.

Letter One Cast: Tony Nardi Genre: Documentary Duration: 128 min.

Year: 2012 Country: Canada Language: English Production: Two Letters & Counting Inc. Rocco Galati & Paul Tana

Sabato 30 Giugno | 12:30 PM tiff lightbox

Letter One descrive la battaglia ingaggiata da un attore/scrittore con gli stereotipi culturali nel mondo del teatro, cinema e televisione canadesi. Questa pièce fa parte della trilogia “Two letters… and Counting”, ovvero tre lettere/monologhi, i primi due basati su due autentiche missive inviate dall’autore a due “trait d’union” della scena culturale canadese: un produttore televisivo/cinematografico e due critici teatrali. La terza lettera (ma possono essercene delle altre!) è un epilogo a ‘Two letters’, un viaggio nello stato attuale del teatro, della cultura (e dei finanziamenti).

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EVENT IS FREE OF CHARGE

Saturday June 30 | 12:30 PM tiff lightbox

Directed by: Tony Nardi

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WORLD PREMIERE

[SHORT ]

Pizza Bagel

Sunday July 1 | 6:30 PM Tiff lightbox

What happens when a traditional Italian father prepares a Kosher dinner for his son’s Jewish girlfriend and mother?

Pizza Bagel takes a comedic look at intercultural dating while poking fun at Mediterranean cuisine and unabashedly patriotic soccer celebrations.

Pizza Bagel

Domenica 1 luglio | 6:30PM Tiff lightbox

Cosa succede quando un padre italiano all’antica prepara una cena Kosher per la fidanzata del figlio e la madre di lei?

Pizza Bagel descr ive in chiave comica le relazioni amorose interculturali, prendendo in giro la cucina mediterranea e le celebrazioni patriottiche calcistiche sfegatate.

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Cast: Michael Pillarella, Gino Cafarelli, Alona Metzer, Carla Collins, The Rezza Brothers and Claudio Santaluce Genre: Comedy Duration: 9 min. 43 sec.

Year: 2012 Country: Canada/ USA Language: English Production: Roulette Pictures

Directed by: Joe Mari

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[Spotlight]

PAX TIBI MAR CE

EVAN GELI STA MEUS

VENETO Federazione Pugliesi in Ontario

CENTRE INC.

INC.

Federazione Veneta dell’Ontario

Basilicata Cultural Society

Confederazione Siciliani Nord America

Federazione Laziali dell’Ontario

Regional Film Spotlight The Italian Contemporary Film Festival has created a section dedicated to the discovery of Italy’s regions through cinema.

Toronto audiences will have the opportunity to get a close-up look at the incredible visual tapestry that Italy’s landscape represents through specific films.

ICFF Regional Spotlight is also a culinary journey. In fact, 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.

For this year, the organizations that are participating in this initiative and which are therefore our festival partners are: La Giusta Distanza

Basilicata Coast to Coast La Scomparsa di Pato’

Habemus Papam

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Italian Canadian presence/depiction/roles in North American films.

Saturday June 30 | 3:00 PM tiff lightbox

The screening will be followed by a lively debate entitled: “Stereotypes to Stars!

Italian Canadian presence/depiction/roles in North American films” with the participation of Tony Nardi, Nick Mancuso, Jerry Ciccoritti, Frank Borg and Jim Purdy.

La proiezione sarà seguit a da un dibattito-conferenza dal titolo: “Da stereotipi a st ar!

La presenza e il ruolo degli it alocanadesi nel cinema nordamer icano” con la par tecipazione di Tony Nardi, Nick Mancuso, Jerry Ciccor itti, Frank Borg e Jim Purdy.

TONY NARDI Tony Nardi is a two-time winner of the Genie Award for Best Actor for his roles in La Sarrasine and My Father’s Angel. In 2010, Nardi made the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television’s 30th Anniversary top 10 list. He has performed in over 50 plays and received numerous awards. His TV credits include Rossini's Ghost, Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants and Bonanno: A Godfather's Story.

NICK MANCUSO Nick Mancuso is an Italian-Canadian actor. He is a Genie Award winner for Best Actor for his performance in the film Ticket to Heaven. He is probably best known for his role in the film Under Siege and for the TV Series Matrix. He has made countless films and television series, including Maria Chapdelaine, Heartbreakers, Last Train Home, Under Siege 2, Provocateur and Misbegotten.

JERRY CICCORITTI Jerry Ciccoritti is a writer-director best known for the films Trudeau, Lives of The Saints (with Sofia Loren), Paris, France and The Life before This. Ciccoritti won several Genie Awards, including a record number of wins for Best Director (TV). He has directed episodes of The Hitchhiker, Forever Knight, Due South, and Highlander: The Series. He won two awards from the Directors Guild of Canada.

FRANK BORG Frank Borg was a writer/executive story editor for the television series Da Vinci’s Inquest, for which he won two Writer’s Guild Awards. His feature film credits include My Father’s Angel, which won a Leo Award for Best Screenplay, was nominated for a Genie Award, won the Praxis Screenwriting Competition and the National Screen Institute’s First Feature Award.

JIM PURDY Jim recently completed Havana 57, a feature film with Tony Nardi. Jim also made Concrete Angels (1988), Destiny to Order (1990) and Foreign Bodies (1994). Jim wrote and directed a variety of TV series. Most significantly, Jim created all the episodes of CBC’s prime time drama series Home Fires (1980-1983).

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People’s Choice Award Moviegoers cast their ballots for the Best Feature with winners receiving the ICFF People’s Choice Award on Closing Night. You decide the winner – fill out your ballots at the exit of the screening!

Angela Baldassarre

Silvio Mastrodascio

The Angela Baldassarre Memorial Award is presented in memory of a gifted Toronto film critic who lost her battle with cancer on November 15, 2007. Angela was an avid film viewer and writer, collecting some of her work in the books The Great Dictators: Interviews With Filmmakers Of Italian Descent and Reel Canadians: Interviews From The Canadian Film World.

Angela was also vice-president of the Toronto Film Critics Association. She served on film festival juries in Moscow, C h i c a g o , A m s t e rd a m a n d To ro n t o . S h e w a s o n e o f t h e founding members of L’Altra It alia, an It alian C anadian cultural association that represents the seed from which the Italian Contemporary Film Festival has blossomed.

The Artist Born in Cerqueto (Fano Adriano, Province of Teramo) Silvio Mastrodascio is one of the most prominent Italian Canadian artists. He started as a painter, then moved to sculpture following his father’s woodcarving art.

“Notwithstanding his numerous experiences with diverse civilizations, Mastrodascio has never rejected his own roots, and in this sense his art has become a space for a romantic escape from the present… In conclusion, his sculpture is both contemporary and traditional”. (Leo Strozzieri) His works are shown in many important galleries and private collections all over the world.

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Opening Night Party Celebrate the opening of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival with the premiere screening of Kryptonite! at TIFF Bell Lightbox followed by a wonderful party at the Maison Mercer. Includes cocktail with food stations, drinks and live music. Limited tickets available.

Closing Night Gala Party Join us on Saturday June 30, 2012 to celebrate the final night of the 1st Edition of the ICFF. Enjoy the Canadian premiere of “To Rome with Love” directed by Woody Allen and starring Roberto Benigni at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. The screening will be followed by a wonderful party at the Italian Consulate Garden (Beverly St. and Dundas). This red carpet event acknowledges and celebrates the creative spirit of all festival participants – including you, our much-valued patrons and supporters. The theme of the party is of course “To Rome with Love”.

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