This edition features a stunning selection of contemporary Italian cinema, a nod to Pier Paolo Pasolini on the centenary of his birth, and a spotlight on Naples, featuring Mario Martone’s Nostalgia selected at the Cannes Film Festival (In Competition).
We are also excited to be screening two very fresh films direct from their world premieres: Francesca Archibugi’s highly anticipated ensemble drama The Hummingbird (Il colibrì), direct from Toronto International Film Festival (Gala); and Gianni Amelio‘s Lord of The Ants (Il signore delle formiche), straight from Venice Film Festival (In Competition).
Join us at the cinema for a ST. ALi Coffee, vino or aperitivo, as we share the enjoyment of seeing films on the big screen.
Enjoy, indulge and live la dolce vita! Elysia Zeccola, Festival Director
About the Festival
The Italian Film Festival was founded in 2000 by Cav. Antonio Zeccola who, in one of Australia’s many migrant success stories, built Australia’s only national boutique cinema network which now encompasses twenty four cinemas and more than one hundred screens nationally.Twenty three years ago, Antonio realised that Australia had other film festivals, but nothing dedicated to Italian cinema, and an idea was born. In November 2000 in Sydney and Melbourne, the first edition presented eleven features, five retrospective titles and five shorts, including Opening Night selection Bread and Tulips (Pane e tulipani) by Silvio Soldini and One Hundred Steps (I cento passi) directed by Marco Tullio Giordana. The event was a resounding success.
Spurred by audience demand, the second Italian Film Festival expanded nationally in 2001 to Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane, with the Opening Night selection Malena starring Monica Bellucci, the Centrepiece The Son’s Room (La stanza del figlio) directed by Nanni Moretti and Closing Night Selection The Last Kiss (L’ultimo bacio) directed by Gabriele Muccino. Since then, the festival has grown in popularity to become the biggest public celebration of Italian cinema outside Italy.
Organised entirely by Palace, a 100% Australian-owned independent family business, the festival continues to present the best new contemporary Italian cinema and most cherished classics on the big screen. For more than two decades the Festival has celebrated Italian language, culture and la dolce vita with an ever-growing audience. VIVA IL CINEMA!
IL FESTIVAL
L'Italian Film Festival viene fondato nel 2000 da Antonio Zeccola, nome di spicco tra i tanti migranti di successo, che è riuscito a creare in Australia una rete nazionale di sale cinematografiche che oggi comprende più di cento schermi.L'idea originaria dell'Italian Film Festival nasce ventitré anni fa: Antonio si rende conto che in Australia esistono diversi festival cinematografici, ma nulla che sia dedicato interamente al cinema italiano. Nel novembre del 2000, a Sydney e Melbourne viene inaugurata la prima edizione del Festival con la proiezione di Pane e Tulipani di Silvio Soldini. Il successo è immediato e strepitoso.
Organizzata interamente da Palace, società indipendente australiana, la rassegna continua a proporre sul grande schermo il meglio della produzione cinematografica italiana contemporanea, oltre ai grandi classici. Si tratta infatti di titoli che provengono dai festival cinematografici più importanti al mondo, quali Venezia, Cannes, Roma, Toronto e Berlino.
Da oltre vent'anni l'Italian Film Festival celebra la lingua e la cultura italiana, la Dolce Vita, riscontrando in ogni edizione un successo sempre maggiore. Si tratta infatti del più grande festival dedicato al cinema italiano che si svolge all'estero. VIVA IL CINEMA!
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