Toronto – The Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) is now accepting short films that will take part in the Festival, scheduled for 9-19 June 2016 in Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Hamilton , Niagara, Mississauga and Vaughan. The Italian Contemporary Film Festival is one of the most important celebrations of Italian culture in North America, presenting the best of Italian cinema, be it in the form of narrative feature film, documentary, and short film, to an international audience. Works must be sent on the platforms Festhome and Filmfreeway no later than 31 March 2016. The maximum duration of the film has to be 10, with subtitles in English and / or French for films in Italian. All selected films will enter the competition for the “Best Short ICFF Award” which consists in a financial reward of €1.000. A jury of Canadian artists and industry experts will choose the winning project. For the 2015 edition, the jury included CBC journalist Eli Glasner, director Bruce Elder, and actress Sarah Gadon. (9Colonne)