Italian movies at the TIFF 2018
Italian movies at the TIFF For the category SPECIAL PRESENTATION • DOGMAN by Matteo Garrone – Canadian Premier https://www.tiff.net/tiff/dogman/ September 6, 6 pm, Scotia Bank September 8, 3 pm, Scotia Bank For the category MASTERS • LORO – by Paolo Sorrentino – World Premier https://www.tiff.net/tiff/loro/ September 6, 9:15 pm, Elgin September 7, 9 […]
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Small World Music Festival Harbourfront Centre –Kalàscima in concert
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto is pleased to announce the performance of “Kalàscima” at: Ottawa-Cafe Dekcuf, August 15 at 7.30pm Toronto- Small World Music Festival Harbourfront Centre, on Saturday August 18 at 8pm. The Italian Band is one of the most innovative bands in the new landscape of Italian music. Theirs is an urban […]
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Laura Campisi “Italian Jazz” feat Michael and Roberto Occhipinti
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to host the concert “Italian Jazz” by Laura Campisi feat. Michael Occhipinti (guitar) and Roberto Occhipinti (bass) “Italian Jazz” is a musical project designed by Italian-born singer and songwriter Laura Campisi to share the rich patrimony of the Italian songbook with the North American audience and to provide […]
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“Between Realism And Melodrama: Luchino Visconti’s Early Films”- Lecture by Alberto Zambenedetti
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura presents a Lecture from professor Alberto Zambenedetti about Italian Neorealistic filmmaker Luchino Visconti: “This lecture will offer an overview of Luchino Visconti’s early films, from Ossessione (1943) to Senso (1954). Drawing from the materials on view at the Italian Cultural Institute, Professor Zambenedetti will discuss the director’s signature style, his […]
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Pellegrino Artusi’s world and contemporary food presented by Professor Andrea Segre’
Discover the Italian gastronomy from the perspective of its founder, Pellegrino Artusi: on the year of Italian food in the world, Associazione amarcord brings one of the foremost experts on Italian ‘cuisine‘ to Toronto to talk about Artusi’s philosophy and his perspective on Italian cooking: from its inception more than 100 years ago to the […]
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Melodramatic Realism
“Luchino Visconti’s early movies” The Istituto Italiano is pleased to present a photo exhibition, curated by Centro Cinema Città di Cesena and set by artist Mimmo Baronello, which will display photos taken on the sets of three of Visconti’s masterpieces: “Ossessione/Obsession”, “La Terra Trema/The Earth Trembles” and “Bellissima”. The first steps of Luchino Visconti and the […]
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MEET ACTOR CLAUDIO BISIO at ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura will host a press conference with ICFF’s guest of honour Claudio Bisio. Claudio Bisio stars in ICFF’s films “Gli sdraiati/Couch Potatoes” directed by Francesca Archibugi and “Si può fare/You Can Do It” directed by Giulio Manfredonia. The ICFF will also present a special panel dedicated to the Oscar winning movie […]
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ICFF Industry Day
The Istituto is pleased to present the ICFF Industry Day that will take place on June 15, from 10 am to 4 pm, at Deluxe Entertainment, 901 King St W #700, Toronto. The event will consist in three interactive panels: the first will show the opportunities of co-productions between Italy and Canada; the second will […]
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Meet actor Giuseppe Battiston at Istituto Italiano di Cultura
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is proud to welcome a press conference with the Italian actor, Giuseppe Battiston, special guest at ICFF with his lask work “Finchè c’è prosecco c’è speranza / The Last Prosecco”. Battiston, has dedicated his life to the art of acting – over the past 28 years, he has starred in […]
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MEET ACTOR ANTONIO ALBANESE at ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura will host a press conference with ICFF guest of honour actor Antonio Albanese. Antonio Albanese stars in ICFF’s opening film “Come un gatto in tangenziale / Like a Cat on a Highway”, a vibrant comedy directed by Riccardo Milani, and in the film “Contromano/Against the Flow” that Albanese himself directed. […]
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