The ICFF and Lavazza IncluCity Festival return for this year’s 14th edition at the Distillery District, featuring a lineup of Italian and international screenings, concerts, and panel discussions.
ICFF’s Opening Night features the North American Premiere of Napoli – New York (Italy) by Academy Award-winning director Gabriele Salvatores, followed by an exclusive opening party at the Illuminarium.
One of this year’s main themes is music, which serves as the festival’s fil rouge for many special events. From daily public concerts part of the “TO The Beat” series, to the return of Opera Night and a new Serata celebrating contemporary Italian pop.
For its 14th edition, ICFF is honoured to welcome celebrated Italian filmmakers Antonio and Marco Manetti (the Manetti Bros) in partnership with Cinecittà; they will lead a panel titled Ink to Action: Comic Characters on Screen, focused on adapting graphic novels for film, centered around their feature Diabolik: Who Are You?. Their latest film, U.S. Palmese (North American Premiere) and the Canadian Premiere of Love and Bullets will also screen during the festival.
The ICFF Architettura & Design program, in partnership with Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and in collaboration with the Istituto, presents internationally acclaimed architect Mario Cucinella. His visit includes a keynote presentation at Canadian Stage (July 8), and the first-ever Canadian exhibition by Mario Cucinella Architects (MCA) at TMU (July 9).
ICFF will also host the International Premiere of Nuvola: An Open Project for the City, a documentary on the Lavazza headquarters in Turin, directed by Francesca Molteni, who will be in attendance.
The festival will close its Italian lineup with the Canadian Premiere of Diamonds by Ferzan Özpetek, winner of the David dello Spettatore (Audience Award) at the 2025 David di Donatello Awards.
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Supported by the Embassy of Italy in Canada, the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto.