Author: Massimo Volpe

CORRIERE CANADESE / L’Italian Contemporary Film Festival batte il TIFF

TORONTO – Grandi novità per l’Italian Contemporary Film Festival, che ha battuto il TIFF agli annuali Canadian Event Awards. L’ICFF si è aggiudicato il prestigioso premio annuale per il “Best Corporate Event” del 2024, per il suo Gala di Chiusura, “A Night with Isabella” (Rossellini). Il festival del cinema italiano, un’organizzazione no-profit di base, noto anche come Lavazza IncluCity Festival, è nato nel 2012 come evento di quattro giorni, ospitato in un’unica sede… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

The Italian Contemporary Film Festival beats TIFF

TORONTO – Big news for the Italian Contemporary Film Festival as they beat out TIFF at the annual Canadian Event Awards. The ICFF won the prestigious annual award for “Best Corporate Event” of 2024, for their Closing Gala, A Night with Isabella (Rossellini). The grassroots, non-profit Italian Film Festival – also known as the Lavazza Inclucity Festival – began in 2012 as a four-day event, hosted in a single venue. 

Netflix Film “Nonnas” Hits #1

TORONTO – If you’re a Netflix connoisseur, of Italian descent, or a food enthusiast, you’ve likely already watched or heard of Nonnas, the latest #1 streamed film in the U.S. Co-written by Liz Maccie and directed by her husband Stephen Chbosky, Nonnas is based on the true story of Joe Scaravella (played by Vince Vaughn), an Italian American who opened a restaurant in his mother’s name after her passing. The story goes that Scaravella was so enamored with the matriarchs in his life [and their cooking], that he honoured their memory and traditions by opening a restaurant in Staten Island.