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2019
Italian
Film
Festival
announces
lineup
of 12
films
and 2
short
film
series
April
3-5
Audience
reach
continues
to
expand
with new
venues
in Mt.
Clemens
and
Grand
Ledge,
the
children’s
program
returns
for 2nd
year,
and film
directors
make
special
appearances
 DETROIT
–
Featuring
comedy,
drama
and
animation,
the
Italian
Film
Festival
USA of
Metro
Detroit
announces
its 2019
lineup
of the
best
recent
Italian
cinema
with
films
from
award-winning
directors,
as well
as debut
films
from
exciting
new
talent.
The
program
includes
a
captivating
selection
of
dramas,
comedies,
and
documentaries
of the
local
premieres
of 12
full
length
films
and two
short
film
series,
April 3
– May 5
at
venues
throughout
southeast
Michigan
and
Greater
Lansing
area.
Opening
on
Wednesday,
April 3
at 7:30
p.m. at
the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts’
Detroit
Film
Theatre
(DFT)
with the
2018 hit
comedy
“Blessed
Madness,”
FREE
screenings
will
continue
each
weekend
through
May 5
when the
festival
culminates
with the
Children’s
Program.
Continuing
to
expand
its
reach
throughout
Michigan,
this
year’s
festival
will
include
screenings
in Grand
Ledge
and at a
new
location
in
Macomb
County,
the
historic
and
beautiful
Emerald
Theatre
in Mt.
Clemens.
In the
award-nominated
“Blessed
Madness,”
celebrated
director
and
actor
Carlo
Verdone
plays a
shop
owner
who
suddenly
finds
himself
single
after 25
years of
marriage,
and who
has to
deal
with an
overbearing
new
employee
to boot.
Following
the
opening,
screenings
will be
held in
various
locations
on
weekends:
Wayne
State
University
(Detroit),
April
5-6;
Michigan
State
University
(East
Lansing),
April
12-13;
Sun
Theatre
(Grand
Ledge),
April
13-14;
Emerald
Theatre
(Mt.
Clemens),
April
19-20;
Detroit
Film
Theatre
(Detroit),
April
26-28;
and
Bloomfield
Township
Public
Library
(Bloomfield
Township),
May 5.
“Italy
continues
to
produce
innovative
films,
and the
festival
lets
viewers
experience
a whole
range of
genres,
landscapes,
and
dialects.
It’s a
unique
cultural
offering
in
Michigan,
and we
are
excited
about
new
collaborations
and
beautiful
new
theaters
in the
mix this
year,”
said
Pierluigi
Erbaggio,
head of
the
festival’s
organizing
committee.
Special
appearances
by film
creators
will
give
audiences
a
behind-the-scenes
perspective
during
post-film
discussions
with
directors
of
select
featured
films.
These
will
take
place
after
the
following
screenings:
Friday,
April 5
at Wayne
State
University,
“As
Needed”
with
director
Francesco
Falaschi,
and
Friday,
April 19
at
Emerald
Theatre,
“Resin”
with
director
Renzo
Carbonera.
Additional
guests
might be
announced
later.
Continuing
its
commitment
to draw
in
younger
generations
of
Italian
film
lovers,
the
Children’s
Program
introduced
last
year
returns.
Designed
for
children
ages
6-12,
the
Children’s
Program
will
feature
a
selection
of short
animated
and
live-action
films at
the
Bloomfield
Township
Public
Library
on
Sunday,
May 5,
starting
at 2
p.m.
Click
image to
enlarge
a full
schedule
below.
Admission
is FREE
and open
to the
public.
All
films
will be
shown in
original
language
with
English
subtitles.
Film
trailers,
cast and
additional
information
are
available
at
http://www.italianfilmfests.org/detroit
.
The
2019
Italian
Film
Festival
USA of
Metro
Detroit
is
supported
by the
Michigan
Council
for Arts
and
Cultural
Affairs
Minigrant
program,
administered
by the
Anton
Art
Center.
The
Italian
Film
Festival
USA
Metro
Detroit
thanks
its
generous
sponsors,
including:
National
Sponsor:
Italian
Cultural
Institute
of
Chicago,
Volpi
Foods
Metro
Detroit
Festival
Sponsor:
Anton
Art
Center,
Michigan
Council
for Arts
and
Cultural
Affairs,
National
Endowment
for the
Arts
Opening/Closing
Night
Sponsor:
Dante
Alighieri
Society,
Italian
American
Club of
Livonia-Charitable
Foundation,
Italian
American
Cultural
Society
Film
Sponsors:
Butzel
Long,
Café
Cortina,
Federazione
Abruzzese
del
Michigan,
Hinman &
DiCicco,
I love
Italian
Movies
Blog
Founded
in 2005,
the
Italian
Film
Festival
USA is a
501 (c)
(3)
non-profit
organization
that
screens,
with
free
admission,
premiers
of
contemporary
award-winning
Italian
films.
With 12
other
major
metropolitan
cities
and more
than
15,000
viewers,
the
festival
is one
of a
kind in
all the
United
States.
Last
year’s
event in
Metro
Detroit
drew
more
than
4,200
people
and was
the most
highly
attended
of all
of the
festivals.
For more
information,
including
sponsorship
opportunities,
please
visit
the
festival's
website
www.italianfilmfests.org
or call
248-917-2352.
The
organizing
committee
is
seeking
sponsorships
at
multiple
levels,
ranging
from $25
to
$3,500.
Donations
are
welcome
anytime
and can
be done
via
PayPal
from our
Facebook
page or
our
website.
Follow
Italian
Film
Festival
USA on
Facebook
at @ItalianFilmFestivalUSA
and on
Twitter
at @ItalianFilmFest.
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