June 26 - July 06, 2013

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1 June 26 - July 06, 2013

2 More info about ICFF st Edition of the ICFF 16 prestigious Italian and international films Founded in 2012, the Italian Contemporary Film Festival presented by IC Savings is a non-profit cultural organization that provides a showcase for the best in new Italian cinema. ICFF is a festival that takes place during Ontario s Italian Heritage month. As the only Italian Film Festival in Canada, the ICFF presents international, national and local films to celebrate the diversity of Italian culture and bring together filmmakers and audiences. From June 26 to July 1 Using the power of the moving image to both entertain and educate, ICFF defies conventional perspectives on complex and challenging issues facing both the Italian and global communities. The Italian Contemporary Film Festival presented by IC Savings promotes awareness, appreciation and pride in the diversity of the Italian culture. Festival programs are designed to foster community relations, strengthen consciousness of Italian identity, history and heritage, as well as encourage and support independent filmmakers who examine and explore issues related to the Italian culture. ICFF seeks to provide an open, inclusive and respectful environment for a diversity of views in our programming, via the films we present, the audience we address and the dialogue we facilitate. We strive to build bridges with other ethnic and religious communities and expand our audience among other cultures. Screenings at tiff bell lightbox amc interchange royal cinema

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4 2012 Best Film - Toronto Film Critics The Angela Baldassarre Award for Best Film, established in honour of the late Toronto film critic, was awarded by members of the Toronto Film Critics Association. Italy s official entry in the Best Foreign Film category at the 2011 Academy Awards, Terraferma is indeed a striking film, even if it is a bit heavy-handed in doling out its message. Director Emanuele Crialese, who was also behind Respiro and Golden Door, has made a film that attempts to portray a bit of fun-in-thesun balanced with a guilty social conscience by focusing his camera on the issue of African immigration into Italy. (Toronto Film Scene) There is something so majestic, lyrical and soulful about Terraferma, that we kept returning to it. It is a work of pure cinema, stirring responses both primal and cerebral in its audience. A film that demands to be discussed as Angela no doubt would have done, with enthusiasm, passion and conviction. (Toronto Film Critics Association) [ ] TERRAFERMA by Emanuele Crialese ANGELA BALDASSARRE AWARD

5 2012 Honourable Mention Well, it s that time of year again: another Woody Allen film hits theatres. In Allen s latest film, he continues his love affair with Europe, and after London, Barcelona and Paris, the nebbish director lands in Rome. The film, which is making its Canadian premiere at the festival, follows the lives of colourful American and Italian characters, with a cast that includes Alec Baldwin, Penelope Cruz, and Roberto Life is Beautiful Benigni. (BlogTO) We feel it needs far more respect and admiration that many critics are currently giving it. Odd that a film by one of the world s most feted filmmakers is a dark horse, but the feeling is that the level of craft on display here ranks it among Woody s better efforts, one that may be misunderstood and yet, in the context of this particular fest especially, has much to offer... (Toronto Film Critics Association) [ ] TO ROME WITH LOVE by Woody Allen CANADIAN PREMIERE at the ICFF

6 2012 People s Choice Award THE ICFF AUDIENCE AWARD was voted by moviegoers for the Best Narrative feature of the festival. In his debut feature, screenwriter Ivan Cotroneo (I Am Love) pursues his preoccupation with family dynamics, this time tracking a Neapolitan clan dealing with the cultural upheaval of the early 70s. (NOW Magazine) The festival is bookended by a pair of high-profile offerings. Opening the festivities is Kryptonite! (TIFF Bell Lightbox, June 26, 7 p.m.), I Am Love-scripter Ivan Cotroneo s period piece about a Neapolitan family riding the tumultuous wave of the 1970s. (torontoist.com) KRYPTONITE! by Ivan Cotroneo Silvio Mastrodascio (The Artist) Born in Cerqueto (Fano Adriano, Province of Teramo) Silvio Mastrodascio is one of the most prominent Italian Canadian artists. His works are shown in many important galleries and private collections all over the world. THE ICFF AUDIENCE AWARD

7 2012 IC Savings Award Unfolding like a good, old-fashioned pulp mystery novel, La Scomparsa Di Patò (The Vanishing of Patò) makes its Toronto debut at the Italian Contemporary Film Festival and is sure to delight audiences with its gallows humour and precisely plotted story. (Toronto Film Scene) Una Sicilia un po più leggera e scanzonata viene mostrata in La scomparsa di Patò, giallo basato sull omonimo romanzo di Andrea Camilleri. Durante la recita del Venerdì Santo, a Vigata scompare il ragioniere Patò che interpretava il ruolo di Giuda. Il delegato della Pubblica Sicurezza indaga insieme al Commissario dei Carabinieri sullo sfondo di una Sicilia postunitaria. Certo, anche questa pellicola lascia un gusto un po amaro riflettendo una Sicilia di ieri tra direttori di banca, scartoffie, cantanti d opera e capi mafia. (Corriere Canadese) [ ] THE VANISHING OF PATÒ by Rocco Mortelliti The ICFF was honoured to precede the screening with an interview with award-winning screenwriter and novelist Andrea Camilleri. BEST CONTRIBUTION to Italian social and cultural values

8 Guests Born in Naples in 1968, Ivan Cotroneo graduated from the screenwriting program at the Italian National Film School. He is the recipient, among other recognitions, of the prestigious Solinas and Moravia awards. He is an accomplished television writer, having written for popular comedy shows like L Ottavo Nano, as well as talk shows like Parla con me. He has written radio plays and adapted novels for the theatre. Ivan Cotroneo On the silver screen, he has penned scripts helmed by some of the most important contemporary Italian directors such as Pappi Corsicato, Daniele Luchetti and Renato De Maria. He has been running a TV and film screenwriting workshop for four years at the DAMS, Rome s third University. His latest masterpiece is Kryptonite!, which premiered at the 2011 edition of the Rome Film Festival. Director of KRYPTONITE!

9 Guests A classical sculpted look subtly reminiscent of renowned actresses from the sixties and the seventies, she is considered a sparkling gem of Italian contemporary cinema. She made her precocious stage debut at the tender age of 18, while her first film role was in Matteo Garrone s Estate romana (2000). Monica Nappo She has worked with Paolo Sassanelli in L uomo in più (2001) and Non è giusto (2001). Director Silvio Soldini casted her twice in his features films Agata e la tempesta (2004) with Licia Maglietta, Giuseppe Battiston and Emilio Solfrizzi, and Cosa voglio di più (2010) with Alba Rohrwacher and Pierfrancesco Favino. In 2011 she worked on Ivan Cotroneo s Kryptonite! and, in 2012, on Woody Allen s To Rome with Love. STAR OF KRYPTONITE! and To Rome with love

10 Guests Born in Ceprano, Italy, in 1959, Rocco Mortelliti is an actor, screenwriter and director. ROCCO MORTELLITI As an actor, Mortelliti has starred in movies such as Abbiamo solo fatto l amore, released in 1998, Mario, Maria e Mario (1993), Un isola, L amico immaginario and Cresceranno i carciofi a Mimongo. Rocco Mortelliti has written and directed Adelmo and La Strategia della Maschera. In 2012 he directed the award-winning La Scomparsa di Patò (The Vanishing of Patò) starring Maurizio Casagrande and Neri Marcorè. Prior to the screening of La Scomparsa di Patò the ICFF had the honour of an online live interview with award-winning screenwriter and novelist Andrea Camilleri. Director of THE VANISHING OF patò

11 Guests Born on July 27, 1969 in Messina, Sicily. MARIA GRAZIA CUCINOTTA Cucinotta is well-known in Italy as a movie and television actress. Internationally, she is best known for her roles in Il Postino (with Massimo Troisi) and as the Bond girl in The World Is Not Enough (with Pierce Brosnan). Cucinotta guest starred on The Simpsons in The Italian Bob, in which she voiced Francesca, the wife of Sideshow Bob. She is married to Giulio Violati with whom she has a daughter, Giulia. STAR of IL POSTINO

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