(May 12, 2016) A tribute to Ettore Scola, a special guest, Claudia Cardinale, and the most popular films this year: “They Call me Jeeg” by Gabriele Mainetti (winner of seven David di Donatello awards) to “Quo Vado?” by Gennaro Nunziante and “L’abbiamo fatta grossa” by Carlo Verdone, “Call me Francesco” by Daniele Luchetti and “La stoffa dei sogni” by Sergio Rubini. Italian cinema is back in the spotlight in Canada. Everything is ready for the fifth edition of the ICCFF (Italian Contemprary Cinema Film Festival). The Festival has a rich and varied programme including seventy feature and short films and documentaries including 42 premiers for North America that will be screened in six Canadian cities. The festival will present from the 9th to the 19th of June, the best selection of contemporary Italian film production for the public to Toronto, Vaughan, Hamilton, Niagara on the Lake, Montreal and Quebec City. “In this new edition we wanted to offer an even wider selection to the Canadian pubic, which over the years is proving increasingly attentive to the movies made in Italy” said the artistic director of the Festival, Cristiano de Florentiis. “The arrival in Canada of actors and directors of world renown, including the day entirely dedicated to producers and distributors, makes this festival a unique hub of its kind.” The Lifetime Achievement Award- awarded in previous years with Al Pacino, Roberto Benigni and Carlo Verdone this year will be awarded to Claudia Cardinale, a real star of international cinema. The great Italian actress, expected in Toronto and Niagara, will present his latest film titled “All road lead to Rome”. The male leading role, Raoul Bova will also be present at the Festival. The ICFF will start on June 9th with the premiere for the North American public of the comedy “Quo Vado?”, a film that established an absolute box office record in Italy. The screening will be attended by director Nunziante and actor Checco Zalone. The closing film, in Toronto, June 17, will be “The Matc” with Jeremy Irons and Olga Kurylenko, directed by Oscar winner Giuseppe Tornatore. The festival will also host a tribute to Scola, master of the so-called “Italian comedy” who recently passed away. The ICCFF will remember the great director with FASHI-ON, a collaborative initiative with Ryerson University in Toronto and for which the best fashion designer of the university will design some outfits inspired by the film “The Family”. (Red)
