Dec. 26 – Vancouver is getting ready to host a new event dedicated entirely to Italy.On January 10, the Vancity Theatre will open its doors for the first edition of the Canadian Film Festival, organized by the Italian Institute of Culture in collaboration with VIFF Vancity Theatre and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Western Canada. The event will bring to the silver screen Italian classics and emerging filmmakers, giving space to recent productions without forgetting to pay homage to the great classics. These include “Ieri, Oggi, Domani” by Vittorio De Sica, “Francesco, Giullare di Dio” by Roberto Rossellini , “Senso” by Luchino Visconti and “Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto” by Elio Petri. Recent films on screen include the comedy “Una Famiglia Perfetta” by Paolo Genovese, “Padroni di Casa” by Edoardo Gabriellini, ” Terraferma ” by Emanuele Crialese and two biopics : Domenico Modugno’s biopic, interpreted by Beppe Fiorello in “Volare” by Riccardo Milani, and “Passion,” an homage to Neapolitan music by John Turturro.
