italian events in toronto

italian films at this year's tiff

pino — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:23:11 +0000

6 film italiani at the TIFF this year, including one by Nanni Moretti.

The Cardboard Village, by Ermanno Olmi

The First Man, by Gianni Amelio

Habemus Papam, by Nanni Moretti

Islands, by Stefano Chiantini

Summer Games, by Rolando Colla

Terraferma, by Emanuele Crialese

Buona visione!

fundraiser for new italian canadian theatre company

pino — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:15:58 +0000

Theatre.IV.Mimmo presents the DIY Artists Cabaret, two nights of spoken word, songs, new texts and comedy. Thursday August 25 and Friday August 26 from 8 to 10 PM at the Cameron House. A new company focusing on Italian-Canadian life, they are raising funds for their first major production, Arthur Miller's a View from the Bridge. Tickets: $10. See you there!

neorealismo at the TIFF

pino — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:38:06 +0000

Da non perdere ragazzi - a month of Italian Neorealist masterworks at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Thursday July 28 to Sunday August 28.

johnny lombardi song festival

pino — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:28:49 +0000

Here's a good one for all you cantautori out there - The Johnny Lombardi Canadian Italian Song Festival. $4000 in cash and prizes to be won. The event takes place on Saturday September 3 at the Royal Theatre on College. Application deadline is August 10. Applications and more info available qui.

gala at the italian consulate and tiff bell lightbox

pino — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:46:22 +0000

Our carissimi amici at L'Altra Italia have organized a huge gala to celebrate the opening of the Fellini exhibit at the TIFF Bell Lightbox on Thursday June 30. The event starts with dinner at the Italian Consulate (near Spadina and Dundas), then moves to the TIFF for a concert of music by Nino Rota (who scored most of Fellini's films), a reading by Canada's preeminent formalist poet (and one of the best in the world) Alexandra Oliver, a tour of the exhibit and a screening of Fellini's Roma. All for $40. Contact me for tickets (pino@tutorino.ca) or visit L'Altra Italia for more info. Ci vediamo al gala!

daniela nardi at lula

pino — Fri, 13 May 2011 14:32:17 +0000

On Wednesday May 18 at 8:30 PM, award-winning vocalist and composer Daniela Nardi will serenade us at Lula with "timeless Italian songs set in a cool jazz environment" off her new recording project, Espresso Manifesto. AND! Members of L'Altra Italia get a deal on tickets - just $15. Mica male! See you there...

basilicata coast to coast at the tiff bell lightbox

pino — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:02:51 +0000

Head to the TIFF Bell Lightbox on Friday May the 6th at 8:30 PM for another panoramic view of today's Italy brought to you by L'Altra Italia, Basilicata Coast to Coast. Four friends reunite their band and cross Basilicata on foot, their region in Southern Italy, to play a big festival. Nothing like a road trip movie. Free for L'Altra Italia members and 20 tutorino students, otherwise $12.

italian docs galore at hot docs

pino — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:41:24 +0000

Massive smorgasbord of Italian docs at this year's Hot Docs. From an email they sent me (too lazy to paraphrase so here's a copy-and-paste)...

Cosmic Energy Inc.

D: Giuseppe Shillaci / Italy, Spain/ 52 min

Convinced that space, nature and all human beings share the same cosmic energy, three enterprising Italians found an alternative, eco-friendly agri-business. Groovy dreamers or geniuses, can the power of pyramids and positive thinking really change the world?

http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/cosmic_energy_inc

Draquila – Italy Trembles

D: Sabina Guzzanti / Italy / 97 min

Actor and political satirist Sabina Guzzanti’s biting critique of government ineptitude, corruption and exploitation following the tragic 2009 earthquake that devastated L’Aquila has already been immensely controversial in Italy. Guess who’s the main target?

http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/draquila_-_italy_trembles

El Sicario, Room 164

D: Gianfranco Rosi / France, Italy / 90 min

A sicario, or hitman, kills, tortures and disappears people for a living. Disguised, a notorious Mexican assassin returns to the scene of one of his crimes and confesses the secrets of his lethal 20-year career.

http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/el_sicario_room_164

Heart-Quake

D: Mark Olexa / Italy / 52 min

A poor mother in Kosovo rejoices when a Milanese charity offers her baby boy life-saving surgery. But once in Italy, a series of bizarre phone calls from her husband drastically changes everything and everyone in this heart-stopping family drama.

http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/heart-quake

Housing

D: Frederica Di Giacomo / Italy / 90 min

In the southern Italian city of Bari, over 3000 families are waiting for a Council house. As demand swells into desperation, residents take drastic – and often downright comical – measures to keep roofs over their heads in this fascinating look at “anti-social” housing.

http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/housing

I Am Jesus

D: Valerie Gudenus, Heloisa Sartorato / Italy / 75 min

Attention, Christians – Jesus is here! Just one problem: there are three of Him. Who’s the real Saviour: Vissarion from Siberia, Brazilian YouTube sensation INRI Cristo, or British ex-secret serviceman David Shayler? A first-hand look at the Second Coming.

http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/i_am_jesus

The Valley of the Moon

D: Giovanna Buccomino / Italy / 66 min

A secluded Sardinian beach is home to a stunningly blue sea, gorgeous rocky grottos, and, of course, a pair of loveable hippie squatters. But when summer touristas and police arrive, their secret paradise may be headed for a total bummer.

http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/valley_of_the_moon_the

The Garden of Hope

D: Antonello Faretta | Italy | 23 min

Oscillating between images of ultrasounds and x-rays, and those of natural sensations such as swimming and rushing through a fresh green field, filmmaker Antonello Faretta composes a tribute to one man’s life with multiple sclerosis.

http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/garden_of_hope_the

The Castle

D: Massimo D'Anolfi, Martina Parenti | Italy | 90 min

At Milan's Malpensa Airport, rigorous observational filmmaking exposes the ennui and heightened tensions of today's border security. Routine drug busts and intrusive immigration interviews pass the time, along with live lobster inspections and unexpected discoveries in cargo holds.

http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/castle_the

Guañape Sur

D: János Richter | Italy | 23 min

There’s dirty work, and then there’s downright filthy. Once every 11 years, 200 labourers ship out to a barren island off the coast of Peru. Home only to sea birds, the island’s rare meteorological conditions harden the birds’ excrement into ammonia-rich fertilizer. Stunning camerawork captures the workers chipping and loading the waste, risking lethal bacteria and harsh conditions for their pay.

http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/guanape_sur

weekend in italy at tiff bell lightbox

pino — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:15:43 +0000

The fine folks at L'Altra Italia are pleased to present Weekend in Italy at the TIFF Bell Lighbox Friday April 1 and Saturday April 2. Three contemporary Italian films...

La bella società
Friday April 1, 8:30 PM
Free for L'Altra Italia members
20 free passes for tutorino students

La nostra vita
Friday April 1, time TBA
$12

Salvatore, questa è la vita
Saturday April 2, 12:15 PM
$12

La bella società
Saturday April 2, 7:30 PM
$12

Da non perdere! For more info visit L'Altra Italia.

spotlight.italy at canadian stage

pino — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:20:08 +0000

Porca miseria Canadian Stage has a massive smorgasbord of Italian events coming up (called Spotlight.Italy) in honour of Italy's 150th birthday this year. Way too much to list in full here so just head to their site and surf around.

Also in honour of Italy's 150th, don't forget tutorino's short film contest!